jtallen83

Need some advice from you old pros at smoking pork. I have been asked to smoke some pork for pulled pork sandwiches being served at my parents anniversary party, family thinks I do a great job but then they are all Yankees, minimal experience with real southern BBQ. So the question is shoulder or butt for the best pulled sandwich meat? I have smoked both at different times but can't say I know enough to be sure of my selection and will need 20-25 pounds so don't want to screw it up. I was thinking shoulder would give me the moistest meat, maybe some of each? I will have to smoke it then freeze it for a month since I will not be home in enough time to get it done right before the party, staying power while vacuum sealed and froze for a month is another factor, should be able to leave it whole as the old man has an industrial size vacuum sealer. On a side note I need a recipe for a vinegar based sauce. Cookies will be the sweet sauce, local made so no wiggle room there but I want to widen their horizons a bit. They all think jalapenos are insanely hot so I can't go too far with the heat.

It’s not there yet? I might have an interest.

Welcome from Iowa, via Missouri!

Doesn’t look like a big deal there but that’s the pivot pin.

Yes, Vltor RE-10 is the same length as the Armalite AR-10 extension. I put the 50 cents in to get the bolt a little closer to the catch when all the way back, didn't want it slamming the catch to hard. I'm thinking I put a Tubbs spring in my Matrix build but I may be thinking of something else, did a bunch of buffer and spring combo changes when I got my suppressors. From the Tubbs video you should not be having that issue though, very curious to see what the deal is.

Does it still function?

If it isn't an out of spec lower then possibly an Armalite AR-10 mag catch would help. As described in this thread they have a deeper engagement surface on the magazine.

Welcome from Iowa, via Missouri!

Just put out the second knife model in his Exodus Knife and Tool line. Also started working for the National Park Service this summer. Add this to his YouTube channel and sling business, the man stays full throttle!

A tiny little prism scope, hoping this will work better than a red dot with my astigmatism; https://www.dvor.com/bushnell-bt71xps-tac-optics-little-p-1x-11mm-obj-circle-dot-bdc-black-cr2032-li.html

I remember helping Grandma put up canned tomatoes in those quantities. She didn't do any hot stuff besides a pickled pepper relish that was mildly spicy. I think what I remember most aside from the great sauces made throughout the coming year was how hot it got in the kitchen! No AC, just fans blowing and a ton of steam all day long, usually three or four rounds a season. She put up about 90% of the families vegetables for the year so there were many summer days like that. Enjoy that time with the little one, they will remember.

Bedtime Stories Imperial Milk Stout brewed with graham crackers, marshmallow, vanilla, and chocolate. From Abomination Brewing Co, brewed and canned by Dorchester Brewing Co. Boston Mass. and distributed by 12%. I can smell the graham crackers and vanilla, also getting some light smoky aroma like you expect from a stout. Flavor is smoky malt from front to back, on top all the way through, there are hints of dark chocolate and graham cracker, a little creamy from the marshmallow I assume. Has a bitter finish, but does leave a vanilla flavor behind as well. Feels real watery in the mouth, expected a much thicker feel with the list of ingredients, a good summer chugging stout I guess.

It took my young Peruvian intern to explain to me why it was telling me to check the back seat! The only way that warning will work is to put a button in the back seat they have to push or the horn and lights will go off, and then it won't be 100%!

No off button for auto-stop on the Acadia, at least I could turn off the warnings to check my back seat when I turn it off, kept looking back there thinking WTF could be wrong in my back seat!?!

They are putting it in more and more vehicles.I saw it in a new Ford truck last year so was wondering if GMC would follow suit.

Hey @Armed Eye Doc, does that GMC have the auto stop feature that shuts the engine off at stop signs and such? The GMC Acadia they gave me for a government vehicle has it, thought there was something wrong until I saw "Auto Stop" on the speedometer and started reading the book.

That is a fantastic group for a magnifier/red dot combo at 300 yards. Put a good scope on that rifle and it may do one hole groups!

Which makes your insistence in calling them all AR-10's even more bewildering! You know the difference, great, why confuse the guy that doesn't?

People commonly beat their wives, doesn't make it right, seriously though it is important to differentiate these platforms with the proper terminology, lack of standard specs for these large frame AR's causes enough problems for those of us assembling them. Way to many parts sellers and manufacturers get it wrong, many on purpose to increase their search results. The grief this has caused the people that bought the wrong parts is real. We just try to do our part in bringing clarity to the subject.

I scored some early Blackwater gear with provenance from the man as well, he has been there and done it!

If nobody else chimes in before I get home in a couple weeks I can, just let me know what you want to compare. Somewhere here I have a few internal measurements with those and a Lancer posted, mostly focused on cartridge length capabilities though.

For me the clamp on is preferable but not always available in the type and size block I need. It came in super handy for getting the block location correct on my Sig 716 barrel build as the shoulder was there for the piston gas block and didn't line up.

^^^^^^Exactly. Of the comparisons in this thread the Sig has the tallest engagement surface as well as the widest from the pivot point. If anybody can add to this data it would be great.

I have the SLR jig, works great, carry all sizes; https://slrrifleworks.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=57_129&product_id=579

As long as it doesn't let the bolt go without hitting the release I don't think I would worry about it. I will be home in a couple weeks and take a look at my 716 and see where it grabs.