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I should call my buddy who demils ammo for the DoD and see if he has any M855 pulled bullets I can throw on gunbroker. I don't load 62gr because it's not that great of a bullet to begin with. I'd rather push the 55gr pills faster. The only 62s I load for 5.56 are M856 tracers for machine guns.

In my experience, it only works some times. I placed an order recently and used a free shipping code. They called me to get more money since shipping on my order was going to cost them $45. The rep said their free shipping coupon code is really only a $20 off shipping coupon code and since their cart doesn't calculate shipping in real time, they sometimes can't honor it. I don't care about $25 really. But what if I told someone they ordered too much, it was too heavy and my free shipping didn't apply to the full cost of shipping their order?

You might be building more of a DMR than a SPR. SPRs are typically dual role rifles which are as capable at 50 yards as they are at 500 yards. A DMR is more oriented toward longer range shooting and are typically heavier and feature more powerful optics. You could make a DMR a little more CQB friendly by adding an offset RDS.

The timing seems "convenient" with the Sig brace ruling. Almost like the ATF said, "Hey, people keep bugging us about AR pistols, doesn't this give us the justification to go after M855 and SS109 as AP ammo?"

Upper #2 is gone.

Boolits is a legit term for lead projectiles cast at home.

Just FYI but some distributors are charging dealers eight cents per round of .22LR or more. It rolls downhill.

Personally, I'd wait for SWFA's tax day sale and snag a 1-6 on the cheap.

Luth AR: http://midwestpx.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_140&products_id=817

Yamazaki 12.

I picked up Paul's Tacticool stock and while it's actually .2oz heavier than my B&C, I love it. The weight is all in the stock end so the rifle actually feels lighter than when in the B&C.

Should be under $350. I'll follow up with them to see if they got the IP stuff sorted out so I can start buying them again.

I'll be stocking them soon enough.

Similar but not the same. The Troy and NEA versions require a special carrier. This one works with any carrier but uses a modified action spring and buffer.

The manufacturer will test at whatever frequency the buyer requests. Some want a 100% test while others will specify one of every n # of bolts.

The actual HPT is a pretty detailed process. The fixture that the testing is done in is a specific fixture that isn't cheap to build so not many places have them. The cost isn't substantial at about $0.50/bolt when done in volume if you can find someone who has the fixture already though.

Many people want HPT and MPI because the military demands it. It's part of the "Well, if the military has it, it must be good" mentality. If that were the case, I'd stock Grip-pods...

HPT is a mixed bag with dubious benefits. It's a destructive test that dramatically shortens the service life of a bolt. This is a non-issue for the military which specs a 3K round service life for the M4A1 bolts. In practical use, the machine gun rental range we contract to beat on prospective parts confirms that the functional life of non-HPT bolts far exceeds those of HPT bolts. HPT isn't even that good of an indicator that a bolt was made correctly. In Jan. 2013, a manufacturer released a batch of incorrectly treated bolts which were individually HPTed and MPIed. The bolts didn't start failing until consumers ran them. Every one of them would fail within the first magazine of use but HPT didn't catch this. Since I've learned more about HPT and how it affects bolts and the questionable benefits, I've stopped specifying HPT as a requirement for house branded bolts. It may help catch certain types of defects but not all.

Pardon my ignorance due to not living behind enemy lines in NJ but here's my take on it as an outsider. Owning an AR15 type rifle in NJ is an exercise in risk tolerance. Even if you have a 100% compliant rifle (including accessories), if an aggressive LEO sees an AR15 shooter and a Remington 700 shooter at the same range and wants to hassle one of them, the AR shooter is going to have a bad day. I don't think it will matter how cleanly the modifications were done. This is a major reason why I have a handful of dealers who refuse to stock anything but 15/20s as they feel they draw less attention while maintaining compliance. Is Shawn as an 01 FFL in the clear pinning and welding muzzle devices? It depends. If he's doing the work on parts that were provided by the customer or parts that weren't part of a rifle originally, yes. It's gunsmithing and can be done by an 01 or an 07. If they were booked into the bound book as a rifle and the work is done prior to the sale of the rifle, no, 01s can't do that as a normal course of business. Unfortunately, the normal course of business is not defined by the ATF. FAET is collected if an 07 manufactures 50 or more title one firearms in a calendar year so that number is frequently used as the threshold for how much "manufacturing" an 01 can legally do. Circling back to Shawn's original question of if providing documentation that the rifle was made compliant would be enough to pass muster if inspected by a LEO. My answer would be "Maybe." It depends on the LEO and situation. if they want to jam the owner up, they will. If they want to run the rifle through inspection/testing to verify that the muzzle device is permanently attached, the stock is pinned, the mags don't hold more than 15 rounds, etc., they will. IMO, if you own an AR15 type rifle in NJ, this is something you should be aware of and ready to deal with.

They were scarce for a couple weeks but a shipment of them had to have arrived. They were offered to us on allocation by one of the larger distributors.

What you're describing is a Non-Standard Response (NSR).

YGPM

What's that stock weigh?

This build has a Beyer 7075 AL barrel so it weighs about 1lb even though it's a bull barrel so the weight penalty is pretty minimal. I might spring for a Boyd's Tacticool. I heard it's supposed to be crazy light but require some measure of fitting.

I built a PWS T3 action for myself as a new silent critter slayer. It's in a B&C stock that weighs 2.6lbs. While it's super stiff, it's a little heavy. I have a couple other 10/22s, mostly in the factory wood stocks but one in a Hogue overmold. The Hogue is .7lbs lighter than the B&C but not as stiff. My goal is to lighten the rifle (I'll be walking around with it) but not be as flimsy as the Hogue. Any suggestions? Obligatory picture of said rifle: