gnatshooter

Gotta wonder if the hoarders are soaking up the Tannerite.

Maybe it's time to defer to the government, who loves us all and treats all of us with parental -- even motherly -- love and kindness. Likely BATFE only looks at the manufacturer's stamp on the lower receiver. They totally love their tyranny on lower receivers and partial lower receivers. They got to, it's part of what keeps their agency alive an' kickin' budgetary @ss. If that receiver was tied to an intecontinental ballistic missile, the ICBM would, in the eyes of the BATFE, be an Armalite. Yeah, the stamp on the lower receiver rules.

Friends, I took some time off this afternoon to fire off a few rounds with the DPMS LR-308. Things are still in the Research and Development phase; you'll find info about my previous time out located The sky was blue, and there were light breezes, but not enough to blow my targets around -- and they're printed on printer paper. Pretty much like last time out. A few things were new this time. First off, I tried to fix the 'cant' on my clamp-on front sight as recommended by a member here. Where the members are the best members there are. Still, no joy. But I found an alternative that worked. Secondly, I moved both the rear sight and front sight forward, both by an equal amount, to increase the eye relief and make the view of the sights crisper. My sight radius is still 15 1/2 inches, but the rear leaf sight is all the way at the forward end of the receiver rail. You can see that in this picture: Thirdly, I changed the reticle/insert in the front globe sight -- took out the large post, and replaced it with the medium post. There is one size smaller that's in the parts bin. Fourthly, I reached into my stockpile of ammo to try out, for the first time, a batch of milsurp ammo I bought from a buddy. The headstamp is BF 80-32, which, according to this website, is either from Bakelittfabrikken A/G, Aurskog, Norway, or from Fábrica Nacional de Munições de Armas Legeiras, in Chelas, Portugal. I was originally concerned about this ammo, since I gave my LR-308 a trigger from Timney, which is said to be famous for light primer strikes on milsurp ammo. I had no problems with feeding or firing -- so far, so good. My first shots off of my mechanical rest missed the target completely at 50 yards. Apparently, fiddling with them while moving them to new locations on the rifle totally messed up the alignment. So the next shots were, literally, at 10 yards. That's where I found the cant of the front sight was still way off, and the elevation was bad. I put 6 rounds on paper messing with things -- and instead of messing with the windage adjustment on the rear sight, I adjusted the left-right point of impact by tilting the front sight -- basically, fixing the cant 'on the fly'. While I'm doing all of this, I'm being impressed with how the Kaw Valley Linear Compensator is sending the noise down-range. The muzzle blast sounds more like a POCK than a tinnitus-inducing CRACK and one of these days I'll shoot without muffs and tell you more. The crisper view of the sights with the longer eye relief improved things, and the smaller front post that is visually smaller against the target. Lo and behold, I did the below on a target at 50 yards: a 3-round group of 7/8". Now that outcome for MOA might not be amazing, but I hardly get that on a good day with my Ruger 10/22s at 30. Also with iron sights. So I'm feeling pretty good about this progress, and with some more fiddling around, will work my way up to 100-yard shots with iron sights. If I can get these sights dialed in -- dang, whoever invented adjustable sights is in Heaven -- this rifle and I will be good enough for putting food on the table. My lessons from this is that I still have to learn not to flinch -- flinching on the LR-308 is something I picked up while using the JP Bennie Cooley muzzle brake. Also, that to reach that 100-yard mark I'll have to move to the 'fine' front post in the front globe sight. I will have to wonder how much improvement in on-target performance is due to the ammo, and how much is due to adjusting the sights. Cant on a sight can really screw with things, but I'm thinking it's a combination of practice, more eye relief, and maybe -- or even probably -- better ammo. Which could be bad news for PMC 'Bronze' 147 gr.

Maybe the thing to do is put a sign on your front lawn that says, "My neighbor doesn't have guns".

Yeah, I was thinking DPMS GII also. They come in at 7.25 lbs http://dpms-gii.com/full.html#ap4 and it would be hard I think to get to that weight just by swapping parts on a gen. 1 DPMS. Maybe a pistol length barrel or something.

How much Chevy is there in a Chevy NASCAR car?

I've always dealt directly with JP on their items, and they're excellent folks. "Good to go", as they say.

Here's where I'm standing on this issue right now. The 'large' JP Bennie Cooley on my LR-308 generates terrific concussion for the shooter You can feel it against your face and it''s really unpleasant. So for that reason I got a 'linear compensator' which does not reduce recoil, but does effectively move the noise away from the shooter and everyone else and sends it downrange. Now, JP said the Cooley and the Eliminator would "probably" have the same concussion for the shooter in a .308. Now I'm hearing I can get recoil elimination and not more concussion -- so I'm severely tempted to get one for my .308. These critters ain't cheap. Edit: I've had the Eliminators on a couple Ruger 10/22s and found they made the rifle more accurate than the 'ported' muzzle brakes I had on the other 10/22s, so an accuracy advantage would be a plus. And the rifle will be used on the farm for hunting and occasional target practice, so I don't care about bystanders most of the time.

Is that a Datsun or a Ferrari? Those Datsun Z's were nice. Here in Iowa they'd rust away to nothing in about 3 years though.

That is one fine looking rifle, the clean, 'utlilitarian' lines are nice. That JP Recoil Eliminator is the final touch that says it 'means business'. I had some correspondence with JP about the Recoil Eliminator a while back. I have their Bennie Cooley oversize muzzle brake, and then there was a website redesign on their end, and they claimed the Recoil Eliminator had less concussion for the shooter than other brakes. Well, I emailed them about that claim and how I already had their Cooley. They said they "doubted" there would be any difference between the two brakes on a .308. Do you have any thoughts on the concussion issue?

