Mark Hartig

Sorry thought it would be recognizable Yup a Scorpion EVO in 9x19. Had a trigger pull like an industrial staple gun but a nine dollar spring kit fixed that. The can's a Silencerco Octane in .45 caliber; I learned some time ago that running a smaller bullet thru a bigger bore can does not make much difference in noise suppression. Probably looks slender 'cause it's a pistol can, they tend to not be as chunky as a rifle can Regards, Mark

Too heavy and kicks too hard to one hand it, took 15 months for paper to come through, and muzzle blast is ferocious but I still think it's cool Regards, Mark

The finest semi auto shotgun ever made. I have an FN built light twelve I rescued from the pawn shop in good mechanical but poor visual condition, a set of composite furniture and a satin blue job set it right. I hunt with this every year, nothing else comes close. I remember hunting ducks and geese in the mud and ice on the eastern flyway in the early seventies, and these guns were the only ones that would work under such nasty conditions. Love 'em to death Regards, Mark

There are some others but this would be the go to Regards, Mark

Thanks for the advice and information gents much of this I did not know. Based on what I've been able to glean from said info I now have a KAK industries 5.3 oz heavy buffer and a JP Enterprises extra power large frame carbine buffer spring on the way from Primary Arms. Between the two of them I should be able to solve the too energetic cycling problem. Like most of us probably I have assembled lowers before, not much to that, easier that assembling a plastic model. I have never fooled around with an upper tho, I always felt there was something off with the assumption you can just order a pile of parts and screw them together into a smooth and repeatable upper. I may try this someday but not right at the moment. I will report results when replacement parts are installed and tested, thanks again Regards, Mark

So the tale continues. It seems this is a Bushmaster ORC which has the Bushy logo on the lower but right next to it it sez Illion, NY so this settles the source question. After the initial debacle I took it apart, scrubbed it, and re assembled it with the addition of a Geissle (sp?) replacement trigger. Loaded more of the Sierra 165's this time with 40.2 grains of IMR-4895. Went back to the range at 100 yards and this is what it did; first pic is from the first session where it's not hard to figure out my distress, second pic done this morning. When I saw this you could've knocked me over with a fart I have no idea what happened here. I am happy, however, that it looks like I don't need to do all the things I was thinking of and now I almost don't want to clean it. Guess this barrel really hates 150 grain bullets. The rifle does have a sharp, nasty recoil to it and it's trying to tear the rims off my brass on ejection. I'd put on an adjustable gas block but I'd like to retain the front sight so the fix is probably a heavier spring and buffer. Any suggestions as to weight specs? Regards, Mark

Thanks for the input guys I'll start at the barrel nut. Not right away tho, looks like I'll be waiting a couple of weeks for an upper vise block unless I get creative and make my own. This may happen if I get tired of waiting on the local sporting goods store Regards, Mark

Hello gents I recently acquired a Bushmaster AR-10 (?) manufactured at the time when Bushy was being absorbed by Remington. It's not clear whom the components were manufactured by and it's also not clear who assembled it. It has a 16" 1-10 twist barrel and a non floated forend with a delta ring. The rifle was new in the box at purchase. I mounted a Trijicon 2-10x56 optic with a 30 mm tube, cleaned the oil and scrunge out of the bore, and went to the range with a few hundred rounds of Magtech 149 grain FMJ's. I followed proper barrel break in procedures and got very poor groups at 100 yards even after 60 rounds of the Magtech fired. I tried handloading for it, 40 grains of IMR-4895 behind a Sierra 165 grain HPBT and got at best a measured eight inch group at the same distance. Having checked the optic mounting for torque, and having proven the optic itself on other platforms I can only conclude that there is something badly wrong with the rifle itself. From what I've read here the things I should be looking at are an upper receiver lap and bedding the barrel extension. Barrel nut torque may also be an issue altho I have not yet checked it. If anyone's got additional suggestions or a better process than the one I've stated above I'd be grateful to hear about it since in it's present state the rifle is pretty much useless. Regards, Mark

Not my thread but I do have one of these scopes. It is a bit grainy altho adequate for larger targets such as coyote or hogs out to 200 yards or so in the dark. I added an additional IR illuminator to the rifle I use it on to conserve battery life for the scope itself. They are somewhat difficult to sight in but once you get them on they hold zero pretty well. It is possible to sight in one of these in the daylight but the sight picture is pretty terrible. I did this with a 5.56; it may be easier with a 7.62 since you have larger holes to look at. Regards, Mark