gnatshooter

The USPS is now photographing the outside of all letters and packages and storing the info. Which means, who sent what to who, and when. I wonder if they have FedEx etc. doing the same thing.

I have to wonder if a heavier buffer might slow down the bolt/carrier and increase the odds of short-stroking. But I'm still learning, that's why I started this thread.

Good idea. People have done some experiments, you can read about them here and here, for instance. All of this makes me wonder, if a heavier buffer is better, why doesn't DPMS have heavier buffers installed as original equipment? Are they saving the cost of $3-$4 per rifle? Hardly worth the savings, if the result is a better rifle that will get better reviews from reviewers and owners. Some wise engineering heads decided on the weight of the standard buffer and had reasons for not choosing other weights. Sure would be nice to know what the reasons were. Maybe just lower overall weight?

The heavy buffer is an awful pricey unit considering, no offense intended, the... complexity of the technology involved. Has anyone ever tried drilling out the middle of one and filling it up with lead shot?

It makes sense... if the hydraulic oil gets cold, it could get thicker and not work as well. Same thing happens with the shocks on your car. Although, it has to get pretty darn cold to notice the shocks are stiff. But yeah, for a hunting rifle, it's not something you want to worry about. I suppose the hydro buffer is probably lighter than the heavy buffer, too -- just a guess.

You're right, that is food for thought. Hmm... Does that mean the heavy buffer works better than the hydraulic unit?

Friends, You may have read about my unfortunate experience with putting a muzzle brake on my DPMS LR 308T and running it without ear protection. (It will be a hunting rifle this winter and I'll be working the woods with my ears out.) Well, after removing the brake, I was still wondering what might be done about the recoil. I came across a product called the "Enidine AR-10/.308 AR-Restor Hydraulic Recoil Buffer Full Stock", which you can find at http://bit.ly/13nnggv The theory looks good, and the claims for it are great, too. Oh, if only we could all believe everything out there on the web. Looking for reviews on the hydraulic buffer, I came across this YouTube video comparing it to the standard buffer. http://bit.ly/14TJ6n6 Sure wish more people would do comparisons like this. It looks like the hydraulic buffer might be just as effective as a muzzle brake. Has anyone here tried the hydraulic buffer on the DPMS 308? What did you think? I don't want to waste $100 -- about what I already wasted on a muzzle brake.

And I thought this was going to be about that old trick question, 'Do they have a Fourth of July in Britain?'

The government's recent interest in purchasing truckloads of ammunition "for target practice" mirrors parallel developments in a number of agencies, which are being 'police-ified'. So, for instance, IRS agents and Social Security officials are now training with firearms and have been given police powers of arrest, detention, and -- shooting people. These people are given access to vehicles bearing the word "Police" but bear no other indication of whose agency or jurisdiction is involved. So, that might have been an IRS vehicle you saw, speeding after a tax-dodger. Or it might have been some guys with Social Security, in a hurry to track down whoever stole grandma's monthly check. So, shepp, your intuition that it was 'federal police' is pretty accurate.

Took some guts. And unusually good shooting, for a cop.

An article from not that long ago -- reveals the source of DPMS barrels, and another 'bottleneck' in US armaments. America has run out of qualified machinists! Production soars for prominent barrel maker - Daily Inter Lake - November 24, 2012 - http://bit.ly/10PBaSR

The Big Bang: Enthralling Photos of Exploding Bullets - Smithsonian - June 27, 2013 http://bit.ly/14xFaIH

Yeah, that was pretty nice when she put 5 rounds of .38 into his chest. You could hear on the cell phone that he was screaming like a girl. Gotta wonder about the value of .38 as a defense round after that, though. Afterwards, the guy walked away and got into his vehicle. They caught him because he passed out from blood loss. And the hospital fixed him up. I guess you could say that .38 is better than nothing, though.

Welcome to the forum, mjk! I can see your interest in putting a brake on your AR10, just like I did on my DPMS LR 308. You'll want to be careful, the blast and concussion from a brake can damage your ears pretty bad. My ears were ringing a week later, and that's a fact. You'll want to wear ear protection. Since my rifle will be for hunting, I won't be wearing muffs -- so the brake came back off. I'd rather live with the recoil.

