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Hell, I was talking about stroker engine for towing torque, and crazy Mike tossed out a 383... First thing I thought was the 383 SBC stroker... <lmao> There's no way in hell that I'll be changing the trans or wiring - too much money in the trans, first, wiring sucks, second, and if I was going that far, I'd go for a diesel conversion. <thumbsup>

Not that I've been able to find, brother - thanks for moving this, too. :happydrunks: Before all the nuttiness in December, American Spirit Arms offered a machining service to machine cut your Uzi mags for you. Ship them to them, have them cut, pay nominal fee, get them shipped right back to you. Honestly, I figured I try to cut one, it would suck, and I'd contact ASA and ship the rest (or just drive them over to them). The first one turned out to be no big deal, so I chopped the rest. It's not a bad process at all. Set up digital caliper for one measurement, lock it down, scribe all mags that will be cut. Set up digital caliper for next measurement, lock it down, scribe mags for second cut, yada yada yada. It went quick, brother. <thumbsup>

There are specific G triggers for different applications. Each design has its merits, and purposes. Checking the tech data on the G site explains it all, as well as a pretty comprehensive thread here on this board. Here's info on light-pull triggers, and trigger follow-through:

Dremel. Heavy duty cutoff wheels for the lines, chainsaw sharpening bits to debur the edges and make the small radius cut for the mag catch, and larger round stones for the big radius on the back ridge. Went pretty damn quick once I was on a roll. I also put this one in the wrong place - I meant to stick it in the Black Rifles section, not here. Can you move it for me? EDIT - digital caliper to measure off the lines, and the sharp points on it to scribe those lines.

Picked up a bunch of these surplus Uzi mags over the winter. Didn't get around to modifying them until about a month ago. Super easy process. I cut the first one all the way - all cuts - and checked fitment. Once I verified the template, I used "assembly line processing" on the other 9 mags. Measure everything, mark it, make one (the same) cut on all the mags. All in all, the first one took me about an hour, but then the rest probably ate up about 15 minutes each. These were brand new surplus mags, never used, so I had to fully disassemble them all and clean them thoroughly - cosmoline EVERYWHERE, PACKED IN. I did NOT include that amount of time in the modification time listed above. Pics of the mags, then the template posted below. Enjoy, and go build another AR! <laughs> <lmao>

I know the EO came after this happened, but it makes you wonder if they were told to give trusts "extra scrutiny" with knowledge that the future EO was coming. Lois Lerner did it, so I don't trust the rest of 'em, not in the least...

No, brother, I sure don't. Gotta start looking. Also gotta start looking for a lever gun, now. I hate only having ONE rifle in a specific caliber... <dontknow> <lmao>

You talking about upper receivers or lower receivers, here? The DPMS lower receiver is billet machined, not forged. Several of us have them, myself included. It works. That's about all that can be said for it - it's not fancy, but works well. Several others have the JD Machine uppers and lowers - which are great. I'm not aware of anybody here that's active in posting that owns a Sun Devil set. MikeDaddyH knows about the Sun Devil stuff, though, so maybe he'll chime in. They're good, I know that much.

Think this has anything to do with The King's newly signed executive order?

Damn, I didn't know about that, and didn't catch it in the pics. Sorry, guys.

Latest addition to the older rifles in the collection. I actually got this one this summer, but neglected to mention anything about it until now. Busy, or something. I'll tell the story on it later through this thread. It's an IBM Corp M1 Carbine, chambered in .30 Carbine. Both the receiver and barrel are stamped IBM Corp, without additional markings or upgrades, and it's in great shape. I don't think it's been through the depot-level "remanufacture" process, or I'd find a bunch of other markings on it. I'll keep investigating and see what I can dig up. Complete with the oiler at the rear of the sling: Been meaning to get it out to the range the past month, and just haven't gotten the chance with this one. I'll get it out there soon. <thumbsup>

Upper receiver vise blocks to secure the upper. Appropriate standard open-end wrench for the brake. For little ARs, it's 3/4". For the big ones, it varies, but is usually 13/16" or 7/8". Some are custom/special/different. There's no written-in-stone standard, outside of the typical (but not always the same) barrel threading (5/8x24).

