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That's awesome, man - welcome aboard. <thumbsup>

Nope, needs to have an internal depth of 7 5/8". The only way you'll get that one to run on your .308 build is to use a DPMS-based LR308 compatible buffer.

Shoulda put this one in the "Want to Buy" Section, instead of the "For Sale" Section...

^^^ See how these guys are?! <lmao> Anyway, I picked up 2lbs of IMR 4227 today, strictly for use in loading Hornady 100gr SJs for the M1 Carbine. That should be enough to get me about 900 loads... :banana:

^^^ A few of us have done that before - recently, too... <lmao> "Hey, have you guys ever...?" - when it's already on the way. I pulled a sneak attack a couple years ago, and found something. Didn't say a damn thing about it here. Mounted it up and listed the review... It was hard keeping quiet about it... <laughs>

You need to be careful here - I don't trust most of these guys here, not with my money or my wallet. Or my cards. These rat bastards will have you building something that you had no idea you wanted. Watch out, man - there's some shady dudes here. <thumbsup>

I'm saving now - seriously - I have until the end of this year to make this happen. EDIT - Got 'em picked out: https://www.trijicon.com/na_en/products/product3.php?pid=SP01 https://www.trijicon.com/na_en/products/product3.php?pid=RM09-C-700304 https://www.trijicon.com/na_en/products/product3.php?pid=TARS101

HOLY SCHIT!!! HE'S ALIVE!!! :eek:

Well, you're stuck here now... This place is like quicksand. <lmao> The issue of spares is a big deal, and it's awesome to hear that you'd look into it, especially this quickly after a request - it's damn good to have you here.

Nope, it's pretty simple. Search for a part by-name before you ask how it works. There's ALOT of stuff that's been mentioned, reviewed, covered, whatever - here before. Should you decide to ask how a certain product is, works, tastes, whatever - and nobody here has gone over that product in some way - then you own it. Pick it up, install it, mount it, whatever - and let us know how it does. <thumbsup> Typically, just asking about a product in an already-ongoing thread is one thing, but starting a topic about it and asking how it does is usually what gets "The Rule" invoked on someone... <lmao>

Yep, soft armor over the plate. Plates are International Armor Level III Stand Alones, coated. Soft armor is Armor Express Level IIIA, on top. Used to work for the military - soft shell vest (not NIJ tested), and you'd put your SAPI or ESAPI plates inside - that's soft armor over plates - and underneath the plates in that case. Why should my rifle plate need to be subjected to a pistol impact, when a soft shell will pretty much stop it from making that impact? On the hard paltes, coated or not, why should I have to worry about a projectile coming into contact with the hard plate first, and fragmenting all over the place? - again, coated or not, but fragmenting anyway. I don't intend to be shot alot - not now, anyway. If I am, I need this schit to work. Front side and back side shots:

^^^ He's been here for a minute - you welcomed the wrong guy... <lmao>

Minimum 0.090". Shibi builds his pistol-length barrels with 0.100" gas ports, I'm pretty certain.

Not plate backers at all - Level IIIA soft armor. It'll stop pistol rounds by itself. If a rifle round gets through it, the hard plate stops the rifle round, and the soft armor eats the fragmentation.

Damn near zero difference, and they do swap. Hammer springs could be all I can see most companies doing...

You may not realize this, but you just launched yourself into Legendary Status. Such a simple reply, matter-of-fact, and to the point. I hope you were watching this site beforehand, and didn't comment here only because you saw something pop up in a search on your company name. If that happened, then it is what it is - but it's good to have you here. Please don't comment and leave, never to be seen again. Once you get here, you're stuck here... <lmao>

"...fully knowing the hazards of my chosen profession..." <<< Pretty famous phrase. I don't think you'll have any problem, brother - how many times are the trustees gonna take out the items, without you present? How many times will the trustees be out with you in the future, shooting? How much opportunity do you have to teach them about the capabilities and functions of each rifle/part/can? Teach those that don't know, my brother, and they will know. I think you don't have anything to worry about, with paint on the can, or without. <thumbsup>

^^^ What he said. It's a 5.56 rifle, so you have unlimited options.

EasyE, I'll send you a link in a PM. <thumbsup> I run a combination of hard and soft in the same plate carrier. Hard inside, close to the body, with the soft insert over the top of them, towards the outside. EDIT - PM sent, brother.

Good news on the cycling now - but that means the gas port size is off. I went through playing with the buffer weight only because I didn't want to rip the upper down and drill the gas port up. Playing with the buffer weight did two things for me, and I knew that going into it: 1) easier than ripping the upper down. 2) if it cycled lighter, it would confirm that my gas port size is too small. One day, I'll rip the upper apart and drill that gas port up. <thumbsup>

Yep. <thumbsup>

I think we've created a monster... <lmao>

Fuckin FANTASTIC work, Rene - hell yes! <thumbsup>

Absolutely correct - they jumped on that bandwagon fast as hell, too - it was within a few days of the incident. Dick's Sporting Goods did the same thing (they just dropped ARs), and that lowered my opinion of them, which has never recovered because of it.

42 pounds?!!? Holy Schit!!! :eek: <laughs>