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Noting wrong with the UBR stock. It adds a little weight, but the balance is nice. Solid as a rock. At least mine is.

Hey Shepp! C'mon now brother......everybody around here knows that I'm the Armalite fanboy. Or at least, I would think that five of them would put me solidly in the camp.

I think we all know the story of Eugene on this site my man. I think the guys have just been needling you on it. Hell, I'm one of the big Armalite guys on the site (thus the Armalite pusher) and for years I've referred to the pattern as the SR25/DPMS pattern, compared to the Armalite pattern. This has turned into another one of those "Ford vs Chevy" type of conversations. Some of us have one or the other (rifles that is......I'd never own a chevy ), while some of us have dabbled with both platforms. I've bobbed and weaved on both sides of this line. Where I prefer the Armalites that I've built. I appreciate and enjoy the SR25/DPMS patterned rifles that I've bought. I've still got a Black Rain set (SR25/DPMS) that I still need to put together, and I'll enjoy that one too. But that's also coming at it from a builders perspective. We do have to point out the differences from the two. If nothing else, just for the totally green rookies that are just getting into the large platform AR. But I'm tired of the pissing match that seems to perpetually keep going. Just like the "Ford vs Chevy" pissing match. And THIS is brought to you by the official (of this site) Armalite pusher. Oh....and for the record.......I'm an Armalite 10B guy. We don't need that stinkin A pattern.

Well I wasn't gonna say anything......................................

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It's kinda like planting seeds................................and seeing what will grow from them.

Consider it done brother. Hell....I've been the wheelman long enough on "the bus". Now I can sit in the back and drink like everybody else. Hey dude.......you asked for it.

Sounds like Sisco is in charge of the next OP........................ I'll work on the plan, and submit accordingly.

Now that's funny. DC just had the "folk festival" on the national mall. As I was going to my truck one day (at the end of the work day), I heard this from a live band playing. Too god damn funny.

Well that just sounds terrible doesn't it?

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Now those are pretty fukin cool. Could you imagine a squad of guys racing up to, and assaulting a target on these? Hmmmmmmmmm.......................................................................

Welcome from Maryland.

Welcome aboard.

Welcome aboard from MD.

Oh....operator always. That, and it rarely leaves the gun box.

That's a great looking rifle there. I LIKE it!

I see what you did there smartass.

Try Seekins Precision. I think they make an enhanced style of bolt catch. Or maybe phase 5 tactical.

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Big ol welcome from Maryland.

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Welcome aboard, from MD.

Welcome from MD.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking when seeing all the marks on the inside of the upper receiver. None of mine show marks like that. And I've got thousands of rounds through them. It definitely looks like it's (the carrier) drifting off of it's center axis. And that would make sense with the way the receivers are lining up. As far as play from side to side, all of mine have barely enough to even be noticeable. Surely not enough to allow the upper to line up outside of the lower. I would wonder if the block on the upper, that the takedown pin slides through when closed together, isn't machined properly (wide enough). That would possibly allow the ass end of the receiver to move from side to side. I would hope that Armailte would make this right. In the past, I would have said that there was no question. But I haven't had any dealings with the company since it changed hands, short of just buying individual parts. I may be the Armalite pusher around here....and I love every Armalite rifle that I have. But, that being said, I'm not a blind rube or a shill for them either. Things change when companies get sold or absorbed sometimes. We'll see if they've kept their integrity of quality or not with this one.