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Here's a little something that's been on my mind lately. I'll probably never put the idea to actual use, but an interesting thought experiment if nothing else. We've seen all kinds of stuff in the AR-15, and even invented some rounds for the gun like .50 Beowulf, 6.8 SPC etc. and that's in addition to all the other stuff that'll fit it with just a barrel change and a few minor adjustments. So my thought is, why not do it for the LR-308? I know there are a few already out there such as .243 Magnum and all, but I'm wondering, where could we actually take it? Also, I'm wondering if we can't bottleneck something very big like a .50BMG or .460 Weatherby down to a .338 to get the ballistics of a .338 Lapua out of the gun. Anyway, I'd like to hear your thoughts on this.

I myself have never seen ASA's handy work in person, but I have a friend (an AR-15 nut) who has a couple ASA's and says their barrels are the most accurate he's ever used, and that their customer service is exceptional.

If anything, that mess should have strengthened her resolve. NDEs tend to open people's eyes and let them see the world for what it is, if they don't already.

That's a great deal. I can't afford it at the time, partially but not entirely due to the holidays, but I have a friend who is shopping for an AR-15 upper as we speak and I informed him.

I'm doing it for closure. Even though I struggle allot financially, I am not very ambitious when it comes to money, which is probably why I struggle. But one of the negative perks to this is that coming up with the $ to get a patent for just one invention will take me about 3 years, and I would have very limited use of it if I got it as I am not the type of person who is going to be good at running a business. My energy, when it comes to protecting my ideas is depleted. I'd rather just take em out and use them then keep them hidden, waiting for a financial opportunity that hasn't come in a decade of effort and probably never will. I've been screwed and screwed around with ALLOT in the past over this, so if someone DOES steal it and make a fortune, I'll have my revenge. I'm starting to age and I've spent most of my life waiting around on incompetent or downright careless people. I'm not doing that any more.

I'm not quire sure where to put this, so I'll put it here let the mods decide. Thought I might introduce you guys to one of my long time projects. I've been working on this for a while and it's been more then 90% complete for the last half a year, but I keep getting interrupted or needing a specific material to go forward. I hate to admit it but investing in to the .308 upper has been the main hold-back for the last couple months. That and people borrowing needed tools for the job. Tomorrow I am mainly building some pocket knives out of some S-7 steel I have laying around but I am going to try to make room for at least the trigger on this gun tomorrow. Most of this gun is already there. All it needs to actually function is rear sight, trigger, a replacement firing pin retainer (the last one I messed up on) an ejector and extractor. The rest is just bells and whistles. TECHNICALLY, this gun is a modified Colt 22. Realistically, it's a scratch build. I did this because California rules prohibit the scratch building of handguns, but place no limit on how much you can modify them. So it's just a work around the law. Nothing more. This started as an effort to fix the reliability issues with the Desert Eagle and evolved in to it's own gun. That's why it still shares allot of aesthetic similarities to the Desert Eagle. But keep in mind that; despite the looks, it has little mechanically in common with the Desert Eagle. I invented several features for this gun. These features include but are not limited to the following: * CONTROLLABLE automatic slide release. * One piece ambidextrous slide-stop. * Unique recoil buffer that softens BOTH parts of the recoil process. * Unique hammer and sear that are mounted above the handle of the gun, reducing the handle size by as much as 1/3 inch. Handle is the same size as that on the Beretta 92 with a Hogue 1 piece grip, but it holds a modified Desert Eagle magazine! * Component grip system. I invented it before HK came out with theirs and had shown pictures of it online, so I suspect HK may have taken the idea. None the less, the grip system HK uses is a watered down version of my original design. * Unique combat sights designed for quick and easy hits at point blank range all the way up to 300 yards. The original purpose of the weapon is an all-purpose self-defense pistol for the Alaskan wilderness. Specifically, it's meant to be suitable for self-defense against all wild animals in the Alaskan wilderness, be it a grizzly, wolf pack etc. Anyway, here is a sketch of what the gun should look like when finished and the latest photo taken of it. Though technically it's a Colt 22, I myself call it: Sova which means "Owl" in Russian. There's allot of reasons behind that name. Blacked out areas are for protecting the secrets/inventions. Here's an older picture of it next to a Desert Eagle. Notice the considerable difference in grip size, as well as the overall more compact torso of the Sova. Despite the obviously shorter barrel length, the Sova has only 1/4 inch less runway then the Desert Eagle and no porting as it is recoil operated. That means it's probably a little bit more powerful then the Desert Eagle. The synthetic over-mold was replaced since the following picture was taken. Though the newer molding is much stronger, there was nothing mechanically wrong with the old. I don't actually recall the reason for changing, but I think it had something to do with a combination of aesthetic preference and integral changes to the design, or basically, some need to get under the skin of the original mold.

