billymagg

Now we couldn't have you sullying your "reputation" could we, its black with a nice buckskin interior, its sat out the last 9 months, my neighbor had it in his garage, and his wifey was fooling around on him, so after years of heartache, he up and left, very sad story... so I've actually had it advertised it for the first time in a long time... I'm hoping I can get enough for a down on a nicer car, there's a late second TA in Michigan with 11,000 miles, best is it looks almost new underneath, a rarity with these little rust buckets...

Yep!

Yes Sir, don't get too excited, its an 81 Esprit, I have a 400 short block finished, has a Milodon gear drive with a single idler wheel, not a timeing hash mark anywhere, LOL.. Heads are done, just needs reassembled! I'll try to get em up tomorrow...

Yes, keep us up to date, waiting on the range report, and I'll be real honest, you really got me tempted to build that Wilson myself?? but with no uppers/lowers, it couldn't be a Wilson, so looking around I did find the Rainier matched upper and lower in stock... so it was about 200 bucks more than the Wilson??? crazy right? but as I started pricing upper/lower, BCG, barrel, adjustable gas block, handguard, buffer tube, buffer, rear stock? a lot of coin as well, then there are the small parts and getting everything assembled to proper tolerances and working together as a team?? So I took one more shot at Mr. Wilson, he's got a set of Wilson rings and a 3x9 Leopold from the factory, the Wilson 4lb trigger, light weight Wilson BCG, so all that Wilson Kool along with "Tactical Hunter" engraved on the dust cover, and Mr. Wilson Combat who is going to Air Force OCS on June 30, took another couple of hundred off?? So little Miss Wilson should be on her way tomorrow, all gorgeous OD green upper/lower and barrel, I wish it had a better Leopold? I've even put a few hot rounds through my little Husqvarna "Axe Kicker", 30-06! She was named by a friend who only fired one round, and I was buying the ammo! I also shot the ugly little "Tactical Savage 110 in 308. I had changed both scopes, so there was quite a bit of jockeying around with adjustments, and the Husky has demented genius Maynard Beuhler's lovely bases and rings, which were allowing my Leopold 2X7 to keep setting back, so a morning tweaking that gal, and putting clear nail polish in the rear rings?? That Leopold has always been super stiff on the zoom, but it would not budge at all, so I got out a heavy old cloth diaper and the channel locks, and finally got to to move through about half the travel, thinking I would send it in?? but once I pulled the rear rings and spun the front out of the mount, it was clear that it had backed up so far into the rear ring, that it was all scarred up, and yes zoom travel went back to its normally super stiff movement, and yes, I hate it that I dinged up my scope zoom ring.. but after the range session with clear nail polish, not set back, although I did have to have the big screw driver loosen the big screws on the side of the rear mount and kick the rear of the scope slightly back to the right, so we shall see how I did maybe tomorrow... all my hot butt kicking gunshow ammo Dude's 110 grain reloads are gone too thankfully, I did notice a couple of split case necks, so that brass is going into the scrap pile.. FYI, Wilson has redesigned their upper/lowers recently and the formerly slab sided billet upper receiver, has a series of serious lightening cuts milled in the upper receiver, it is light though, but I liked the slab sided billet upper better.... Thanks everybody, for all the outstanding advice, I've been reading a lot of build threads here on the forum, and I'd like to think I learned enough to make a sound decision and buy a new, sorted weapon. I'm old and I hate dinging sheite up, especially expensive sheite, beautiful stuff, I just hate it, and while I fancy myself something of a mechanic?? cars, airplanes, Smith and Wesson revolvers, and some very light rifle work?? I kind of try to avoid projects these days, (yes, my old Firebird still isn't back together yet)?? in fact its for sale if I can get somebody to shoot me a fair price!

Well as they say, they check is in the mail!

