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Sounds like the disconnector spring. Glad you got 'er fixed......

Post a picture of the installed Timney trigger so we can see if something is out of place. It's a rare thing that one of these triggers is bad, but it can happen.... Try your original trigger and see if there are any issues with it.

Crazy question, but is the safety put in from the correct side of the receiver? Could you have possibly flipped it end for end?

Sounds to me like you may have a weak or lost safety detent spring..... Did you have the handgrip off lately???

Will you be posting more details?

You need not be bored, just Thrifty.......... :)

Hi Guys, Was playing around in the garage last night and made an upper receiver vise block for installing and removing barrels on AR 10's. You can see it here......

Might seem strange to me had I not seen these Bolt Action Double rifles

Green Mountain has some pretty nice barrels. In fact, that was my choice for my AR10. For a few dollars more than their "Minigun" blank, you could go with their (Green Mountain) Chrome Moly barrel or for a few more bucks than that the Stainless Steel barrel. Both of these barrels are 27" in length and 1.20" in diameter, giving the option of having any length barrel (up to 26½") you want , plus the diameter is the same as the barrel extension, meaning less machine work. The "Minigun" chambers are a bit on the loose side, so as it sits, it will have to be set back a bit and re-reamed. Hope this helps.....

I wonder if the barrels are "Mini-gun" blanks from Green Mountain (same specs). If so, then the barrels are 4 groove, not 6 groove as most target grade barrels, plus the cost on the blanks is $34.95 each. Johnny V NRA Life Member 1976

No disrespect intended, but that's exactly what this has turned into. Thanks for your opinion, but calling a product a "piece of crap" means very little to me. Why not just tell the advantages and disadvantages of each mount. I'm sure not all of us are as educated as you about mounts. BTW, all of my bolt rifles utilize Bausch & Lomb scopes with Kuharsky bases and are probably more repeatable than some of the more expensive mounts on the market today, and still, after more than 35 years will give sub MOA groups out to 200 yards and better, although they are "old technology". Excellent answer and true to the point. Thank you for pointing this out to me. I'm sure there are differences in mounts, as there is any product on the market and it is my hope to learn these differences from the information I gather on this and other forums. Thank you....

Have you looked into the A.R.M.S. detachable rings ? Are the LaRue or the others any better than these? I know that sometimes price is a factor, but at about $85.00 less is there a huge quality difference?

Read my documentation, AR10 One step-at-a-time and you'll see how to best determine your starting point. Also, this is not an AR308, it is an AR10. I have yet to do any of the other DPMS style forgings, so I can't answer for them.

rhinegarten, Sorry if I led anyone to believe this was an 80% project. One of the reasons I went this route was I wanted a rifle that was mine and one that I understood completely. Second reason being is that the only other documented build from a raw forging is by Ray Brandes (aka - Ray-Vin) for an AR15. I completed an AR15 following Ray's build instructions about a year ago and it came out pretty nice, so I thought it would be a neat idea to document a build on an AR10 raw forging and share it with the shooting world. I realize that not everyone has the machinery or skills to do a project like this, but for those of you who do, I believe it to be very rewarding and one to be proud of. I am currently working on the barrel for the AR10. I have it chambered, headspaced, profiled, trimmed to 20.5", have the gas block and tube, but still have to drill the gas hole and make a free float handguard. I will also be working on documentation of this project and will keep everyone updated on my progress. BTW, if I posted this in the wrong forum, please feel free to move it. I was only chiming in on a previous post....

Robocop, You are way too funny. I never said it was 80%.

Trust me, if you're thinking billet you need one of two things, either a CNC and programming knowledge, or tons and tons of patience. I'm not saying it can't be done on a Bridgeport, but "that's a project" I documented my build if you want to do one from a raw forging. Here's a link to the document (be patient, it's 7.34 MB)

I just finished an AR10 from a raw forging, and can tell you it is quite a daunting task. You can see the finished product here...

I'm from Ohio, but I recently joined a forum called Northwest Firearms - you'll find lots of nice people there, and also in your neck of the woods.........

I'm doing an Armalite AR10 and just for parts I have well over $1000.00 invested. That's not counting the tooling I have to buy to complete the job. I just started working on the barrel and have it chambered and headspaced, but now to profile it and drill the gas port. By the time I finish, I guesstimate I'll have around $1500.00 to $1700.00 in this project. Here's what I have done on the lower so far. Seriously, $1000.00 - the rifle can be had for that price, but I'd be willing to bet it'll be shot out.... No offense intended, just my 2¢ worth.....

Hi Tom, Checking in from Mentor, Ohio.....

Welcome Buckeye brother.......

Great job on acquiring the patent. The link to the patent is; http://www.google.com/patents/about/12_459_261_Multifunction_tool_kit_for_fi.html?id=VEzwAAAAEBAJ

Jgun, Pretty much what I have was picked up at auction. Some needed rebuilding and some not. I purchased 3 identical horizontals and a friend took one and we used one as a parts machine. The horizontal isn't used often, but when I need it she's a real workhorse. The workshop is 10' x 24' and my second garage (connected to the workshop) measures 24' x 30'. The size of the shop is not as important as using what you have wisely. For stuff that's not often used, my mills double as bases (barrel vise and reloading presses), saves a ton of bench space.

Not sure if this is a biggie or not; AR10 Firing pin - spring AR15 Firing pin - no spring