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Find out what the barrel-nut stats are - that will drive everything else. Armalite-patterned and DPMS-patterned barrel nuts are different, and you need a specific rail made for one of those two - find out what RRA is using.

The only small parts you need to worry about the the .308AR are: Bolt catch Buffer spring Buffer Take down pin Pivot pin All the other parts are AR-15 parts. You can use the AR-15 safety, the takedown/pivot detents and springs, safety detent and spring, grip, grip screw, trigger assembly, mag release assembly (and it's spring). Receiver extensions (carbine or rifle) are the same, most of the time. Exceptions to that include the VLTOR A5 setup for AR-15s - don't use that on a .308 AR. Rock River Arms stuff is different, also, for their .308 AR (LAR-8). Large parts need to be specifically .308 AR - receivers, BCG complete, barrel, barrel nut, rails, etc. If you start thinking about mixing Armalite patterned parts and DPMS patterned together - get ahold of us before you purchase. Some things work, many don't.

They're AR-15 parts, directly. No difference in those parts between the two platforms.

Exactly. Tolerance stacking can kick our collective asses at times. As a manufacturer, just for lowers, you might get in 100 raw forged lowers. You machine them into final finished form. Most of this is CNC now. What do you think those bits look like for Number 98, 99, and 100 out of that batch? Dulled, not cutting as smoothly or accurately, etc. That's how we sometimes get out of spec parts.

RALPHIE!!! <laughs> <lmao>

When you email him, explain who you are, what you do, etc., with the specifics you need to, in order to get the point across - let him know who you are w/in constraints. He might send it off to you, with the agreement to send it back... <thumbsup>

Brother, get ahold of Clint at Fulton Armory, and see if he can help you out. He's forgotten more about M1 and M14 accurizing than most people will every be able to learn, in a lifetime. He probably already has the stuff you need, or he can make the stuff you need, or he can guide you to the other people that have what you need. Make that phonecall, man. <thumbsup> EDIT - Unless that's the info you already got from him... :o <laughs> If you did talk to him, and that's what he told you that you need - then that's what you need. I'd be buying $700-worth of tools to convert these barrels to (how many) Sage chassis, before I'd be buying (how many) Troy MCS Chassis @ $520 per. As soon as you get to two Troy Chassis setups, you've defeated the purpose, and the "rationale" in Govt spending - even who you work for, brother. <dontknow>

At 4:18/4:19, he uses the words "no acts of terror" - is THAT it?! :o

Someone just stepped on their dick, with golf cleats. Badly. I don't expect the bleeding to stop. Shitbag just stated that he called the Banghazi attack as "a terrorist attack" the very next day, in a speech in the Rose Garden. The debate moderator agreed that he said that. Here's the speech - did I MISS it, somehow?!

Having problems, here. I've been buying locally, at higher prices (prefer to do that normally). When the local prices are WAY higher than what I can get on the 'net, I try to go to the 'net. Online sources are tough to find now, with repeatability - there are some short supplies out there. I mostly reload .223/5.56, and I always sort that brass separate, and only use CCI primers. I've been grabbing whatever CCI 400s and CCI 41s that I can, and put those into the respective cases that I have. If I'm low on 400s at the time, I load 41s in the 5.56 instead. Vice versa. It's tough out there right now. I hope that changes soon. <thumbsup>

I got ahold of them, about the "Verified Reviewer" status, and this topic in specific. <thumbsup>

Round TWO! Romney is right now kicking a desparate President's ass. Handing it to him. I love it. <thumbsup>

Halfway to Mexico, brother. Don't worry about the $10s - I'll spot you. Especially since I'm getting them all, anyway... <laughs> <lmao> You'll be shooting here: http://www.sierravistarange.org/ Yes, my friend is bring his LaRue with him. What he hasn't realized yet is that his OBR is zero'd at 271ft elevation, and he'll be shooting it at 4,600ft elevation... His scope is gonna be WAY off... ;D <munch>

Separate the upper and lower - does the bolt catch cycle smoothly? Nothing on it at all, no pressure from a mag, no pressure from a locked-back bolt - is it rough in it's mount in the lower?

Damn, that looks good. <thumbsup>

SWEET!!! <thumbsup> ;D

If I can turbo/nitrous the thing, then I'm in. :o

Jon, don't worry about it... If you can't get these bullets to mag length for a .308 semi, then just buy a 300BLK barrel and start re-necking 5.56 brass... <laughs> <thumbsup> Those heavies would work great from a 300BLK setup. ;D The most common long .308 AR projo is the 175gr BTHP. Some 180grainers will work, but not many.

^^^ Good advice - call Clint at Fulton Armory. Ask to speak to him, he'll talk to you. Hours: 12:00pm-5:00pm EST, Mondays through Fridays (excluding holidays) *Please note new phone hours Phone: (301) 490-9485 Fax: (301) 490-9547 Email: info@fulton-armory.com Address: Fulton Armory 8725 Bollman Place, Suite #1 Savage, MD 20763

Pappy, I checked my usual sources, and they're all out of stock. I thought for sure one of them would have them. Sorry, man. How many do you need?

Nice, man, nice! You can try out a UBR on one of my rifles, if you can make a shoot with us. I posted a "loose timeline" in the Hell Raisin' thread in GD. <thumbsup>

GOOD! <thumbsup>

After I put the AAC Brakeout on the Rem 700, it had a pretty significant POI shift - about 4" left and 4" up. Re-zero'd it, and it's still dead-nuts accurate again. I saved that target somewhere, I'll see if I can find it.

I'm hoping some of the locals see this "calendar" and can figure out some time to get together. <thumbsup> That Saturday night during Helldorado, in Tombstone, followed by some Sunday shooting - that's pretty tempting for some of the local Tucson guys. ;D

I can't imagine the wheel bearing maintenance you'd have to do... :o I saw that thing a couple years ago, at one of the International Motorcycle Shows. It's a big heavy pig.