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I hope you dropped a Hemi in it...

That's usually from lube/too much lube, on the shoulder. Like hydraulic pressure - the lube doesn't compress, but that brass does.

OP, as you know, that UBR Gen 2 has the receiver extension incorporated into it, and it's internal depth is 7 5/8". You are correct on the buffer choice -either the Armalite AR-10 Carbine buffer, or any other AR15 Carbine H3 buffers - since those two things are identical. FOr the UBR Gen 2, all you need is the buffer and spring - use the Armalite EA1095 recoil spring. Buffer, spring, stock - done.

Absolutely rock solid. I wish I would have ordered 5 of these things when they were closing them out to their dealers. Seriously. It's the smartest, easiest zero-stop setup I've ever seen, too. I don't know what they changed to make this a Gen 2, but it's a badass scope with a great reticle and great illum.

You've gonna love that barrel, man - it's so stupid-accurate it's not even funny...

THAT IS AWESOME NEWS!!! I guess I was the Guinea Pig... You have no idea how happy I am that companies are changing what they do, and making it right. I don't care where it came from, just make it right. If it came from here, then that's just badass. If it came from their own R&D - that's still badass. I guess I was a sucker in getting one of the first ones out, but that doesn't matter, not in the least. If we could get PSA to stop making band-aids, and fix their platform, we'd have alot less headaches around here, diagnosing the issue, then arguing the problems that the gun has, with the people that bought the guns... Adjustable gas blocks are NOT the answer for under-recoiled firearms... They're just a Band-Aid Fix for an inherent problem with the weapon...

So, I've started this process. Dies came in yesterday. I have 120 rounds of Hornady Match brass accumulated, and about 160 rounds of Federal brass, so far. I deprimed and resized all of it last night, it was already tumbled for it's first time, prior to last night. I got through 56 cases last night, finished - Deprimed and resized the whole batch. Next step was trimming all the cases. All the Hornady cases didn't need any trimming at all. They were good, and didn't need trimmed. All the Federal cases needed trimmed to length, every one. Some more than others. I thought that was interesting, but since this is all once-fired factory-loaded ammo, I better start from a consistent brass source. This bit of info will be interesting later, when it comes time to apply the Lee Factory Crimp Die to them all... I'm trimming to the 1.580" spec. The Hornady brass didn't need trimming, so it's under 1.580", obviously. The Federal brass is now all trimmed to 1.580". I'll need to sort is as I load it, and crimp the Hornady brass in one step, then change the crimp die to crimp all the Federal that's 1.580". Gonna be like this until that Hornady brass stretches a little... I got through the FULL process, ready to prime, on 56 cases last night. Tonight, I trimmed 50 more of the mixed brass, VLD chamfered inner and outer on the case mouth, and uniformed the primer pockets. I have 106 done, for the initial load. Those first 56 will be the load development cases, and the next 50 from tonight will be the confirmation - or further load refinement... Then I'll have something to work with, load-wise. 500 Hornady 88gr ELD-Ms sitting here, and 2lbs of CFE-223 powder. We'll see how this goes...

We're pretty decently into the Grendel here, too, so feel free to fire off any information on that side of the house, as well. We're not caliber snobs here, in the least. Welcome aboard, man.

Exactly right. I'm sold on the Athlon stuff, man. I picked up a closeout on a Gen 1 scope, 2.5-15, and that thing is CRAZY. They were closing it out at less than 1/2 price so they could release this version, the Gen 2. It's a BADASS scope. https://athlonoptics.com/product/rifle-scopes-ares-btr/ I also picked up a budget 4-14 mil-dot scope. I like the two from PA that I have, and they're $230 retail - but completely non-illuminated. Not even an option. I found out that Athlon makes a 4-14 illuminated mil scope, retail $360. Street price is much less than that, and it's got damn near the same reticle that the Ares above has. BIG bonus... https://athlonoptics.com/product/rifle-scopes-talos-btr-4-14x44-aplr-ffp-ir-mil/ I do alot of night shooting - dark, not low-light. The illumination (and it's intensity) is important to me. If it's a mil-dot scope that I need, I switched over to Athlon several years ago. If it's a BDC scope that I need for a certain caliber/load, and PA makes it - I'm all over it. For my mil-dots scopes, and the calibers I shoot - I switched to Athlon, and I'll never look back.

