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Beto, Beto, Beto... Come on Robert Francis O'Rourke... You're not even a real "Beto..." So, this was 2 months-ish ago, Beto blew up the debates, the news... and he disappeared, as he should have. This discussion linked below is very good, very on-point, but it's all been eclipsed by the recent news of Impeachment, etc... Haven't heard too much shiit from Mad-Maxine Waters recently, either. Guess she figured she better shut the fuk up. Cool with me. Check this one out, but keep in mind, this was "news" 2 months ago - but it's very, very pertinent in the future...

Yep, what he said. Plus, all the specifics on this build are needed. What I highlighted above in red just isn't enough information.

They typically do not come in a zippered field bag, with any accessories. That's all extra stuff. I didn't see mention of that anywhere in that add. TYR Tactical is the manufacturer for the case, that you get with a weathervane. That's Kestrel part number 0783 - that's the zippered bag and vane setup.

Street price is $369. It's the 5700 series. "Sportsman" was the older model, under the Elite. I can explain the differences to you, but they're small. The new version says "Ballistic" in the same place that the older one says "Sportsman." Still not an Elite 5700. So, you'd be selling an older version on eBay - which people will try to nickle and dime you with. The new one "Ballistic" has a ballistic program in it, but it's not the Applied Ballistics-branded version of software that's in the "Sportsman" model. Applied Ballistics programs are much better. That is the info you use to counter the naysayers. Doesn't change the street price of $369, though. I own a hybrid - "5700 Ballistics," right when they came out, and made that transition. It's got the new firmware, but it's loaded with the Applied Ballistics software.

I do it all the time - if it's what I'm thinking is happening. It happens more often right after I put new lube on the pad and roll the first couple rows of brass hard. I load 'em anyway, and fire-form that little dent right out of that brass...

Damn. That escalated quickly...

Damn, I love some BOP engines... Next time I spray down a gun, I'll get a pic of the racking process. My .260 is about to be up next...

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.