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Shiit. I think I'm building another 308... This thing right here has been out for a couple years, but I never knew it until it was mentioned in an intro thread. I don't like the buttstock, but the rest of the rifle is solid - but I can build it cheaper, and a little better, for under the $2200 MSRP of it. This sucks... I'll keep track of costs...

Seems to be a trend with X-Cal gasports...

Just now finished power steering pump rebuild on the Nissan. Eff that mess. $17 on the rebuild kit, $150 for a reman pump. I rebuilt it.

INTRODUCING FAXON 308 PENCIL BARRELS- IN STOCK NOW! Hit this to buy 'em: http://faxonfirearms.com/barrels/ar-10-lr-308/308-winchester-7-62-nato/

You can't stop everyone, from their true intentions, if that's the case. However, when you need someone - and no one is there... That's my point. Somewhere along the way, there should be someone that would have talked to you, before the act. Not everyone is 10 feet tall, two rows of teeth, three coats of hair, and bulletproof - like me. People need people, and most often, at that time of taking one's life, there's no one that they felt they could talk to. I bolded "most often" above, because there are the extreme cases out there, and there is no help, people, friends, talking, etc., that's gonna stop it. And yes - it's always those that are left behind that have to deal with that pain. I guess this is just my sensitive side - there's a point in everyone's life that you're gonna need somebody... When that time comes, and you see it, do something about it. When that time comes, and YOU need someone, make damn sure you let SOMEONE know...

You might BE that person that needs to talk to him. Really. And if you're not, but you're close enough, it could do the trick. That's my perspective on it all now. Sooner or later, we will ALL need someone to talk to, when nothing else will work. For that guy ^^^, Jim - family and friends ain't working for him. That's why they're calling you, brother.

It doesn't beat me up anymore. It did for awhile. No matter what, though, I will always wonder if I could have made any changes in him - I did make changes in him while I was around. After the split, I didn't think it was appropriate to talk to him, and I never reached out to him. Probably still have his old number in my phone right now, though. It's the decisions that we ALL make, that make a difference. Could I have made a positive impact? I did for awhile. Could I have changed the outcome? I'll never know...

Things have to be at their worst, to contemplate something like that. It means you have no one to talk to, no one to turn to, and no one to help you - or no one that you even trust to talk to about it. Now, I think about it differently. Where were the people that were supposed to be the closest to this person? Where were the people he could turn to? Why didn't that happen, and why was nobody talking to them?... In my case, he couldn't talk to his mom. He couldn't talk to his dad. He killed himself in his grandmothers house, with her home. No talking. A few months before, he was in trouble in Phoenix, needed help, and couldn't call me for that help... Why did he feel that he couldn't call me? I was around him for almost 10 years, more than his own dad was. Since I'd already been gone for a year, I found out afterwards that there were signs. People just weren't seeing those signs...

I view it differently now, after his death. I used to have the same mentality as you, prior to it, and I'd seen suicides up close and personal, prior to it. My mentality changed after he took his own life. I don't think the same way anymore, about that...

Had a step-son kill himself on 1 Aug 2011. Just turned 22. Died from hanging. Didn't know where his life was going, so he ended it. SMART kid, like Rainman smart. Einstein-level smart. I don't know what was going through his mind at the decision time, but for him, he is in a better place. I wish I could have done something about it. I split from his mom a year before, and I never talked to him after I left. He kept in contact with my own mother, and called her for help once - she didn't tell me until months later. He was all the way across the country, close to me in AZ, and called her, my mom, for help. I was close to where he was. Had I kept in contact with him, maybe he would have called me for that help...

I'll pick one up and try it out - can't beat the price, and USA made, no middleman. What's not to like? I damn sure don't need any more AR15s, so I'll have to build another 25-45 out of this.

For sure... Cornell, David Carradine, Robin Williams...

Awesome work, man - do what "can't be done." I've got a bunch of Hornady 100gr Short Jackets for M1Carbine reloading, but I bet they wouldn't feed work a damn in an AR.

It's completely atmospheric, as well - it may be the same for the other weapons platforms fired, but vastly different weather conditions at the time of their firing...

Lube. Whatever lube you use - the heat from firing is separating the lube components.

As long as it's not the cheapest of the cheap, and lacquered. That shiit causes it's own problems with the chamber,once you burn that lacquer off the cases. It can gum shiit up quick, and it's hell to get out of the chamber.

That A2 rear sight setup was for major range changes - out to 800 meters on the M16A2 fixed carry handle (incorporated into the upper) and out to 600 meters on the M4 detachable carry handle. The M16A4 detachable carry handle only did 600 meters, because the length of the threading for the 800 drum is too long to use in a detachable handle. That thing goes down into the receiver body a little.

Sad news to hear - lead singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave. Suicide. RIP, Chris - you helped change the entire music scene...

Wait - WHAT?! Your wife is selling nurses that are shooters, and the package deal comes with a Glock.380? The sale lasts for the next two years?!... Did I read that right?!...

There were some seriously butthurt people in that thread, for the first vid - some guy saying he's never, ever buying another Vortex or Hornady product, after this...

That's a damn great looking rifle!

Yep, that's almost universal - it needs to cam over.

Holy shiit! Don't dirt test this one!

You'll need to define your meaning of "tactical functions" a little more. Please be specific.

See?!... He was pushing that dolphin penis out there, and was gonna take it if he had to!