That's what I was thinking, so the I haggled with Mr. Wilson Combat, and we made more headway, so I sent him a cashiers ck for the Tactical Hunter in 308, that Savage 110 in .308 is a female cat cat, not like that little Husqvarna in 30-06, S so after looking at the 458 SoCom, I' think I'm over it, LOL... I shot my little Rock River in 5.56 and actually had two groups were one bullet cut another bullet hole?? so I must have been doing something right, and that's with 55's, my rifle likes the heavier 68's or 75's better... anyway, I'm hoping that ck gets there today or tomorrow and he can get it sent up here to Central Obamastan, before JB pulls another covid containment out of his fat back side

Yep, maybe I am on the right track??? On no, well, it may be back on?? I'm holding my breath and saying my prayers!

Thank you 98, I'm leaning that direction, I've kinda sorta looked at the Wilson 300 HamR, as I kinda want a 30 cal., I realize these are 2 completely different animals....

Looks like fun, so its comparable to the 308 AR in recoil?? I've had two Wilson Combat 308's in my sights within the last month, and I missed one on Gun Broker, an Ultimate Hunter with 18" fluted and un threaded muzzle, I found a tactical hunter which had a folding stock, threaded barrel, and a nice Leopold, but it was pricey, I just couldn't pull the trigger... I'm gonna be 64 in a few days, and while I used to shoot an 83 lb compound and a 71 lb recurve bow? those days are over... I'm having a similar issue with my little Husqvarna in 30-06, oh I can do it, but its not necessarily pleasant anymore, but then I'm 40 lbs less man than I used to be too?? My young second cousin offered to let me come out and fire the so com, I'm wondering if I shouldn't build a 6.5 Grendel or a 6.8 SPC for my Rock while I'm waiting on a matched upper and lower for the WC-10 to be back in stock??

Thank you my Brother, the lovely and always beautiful "Honey Badger" is the head teller at our local money repository, she was balancing the check book at home this am, and had a meltdown over 400 bucks she couldn't find.... I'm glad I didn't pull the trigger yesterday!!!! but it's still on the agenda, my local Gunny would love to build me one, but Wilsons matched WC-10 uppers/lowers and BCG are out of stock, when I call, they have no idea when that's going to change... I just love the Wilson Bill et upper and lower receiver,,, I'm kinda hooked on the OD Green??? damn, why do I have to want krap like that, why couldn't I build and Aero Precision M5 and be happy???

I almost put a check in the mail for a Wilson Tactical Hunter yesterday? but that is a lot of coin. I'm struggling with the numbers, but I love the Wilson.

Now that's amazing, I'd like a .40

Awesome, good luck on time though, I didn't have any luck finding the upper/lower sets or their BCG, I asked when they would be back in stock? no idea with the corona virus apocalypse binge? I was bidding on a nice 308 Ultimate Hunter, within 25 bucks of the winning bid, and got jacked up by an Eastern daylight saving time auction close.... Clicked on to get through the last 50 minutes and saw, "you did not win this auction", $2475.00 out the door.

Sadly my friend you are right, but of course we already knew that?

No Sir, I'm in Central Obamastan, about 4 or 5 hours south of you, I may drive to Wisconsin in the next couple of week to pick up a John Deere F-935 for fence rows and ditch's around the farm, if I do I'll PM you, I LOVE Wisconsin, and I love Oshkosh! Congrats on the F-35's at Madison, on of our former governors here in the people republic, ran the 183rd out of Illinois, he had lots of time to think about those things in the big house??? what is it about our Illinois Governor's??

So I'm may buy a John Deere F-35 in Wisconsin, can I come by for a beer and a brat, and a short range session, and maybe you can get me all straightened out, I'll bring the ammo! So what platform are you operating the Armalite or DPMS??

Sure, I've got 7 daughters and 2 sons, and yes the Ladies and the Gentlemen are very different on every level. "Dojo" is an "over achiever", just watch the little RIAT 2018 demo, we both know there are a few chicks that are awesome on the airshow circuit, Patty Wagstaff, Julie Clark, and in the good old days, I believe Debby Gary flew a hellacious routine in a Bellanca Super Viking... I'm saying "Dojo" will be a tough act to follow, the "Dojo Drift" has a name because it is a very violent, high G, highly disorienting maneuver... proving the F-35 is highly maneuverable and departure resistant... I was hoping to catch the F-35 demo at Whiteman AFB, I'm gonna be more than a little dissapointed if we don't see that "tactical break"? I'm new here, I'm not trying to stir something up, I'm Air Force Brat on the Sino Defense Forum, I'm old as hell, so my viewpoint leans to very conservative.

