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The field stripping is easy. Loosen the bottom screw and the top comes off, bolt slides right out. Not as easy as a Beretta Neo, but just fine.

Apologies for banging the drum again on pan magazines, but after seeing this video, my love affair with the pan magazine continues.

How cool is this gun:

Pan mags are awesome to watch and can have some serious capacity.

 Frazzled wrote:
Pan mags are awesome to watch and can have some serious capacity.

What I wouldn't give for five minutes with this gun, and a crate of root beer ready to blast to shreds

Buy one, Frazz, buy one. You know it makes sense.

DAKKA DAKKA!

(this is why Orks are the real good guys of 40K. They just wanna have fun).

If registered MG's weren't so ludicroussly expensive I'd love to run around with one of those guys.


That an MG08 is in the same auction in the same price range is...almost tempting if I werent saving for a condo down payment.

 Vaktathi wrote:
If registered MG's weren't so ludicroussly expensive I'd love to run around with one of those guys.


That an MG08 is in the same auction in the same price range is...almost tempting if I weren't saving for a condo down payment.

Far be it for me to influence your decision making process, and I don't know what part of the USA you're from, but that condo could be knocked down by an earthquake, or blown away by a tornado, or one of those Florida sink holes could swallow it up, or rattlesnakes could get it, or angry Trump supporters could occupy it, or something...

Is it wise to invest in a condo in these uncertain times?

 Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote:

 Vaktathi wrote:
If registered MG's weren't so ludicroussly expensive I'd love to run around with one of those guys.


That an MG08 is in the same auction in the same price range is...almost tempting if I weren't saving for a condo down payment.

Far be it for me to influence your decision making process, and I don't know what part of the USA you're from, but that condo could be knocked down by an earthquake, or blown away by a tornado, or one of those Florida sink holes could swallow it up, or rattlesnakes could get it, or angry Trump supporters could occupy it, or something...

Is it wise to invest in a condo in these uncertain times?

Hrm....you make an excellent case...

I think pan magazines are inarguably cool.

 Ouze wrote:
I think pan magazines are inarguably cool.

Every time I see them, I think "you know, that really needs a cupholder"

 Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote:
Apologies for banging the drum again on pan magazines, but after seeing this video, my love affair with the pan magazine continues.

How cool is this gun:

Saw that video earlier, cool gun but I would hate to do all the loading

Doesn't look too bad. There's not even much of a spring to work against, and I bet you could rig up some sort of quickloader if you wanted.

 cuda1179 wrote:
Gun guy question:

There is an old mid-1800 pistol that was basically a revolver that also had a 20-gauge shotgun shell in the center of the cylinder.
If someone today were to make something similar, but double action with 7 rounds of .357 mag and a 20-gauge or .410 in the center, how many people would be interested?

Not a lot due to the weight of making a top break revolver capable of withstanding the pressures of both 357 and 410. The MP412REX was a financial disaster as well as banned in the US, and it could just barely handle 357. Load a .357 with one cylender full of rock salt, you'll get the same increase in home defense without the added possibility of blowing your own hand off when the pistol explodes. A common problem with the actual LeMat.

I just finished my damn AR10, and Aero Precision had to go and release this limited edition Tiger Stripe builder's kit.





...I guess now I have to build a .300BLK.

Hahaha, do eet.

... i did eet. :(

I've built an upper, but never built a lower. I am probably gonna have to pop in here in a few weeks asking how to install a buffer tube, LPK, etc.

Man I love the look of that though.

I finally bit the bullet on one of the guns on my buy list.

Cheaper Than Dirt had a special running on Glock 23 pistols. $399, free shipping. In addition I had a 10% off my next purchase coupon, and another $20 off my next purchase from my mail order catalog. Glocks aren't my favorite, but for $340 I can learn to like it.



What is everyone's opinion of AR-15's chambered in 7.62x39? Some people love them, others hate them and claim they are all jam-o-matics.

Ouze wrote:... i did eet. :(

yay!

I've built an upper, but never built a lower. I am probably gonna have to pop in here in a few weeks asking how to install a buffer tube, LPK, etc.

Man I love the look of that though.

the lower isnt too bad, I did mine over a couple hours on a pals couch while watching cartoons with just a punch set and a screwdriver, Ive seen people do them in 20 mins flat. Just dont lose detents and springs

cuda1179 wrote:I finally bit the bullet on one of the guns on my buy list.

Cheaper Than Dirt had a special running on Glock 23 pistols. $399, free shipping. In addition I had a 10% off my next purchase coupon, and another $20 off my next purchase from my mail order catalog. Glocks aren't my favorite, but for $340 I can learn to like it.

Not a bad deal at all.

