BrianK

It's been a long time since I shot a long barrel 10/22 at any distance. That's squirrel head worthy. Nice! I don't think my 10/22 Takedown Charger can do that. But I have a Volquartsen barrel coming in for it and I've been told that it'll turn it into a tackdriver.

I've been kicking around the idea of my next TC barrel being chambered in 300 BLK for truly quiet subsonic loads. But 2+ years ago I priced one out and if memory serves it was $500+ I have no idea what it would be today. I've got to be caught up on my mandatory upgrades before I buy the barrel which really would be more in the toy category (want vs need).

My state has no regs mandating single shots but I like and use them anyway. Or I did for hunting when I was hunting. I have them in TC Encore, a .45/70, and a .17 Rem. . In Contender I have a .223 that I use for subsonic 35s. The latter is hellyweird quiet. Why did I get "into" them? I used to hunt with a bolt action but realized that all I ever needed was one shot for the close range jump shooting I used to do. So why carry around extra length and weight? FWIW, I got to playing with .45/70 loads and since the Encore has modern metals and is a modern action it will handle pressures the rifles of the period could never think of handling. It almost reaches .458 Win velocity if ones shoulder can handle it. Of course it'll also do much slower and easier on the shoulder velocity as well. The .17 Rem? The bullet "gets there" before the hammer falls or so it seems. I pushed 25 grain "needles" to well over 4000 fps (4200?) but had to back it down because the bullets were coming apart in flight. Today I keep the velocity down to 4020 fps. Hit a 'chuck with that and it sort of explodes but holds together. There's no recoil, so the 'chuck can be seen to get really big, then back to normal size. The innards turn to mush and if the entrance hole is found it just weeps juice. Hit a squirrel and the back side comes flying forward so fast that the squirrel jumps forward. It's a neat cartridge but not for meat.

Oh, why is the mag extension painted? It's normally in the side pouch at the end of the eyeglass case so it can be seen while the mag body itself is covered by nylon and hidden. In years past I had 1911 mags in there and plainly visible. While we were shopping I had a friend point to them and state, "I know what they are! But I'll keep quiet.". What if he hadn't? Nothing would have come of it but for him to prove himself an anal sphincter. But I went to 9mm and the double stack OD mag extension pretty much makes the mag invisible and even if seen it doesn't look like a magazine. I was "made" one other time, well sort of. When we grocery shop the Fatboy rides in the child seat. Either the wife stays with it or I'm with it. We both have carry permits, but even if we didn't Maine has Constitutional carry. On one of those days a gent pointed to it and stated, "You know that can carry a handgun?", to which I replied, "Yeah, how about that!". The look on his face was priceless.

OK. I ran out of time to get the picture to post above. Ridiculous to not allow us time to get things correct. I'll keep trying here. Ah, success!

https://postimg.cc/K1Xs54zq I hate stuff in my pockets so a pocket dump would be useless. Instead I’m doing a Maxpedition Fatboy dump, seen at the top. On the Fatboy is an added black pouch for cell phone that’s not in the picture but normally carried when I’m out and about. Contents, clockwise starting at upper left, car key, truck key, flood type flashlight, wallet, Gerber clip knife that I use as a money clip, spare eyeglasses, box cutter type knife, CC permit holder flipped over, pen, spare extended mag, S&W 9c (40 rounds total for any zombie invasion), spare 18650 cells, custom spot type flashlight with a reverse clicky, mace.

I just looked on postphoto and my EDC pic is old old old. I'll get back to this.

I can do that. I'll find a pipe to put a piece on. I think at the end of the week the outdoor temp will be 70 so the car should warm up.

Welcome to the forum from central Maine! We have similar interests, I shoot steel challenge and USPSA. In SC I shoot in rimfire rifle open division (SBR) and in USPSA a PCC SBR. Next season I'll probably also shoot a rimfire pistol open as well.

Aren't they just for the muzzle brake to wear to prevent shooters on the right and left from hog tying the user until they're done shooting and leave?

Still have the Volquartsen 10/22 Charger takedown barrel on order (since May 15) it was supposed to ship 10/20 but has been pushed back to 11/11. I was expecting it. I emailed Vol' a month ago and asked if the Oct date was accurate and was told to expect it to take a few more weeks. Steel Challenge season is over so there's plenty of time to wait for it. In the meantime I got in 500 rounds of 9mm, that was the limit allowed otherwise I'd have ordered a few k. Minor stuff... I used my last 2 point sling, so put another 2 on order. I like having at least one on hand. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N75HB15/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 And ordered a roll of this. I'd been using skateboard tape but saw this and wanted to try it. So far it feels good, nice and sticky, both sides, and not much thickness to change the fit. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CS3Q3Y4?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details Canuckgaucho, I've heard good things about the 180 over the years. Good getting around the excrement.

