jtallen83

Welcome from Iowa, via Pensacola!

200 rounds of Magtech M80 from PSA, less than 50 cents a round to my door so I had to click on it! http://palmettostatearmory.com/magtech-7-62x51mm-147gr-fmj-m80-ammunition-50rds-762a.html Lots of other good deals on ammo at PSA for black friday, and NO lines!

Very much like weed, the federal govt. has no constitutional authority to pass or enforce laws on either one other than interstate traffic/commerce. Problem is the people and states have ceded jurisdiction to the feds by not fighting the issue for decades. REPEAL THE NFA!

You can "save money" hanging around here, in the same respect a crack head saves money when he finds a dealer selling better quality crack.....

Welcome from Iowa, via Pensacola! I have similar multiple log in issues when using Chrome on my laptop but no problem on my phone.

Welcome from Iowa, via Pensacola! I see those issues regularly with M118LR and FGMM 175 gr 7.62, doesn't bother me. I chalked it up to the firing pin hole being a touch oversized or the pin undersized and then being a touch oversized on the gas port with the heavier loads.

Welcome from Iowa, via Pensacola!

Welcome from Iowa, via Pensacola!

So I wonder how hard it would be to reprogram the electronic control to allow full auto fire? They could pull out the following "rule"; "The National Firearms Act defines "machinegun" as "any weapon which shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot, automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger." 26 U.S.C. 5845(b)." And I fully agree, F**K the NFA.

No substitute for practice. Jerry isn't running any gimmicks in this video, just proper technique and LOTS of rounds downrange.

It appears the anecdotal evidence says I would need to open it up a bit if it is the specified .075. It will be chilly out when I get home to do the testing in December, I would assume that colder conditions would require more gas than warm conditions? I want the "pistol" to function at -30F so being able to add some gas with the adjustable block when needed is a goal.

I may give that a go when I have a measurement.

Define "spin around" and "chew up". Is the extractor coming off the rim before complete extraction or is the case coming out of the chamber but staying in the rifle after extraction? Pictures would be a big help.

Wish I'd have measured it when I moved the block a bit, have to wait till Christmas leave to do that now. The X-caliber escapade made sense after hearing their comments but Faxon has put out a ton of 300BO barrels so I wouldn't have thought it would be an issue. Be sure I'm going to look the build over well before drilling but so far didn't see anything else that might be the issue. I might try a standard gas block before drilling, can't hurt to check the GB of the possibility list. I'm thinking that QPQ finish will make drilling a bitch..............

Thought I was going to see the super moon on the beach down here with the wife but it was cloudy when we got to the Florida line, wife was bummed, I went to bed early...........

Got my shipping notice as well, Dave has been a busy man!

RECOIL magazine just did an interview with the guy that 3D printed a pistol, the Liberator. The state department shut down this portion of his business but he is paying the legal fees by marketing a table top CNC for doing 80% AR's and 1911's Here is an article from Defense review, this would be a good company to support, in my mind anyway; http://www.defensereview.com/defense-distributed-dd-ghost-gunner-desktop-cnc-mill-home-cnc-machine-your-own-ar-15-upper-and-lower-receivers-automatically-video/

Welcome from Iowa, via Pensacola! I think you are mixing tubes, gas tubes are independent from buffer tubes. A mid length gas tube would have no direct interaction with a carbine buffer. tube, example- I have a carbine buffer tube on a rifle with a rifle length gas system.

Welcome from Iowa, via Pensacola!

Let's just hope that commodity prices don't drive up ammunition cost, copper took a jump after the election.

Welcome from Iowa, via Pensacola!

Yep, I totally spaced that, mine was a carbine setup......shows what my attention span is, I even posted the links to the rifle length stuff

Still used a castle nut, wasn't as much room but everything fit as usual.

Drilling is looking like the next option after testing today. Odds are it would function with the suppressor but it would seem best if it functioned regardless of ammo type or suppressor. Moving the block didn't change a thing, putting a lightweight spring had no effect. The last three clicks on the block don't change anything with the subs, ejects case but no lock back or pick up of next round, it does cock the hammer on those last three settings. This seems to tell me there is room for more gas in the block but the barrel port is not providing it. I'll be sure and measure the starting port size and where I end up so I can post up. I've run out of time home this trip so the next round of testing will come at Christmas time, have to fill a seat in a training class at HQ first of December so I'll miss my usual Thanksgiving/first week of December R&R. Should have all the dedicated parts by then and love shooting in the cold anyway

Pulled the handguard off and slid the gas block back, the gas port was at the very back edge of the shadow left on the barrel from the gas block port. It didn't look to be blocking it but I went ahead and moved the gas block just a heavy business card thickness off the shoulder to better center it. There was signs of a little leakage but I'm thinking that will seal up with carbon after some use. With the bolt out the carrier hangs up on the gas tube just ever so slightly, just a little extra push and it slides right in, figured I'd wait and see what it does when the dedicated BCG for the build arrives. I may just try the lightweight buffer spring I have when I give it another test tomorrow. I would really like this build to run on anything with or without suppressor but when push comes to shove I'll settle for reliability with subs and suppressor.