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Things are lookin' GOOD for me, brother!!!

In the world of Sheep, Wolves, and Sheep Dogs - the analogy that most gun-guys think about - everybody thinks that they want to be a Sheep Dog. Do be any of the above. Be a PATRIOT. Don't run around trying to protect Sheep from Wolves. That's like trying to herd cats. Protect your COUNTRY.

Throughout this weekend that we have presented at out feet, think about something, brothers... This was not the day that we fought for everything - that started long, long before July 4th, 1776. It started coming to a head in 1770, in Boston, long before that. This weekend - this day - was the day that we came together, representatives from every COLONY... Yes, the 13 colonies - and we decided to put pen-to-paper, and sign a Declaration Of Independence, to send that to England, and tell them that we were FREE, and not a part of "them" anymore. The Revolutionary War was a different matter, and it started way before July 4th, and it lasted way longer, after July 4th. The start of it is what LED to the Declaration Of independence, but that wasn't the end of the war. That was just our expression that we were going to fight this one through to the end - and in the end, we are Free. It was on this weekend, this day of July 4th, that we decided as a group of colonies, that we would no longer live under the oppression of the Rule of England any longer. No more. We were a Free People, and their laws, rules, governance, and taxes - without representation - were NOT going to be how we lived our lives in this country. The people you really need to thank are Samuel Adams, very first and foremost, for he was the Bostonian that was an informal leader, but led that city to fight the British Oppression. His very good friends, Dr. Joseph Warren, and Paul Revere, are next to be recognized. His cousin, John Adams is next. After that - it comes to those that they influenced, provided that fire to, and lit that flame of - the very thought - that we could become our OWN country. Ben Franklin was very, very instrumental in this, and John Hancock... he bank-rolled the whole thing from the very start. He was the initial money-man. There's alot about the history of this country that so many need to learn about. It's not all about July 4th (yes, I know I'm posting this on July 5th, too). July 4th was when we declared out independence from England. April 19th, 1775, was when the first shots were fired, in both Lexington and Concord, that started the gunfight (beginning of the Revolutionary War), which led to July 4th, 1776. The REAL fight started long before, back as far as 1770 in Boston, Massachussetts. The fight ALWAYS started in Boston. That's where they stood up, and were tired of British "Rule." If you ever want to thank someone for "America" - then thank someone from Boston. They were the first ones to state that they we not gonna put up with it any longer, and they did something about it. They, quite literally, started it. I could rage on this for hours. You guys need to watch "Sons Of Liberty" if you really want to see how this country started. I kid you not. This is the perfect weekend for it, so go find it.

Hey, if the A5H2 shows up in stock somewhere, while I'm waiting my 1~3 months for the LaRue upper setup - then I'll certainly buy it. Or 5 of them. In the meantime, if they never, ever show up - I have a plan. I know it sounds quite odd, but I'm trying to be the voice of reason and rationale here... For what that's worth...

Such a work of art. Such an exercise in utility. The MagPul Lower Receiver was a unicorn, and very short-lived. And it was EXPENSIVE. As fuk. There was the MagPul MPL-A version (graphic right there above ^^^, just plain), the MPL-B version, and the MPL-C version - I'll find the pics over time, as I can, but they were distinct, in markings. Some more rare than others. Even though ALL we rare as hens teeth. Here's the markings on the MPL-C version... The rarest of the rare... I'll track down MPL-A and MPL-B lowers, and get pics up. However, it doesn't matter which version is was - there's were not to be found, unless you knew someone. In 2008, ARFCOM somehow got the rights to design a lower based off the MagPul MPL prints. Politics, gun-grab scares with O'ButtFuck, and everything else, conspired against ARFCOM, and it was another 3 years before that deal would ever see the light of day. Eventually, ARFCOM pulled it off, and they reproduced the MagPul MPL lower receiver. Perfect, too, minus the markings - of course it was marked with ARFCOM logos - they're the ones that brought it to the market, for the "average people." Some of those original MagPul lowers were going for $3k, in the day. I shiit you not. It was simply made out of "unobtanium" for us normal people... You just couldn't get one. No way, no how. Unless - connections. Part 2 coming up.

@MisterKirk, what's the point here? Why the reason for your post? Just curious.

Just bumping this one up a little - this is a great weekend for you brothers to try this one out.

