MidwestPX

HK's primary focus is not the civilian market. They're funded by government contracts. Therefore, their pricing strategy has always been to be a premium, "we don't care what you think of our prices" strategy.

Shore Shot Pistol Range Cheyenne Mountain Outfitters Ramseys They'll all be receiving 15/20 .308 PMAGs from us this week. We've been out of stock for nearly two months now and had one case come in which is being allocated out to those three dealers as they're the first three backorders in line. These are the new style mag using MAG291 as the host and not MAG243 so these will have all the "M3" improvements.

For me, yes. I personally don't have the patience for that method.

I have the occasional nugget of useful info every now and then

Basically, if the punch is harder than what it contacts, you'll scratch it. Steel will scratch anything on an AR. Brass will leave some material in anodized aluminum (think of a shell deflector). Plastic is pretty much the only way to not mar something if you hit it accidentally but you can only hit something so hard with plastic before the plastic deforms.

If you're building, you might want to take a look at our Black Friday sales (lasts through tomorrow, Cyber Monday) as we have a ton of parts that you'll need for a build at a discount. http://midwestpx.com/index.php?cPath=110

http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/general-gunsmith-tools/punches/roll-pin-starter-punch-kit-sku080000241-20640-45715.aspx?sku=080000241 That's a pretty good set for gas tube roll pins and forward assists. I use a Geissele gas tube roll pin punch (backwards) for the bolt catch roll pin.

When installing mine, I start the pin by holding it in my hand and using a plastic hammer to get it started. Then use the plastic hammer to drive it most of the way. Finish it off with a 1/16" center punch with one quick little hit.

Haven't had any complaints and they've worked great in every setup I've tried them in. I would assume if there was an issue, customers would contact me but thus far, all quiet on the midwestern front.

I think that fixed it. Weird...I must be so fried from the Black Friday rush that I forgot my bbCode

We were contacted last week by someone who wanted a large number of FDE cut down 15rd PMAGs. We were originally holding off making any because the way we're building these mags is we make 50-100 at a time which then causes us to incur inventory holding costs. We do it this way because it's more efficient to manufacture and ultimately costs less even net of the additional inventory costs. Anyhow, I had extra units made and they are available to order Order link:http://midwestpx.com/product_info.php?products_id=742

If you stockpile seeds, expect 10-20% to go bad annually. Long term seed planning should include harvesting seeds from the current crop.

If it was me, on an 18" barrel drilled for a middy gas system, I'd throw a 12-14" handguard on there and call it a day

It's a two stage trigger so there's take-up before the trigger actually breaks. If it was a S3G/SD3G, I'd tell you there's a risk of bumpfiring (I did it accidentally when I was testing the trigger out when it was released) but the two stage design of the SSA/SSA-E is enough in my experience to not be of concern. I think the crisper break of the SSA-E/SD-E makes it preferable trigger to the SSA/SD-C given your stated purpose. Another trigger you should look at is the ALG ACT. It's a single stage that breaks at 5.5lbs but a super smooth pull. It isn't gritty or creepy at all. It feels like a heavier S3G to me. I wouldn't recommend it to someone who's shooting for groups competitively as it's a little heavy for that but I think it's a phenomenal general purpose trigger at a great pricepoint.

It's more comparable to the SSA as the pull weight is a little heavier. The SD-E is the SSA-E with the flat front trigger.

We've just gone through the very same thing. My daughter is 15 months old and we're pulling her from daycare and going the nanny route instead. We started with care.com as well to find potential nannies. We've interviewed two and got lucky, basically finding THE one. Make sure you're asking for references and following up on them. They're especially useful when it's the current or a prior family that the nanny worked for. I haven't decided on a background check service yet though I was thinking about giving the nanny a firearm and running a 4473 on her...

Nice MKM. +1 on the tube. I've been hearing phenomenal things about the Mega branded barrels turning in <0.75MOA with ease. One customer called me to tell me about how he had to order more because he was replacing all of his .308 AR barrels with them.

The SSA-E would be a good candidate. Pull weight is a pound lighter than the SSA at 3.5lbs and the break is noticeably crisper.

That's usually enough for a string of drills. I typically have one in the gun, two on my belt and if I'm feelin' froggy, a fourth in a pocket. I don't run a plate carrier or chest rig. One time, I did have a fifth mag on me which allowed me to shoot both strings when the firing line was broken in half and there was an extra pair of targets to engage so I basically got double the practice on that string.

Some instructors have mags for students to use. You could buy 30s and run them then sell them or send them in to us and we can modify them for you to 15 rounds and ship them back after the class is done.

I honestly don't know why eight twists aren't more common. They do great with everything from the light, thin-jacketed varmint grenades to the heavier, longer 75 and 77 grain pills. It's why my branded barrels are eight twists...they do everything the 7 and 9s do without compromise.

Seems to be working as it should? We've had a half dozen orders >$150 come in over the last hour, each with free shipping.

Another batch of mags made and released.

How has STI not been mentioned yet?! My Spartan is probably my favorite pistol to shoot. Springfield is also catching up on their production of Range Officers, another well-built 1911 that won't break the bank.

I think the only two common parts to all of my personal ARs are a LMT tactical charging handle and a BFG padded VCAS sling. Handguards/rails, triggers, optics, even weaponlights (used to be a Streamlight-only guy, now am mixing in X300Us) are all variable on my different guns. It's partly so I can give firsthand accounts of different pieces of gear I sell but I do find it interesting that I gravitated toward standardizing those two parts.