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No, no, I hear ya. I still have "unfinished parts" on a few recent builds that need to be addressed. I hate not having something finished, proper. I need to get that poop squared away, get the dedicated .45 lower, and get the PINK gun built... I'll trip and fall into something else along the way - that, I'm positive... :o

Currently have too many other "projects" in the way - but I have considered one. <dontknow> That damn PINK gun needs to get done! :o

Nice! I love a new build. <thumbsup>

Looks like CMMG has finally put a couple complete rifles on their site - for the longest time, these have only been available through CDNN Investments, a huge sporting goods place. Prices are probably still lower through CDNN, since they buy in bulk... <dontknow> $1499 http://cmmginc.secure-mall.com/item/Mk3-16-Stainless-Steel-308-1806 $1399 http://cmmginc.secure-mall.com/item/Mk3-18-Stainless-Steel-308-1807

That's the CASS-3P, brother - that one's been in the works for awhile. <thumbsup>

I was almost afraid to open this topic... <dontknow> <laughs>

^^^ He DEFINITELY wins this essay contest. <thumbsup> <laughs> I concur - with all of it. * Footnote - torque on the barrel nut should be 30~80lb/ft.

Have you found a source for a 13.7" .308 barrel? Which muzzle device are you pinning in place?

That YHM flip-up I posted before - that clamp should clear with no cutting. The flip-up part, and it's base, would have to go, but that clamp should fit in the dimensions the OP listed (1.540").

^^^ What he said. <thumbsup> For this, a Specter gas block needs 1.625" to clear. You can cut one down, but you're looking at reducing the outer "corners" of it by more than 0.05" all the way around. Can that be done? I know I took off more than that to get mine to clear the DD rail, but it wasn't fun, and wasn't easy. <dontknow> Sacrificing this piece right here would be alot easier, but it would also be considerably more money. That thing ^^^ is MSRP of $102. That would work, and be pretty easy to cut down, and would definitely clear. Mounting it, as Jgun said,... you'd have to get creative to tighten it up under that mono rail.

The MA-TEN lower already accepts P-Mags, and other DPMS-type mags. <thumbsup> You can't get a MA-TEN lower that takes Armalite mags.

I highly doubt the wrench would clear any lo-pro gas block, man. You should call up Mega Machine and ask then what the ID of that barrel nut wrench is. That's a number they should have for you. After that, it's finding a gas block that's top-to-bottom (usually the largest diameter on one) smaller than that ID. The YHM Specter requires a rail that's a minimum of 1 5/8" ID in order to clear the block. I've used several of those on builds. <thumbsup>

68, 69, 75, and 77gr. <thumbsup> 1:8 twist barrels and the 68, 69gr stuff, then the 1:7 barrels with the 75 and 77gr. ;D

From their load tables, they are REALLY getting the velocity out of the heavier 5.56 bullets with this powder. <thumbsup> DAMN! :o

That MA-TEN mono barrel nut wrench should fit over just about every muzzle device out there - minus the Noveske Pig. The hole down the center of that thing is pretty large. Check the relations of the ID of the barrel nut, and the barrel nut wrench - there's not too much out there that it won't clear, as far as muzzle devices go. <thumbsup> Pin that sucker and run some type of 2-piece gas block config. <thumbsup>

Toby know's what's up. <thumbsup> Do you have him registered to vote? ;D

Find out if the YHM Specter 2-piece gas block will fit under that mono upper. If it does, problem solved. If it doesn't - it's got alot of meat. You can carve it down to fit almost anything. I stuffed one under a DD Mk18 RIS II rail. If there's no way it's going to work with the Specter, then you have an expensive option at your disposal - YHM 2-piece flip-up front sight, cut down like you'd cut down a standard front sight when you turn it into a lo-pro gas block. That's some coin, right there, knowing ahead of time that you're getting it to cut it up... :o That would work, though. With a pinned FH on a barrel going into a mono upper, the very best solution you'll have will be a 2-piece gas block.

New powder fron Hodgdon now - CFE 223. "Copper Fouling Eraser." They list is as a great powder for the .223 Rem as well as the .308 Win. I might be ditching Varget if this stuff delivers. <thumbsup> The technology developed for the U.S. Military that greatly deters copper fouling is now available in CFE™223 for your reloads! Introduced in January 2012, this versatile spherical rifle propellant incorporates in its formula CFE, Copper Fouling Eraser. This ingredient, originally used in military propellant, greatly deters copper fouling. It contributes to longer periods of top accuracy with less barrel cleaning time. Being a spherical powder, metering is superbly accurate. CFE 223 yields top velocities in many cartridges such as the 204 Ruger, 223 Remington/5.56mm NATO, 22-250 Remington and the 308 Winchester/7.62mm NATO, plus many, many more. Match, Varmint and AR shooters will love this one! http://www.hodgdon.com/new_prod.html They're getting 2800 fps from a 168gr Sierra HPBT... :o

<thumbsup> I was gonna say, the Lawyer Pin isn't in that 45*, either... <lmao> Did I win one? ;D If not, I'll buy it!

I'm seeing the dove-tailed ends there, like the CASS-3P selectors, but they're looking like 2-position centers. <thumbsup> EDIT - one of those dove-tails is a 45*, too... ;D

With the parent carttridge being the .308 Win, I'd think you would only need the .243 Win barrel. Only other thing you'd have to verify would be loading the cartridges in a .308 magazine. Sure they'll fit, with the loaded length, but will they stack and feed reliably?... <dontknow>

Love that pup! <thumbsup>

That one would be the "older-style" flat-top, then - before they "improved" something and made the lower one that didn't match anything on the market. At the time, the only thing fitting the "new" one was their own tube. The way the market has responded, you have plenty of choices, either way. Basically, anything that will fit the original flat-top upper is what you want to look for. <thumbsup>

<lmao>

Any standard flip-up rear, combined with any gas-block-height front. That'll work for what you've got. <thumbsup> You can't use same-plane sights with that rifle, in stock config.