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Son Of A BITCH!@!!*(&#%%^%@)(%)#$% :o I have to have that. :-[

Pmag disassembly has always been a strong point for me. I've marked enough issue mags in my time, on the training ranges, as failures. Once I get back from the range and rip 'em apart, they're just dirty as hell. Taking them apart is always the "pain in the ass" part of the weapons maintenance. Hard enough to get the gun "armorer-clean," and now I'm dealing with gunked up mags, and that was on my own time, not Army time. >:( Combat mags were a different story - get a new stack of issue mags everytime, no worries. It was interesting to count the number of coils in the mag array, SS. From left to right, I got 6 1/2 coils, 8 coils, 8 coils, 11 coils. That had to impact feeding, but I'm not up to thinking about how it impacts feeding right now. There are different round-count capacities for those mags, but if you think about a 19 or 20-rounder feeding with 8 coils, you'd think the 20-round Pmag with 11 coils would have too much pressure on the first round - not so. Wire diameter, relaxed length, and compressed length are the factors that impact springs, so if you could gather that data, I'd get into the deeper thought more. It's just like the impacts on valve springs on race engine building, and I can crunch all those numbers and come up with some real data. <thumbsup> As far as the feeding of the Pmag, I can only think about military "tradition" that's gone with decades of training on the 5.56 guns - when 20 and 30-round GI mags are loaded to capacity, the last (top) round is always on the right. Lots of military folks believe in the tradition of only loading 28 rounds in a 30-round mag (I think that's bullpoopy, turn in your mags for good ones, and 30-rounders should hold and feed 30 rounds). That "last" 28th round is still on the right. Military "tradition," kind of. Definitely not "Doctrine," but for sure, it's a "tradition." It was always a "known..." Well, the NEWEST military mags fugged that all up, and that's a personal piss-storm I'd rather not get into. The new issue mags screw that all up, and the last round is on the left now. Doctrinally, they haven't messed with anything - but they HAVE fucked up years and years of "recognition training" for those people that actually load and fire enough rounds in a training year, for it to make a difference. Bottom line is this: the .mil contractors and bean-counters didn't want to buy truly better anti-tilt followers from MagPul, so they made their own. The poop is exactly like a MagPul anti-tilt follower, but they changed the position of the "hump," which changed the position of the last round in the mag - which pissed off people that really DO shoot their issue rifles. No "copyright infringement" that way, so they can make their own. Woulda been cheaper to buy the poop from MagPul in the first place, too. That's my soapbox rant, and I'm off it now. So, in a 20 or 30-round mag, last round is in the right. Here's a few pics of (left to right) the latest issue mags with the tan followers, USGI issue mags with MagPul anti-tilt followers, actual 5.56 Pmags, and the MagPul LR20 mag. All are loaded to capacity, which is 30x5.56 rounds, 30x5.56 rounds, 30x5.56 rounds, and 20x.308 Win rounds. Top round left (on the new fucked up one), top round right, top round right, top round right. I honestly think MagPul did it because it's a "training thing." IMHO. <thumbsup> You can't even convert the "new issue" USGI mags to the MagPul anti-tilt followers, for a training-consistency reason, because the damn spring ends on the wrong side, and the end is in a different position. I hate that poop... >:(

Thanks, man. ;D I'm very pleased to report that, somehow, I didn't need to adjust a single thing. I did make some careful measurements of the scope position before I removed it and locked it into the new mount, here. It's in the exact same position as before. It was still dead-on at 100, and performed exactly the same out to 550. No problem. One thing I did get to do, that I never wanted to do previously, was just take it off and shoot the back up sights. They've got a 200-yard zero on them, and shooting them was actually fun again... <thumbsup> <laughs>

That is one smart safe maker. <thumbsup> Lot's of great info in that.

The FA should catch the bolt carrier right at the edge, where the BCG necks up from "regular AR-15 sized," to the .308 BCG diameter. If it's not that far forward, it won't get it. It's about the equivalent of the "last click" on an AR-15 setup.

