Matt.Cross

Welcome to the forums! Thanks for the info.

Thanks for reading up and then posting your question, that's very sensible. :) You can use a DPMS bolt in an Armalite bolt carrier and vice versa, however you CANNOT mix bolts and barrels. Armalite bolts will only match AR10 type barrels, and DPMS bolts only match LR308/SR-25 type barrels. Use carriers interchangeably, but bolt type must match barrel type.

Being that the 2nd stage is where the shot breaks and therefore the critical stage, the 1st shouldn't cause much concern IF you can clearly feel where it ends. Is it rough enough that can't feel where the first ends and the second begins?

An enabler, HERE??? Are you crazy? You've got a better chance of involvement in a snowball fight in hell.... LMAO

Well, I bought my paint yesterday. Going for Midnight Metallic Blue w/ Gold stripes and Gold rim accents. Before and after pics to follow soon...

I've heard that some precision shooters like to loc-tite their barrels into the upper, but to be completely honest it seems more important to have the receiver face and barrel extension shoulders squared with each other for maximum surface contact. Also, the barrel nut being squared similarly to the front shoulder of the barrel extension for maximal contact & rigidity. Get those things right along with barrel nut torque and you'll have a hole-stacker for sure.

Definitely. <laughs> Old me -> :wub: New me -> :bitchslap:

I echo this sentiment. In my humble experience, person behind the gun notwithstanding, the barrel and trigger are going to be the keys to what kind of accuracy you will get.

Glad to hear it brother. Honestly, I've never taken issue with the quality of their product, everyone I know that has one says they are fantastic barrels and I don't doubt them for a minute. At this point, if they hadn't dealt with me in the manner that they did, I would buy blanks from them and simply complete my own barrels, but even that is out of the question. I honestly wouldn't piss on Woody if his guts were on fire.

ROFLMAO

Ditto. I hate BATFE regs.

It's almost perfect, just needs an Ops Inc 12th and you're all set!

That last comment I quoted wasn't directed at you specifically, it has long been common here to see complaints from members who bought knock-offs on FleaBay. Being that it is a company that doesn't support 2nd Amendment rights is the first reason I don't buy off Ebay, the successive reasons are the ones Tom already mentioned. It's hard to go wrong buying from reputable sellers/manufacturers.

I'm collecting Fossil Tri-Chrono type watches, they're pretty nice and you don't have to feel bad about beating them up.

FDE seems doable, hmmmm....

Welcome to the forums, make yourself right at home.

From a business standpoint, just because it's a good idea doesn't mean it will be popular. Businesses usually sell what sells well.

The shop does guarantee their work, and their work looks amazing.

Alright fellas, it's time to get my personal pickup some body work and a new paintjob from head to toe so to speak. Right now I've got a quote for the body work and full paint job + rim accents for $2k. The body work consists of pulling two minor dents and taking care of various deep scratches & scrapes. The paint work is the aforementioned bumper-to-bumper job plus some rim accents to make those wheels pop with the paint scheme. The paint in question is PPG Omni Plus. Anyone care to make suggestions or comments on the pricing & materials?

I applaud that accomplishment....

It's ugly, probably works better than anything else out there. Try it out, let us know what you think!

As far as I know, the AR-15 platform they only feature the standard flat-top uppers or carry handle style, they aren't really defined under generational status to my knowledge.

You mean for the .308 right? So far we don't have any members that have posted comparison photos... Right. So was it upper receiver differences you wanted to know about, or lower receiver differences?

Welcome to the forums terraspatial, sounds like you've got two real nice builds going on there.

Since it appears you have your info straight, I'm taking the liberty of locking this thread. Thanks to the regulars for helping get this sorted out, and if anyone is reading this as a newcomer, I hope it is helpful to you.