What is everyone's opinion of AR-15's chambered in 7.62x39? Some people love them, others hate them and claim they are all jam-o-matics.

The problem is mags and the 7.62x39 cartridge, they taper too much to work quite right in the long tall STANAG magwell and they have feeding issues. Rifles like the CMMG Mutant that use AK mags tend to work a lot better. HMG is coming out with a heavily spaced 7.62x39 STANAG mag later this year that may also work better, but will also be relatively large and made to look like an STG mag.

 cuda1179 wrote:
What is everyone's opinion of AR-15's chambered in 7.62x39?

I think they look bad - like someone bent an AR15 mag.

I don't really have an opinion other than aesthetics, but that's a big one for me. If I'm going to shoot 7.62x39, I shoot my AK, just as Mikhail Kalashnikov would have wanted.

 cuda1179 wrote:

What is everyone's opinion of AR-15's chambered in 7.62x39? Some people love them, others hate them and claim they are all jam-o-matics.

I think the main barrier to entry there is actually the ammo.

Think about the problems that people report with shooting polymer or lacquer-coated steel-cased 5.56 through AR15s. Now, consider that almost all of the 7.62x39 ammunition available is some combination of steel cased, lacquer coated, polymer coated, or corrosive. Sure, you can buy new US production brass-cased ammo but it's going to be very expensive.

If I wanted a heavier hitting round that used expensive ammunition, I'd look at 300 Blackout and buy a reloading set.

 Ouze wrote:
... i did eet. :(

I've built an upper, but never built a lower. I am probably gonna have to pop in here in a few weeks asking how to install a buffer tube, LPK, etc.

Man I love the look of that though.

Possibly because I have the proper tools and experience, I can build a lower in well under 10 minutes. Much less if Im using a drop-in trigger. Ar's are by far the easiest guns I work on.

I finally got my AR10 back. The upper was out of spec and was replaced.

I got it zeroed in and finally set up the way I like it - I was shopping for parts while it was being serviced.



I went with a Nikon Prostaff 3-9x 40 scope on a PEPR mount. I regret getting the PEPR mount because it is very heavy, but as a friend says, heavy is steady. For my next build I'm going to get a Aero Precision ultralight, but anyway. I added a little lightweight angled fore grip because I don't like holding the magwell.

I replaced my garbage UTG bipod with... a slightly better UTG bipod. It's lighter and not so tall so I'll stick with it for now.

I'm sticking with the Magpul STR because I have very short arms and it fits me well. It's got a 20" stainless steel barrel, and I added a mount for my gopro. I also added a M4-72 Severe-Duty Compensator partially to reduce the recoil a bit, but mostly because it looked cool, and I also added a limbsaver pad.

Now it barks like a .50 and feels like a .22. I'm happy.

Right on the heels of Iowa legalizing suppressors, the governor just signed a bill that, among other things, legalized SBS and SBRs - so it's probably going to be a very short timeframe before I am in here again.

Nice rifle.

Very cool

Nice rifle, Ouze... I'm jealous!

I finished the blackout build, for now.



The hardest part of building the lower, IMO, was installing the sprint and detent for the pivot pin. The MOE grip was also super tight - I couldn't get it on at all until I sanded the inside of it down a little. The rest of it was pretty easy, it took me about 3 hours from unboxing the parts to finishing it.

Longer term, since SBRs and suppressors are now legal in Iowa, I want to change it to a 10.5" barrel with a suppressor that fits inside the handguard. I have some paperwork to fill out.

A hunting friend of mine passed away last fall. I bought his Ruger Redhawk .44 mag from his widow, who is raising money to move closer to her family. I wanted his T/C .25-06 a little more for the cool factor, but I didn't own a big honking revolver and I've got bunches of hunting rifles. Honestly I just wanted a keepsake.


I need to stop being lazy and get all the grease out of my Sako M39.

Beautiful, cant wait to see it post stamp!

 Spacemanvic wrote:
Possibly because I have the proper tools and experience, I can build a lower in well under 10 minutes. Much less if Im using a drop-in trigger. Ar's are by far the easiest guns I work on.

As a side note, while I doubt I'll ever be able to do it in 10 minutes, there are definitely some tools I didn't have that I just ordered for next time - specifically, a pivot pin installation tool and a roll pin starter punch set. Any other suggestions?

I'm a farmer so I need one for the old vermin. I've a .22 rifle for mr fox and a shotgun for the rest! I also have a World War One Lee Enfield my uncle bought me for my 21st birthday. When he bought me it he also bought for himself the World War One German Mauser rifle. When he passed away he left me it so I now have the pair. They don't do much. Truth is none of the guns do much. I just kind of have them locked in the gun safe.