<laughs> <lmao> I love it!!! <thumbsup> ;D

First, I must say that this mount looks like it's a special from Bobro Engineering, for SWFA (http://swfa.com/SWFA-Precision-Optic-30mm-Mount-P48134.aspx). The offset of this mount is between the Bobro Precision Optic Mount (http://www.bobroengineering.com/view/product/7/) and the Bobro Precision Optic Mount - Extended (http://www.bobroengineering.com/view/product/8/). On my 20" 5.56 precision rifle, I was using a set of Burris X-treme high rings on a Bushnell 3-9x40 scope. I liked the rings, but I was looking for a one-piece mount with a QD capability. I found this mount for a screaming deal here in the For Sale section, so I grabbed it up. Once it arrived, I was ready to mount it up, and realized that I forgot that my scope was a 1" tube - and I bought a 30mm mount. I ordered a set of Trijicon 30mm-1" adapter spacers from DSG Arms, and mounted everything up once they arrived. Now, the most important thing I'd like to mention about this mount is the ingenuity of the clamp - Andrew Bobro is a wizard for coming up with this. His locking/securing mechanism is simply pure genius. The camming lever moves the locking bar in, towards the rail, but the device is spring-loaded to the locking bar. It will lock with the same tension onto just about every single rail out there, won't/can't come loose, and it'll most definitely accomodate a rail that is machined slightly out of spec. His name for it is the "BLAC Mount," and here's the run-down on his design specifications for it: Design Features *The Precision Optic Mount features patent pending BLAC™ lever system which was designed around the following parameters: *Must be compatible with any 1913 Specification Rail, to include systems that are out of specification (within reason) and this includes Weaver rails. *Must be completely tool and user adjustable free. It needs to be 100% self contained and mate securely to any rail without the user having to tailor the pressure/engagement position. *Must lock with enough pressure to positively attach any device or optical instrument to a rail without movement, static or dynamic forces not withstanding. *The rail must not experience any deformation due to user error. This must include synthetic (plastic/polymer/composite) rail systems. *Auto Index capability. The device must also index parallel to the bore. The unit must always repeat the forward shift (recoil forces direction of influence) not only to maximize zero repeatability, but to take this step of installation out of the users initial mounting sequence. Index must be redundant. *Unit must not shoot loose due to improper mounting or a mechanical bottoming out. *The system must incorprate a safety that prevents the lever from being accidentally opened. The safety must be able to be manipulated in conjunction with the lever rotation, so that only one hand is required to open it. *The unit will utilize constant force to ensure required pressure in all conditions. *The force must be substantial to prevent any shift forward/aft left/right. *The pressure must be applied in a linear direction centered in the main body to prevent cocking of the mount. *It must be easy to manipulate by gloved or fatigued hands. *It must be extremely robust, and withstand shock and impact to the system housing. *There were others, but by listing them we would compromise our trade secrets. Now, to the pics. First shows the primary index bar onto the Pic rail sections, but you'll also see a large roll pin in there - that's the second index point, which further "enhances" the stability of the mount on the rail - with one, you can probably repeat your zero once you remove and reinstall the mount. With two, it's more probable that it's going to remount exactly the same, without shift of zero. Also, in this pic, the lever is fully open, and you can see the locking bar "wide open." In this pic, I'm starting to close the locking lever - you can see the locking bar moving inward, camming in, but you can also see two heavy duty spring coils in there... Now, once you're getting close to the "locked" position, you can see how this device cams in, compresses those two springs, and exerts the force on the locking bar - completely secured to your rail. All the hardware on this mount is pure quality - there are no cheap fasteners anywhere on there. You don't mount the rings together with allen bolts, either. The upper part of the rings have studs in them, and you secure the ring halves together with allen "nuts," through the bottom rings. The ring bottoms are actually bolted to the base, and that is in turn bolted to the mounting device. Completely modular, brilliant from a manufacturing standpoint, and solid. Here are some other pics of it all mounted up: Good clearance between my scope, and the MagPul Gen 2 rear MBUS - there is a pretty good airgap there, even though it's hard to see in the pic. I doubt a Gen 1 MBUS would clear, even though this mount is the exact height-over-bore as the Burris Xtreme high rings: I'll shoot it tomorrow (Sunday) to either re-zero, or check my zero - the scope is mounted in the exact same eye-relief position as before, so the shift should be very minimal. <thumbsup>

