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Good lookin' stick, man. Welcome aboard. <thumbsup>

Daaaaaaaaaaaaamn, I HATE this pistol. These things are worse than AR15s. :o I picked up a Springfield Armory XD45 several months ago. I catch so much poop for being a 1911 guy (a Kimber 1911 guy, only). The plastic-pistol guys are always giving me hell. Glock guys, I respect you. I won't own a Glock, though. I do not like the trigger. Nope, not at all. I have shot the hell out of them, and I don't like them, won't learn to like them, etc. I figured the only other plastic pistol I could try out would be the SA XD. So, I tried one. It didn't have the Glock-type trigger, and shot okay. Alright, we're moving forward... Has a backstrap safety, like a 1911 - BIG plus for me (tricks me into thinking I'm shooting another 1911...). I liked it alright. Then I found the one I ended up buying - the SA XD9661HCSP, 4" Service Model, with Thumb Safety. Holy poop, this is almost a 1911!!! <laughs> Ambi mag release, ambi thumb safety. I like it. Before things got stupid - well, a couple months, before, actually - I was shopping for them pretty good. Found a couple online for decent prices, but called my local gun pusher about it. If he could get it, I'd have him order it. Kind of a guilt thing, since I have him transfer so much poop for me (another guilt thing with him was paying full retail for a SureFire 60 mag, at $129 - I kind of owed him that, in a way). Not only could he get it, he had one in the glass case at the shop. I left work and bought it, right then. Now, NOT being a plastic pistol guy, I had NO IDEA how much poop is out there for these things. No idea. These things are WORSE than ARs. I'll have a bunch of stuff on order for this pistol, but right now a Springer Precision trigger kit is in the mail. I'll give that an update when it comes in. Future plans - not too distant future, also - include some tritium sights (probably adjustable rear, and probably Dawson), extended mag release, and Cerakote (two different colors of dirt). It's in a Masters Leather holster right now, but I don't like how it draws from that. The Mernickle is on order (a couple days ago), so I'll have that one in 3 or 4 weeks - and I already know how it will draw from that. Nothing but spectacular holsters. They rock. <thumbsup> These things are ridiculous. I don't really hate it, either, outside of the fact that it's (1) gonna cost me more money, and (2) it won't be my last XD or XDM. Fcuk. This is what 40 rounds of .45ACP looks like. 13rd mag, one in the pipe, 2 spare 13rd mags. I carry this every day now.

KeepShooting makes some decent magazines. They're about the only source out there anymore for brand new manufacture M3 Greasegun mags.

Any '58 through '62 Vette. An original Dodge Power Wagon. 1993 Mazda RX-7 (the Gen 3). I would rip the poop out of this car. I've picked up a few things already, that I've always wanted. 1986 Honda TRX250R, 1998 Honda CR500R, and in a few more weeks, 1989 Kawasaki KX500. <thumbsup>

Mike, I like the flag in the case, brother. I respect that, alot. <thumbsup>

If it is indeed not offered by FA anymore, you could still get it from Criterion Barrels. It might take a little more money to convince them to give it to you, but they are the manufacturer. They still list it: http://criterionbarrels.com/ProductPages/AR10.html

You bastage... :o

There's a fella on here, Rome, that sent a set of gauges all over the country to be used. This wasn't on this board (though, he's here), and it was back in 2010. I was the first person he sent them to, and I sent them on my way to the next guy on the list. They were travelling for quite awhile, almost a year, and hit a hell of alot of states. His username here is "cabinetman," and his first name is Rome. Look him up and send him a PM. <thumbsup>

I'll check next time I see the website open again. <thumbsup> I'd try to call, but I'd feel like a dick not buying anything, and just pimping information. I do need a National Match A2 flash suppressor, so I might risk the call.

You guys are seriously slipping... :cookoo: OP, Fulton Armory makes a stainless 16" rifle gas .308 barrel, medium contour, 1:10 twist. Criterion makes it for them. It'll handle the heavy bullets just fine, is mobile (16" barrel), offers less recoil than other 16" 308 barrels (rifle gas), and can still rock targets at 600 yards easily.

Forward assist works on 308 ARs. It doesn't ratchet the BCG down the upper receiver like the AR-15 does, but it catches the shoulder on the BCG and locks it into battery. It would be the equivalent of the "last click" of a forward assist on the AR-15. It works on all DPMS and Armalite patterned 308s, notches, serrations, smooth doesn't matter. I can't vouch for the RRA guns.

The V-Max. Man, those are one nasty ride... <thumbsup>

The barrel on that Bersa is hosed. As soon as bullets (even one) start stacking against a squib, it bulges the barrel. I hope they never try to fire it again, before barrel replacement. :-[

Same exact sentiment that I was trying to find the words for. <thumbsup>

That's an EASY one, brother! <laughs> (EDIT - Nevermind, I cheated a pimp pic of some .45 ACP into your .45 Colt comment... <lmao> )

That doesn't mean they can't be intercepted. I'm just sayin'... <dontknow>

MagPul made the M93 - it was their first buttstock. The extension/locking design was refined, and ultimately turned into the UBR. MagPul didn't re-release the M93 after they launched the UBR, and they sold the design rights to Ergo, who produces it as the F93. <thumbsup>

poop. I got all excited, thinking they'd have the 5.56 billet upper, too... :(

Bleak. That's the word I was looking for. I have 8lbs of powder, enough cases, projectiles and primers to use the powder up. Time to crank up the Rock Chucker.

No way does the SSA-E cost $330, brother. MSRP straight from Geissele is $230, and you can (could) often find them about $20 under that.

Which Geissele trigger did you install?

Low to mid 40s for the heavies. MANY variations, and considerations.

It's the same sized pin in the 308s and the AR-15s, so it should have a length of 0.437" and a diameter of 0.062". If it IS that size, then the hole is drilled too large. Time to look for the next size up on roll pins.

Answer is here, for about any kind of load: http://www.reloadbench.com/gloss/grain.html

Personal call. Are you going to add a suppressor, in the future? Or, are you going to use the rifle in any 3-gun type competitions? If the answer to both of those is no, then just simplify everything, and run a non-adjustable block. Less parts. Less things to worry about. There are several things you can do with the rifle, down the road, to manipulate felt recoil - besides having the ability to adjust gas. Add weight to the recoil system in a couple different ways will do it. So, no suppressor, no 3-gun competitions - just run a standard, non-adjustable block.