Matt.Cross

Same dilemma, trying to choose between Fulton Armory and Rainier Arms.

I'm emailing these pics to my older brothers who all think they're pro deer hunters, can't wait to show them their prize kills have been smashed by this cute little girl!! <laughs>

ROFL It's time for you to be self-employed ol' buddy.

LOL Jump right in, so far as I know, noone here is overbearing. ;)

Oddly enough, for me it was a starting point! :D

Tell him not to under any circumstances fail to protect his hearing. I know too many people who let "Ol' Arty" ruin their hearing, and now they kick themselves for not doing something they considered a nuisance at the time. Glad to hear about somebody else giving part of their life to serving our country!

North Carolina (pronounced "knoweth-keero-line-ah") <laughs>

A reasonable and logical person would stop, but in the event the intruder is hyped up on one or more drugs and doesn't know he's not invincible, you would have to be able to put more than two rounds in him/her before they can get to you. It's a chance I personally wouldn't take. On top of that, inevitably you could end up in court having to try to explain to a jury exactly why you not only shot the 'victim' three times or more, but with two different types of rounds as well. Trust me, a prosecutor would have a field day with that, and "excessive force" would be the phrase for the day. It's kinda funny how my perception of break-in scenarios changed once I learned NC's laws concerning them. Kinda disappointing on the whole, but nice to know how to defend yourself without winding up in prison.

I think you're right on, hitting the forward assist and screwing something up worse in the middle of a firefight clearly isn't going to do anyone any favors. Practicing clearing drills is the way to go, it's simple, effective, and doesn't screw anything up when you do it right.

Welcome to the forums!!! We welcome ALL your questions, it gives us a chance to pretend we know something.... <thumbsup> :D

North Carolina welcomes Gun Nuts!! Come on down fellas, I'll help ya find a place to settle down in gun lover country.

No problem Herk, we're here to enable any and all gun addictions you may be living with. Most everyone here has gotten pretty well versed in .308 ARs, and once you've been here a little while, you see the practicality of building your own. Keep us posted on the direction you're wanting to go and you'll get plenty of fantastic suggestions. Welcome to the forums, enjoy!!!

I'm interested in the PRS, sending PM.

Welcome to the forums!!!

Yep, I'm with you on the boycott. I'm gonna do my level best not to give them any business.

Maiden, very near Hickory. Minutes from Charlotte.

Welcome to the forum, nice to have another fellow Carolinian on the boards. Hopefully I can pick your brain about accurizing the .308 I'm building!

Maybe not if you're a bodybuilder, but otherwise, it's pretty durned heavy.

Very nice, alway wish MY thumbs looked like that.... The bolt catch is OK too... <laughs>

To be honest, I'm scared to clean my LR's in any fashion besides disassembled. Sorry about your finger though man, that's gotta hurt....

I need your address Drew, be on the lookout for a keyboard-sized package that smells like vomit. Edit: In the meantime, enjoy some of this footage from one of Madhouse's 'classic ride' shoots.

I don't know if I've told you lately how much I hate you (read, "ENVY YOU"), but right now I really hate you... <laughs> <lmao> <thumbsup> I believe it's understood at this point that you MUST post results... (with pics)

Be sure to post up some pics once you get it set up!

The gains are relative and in terms of overall accuracy. A free-float tube has a single point of influence over the barrel, and that by manipulating the receiver itself whereas the enclosed forarm type manipulates at both the receiver and a given point along the length of the barrel. It basically means there's a point at which the barrel is susceptible to torque and thus a change in the point of impact. No big deal at shorter ranges, much more apparent at longer distances.

I highly recommed Lothar Walther for their customer service, I dealt with Woody Woodall and you'd be hard put to find nicer people. The barrel I spec'd out came up to only $442, that's including the matched bolt, barrel extension, headspacing AND the shipping cost.