Displaced Texan

Sometimes I'm the master of the blatantly obvious.....lol

Lol I realized how stupid my statement was after I hit 'post'. I was cringing hoping someone wouldn't smack me over it! Lol

Ammo is the biggest factor in AR accuracy.

Nice job. Glad you were able to get squared away.

I own a ranch in Texas, and hunt hogs there. More correctly, I would refer to it as varmint eradication because they do a lot of damage to property and livestock.We do eat the smaller ones, under 100lbs. All of my hunting is done there. You asked about muzzle devices....in NJ, muzzle brakes/compensators are good to go. Flash hiders/suppressors are not. Muzzle devices must be permanantly attached; ie: pinned and welded in place. Collapsable or adjustable stocks are not legal. Unfortunately, neither SBR's or suppressors are legal. No fun toys allowed in the Garden State.

My 'go to', all around use rifle is a Colt 6940 with an 4x32 ACOG. I have killed feral hogs, and a few coyotes with it, and i consider it more than adequete for the task. In many states, it is not legal to hunt deer with a 5.56mm, so you'll have to look into regs for the state you intend to hunt.

Ty, you have pretty much made my point! Thanks! Jeff

That is a NJ legal mag. It is pinned to 15 rounds. The muzzle device is NJ legal as well.

ARFCOM is AR15.com. They do sell some of their own uppers, and they have a very nice equipment exchange classifieds section where users buy and sell. Check out Palmettostatearmory.com They have good deals on nice quality uppers. I'm a Colt guy, but I have a PSA upper (I mentioned earlier), and I'm extremely happy with it! Below is my Colt MT6700 with the PSA 20" Govt profile upper. Great shooter!

In the interest of full disclosure on the subject, I have the hots for a Colt 6940P.... That being said, I don't think pistons are solution in search of a problem, but I do think it's a solution to a problem that the majority of civilian users will never have..... If you run suppressed, or sustained full auto fire (or both), then the problems that a piston rifle solves comes into play. Heat, dirty ammo, lack of lube. If not, then IMHO, a piston is a non-issue. The piston 'solution' creates it's own set of problems. Example, carrier tilt (which is a fairly simple solution in itself, and most mfgs have this issue sorted out). I feel that the biggest issue with the piston 'solution' is lack of a standard. Each mfg has their own proprietary piston/BCG system, and lack compatibility with other companies. DI guns are interchangeable.....Colt bolts/barrels/gas tubes ect will interchange with readily available parts from BCM/Stag/DD/ect. Likely, I can get these parts from a LGS. Break your piston rifles op rod, and you're more than likely screwed until you can order a part from the mfg. I imaging your LGS doesn't have a replacement part in stock. What if the mfg goes out of business? Where will you get support? I just don't see piston rifles as a big deal for most AR shooters, and especially in NJ, where we can't run suppressed or full auto in the first place.

What Shane says is correct. The 6940P uses a proprietary BCG, and articulated piston system. I have 2 6940's (not the piston rifles, although I would like one!), and am a big believer in the Colt monolithic upper receivers. They are very solid, and accurate rifles. The 6940P's BCG is NOT 'switchable' between piston and di. In the world of piston rifles, there ISN'T a standard (like in DGI AR's).

I don't know that you can really 'save' a lot of money by building an upper yourself. Recently, I've seen (and bought) assembled uppers that were less expensive than the sum of their parts, or close enough that it didn't make it worthwhile to build. Example, I recently bought a PSA Premium 20" upper for an A4 rifle I have. It has a CHF, MP tested barrel made by FN, and was under $500 out the door, less bolt carrier group. IMHO, hard to beat for the price. If you want to do it for experience, that's another matter.

Pour some Kroil down the barrel and allow it to sit for a few hours. Pour it out, then use the brass rod to tap the case out. The Kroil will help to unstick the case, and make it easy (easier) to tap the case out if your chamber.

I too have gotten some really good deals from Eric in the past. Like many places these days, Ammoman is hit or miss. A couple of years ago, I was able to get Federal XM-193 at $.28/round. That was as good, or better than most places online at the time. Better, it was cash and carry. He also hooked me up with some free ammo cans. I have nothing bad to say about Ammoman, however, like most consumers, I want the best 'bang for my buck' (pun intended), so I will shop for the best price for what I want. Should that be Eric, then so be it. If he has the best deal, I'm happy to buy from him. If not, I'll buy from whoever does.

That is where I read it. I stand corrected..

It does look like a popped primer is lodged in the gas key. That sucks.....

You will usually find the Colt 'Match Target' series of rifles in NJ; ie: MT6400/6400R. They are the ban compliant versions of the 6920/6940's. No conversion required, as it has been done from the factory. They have the added bonus (in my eyes) to be specifically named by NJ statutes as legal.

Looks like the Ace stock.

I don't ask what her purses cost, and she doesn't ask what my firearms cost. Seriously, she doesn't care what I spend as long as our bills and goals are met, and I'm the same with her. We are both reasonable with our spending, and we don't hide anything from each other. If you need to hide things from your spouse, you're doing something wrong.

Adco can do it, but it's kind of expensive, and I'll echo what Nikos said above. Why don't you just grind the ears off the bayonet lug so that a bayonet cannot be attached?

Not too familiar with Magpul stocks but that appears to be the Magpul fixed MOE stock. It may come with all the bits you need.

You may be able to unpin your stock but to shorten the overall length you will have to replace the reciever extention. You will also have to replace the stock body itself, as the latch is also fake... It does not have the plunger assembly.

So now you have 2 AR's? You're way behind the power curve. Catch up. Lol

The stock you have is a fake collapsable M4 stock. It's not what you think it is... The assembly uses a rifle length receiver extention instead of a carbine length extension. If you manage to unpin the stock, you will find that the rifle length RE will stick out the back of the stock body if you try to make the overall length shorter. You will have to replace the receiver extension, and the stock body, and pin the stock in your desired position. When I updated my Colts to the Colt/Rogers stock, I had to do this. I bought mil spec RE kits from BCM for the upgrade. I used a method similar to the (fantastic!!) pictorial posted above to 'fix' my stock in place. The upgrade is simple to do, and will only take a few minutes to do. Should you have any specific question, I'm happy to help you. Good luck. Jeff

I saw that one...I didnt have the cash at the time. They are going for $1700-2000 on gunbroker. A little steep, but thats GB for you. I'd consider trading one of my Colt 6940's for one but until then I'll just have to admire the MSAR from afar.