Just crush washer information... If it's a quality crush washer, you can rotate it 540 degrees (1.5 full turns) after contact, and it won't split. That's what they're supposed to be designed to do. Shiitty crush washers won't make it that far before they split. Most muzzle devices don't need to go that far anyway. Just trivia...

I just updated "Placeholder 6" above, and changed the title to reflect how far we've gone into buffer weights throughout this.

Yesterday, I was lucky enough to acquire two new "blades" from @Magwa. VERY lucky! I cannot tell you guys enough about how badass these are. I haven't cut myself yet, but that's coming, I'm certain... These are literally a work of art. And SHARP AS FUK!!!

That thing was 100% disassembled, brother. I strip all of them down that way for the paint. Each little piece is "racked" on a string of wire (several strings), and painted individually. I think with Larry's gun, with the scope mount parts and everything, I had about 7 or 8 racks of wire, for all the parts. I had to mask the hell out of certain parts of that scope, to get that thing right. From start to finish, on a one-color gun, I can do that in about 6 hours, and that includes the prep time of the parts, the 1 hr Acetone soak, and the 1 hr gas-out afterwards. Then you paint it, bake it, let it cool. It was a bitch painting the scope, but it was sooooo worth it. A 2-color gun like that literally takes me all weekend to pull it off. I did a pretty sweet 2-color 18" light Grendel and it came out quite badass. Not as badass as Larry's gun, but it came out good. I'm getting ready to Desert Tiger Stripe a bunch of my own stuff. Here's that light Grendel info:

Damn, my Jeep is 26 now... I can register it for the historic plates...

I've used both of them, as well as a ton of other variants of the R-GRID reticle. I'm a big fan of the PA scopes, and I've got a few of the ASCC HUD DMR scopes. They're great for ranging distances, and immediate shots on target - with the projectiles that they work for/are designed for. The R-GRID reticle would work better for different calibers that a BDC reticle won't work for, or different loads that don't match what the BDC was designed for. The downfall of both those scopes it the illumination. They only illuminate the center, and not the rest of the reticle. That can be an issue in low light, with wind. Not to take you away from a great deal on those PA scopes - buuuut... Athlon Argos BTR, 6-24x50, illuminated mil reticle. It's a very good scope, street price on it is sub'$400, it's a WAY better illuminated reticle, and it still has a lifetime guarantee. Here's it's reticle: It fits more of what you'll be doing - hunting, and getting into longer-distance shooting. It'll be far superior than both those PA scopes for hunting, especially if you find yourself in a low-light situation, with wind. That's where that illuminated reticle will really shine. I can tell you with 100% certainty, that the illumination level gets down low enough that you can shoot in a NO-light situation with it, in the middle of the night, and the reticle isn't "too bright" where it would wash out what you're trying to observe. I have two of these, and will probably end up with more of them in the future. They also offer this specific scope in MIL and MOA reticles... https://athlonoptics.com/product/rifle-scope-argos-6-24x50/

I've shot them, and they are accurate. I haven't taken one apart yet, though. NEXUS runs mostly Sierra projectiles. I'll get one in the bullet puller this weekend and check the charge weight. That'll give me some ideas on possible powders, or burn-rates based on weight of the charge.

I like that setup - that's a good lookin' gun, man. Well done.

That's perfectly fine. The Precision Armament Accu-Washers are all I use anymore. You never use the thickest one in the pack on anything - you KEEP that one, because it's the "base washer" that you make all your measurements from, initially. The one marked III III. I ran into a situation where I needed one that I'd already used. I stuck another thick one on there, use my base washer, and came up with the one to stack with it. Zero issues. It's the only way to go, brother.

