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Just pulled the trigger on two of them. zero tax, zero shipping $99.98 for the pair. Worst case I have some barrel grade lathe stock.

buying out all the 49.00 sig barrels this week...

I'm seeing Sig Sauer barrels are on sale $49.99 to $89.99, Are these: 1.) Mill Spec in the AR15 platform? 2.) Decent quality/ accuracy? I see in another thread the 12.5" 308 barrel was Spec except for gas tube length, any experience with their Carbine and rifle length barrels? Very tempting for my current 223 carbine build, 16" non threaded barrel, maybe clamp in the mill and cut a 3 gill comp into the end, maybe just run as is. https://www.cdnnsports.com/sig-sauer-m400-16-5-56-1-7.html?___SID=U#.XTNP9utKiUk

I also subscribe to loaddata.com, gianormous amount of information.

https://www.barnesbullets.com/load-data/ online manual plus updates.

Barnes has an online book, curious if it is the same as the printed version I have moved to Barnes in several magnum calibers and slowly moving them into standard velocity calibers. waiting to recover a couple from game for final verdict but accuracy wise they are good bullets.

I just put the lapping compound on the scope and then ductape it to the chuck on my cordless drill. Spin it for 5 or 10 minutes while slowly torquing the caps, good to go.

Looking for a 14.5in 5.56 barrel Midway has their version for about 72 bucks. Anyone run one? mixed reviews mostly good.

That's the one I have, but don't remember the spring drill adapter? Have to look in the box...

I don't, but couldn't hurt. I have a vortex 30mm cantilever un mounted, may just try the honing bar in it for fun. I would always mark the caps if they come assembled.

Thanks What would be a good price for the M5?

I was talking to the seemingly knowledgeable guy behind the counter when I was getting the Aero Gen 2 X15 lower and he said the Aero M5 I was also looking at was non spec (non DPMS Spec.) Said he tried to mate it up with a M&P 308 Upper and no bueno. normally I would have started arguing with him whether I knew what I was talking about or not, but it's Friday, cold beer at home, so I took my purchase and left. So is the Aero M5 non DPMS or is the Smith non DPMS?

woohoo!

Guy I work with is itching for a build, I told him you can't go wrong with Aero. I stopped by Outdoor Emporium about 4 blocks from the office on the way home and Aero Gen 2 $72.00, sent him a text, then went back in and bought the last one. (I justified it knowing they will have more in next week...) Snooze you loose...

Thanks for the vote of confidence! I like to see SD's less then 10 for rifle, but if you play with a dope sheet with magnum rifle velocities it takes a lot more then that before you could even measure the difference at 500 yards. Revolvers are the worse offenders, forcing cone gap blowing pressure off, un-even cylinders, if I get an SD in the under 30 range with a magnum revolver load that's an accomplishment.

Working up some new Barnes TTSX loads for the 300 Weatherby Lubed, sized, trimmed, chamfered, uniformed the flash hole sorted by headstamp loaded up a ladder and went to the range. 1st group varied over 50fps, second group not good either, 3rd or 4th group max sammi had 1st 3 within 5fps spread and last 2 almost 100fps slower. Same with the max + .5gr batch, WTFO? Luckily last 2 batches were 3 good ones in a row and 2 slow, got me thinking... Looking at the brass when I got home I had mixed Weatherby R-P 300 Mag and Weatherby 300 Mag brass. Case volume 6.41 cc h20 vs 6.67cc h20, dry weight almost 15 grains more with the R-P. Looking back at my data it looks like R-P with 79 gr H4350 was close to the same velocity as Weatherby with 80.5, assuming all the slow ones were the Wheatherby I checked dry weight on a few Normas, and a couple other brands I had 1 or 2 of, all close to the R-P. Weatherby brass has more volume then the rest. Got to sharpen the eyesight at the reloading bench before sending 25 bucks worth of reloading components down range at 3400fps!

AR Pistols are my goto when the zombies attack!

5d on sale 10% off

Yep. Carbon copy different color.

Modulus Arms is the other one. With the 5D it's easy to end up with extra parts, if you get the milling kit you don't need the mill. The 308 extender part costs the same whether you bundle it or buy it later if I remember correctly. It does ar9/ar15 with the basic pro kit.

There is another brand as well that appears to be a clone of the 5D, shows up about page 3 of a google search. I think I went with the 5D rather then the 80 because of the cutter and router base, but to be honest I can't remember exactly why I chose it. I did look at both pretty extensively before making a choice, close call. The 5D I have does do 9/15/308, good chip extraction, and is very beefy. I also went with the recommended router, and a foot switch is a great addition as well. Zero issues.

What Jig are you using? The latest 5D Pro worked quite well for me on a AR15 lower, have the 308 parts for it also but haven't done one yet.

If you want to bring a build in under $1,000.00 that won't let you down when the zombies attack, Sightmark is on the list.

The Spec series uses the big battery. Lasts forever. The detachable mount returns to zero very well, even though I don't think it is an advertised feature. We put one on a friend's AR 40 pistol and it required absolutely zero adjustment, right out of the box. I adjusted mine once when I installed it and never have had to touch the adjustment since. Little over $100? I'm impressed.

Think I see a Sightmark on that DB Have nothing but good things to say about my R-Spec.