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They still teach that way in the military and in law enforcement. Dry fire training is very common. I have never had a trigger or firing pin issue happen from dry fire or live fire and I have pulled the trigger on two or three of my weapons over 100,000 times. My opinion is training is training. Even if there is slight wear it creates, I would rather spend a few dollars on parts and be well trained.

@shepp we have been getting snow. We have just been getting ours at an inch or two at a time and it doesn’t melt. You guys just keep getting hammered with those big storms.

No we have hardly gotten any snow compared to the southern counties.

Thank God I had the day off!

I was going to come down one year but then the wife got pregnant again. Haha. I hope to be able to come down for the spring or fall shoot within the next year or two.

It is Wisconsin, there is always somewhere to shoot. Lol

We are doing something this year no matter what, that’s a promise.

Guess I will meet up with you guys then if I need to 😉

Thanks guys, keep up the suggestions, I am researching it heavily.

Ok, so I better buy a suppressor while I still have the chance. I have never owned a suppressor before so I am pretty much a noob. I am looking for a multi caliber suppressor under $1000 and preferably weighing less than 20oz. I would also like the ability to use muzzle brakes when the suppressor is not attached. I plan to use it with all my rifles, from 5.56 all the way up to .308, so I would like at to be pretty universal. I have looked at the Liberty Mystic X and the Dead Air Sandmans, and I like what I see with them. let me know what you guys would suggest based on research or experience.

Yeah, everyone can tell you are from Wisconsin shepp. Lol

I always suggest getting headspace checked when putting together one of these .308ars, since there is no standard like with an ar15 (although it is usually best to have any rifle that you assemble checked). I don’t own the gauges either, a local gun store has them and does it for me. If you have a gunsmith nearby, he would have gauges for sure. Saves some money than buying them yourself. i know it sucks having all these cool parts and not being able to shoot. My .260 sat for like 3 years before I had it all pieced together and able to fire. But it is best if it is done right and make sure you know what the problem is before you start replacing pieces.

If the round is in the chamber and the bolt fully locks, than the thing should fire. It is a closed bolt system, so even if your gas system and buffer assembly are fvcked, this round should fire. and if you then had to use that much force to get the round out, I am guessing your headspace is to tight and your bolt is getting stuck trying to extract the round and probably wasn’t completely locked in the first place, so the firing pin wasn’t in the proper position. Did you check the headspace with gauges? at least this is the problem I had with my McGowen barrel on my .260 rem build. I sent them my upper (all they really needed was the bolt and barrel) and they loosened up the head spacing and it functions flawlessly now.

If you ever need investors, you know where to look. 😛

Waiting impatiently... also do you have any job openings for your company? Just keeping my options open. 🤣

Yeah I would love to build one... if I could find some decent receivers in stock.

I guess this popped up when I went MIA, is there a piston in this beauty?

You are welcome, that is what we are here for. And it is refreshing to have a question that hasn’t been asked and answered 20 times in the past year or two that people could find using the search function. Also good for some people without the shooting or tactical experience that may be afraid to ask for fear of sounding stupid. Glad to have you here @AzRon and I hope you continue to grow as a shooter and as you assemble accessories and rifles.

As you can see @AzRon it is different for each person. All my scopes are in front of my charging handles while Belt Fed has his behind his charging handles. My guess is there is a difference in body size also as I am just 5’8” on a good day. one thing I like about my scopes being forward of the charging handle is I can comfortably grab both sides without worrying about bashing my knuckles against my scope or needing a fancy charging handle. and I never shoot with my rifle stock fully extended because of my body size, usually about halfway out, give or take a click depending on clothing and gear I am wearing.

I built a gun room and all my doors are solid wood with deadbolts. Mainly to keep the kids away from my guns and duty gear. Also doubles as my office.

Very good question that few people ask. The answer isn’t so simple though. this comes down to personal preference and the eye relief of your optic. what is comfortable with how you normally hold your cheek against your stock while seeing the whole view inside your scope. Based on your picture, that is looking pretty good for my preference. My shooting style is more of a squared off tactical shooting style. I usually index my big ass nose on the tip of my charging handle. This position leads me to lean forward more and bringing the rifle into my body more affectively, which in turn helps me to control recoil and muzzle rise for faster follow up shots. More of a precision off hand shooting technique you might want a different placement for the scope. That’s why it comes down to comfort of how you hold your firearm paired with the right distance for the scope’s eye relief that allows you to take advantage of the whole field of view within the optic. Start where it is at and play with the placement in your normal and comfortable shooting position before sighting in the scope.

Well these days I have as much of a shot getting a 500 blackout than I do getting an ar15 in 223 at the gun store. Lol Rob I will trade you my stimulus payment for a CR-7

Cool. I don’t have a carrier or anything this would work with though. To bad a cop I know, who is making armor, doesn’t have his available yet. 😉With the way the world is going, I really could use better.

Yeah Velcro isn’t the most secure, especially as it ages

Yeah worst decision ever. Lol