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They did. They shut down. They used to offer a machining service for any BCG that you'd send them, to convert it to their side-charger setup. IIRC, it was pretty cheap, like $25 or something like that.

Very good, Dion.

There's two reasons for that in the measurements he gave: Buffer should be 5.200" long, and his is 0.090" longer than that. Rifle Receiver Extensions should be 9 11/16 internal depth, and he's 9.75" internal (9 12/16) (1 16 = 0.063"). Overall, his recoil system hard parts are 0.027" too long, combined. Not enough to make an operational difference, when most proper clearances give you 3/16" ckearance between the bolt face, with BCG all the way back, and the bolt catch. Not perfect parts, but they should be working.

Then finding something 2,000 yards out there will be a piece of cake, man!

Gas tube length is good, recoil systems is goor, except for maybe the spring. Armalite EA-1095 spring or Sprinco Red spring will definitely do it. All that's left is gas port diameter. With the proper gas port diameter, that gun will run. Like a sewing machine. Let me look at one that I have that's similar, check it's gas port diameter. I'll tell you now, this I know... 18" midlength gas, 0.750 journal, needs 0.085" port. 16" midlength gas, 0.750" journal, needs closer to 0.090" port. With your longer-than-midlength gas tube, you can come down a little from there, but I'll say you need 0.085" port, minimum. Maybe a little more. That gas port needs to be drilled out. 0.078" just isn't enough.

Get into the specifics on this part, too - what exactly is it doing, when you shoot it with no suppressor on it?

This right here tells you the gas port is too small. Running the gas block wide open and it still does this is another indicator that the gas port is too small. Your buffer weight is correct. Your gas port isn't getting the energy there, because it's choking the system, and can't. Measure your gas port diameter and report back. This new intermediate gas system on their 16" barrels is something new, with that 13" + gas tube. Tell me what your gas port diameter is, and I'll figure out something else that will work, and get your gun running.

With what gun? What caliber? You sent me a PM telling me you'd take all my 300 WSM brass that I had for sale - but I've never had any brass for sale. Details matter...

Inside that long diatribe of a rant that I made, and I think you're talking about my post of my rant on this - you'll remember that I went way off the rails about these companies that "drill in between" the spec of AR15 and Armalite AR-10 gas port differences, and just hope that people won't notice. I went off about Faxon, specifically. Faxon used to be a sponsor here, and Nate was the rep here, but they kinda disappeared here, before all this came out. Too bad. Would have had in inside source to gripe to over this bulshiit, but timing prevented that. Seems Faxon still hasn't gotten it right. At any rate, I'm glad that you read what I posted, and picked up on what you need to do. Armalite AR-10 Carbine gas tube, at 12 1/16" is your cure for the situation that you're in. Glad you already found that out.

@Joelski, thank you for that badass intro! You'll fit in here just fine, man. Where in OH are you? I'm originally from Zanesville. Left there in '86 for the Army, and haven't lived there since - but it's still "home."

Damn good lookin' gun, @Joelski You did that one well, man.

Seeing your vid, you remind me of @Robocop1051... That's not a bad thing. Rob, this is an AZ guy here, and... We have to get you two dudes together sometime on a range... The mannerisms, energy, verbals... You guys are long-lost twins, somewhere deep down the line...

Strap a 'chute on 'em, Give 'em a quick JMPI, and push their ass right out. That will change their mentality real quick. I NEVER, EVER trusted a military pilot that didn't have jump wings.

Paratroopers Rule: There IS NO "perfectly good aircraft." Ever. PIlots can take off, and that takes skill, but let me the FUK OUT somewhere, up there. ALL landings are nothing more than "controlled crashes." End of story. Get it up in the air, bud, let me the fuk out, and I'll control MY OWN landing. ALL aircraft are fucked up. Get the bitch in the air and just let me out when I need to get out...

Gibbs Rifle Company reproduction. Long story short, Gibbs purchased all the Remington actions from Parker-Hale in the 1990's. I have one of these, and we'll shoot it at Fall Shoot. A conversation with @JBMatt tonight prompted this. Here's mine: Here's a review from MAC, back in the day, when his YT channel was jammin;...

He's a bot. He said in one profile that he was from France. His IP is out of Great Britain. Here's all the names using his IP: https://www.stopforumspam.com/ipcheck/2001:ac8:25:5000:: Notice anything about those accounts? All are a name and 2 digits at the end, all are gmail email accounts, All are newer than 30 July 22.

Sucks, don't it...

You are the King of Rock, brother... I'll have my assistant run downtown and grab two blowjobs, and bring you one back.

Nice haul!!!

If they have a profile you like, you won't be disappointed. BA is my first go-to, always. I've had too much success with BA barrels. I go towards Faxon as a backup, when I want (need) a profile that BA doesn't make. Faxon is badass, but my first choice is always BA. Hands down.

This is great news - I love a success story on a gun that people build - very well done.

We are never out of the fight, brother. Until the end of every individual, individually. We're not out of the fight. Never quit - nobody likes a quitter. 3rd grade playground rules come into effect here. Use that.

Took them long enough to file a lawsuit - that was a problem when the pistol first came out, years ago now. We have a bigass thread about that, somewhere here.

We're already talking about this brother, right here:

@jim3326, My brain has to look like a Sharpei dog. I don't know how useful the information is, that's tucked in there, but there's a whole LOT of shiit. Torque specs for things I'll never work on again, measurements to a shelf I built in an old house that I sold on 2007. Etc. There's alot backed up in there, and it flashes forward now and again - but I don't know how useful it is anymore. I haven't figured out how to format that brainpan hard drive yet, and get the useless shiit out.