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I held one today. They are pretty cool. I just couldn't justify another rifle that shoots 5.56. If you want one, go check out OMG Custom Guns. They have one and the price I saw on it was below MSRP.

How much is it including conversion and shipping to you?

Comes out to .60/round for 5.56. Manufactured in Israel. Total for 1200 rounds shipped is 711.87. http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=9017&dir=18|830|845

Better check if they have your FFL on file. Mine shipped immediately when I ordered from them a few weeks back.

Depending on how badly you want one, you can always relocate to a free state. My brother in law wants to get one. He's located in PA so hopefully he'll get one and will let me use it.

I was talking to a guy at Sarco who owns quite a few of these. He told me that the M1 Carbine is banned as it is relatively EASY to convert to full auto. There's a video on youtube to do it in a few minutes with a few parts. I doubt NJ would allow us to have that kind of fun.

Not in Union. I was pretty worried as I read a post way back that they do not renew.

Best bet is to give him a call. I like dealing with Rick as he can stay late. I usually get out of work at 6pm from NYC. Run home and get the car. I usually get out to him by 7:30pm. He's usually there until 8pm on Thursdays and Fridays. He's pretty flexible and one time came in by 8:30am in the morning so I can drop off my upper for him to pin the brake.

http://www.rainierarms.com/?page=shop/detail&product_id=2118

Check on the SJC Titan. I measured from the first port on the brake closest to the barrel to the end. It is 2.75 inches. As stated earlier, Recoil mag lists the brake's total length at 3.25 inches. http://stores.sjcguns.com/Detail.bok?no=52

Good price for a good lower receiver. http://dsgarms.com/ProductInfo/SKPSP223LOWER-FORGED.aspx

One thing I noticed about the black dog mags is that the bolt holds open until you pull the mag out. When you load the new mag, you have to rack the charging handle. I don't own a M&P15-22 but I was told that the bolt stays open even after you pull the magazine. I have the Taccom upper and love it though. It is ridiculously accurate and much better than going with a CMMG conversion kit in my AR upper. My AR upper was usually very filthy afterwards and accuracy was horrible due to the 1:7 twist rate of my AR upper. The Taccom upper has a 1:16 twist rate which is more appropriate for .22lr. Accuracy was phenomenal when I tested it at 25 yds. One plus for Taccom is the warranty. If anything breaks, just send it back and Tim will fix it. I installed the barrel but the collar was not on quite right. I send the upper to Taccom. Tim replaced the collar and took the time to tune the entire upper. It runs really nicely. Another member had his barrel blow up as there was a squib stuck in the barrel and he sent another round down. Tim warrantied the barrel. There is something about a vendor who stands by their stuff.

I've joined Penn Dutch Sportsmen Club. It's far from here as it is almost 3 hours away. It's very nice as you have private pits. The handgun range allows you to run from station to station down the pit. They also have a rifle range out to 400 yds. The only reason I joined it was my brother in law lives out there. I'm sure there are other clubs. I'm also a member of EFGA in Easton. They have a shotgun pit that we have simulated USPSA stages down in the pit before. They also have a training range but that is usually closed off. Most ranges with pits will allow you to do some run and gunning. Just don't break the 180 with the firearm like in the matches and don't have anyone playing with firearms while someone is down range.

SJC Titan is probably one of the longest. I have this on my Noveske. This thing is loud for your neighbors though as it sends the blast sideways. It is not really noticeable for the shooter though. Recoil magazine also shows this as the longest at 3.25 inches. Take your barrel and measure it to the point of the threads. Add 3.25 inches and a regular crush washer.

I think the Fulton is basically a DPMS.

I was wondering the same thing. Best answer on best scope was on youtube. Like Shane said, the scope you get really depends on what you plan on doing with it. For my 308 AR, I just went with a NIkon M-308. I didn't want to spend too much money on a rifle scope that I would only use for target shooting. I find it difficult to justify the cost if I could only use it out to 300 yards in NJ. The Nikon only goes out to 16x but it has a BDC for out to 800 yards. Nightforce scopes are nice. I'd like to slap one of those on when I build a Rem 700. I just need to find a range that I would be able to make it worthwhile.

The gas blocks can be the same. What you need to do is find out the diameter of your barrel where the replacement gas block will be sitting on. Most likely your barrel is using a .750 or .625 gas block. I built an AR15 for my brother in law and it used a .750 gas block. My 308 AR also uses a .750 gas block but there are other 308 AR barrels that use .936 gas blocks as the barrel is even thicker. Keep in mind that you would need to knock out the existing taper pins (a big PITA) and align the new gas block. If you do not align it right, you may turn your rifle into a single shot AR. Now you can go with either a gas block with set screws or taper pins to secure it to the barrel. Taper pins are generally viewed to be more secure than set screws. Loctite will help with keeping set screws in place. You can also dimple the barrel so that the set screws will bite into the barrel. I would probably go with the route that T Bill suggested by cutting the "A" off the existing front sight gas block and get a free float handrail that would cover it. You can also cover up the area you cut with a bluing solution so that it looks like you did not cut it.

I don't know much about Gem State Armory. If I had a choice, I'd keep the Windham one. I've read bad reviews on the AR Stoner one. Try cycling it to see how it works with your AR and see if there are any fit issues. Unless you have a tool or the know how to stake the bolt carrier, I would avoid the stripped bolt carriers. No knock on Phase 5 or FA though. Heh, I'm always in the basement tinkering with my guns. There's no way to hide it. She hears me cycling the bolt (of course, everything is empty or has snap caps).

I'm not sure what the big difference between the QMS and the ACT other than the coating on the ACT. It is supposed to be slightly smoother pull on the ACT but Geissele himself stated that most shooters would not even feel the difference. I most likely would fall into the category of not feeling the difference. I just went with a QMS for my build and save the 20 bucks. If I can feel the difference, I'll just go with a Geissele trigger.

Sorry, out of stock now.

Great trigger that is in stock. It seems to be out of stock everywhere. Free shipping on it does not hurt. http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.aspx?item=XALGACT

http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.aspx?item=XRGLPK

I think Century imports stuff from China. With the prices of Saiga going sky high, wouldn't more competition be good? I'd imagine the release of the Century stuff would alleviate some of the demand for Saiga-12 and hopefully prices would come down a bit.

I picked up a Taurus 1911 ALR on GB about a year ago. Buyer said they put about 500 rounds thru it. FFL that received it said there was definitely way more than 500 rounds. The gun still works and I have no issues with it. Nothing is broken on it. It is accurate. In that case, I don't really care how many rounds are thru it if it functions with no issues.

Take a picture with your smart phone and attach it in an email to them if you do not have a scanner.