Shane45

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Its wrong on so many levels. Wrong tool for the job. Wrong tool even if it was the right application. PD's that actually understand the application and deployment are moving away from HK platforms as fast as they can because they are unsupported. Parts are near impossible to obtain. This is why you see so many of these that have been demilled. They are worth more cut in half and sold off to collectors! In my opinion a subgun has a very narrow scope of application. This aint it!

This is patently retardid!

This!!!

M14's in service and or returned to service was a stop gap measure until more capable platforms were brought on line. The M14 is a rather different weapon than a springfield armory M1a. But I would choose neither of those options with the availability of units such as the SCAR 17 and the KAC EMC/ECC series rifles. Both of which are close to 8lb rifles and are proven reliable in theater. I would prefer the MWS as well over an M14 which has been officially adopted by two militaries now. Sentiment aside, the M14's time has passed. Its not useless mind you, just not optimal.

Something to consider when the zombies are NOT attacking is that practice and training with a 308 is a bit of a shot to the wallet compared to 5.56. I have no issue whatsoever trusting my life to my AR platforms. Something many dont seem to realise is that a springfield armory M1A is NOT an M14.And frankly if you talk to enough trainers you will find they rather dislike it when someone shows up to a class with one because many times it dont make it through. The reciever is cast compared to an original M14 and the parts are not up to snuff in the view of some. Im not an M1A guy so I am sure that there are those that can share more info on that. The deal breaker for me on an M1A/FAL/G3/PTR91 is the hinged mag system. I hate it! The other is as mentioned earlier, optics considerations. Now if a hinged mag system dont bother you, you like irons and natural wood and arent hitting the 500 round a day training course, I can see the attraction to an M1A. If your budget is more fluid, then you can look at builds from the likes of LRB. It is built on a Forged reciever. Shane

My 3 sons

In my honest opinion, both the USC and the Kriss have some glaring build issues. In the USC, HOLLY JESUS, if your not mechanically inclined and dont have the armorers manual DONT take a USC fully appart!!! There are parts in there that look like they are out of a washing machine or something! Granted most wont take theirs apart that far but..... On the Kriss side, I just feel that for that price the anodising was terrible. I seriously doubt that it is Type 3 hardcoat, but I dont know if they claim that it is. All I know is that mine would scratch if you looked at it wrong. It was truly cheap crappy anodising.My other big complaint in the fit and finish dept was the horse C fake can. I whish they would have just done a reasonably profiled barrel like the USC.

I dont remember leaving jelly in there!

Just say no to navel jelly! A dilute mixture of mutiatic acid will remove it IIRC. I dont remember the % but Im sure its out there on the internet somewhere.

No problem BTW I think your T1 is in finally!!!!!

Short simple story. I made an offer on his pistol. He accespted the offer. We had a confirmed deal. He contacted the FFL where it was at and let him know I was the new owner He went dark for a couple days. After over 3 months for sale, after I bought it, he changed his mind to keep it. Thankfully I was able to cancel my order for the LAM sight I bought for it. Unfortunatly I have to advise against doing business with mag1, he is not a man of his word ..............

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The quirk I couldnt live with was the problem the Kriss has with ejecting live ammo. Some reportedly do not have this issue but many do. Not a big deal for a range toy but if you want firearms you can rely on, its a problem, I was function testing when I found the problem. I confirmed with a bunch of people that had the same issue. I spoke with TDI and was not happy with the answer. I was running a cof and had a light primer strike, went to clear and had the failure to extract/eject tying up the rifle so I traded it off that week. The sad part is I think I could solve the issue but I wasnt about to start experimenting on it at that $. Shane

Having owned the Kriss (about 2 years ago ?) I cant say I was terribly happy with it. It has a couple..... quirks. I was told directly from TDI that they new about it, couldnt figure out a solution and therefore had no intention of solving it. The build quality was not what I would expect for that $ figure either. I liked the PS90 better. But it too had some things I didnt like. In the end I found that being behind enemy lines made owning any of the firearms in the PDW catagory to much frustration to bare! Now if I could SBR it or fold it or put a can on it or any combination, we have a diferent convo.

You mean night shoots will be a problem?

Or about 2k forum members kick in 675 and we have our own private club!

Well, if the reports are correct that he does not have ccw, I think the possibility exists that a copycat incident was overted.

I wil check.

I think it will have interstate commerce issues...

I have not heard anything about factory 338's But there are a number of 338's built off of rem long actions prior to the actuall remmy 338 that some smiths had some concerns about. However, I have not heard of one failing.

Doesnt everyone have a centerpiece like this?

Personally I dont put bipod's on carbines, only precision AR's.

We took this in. I figured some of the old schoolers on here might be interested. It looks to be a Colt A1 slickside upper. triangle hand guards. Barrel looks to be a chrome lined 1-7 BMP marked. Has some wear and tear but overall looks good. Bayo lug has been shaved. If in state sale we can perm attach a brake, if out of state we can put a FH on it. $450. Pics to follow. Shane