DirtyDigz

Just installed TFO's on my G26. I did the front sight myself, but after spending 2+ hours last time tap/tap/tap/tap/tapping with a delrin punch to get the rear on, I decided to take the slide to the Bullet hole for them to use a pusher. They did the rear for $18. The TFO instructions specifically say not to drive them on with a punch as you may break the tritium vial. I know plenty of people do it anyway with no problem.

How many $ is "cheap"?

Was there this morning at ~10:45, had to wait about 20 minutes for a port. When I left at noon there were about 3-4 empty ports.

Yep, have that possibility in mind. From the AR 15 thread: This is accurate. Right now we have to wait to see what ATF tells us to do.

Apparently this is the SD: and this is the carbine: I've got the carbine, so I guess I'm not impacted by this.

Oh, and thanks Tom for alerting me to this!

Read the 2nd post from the ATI rep "ATISR_Christopher" on this page for more info: http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=6&f=41&t=305635&page=2 What's the difference between the SD and the carbine version? Not sure which one I have....

Ammoengine as mentioned above is good for comparison shopping. Also try here: http://www.palmettostatearmory.com/40sw-ammo.php You want ammo with full metal jacket bullets, other than that, no nothing I'd say to avoid in particular. Some ranges don't like steel cased ammo though

I've gone through a couple of different brands before settling on Peltors. Some cons on the cheap ones: - As rscalzo said, the electronics are not as hot; they don't cut out as quickly on the shots and distort conversation. - Battery life can be poor, meaning you're changing batteries every other range session. - The body of the "muff" is thicker and can interfere with you getting a good cheek weld on a rifle (not an issue for pistols, obviously).

So, another chapter in the story. Today I received a check from the Postal Service in the amount of my money order. Even though my intent in doing the trace on the money order was just to see if it was cashed or not they apparently interpreted it as a lost money order and sent me a refund. So that means TMJ didn't receive any funds for the ammo! I did not intend to stiff the guy, so I'll email them and see about sending them the payment.

Maybe, if you can get the magnifier adjust to the correct height. The sight has four different laser reticule patterns and they're all small, so they may not overwhelm the sight picture if magnified. One of them is a single dot, no idea how many MOA it covers.

I'd say the majority of the credit should go to the two kids stupid enough to argue about an illegal gun sale in front of police...

+2. Often wear mine at the range or when competing.

I like the cheap reflex sight I have on my GSG 5, $50 or under if you look around: Just gotta remember to turn it off, or keep a good stock of those CR2032 watch batteries on hand...

Not my rig, I'm still building my first AR. That's just an image I pulled off the web to illustrate a Troy buis sitting under a scope. Doesn't make sense agreed, but I was putting forward the alternate scenario - needing to ditch the scope and fall back on irons. Nah, wrench wouldn't be in hand, because I'd be pulling the scope off using the QR levers. Yup, that's another way to do it. Some even mount a carry handle at 90 deg. on a rail as a backup: (Look at bottom center of the image) Uhh, there weren't any question marks in my prior post, but enjoying the conversation nonetheless. Again, keep us posted, I may end up being a customer!

Sure. First off, again, if I was running an aimpoint (or one of the other optics that fits the mount) *solely*, then your mount design makes sense. I'm just providing a contrived example of where that mount design may not be the best option. Let's say I often switch between an aimpoint and a scope using a quick release mount (say like this one:), and I want iron sights as a backup when running either optic. If I use a Troy rear BUIS, then I can fold it under the rear of the scope when its mounted. The Troys have the lowest profile I believe and they fit under a lot of scopes (). If something happens with the scope and I need to go to the irons, then I manipulate two quick release levers to dump the scope and then flip up the rear sight. When it comes time to change to the Aimpoint, I'd keep the rear BUIS on and attach the aimpoint using one of the other quick release mounts out there. I believe buis still co-witness with aimpoint QR mounts. With that setup, when I need to switch optics then it's just 2 quick release levers and one thumb screw to switch between aimpoint and scope. If I ran your mount then to switch from aimpoint to scope and still have the option for irons I'd have to take your mount off, mount the rear buis and then mount the scope which is an extra step. Assuming that my two different optics both fit your mount, then I need to break out the hex key and loosen/re-tighten the 4 clamp bolts. Again, a contrived example. I like the idea and hope you have success with it.

Cool stuff, always like to see people innovating. One comment from a prospective AR owner - As long as I was committed to running just that particular Aimpoint optic, then yeah, I'd like it. However, mounting that setup does inhibit the flexibility of the rail system somewhat. In order to mount another optic and keep the same capability I'd have to also mount another rear sight and break out some tools.

I can't tell for sure but it sounds like the body armor is illegal in that jurisdiction. Turning his apartment into a firing range probably didn't endear him to his neighbors.

Mine just arrived tonight. It's been a while since I handled .223, for some reason the rounds seem *tiny* now. Loaded up the 15 round pmags I got from PK90. Now I just need a rifle to go with them...

How is this possible, it wasn't a Glock. :roll:

That is a beaut of a chopper. Electric? Got a heli-flex Novus for Christmas. It's a "cheater" because it has counter-rotating main rotors, so don't have to futz with the tail rotor speed in response to other things. I'm having fun with it, but the cat hates it.

Came across this in my local paper today, wanted to share in case anyone is interested (assuming it's not completely snowed out):

My "problem" is that I'm locked into a mid-length upper now, because I've bought a gas piston system for that already. I'm also trying to ensure that the upper I get has the "quality" features listed in this thread: http://forums.officer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81462 CMMG uppers have those features, and a bonus is that I can order the upper with a micro gas block instead of the standard triangle front sight/gas block which I'll just be removing and tossing anyway.

So apparently medcon mid-length uppers are 3-6 month backorder at CMMG. Should I "settle" for a gov't profile mid-length instead?

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2010/02/08/atis-new-gsg-522/