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An A2 buffer tube is only an A1 with and extension (5/8", if I remember correctly) and a longer screw. The PRS uses an A1-length buffer tube. <thumbsup>

Nice!!! <thumbsup> That... SUCKS!... >:(

I can't help ya with a gas tube - I DEFINITELY don't keep spare gas tubes on hand! WAY too dangerous for me... :-[ :o If I had a part that big in the locker, it would grow a gun around it in no time flat. <dontknow>

Lived there for 5 years, then moved to VA last summer. Sometimes, I wish I'd never left... <thumbsup> <laughs>

<lmao> Hey, I can hook you up with gas tube roll pins. <thumbsup>

What a tease... No pics? <dontknow> <laughs> <munch>

I finally got notice that my stripped upper and lower are at the FFL, so I'll make plans to get there by the end of the week and pick them up. Complete build should/could be finished by Sunday. ;D

That's one fine looking piece of hardware, ss - very well done, man. <thumbsup>

For the muzzle device, the KX3 won't help you at all on an 18" barrel. That thing is designed more to help out the short barreled rifles in a close proximity situation by directing muzzle blast forward - away from the people directly beside you. It also increases backpressure to help the shorter barreled gas systems operate smoothly. That won't be any good on an 18" barrel build. Have you considered a threaded muzzle brake, one that's already set up for suppressor use? Ones that come to mind are the AAC Blackout (threaded version, I think, is called the Brakeout), a Surefire brake for suppressors, and a YHM threaded flash suppressor. It's best to determine what suppressor you'll want, and match the muzzle device to the suppressor. Not all of the muzzle devices are compatible with all the suppressors out there.

^^^^^^^^ Very true. I'm just glad to see some common sense applied by some of the judges - not by all of the judges, regretfully. :( It would be unbelievable if the court ruled the other way. I'm happy the 2nd Amendment won, as it should have.

Clint at FA is pretty good about his build timelines - it should be real close to what he quoted you, unless something honestly crazy happened for him. <thumbsup>

Wonder if SOCOM is thinking about a different direction in a few more years, and is just hanging onto the M4A1s for now? ACR?

You make your friends hold your targets?!!? <lmao>

Excellent writeup, man, excellent. Sounds like you had a great range day, all told. I haven't had one of those for a couple months now, and it's starting to make me twitch a little... :o ;D

Nah, I ain't skeered - it's money, man, money... :-[ Dropping that much at once will take some time - time to save up. I just got notified yesterday that the final pieces to the current midlength build are ready to ship, and I dropped almost $500 on those. :o That one will be finished sometime after the July 4th weekend... <thumbsup>

I'm just now (finally) getting into all this, so I'm soaking up everything you guys are putting out... Good stuff. <thumbsup>

I'll definitely be in here talking about it, man. No doubt, either way. <thumbsup> I sure wish I would have measured that gas port on the barrel before I put this thing together, though. Just to know. I can't make it smaller, but I don't know how large it is, either. The weight I currently have against felt recoil is the Fulton (DPMS) chrome BCG, a Fulton rifle buffer and Fulton rifle buffer spring. This damn thing kicks like a mule - a very pissed off mule, too. The only thing I have working against the gas system (and, not really working against it) it the PRI lo-pro gas block, non-adjustable. The port in the block is much more oversized compared to the port in the barrel - so it gives full gas pressure. Methodology tells me I can get a Slash heavy buffer for $100, or I can get a Tubb CWS for about $50. I'll do the CWS, and I'm sure there's going to be a weight combination (among the 3 possibilites) that helps. I can't see how it won't help in some way. I'm going heavy right off the bat, too, to see if the rifle cycles - carrier assembly and tungsten weight. If it doesn't cycle, in goes the SS weight, then down to the carrier assembly itself. We'll see...

That's a great price on it, but not shipping is probably what's stopping some of the responses. I'll buy it and pay actual shipping, throw in a bonus "handling fee," if you'll send it. <thumbsup>

bandit, you have one of those 5.56 Jards left, by chance? <dontknow> I really like this thing. <thumbsup> ;D If there's a 5.56 left, I'll take it.

Ah, you're good, man - set to 3 on the lowest setting with that scope, you won't even see that front sight post through the scope. Hard to explain, but the magnification is already seeing beyond that distance, and it won't even pick it up. <thumbsup>

Depends on your optic, but even if you're running something that's 1-4x, unless it's on 1, it'll blow right past that front sight. You should be good with 1" rings, almost no matter what you'll have on there for an optic (unless you're running a red dot).

The only other thing I'm going to experiment with is the Tubb Carrier Weight System. Try to soften up that recoil a little. <thumbsup>

Yeah, man - limited run for .mil folks. Used to load simunitions in for training - easy to tell between mags of ball and mags of sims when you pre-load before training. <thumbsup> Magpul also has runs of hi-vis orange and hi-vis yellow, for "range mags." Wish I had some of the orange or yellow ones.

I snatched up 4 boxes of this to try out, last time I hit a Cabela's retail store. Still haven't shot it yet, but I'll bet it's not bad. Good brass from Federal (marked 7.62 M1A), .mil hard primers (sealed), non-cannalure projos but with a good crimp. <thumbsup>

Made a couple changes to the rifle: JARD 2lb trigger set (Thank you, bandit! <thumbsup>), and I dropped the A2 buttstock for an A1 buttstock and Sierra Precision adjustable buttplate (got both from FA). The A2 was gettin' it done for LOP for me, but I had a weird position for cheekweld with the scope height. The SPR-1 buttplate on the shorter stock is the ticket for me. I dropped the buttplate to get the top of the stock up and still keep it in my shoulder - works like a champ! Now I just need to get out and blast it again. <dontknow>