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Are you going with a free floating handguard? Is that why you are going with a low profile gas block? Look at the middle rifle. How much different than this are you looking to build?

I have a reasonable amount of fire control parts but no detent and spring for the selector. Don't use anything other than real parts and look inside the hole the detents sometimes hide in there and you may only need a spring. If you only need a spring. I may be able to hook you up with a generic "gun parts" spring from Brownells that I keep around. Also grease the new detent where it engages the selector or grease the selector where it touches the detent.

Gen 2 and 3 only the frames are different so no upgrade there. Gen 4 slide and frame different from Gen 2 and 3 so no upgrade there. So the answer is no. If you have specific things you'd like to change let's discuss it.

Smooth and interesting - good guy!

Alex. Alex, Alex....

I hate to be a party pooper but chances are if you hear anything other than your heart beating in slow motion you are dead or soon will be. Maybe it's just me... But you guys did post some good tunes!

This sounds like a plan. Just don't start spending too much money on it as it will be very easy to exceed the value if the shotgun. Get all the rust and gunk off, preserve it and maybe clean up the stock. Clean the bore and you should be good to go.

Trap is a 12ga game.

Mosquito to trade. Id interested give me a PM.

I'll be in Hampton Monday. If you're still stuck give me a PM. Frank

Well first you know I had trouble in the past with set back on 200gr SWC but I resolved that. My point is on properly taper crimped semi auto ammo set back shouldn't be a problem unless you are continually dropping the slide on the same round. Now , I believe it was Razo, posted a LEO senario. Well that I consider out of the ordinary and some form of mitigation must be used. I load and unload my bedside pistol about a dozen times a year. I don't like to drop the slide from locked open on a live round in the bedroom. So I ease it down. No set back. I understand what you're saying about SWC. In Ray's original post I envisioned him continually dropping the slide from lock open on the same round. But with service ammo (factory) A few slide drops shouldn't cause set back. If one slide drop causes set back the ammo is no good.

Any mechanical device such as a bullet can be abused. I stand by my statement. Proper ammo will not set back under normal circumstances. If you are going to repetedly drop the slide on the same round inertia will have some effect. There are ways to aviod the bullet set back.

Sounds like a thermo over load or a thermo reset. Check the wiring diagram. Sounds like it overheated because of a clogged vent, Just some guesses

Recheck your numbers or explain. I'm confused.

Nobody is talking about reloading Shirley. I was talking about factory ammo. And I couldn't watch that whole video because it was such BS. When I load my defense gun in the house I ease the slide down anyway.

Only if the neck tension or crimp isn't correct. How many times are you doing this "Speedy"

Contrary to many of my posts I will not be nasty.... HP's are preferred on steel and prevent some richocets. Please respond in and adversarial fashion so I may unleash my venom.

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Very Nice!

My current DPMS is just fine. I've had three and never had a problem.

Now that i'm finished messing with Vlad this morning.... David you bring up an intersting point. I don't know if we'll ever know real production numbers but, what is Norinco producing? or the Russian factory? What is their cost per unit? Profit margin on commercial vs military sales. Just to many variables to understand what's going on over there. Just as a matter of recognition, Mikhail Kalashnikov was/is (don't know his status) a true Russian treasure.

I have a sense of humor Vlad. That's why I hang around. Some stuff will make you pee yourself lately.

Be very careful Vlad...No bashing! You know what a sensitive group we are... :wild:

And a Model #

How many do you want Nick?