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Try taking it in at an angle. I've seen the flare in the end of the gas tube not fit through the four prongs in the gas tube hole in the upper, a few times. Only way to get the tube through there is at an angle. Good thing your tube is already out of your gas block, because it has to be, to do this. Try it like the angle in the pic below (red line). Once you get it into the upper, and you lower it to get it in the gas block - if it binds on the barrel nut, you will have to notch the barrel nut.

Gas block should be standard - nothing special there, as long as the diameter is right. Armalite gas tubes are longer than DPMS-based gas tubes. If you're changing a barrel, the gas block will come off the old barrel anyway, and putting in a new gas tube is easy.

Yep. Make sure you headspace it, still.

It's nice and balmy right now. You'll be okay, brother. <thumbsup>

Rene has a serious boner for a 14.5" .308AR right now... <lmao>

Just the forensics of it - especially low-power loads. Typical load should travel at "x" speed, cause "x" type of injury at "x" distance, leave "x" amount of powder at "x" distance... Low power loads - just like the example in the article linked above - you cap a shitbag at 7 yards, but the low-power load leaves residue like factory ammo at 20 yards... You say you shot the shitbag at 7 yards. His two buddies say you were arguing at 20 yards, and they weren't approaching you. What does the data say? Can the defense team recreate the situation, with the remaining ammo in your firearm? Nope, you emptied the mag. Now, you go home to grab more ammo - and everything has been confiscated already... You tell them that the load you shot the shitbag with was from "xxx" batch. Prosecution says, "He can create any deadly combination he wants, obviously..." Bottom line, if they push it, is that you're fucked. Stick to factory ammo in carry guns and duty work. One less thing for them to F you in the A with. Besides, you won't look "shady" to the jury - the prosecution is going to try to make you look shady as fuk anyway, you can count on that...

Read up - these are just examples of defensive situations - now imagine it as an offensive situation, conducted by trained law enforcement. The prosecution team would LOVE your handloads... http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/handloads-not-a-good-idea-for-concealed-carry http://john-ross.net/comments.php

Best explanation out there: http://www.armalite.com/images/Tech%20Notes%5C2015%5CTechNote101.pdf

I think they said it was a "3-foot double-headed jelly dong," or something very similar to that... <lmao>

You're good. The dimple in the barrel is EXACTLY opposite of the center of the gas port on the barrel. The rear set screw hole on the gas block is EXACTLY opposite of the center of the gas port in the gas block. You can't be more centered than that. Have zero fear that your gas block is lined up exactly over the gas port in the barrel. Zero fear. Have you checked headspace yet?

I support this statement. <thumbsup>

This brake comes installed on the rifle? Best way to find out is to remove it, weigh it, and report back. <thumbsup> Based on the question - this is all you, now... <lmao> "The Rule," in a way...

Did you know that pics were passed around, via PMs?... <lmao>

There would be too much liability in using handloads for LE work. I can only imagine the lawsuits now... That's the very reason I only carry factory ammunition in carry-weapons. No handloads. That way, it would never, ever be "another factor" in a trial down the road...

Just remember - It's all fun-n-games until you piss off a Larry... :eek: :bat: <lmao>

You should find a way to do just ONE of the rifles, and shoot them altogether. When they try to figure out WTF happened, THEN you drop the news on them... <lmao>

If they classify every operation that people want to question him about, and he's no longer serving in that agency, then his Non Disclosure Agreement prevents him from talking about any of those operations for 80 years after he is read-off (no longer has access to his security-cleared status). Same schit they did to David Patreaus, just to keep him from talking about Benghazi. Literally. The only way around that is to have the person read-on again (given access in a securty-cleared status), and have classified inquiries by Congress. Not gonna happen. This administration knows what it's doing - and you can bet your ass it's this administration that's doing it, pulling all the strings.

Thought I'd grab these screenshots before they disappear. It's ironic that they still list B. Todd as the "Acting Director." In the meantime, here's stuff on Brandon: http://www.ticklethewire.com/tag/thomas-brandon/ PDF was available, titled "Feb 27, 2014 - Statement of Thomas E. Brandon, Deputy Director. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. U.S. Department of Justice." Click the link, wait for awhile, and you get "SIte Under Maintenance" - how convenient. http://judiciary.house.gov/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=D92B077A-CE92-4752-822D-6F77DD4476AC Bloomberg doesn't list his specific assignments, prior to October 2011. Just "various." Of course. http://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/people/17459254-thomas-e-brandon Here's a statement from ATF, on him. Link to it is here: https://www.atf.gov/content/atf-announces-b-todd-jones-depart Says he wasn't in Phoenix until March 2011... Brandon has more than 26 years of experience with ATF. Prior to his appointment as Deputy Director, Brandon served as the special agent in charge of the Phoenix field division beginning in March 2011, and special agent in charge of the Detroit field division from January 2008 until his assignment to Phoenix. ...so, if he wasn't in Phoenix when F&F happened, he was assigned there in March 2011. USBP Agent Brian Terry was killed by the F&F-walked AK in December 2010. Brandon is assigned in March 2011. Brandon, as Deputy Director, is later in charge of who will be punished, not punished, fired (nobody was fired), etc... Screenshots I grabbed, while they're still fresh:

I wouldn't even bother - just lube it up real well and shoot a few hundred through it. It'll be good after that. Probably won't even take that much.

A barrel change and trigger change would make your crop of SR-25s completely different performers.

I shitcanned all my RCBS lockrings for the Hornady lock rings - best thing I ever did. You're definitely on the perfectly right track with that. You can get the Hornady lockrings in a 6-pack, and they're much cheaper that way.

That's for awakening an 11-month old post for no reason... <lmao> You rocked it. <thumbsup> :hethan:

This gun lube is REAL. It's a planned release in conjunction with Criterion. You guys are behind the times, and need to get in on the pre-order.

^^^ There's so many that I need, I won't be able to afford them all. They're worse than guns. However, I AM buying this fucker right here and wearing it to work.

I'm sure they still do... <lmao> They make dump pouches so damn big that they'd fuk you up if you tried to swim with them open... <laughs>