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I'm canceling. Play with the quad in the morning and range in the afternoon. Anybody up for CR? Supposed to be a beautiful day!

More mass does delay unlocking. But it also makes the rifle kick a little more, which I don't care about and suspect to be insignificant. You made a very good point though. The bolt carrier should be in contact with the buffer in battery. But before I start dicking around I'm going to double check that that is the case with this rifle.

I'm thinking along the same lines. I have good scales and lead shot. Obviously a roll pin punch. I may even replace the role pin with set screws and drag everything to the range. Of course this isn't for everybody and will be working on this for my hand loads. Thanks Al - I just need to tinker.

OK Please understand how a Gas Impingmet system works before posting. I run one specialized AR 24" barrel. I'm trying to increase dwell time to increase velocity based on lock-up duration. Has anyone re-weighted their rifle length buffer to accomplish this? I know Tubb makes bolt weights but they preclude standard pivoting of the upper and lower. I know there are spacers to use heavier carbine buffers in an A2 reciever estensions but, don't want a carbine spring. But has anyone ever opened up their A2 buffer and added weight? I'm not over gassed or anything, I just want to do some R&D to make a good rifle better.

Harry- "cowboy bar" was a euphamism for a Redneck, still fighting the war, bad a$$ place with everybody having a chip on there sholder kind of place and cousin love. These places you run the risk of leaving holding your throat to contain bleeding. They are few and far between but there where were enough "country western bars" that I didn't miss the bad a$$ places. My bad for using a term that was local to the area down there and being misunderstood. And if the date on the dime was there birthdate that works for me!

I used to spend time down there for work a 1/2 dozen times a year. Now I realize that's different than living there. Hot and humid yes but, they do have air conditioning in LA. As far as the people... I found as long as you were respectful and laid back they were accepting. If you're going to be a pushy yankee Ahole, you're gonna have problems. Yes there were "cowboy bars" that I stayed away from. But as a whole the peeps were nice and the food was GREAT!!! OH! Everybody that I knew carried a gun!

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Bob White is a pretty cool guy as far as "benchrest" shooters go... He is in the "benchrest hall of fame" and is renowned internationally. (his wife complains about getting calls in the middle of the night from Austrailia)...LOL Bob get's good prices for his stuff but, does stuff nobody else does with a precision that not many can attain. Great guy and even if you don't have a reason to do business with him, he's a great guy to know.

Welcome!! One question.... Was it the shark that is causing you to move?

Patriot Oak has one for sale.

Now McDonalds...You're getting down right Un-American.

I'm just trying to help you get your post count up... They sell alot of rifles and I don't think they'd survive in the market place if they were such junk.

Opinions like armpits. Everybodies got one.

Off topic but Very Important. Loading Jacketed bullets, regardless of who reccomended it, is not a good practice. There have been reports of the jackets being left in the barrel after firing. I don't really understand how but the follow up shot would be catastrophic.

The reference to hollow base wadcutters was loading them inverted. Open cavity out. Mega expansion.

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Not enough info!!

Slightly off topic... a little bit...I don't buy from Delton direct. I buy from a distributor and call to see what is instock before I order. Secondly, Believe it or not AR parts are starting to dry up again. I used to have a choice of three or four LPKs when ordering. Well I just ordered and had to take what I could get.

Loaded some of these for a ConRail Cop years ago. Bad Guy came off a box car with a crowbar and he shot him in the shoulder while he was falling back. Bad Guy dissapeared and showed up in Jersey City Med Ctr a day later. Brought the LEO in to ID him. He was afraid it may have been a "not good" shoot. Turns out the BG was a Convicted cop killer. The doc told the LEO " don't worry he's not using that arm any more". Inverted holow base wadcutters work.

Probably going to Allentown send me a pm and give me your location. Can't find you by your lat/long. Mark- You don't need a special invite if you want to go...

Excellent advise. I thought you were going to suggest hammering the last round in... Just kidding...

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Just a shot in the dark....Is the magazine follower symetrical? Could it be reversed? Is the follower maybe designed to hold the round to the rear of the magazine. If I'm off base I apologize.

If anybody from North Jersey is going to a show Sunday, shout me up. I have to get out of the house Sunday 3/11 because there will be a girly thing going on at home.