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My point was simply to respond to this statement you made above: Only that. Boonie Packer isn't making any polymer or composite Redi-Mags. That's all.

Boonie Packer Products makes the Redi-Mag, and they don't make one out of a polymer or composite. If there's one out there made from a polymer/composite, it's not made by the original company. The only thing made from a composite in the whole (original) Redi-Mag is the bolt catch extension. I'm just sayin'.

Reply again in this thread, and it will "bump" it back up to the top of the topics in this section. If you bump it back up and it's visible again, it will remind him to check the vendor availability. <thumbsup>

They just got me tonight, too... :o All I needed - ALL I needed... was a stripped lower parts kit. They've always carried that, a lower parts kit that has everything but the trigger and hammer. Damn thing was only $39, too. Ended up checking out just under $200... <dontknow> *** added to cart, Hmmm... roll pin punches in a set - Nice! Add. Let's see if they have the Tubb Carrier Weight System - they do! 2 of those... ACK! GOTTA STOP NOW!~ :o ***

This is the part that still has me confused -no offense, brother. What you're saying just isn't specific enough to eliminate my confusion (most of the time, I can even confuse myself, so take that into account here... <laughs>). You're saying "Armalite spring and buffer" here. Armalite makes Rifle springs and Rifle buffers for AR-15s, and also for AR-10 .308 rifles. Just makes sure you're buying Armalite parts for the .308 AR (AR-10), and NOT for an AR-15. Is the Armalite AR-10 Rifle Buffer and Armalite AR-10 Rifle Spring compatible in a DPMS-type .308 AR? Yes. I'm running an Armalite AR-10 standard Rifle Buffer and AR-10 standard Rifle spring in my DPMS .308 AR. Just make sure you don't even TRY to use these AR-15 parts in the .308 gun. Some AR-15 parts cross over and work - these parts don't.

I'm so far behind, and so pissed at myself... >:( I ordered two of these from Brownells tonight. They'll get tested/shot the first Sunday after they get to me - which might be this Sunday. I'll see what they do to the .308, then the 16" 5.56 midlength gun, which is what they're both intended for anyway. On another note, the most recent 14.5" carbine-gas 5.56 gun got the H3 buffer in there... That thing is SMOOOOOOTH... ;D

Oh, I hear ya, man - and I completely agree with you. Completely. survivalshop hit it, above - just because somebody has a CNC machine and can program it doesn't necessarily mean they can manufacture reliable firearms with it. I think this is what happened here; I don't know this company's history in any manner well enough to state for sure this is the case. Just a guess based on observations. There's a fix for this, for cheap, depending on how large that gap is between the tail of the BCG and the buffer face, when the rifle is close/pinned. If the gap is less than 0.080", then you could simply add a Tubb Carrier Weight System to the butt of the BCG and solve it.

Might be tough to pull off - do you have a 5.56 Redi-mag to go off of? That would help, if you don't. Just make sure you make it like the Redi-Mag Gen 2 and not like the Gen 1. Gen 1 dropped both mags (empty, in the rifle, and loaded, in the RM) when you hit the mag release. Gen 2 changed that, and you drop the loaded mag independently of the one in the rifle. <thumbsup>

Sure looks like DPMS. <dontknow>

I'm not sure what you're asking here, but I'll state this much: AR-15 rifle buffers and .308 AR rifle buffers are different. If you're thinking of installing an AR-15 rifle buffer in your .308 AR, do not do it. The AR-15 part is longer, and lighter. It's not so much the 0.2oz weight difference that would get you, it's the 0.7" longer AR-15 buffer that will screw you over. The A2 stock goes right on there, as well as the AR-15 rifle extension (buffer tube). The buffers and springs are different though. Now, if you're already talking about the .308 AR-specific rifle buffer, and you're trying to determine if you need that or a custom heavy buffer, then you're the only one that can really answer that question. If you're running the .308 AR rifle buffer, and it kicks like a mule, then it might be overgassed - a heavy buffer could benefit you in that instance. Hope this helps, man. <thumbsup>

This is the problem, brother, right here. There's no such thing as "dimensionally correct" for the .308 AR platform. No set of plans or a TDP to follow to get it right, no specs to meet, no military QC steps to meet or follow... <dontknow> .308 AR manufacturers can basically do anything they want, as long as they pick a magazine that will work and design around that. We usually "get caught" on these builds when we use an upper from one maker with a lower from another. You're right, though - no reason at all for an IRA upper and lower not working together.

Very fine job on that one. <thumbsup>

That front sight base is the same for the AR-15, and it trims down pretty small. Basically, if cutting it down will work on the AR-15, it should work on the .308. Which Troy rail are you looking at? The TRX series or the MRF-308 rail? I've got the MRF, so I can measure inside diameter if you need the numbers.

Could be a bunch of things, really. Barrel not seated in the upper couldn't be it, because tightening the barrel nut would probably take care of that, and fully seat the barrel. Maybe machining the back of the upper too long - we're seeing this kind of stuff on billet parts, so it's CNC programming - or machining the threaded neck on the front of the upper too long. Whatever the cause, it's only been on machined parts on the .308 setups so far. I'm pretty sure it's only been seen in machined parts on the 5.56 guns, too. I don't recall seeing any forged 5.56 guns having this problem. <dontknow>

I'll cut these pics down to 80 pixels wide, fellas, and take care of it in a few. <thumbsup> Edgecrusher - that's a SWEET Chevelle!!! <thumbsup> EDIT - Should be set, guys.

For something like this, the only person I could think of that you could contact - and hope he might be interested - is Marty at Teppo Jutsu. http://www.teppojutsu.com/ He does some pretty amazing work with the AR-15 and larger calibers.

The groove on the bottom of the BCG is there to clear the buffer retaining pin - if the BCG was extending back far enough to hit that pin, then you'd see evidence of the gas key impacting the top of the lower, and the receiver extension. I think I understood what you were saying the damage was from, with my comment above. Not possible, basically, without other, more visible damage. This problem seen in the thread is caused by one thing: When you close the upper to the lower, the tail of the BCG should push the buffer off it's retaining pin - when the rifle is closed. The only time the buffer should ever touch it's retaining pin is when you open the upper and lower - but never when the rifle is closed/pinned, with the BCG fully forward and seated. When this doesn't occur as described, the buffer slams into it's retaining pin every time the rifle cycles - and it chews up the edges of the buffer. Eventually, I can't see how this wouldn't complete shear the top of the retaining pin right off, or fracture the lower in front of where the retaining pin is housed.

That price just for carrier and key is actually pretty good. I'd be interested to see if they stake the carrier key at the bolts - they don't on their AR15 parts.

Bigness, do you have a standard mag release? Maybe take a few measurements from the actual catch-part of it that holds the mag in place - the square pad that sticks into the magwell. I can get a measurement from the DPMS .308 catch, and several different brands from my 15s. If the square part of that catch is "thinner" top-to-bottom, then it won't hold the mag high enough in the magwell. I don't think that would have anything to do with the bullet button, just the mag catch. It's worth a shot. <thumbsup>

At this point, this is the entire problem. I'm not telling you to break the law - I'm telling you to get your ass out of state, remove that thing, and see if your rifle functions at all with that thing out. The only out-of-norm WAY screwy piece of the puzzle is your bullet button. Come visit me in AZ, let's shoot. Get that thing (legally) out of there and try to eliminate one more potential problem. When you say you can push up on the mags and get no problems - that screams mag release.

I like that. Alot. <thumbsup>

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Glen Seekins completely changed the setup of his CNC works, and bought some very badass new CNC equipment. It's probably set up by now, or will be very soon, and they'll start cranking out work. At that time, the .308 uppers and lowers will probably start flowing, and flowing well. From what I've seen so far, only prototypes have been completed. The hardware for consumer purchase should be available in the not-too-distant future. <thumbsup>

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