You'll need to remove it and take some measurements. The whole barrel doesn't need to come off, but the gas block does. DO you have a pic of this beast, by chance, that we could look at? It would be a whole lot easier to describe what would need to be done, based in a pic of the parts we're working with here. Certainly sounds like a custom build, if there's a DPMS barrel on a RRA gun. <thumbsup>

Found out awhile ago that Massachussetts member Edgecrusher was going to visit AZ. Last weekend, on Sunday 16 Oct 11, we linked up, right here in the Arizona desert. First off, I gotta say it was an absolute RIOT!!! <thumbsup> <laughs> Some time ago, I saw him mention visiting AZ in a post, or something. First thing I thought was, "it's a damn big state, so he'll probably not even be close to me..." A little while later, my curiousity was in high gear, so I sent him a PM and asked where he was coming to, in the state. Damn, when I found out he was only going to be about 40 miles away, the wheels started grinding... ;D So, with him being as close as he was, we had everything setup for a shoot on the local "formal" range, so we could use some of the rifles at distance. I brought a couple buddies out there with me (one from work, and one Army buddy that was getting ready to deploy), and Greg (Edge) brought his fiancee and future Parents-In-Law. I'll mention his Father-In-Law in a few... <thumbsup> I brought out a few of the rifles - I think there were 4 or 5 ARs that didn't make the Meet-n-Greet, because I only have so much room in the bed of my truck... <lmao> There's literally a handful of Kimber .45s that aren't in that pic, too, but I think Greg got a pic of them. <thumbsup> So, we set everything up starting at one shooting bench, as the crowd cleared out, but after a couple rounds of shooting, we had the entire right side of the range taken up by all our stuff, spread out on several shooting positions. Mags were going everywhere, to all the shooting positions, and we were whacking targets from 25 yards out to 550 yards. Greg's Father-In-Law brought out a couple guns chambered for .45 Long Colt - one lever action rifle, and a revolver. I had a paper target board set out on the 50 yard line, and he was just ripping that thing up - VERY accurately - with that .45LC revolver! 8) He is good. Greg's fiancee like the 16" midlength AR, same one that I added the CSW to - she was damn good with it, hitting damn near everything she set the scope on. Awesome! After quite awhile of shooting, we all headed back into town to a local steakhouse, and proceeded to stuff ourselves with a good meal All in all, it's one of the very best range sessions I've had in a very, very long time, and I'm glad we started talking to set this up. You're one HELL of a great guy, Greg, and I'm damn glad I had the chance to meet you, and the family. <thumbsup>

That statement was truly awesome, SS... <thumbsup> <laughs> <lmao>

Questions first, that might answer your questions... ;D Ultimately, is the rifle going to remain bone-stock as you buy it, or do you plan to upgrade it down the road, with additional parts? If you already have changes planned to a box-stock rifle, what are the parts that you're thinking of changing, as of now? What is the overall intent of the rifle? Hunting, paper-punching, benchrest shooting, etc.? Is there anything about either rifle on your list that makes you say, "I'd buy THAT one right now, if it only had "xxxx" part on it from the factory? That might help us help you, if that makes sense... <thumbsup>

Funny - I had an off-line conversation with Matt about this, starting last night... ;D In the past, all Fulton barrels were Douglas barrels. I ASS-umed that when Fulton started offering the Krieger Criterion barrels, that they had severed from Douglas - Alas! I was wrong! Again! <lmao> I guess they're still offering the Douglas barrels, just not as openly as they had in the past (or they're advertising the hell out of the Krieger barrels more...). <thumbsup> <laughs> That's some cool news, none the less. I've always loved Fulton barrels, but now I need to go shopping for a Fulton-Douglas. :o ;D

I've always been a fan of that chassis ^^^ <thumbsup>

Great news - based on the quality of their pistol mags, I kinda figured that this would be a winner. <thumbsup>

Never, ever used the RRA NM trigger - is it a 2 stage? If so, then match that up for a baseline comparison against the Geissele SSA. That will be the cheapest way to compare it to one of the G triggers - that's about the least expensive one out there, and it's a good one.

