JonF

Do you have a .22 yet?

True, but prior to the 20rd M3's, so many straight body 15/20's were pushed onto market, they are still quite prolific. I alone must have 25 of these, some of which are your early offerings. Back then, 15/30's were pretty much non-existant since even vendors only wanted to pin the 20 rd bodies (likely for the same scrutiny purposes mentioned by the OP).

I completely agree with Matt, at speed, nothing beats the 15/30 with its extra real estate for good grip purchase. Pulling from a pouch, gripping, seating, everyting. Add in deep pouched and a flared magwell and it even trickier to manipulate 15/20's. But, even preference and shooting discipline aside, another irrefutable technical reason (As it pertains to pinned MAgpul brand mags only) for the superiority of the 30rd body vs the 20rd body is in the follower design. With magpul bodies, the 20 round mags are a straight design, whereas the 30rd bodies are the traditional curved design. This is primarily to take into account and mimic the natural curvature that a tall column of 30 223 rounds will form. With the 20 rd body, the follower is slightly different and has a "tilt" feature built in to allow the bullet column to do its curve thing all within a straight body. Unfortuiantely this tilt feature can sometimes rear its ugly head with various problems such as fail to engage the BHO and lock back and even worse, bolt-over malfuctions. I have a number of 15/20 pmag's from various vendors and i've had the same issue with any of them from time to time, but never with 15/30's. The 30rd follower just doesn't have the same tilt tendency so its immune from the woes of the 20. Shame though since 15/20's are seemingly so must more prevalent for legal pinned pmag's.

The action is similar to some semi-auto shotgun actions with the main recoil spring canted downward into the stock.

What rifle, caliber and what ranges do you intend to use this with? Reticles can be very much an individual tool for a specific job, just merely a set of crosshairs so knowing your usage will help hone in on a best-fit system for your application.

Vlad, are we also cutting USPSA back to 5 stages total?

Eezox is an excellent product, however, its primary purpose and benefit is as a protectant. As a simple lubricant, i'm sure its as decent as any other thin oil, but where it shines is adhering to the metals and keeping a protective coating on them to prevent corrosion. I have an aerosol can of Eezox and after shooting my surplus guns, i fully clean them and i give every rifle a solid coating all over the action and bolt and sometimes down the barrel depending on its condition. With that, i've never had any corrosion issues and some of these firearms might not get used for a year or so between outings. Even at that interval, when i pull them from the safe, the actions are still lubricated and corrosion free and that's all i could want from a protectant with my old guns. For a more modern gun without corrosion concerns, i think i'd choose another lubrication product like Slip2000 oil and EWG grease or Enos slide glide (or many of hte other modern products) to fit the bill.

Fair enough. Although the very notion of acting is to pretend to be something you're not so its easy to write off the irony of hollywood. On the other hand, manufacturing something yourself means you have actual skin in the game so other than the profiteers like CheaperThanDirt, its a bit unusual and contradictory.

But leatherman makes an AR-15 specific tool, the MUT. How can they be anti-gun and, at the same time, make accessories for the most derided gun platform in "anti" history?

Damn, all out of SD3G.

taking a piss with button fly's generally involve undoing your belt then unraveling your fly from the top down vs just unzipping a zip and passing your Urination Delivery Device through the opening. Undoing your belt and maintaining control/retention is always a tricky situation with a heavy pistol strapped to it.

I have it and have used it immensely for various load development projects over the years. Some common uses for the everyday re-loader are determining pressure baselines and safe starting points for different bullet seating depths other than book values since not all books list all powders, bullet and COAL variations. For rifle loaders, its very helpful for all the above plus finding maximal burn combinations for your specific barrel length. This is very useful to get the most velocity safely out of your specific configuration and not waste powder. For more unconventional purposes, its a wildcatters best friend. I have used it for load development of a 9mm gas operated carbine to get the slowest burn rate i needed while still able to get an efficient burn and all fit in the case volume. I've also used it to semi wildcat an intermediate .30 cal pistol caliber with a heavier rifle bullet. And the list goes on... is it worth it? I guess that depends on how much you use it and if you need it at all. IF you are loading common calibers, go by the books. Otherwise, this is the only way to interactively experiment and see how changing certain variables affects your loads.

