Steve crawford

1:10 in my rem bolt gun shoots lights out with 150 gr Nosler Hunting bullets out to 200 yards. Don't have a range that is longer. If I can load a round that shoots close to as good in my DPMS I will be very happy. YMMV 😊😊😊 Steve

If there is bidding. I'm in at 550. 😁😁😁 Steve

Owners Manual Do you find that on FaceBook or Tic Tok????????????? 🥵🥵🥵 Steve

Congrats, Remember all the good times and try to let the bad ones slide by. Yesterday was our 45 th. Had a nice dinner and back to the house. 😊😊😊 Steve

Has anyone used this brand of primer? Are they good primers? 🤔🤔🤔 Steve

Now I REALLY can't go to sleep. 🧐🧐🧐 Steve

Check out KAK Missing Parts Kit. Springs and detents. Includes buffer detent and spring. Don't know if this is a good deal or not. Steve

Well, my old reloading stuff is starting to give up the ghost. First my new Lee powder funnel started to let the mouth of 5.56 cases go through the neck and stick up into the funnel. Now my old Midway vibrator case cleaner has stopped working. I had to order a new one from Frankfort Arsenal. I know I'm cheap. It won't have to last many years to outlast me. I had to order a couple of repair parts from Lee for my Classic Turret Press. I think that cheap stuff should last more than 10 to 20 years. At least my 1972 RCBS Rock Chucker is still working fine. 😁😁😁 Steve

The Armalite kit is what I put on my LR-308 after the gun shop put a AR-15 spring and buffer in when they changed the but stock for me. Took it out 2 days ago and it worked very well. Didn't even notice the recoil from the 147 gr. Armsco ammo. I need to add a scope instead of the EOTEC. The EOTEC works very good at close range. Old eyes need all the help they can get. 😊😊😊 Steve

I checked reviews from several sights. All are good except if you are loading 5.56/223. They said that the case will extend up into the funnel on the 556 case. One person said he was trying to find a spare as backup to his 1970"s RCBS but the new one would not work on 22 cal. cases. I guess I will try to find an all metal funnel. Seems that the older funnels work on small cal. cases and the new funnels don't. 😕😕😕 Steve

So I am loading 5.56 ammo. I bought a new Lee powder funnel to start loading this ammo. Now 250 rounds later the neck of the funnel has worn so much that the case sticks up into the funnel. The powder catches around the neck of the brass instead of flowing into the case. My 52 year old plastic funnel still works ok but I would like a new one just incase the old one messes up. What do you use when you load one case at a time? 😁😁😁 Steve

Plugs won't work for me. If I used plugs I could not hear any range commands at all. I am def without my hearing aids. They work well with electronic muffs. I can hear better with the muffs on than I can with just the aids. Funny how that works. The report of the rifles are not loud at all with the combo. 🥴🥴🥴 Steve

Shot my rifle yesterday. It had no felt recoil and I even got a group or two at fifty yards. I also found out that I HATE the EOTEC for shooting paper. After I shot a few rounds at fifty yards I did not try it at 100 yards. I could not see the target with that sight. I am glad I ordered the Armalite buffer system. I think it would have had a lot of kick with that 3.4 oz. buffer the gun shop used with the adjustable stock I had them install. I have learned enough now that I will try to do my own mods from now own. No failures with the Armsco 147 FMJ factory loads. I also need to find a very slim amplified hearing muffs because mine interfere with the buttstock when I try to line up with the sight. I have hearing aids because I did not use hearing protectors when I was younger. Can't take more damage to my ears. Now I just need to load some ammo and go shooting again. 😊😊😊 Steve

Is that for a 50 BMG or something older? 😏😏😏 Steve

I could give you a lot of guesses, but someone that knows a lot more will be along in a minute. Is this anew build? Has the rifle ever worked correctly. Pictures of the internals of the upper would help. That is just a few things that will be asked. there are guys here that can and will get it going for you. LMHO 😉😉😉 Steve

Received my Armalite Extension tube, buffer and spring this week. Installed it today. The exterior length of the Armalite tube was longer than the AR-15 tube that was used by the gun shop to add the RRA adjustable but stock. The RRA Marksman but stock fit very good on the extension tube. The spring was longer and much stiffer than the one from the gun shop. I bet that thing would have kicked like a mule with the AR-15 buffer system. Now if the range will dry up enough for me to get a target put up I will be ready to try it out. 😀😀😀 Steve

WOW!!!!

I have a DPMS LR-308 low serial number rifle. The safety locks nice and solid in the safe setting but there is some movement in the fire setting. Is that normal? It does take a little pressure to take it out of the fire setting. It just has some play in the fire setting that is not there in the safe setting. By the way I lost the original safety detent while I was trying to figure out what was going on. Local gun shop has safety springs and detents in stock, It was $2.64 for one each with tax. I will be going back and getting some spares next week. They do not have a safety for a large frame rifle in stock. Should I worry about it or just let it go? 🥴🥴🥴 Steve

Finally got the RRA Marksman but off the buffer tube. I just don't have the hand strength I need for this stuff. Removed the Buffer tube and with the cheap steel tape I have. The inside length is 6 15/16 inch. So I now have an extra buffer tube that is the correct length for the Armalite buffer. I need to get a good multi tool for the AR rifle. The one I have has some kind of crinkle coat finish on it and it makes it hard to keep in the castle nut to break it lose. 🥴🥴🥴 Steve

I bought a lightly used DPMS LR-308 from a pawn shop. I took it over to a gun shop and had them put a RRA adjustable but stock on it. A few days later I found this site. Yesterday I was giving the rifle a good cleaning. I decided to weight the buffer. Guess what. I had a 3.0 oz. buffer that was 3.25 inches long. I did some looking around here and found this thread. I went to the Armalite site and found the carbine tube kit. It was cheaper to buy the kit than just the buffer and spring. This way I know that I have the correct tube, spring and buffer. I called there customer service and verified that they had it stock. Now to see how long it will take to get it shipped. 😁😁😁 Steve

Ordered parts from KAK Industry Sales. LR-308 firing pin retainer LR-308 Pivot Pin LR-308 Takedown Pin LR-308 BCG Cam Pin AR-15 556 BCG Firing in AR-15 556 BCG Cotter Pin Should be here by the end of next week. Now to find a place to store them. 😊😊😊 Steve

Just ordered a few spare parts for my LR-308 and a couple of parts for my AR-15. Ordered from KAK Industry . Hope they work ok. 😊😊😊 Steve

AH!!! The good old days. 2006 I would buy Blazer aluminum 9 mm 1000 rounds for $88 and change out the door. I also could still hit what I was shooting at back then. 🥵🥵🥵 Steve

Compared the old and new firing pins for my LR-308. They are identical. So I am good to go on that spare part. What else should I pick up as spares? The rifle has not been shot enough to put a mark on the face of the bolt. It was a little dirty in the bolt and on the firing pin. Washed wright off with solvent and a rag. 😏😏😏 Steve

The rifle may not be bothered but the owner is GREATLY bothered by the weather conditions. 40 years ago I was not. Today I am. 😕😕😕 Steve