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The stock or the carbine endplate will cover that.

I had to fix that for ya.

That's an All-The-Time Problem, right there. If anything at all feeds, I'd be surprised. That's one sharp edge, on each feeding side, waiting to slice into evert single projectile tip that tries to get out of that magazine. That needs fixed first. Very first.

You can drain the oil from your engine, then start it with no oil in it. It's gonna start and run just fine. For a minute...

I don't know if any of you guys noticed this or not - but this is a VERY LEGIT Mk18 right here.

I ordered yesterday - It pays to be an OLight Whore... You get early access on all their stuff. Two of the FDE Odins inbound, with a BUNCH of other lights. Probably $600 worth of stuff for $330. I love OLight.

If it was me, rifle recoil parts? Known extension from a good company, regular old 5.900" long AR15 rifle buffer (gonna be 5.4oz), and the Armalite M15 rifle recoil spring. Solid combo, have it in the Mk12 Mod 1. Now, comparing apples to apples, and not apples to hammers... I'm gonna VLTOR mine, after I see what LaRue sends me. I have no doubt I'll get some great parts from Mark LaRue, and they're gonna work great on a Grendel, which should work great on a 6 ARC... But the other guns I'm comparing this to are running VLTOR A5 setups with the heavier buffers (A5H2s, 5.33oz). Gotta keep it straight, on my side, for an honest comparison. The only things different about these guns, operationally, will be the actual caliber. The 18" Grendel and the 18" .224 Valk are running that exact same recoil system. Fuk, ALL the Grendels are running VLTOR A5 setups. ALL those VLTOR A5 setups are running the Armalite M15 Rifle Recoil Spring, too. I didn't buy any "complete" A5 systems - I put them all together from parts, usually Armalite AR-10 Carbine Receiver Extensions, too. The only actual VLTOR part in those A5s is the VLTOR buffers. All of them are either the H2, 5.33oz, or the H1, 4.56oz. The 12.5", both 16",and the light(er) 18" are with the H1. The 18" SPR is the H2, and the Valk is the H2.

That's a very bad combination, right there. The feed ramps in that extension need to be chopped up, and blended with the ramps in the receiver. That's the worst possible combo, right there. Dremel Chainsaw Sharpening Bit will do it.

It'll smooth out, with more rounds through it. Well done.

Damn, Man! Look at the legs on that horse! That's one mean lookin' fucker, right there!

That was 8 1/2 years ago that @Jgun posted that... It might be better to try to send him a PM and ask. If his notifications are turned on, he'll get that notification in his email. If he responds, tell him to get his ass back in here once in awhile... Also, you definitely just won the "Oldest Necro Award." Well done.

Can't resist this one... THAT is what SHE said...

Right?! Now you're 3/4 of the way through a Mk12, since LAST WEEK!...

I wasn't talking about one of your 43Xs when I made this thread, brother. I was talking about my two choices, when I bought my 43X... Somehow, you got all paranoid...

Here's an initial vid on some of it.

Did you guys know that BATFE is at it again, this time on pistol braces? I just heard about this. https://gaetz.house.gov/media/hottakespress/gaetz-calls-atf-cease-plans-restricting-arm-brace-usage Gaetz Calls on ATF to Cease Plans Restricting Arm Brace Usage June 16, 2020 Hot Takes Press Room Congressman Matt Gaetz announced today on his podcast the ATF is crafting secret rules restricting the possession of certain pistol braces by American citizens, and that he has sent them a letter demanding they stop. "We understand that ATF is currently considering restricting one arm brace model owned by over 700,000 Americans," Congressman Gaetz writes along with six other members of Congress. "We strongly urge ATF to cease taking any actions and reconsider or rescind any secret determinations which call into question the legality of firearms owned by millions of law-abiding Americans." “There is always a need to vindicate our Second Amendment rights,” Gaetz says on his podcast, "Hot Takes with Matt Gaetz." He explains that even during very conservative administrations, like President Trump’s, some do “try to make it more difficult to acquire things that shooters need and gun owners need, for safety and for the unique circumstances that an individual may have.” The congressman emphasizes that Americans must remain proactive in defense of their Second Amendment Rights. “But now, what we find, is that the ATF is making it very difficult for people to have arm braces. They’re changing standards and changing rules.” Gaetz continues: “And I am particularly frustrated when our government, at the administrative and executive level, goes beyond their grant of authority in our Constitution and in our Federal Statutes. Nothing gives anyone at ATF the ability to constrain the use of arm braces.” “So the breaking news is this – I’ll be sending a letter to the Department of Justice, asking for a review of the decisions made by ATF and asking that ATF stop, in this crazy effort to limit access to arm braces for people who seek to have them.” Congressman Gaetz addresses Attorney General William Barr and Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Regina Lombardo in his letter, and says that he is concerned about the ATF’s practice of creating secret regulation, which could have devastating impacts on law-abiding citizens. Gaetz and his colleagues pose three specific questions to the Attorney General and the Acting Director: 1. What specific criteria does ATF use to determine whether a firearm is designed and intended to be fired from the shoulder? 2. What specific ATF publications are available for Americans to determine whether their firearm is designed and intended to be fired from the shoulder? 3. How many firearms with affixed arm braces have been evaluated by the Firearms and Ammunition Technology Division in support of other law enforcement agencies or criminal prosecutions? “This practice not only burdens the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding American citizens," Gaetz concludes, "but has recently been used by ATF to stifle innovation within the firearms industry and prosecute unwitting firearm owners.” The full text of the letter may be found here and also below. You can hear more about the congressman’s letter to the DOJ and his take on other societal issues in today’s episode of “Hot Takes with Matt Gaetz.”

If it runs, keep it! That thing looks GREAT, brother!!!

Those projectiles look NASTY!!!

Welcome aboard, man. If you're still having some issues, toss up details in a build thread, and we'll try to figure it out.

Run it wet, and it should run well. Good lookin' boom-stick there.

AR-10 Specs don't vary. They're exactly the same every time. The problem is - all this other stuff on the market is not on the Armalite AR-10 Specs. Nothing about your rifle is following an AR-10 spec. The terminology matters.

He did one hell of a long written interview in RECOIL a few years ago. Alot of the stuff in that article was covered in this - but this had ALOT more. Great find!

Damn! I called that one wrong as hell!

@Robocop1051 - get @bmoney9's ass back in here. Let's make a gun.

One last one for @Magwa for the night... Now that you know that she can shoot (See vid above ^^^), here's the HOT CHICK version of her...