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Anything that is PMC Bronze-equivalent, and up. 147~150 grain, loaded by a major ammo manufacturer. PMC, Winchester, Remington, whatever. As long as it's mainstream ammo, it'll function your rifle. Lighter loads, with 147-grain being the minimum, run at a higher muzzle velocity over heavier loads. Anything 180-grain or over might have issues fitting into your magazines. 175-grain is the common max projectile weight that you can load to magazine length, though there are a few heavier projectiles that will still be okay loaded to 2.800" - not many, though. As a rule, stay away from 180s and up for magazine loading, unless you do homework on the projectile, and it's loading.

Yep, the assembly is the same. You're just building something that's 30% larger. Watch the AR15 build videos, assemble your .308 AR in the exact same manner - but make sure you don't screw up the parts. You're working with 3 major different patterns in this platform, and not all parts play well with others on your build.

Cerakote. Bake-on is very tough schit. The Air-dry is the higher temp stuff, though. Determine what you're painting. Receivers, handguards, receiver extensions - Bake-on stuff. Barrels or cans? Use the Air-dry stuff. Cerakote. Carekote has my vote. Did I vote already? I can't remember. Oh, I vote Cerakote. <lmao>

We've posted this topic before... Someone should find the old thread and link it in here.

It's a damn big magazine, and damn big round. I'd like to see the .308 Win and .338LM convertible, though. Even with different receiver sizes needed, and different mag sizes needed... It can be done. Otherwise, the MRAD wouldn't be able to do it all, between .308 Win, .300 Win Mag, and .338 Lapua Mag. It's possible. Come to think of it - Ron... grab some pics of Armalite .308 Win magazines compared to MRAD .338 LM magazines... <dontknow>

^^^ You need to find a mailing agent that will do that. The main choices are USPS, UPS, and FedEx. There are requirements for mailing firearms. USPS won't do it, not for a complete firearm. UPS and FedEx are different, and in certain (many) circumstances, they require that the firearm be Overnight Air Shipment. That's a hefty pricetag. Also now, we have intra-state firearms shipments. Different states have different laws - laws, not regulations. You'd need to research the laws for both states in order to pull this off. Sometimes, from one certain state to another, the only way this is going to be legally possible is if you ship from an FFL to an FFL. Dealer to dealer. Check shipment regulations and state-to-state laws before anybody thinks they can mail a rifle out to another person. <thumbsup>

Yes you can. Show me why you can't.

That Centurian C4 is a damn badass rail...

Because they don't know what the hell it will fit...

18.5" Fulton here, and it shoots the lights out. Personal opinion on LW customer service has me in a position to not list that as a recommendation. Barrel might be the baddest thing on the planet, but with what I've seen on the CS side, that makes it a no-go bigtime.

Very first, you need to study up on New Jersey firearms law. That will guide your build more than you realize, because there are some jacked up gun laws in New Jersey. Welcome aboard.

Not true. Where did you read that?

You could run a DPMS-based barrel and a DPMS-based bolt. The bolt will run in your Armalite bolt carrier just fine. Just a thought.

Nope, you are correct. You DO NOT GIVE the TSA bag-smashers and ramp-monkeys access to any of your firearms equipment, ever. If you're flying firearms or ammunition, you CANNOT use TSA locks, for that very reason. YOU are the only one with keys to your goods. You must be present for inspection, they check it - they don't touch it - and YOU lock it back up and maintain the only set of keys, and the only access to that case. Any TSA fukk that thinks different - you let them know that they're fucked up, and they need to study up on their own regulations. This will be one of the only times that you can light a TSA shitbag up and get away with it, so enjoy it... <lmao>

NO TSA LOCKS, brother. Don't use 'em. Go for a #5 Master Lock, or equivalent.

This is what Ed snatched up - $100 off, free BCM BCG with it right now. Helluva deal.

That 22 TCM is a badass round. Damn, that pistol is sweet... <thumbsup>

Keep it. One less thing to mess with, plus it's properly pinned to the barrel. It's bombproof. later, down the road, would be when to remove it should you choose, but for now it's a very, very solid setup. You'll need a 9" handguard setup, or a midlength setup, in order to fit it on the rifle and keep the front sight.

Nope, not at all. It'll all make sense when it's mounted up. Once you're running the red dot, you won't even notice the front sight in the picture. Your brain will tune it right out. <thumbsup> We're here to please... <lmao> Rob and I... two fat chicks on the dance floor... :hethan: Decide on the rail, and tell me how much budget you have for a red dot. I'll get you squared away quick. :))

That MI rail is solid enough that I'd try to beat someone to death with it. It's a good system. $165 retail for the midlength. However, ... The Centurian C4 rail would be ABSOLUTELY SICK on that upper... :hethan:

That's gotta be a record. 3-minute Enable... <lmao> Ed, I used this rail on a 16" midlength build, just to stay on the "inexpensive side" of the build - and I really, really like it. It went on Pinky. http://www.midwestindustriesinc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_ID=422

Been seriously pondering this. Very seriously.

Buy that BCM, brother. Take advantage of that deal, because that's about $280 off when you count the BCG. <thumbsup> Don't pass that one up... :bat: <lmao>

Love me some ADM mounts. <thumbsup>

If we can pre-order, we'll scoop EVERYBODY when this is announced on April 1st!!! :hethan: