Paladin's Hammer

The state of NY has sued 16 80% manufacturers and IS asking for sales records although I believe only asking for NY residents. I have posted this issue on this and one other site and I'm getting a lot of "you're an idiot type of attitude from many" but if NY is doing it, how long before the rest jump in. It all starts somewhere.

It isn't like it would be very difficult to delete the records and I think we would all feel safer.

Let me put a thought question to everyone out there, we say we need to build our own and keep them unregistered. I agree, but what about your records? What happens if they decide to confiscate the records from all the 80% manufacturers and distributors then come after those of us that built AR’s that aren’t registered? How do we know they won’t go that route? How do we know that if given enough pressure most dealers won’t break and give in to the feds? What do they do with the database they keep of all the customers who purchased 80% lowers? The truth is our safety begins with the seller, the one who sold us the 80% lowers. Their records are definitely a perfect starting place for the Feds and you have to know that the Feds are thinking the same way. They could also get a list from the shipping companies that sellers do business with and find out who they have shipped to. It may not be as accurate as the sellers list since they only have names and addresses and not detailed items shipped but they could still go that route. So, are we really fooling anyone or are we just fooling ourselves in thinking we are safe? I get sale flyers from so many companies as I'm sure you do. I sent these same questions to all of them and asked them to be kind enough to help us by giving us some answers in their next flyer so that we as customers of theirs can know just how safe or unsafe we really are concerning their records. I read and hear so many people going on and on about our Second Amendment Rights but all I see and hear is a bunch of complaining and "well they can take it from my cold dead fingers" . That's all well and sounds really tough and manly, but what would most of you really do if and when they come to your door??? It's one thing to talk tough, it's a whole other when the rubber meets the road. Some of you know exactly what I'm talking about, but the truth is most people will simply give up their guns rather than defend their rights. Some may think I got a bit off subject but no I haven't. If those that are selling us the components are not in some way protecting our records from the Feds then we WILL have that knock on the door some day. And it may be sooner than most may think. So, in short I say we need to do whatever we can to get our suppliers to keep very very short term records of all of us or to simply delete them all together. Sounds radical? Yup, but we have a radical government. We are only as safe as the records our suppliers keep. So, next time you want to order parts or an 80% lower, you might want to think about the records that are being kept about your purchase. I think we need to start asking our suppliers to delete our records, or at least delete what it is we purchased. There is no perfect solution but we have to start somewhere. What are your thoughts.

Thank you.

Anyway, I still need to find that 308 Handguard. Help!

Well as far as I am concerned it is our job to teach our youth the shooting and hunting sport and that it is the individual behind the gun that does the killing. On it's own the firearm is nothing more than a thing. It has no life of it's own. Teach them while they are young and they shall not depart from it.

The other three that I took to youth camp for the kids to shoot. First is Little Piggy, Rambo then Sniper.

Thank you. I wanted this one to be a real looker and I'd like to this I hit the mark. I do love the Noreen's Billet sets. I got very very lucky since I managed to buy the last four Anodized 80% Lowers they had. Now they only sell them raw and I don't like Cerakote, so raw is not an option for me. Maybe I'll post some pics of the other three that are ready. They all shoot extremely well, no complaints at all. I took the four up to our youth camp and let a couple hundred kids shoot them and needless to say, they had a blast. We went through over 5,000 rounds in two days. They had a big blast. Lol. Right now I'm trying to get Schultz the 9mm done but I still haven't found the 80% lower that's right for me. I want nothing to do with 100%'s if I can help it. And I'm still trying to find out who make that Handguard for Hawk Eye, "24 inch .260 Remington". I have everything else, just not the Handguard. And I'm trying to find the right 12 inch to maybe 15 inch Handguard for Dimples, "16 inch 223 Remington". What can I say, I'm pretty crazy picky when I build something. Once I get a certain look in my mind I try very hard to stay with it. So far so good until I started to build Hawk Eye. Dimples is more of a "just can't make up my mind" thing. Hawk Eye is a "it's driving me nuts trying to find THAT Handguard" thing. So, I'm still looking for it.

