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Okay, now I'm convinced.

Okay, I've never been able to wrap my head around the idea of keeping a crowsfoot wrench (or armorer's wrench, in this case) at 90° to the torque wrench handle. Seems to me, the armorer's wrench is the same length, regardless of the position of the torque wrench. The torque wrench is designed to apply torque at the 1/2" square drive. If you set it to, say, 40 lb-ft, you get 40 lb-ft at the drive. This torque is transferred to the armorer's wrench, which transfers it to the castle nut. You're not adding any length to your lever (the torque wrench + armorer's wrench) by varying the position of the armorer's wrench in relation to the torque wrench. I guess I just need to rig something up to test one wrench against another to either prove or disprove my thought process to myself...

My MagPul wrench is setup similarly -- 1/2" drive socket nearest barrel nut wrench, and opposite the castle nut wrench. MagPul's website says the torque specs listed on the wrench are correct for the setup. They're identical, IIRC, to the military torque specs. Short answer: Yes, I believe so.

I guess my point is, he'd have to have a 7-3/4" receiver extension, with an Armalite buffer, in order to lock it back by hand and not have any carrier strikes inside the lower. Unless the receiver extension is just a RCH shorter than 7-3/4", my money says the extension isn't the problem. EDIT: I'm betting it's just running too dry. Slather that BCG in 15W-50 Mobil 1 for the first 200 rounds (keep the bolt face clean and dry, though...), and I'd bet she'll start running right. Or it's a gas issue...

If his RE is 7" internal depth, how would he be able to lock his bolt back with an Armalite buffer? He said it locks back by hand no problem. 3/4" would create one hell of a problem, even by hand...

Grace USA punch set -- 4 each: Roll pin starter punches; Short-nose roll pin punches; Long-nose roll pin punches (for removing pins); and Brass roll pin punches Plus a good hammer. $105ish from DVOR.

Gotcha. I usually look at the threads, and the top of the threads look like commercial-spec, while the bottom of the threads look like mil-spec. Quick and dirty, I know...

Not trying to further complicate things here, but... Is the tube that comes with the Armalite Receiver Extension Kit mil-spec or commercial-spec? It's difficult to tell from the picture on Armalite's website. https://www.armalite.com/product/ar10rekit01-6-position-receiver-extension-kit/ @300grPills if it's a mil-spec tube, buy it and be done with it. At $55, you won't find a better deal on a complete, known-to-run package.

If it were me, I'd go ahead and buy a couple of those blem uppers. Build one in .308 and one in 6.5. Or .260 Rem. Or .243 Win. Or...

True, I hadn't thought about that.

True, but if the blem upper can be bought cheap enough, it will help defray the extra cost. Plus, if it's the only option at this point, ya gotta do whatcha gotta do.

Cosmetic blems aren't difficult to deal with. Worst case scenario, send your lower and the blem upper out for Cerakote.

SWMBO still hasn’t been told about that rifle. I have no doubt she knows about it, though.

It was going to happen eventually. I'm getting into building 80% lowers. I blame my father-in-law. Long story short, his Christmas gift this year is going to be a rifle built by him and me. Ordered up a pair of raw receivers (80% lower and finished upper). Planning on having something engraved on the lower, wanted the engraving all anodized. I'm going to have the anodizing done by a local shop, but wanted to make sure of something... Are raw receivers "ready" to be anodized, out of the box? Or is there some final finish work that needs to be done before anodizing?

Same here -- I joined up 2 years ago, having spent a grand total of $850 on a LR-308T at the time. I'm now moving on to my third ground-up AR build (~$1,000 in each of the first 2), and have some 80% receiver stuff on the way. Not to mention the money I spent prettying up that old LR-308T... Welcome aboard!

https://slrrifleworks.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=57_125_169&product_id=584 https://slrrifleworks.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=57_125_169&product_id=516 0.7 oz. either way. Join up at DVOR.com, and check every couple of days. SLR is trying to get in good with OpticsPlanet (parent of DVOR), so their products show up there fairly often, discounted pretty good.

Just ordered an 80 Percent Arms Easy Jig Gen. 2, with all the necessary tools. And my DeWalt router showed up yesterday. Christmas is going to be fun -- building a rifle with/for my father in law from an 80% lower. No worries, ATF lurkers, he's going to do all the machine work himself.

Those cans complement the AR-15 mag can I bought her earlier this year. The intention was to have 15 AR mags, loaded with XM855, to keep in the trunk of her patrol car should fertilizer meet ventilator. I think one (or two) of these pistol mag cans will get mags loaded with Hornady Critical Duty. The remaining can(s) will be loaded with FMJs for range duty. Unless SWMBO has other plans...

I blame my father-in-law. He asked the other day what I was thinking about getting my wife for her upcoming birthday, and I had no idea. So he decides he's going to buy 3 of these: So, being the good husband I am, I can't let her just receive empty cans...

MagPul PMAG 17 for G17. 30 of them...

I'm gonna go ahead and order at least one. Last week, my FIL handled the wife's lightweight patrol rifle I built, and promptly started asking questions about 80% receivers. I think a similar build may be in the works for him for Christmas this year... Let him open one part at a time, then help him build it in the garage. Except for milling the 80%, that is...

Merry 25th of December, y'all!

That was my thought — if you’re counting rounds, there is no safety issue. As stated in my comment on the other thread about this, I understand potential legal issues for those who don’t live in America proper. But I fail to see how this is a potentially lethal safety issue.