COBrien Posted April 15, 2017 Author Report Posted April 15, 2017 10-22, just checked the MBT sale thread and found the definition. Lol!
EngrBob Posted April 15, 2017 Report Posted April 15, 2017 6 hours ago, COBrien said: Any of you Texas guys have a doghouse to rent out? We have a tool shed, at least when I'm not using it.
COBrien Posted April 21, 2017 Author Report Posted April 21, 2017 Got a call from my buddy who owns the local pawn shop. My FA lower arrived yesterday. Picked it up and, just as I suspected, it's a lower. Not sure what else I expected -- sure doesn't feel like $120 worth of anodized aluminum...
98Z5V Posted April 22, 2017 Report Posted April 22, 2017 On 4/14/2017 at 6:03 PM, jtallen83 said: Could be worse, a buddy of mine messed around texting me twenty unrelated questions on his build then when he went to order the MBT it was sold out. I explained 65b to him.........you don't have that problem On 4/14/2017 at 6:40 PM, COBrien said: You lost me at 65b... LOOOOOONG time ago. Something was on sale, someone here went to purchase it, and it was instantly out of stock. Out of the cheap seats comes Drew, saying... "That's Lesson 65b. You snooze, you lose..."
EngrBob Posted April 22, 2017 Report Posted April 22, 2017 13 hours ago, 98Z5V said: LOOOOOONG time ago. Something was on sale, someone here went to purchase it, and it was instantly out of stock. Out of the cheap seats comes Drew, saying... "That's Lesson 65b. You snooze, you lose..." In this case you just wait. My order went in but is still PENDING. No problem, still have a few weeks to wait for .338 barrel from X-Caliber.
unforgiven Posted April 23, 2017 Report Posted April 23, 2017 65 b has bit me in the ass more than once. just sayin.
Magwa Posted April 25, 2017 Report Posted April 25, 2017 I have constant teeth marks in my A$$ from 65B.......
COBrien Posted April 25, 2017 Author Report Posted April 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Magwa said: I have constant teeth marks in my A$$ from 65B....... That sounds painful... Glad I jumped in on the LaRue Easter sale when I did. Wouldn't want to be walking around with half my a$$ missing. Half my stomach, now that wouldn't be so bad...
COBrien Posted April 26, 2017 Author Report Posted April 26, 2017 Good news! Just got an e-mail that my LaRue order has shipped. Seeing as how they're in TX and I'm in OK, I'm hoping to have my box o' triggers by the weekend.
Robocop1051 Posted April 26, 2017 Report Posted April 26, 2017 I think I was the original 65b. I was trying to find .308 PMAG's during the last liberal Dynasty. This was back when CTD was selling PMAGs for $99 each... fuk them!!! I'm secure in saying I never paid more than $15 for a PMAG.
EngrBob Posted April 26, 2017 Report Posted April 26, 2017 4 hours ago, COBrien said: Good news! Just got an e-mail that my LaRue order has shipped. Seeing as how they're in TX and I'm in OK, I'm hoping to have my box o' triggers by the weekend. Lucky you. My order was created at 9:46 AM and is still pending. At least they were still taking orders. In any case that trigger is for the .338 Federal build and I am still waiting on the barrel although I did get the pepper pot brake from X-Caliber.
98Z5V Posted April 26, 2017 Report Posted April 26, 2017 17 minutes ago, EngrBob said: Lucky you. My order was created at 9:46 AM and is still pending. At least they were still taking orders. In any case that trigger is for the .338 Federal build and I am still waiting on the barrel although I did get the pepper pot brake from X-Caliber. Makes me happy to see another .338 Fed going together!
EngrBob Posted April 26, 2017 Report Posted April 26, 2017 3 hours ago, 98Z5V said: Makes me happy to see another .338 Fed going together! Should be interesting. I'm using a Blitzkreig Tactical "thin" 80% lower with an Aero M5 upper. Milling is done and they fit together very solidly - no play at all. I'm going to try a Tubbs spring with a standard 308 buffer with a relatively heavy TacStar AMRS match stock (to balance the 18" barrel). I have everything now except the trigger and the barrel. Based on the last MBT I put in the trigger blade is wider than normal so I may need to tweak the opening after it gets here.
COBrien Posted April 28, 2017 Author Report Posted April 28, 2017 (edited) So, uh, this happened today... Edited April 28, 2017 by COBrien
COBrien Posted April 30, 2017 Author Report Posted April 30, 2017 Oops... I tripped, fell, and built the lower tonight. Completely by accident. Then I mocked up the upper. The only good news (for my marriage...) is that I do not have the necessary setup to properly torque the barrel nut (don't have a bench-mounted vise or vise block), so the upper won't be completed until I come clean to the wife. As an aside (sort of...): I can't remember right now who pointed me in the direction of the MBT, but THANK YOU. I bought all of those triggers purely on faith, and all I can say is SWEET BABY JESUS. I thought the RRA I bought was a good trigger, but the MBT blows it out of the water.
shepp Posted April 30, 2017 Report Posted April 30, 2017 39 minutes ago, COBrien said: Oops... I tripped, fell, and built the lower tonight. Completely by accident. Then I mocked up the upper. The only good news (for my marriage...) is that I do not have the necessary setup to properly torque the barrel nut (don't have a bench-mounted vise or vise block), so the upper won't be completed until I come clean to the wife. As an aside (sort of...): I can't remember right now who pointed me in the direction of the MBT, but THANK YOU. I bought all of those triggers purely on faith, and all I can say is SWEET BABY JESUS. I thought the RRA I bought was a good trigger, but the MBT blows it out of the water. Simple, but sexy! I like it!
COBrien Posted May 1, 2017 Author Report Posted May 1, 2017 On 4/30/2017 at 0:10 AM, 98Z5V said: VERY NICE setup, man! VERY NICE! Thank you, sir! I went back through this thread, and it appears you are who I should be thanking for the advice on the MBT. So... thanks!
COBrien Posted May 28, 2018 Author Report Posted May 28, 2018 (edited) Finally got this rifle together a couple weeks ago, and took it out Friday afternoon for function testing. Rifle ran well, but won’t lock back on an empty mag. I’m sure it has something to do with the full auto carrier (it was cheap and readily available at the time I ordered it). I’m going to take the buffer apart and swap one of the weights for a steel weight from a carbine buffer. Hopefully that’ll get it where it wants to be. If not, I’ll replace another weight. And if that doesn’t work, I’ll bite the bullet and get a semi carrier. Edited May 28, 2018 by COBrien Spelling & adding photos.
98Z5V Posted May 28, 2018 Report Posted May 28, 2018 You can modify a rifle buffer, EASY. It's 1/2" internal diameter, so you only need a piece of 1/2" OD PVC pipe, to remove a weight, and replace it with a piece of PVC of the same length. I'm telling you right now, that if that is the case - and you need to lighten that buffer to get it to function... You need to drill up your gas port. The gas port is too small. Been down this road too many times, and know it too well. Before you do anything to that gun, I'd pull that gas block and measure out the gas port diameter - and post that number in here. I'm just sayin'... don't exactly know what I'm doin' here, but I'd be drilling that gas port up if it was mine...
98Z5V Posted May 28, 2018 Report Posted May 28, 2018 That thing is a TRUE dissipator, right? That gas port should be about 0.110"...
COBrien Posted May 28, 2018 Author Report Posted May 28, 2018 22 minutes ago, 98Z5V said: That thing is a TRUE dissipator, right? That gas port should be about 0.110"... Yes sir, it’s a Del-Ton barrel — 16” rifle gas. I think I’ll lighten the buffer first, then look into the next step(s).
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