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Bed that barrel extension with some Loc-Tite 609, in that instance right there ^^^, and your accuracy will improve. For real.

Good news on the running gun - than you for coming back in here and putting up the details.

We went out today - first time is hasn't been over 100* in a long time.

Makes sense now - you don't want those threads exposed in the middle? This device looks like it functions as a comp, but primarily changes the length of your barrel, in order to tune the load.

Exactly - Haul ASS so you limit your exposure!...

I resemble that remark. That doesn't mean that I accept it, though...

That's epic news, man, and I'm happy that it went together - not much force, putting those two together after that process? When I have to do bearings in a motorcycle engine case, or a separate transmission, and I'm dealing with the removal of all those press-fit bearings - I bake the cases at 300* for an hour. I pull them out of the oven, and SLAM that case half down on the workbench... and all the bearing fall out, onto the bench. The new bearings were already frozen - like yesterday - and I drop them right into that hot engine case, right then. Biggity-BAM! Done deal, let it cool, and move on to engine assembly. I'm VERY glad that work for you, and VERY glad that you provided numbers beforehand. Maybe now, some of these other fuckers will start listening to me, and stop thinking I'm craaaaazy...

In order to fully understand what you're talking about here, pics will probably be mandatory, to tell the story you're telling. The words-on-screen isn't getting it done.

That's when we need to up the minimum post count - to see it - from 5 posts, to THIRTY-FIVE posts... It's the newb fuckin' Riff-Raff with 5 whole posts that get in there and try to wreck daddy's car...

Vern Troyer RULED!!! Don't ever take his name in vain...

I fukkin' HOPE SO. We need to keep you around, here. We need you. There's NOBODY else that can keep @Lonewolf McQuade in check...

How tall are you? Are you like a 6'9" Yeti or something? If not, and you're a normal human, with a normal length-of-pull, you might want to move that scope forward, for proper eye relief. On ARs (big or small), and normal-sized humans, you usually want that scope eyepiece just about at the end of the charging handle or upper receiver. That thing is back about a full inch from that - and that WILL affect you, in shooting-for-realz. It won't affect you at all, in hypothetical-land, though. You have the mount too far back, and you've got the scope all the way forward in the mount. Move that mount forward, and reset everything. You need to level the scope, anyway. It'll treat you better in the long run.

^^^ This right here. You crimp EVERYTHING that goes through a mag-fed gas gun, no exceptions. I've seen bullet set-back first hand, and it's not pretty. These ain't bolt guns, and all that fancy bolt-gun "neck tension bushing" shiit for setting neck tension - belongs in bolt guns. Only. Not in gas guns. Yes, I crimp my 6 ARC handloads with a Lee Factory Crimp Die. From the very beginning.

I will tell you that Erik Cortina's tuning brake works. If what you're looking at is similar, it should work like his does. He gives the details and the feedback, and SHOWS you his works, and why.

It was a thing back in Ohio, when I was a kid. So it's been around THAT long. We're talking kid = 70s into early 80s, for "kid."

That's a BRAVE DUDE, right there. I would NOT risk that, and I like challenges.

Do you handload your own ammo? That's gonna affect your accuracy, because off-the-shelf ammo is all hunting loads, and have "hunting accuracy." Hits into a 7" or 9" vital zone is what the ammo manufacturers are going for with that stuff. It's not bad - and it's good for breaking the gun in, when the time comes. My best loads so far have been with Hornady 225gr SST projectiles. They definitely don't suck.

For a .338 Fed AR, the longer 18" or 20" barrel isn't going to do anything for you that's beneficial. Well, besides add swing weight to the gun. For hunting, and 250 yards, the 16" is overkill, in a way. Best scenario, even for another 100 yards on top of that, without building a shorter barrel and ending up going the SBR-route. The 16" is the way to go. Here's my mantra on barrel length... If you have an accurate gun, it's always going to be an accurate gun. If it's an accurate 20" gun, and you want to cut the barrel down, it's still going to be accurate. Barrel length only affects velocity, not accuracy. And, a shiitty barrel is always gonna be a shiitty barrel, no way around that. The WC barrel that you're looking at IS an accurate barrel, and it's one of their match barrels - it has all their tricks, including final hand-lapping. That's why I think it's worth waiting for it. Post up your list of parts when you have time, and we'll look them over and see what's listed. If something isn't going to work, or there's a better part out there, we'll see it in the list. Short-cut the long-term diagnosis that way.

That's on you - there's a warning label printed on them - it's just a smaller label, based on body size. You're used to looking at that Large Print on the ones you hire in...

Don't listen to this bullshiit - the AZ Crew here is solid. Come out and shoot with me sometime.

It's worth it to wait for the Wilson Combat barrel. For 250 yards, hunting, you definitely don't need anything longer than the 16" barrel. In the meantime, work on the rest of the parts for the build, and by the time you gather everything up - that barrel will probably be back. You'll like the .338 Fed cartridge. I'm working on a 16" .358 Win right now. The complete gun is done already - I just need to make ammo and run this thing.

John Ondrasik, singer for Five for Fighting. Like all Americans, I was stunned and horrified at the images of falling bodies from planes, mothers handing babies over walls, and terrified Afghans being crushed to death at checkpoints due to our precipitous withdrawal from Afghanistan. I am deeply troubled by the plight of Afghan women forced to live under the return of Taliban rule and felt great sadness when reading a story about a popular folk singer, Fawad Andarabi, being dragged from his home and shot by the Taliban. Though I believe the decision to withdraw or not from Afghanistan has good arguments on both sides, I cannot comprehend why the Biden administration would not extend the August 31 deadline thus leaving American citizens, SIV holders, and Afghan allies behind to a terrorist Taliban regime. As a life-long supporter of our military I believe “no man left behind” applied to all Americans as well as those we promise to protect. On the day 13 of our soldiers and over 60 Afghans were killed by a suicide bomber I sat down to write this song. After our last solider left Afghanistan, I received a call from a friend organizing rescue evacs of “AM-CITS” and SIV holders. It was a highly emotional call and moment of clarity. Private citizens now had the burden of risking their lives to rescue Americans and Afghan allies that our government left behind. America has broken her promise, but these brave Americans have not. America was built on the foundational freedom to criticize one’s leaders and hold them accountable. It is what separates us from our communist and dictatorship adversaries. How else can we as a nation learn from our mistakes and make better decisions moving forward without honest reflection on our actions? To date, I have not seen that accountability. There is a great tradition of artists speaking their minds and calling out their leaders for answers. Many of those have been inspirations to me. I understand that this song might be perceived by some as a political attack, but those who follow me know I am an American with a history of calling out both sides. If Donald Trump were President and he put us in the same situation, the song would remain the same, only the names would change. After hearing “Blood on My Hands,” a friend said he found the song to be politically neutral, but morally-forward. My hope is that this song helps demand accountability, so the American promise is never again forsaken. JO 9/21 Note: In my haste to release this song I uploaded a video with an incorrect lyric. The army motto is "This We'll Defend" not "This will defend". Though we have corrected the error on other platforms YouTube will not allow us to swap out the video without deleting a link that has been widely shared. Therefore we will keep up this video for now. I apologize for the mistake and upon reflection am taking steps so it does not happen again. I hope those mentioned in this song one day find it in their hearts to do the same thing. 🙂

Knowing what I know now... For most people here, I'd look at the pictures you posted of that shotgun, and say "That's pretty cool, there!" Now, knowing you, HERE... That's your Last-Ditch, right there, when that Valk doesn't kill HogZilla, and you MUST fuk that thing up - NOW! Makes perfect sense. It's in the context, and I get it.

I just caught that last week on another build... I was ready to pounce, and read yours...