Safety detent, here, or the rear takedown detent? There IS a place in the MIAD for the safety detent, and it should have worked perfectly in the .308. The rear takedown is another story, though. No shelf or formed area in the MIAD for a downward-facing takedown spring, because the MIAD was designed on the AR-15 (rear-facing takedown detent) platform. Sure it's for the safety, that you're referring to?

That IS true... :-[

That's one sweet looking stick - details of the build/parts? There's some interesting stuff in that one. <thumbsup>

Possibly... <munch>

What an instigator... :o I'd be all over that, but I'm just not crazy about the design - I've looked at that little beast in the past, and I DO love to shoot some .22LR. I can't think of a way to describe it, but if it was a little bit different, I'd be all over that. ;D damn Bad Influence, you are, Drew... <lmao>

49 is WAY good to go!!! <thumbsup> Al had a scope mount for sale, and I jumped on it quick. I said I'd take it late on a Friday night, and I had the thing in my hands on Monday. He was ON the shipping, immediately. If any of you guys have any questions about doing business with him, then don't even think twice about it - don't hesitate in the least. You won't be disappointed. Now, a little backstory, here. He was asking PP in the sale, so I didn't ask about any other payment options. I hadn't used my PP stuff on over a year... I logged in there, and saw that I had to make some account changes, which I promptly took care of, and sent him some money... Well, I sent him a damn e-check for the mount. What a bonehead move, especially when I was trying to get money out quick. <dontknow> <laughs> I think my e-check just cleared today, but he sent that mount out right away, anyway. That's another leap of faith on his part, but tells you alot about him as a person. This guy is definitely in the GTG category, way deep. Thanks again, Al. <thumbsup>

There's alot more info on it here - and alot of hatred and bashing - but it's actually Wilson Combat that's marketing this. Colt must be putting their name on it to "have their own parts," but it's definitely not a Colt part. I'm just sayin'... <dontknow> http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_124/535223_NEW_AR_BUTTSTOCK_WILSON_ROGERS_AR_SuperStoc_The_TOUGHEST_Lightweight_Collapsible_Stock_Available_NOW.html

Holy poop, brother - you're such a damn TEASE! Post the damn pics already... :o I can't believe you, AL... <dontknow> <laughs> Take this...

Yes, you can feel the two distinct stages, when you slow-fire. I've shot the Geissele SSA. 2.5lb 1st stage, 2lb 2nd. It's takes 2.5lbs of pull to come to the end of trigger travel on the 1st stage, and it stops. Apply an additional 2lbs of pull, and the short second stage breaks right away, with almost no trigger travel. In a precision fire type of shooting session, you can definitely feel the two different stages. If you're in a rapid-fire scenario, that SSA trigger is badass - you won't feel any stages at all, just a very clean, smooth trigger pull, and it's much, much better than a standard combat trigger (run of the mill parts kit trigger). I've also got the Geissele Super 3 Gun (S3G) trigger, which is a single stage trigger. That thing is a work of art. Very short trigger travel, 3.5lbs of pull, and super smooth - I think it's even more smooth than the SSA (which just flat rocks). You can't rapid fire something any faster with another trigger - the S3G is just that good. I can consistently break shots 0.10 seconds apart, and that's not even with "super serious, burst-a-vein-in-your-forehead" kinda concentration - that's just practice shoots. With some intense focus, I've had that down to 0.07 seconds between shots. End result - with a good two-stage trigger, you'll feel the stages.

Niiiiiiiiiiice!!! <thumbsup>