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We, as a collective group, need to readdress the assault on the M855 round by politicians, the BATFE, and the President - we truly know who is behind this anyway. This will not be "forgotten" by them, or "shelved" in a temporary manner. With what they led with, they faced a losing battle. And, they lost that battle, at least for now. You can rest assured that they will not stop, and this is not over. It's far from over. FAR. The main contention they were pushing for was that M855/SS109 is an armor piercing cartridge - it is not. It does not meet the definition of an armor piercing cartridge/load/round as defined by the LEOPA. Just reading that information contained in that specific law proves that point. These politicians are grabbing at straws, and their target is the AR Pistol configuration. The AR Pistol configuration is not new, and it's been around for many, many years. The GenPop (America, at large) doesn't have any idea of this, but the politicians are parrotting this as a "new thing" and a "threat to Law Enforcement." They are bending the LEOPA to fit their "new term" or "new toy" to try to bullschit the GenPop that this was never here before, and now it's a HUGE threat to LEOs. Historically, it's never been a threat to LEOs. FBI Statistics show that - or has the FBI been lying to the GenPop all this time? I think not. For your own shock, research the FBI statistics for Sandy Hook... How many deaths and shootings were there for Sandy Hook, again?... At any rate, my whole point for this longass post is simple. Very simple. Level II, Level IIA, and Level IIIA armor is NOT rated for rifle ammunition, nor was it ever intended to protect against rifle ammunition. Never. IS THERE A NATIONAL MANDATE THAT LEOs CAN ONLY WEAR THOSE LEVELS OF ARMOR?!!? Fuk no, there isn't. They can wear Level III and Level IV, if they want. Those armors are rifle-rated. And, if they're in a really fucked up city/county/state/situation, they already wear it. And, they bought their own schit, because they value their own lives - and know their own situation. When was the last time you heard about the Federal Government providing body armor to local/city/state LEOs? Free?! That's what they do?! No, that's NOT what they do. As a LEO, when was the last time YOU were provided free body armor?... When was the last time you were provided free body armor that you knew, without a doubt, would protect you against EVERYTHING? If you're a LEO, and you answer this question in the positive, then you're EOD. Bottom line - and GenPop is clueless in this latest political assault on our freedom - pistol-rated armor was never designed to defeat rifle rounds. Never was designed for it.If you need to defeat rifle rounds - buy rifle-rated armor, LEO. You have to buy your own, anyway. Off my soapbox on this bullschit.

As soon as you said that, I was thinking .311... Weird that they were .308.

Love those damn gloves. <thumbsup>

Here's a link to the good hardcopy, brother - time to order and get one in hand, to carry with: http://www.gunlawguide.com/ Here's a website to research and print what you need: http://www.handgunlaw.us/ I typically work on Saturdays, but I'll see if I can get that one off. I'll post back in with the results. They're not too keen on giving me days off, most of the time, but that's not a day that ends a pay period. I might get it.

YEEEEEAAAAAHH!!! :hethan:

Damn, I didn't check the mail today... Yep, it's in the box - I'll grab it in the morning.

Damn, I've smashed so damn many fingers so far in life. I can tell right away whether that nail is a goner, or if it'll make it. <lmao>

Mine shipped, and Jay got me the conf on it - I should be able to shoot it next Tuesday.

ALOT!!! SS, lock your bolt to the rear, stick your finger in the ejection port, and hit the bolt release... Tell me that's not ALOT of pressure!!! <lmao> ***NOTE - I will want pics of the fingernail in 2 weeks, then 6 weeks... <laughs>

You're kinda "on call" now - you need to post pics of that bastard anytime anyone mentions "bipod." It's almost not your choice... <lmao>

Damn, I have all of those... ^^^ They work pretty well, too. <thumbsup> Since we're down for cool, try one of these babies on for size - use your imagination, and it could probably be used for something else, too... I'm just sayin'...

Larry - I fucked up. I though it was 1k that you posted. When I look at it again, it's "under 10k." BIG difference!... My bad. :yup: But, you said you'd never seen this type of crack before - did you find that thread after you made that post?

What 180s are they (manf, bullet profile)? You don't have to seat on the cannelure - you can set them deeper. Well, depending on powder charge, you can. Don't compress too much...

Only if you're logged in as MIL or LEO - they're $299 if you're not...

OP, you can buy a .308 AR barrel, spot weld the gas port shut - and you have a single-shot AR barrel that would be legal upon ANY inspection by ANY authorities. I'm just sayin'...

This fact will make this very interesting. He needs to buy a few more tools, then. First thing I thought about when I was reading the OPs latest post - Cut from x63 down to x51, and lose those threads that you need. Recontour the barrel chamber area back down, so you can cut new threads, begin the headspace process after that, with the barrel extension at 175... Gonna be a decent challenge, no matter what kind of machinist or gunsmith you may be. In the long run, .308 AR barrels are pretty damn cheap, compared to the bill I'd hand forward for such a task.

I'm telling you guys, Lowa boots are the sheeeit. <thumbsup>

I hope they hit that house HARD.

Story just broke - 2 Ferguson PD Officers shot. More will follow, I'm certain. In a long lost conversation about capabilities, MRAPs are needed in that fucking city. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/03/12/2-police-officers-reported-shot-outside-ferguson-police-department/ BREAKING: Two police officers reportedly were shot early Thursday outside the police department in Ferguson, Mo. amid protests that followed the resignation of the town's police chief. The shooting was first reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Ferguson Police Lt. Col. Al Eickhoff told the paper that he did not believe the officers were from his department and had no information on the extend of their injuries. KTVI reported that as many as 200 protesters had gathered outside the police station to demand more changes in the city's government after the resignation of Police Chief Tom Jackson Wednesday afternoon. Jackson was the sixth Ferguson employee to resign or be fired after a Justice Department report cleared white former officer Darren Wilson of civil rights charges in the shooting of black 18-year-old Michael Brown this past August, but found a profit-driven court system and widespread racial bias in the city police department.

That's ALOT of stuff in ONE DAY, brother. My only question is... What did Char get? :banana:

Numbers 19 and 20 are for Magwa...

heminut recently posted his broken bolts, same place as yours. Two bolts, broken in the same place, less than 1k rounds on each of them. It's been done before. Larry, post that stuff into this thread, brother! <lmao>

Got one in my toolbox... <thumbsup>

Oh, not true, my brother. The Smith & Wesson M&P10 also has an ambi bolt catch and bolt release, which interferes with triggers. The only owner that we've seen that has an issue with this was WAY to pompous to even give a pic of that interference, though. How quickly you forget, Rob... <dontknow> :bat:

Olympic Arms pistol cal ARs have full BCGs, and use buffers and buffer springs in the buttstock. They are blowback operated, and don't use gas systems. They do have a very unique ejection system. Ask me how I know. The Olympic Arms OA-93 is a different animal altogether, and it's piston-driven.