I hope you're not getting whacked with big fees.

How long until someone who got a free Magpul magazine decides to sell it to an undercover Colorado cop and gets busted? Now is the time to start placing your bets.

In this neck of the woods there's lots of guys selling ammo at below-LGS prices, and rifles/shotguns/pistols "never shot" or "only shot 10 rounds" at reasonable prices. Maybe thought they had a gold mine, and now they need the cash. Keeping an eye open for .308 and other goodies. Just scored a good deal on .22 the other day. The end [of hoarding] is near!

"Hair is an extension of the nervous system..." No, not really. It's a fun article though.

He got ten months in jail for a string of burglaries. No wonder crime is a career option.

When I first bought my DPMS LR 308, I went looking for more information on it, on the web, using search engines. I found that this site consistently had the information I was looking for. This being apparently the best source of information, I decided to join. That's my story, and I'm stickin' to it!

After lots and lots of agonizing over the options, I placed an order with Northern Gun Parts for a "AR-15 / M-16 308 5 1/2" Flash Hider w/Holes" which you can see at http://bit.ly/19CtQ1f When I first got my DPMS LR 308 T I put a Bennie Cooley (JP Enterprises) muzzle brake on it. The thing worked as advertised, but just about took my head off. It's been over a week and my ears are still ringing. So I figured, I'd rather live with the recoil than have a muzzle blast like that. When hunting, I don't go out with my ears plugged. I figure a flash hider with this design just might cut down on the blast. I also placed an order with Midway for a "PRI Gas Block Single Picatinny Rail". You can see it at http://bit.ly/11FO7Bw I got it because I wanted a forward mounting point for the front sight of the DPMS. The location of the "real" gas block doesn't give much of a sight radius, and I'm an iron sights guy. Scopes drive me nuts. I'll have to shim the gas block because it's drilled 0.750" but the barrel at the muzzle measures 0.730". I know that because a guy on another thread here told me about it. Thanks, dude! Also "on order", in a way, is the DPMS itself. It fired the first two rounds okay, but dented the spent brass, and after that, simply would not eject. So it went back to the factory. I've heard that DPMS has reasonable turn-around times for re-work, so I'm hoping to get the rifle back soon. It's been a week and a half so far. At least it's not deer season.

Nasty business. If that was my wife, not even Hell could hide him. I'm pretty well gunned-up here, but now that I have grand-kids running around, I can't keep much loaded and handy. And I don't hardly answer the door with a gun in hand, either. That leaves me about as vulnerable as that poor gal. I figure the best protection comes from living in the country, in a state with sane gun laws. Perps know farmers have guns and dogs, and will go after the city folks first.

Thanks Robocop! I got aluminum cans around here once in a while. What I did was order the "PRI Gas Block Single Picatinny Rail AR-15, LR-308 Standard Barrel .750" Inside Diameter Aluminum Matte" at http://bit.ly/11FO7Bw I might not need the shim stock, though, depending on how much room for adjustment is there between the "ears" of the mounting clamps. You'll notice from the design that the mounting rail will be able to 'hang forward' of the muzzle mounting point to give me just a smidgen bit more of sight radius. It may actually also look extra tacticool once it's mounted. Speaking of mounting, I sure would like to have a better idea than 'eyeballing' for getting this bad boy 'clocked' at high noon on the muzzle. I'm not a big fan of canted sights.

Friends, I have a DPMS LR 308 T and would like to add an extra gas block at the muzzle so that I can mount the front sight further forward and get a longer sight radius. When I put a calipers on the barrel, I get 0.730". When I shop for a gas block, they're offered with a 0.750" inside diameter. Is the DPMS barrel an odd size, or is the 0.750" block supposed to clamp down onto a 0.730" barrel? Any other advice you could give on this would be welcome. I'm an iron sights shooter and really want that extra sight radius.

Well, Texas30cal, it turns out, I have a theory about that. And it explains a few other things, too. We can be pretty sure that the government is not hoarding .22. In fact, the government is not hoarding all sorts of calibers, but everything is hard to find. With the government placing huge orders for ammo, those orders are soaking up a lot of powder. The government is getting so much powder that it's hard for you to find powder, and hard for me to find .22. Everybody runs low on everything when the government is getting all the powder.