I love this - it's long overdue, but I'm glad the technology is here, and being used. Hellfire missiles WITH SWORDS... https://sofrep.com/news/the-us-just-used-a-secretive-hellfire-missile-full-of-swords-to-take-out-terrorists-in-syria/?utm_campaign=SOFREP SitRep 12%2F7 (QKi5rM)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Active On Site&_ke=eyJrbF9lbWFpbCI6ICJyZ3JoYXJ0bGV5QGhvdG1haWwuY29tIiwgImtsX2NvbXBhbnlfaWQiOiAiSFZTM0NhIn0%3D The US just used a secretive Hellfire missile full of swords to take out terrorists in Syria by Alex Hollings 2 days ago Posts emerging on social media over the past few days show the aftermath of an unusual airstrike: A minivan carrying a suspected terrorist just 10 miles from the site of the recent raid on ISIS leader Abu Al Baghdadi’s compound, was hit by what appears to be a U.S. Hellfire missile… but instead of an explosion that would have certainly killed civilians in the area, the missile deployed swords capable of killing everyone within its strike radius. According to reports from Syria, two suspected terrorists inside the van died. There were no other casualties. The weapon seemed to be specifically aimed at the front passenger seat of the vehicle. Local witness reports claimed that the bodies inside were “mashed.” This isn’t the first reported use of such a weapon. Reports had also emerged this past May of similar airstrikes killing other terrorists, including Al Qaeda’s then-number two leader, Abu Khayr Al Masri. The Wallstreet Journal quoted an unnamed defense official at the time as saying that the missile had thus far only seen operational use about a half dozen times. The modified hellfire missile, dubbed the AGM-114 R9X, was reportedly designed for use by the CIA. The program started under the Obama administration: Its goal was to find a way to conduct highly accurate airstrikes that eliminate concerns about collateral damage, since, instead of blowing up a suspected terrorist, you can simply crush and slice him to death with a weapon covered in six swords and moving at around 1,000 miles per hour. Obviously the missile has to be incredibly accurate given its very small kill radius. This is most likely accomplished through laser targeting carried out by overhead drones or troops on the ground. It’s also not at all uncommon for UCAVs, like the MQ-9 Reaper drones, to carry Hellfire missiles, thus making it possible that this strike was launched via drone. Hellfire missiles carry their explosive ordnance (one of three variants) in the middle portion of the platform’s body that measures around 18 inches. It stands to reason then that the Hellfire R9X’s blades are likely around that long; this would give the missile a kill radius of a bit more than three feet. It’s unclear exactly when in its flight path the missile deploys its blades. As Tyler Rogoway at The Warzone points out, there are a few different ways to pull that off to the same effect: They may deploy through slots; or as a result of an external body panel ejecting shortly before impact; or the deployment may be kinetic, spurred by the missile’s contact with a solid surface. Nick Waters‏ @N_Waters89 May 9 I remember puzzling over these cuts for ages trying to work out what had hit the car of Abu Khayr al-Masri, deputy leader of Al-Qaeda. Turns out it was a Hellfire missle with fucking swords attached to it. In any case, the platform seems to be proving that it’s an accurate and viable option for highly accurate targeting from a great distance. With a range that likely exceeds four miles, this “ninja missile” is as close to a sniper-shot as you can pull off from four miles out under the wing of an unmanned aircraft.

AND... Since we're talking about BE THE MACHINE... You need to be GANGSTA about it, NOT fuk around, and REALLY BE THE MACHINE...

Since we crushed this Hellcat thread, too, let's just get to it... Dirk is the one that lead this derail - his comment started it...

Ah, you got it in there, brother, and that's what's important - Army-wise, I had a 12-mile roadmarch "technique" that always worked. Timed 12-mile roadmarches with a FAT ruck were a common thing, and they always sucked. You just had to figure out a way to make it suck LESS. King-Sized Snickers, Budweiser (back in the day) and Extra Strength Midol. Oh, Sony Walkman with some AC/DC, too. The "technique" that worked for me was JAMMIN'!!! Sony Walkman in an ammo pouch, turned up to 11... Mile 4, eat an Extra Strength Midol (keeps swelling down, in your extremities - hands and feet - they swell, in a timed roadmarch, pushing yourself - it's a blood-flow thing, and Midol helps, shiit you not. Mile 6- pull a Bud from another ammo pouch and slam it. Mile 8- kill that King Sized Snickers, and eat another Bigass Midol... Mile 10 - kill another Bud. Mile 12 ends it all, before you ever realized it was the end. AC/DC is still maxed out... record times, on alot of roadmarches. Most of the time, I'd run/jog the whole thing, and people thought I was nuts... Be the machine... Once you're in their head, you can't lose, and you can't fail. You only defeat them...

That's ALOT bigger than a gun, though... I was on my ass on this one... Should have been a month, at the max... Not 13 months, or whatever it was... Me =

It's pretty hard to thread-jack a 200+ page thread, brother. Damn near impossible. The true hard-core professionals set this one up. PERFECTLY. I'm still not sure that they knew how perfectly they were interacting with each other, but they set up the Perfect Storm, for a wiseass comment... I was just the blind monkey that found that banana, luckily...

It was expertly set up by the true professionals, my brother - I just took advantage of the timing of the comments that happened before me. Those guys rock, and set this up PERFECTLY... Whether they knew it or not...