Fletch Posted May 4, 2016 Report Posted May 4, 2016 Hello all, New guy here from Central Illinois (Peoria area). I mostly shoot for recreation and enjoyment, but certainly am always trying to improve my skills and get better. I've never been a fan of the .223/5.56 round but have always been a fan of the AR platform. I shoot a lot of 6.8 SPC (fantastic round IMO) but my favorite all around gun is my 308AR. It's nice to see the increasing variety of parts, etc. available for 308AR's now than what I remember even just a few years back. I finally learned to build my own AR's a few years ago thanks in no small part to the forums like this one...so I would like to say thanks for all the info/advice that you guys have put out there. I still hope to learn more of course and also to share any of my experiences if they seem relevant and helpful. Thanks again! Glad to be here!
Wolfgang1952 Posted May 5, 2016 Report Posted May 5, 2016 Welcome from Louisiana. I for one never liked the AR. I remember the early ones to much. I to prefer the 308 over the 5.56/223. I went from M1A’s and FAL’s to a DPMS AR10 clone. Wolf
Boog Posted May 5, 2016 Report Posted May 5, 2016 Hello Fleth and welcome from Virginia. I too carry the 6.8 SPC in an XM15 frame.
Frankh252 Posted May 5, 2016 Report Posted May 5, 2016 Peoria. An old friend was from there. He didn't care for it much for some reason. Howdy from Texas & good shooting.
shepp Posted May 5, 2016 Report Posted May 5, 2016 2 hours ago, Frankh252 said: Peoria. An old friend was from there. He didn't care for it much for some reason. Howdy from Texas & good shooting. It's flat as a pan cake and corn as far as the eye can see
Fletch Posted May 6, 2016 Author Report Posted May 6, 2016 13 hours ago, Frankh252 said: Peoria. An old friend was from there. He didn't care for it much for some reason. Howdy from Texas & good shooting. LOL..it's not too bad but I share your friend's sentiment as well most days. I'm originally from the Chicago area (which totally blows IMO) so I'm very glad to be here as opposed to there. One of these days I'll be free from Illinois all together but for now I must make do. 11 hours ago, shepp said: It's flat as a pan cake and corn as far as the eye can see Pretty much. Thankfully I live in one of the hilly, wooded areas here. Lucky also to have a lot of good neighbors and other decent folks out in my area as well. Thanks to all for the warm welcomes...glad to be here!
Frankh252 Posted May 6, 2016 Report Posted May 6, 2016 12 hours ago, shepp said: It's flat as a pan cake and corn as far as the eye can see So was Rantoul at Chanute AFB (back when it was an AFB)
shepp Posted May 6, 2016 Report Posted May 6, 2016 36 minutes ago, Fletch said: LOL..it's not too bad but I share your friend's sentiment as well most days. I'm originally from the Chicago area (which totally blows IMO) so I'm very glad to be here as opposed to there. One of these days I'll be free from Illinois all together but for now I must make do. Pretty much. Thankfully I live in one of the hilly, wooded areas here. Lucky also to have a lot of good neighbors and other decent folks out in my area as well. Thanks to all for the warm welcomes...glad to be here! I was thinking Bloomington area first but your more toward the river valley aren't you
Fletch Posted May 6, 2016 Author Report Posted May 6, 2016 10 hours ago, shepp said: I was thinking Bloomington area first but your more toward the river valley aren't you Yes, a bit west of the river.
shepp Posted May 7, 2016 Report Posted May 7, 2016 4 hours ago, Fletch said: Yes, a bit west of the river. And I was still thinking the wrong area lol finally looked at a map. The company I work for put the refrigeration in the Walmart in Galesburg
mrmackc Posted May 7, 2016 Report Posted May 7, 2016 I used to work part-time for a farm supply company in Oklahoma and would pick up Butler buildings at Galesburg. They had a heck of a good loading crew. I would back a flatbed semi trailer down in a loading dock and a guy with a remote control connected to a over head crane would go all over the building picking up building parts and load them on the flatbed. I would haul the building to a farm and the farm supply crew would erect the building. I never saw one time when we failed to have every part, beam, siding, door or bolt we needed.
Hoff Posted May 10, 2016 Report Posted May 10, 2016 Welcome from southern WI! yeah illinois sucks lolz.
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