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Quite a deal for $28 each. I like it. I've got mine in the gunsmith toolbox already.

Double check the rest of your barrels, brother - make sure they're identical to the original. Some of these gas tubes came up at 11.000" and some ended up perfect at 11.250". My first was 11.000". I need to match up the other one to it, and make sure they're the same port distance.

My sentiments, exactly, brother. To a T. I wish the B5 P23 grip had a cap, and could store something (spare batts, M&Ms, whatever). The B5 stipling is WAY STOUT! You're not letting go of that grip by accident! I don't like the MagPul "+" grips anymore. First 2 years back in Phx, and I had one get all tacky on me, like an old set of dirtbike grips. I killed off all the MOE + grips and K2+ grips right away, and replaced them with the regular plastic versions, for that very reason. I still like K2s, and I'll use them, or the P23 grip - whichever one is hanging on the wall in John's shop, in the right color, I'll grab it. He's been pushing B5 pretty good, and I'm a fan of them for their SOPMOD stocks, from WAY back. Since he's been slinging the B5 pretty hard, that's why you're seeing more of those grips on my builds. They work, very fukkin' well.

Right on - very familiar with Yuma. You do any duning? That's another sickness of mine, though I've neglected it for about 3-ish years or so now.

Based on all this drama, I think I'll build another pistol. This one will be a 12.5" Kino.

Mine came in today, but I didn't get to the PO Box to pick them up yet. Rene, I see yours arrived.

Here's a good vid on it: Here are some other elected officials that are striking out: https://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=5901 https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/executive-management/2021/ATF Letter - Signed.Final_.pdf

You guys been keeping up with this stuff? 141 members of Congress sent a letter to the USAG and BAFTE Acting Director. Hudson leads the charge once again. https://hudson.house.gov/press-releases/hudson-leads-140-members-calling-on-atf-to-withdraw-stabilizing-brace-rule Here's the whole thing - click it until it's big enough to read - it gets bigger...

Just put it in the gun and shoot it, before you think you need to change anything with it. You might be surprised.

Where abouts? There's a BUNCH of us AZ guys here. I'm south of Phx.

Don't ask @Robocop1051 about CMMG parts. He almost hates that company to a level of my thoughts on PSA...

That's a damn good .22LR load for semis - good score. They limited you out, so hit them in the morning and bend-em-over-the-counter again for another 3. Your brass catcher looks like an "ejection condom..." I'm just sayin'...

18" barrel is a GREAT CHOICE! Oh, that 18"barrel can run 1,000 yards, easily, just so you know. That's a fine choice for a barrel length, Ed. Next is gas system length, for that 18"er. I'd run a rifle gas system on that length, all day, but the midlength gas system works, too. The rifle gas system will shoot a little softer, less felt recoil to the shoulder. So, the search is on - 18" rifle-length gas system barrel, or even the mid. Look for the rifle gas. First choice would be Ballistic Advantage, but also check to see what Faxon has available. If neither of those two have something that meets the need, the Fulton Armory or Criterion certainly have it. Fulton and Criterion would actually be my first choice, and the "compromise" is that the barrel is 18.5". But ... it's a badass barrel.

Those lower parts are all CMMG - they're the only ones that bag them in those colored bags like that. Just info.

No offense intended, Ed, but getting gun details out of you is just a little bit harder than using pliers, and extracting one's own teeth here. So. Let's work through this. You have a badass receiver set. Since it's SLR, and they're rarer than hen's teeth - nobody here know how this is gonna work out. However, all things being equal, if I had a LaRue upper matched to a LaRue lower, I wouldn't put a Midwest Industries rail on it - I'd put a LaRue rail on it. My personal opinion is to spring for a pricey SLR rail for this gun build. FWIW. Next, you've never stated if you intend to run a fixed rifle stock, or some sort of collapsible stock. Therefore, it's kinda tough to tell you what recoil system parts you'd need to find. Once that question is answered, life simplifies here. Finally, you've never stated what you want this gun to do. Are you slaying prairie dogs at 900 yards? Punching paper at 300 yards? Building this thing as your ultimate home defense weapon? Without a stated desire for what you want this gun to do, barrel recommendations and all other recommendations are gonna be like Lord Of The Flies for responses...

My GunPusher has been stocking those, so it's been both lazy and easy for me, but the parts are great quality. I was looking online, for links to vendors, just to give examples in this thread - and everything looks like it's out of stock. If you need a few, I'll get them from my GunPusher and send them.

I looked these up. It's DPMS threaded, and DPMS High pattern. Rail choice will need to be either SLR, or anything else out there that matches DPMS High pattern, for rails. Aero Precision is all DPMS High. Several others are, too. Make sure you search that and match that, when looking for a rail. This is your receiver set, correct?

Receiver extension, buffer, and recoil spring. Yes. The heart of your reliability. That's what KEEPS your gun running, and not a single-shot.

Trigger, bolt, barrel. Yeah, I get it. The heart of your accuracy. Doesn't do any good if you have an accurate single shot, that doesn't cycle. The recoil system is the heart of your reliability, if your gas system is straight. But, just my $0.02 on the whole affair.

The Recoil System.

Last couple that I have done were built with ERGO Enhanced Lower Parts Kits, or Armaspec lower parts kits. Armaspec makes all the hardware that goes into the ERGO kit, and ERGO repackages it and throws in one of their grips. Comes down to whether or not you like ERGO grips. I couldn't find anything on ERGO's website, strangely, but the kit it out there in the wild. It includes this: If you just do the Armaspec-branded kit, it includes this: The Armaspec ambi safety is pretty nice, and it's convertible from 90* to 45*, if you want or need that. I'll run 45s all day long, over 90s. They're in stock at Armaspec. Shop around, and if they're in stock at other vendors, they might turn up cheaper. https://armaspec.com/lower-parts-kit.html

So Ed... What brand is your billet upper and lower?...

^^^ This part is killin' me!!!...

Yep, that did it... Uh, huh... Strap in tight, buddy - you're in this now...

This guy just thought he knew what he was gettin' into - and we wrecked his Intro Thread... https://thumbs.gfycat.com/BronzeCircularGlowworm-mobile.mp4