Well Dang IT! I was with 25 bucks of the winning bid, auction was ending at 8:30, I was at the farm shooting, so at 7:39 PM Central Daylight Savings time, I pulled out the phone to check my status and up the ante if need be... Gun Joker said you did NOT win this Auction,,,, it seems they operate on Central Standard or Eastern Daylight?? anyway, I was pissed..... my back up rifle is another 300 bucks??? so I don't know, on the other hand I see a few real AR-10's, so I've got options.

I feel your pain, I was hauled all over the place, but the two best years wear at LRAFB, as an Air Force Brat. I mowed all the little young Lieutenant's and Captain's yards, edged sidewalks and trimmed hedges, and bought a 1970 Kawasaki 90 SS which I was able to ride all over hell and back as a motor driven cycle at age14... my neighbor was an Air Force Captain, and yes I mowed his yard..... Every morning, (it seemed) at 0400 he would fire up his Nassau Blue 1965 425 HP 396 cubic inch Corvette Stingray, it rattled the windows. He stepped in a hole playing Frisbee, and was unable to drive the Vette and his Toyota Corolla needed a clutch.. well I also had a "learners permit", so I was conscripted to drive him to town in his Vette, an adventure for us both, for different reasons! LOL I missed Arkansas, there were lots of cute young ladies there, then we moved back to the farm in Tennessee.... oh well??

Yes, the F-35 is an amazing bird, I was driving to Milwaukee last year to see it fly, I detoured to Oshkosh on Friday because the F-22 was flying and saw a half azzed low show in intermitant rain, watched most of the airshow, I was soaked and Saturdays forcast wasn't any better, so instead of going to Milwaukee, I drove home on Friday night... I had gotten up at 2:30 for the drive to Kosh, so when I got all the way South to Bloomington, Illinois, I had both eyes propped open with toothpics, woke up Saturday to take Wifey shopping for furniture, and got a speeding ticket in Woodson, Illinois,,, sucky all the way around. The F-35 display at RIAT 2018 was amazing, check out the "Dojo Drift" which is a 9G tactical break-out and climb away... A CHICK is doing the F-35A demo's this year, when ever the airshow season actually starts?? if it actually does???? she's the "commander" of the F-35 Demo Team, so I kinda wonder if she's gonna be attempting the "Dojo Drift"???

I did ma I did indeed marry well my friend, lol, and yes it is highly recommended, but I also have 9 kids and 15 grandkids, also had 4 jobs at one time, lots of late nights and Dr. Pepper at Klem's Aero Repair, further nurturing my ALCOA addiction. Damn, I just LOVE aluminum! thanks for the encouragement, it says I'm winning again, but we will see at 8:30 Central Daylight time tonight, I'm not very hopeful, but I'm still in it! I do have a back up, with mounts and a scope, but it is more pricey yet!

Well, 21 hours and 49 minutes the man says, also tells me that I'm losing, current bid is 2400..... 47 bids, I do have one with a scope offered at 3 Grand, it already has a Leopold and factory mounts, but it has a collapsable stock, I'm trying to stay away from that as comrade premier is a real gun grabber, and anything else thats not tied down! I do like the Aero, but that Wilson receiver is just so, so,, well sexy dammit!

Yes, I think you're right, and hey, 3 Grand may not buy it, I've though about buying a matched set upper/lower, but Wilson is out of stock on the big AR sets???

No, I'm sure they don't!

Yes Sir, I'm in the hunt for one right now on that really bad place, where other guys try to take "your own beautiful" little rifle from you!!! On the other hand, the "Honey Badger" is threatening to break my fingers every time I raise my bid, she said how many guns did you have when I married you??? ahhh 3, how many guns do you have now,,, ahhhh, I don't know,,, how many???? I'm not a liberty to say Maam! I could tell ya, but then I'd have to??? WHAT DID YOU SAY???