I can't hear anything. It just looks like a regular webpage. My friend's dad was at Pearl Harbor and he called me on Veteran's day and the conversation went in to him telling me all about it. Those guys had it rough.

That was great. I've got some use for that video too. Got a few parodies of my own I should share with him as well.

Owner decided to keep it.

I've only seen 1 Charlton Heston movie that didn't take place in the Holy Land and I don't remember the name of it. I met the man before though. BTW. I added you.

I'm sorry but I'm familiar with Ben Hur and nothing else of the 3 matters. I'm a real life version of that scientist in Independence Day. I don't get out much. LOL. IM me your PSN. I'm not much for online gaming, but I may be jumping online a bit with the new Assassin's Creed when it comes out.

That's pretty cool! It brings me joy to see armature firearm engineers pushing the envelope.

LOL. I know exactly how you feel. I cannot count how many times I have dealt with stuff like that. Fortunately, it IS rewarding in the end.

I am not fond of Dead Island. My friend tried to sell me on it and I practically ran away screaming. "1st person" is the key. 1st person makes me claustrophobic. As long as it can be switched to 3rd person at will (Fallout, The Elder Scrolls etc.) I'm fine and even prefer it but if stuck with 1st person, the game is an automatic "no". If Dead Island had the option to switch between 1st and 3rd like Oblivion, I'd have finished it by now. My above statements are made under the assumption that a better and more epic Resident Evil or Fallout game comes about by winter 2012. LOL. Soylent Green? What's that?

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It's here. HOLY COW this thing is awesome! I'm taking it to Sacramento Black Rifle to have the muzzle break attached here shortly. Pictures later today!

I personally think that there will be a viral outbreak and the streets of America will be flooded with zombies, which I will have no choice but to kill with a .308 AR in a desperate struggle for survival. Then I'll turn off Playstation 3 and go to sleep. What about you guys?

Nice to have you with us. I live in California now, but I'm from Homer, AK, so we're (former) neighbors. We've gotta talk about some of the happenings up there some time. Happy Halloween!

I've been contemplating the purchase of one of these for many years but i keep hearing mixed reviews about the reliability. What do you think of it?

That's interesting. So, do you think it fills any gap between the .223 and .22lr or is it just a plinker?

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AR-57 eh? How does that thing shoot? Compared to the .22LR rifles, is it worth while in any way? Or should I sai, does it fit any gap betwen the .22LR and 5.56? I've been kinda interested in one of these but I'm skeptical if it's worth the $. That is SOOOO cute in soooo many ways!!!

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Hay guys. I'm trying to work up a reference collection of historically accurate documentaries I can refer people to, specific to the middle ages and Roman days. I can only think of a small few. I was wondering if any of you who are hard core history buffs know of any. My list (that I can think of off the top of my head) is: Medieval Lives Ancient Inventions Crusades Battlefield Britain (as far as I can tell) Worst Jobs in History If any of you know of any not listed, please let me know.

That's kinda interesting. Never seen that sort of thing before. I'll stick with my wootz folder though.