Got any older ones, where you can measure the side-to-side dimension of the receiver magwell? I can provide measurements on 3 different receivers, if you want to check that out. I've never had issues with the BX-25s or the 10-rd rotaries in mine. Come to think of it, no issues with the Butler Creek Steel Lips 25s, either, in any gun. I've got an old 1973 all-metal gun, and I must say, it likes it's original rotary mag way better than any of the newer rotaries, though. Newer ones are tough to get out, but go in easy. Other than that, zero other mag issues with any of them, when using the larger-capacity mags.

^^^ Yep, I hit them up a couple days ago, added it to cart, and it let me. They're gonna get a call tomorrow morning, just to check. So, in addition to search for ANY VLTOR A5 buffer I could try to find, I was also searching for that specific VLTOR SP-A5 kit right there, because it comes with the H2 already. Struck out on all that, too. The stuff is GONE, brothers... Bonus, though - while I was on that page, I found this badass Morgan Reese poster: I'm not worried about finding one now, anymore. I've got it solved. Armalite AR-10 Carbine Receiver Extension, Armalite M15 rifle recoil spring, and the Slash buffer will get this job done. Transplant that Slash buffer into the M4, rebuild THAT buffer, done deal. Here's where this poor lonely little lower sits right now, just to dress it up a little.

Well, brother, I greatly appreciated that, I really do. But this has me in a mess right now... For the last 3 days now, I've been looking for a VLTOR A5H2 buffer, 5.33oz. Nothing. Anywhere. Nobody from all across the interwebz has ANY VLTOR A5 buffers in stock - because I'd MAKE that thing the H2 by changing weights in it... Gotta be that buffer, in this gun, in order to compare it to the Grendel and the Valk. Properly compare it, all of them. Damnit!... So, I did what any normal person would do. I ordered a 5.5oz A5 buffer from Slash, @ http://heavybuffers.com/ No other way around it. So, that's not going to be a VLTOR A5H2, weighing 5.33oz. But, I'll put it in the 16" Grendel M4, take the A5H1 buffer out of THAT gun, and change a weight - to make it the same exact thing as the A5H2. FML...

Bet I can call them on the phone Monday morning when they open, then swing by about noon and pick it up.

Indeed they do - and it's like candy...

Countdown to the guy that always shows up and recommends a $400 Huber trigger, every single time we mention a Timney...

Timney Remington 700 triggers are on sale right now for $112 (reg $149). Straight from Timney. https://timneytriggers.com/remington-700-w-safety/ There's a bunch of other stuff on their "Closeouts" section, too - I don't really think they're closeouts, like they're getting rid of them - I think they're just on sale. https://timneytriggers.com/closeouts/

This was great, brother - fantastic post! It's wild watching Crispy brace that rifle off the top of an open grill - the guy knows how to make light of a bad situation. He's a complete badass.

It's their own tailcap. No, it's not a Surefire tailcap - I've had a bunch of those in the past. That's Olight's own cap, and it's pretty cool. This is THAT light, and it's gone. No more FDE. I paid less than 1/2 that list price for it, too. That's the perk of being an Olight Whore. https://www.olightstore.com/odin-desert-tan.html I think all the Odin lights are sold out right now, but they'll be back.

That little dude is some kind of limited edition orange. I didn't necessarily pick that color, but it was wrapped into a pretty sweet package deal. The FDE annodize is where my heart is - shocker there, I know... So with that, here's the Odin weapons light. This right here is ONE BADASS LIGHT. ^^^ That gun used to rock a Surefire E2D Executive Defender light, in a VLTOR offset mount. Not anymore - not after getting this Odin.

Alright, alright. Last night got late, and I had to work today. Here's a vid of it, I'll grab some pics as well. I'd buy it again - I'd buy another one. Tiny little bastard, weighs very little. Nice headband. The light has a clip on it, and that clip runs through a barrel on that little velcro slap-patch. It'll rotate up and down, to change angle (or left to right, it you mount it vertical). That little slap-patch sticks to a velcro section on the headband, so... You can remove it: And you can stick to anything else that's got velcro on it:

They've been supplying Brownell's for quite while. It'll be a ToolCraft.

Roger that. See how that works out?!... Brownell's 6.5Grendel BCG (?) and a Shilen barrel... You're not messing around, either!

Awesome! I think... Sorry for the bad influences... Kinda. What barrel and BCG did you go with?

Damn straight, brother. Now I can sleep at night... if I slept. I knew it was Mack, as soon as he signed up and started posting...

Thank YOU... Just don't fuk it up... You know what to do...

Order a custom bolt-action rifle from GA Precision, and see how long it takes.