13 more AR-15's or similar in Chicago.... Does that bring the total there to 14? Seriously, is this so bad that it's worth $10K? Sheesh. It will likely cost $10K in labor alone to hire people to process the bogus claims that are sure to result from people who want the $10K. Likely lots of people will be busted on this deal Many won't know what a "Smith & Wesson M&P Sport Rifle" looks like and will turn in their difficult cousins who have an H&R .22 wheelgun or some such -- just for a shot at the money-pot.

My right arm is always "covering the gun." That's supposed to be one of the 'tells' when you're trying to spot someone doing concealed carry.

It should read "or" low muzzle velocity. There's other variables.... And no, I am not sending range pics.

Done and done. Check your PM. People, we have a man who can spot a deal!

So pix of 'Girls With Guns' is like Barbies posing with Barbies. Hot.

Stock in Chipotle trades on the New York Stock Exchange, so this is big news for investors. Gun owners, maybe not so much. But all of this makes Chipotle's request to not carry in their places of business very newsworthy. This is getting big. Below is an assortment of media responses regarding open carry at their restaurants. As usual, the libtard press is putting in for overtime on this newsbit. Here's a random quote: But why? Isn't the Constitution pretty open-and-shut on carrying gas-powered semiauto magazine-fed rifles into hormone-free fast-food chains? Answer me this, communist moms who hate extra freedom sauce on your quesadillas: What part of that concept did the founding fathers not foresee? I like having my burrito without the assault rifle - Montgomery Advertiser - May 21, 2014 Jon Stewart hammers Texas Chipotle wingnuts: No one thinks you’re ‘a good guy’ with a gun - Raw Story - May 21, 2014 Chipotle’s Got a Gun Control Problem. Here’s What They’re Doing to Fix It. - Ryot - May 20, 2014 Why Does Chipotle Hate Freedom? - Gawker - May 20, 2014 Chipotle Asks Customers to Leave Guns at Home - The Daily Meal - May 21, 2014 Edit: fixing fonts. For some reason that part of something went nuts on me.

Does the night vision unit have any magnification? Even if it's really low, like 5x, you put a 5x scope behind that and you get 25x. The numbers get big pretty fast. If one is 10x and the other is 10x, you get 100x. And doesn't one scope have to have some 'eye relief' for the next scope down the line? I can't see this being easy.

$10,000 reward for 13 rifles... that's $770 per rifle. Hm. Gotta wonder if the National Shooting Sports Foundation really wants to be in bed with the ATF. Even on this. Reward offered in Ill. stolen assault rifle case - SF Gate - May 20, 2014 http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Reward-offered-in-Ill-stolen-assault-rifle-case-5493301.php Authorities say a $10,000 reward is available for information in the theft of 13 semi-automatic assault rifles stolen from a freight train container at a Chicago rail yard. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Chicago police and the National Shooting Sports Foundation announced the reward Tuesday. The money will go for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the thefts. The ATF is offering $5,000 and the NSSF is offering a $5,000 match. The NSSF is a trade association for the firearms industry.

So is the night vision the tube thingie in the front, or the tube thingie in the back?

With one scope feeding into another scope, do you get like 100-power magnification or what? Or maybe I'm looking at it wrong.

Okay, and again, that was back during WWII, the Marines did not teach the Hodness grip. And back then, rifles did not have a pistol grip. The Marine way was to wrap shooting-hand fingers 2, 3 and 4 the normal way underneath the grip -- basically, providing support to the rifle without grabbing it. The trigger finger (#1) is for the trigger, and the thumb on that hand rests on the knuckle of the trigger finger. Although this picture uses a pistol, it shows the WWII Marine grip: Now you can see if this guy shoots the pistol, it's gonna jump right out of his hand. And I have no idea what the Marines say nowadays, with pistol-grips on rifles. Clearly, with a standard buttstock where the shooting hand meets the neck of the stock, fingers 2, 3 and 4 will give good support for the weapon, from below. With a more vertical pistol grip, those fingers won't provide as much support, so something different might be in order.

When it's for your own good, or "for the children"........ ...Police Can Kick In Your Door and Seize Guns Without Warrant or Charges - SHTF Plan - May 19, 2014 http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/shock-fedgov-court-ruling-police-can-kick-in-your-door-and-seize-guns-without-warrant-or-charges_05192014 The federal ruling affirms a legal loophole which allows targeted home invasions, warrantless searches, and gun confiscations that rest entirely in the hands of the Executive Branch. The emergency aid doctrine enables police to act without a search warrant, even if there is time to get one. When the government wants to check on someone, his or her rights are essentially suspended until the person’s sanity has been forcibly validated.

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Okay, I'm cutting the price to $85.00. What I want out of this is enough to get a holster for my new CCW weapon, which you can read about in the forum. I will eat the cost of shipping. She was a good, reliable, faultless upper. Did her job on a factory DPMS, so you know she's up to standard. She wanted glass on top, and I couldn't give it to her, but one of you can.

The ancestor of the MRAP was the Greek phalanx. They didn't care if they were seen. They figured that distance weapons would be pointless against them, and forged ahead. And, in the modern field of battle, stealth means speed. Speed is established by the latest generation of radar, missiles, and tracking. Ground-based armor simply can't move fast enough for stealth. In the civilian environment, it can't move faster than cell phones, or, heck, faster than the press. All you can hope for is that the armor is tough enough for the job, and stick your nose in. In short, not much has changed.