I definitely leeave it loose enough in the summer to "vent" when pressure builds, but not enough to spill or let moisture in.

I just looked in my shed recently and noticed one of my empty 5 gal cans has "imploded". I guess it was bloated from the summer heat with the gasses expanding, then contracted from the winter cold and it sucked the sides in so far, there are creases around the perimeter. Never thought it would be so severe as i generally keep the cap cracked open slightly to accomodate for temp fluctuations expansion. Any way to rehab this can and blow it back out safely?

I have had a back order of 2500rds of CCI minimags since September 2012! Just logged in and saw that it may ship in March 2014. Lets see if that holds up or i get the umpteenth "item is on backorder, please reconfirm your order" email. lol

The EZ Pour kit comes with a vent to install. Basically, the OEM spouts have a vent built into the constricted stock spout whereas the EZ pour is a plain nozzle with no trickery hence the need for a seperate vent. Best to put it as high as possible and on a flat part of the can.

I picked up a couple of the EZ Pour replacement spouts for a couple repeated use cans and they flow so much faster, easier and hassle free. You do need to modify the can by drilling a small hole for an air vent, but after that its all gravy. http://ezpourspout.com/wp/

I can't tell you what TO buy, i can only say what i WOULDN'T buy, and that is ANYTHING made by PACT (including the OEM branded RCBS Pacts). I had the smaller PACT 750 and it had everytyhing wrong with it that can plague an electronic scale. IT would CHRONICALLY drift, required constant recalibration, was sensitive to electronic interference and needed a longer warmup than a 72 nova on a cold winter's day. At some point i sent it back to PACT for repair when one day the display just showed ERROR. They had the scale for 10 frigging months!!!! Every time i called, they said waiting for parts, 2 more weeks. I actually told them to send me something else, another model or reimburse me but they wouldn't budge. They claimed to not have ANY of these equvalent models in stock for over a year and had nothing to send. I asked about an upgrade but they wanted to charge me for that and i didn't need a "bigger" scale. I ended up buying a different brand in the mean time and totally forgot all about this thing until one day a replacement showed up on my doorstep almost a year later. Now, i could go a couple months without reloading and needing a scale, but almost an entire YEAR? LMAO... Pact, never again!

Thanks for the update guys, better to know ahead of time to adjust plans accordingly.

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For a gun that you may use a lot at steel matches, i'd steer you towards the ultralight versions of the Buckmark or MArk 3. Both have a steel lined aluminum barrel that is lightning quick to transition. Another benefit of the lightweight gun is that it also cuts down on fatigue for younger shooters when holding the gun for longer periods when casual shooting.

Just some para cord I wrapped around the buffer tube to fill the gap. Partially for looks and partially for function to smooth out the step for comfort.

I'm definitely a convert for any Carbine configuration with a shorter LOP and use them for my competition guns. I find that they are way more comfortable for me to grip and shoot in that squared off position since your hand is naturally more vertical. Bench guns are nicer with a little more rake since you sit more bladed and aren't so cramped up behind the gun. Below is a comparison between my old favorite, the Ergo Deluxe and my new fav, the BCM mod 0. NOW that BCM has the wider mod 3 available, I might try one of those for my larger hands.

I once saw a dead deer on the shoulder of the road in Jackson with a "Get Well Soon" mylar balloon tied to its paw. lol

I've had mixed success with it. On my old bull barreled target AR with 20" barrel, rifle length gas and rifle buffer system it works perfect every single time. On my Carbine with 16" barrel and midlength gas and carbine buffer, it mostly failed to lock back so off it came. Not sure why it didn't work well on that gun but that was the pattern for me.