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This kind of poop is so unbelievable - that it doesn't surprise me.

Department of Homeland Security has more than 1.6 BILLION rounds stockpiled.

No poop. Foreign pregnant women apply for and receive Tourist Visas to the US. The come here and check into a "Maternity Tourism Hotel." They give birth. On US soil. For the reason of benefits. I poop you not - read the news: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-birthing-centers-20130104,0,2523789.story

I completely endorse the two conservative bills that were introduced, both of which want to end "Gun Free Zones." Hell yeah, that poop is PROVEN to be a nutcase/criminal magnet.

Military Arms Channel does EXCELLENT reviews. <thumbsup> They rock. :hethan:

Nordic Components - the best out there, by far. <thumbsup> http://shop.nordiccomp.com/NC-Shotgun-Accessories_c4.htm

Nice acquisitions, my brother. Very nice. The Varget is a score - if they have more, consider hitting them up again. Also nice on the primers - the 400s are good, and don't let some people scare you about using them in an auto-loader. There are stories out there that the non-srung AR firing pin sets them off when you chamber a round. That may have happened somewhere, from a high primer, but I've never had it happen in properly loaded cases. Projectiles are hard to find right now... The Varget will run the two types you found, and run it very well. <thumbsup>

Matt, I sure hope you can make that happen with the locals - that would be an invaluable connection and asset, in the not-so-distant future. Count me in for several. <thumbsup>

Matt, you have some SERIOUS skills, brother. That was impressive! <thumbsup>

No chance - I'm gonna do that right out in public, so the local news can capture the look on her face. <thumbsup> ;D

OOS at DSG Arms, but it's possible to backorder it. DSG is very, very good with their backorders. <thumbsup> Odd, all the stuff I used to build the newest rifle was all ordered on Dec 16th and 17th, the rifle is built and already had the sights zeroed. Almost everything I used on it is OOS all over the place... :-[

<lmao> <laughs> DAYYUM, GREG!!!

That's what you said about me - I take offense that you're just out here now, passin' that poop out. I think we need to talk... <dontknow> <lmao>

Slammed him STRAIGHT in the Vag. He might have liked it, too... <dontknow> <lmao>

Which one, brother? Point out the one you were talking about... Most of the civ-legal stuff get's out to about 200 or 250 yards.

That guy wasn't quite right - if ya know what I mean. There was some "Desert Deliverance" poop going on there, brother... We were lucky to escape - without choking his weird-ass out and being charged for it!!! <lmao>

By the way, from a firearms-perspective view... I buy ALOT of BCM complete Bolt Carrier Groups (BCGs). Alot of them. 6 months ago (and for years prior - years), they were $139. About 2 months ago, they were up to $159. I picked up a couple, then. Now, even though unavailable (OOS), they're listed at $179... I bought these for a few years, at the same price. In the last 6 months, the price has gone up twice. It's never, ever going to get any better for us. <dontknow> Get what you can, when you find it. That's really the bottom line. I no jokey about that. ;D

For the record, 416 stainless isn't a better material (for a barrel) over 410 stainless. That's why you see alot of 416 barrels, and not very many 410 barrels - 410 is supposed to be a bitch to machine. Bravo Company makes a few 410 barrels, for specific applications, but there aren't many other manufacturers out there that do it. It's pricey stuff. Now, is a 416 stainless carrier better than a 8620 steel carrier? I have no clue, whatsoever. I doubt that the 416 is better than 8620 tool steel, when a 410 ss barrel is better than 416 ss barrels, for strength... Why not make that carrier from 410 ss, then? Bottom line, I'm not trusting ANY stainless steel carrier, until I see numbers. Comparisons. Show me the differences between the two. Not 416 to 410 - that's already there. Show me both 416 and 410 to 8620. Bolts should be from 158 Carpenter steel, as well as tool steel extractors and ejectors... Bottom line, a machine shop can't pull this off. This is poop that they're not used to, and materials a typical machine shop can't even get ahold of. They won't have any idea where to source this stuff from. When they find it, they'll pay out the ass for it, and so will their customer, after machining. Unless they commit to this 110%, buy bulk, and go big, then they won't get discounts on the proper materials. Now... all this is my ass-umption that they're just a machine shop. All this might backfire on me, when I find out that they're truly that badass, and already have cheap sources for true gun-steel. Here's what they need to pull off, in addition to the carrier: Bolt carrier group (auto version) for your AR15, M16, or M4. Parkerized exterior and chrome lined inside carrier. Machined to USGI specifications. This M16/M4 carrier includes the proper Mil-Spec gas key. Gas key is chrome lined and heat treated per GI specifications. Gas key is secured to carrier via USGI domestic mfg Grade 8 fasteners and properly staked per Mil-Specs. These properly hardened parts insure a strong staking and proper gas system functioning. The bolt assembly is machined from the correct Mil-Spec Carpenter No. 158® steel, shot peened for increased strength, includes tool steel machined extractor and ejector. •Milspec Carpenter No. 158® steel •HPT Bolt (High Pressure Tested/ Proof) •MPI Bolt (Magnetic Particle Inspected) •Shot Peened Bolt •Chrome Lined Carrier (AUTO) •Chrome Lined Gas Key •Gas Key Hardened to USGI Specifications •Grade 8 Hardened Fasteners •Key Staked Per Mil-Spec •Tool Steel Extractor

