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gotcha, I was imagining something much uglier. And yes the barrel nuts are tight <laughs> So you are referring to the MOE HG correct? I found them a bear to put on my AR-15, VERY TIGHT. I have read elsewhere that guys dremel them to make them work on the 308 AR

Im confused. If the barrel nut is not properly aligned the gas tube would not be able to be inserted into the upper receiver.

what a beauty <thumbsup>

Thats awesome. Of course those Dillons are as bad as AR's for tricking out. <laughs>

RRA is neither AR-10 or DPMS. It's the original Bushmaster design corrected and refined. Not sure on compatibility with either of the others

The hypocrisy is whats gets me too.

This company has shown me on a personal level that they are in fact anti-gun. Therefore I will not support them in any way shape or forum on a personal level or with my websites.

Nice! Im a fan of the .243 for hunting

Jim Shepherd of The Shooting Wire writes the following: After three days of running a battery of new Colt firearms through some exercises that would exceed the shooting activities of most shooters not attending a shooting school, it would seem that Colt is making a very serious effort to get back into the consumer shooting market. For nearly a decade, there hasn't been much news - or noise- out of Colt as it relates to the consumer marketplace. The law enforcement/military contracting business had occupied most of their time, attention and efforts. Candidly, lots of other companies were making more money from firearms that were originally Colt flagship products than Colt. As I'd written earlier this week, their new 1911 Rail Gun is solid, functioned reliably and is a solid piece of work. Ditto their carbines. They are familiar tools to anyone who likes the 1911 pistol and AR-style rifle. [table][tr][td][table][tr][td] Richard Mann examines the Colt .308 rifle. If it operates as promised, you might find yourself with a single Colt lower and two - or more- AR style uppers. [/td][/tr][/table]Wednesday, however, we had the opportunity to spend some time with the rifle that might actually represent a significant advancement of the Colt name in the consumer marketplace. The new SP901 Modular Carbine looks a lot like other 7.62/308 rifles available from a variety of manufacturers. Unlike the dedicated AR-10/308, Colt's rifle is, well, modular, designed to allow owners to remove the .308 upper, insert a feed/mag adapter, and add "any AR upper." Yep, they said "any AR upper" - not a proprietary Colt upper. If that's the case, it would allow a shooter to have a .22 caliber upper for training/practice, a .223 upper for light sporting applications (or home defense) and the heavier-caliber .308 module for hunting. For a company that's specialized in staying under the radar, that's a pretty big step into the consumer marketplace. [table][tr][td][table][tr][td] The roll marks say it all. Colt. Modular. Carbine. [/td][/tr][/table]It's one thing to see a rifle and hear how it will operate, but the true test of any tool is use. Granted, I was intrigued, but only trigger time tells you about a firearm. On one of Gunsite Academy's 300 yard ranges in a 20-plus mile per hour crosswind, I had the opportunity to spend some trigger time on the new rifle. Despite a fierce quartering wind, it was a fairly simple matter to put hits on a pepper popper target 300 yards away. Using a Trijicon riflescope, it was simply a matter of dialing in the diopter, putting the crosshairs on the target and gently squeezing the 6-pound trigger. The rifle was more than capable of making 300-yard shots on silhouette targets. There were the normal quirks of a brand-new rifle, but a couple of failures to feed or eject aren't really unusual in any new rifle. And the unit we were shooting arrived unfired. It was taken to the range, given a light oil, and zeroed with the Trijicon scope. At that point, the dozen or so writers in attendance lined up and put magazine after magazine through it. Today, there aren't a lot of detailed specifications to quote. It was somewhat heavier than a standard 5.56/223 rifle, but equipped with a heavy-duty base and long-range riflescope still seemed to be in the nine-pound range. It will be available sometime in early 2011, with a choice of two precision barrel lengths and Vltor stock. It may feature camo or plain finishes. With the adapter in place, the rifle will accept "most" standard AR-10 magazines. I say "most" because no rifle feeds all magazines. [table][tr][td][table][tr][td] Paul Markle whacking steel plates 300 yards away. Despite a pretty tough wind, Markle gave the steel a workout. [/td][/tr][/table]]Beyond that, Colt V-P Joyce Rubino didn't offer much information, As she explained, the company is still finalizing models/options.When Gunsite instructor Chris Weare went through the rifle, he made an experienced observation as to where the rifle might have immediate tactical applications. "In an overwatch or spotting position," Weare said, "this rifle would offer you the accuracy you'd need to control a street or urban area. It would be pretty quick to get onto multiple targets."From a sporting application, I could see the multi-caliber potential pretty quickly. You could use the rifle in a tactical match (.223), long-range (.308) or even side-match (.22 caliber) in the rimfire setup.As another manufacturer's representative said after trying the rifle, "It's good to see Colt back in the marketplace."We're hoping to get individual units of the new Colt products for more in-depth testing over the next few weeks. As always, we'll keep you posted. --Jim Shepherd [/td][/tr][/table][/td][/tr][/table][/td][/tr][/table]

Nice! <thumbsup>

Impact Guns has one on sale here

While I don't operate like many shooting sites that block all external links I am now forced to slightly modify my policy. While most links are fine and without issue. every once in a while experiences, circumstances and business decisions will force me to take a stand with some businesses and or their representitives. Their links and name will be automatically removed by the forum software. I will not post my reasons. Please don't ask. Additionally companies who take an anti gun stance will also be removed. I will not support those who do not support us. Edited posts will look like this *See Site News* The term between the asterisk might be different. Sponsor and Advertiser links - These are always welcome and encouraged. However I will often modify the links with a tracking code so this site gets credit for traffic. Sorry for the inconvenience.

like you gotta ask <laughs>

Welcome!

BTW if I missed posts and emails its because I was working from my phone....sorry

I was on vacation since the Friday before Halloween, and we do Halloween big here. Was not full recovered from setting up and tearing down until about Tuesday. The weather went to hell the second half of the week. Sunday we headed to New York City to see my Favorite guitarist Rik Emmett. What we had not realized was the New York Marathon was going on. Our Train died about halfway to NYC. They did manage to get it going after a while. We walked around Time Square for a bit. Everything was insanely busy. I heard there was 40000 additional people in the city that day. We had an awful time getting a cab. Took about an hour and a half and he totally screwed us. We managed to get to the show on time. On the way home there was a problem with a switch on the tracks. We had to head back towards NY a ways and wait. It was about 1:30am on a train full of odd humans. Finally made it to my town. Upon leaving the train station we got a ticket for running a red light. It was bogus. They saw a pickup truck at 2:15am and figured we were drinking. Gonna fight the ticket. Around 3am the wind picked up crazy, 60mph gusts and our first snow. Thankfully we took the Monday off in advance. I knew we would need recovery time. Great to be back home.

Thanks for the info buddy

Thanks!

looks great man

<lmao> Man I had a day from hell I will start a new thread about it.

Ive been on vacation and running around like maniac for the past week. Posting from my phone which is painful. Vacation ended at 3am with a hell trip to and from NYC. I'm tired, broke and angry. Ill catch up here Wednesday at the latest. Hold the fort guys. Feel free to talk amongst yourselves....

A few guys here have used their stuff.

Thanks Doc. Anybody have a standard .936 block around?

Magtech has a reputation for sticking in the chambers of these guns. Not sure about the PMC. DPMS occasionally lets a rough chamber out of the factory. These weapons need to run very wet with oil when new. Much more so than an AR-15. What does the rim of the cartridge look like? Any marks from the extractor? What does the case look like? Anything unusual?

Mobil 1 would be my first recommendation. I have also started using Militec 1 on my firearms. So far I like what Im seeing with that product. More info here