Thank you. I named her "Lady Jane" . Just liked the name and I think it fits. I've built 4 AR's since December 2018 and am working on 7 more to be done by December 2019. Every one of them is different in many ways. I have Lady Jane 25/45 Sharps 24 inch, Sniper 223 Remington 24 inch, Little Piggy 25/45 Sharps 16 inch and Rambo 223 Remington 16 inch at present. Next up are Dimples 223 Remington 18 inch, Winston 25/45 Sharps 18 inch, Wolf 25/45 Sharps 20 inch, Sarge 308 Winchester 18 inch, Hawk Eye 260 Remington 24 inch, Stubbs 300 Blackout 10 inch and last but not least Schultz 9mm 16 inch. Once I'm done with all the building, everyone will have their names and some kind of design laser engraved on the Lowers. Next year I plan on building 2 Ar's for each of my kids and the one for each of my grandchildren. They are just way too much fun to build. And no, I'm not looking to adopt any more children. Lol.

I knew it as soon as I pulled the trigger. But at least it still hit the target. I'm just having a hard time deciding which Glass to put on it. I know it's going to be Vortex, just not sure which one.

300 Yard Target. Had a stray. Lol.

So far I've went out to 300 Yards and did pretty good. Need to go away from the house to get out further than the 300 yards.

Here are more pictures, I'll take some of the other side in a few days then post those as well.

Where do I start. Lady Jane started with a Noreens Billet Upper and Billet 80% Lower that were already Anodized by Noreens. Then after much research I went with the Sharps Rifle Company 24 inch Stainless Steel H-Bar Barrel and the Diamondhead Muzzle Brake. The Buffer Tube is a Srike Industries Advanced Buffer Tube in FDE, Strike Industries Enhanced End Plate and Castle Nut FDE, Strike Industries Billet Ejection Port Cover FDE, Strike Industries Latchless Charging Handle Black with ISO Tabs FDE, Strike Industries Enhanced Lightweight Pivot/Takedown Pins FDE, Strike Industries Enhanced Magazine Release FDE, Strike Industries Enhanced Bolt Catch Black., Strike Industries AR-15 Flat Wire Buffer Spring. Primary Weapons Systems H3 Buffer. HiperFire Reflex Trigger and HiperSwitch Safety. Hogue AR-15 Over-mold Grip BeaverTail with Finger Grooves. KNS Precision Gen 2 Mod 3 NRTHP Anti-Walk Trigger pins. Adaptive Tactical EX Performance Adjustable M-4 Stock Black. Rise Armament RA-902 Stinger AR-15 Slimline M-Lok Hadguard. Vortex VMX-3T Magnifier, Vortex StrikeFire 2 R/G Red Dot Sight. Magpul M-Lok Bipod MAG933. Superlative Arms .936" Adjustable Gas Block, Bleed Off-Solid, Stainless Steel Matte. Strike Industries Rifle Length Stainless Steel Gas Tube. So, needless to say this is not your dime store AR, this baby wasn't cheap to build but man was she worth it.

I have but Noreen's says they don't know. According to them it just showed up and they posted it, or something like that. They were not very clear on the matter. Sounds crazy to me that you would post a video like that and not know all the details of the video before posting it. They sure do make nice stuff though. Here's a few pictures of some of my Noreen .223 80% builds. I really love their stuff. They have such nice lines and their design is very clean. Apparently I got extremely lucky and purchased the last 4 of the .223 Billet 80% Lowers that were Anodized. If I am to understand correctly they won't be Anodizing their 80% Billet lowers and more and that really sucks. I'd love to do 2 or 3 AR-10 80% builds but I don't want to have to do the Anodizing myself and I'm not a fan of Cerakote. I think it's over rated. It doesn't get into the metal like Anodizing does. Anyway, If they ever start to Anodize their Billet Lower 80%'s again I can guarantee that I'll be buying several sets to build. They announced that they will have the AR-10 Uppers Anodized but not the lowers. I asked them why and they didn't have an answer. Sad. Well, still no luck finding the Handguard but I am not ready to quit, I think that sooner or later I will find it. Hope you like my Builds. I'm no master builder but I do take pride in them. Personally I don't think that there is a manufacturer out there that can match the quality, fit and good looks of the Noreen's Billet sets.I like them so much that I am considering buying maybe a dozen sets of each "80% Billet lowers of .223 and 80% Billet Lowers of 308" and sending them off to get Anodized. I would then also buy the matching Uppers in the RAW so that the Anodizing matches. Yup, I like them that much. PS. If anyone is curious about my builds, just ask and I'll be more than happy to give you the entire specs. These babies shoot extremely well. Lady Jane is a Sharps 25/45 and Sniper is a .223 Wylde.