Nah, you're good, man. There's just a bunch of stuff to keep together on these things. Three different patterns, parts, etc...

Dude, you're just wrong... :ugone2far:

Damn brother - that's the father-in-law? You're in a very tough spot.

I'd still be in for at least one of the short-sction lowers - easy to build. On the long-action variants, something to consider will be the sourcing of the upper (he's making them), but also the bolt (bolt face diameter), bolt carrier (length), buffer (length and weight), buffer spring (proper tension through length, number of coils, wire diameter), barrel extension (must fit new bolt face diameter), chambering the barrel, etc. Long action ARs will require a longer bolt carrier, which still has to function inside the common constraints we have in the receiver extension length - that's the backbone of the whole operating system. Otherwise, we're be hunting for someone to make us custom, longer stocks, etc. Not gonna be easy, but other companies have already demonstrated that it's possible. Food for thought.

And the mag realease, and the takedown pin, and the pivot pin...

They just updated their FAQ on 27 Sep. Here's a link to the factory Recall page: http://www.springfieldrecall.com/ Here's a direct link to the FAQ on it: http://www.springfieldrecall.com/Recall%20FAQ.asp The FAQ gets update every Friday, so check it often. From this FAQ update, here's the big news. Basically, I'd wait, guys. We understand that our voluntary safety recall has made it inconvenient for you to be without your pistol, and we sincerely apologize for that. We also understand your frustration with our lack of follow-up communication to this point and we are committing to you now that we will provide regular updates going forward. We originally estimated a 30-day turn-around time, but it has unfortunately taken longer to develop and identify an upgrade solution. Please know that we are continuing to test potential upgrade solutions at this time and we have been doing so since we became aware of this issue. This testing is nearing completion and we will post any new updates as soon as we have identified a final upgrade solution. We will post our next update no later than Friday, October 4, and we will communicate immediately if a final solution is identified prior to that date. We wish that we could provide you with a specific return date at this time, but we are unfortunately unable to do so. Upgrades will be completed on a "first come / first served" basis.

Haven't sent the .45 in yet - keep meaning to call Springfield about it and find out what the exact problem is (which spring, which parts, etc.). I'll call them next week and find out what's up. Depending on what it is, I might have already changed it with other parts by now, and wouldn't send it in.

I'll figure out a way to do it, but I'd be in for two of them. I'd be in for the large mag. Something 30-06-ish at a minimum. .30 Cal Long Action over Short Action, and I think it's a winner! That's awesome news, wash!!! <thumbsup>

Even if the ejector is bad (can be a couple things wrong with it), it still might move freely in the bolt. If the ejector spring is broken, and overlapping at the broken ends, it'll still move most of the time. If the ejector is cracked below the recess for the roll pin, it'll still move - until the broken end binds it up. Honestly, I'd say check it first, no matter what, and eliminate it as a source of the problem. Remove and inspect. I'm not sure on your bolt face - it looks fine to me. If the talk is about the wear on the front of the bolt face, then I've seen that routinely, on different builds of mine and on issued service rifles. Bolt face wear = no big deal. If the talk of the wear is about the ring around the inside of the bolt face, that looks like machining to me - it's too uniform. Too perfect. I''d think that if it's truly "wear," it would be off to one side or another, not perfectly centered, at the same angle, same depth, etc. Dunno. I'd pull the ejector first and check it out thoroughly.

I'd like to know what kind of a holster it was (or the combination - holster and pistol). Wonder if the victim even practiced drawing. Some holsters are tight, and you twist the pistol to draw. Most of the time that's Kydex, but my Mernickle leather for my XD is like that - twist, or it's not coming out. You can't straight-pull from it. Takes practice. It also takes mindset. The guy open carries a pistol because he's been robbed before. Just open carrying isn't the answer. He needs to have the will to draw on someone.

You can't leave me hangin like that - where's it at?!... I have 10 UZI mags to keep loaded up.

^^^ Fulton Armory, brother. They've got the NM sights.