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I think he just bought this one...

Maneuverability. Colt never made the M4A1 or the M4 with a 16" barrel. Period.

^^^ That's the short version, and dead nuts on.

If I understand this correctly, you will trade that lower for a receiver extension and stock. EDIT - I will buy buttstock parts and send them to you in trade for a lower, but you just need to clarify the parts you need. List them out.

Sounds like the M4 carbine right there, from your description. Which has a 14.5" barrel. Make it legal and pin it with an extended muzzle device, to make it civilian-legal without the SBR tax stamp. Pick your parts carefully, and you'll never have to change a thing. I have several 14.5" pinned carbines - I don't change them up. I built them the way they needed to be built. They each have their purpose. <thumbsup>

What is the overall intent of this rifle? Sounds like you want a carbine. If you want a carbine, then build a carbine, and make that bastard as short as possible, legally. If you want something longer than that - then build it next... There's no "universal upper" out there. Once you decide on what you need/want, then you don't need to change parts around, change gas blocks, change barrels, etc. You build another upper for an idea like that. Changing this much means a new upper. Which means a new rifle.

That cannelure isn't there for COAL on 300BLK loads, brother. You sometimes need to adjust. That's there for .308 Win loads, for military loads. Nobody else uses a cannelure, but the .mil... EDIT - Example here, on my 150gr loads - barely even touch the cannelure when I get the COAL that I need/want...

Yep. You've all heard "Hell hath no fury like a scorned woman," right? Well, she tried to play that. In reality, Hell hath no fury like a pissed off Ranger. I'll make sure I do everything I legally can to recoup what is owed back. Everything. I don't know "quit." <thumbsup>

This recall happened on or about 10 Aug 2014. I can't believe that MSN/CNBC decided to cover it YESTERDAY. Fucking idiots.

Do the 14.5" barrel with a pinned, extended muzzle device. You'll be happier in the long run. If you can find a 14.5" barrel with midlength gas system, you will really, really be impressed with how it shoots. I set Pinky up that way, and the damn thing is one of my favorite rifles... <lmao>

The AR rifles I've built for accuracy have stainless barrels. 18.5" .308 AR with FA Criterion barrel. 5.56 Woody NM rifle, with Wilson Arms 20" 1:8 .223 Wylde chamber, 5.56 16" precision gun with Wilson Arms 16" 1:8 .223 Wylde chamber, 5.56 Mk12 Mod 0 with Wilson Arms 18" 1:8 .223 Wylde chamber. ^^^ You should see a pattern there... Those 5.56 rifles are ridiculous-accurate with anything from 69gr to 77gr ammo. The 18" Mk12 does amazing things with my Varget-55gr loads, too. The Fulton barrel on the .308 is just straight badass. Doesn't matter what it's shooting. "Stainless Steel Barrel Day At The Range" with me is a fucking hoot, man. <thumbsup>

30-06.

No chance on that now - she shows up, and she gets some special LEO Bracelets... :))

The BCM lightweight barrels are badass - I used their lightweight 14.5" carbine barrel on my son's rifle, with their pinned A2X flash suppressor. Great barrel...

ALWAYS clothing optional, bro... <lmao>

YES!!!! Damn, that place is incredible!!! Thank you for those pics, man - what a great setup. <thumbsup>

^^^ Nope, there's no TDP to follow like there is for the M16/M4, because there were never multiple providers for the SASS. Since KAC was the single-source provider, the .mil hasn't stated a TDP to run from. There are no blueprints to follow for the .308 ARs.

^^^ There he goes... $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Like a heavy rain, dripping off the leaves... <lmao>

^^^ I hope YOUR bank account is ready for all this, once you see his barrel work, man!!! <lmao> You'll be sending $hit out left and right... :hethan:

And, how many ARs have you built, or shot? What's your frame of reference here?

^^^ That was what I was gonna say - go PRI. <thumbsup>

MORE than enough room for you bastards. AND!!! SHE DIDN'T STEAL THE GRILL!!! :hethan:

Let it out, brother - threads like this do us good. Everyone needs to vent once in awhile, or you'll build up so much pressure that you'll explode... <thumbsup>

Alright AZ Brothers, we're going to need to set up a shoot for a visiting friend sometime after Xmas this year. We've got someone coming into the Tucson area, and we'll need to fire up another get-together and host him properly. He'll have a couple of his brothers with him, and his dad, so we'll need to do this one up big. Again. <lmao> I'll let him get in here and post some dates - once we get the dates, we'll need Jon to let us know when he's the Range Master at the Marana Range within that timeframe. Braces yourselves... <laughs>

No turbo. Stock engine internals, completely, with a Sparks full exhaust, Sparks tuner, and AirRaid intake system. It's 107hp stock, at the crank, and that stuff might have given it 10% more. Damn thing is fast, and that's more in the clutching mods - he nailed that $hit on the first try, the combo was perfect.