Shane45

In the mean time I dug up this pic. Its the one in the middle. For the curious, the one on top was a bushie vmatch 20" on a RRA lower and the one below was a custom SSK Industries AR10 in 300WSM that I never should have sold

Ill snap some this evening for you.

Im loosing track with all the AR threads as of late I would probably take an S&W M&P over the bushie or the stag. If you really want to save some money I would sell you my Bushmaster for 749 without rear site 849 with a matech. Its in VERY good condition, Jersey Legal, Free floated, and if you brought your own ammo we could go shoot it and you could go home with it afterwords if you were happy with it(you would be). No transfer fees, no tax, no shipping, no nics, leaves you enough for accessories, ammo etc etc. I have had this AR for 10 years. I have had many come and go, never this one. This sight http://www.amazon.com/Matech-Sight-Pica ... B002IWRG14 This rifle http://www.impactguns.com/store/604206037428.html Thining the herd heavily because either Im getting a SCAR H or LMT MWS

I have found in most things in life you get what you pay for. Its up to you to decide where that point of diminished returns is. I dont care for stag because they use cheaper steel in their barrels. Barrels and BCG's are the heart of AR's in my opinion. I would go Bushmaster over Stag fer a bit better barrel. 4140 barrel does not meet mill spec, 4150 or better does. This general reference chart is a good guide. http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key= ... utput=html

You may be getting excess flame becaues as Lunker suggests, your crimp is weak and the bullet is moving to early. Kick is too subjective. A hint to me my crimp is off in .45 is that I can see a flash of copper, in essance seeing my bullet. Of course if you have a chrono, you would see lower velocity. Or toss a round in the bullet puller. Takes me about 3 GOOD smacks to pop the projo free. If you do it in 2 light hits......... again subjective but you get the idea.

Know anyone that will buy a kidney? Do I need mine?

I do not care for DPMS AR15's. They have earned a sub par reputation. That is not to say there arent good DPMS AR's out there. This is a generalization. HOWEVER, in the 308 line I find them to be MUCH better rifles compared to the 5.56 line. Not to sound like the hair splitting internet wanker but a DPMS 308 is not an AR10, only an Armalite is an AR10. Its kind of like saying my Toyota FJ is a great Jeep. :shock:

We got the S&B in at the shop but I havent had a chance to get in there and put my finger prints all over it. I have heard that the Loopy was well recieved, I just personally dont care for the brand. And like you said EXPENSIVE!. I was actually thinking about the Specter 1.5X6, a bargain compared to these two!

40 bucks to ditch the external extractor....worth every penny!

S&B 1x8 ffp ret sfp dot!

Id like to mirror the round of thanks. The meeting went very well. It was focused, to the point and productive. I look foward to many more. Shane

You put it into an open chamber? :shock: Havent seen a test done quite like that before. How did recoil feel compared to your AR's?

IMO the merit of piston retrofits is still inconclusive. Many hold the only advantage is in super short suppressed guns. A lot of piston guns seemed to be seriously plagued with issues like carrier tilt. Theres a bunch of pics of the new Ruger piston guns chewing up reciever extensions like rabid hamsters. My first hand access to military piston rifle projects and a bunch of piston rifles that failed miserably gave me my own doubts(no I wont name names). It is my opinion that a rifle that was not designed as a piston gun is going to fall a bit short trying to be a piston gun. The one thing I like in a piston gun over DI is its water borne abilities. But my piston guns were designed as piston guns. Consider the fact that the LMT MWS won the British mil contract. It won over an HK piston rifle including reliability! A few other good articles. http://www.defensereview.com/the-big-m4 ... nreliable/ http://www.defensereview.com/noveske-ri ... -part-one/

Piston being more is a matter of perspecive

Ive heard a lot of mixed reviews on stag.... Never handled one personally.

It was so funny to watch that worm Adam try and throw the attention off onto Caleb. Shit Im on national tv and caught red handed being a scumbag jerkoff. I know.... cry louder about Caleb LOL! At least Chris redeemed himslef and Blake and JJ showed what profesionals look like.

I took the score sheet and tabulated it. I applied a 3 second time penalty for every miss. (I chose 3 because that was the value that made it fair in terms of a competitor that had fast times but hit less than 1 run of plates total for the entire match!) No it wasnt me . Also I only scored people that had at least 5 runs which was the majority. 1 Jon S 111.68 2 Chuck F 120.97 3 Shane B 148.21 4 John K 170.04 5 Scott R 177.9 6 Al R 180.06 7 Fred Z 208.83 8 George G 218.9 9 Adam W 245.13 10 Allen W 326.53

Plate shoot was a good time! HOT HOT HOT THOUGH. It was interesting to watch my performance fall off the hotter it got! It was a little more challenging than I expected actually. This type of shooting is outside my norm which is one of the reasons I did it. It was humbling to try a different discipline. Shane

Trade ya for your 03A3

BTW I will likely be putting one up for sale soon(an ar that is, not a Colt 6400). I have had it for 10 years. I have about 700 dead reliable rounds through it. It was made when Bushmaster had Colt in their sights and were really cranking out very good AR's. I have had at least 10 AR's since then but have never sold this one because its just always been great. It is the same as the one in the link except it has a full front sight. Id be looking for 749 firm. All you would need is a rear sight. You could pick up an MBUS for around 60 bucks or so. ONLY reason for selling is I bought a tricked out AR and I need to release funds for an upcoming purchase. (SCAR HEAVY ) Let me know if your interested. http://www.impactguns.com/store/604206037428.html

I guess an equally important question is, is it new or used at that price? AR's are a fairly wide spectrum. There are ones I wouldnt pay 500 bucks for and others I wouldnt flinch at $3000. Maks is correct in his clarification.

If you intend to reload, start saving your brass. Brass is lost at every shoot so if someone gives theirs away, its a nice way to get back to even

It would cost me 25 in gas and tolls to save 12

There are no civy M4's only Mforgeries. Many hold the 6920 as "The one" to have. I picked up a 6940 yesturday. Basically the 6920 with a Monolithic rail. Ive chatted with a number of people that have gotten +2k rounds with no cleaning reliability out of their 6920's. It was my understanding that the 6400 did not have the full auto bolt carrier. Honestly not a big deal in my mind. For 1200 what comes with it? If nothing, I think the price is a hair high.