Bolt material, with shot-peening standards? Magnetic-particle inspected? High-Pressure tested, with the right proof loads? I don't think a machine shop can handle proof-load testing. Not trying to piss in your cheerios, Matt, but this is something that a machine shop can't really do, unless they're a firearms-specific machine shop, with about unlimited access in firearms knowledge. I hope it works, but this isn't lathe and milling work, brother. Not for something that's pushing 60,000 psi about 3 inches from my face. <dontknow>

Your local machine shop needs to know the correct steel grades, correct treating processes, and correct testing processes, in order to get it right - that's where the cost comes from. If they can do it, I'm in. Basically, follow the TDP for a government contracted, issued M16-varient or M4 BCG, and that's what they need to know how to do, and be able to do. <thumbsup>

Oh, Lordy, the Illinois elected representatives are doing some very, very stupid things. They may very well be shooting themselves directly in the foot. "Can't see the forest for the trees" comes to mind right here. I'll link it, but I'm posting the entire news story. By the way, Armalite - you are very, very welcome in my state. Come to Arizona. If I hypothetically knew a guy at Armalite, he would have a place to crash, at my house, during the move. <thumbsup> http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01/02/illinois-dems-press-forward-with-gun-control-bills-firearms-group-warns-no/ Illinois Senate Democrats advanced legislation late Wednesday to restrict semiautomatic weapons and high-capacity magazines, pressing forward with new gun control measures in the waning days of the session over the objections of firearms groups. Amid the developments, the Illinois State Rifle Association issued an “urgent alert” to its members warning them that Democratic legislators were trying to push through last-minute anti-gun legislation. “There would be no exemptions and no grandfathering,” the group stated in its alert. “You would have a very short window to turn in your guns to the state police and avoid prosecution.” A Senate committee approved two bills, one dealing with the weapons and the other with magazines. Democratic supporters could face a tough sell in the full Senate. One measure would ban the possession, delivery, sale and transfer of semiautomatic handguns and rifles. People who currently own such weapons could keep them but would have to register them. The bill would allow semiautomatic weapons to be used at shooting ranges, but those facilities would be regulated. National Rifle Association lobbyist Todd Vandermyde told lawmakers the bill would restrict about 75 percent of handguns and 50 percent of long guns in circulation today. He also said it would treat law-abiding gun owners like criminals, and is in conflict with Second Amendment rights upheld by the courts. "I've never seen a piece of legislation that tramples on so many court decisions," Vandermyde said. The other bill, introduced by Democratic state Sen. Dan Kotowski, would limit ammunition magazines to 10 or fewer rounds. Those pushing for enhanced restrictions say stricter rules are needed in the wake of a string of high-profile mass shootings -- most recently the deadly school shooting in Newtown, Conn. Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn had been trying earlier this year to pass new legislation in the wake of the Colorado movie theater shooting, but lawmakers are taking another crack at it. Kotowski sponsored legislation in 2007 that would have prohibited assault weapons and .50-caliber rifles. His bill made it through a Senate committee but died on the floor. Another Democratic state lawmaker, Antonio Munoz, introduced the ban on all assault weapons “designed for war.” Quinn has repeatedly tried to get stricter laws on the books but has fallen short. The state Senate got back to work Wednesday. The House plans to return Monday. Both legislative bodies are working against a Jan. 9 deadline -- when the state’s new General Assembly will be sworn-in. Gun manufactures in Illinois have already threatened to leave the area if laws limiting guns are put in place. ArmaLite owner Mark Westrom told FoxNews.com that he’s been fielding offers from at least two others states to move his operation if gun control laws in Illinois are pushed through. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Or $3,000.00 for the BCG. That's not some wild-ass guess on my part, either. When I see $10 surplus, beat-to-poop AR mags going for $99.00, then it makes my $3k guess right in line with the gougers out there...

You don't really have very many options right now - and it looks like you'll have less options in the future. It's YOUR call. 3 months ago, this was a different story, but it's not the same, anymore. Something to think about. The supply may NEVER come back up, and if you see something that's not "gouging" right now, you'd be best to jump on it. That's my $0.02. Good luck. <thumbsup>

Search out "Al Gore news" right now. He sold out, to Al Jazeera. Yes, he did.

In a "perspective" kind of way, the Fulton chrome BCGs, complete, were mid-$330s in early 2010, when supply was good. If you caught them during a 10% off sale, you nailed that thing for right under $300 - complete. What you're looking at right now, all things considered, for that carrier, isn't really that bad. Pull the trigger, man, before even that is gone. I'm just sayin'.