Hobbies! Well, a very mild heart attack and open heart surgery has curtailed lots of things I did in the past. I have had a love of firearms and shooting since my very early teens and I've doubled down on that, branching off into casting bullets and I never thought that would happen but prepared for it during the klinton years. As I age I've also been experiencing loss of muscle mass despite exercising, so I've been selling off many of my conventionally stocked long guns and have been replacing them with bullpups, SBRs, and handguns. I still enjoy cooking and eating I just cook and eat differently but probably not what you're thinking. Everything that "popular knowledge" knows about heart disease is absolutely incorrect. I assembled a packer brisket, cut into 3 pieces, into corned beef. or it will be corned beef on Nov' 8. From the corned beef state I can turn it into pastrami if I want to. Dogs are still a hobby too, but we've downsized and gone to much lower mass dogs. Dog and not dogs actually since we had to put down her larger brother a month ago. But we'll get another companion for her when we find the right one. I still do DIY, but on a smaller scale.

Welcome to the forum!

Lots of dust on this thread but maybe it'll help someone. I have a Hiperfire Genesis in my 300BLK and while I don't have a high round count through it yet I liked it the first time I dry fired it. I have the light springs in it to give (not a typo) the heaviest primer strike. It's a very nice trigger and mechanically absolutely nothing like a GI trigger.

I've often wondered if they don't sometimes line up all on their own and we never see it.

The link: https://shopwilsoncombat.com/GAS-RINGS-AR15_M16-ONE-PIECE-STAINLESS/productinfo/TR-HGR-15/ I have one in my 300BLK build and it works fine. I have yet to use the other AR that has it and I have yet to dig out the rest for replacement. Wilson also has AR10 one piece rings..

I was going to ask about one piece rings. I think they make sense, and with no data to back it up I swapped to them.

I live in a dry static prone place also, at least in the winter it's dry. I have a few funnels made for powder and none have issues with static. I think you could find one for under $5 unless I'm missing something. I'd look in Brownells or Midway and they'll tell you what calibers it'll load (the size of the hole). An Ebay purchase might be a mistake. If you want to make sure it's antistatic get one made for blackpowder and out of brass but you'll need to check and see if they are for cartridge loading. I know BP funnels exist but I've never seen or used one so I haven't a clue what you'll find. They are definitely anti-static though since one spark with BP and it ignites.

I bet you'll keep it as long as you live. Classic 1st shotgun. My 1st was also a shotgun but purchased behind enemy lines even back in the early '70s. I couldn't buy it. It was NJ and I was good enough to be cannon fodder for Vietnam if they had sent me there, they didn't. I had been trained in all sorts of ways to kill people and destroy things and taught to improvise the killing and destruction if need be, use rockets, machine guns, grenades all sorts of explosives, yada, yada, but to buy a single shot shotgun so that I could go bird hunting on leave? NO WAY! So my brother made the purchase after I handed him the $. NJ is even worse today. BTW, I still have that shotgun. Not long after I got out I took it to a gunsmith and had it modified. He told me, "The work will cost more than the gun is worth, you sure you want to do this?". I did. I've owned much more expensive shotguns since and they were nice, but that single shot went out with me far more often than the other shotguns. The others have been sold off, but I still have the 1/2 century old Stevens.

They've been made in one form or another for many decades. The basic design is a classic. Mine, after the military was a Browning Challenger made in the early '70s. But along with aging can come eye issues and when I realized it was a safe queen and not being used anymore I sold it to my brother. I loved that handgun, but it's in a better place.

Sorry, I know this is an AR10 forum. I don't write the following to crap on the AR10. It's more about me. Back to the idea of a small frame .308... IF I was in the market for a long .308 I would seriously consider one over an AR10. Why? Old fart here. Despite my continuing attempts to maintain muscle mass it's going somewhere and long full size guns just don't work for me anymore. Maybe a SF AR would work better. I know that bullpups definitely work better, and a conversion for my MDR might be best. That's if I was looking for another .308, but I'm not. I can't be a population of one, so maybe they won't work for younger folks, and maybe it wouldn't have worked for me 20 years ago, but it might work for me today. I stress the might work since many of my long arms have been sold and the ones I kept are stored in the safe with only the really short rifles coming out anymore. They are just what my hands reach for today. We'll see if it takes off or not. This post has me thinking of selling off more of my long guns, getting some more room in the safe, and buying that .308 conversion.

3 round burst is easy to do with no ridiculous ratchet mechanism, it just requires a trigger finger and a reasonable RPM. So get full auto and one also has 3 round burst. It was easy to do with the M16A1, I doubt that has changed. It is THE way to use full auto unless it's a human wave and then I'd either want water cooled or something yet to be designed, like refrigerated. Using 3 round burst and sandbags you'd be surprised at just what can be done esp' with 5.56/.223. Folks who use a "controlled" 🤣 100 round burst don't know what they're doing with full auto. There was a time when there were local full auto shoots and I can't remember anyone not just holding the trigger until the gun was empty and I thought some of the owners were ex-military and should have known better. Maybe they were practicing for human wave attacks. I'm in agreement with you Tshirt, and I know that you didn't mention the ratchet mechanism but that I did.

Welcome to the forum from central Maine!

I see that Canadian liars use the same terms that are used here in the USA. It's not a gun buyback, that makes it sound like the go'vermin somehow had something to do with putting the firearms "out there". It's a mandatory compensated confiscation but that doesn't sound as touchy feely as a buyback. Not used for hunting... oh really? Good for the resisting provinces!