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Deprimed and washed 225 .308 cartridges from last weekend's shoot. Cartridge pizza anyone?

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No, "High Profile" is the current standard height while the "Target" or "Hi-Top" ones are extended height found on the "target" models. Most manufacturers make their uppers in the DPMS "High profile" height. There is also the newer DPMS "low profile" upper receiver that is 1/16" shorter than the DPMS "high profile" receiver. Here is a pic. - Remember that the DPMS "High Profile" is the standard that most manufacturers use. That tongue thickness is 3/16" on the high profile while the low profile thickness is 1/8" The following pics show the DPMS "Target"/"Hi top"/"high rise" LR308 receiver. Note the thick tongue above the charging handle slot. These target uppers are fully extruded and are usually slicksided (i.e. no deflector, f/a, or dust cover).

Thanks...it' all in the $6 can of paint. After the makeover, I was getting a lot of gas leakage around the gas block. It ran properly despite the leak, even with my 223 reloads but I don't think it's a keeper. The P226 is 9mm (already have a 9mm Sig 2022) but I'll do the trade and pick up/build another 5.56 later.....or maybe a 300BLK. For now I'll just run to my 308 instead. ...then again I kinda want a 5.56 SBR....maybe a PS90?... decisions decisions....

That was what I was thinking... TAKE IT AND RUN was my first thought. lol

It's pretty because I just gave it a makeover.....

Someone offering to trade the madeover beater for a Sig P226 Tac Ops. Good deal? (beater cost sub $700 hehe)... Thoughts? If you don't remember, this is the beater... the trade is only for the rifle - scope is not included.

Welcome!!

true.... true.... back to ogling Scarlett Johanssen....

Dont feel bad... dump it off on some dumb schmuck on Armslist/Backpage and start over! :D :D :D

Fact Check Unlike the DPMS, Armalite AR10 buffer is the same length as the AR15 counterpart, since Armalite uses a longer extension tube to make up for the longer carrier.

That's just the 223's. I had dumped everything into the tumbler when I got back from the shoot and it had never been that full. Counted up what I could salvage - 220+ .308 rounds and 98 223's. Found a handful of 6.8 SPC's in there too... I'll just give those to Mike when I see him next.

Oh hey... to add to the confusion. :D ...how's that for "lighter" ?

Deprimed 98 .223 cartridges from Sunday's shoot...

Looking from a manufacturer's standpoint, it means even more parts commonality between the AR15 platform, and their tooling etc can be "unified" leading to cost savings. With common parts to both the AR15/M4 platform and the GII platform, the manufacturer does not need to make and stock as much of these different components since they can go into any gun. The "current" AR10/LR308 pattern has a bolt carrier that is 1.25" diameter front end with a 1" (0.998") tail end. In the GII, the BCG has become like the AR15 bolt carrier with constant 1" diameter from the bolt end to the tail end. The 308 bolt, however is quite a bit larger, and from the pics in the press release & promo page, you can see that the bolt carrier wall is significantly thinner to accommodate the larger bolt. If you look closely, the bolt has also changed - where the current bolt has a separate "DI piston" tail, the new bolt has the piston integrated into the rear end. Feedramps - great idea but I think it may be unnecessary. The ramps are more aggressive and cut into the barrel extension significantly more, therefore the remaining aluminum ramps in that spot would be thinner and weaker. The steel ramps are a probably a workaround for this, but I'm wondering what additional stresses are being added to the front pivot pin area, especially with lots of us opening and closing that area when we futz with our rifles all the time. Execution wise, I believe they've done a good job by trying to evolve the original AR-10 based design, but how it holds up is still left to be seen..... only time will tell, I guess.

Thanks for the great pics!

...mmmmm Charlize Theron......

I put the MBUS Pro on my 308. Happy with it. All metal construction and more compact than the standard MBUS.

No wedge needed on my CMMG L/R. Probably the same for the "old" DPMS.

UGH.... yet another 308AR pattern. The central bore in the U/R is now reduced from 1.25" to 1". The barrel extension is also reduced to 1" (from 1.25"). So on top of the BCG changing to a uniform 1" dia BCG, the barrel is also changed significantly. Wonder how this affects the barrel rigidity since the original AR-10 barrel was designed for 1.25". My guess is that the GII will now use standard AR-15 compatible barrel nuts. The L/R looks like it's undergone a remake too, so that it'll accomodate the narrower takedown pin hole on the U/R.... that's another "proprietary" change. I do like the steel ramp inserts though... nice thought.

The new MOE+ grip looks like the old MOE grip but is now overmolded in rubber. I got one when I put the beater AR15 through the FDE makeover and was pleasantly surprised at how it felt when I received it.

I bought this one a couple weeks ago: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EA56GVI/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The front side fits AR15 nuts (and the Troy 308 nut) while the pins on the back fit on a regular 308 nut. Powdercoating is pretty thick on it but once that scraped away, the pins fit in perfectly.

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Welcome - I hope this place becomes a necessary part of your therapy for this unfortunate affliction.

Well, I found similar issues with my DIY (super) heavy buffer on my fixed GB rifle. There was some underpowered ammo like Rem Premier that didn't cycle properly and I had to fine-tune the weights to work. That aside, the heavy buffer option is probably the best option. Being overgassed gives you some wiggle room for different ammo loads so you don't end up spending more time futzing with the adjustable gas block instead of having fun shooting. There is a significant recoil reduction with a heavy buffer, another plus for the heavy buffer.