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You'll need some tools if you plan on building the upper from a stripped one. At a minimum, you'll need the armorer's tool, set of roll pin punches and a vise (or borrow one).

I was a bit dubious that they would ship. I was in no rush anyway as I want to SLOWLY build a 300 blackout. To my surprise, I got it today in the mail. It took less than 10 business days to arrive. It definitely needs some oil on it but other than that, it looks ok. I'm just curious as to how many they actually had and how many were shipped.

It is possible they classify 22lr as rifle ammo. If you order handgun ammo and do not have FID on file, it will delay your order. If you are only buying a few boxes, it is not worth it. If you buy 1000 rounds (20 boxes), shipping is $19. I don't like paying for shipping but it makes it easier to swallow if you spread the shipping across 20 boxes.

I emailed a copy of mine to them at [email protected]. I'm not sure about fax though.

Does that mean your order is still in backorder? Something about backordering from Brownells that I do not like. I backordered LC 5.56 from them in April last year. I got an email from them in November last year saying "Factory unable to supply. Your back order has been changed to a preferred notify. You will be in the first group notified as soon as the item arrives." I thought I was still on back order but now that I've read the notice again, they essentially cancelled my order when they changed it to preferred notify.

Keep trying. I was able to at least get on. I didn't order any as I find it hard to pay .30/round. I still have supplies and plan on reloading once I'm done with my factory stuff. I'll leave it for those that need rounds.

9mm Blazer brass on PSA http://palmettostatearmory.com/index.php/ammunition/handgun-ammunition/9mm-luger/blazer-brass-115gr-9mm.html

PSA bolt carrier group in stock for those missing this item to complete your rifle. You just need to be patient with the shipping. http://palmettostatearmory.com/index.php/ar-15-05/upper-parts/bolt-carrier-groups/complete/m16-bolt-carrier-group.html

Nice, that's like next door to me. I'm more interested in paper targets for just plinking at the range. Do they sell other targets other than the cardboard ones?

I was there last Monday. It was picked clean. No powder. Shotgun primers only. No reloading dies for 9, 40, 45, 223 or many other calibers. The only reloading press was a single starter kit. As for ammo, it was pretty much the same. The only 308 ammo was the steel stuff. They had 2 big bulk boxes of Aguila 22lr and a few small boxes. No 9, 40, or 45 ammo in stock. AE 223 was selling at 12.99/box. I left with not much.

I put the Gieselle SSA-E into my AR10 build. I've yet to fire it yet as I'm missing the BCG. I have the SDE on my AR15 build and absolutely love it.

Thanks. I agree that was where the problem was. NJSP was not quite happy to be directed by an FFL to call them directly. I'll stick with my regular FFL moving forward. I went to the other FFL as they had the item I wanted in stock.

That's what I am afraid of though. I guess it is really tough to try to use permits. The new wait time between permits should really now be 30+ NICS approval waiting period which for me was a month as NICS never received my paperwork. It made sense not have NICS run their check until 30 day waiting period is up as you would get immediate approval and it was good for the day. The new process makes less sense unless the intention is to make us wait longer. I'll look into the extension process. It may work out better in the long run as it will give me some more time to find what I want with the last permit.

So I have a question on this new process. I received 3 pistol permits on January 1st. I have until March 30th to use the all by. I submitted for a check on Jan 5th. I got screwed and the fax was lost. I called the FFL to inquire on the status but they told me to wait. After a few weeks, they said I should contact NJSP. NJSP said they should resubmit but the FFL was not sure so I lost a few more days. FFL finally decides to resubmit on Jan 23rd and I was approved on Jan 26th. I picked up on Jan 29th as I was notified on Jan 28th that the approval came in on the 26th. So, I figure my 30 days after my pickup would be Feb 28th. If the FFL submits my NICs check on the 28th, I would get approved on March 4th as the 3rd would be a Sunday and my last permit would expire before 30 days. I have not checked with my township on whether they renew the permits yet. Now, can the NICs check be done a few days in advance of Feb 28th so I can pickup on Feb 28th since the approval is good for 30 days? I would not pick up my pistol prior to the 28th so I stay within the rules of OGAM. This way, my 30th day from Feb 28th pickup would be exactly March 30th which is when the 90 days expire. If not, I'll look into how to renew my permit.

Thanks, I did reach out to Tim. The upper is in transit to be looked at. That did look odd after I took the picture. Kudos to Tim at Taccom to stand by his products.

I replaced the poly FCG tonight with one of the stock ones I had spare. I also got snap caps while I was shopping at Cabelas over the weekend. I loaded a snap cap and instantly got a failure to feed. The mags are all Black Dog Magazines (2 regular and 2 X-Form).

Darn, forgot to pickup some. Would spent casings be effective to diagnose feeding issues though without the bullet?

Just tried my Taccom today and was a bit disappointed. I had quite a few FTF. It would get jammed while feeding the round into the barrel. I tried the federal stuff and CCI mini mags. I also had an issue with the NFA lower trigger where it would not reset. I'm going to replace the crappy poly FCG when I get home with one of the spare ones I had in my LPK that I did not use. I need to get some 22 snap caps to diagnose the feed issue. Buddy suggested polishing the end of the lip of the barrel.

I own the PPQ (thanks to Wombat). It's very nice and I like the trigger. The trigger is light and yes, I've doubled twice with this when I was learning. I've gotten used to it and have stopped feathering the trigger. I also love the mag release. I use the PPQ in USPSA competition. After 10+ matches and thousands of rounds, no issues so far with any part. I've probably abused the PPQ quite a bit with the running and gunning at a match. The only item I changes was the sights for plain black rears and a fiber optic front from Dawson. I tried the P30. The trigger is weird for me. I'm sure if I owned it and used it enough, I would adjust to it too. The weirdest part is trying to obtain a sight picture. The trigger slowly moving back just distracts me enough to take my eyes off the sights. Again, if I owned it, I'm sure I would adjust to it. It seems the grip on both seem good compared to my Glock. I own a gen 4 G22. The trigger guard seems to get in the way of a comfortable grip. I'm thinking of sending it away to get the trigger guard thinned out.

I wanted to get a dedicated 22lr. I tried a Target Master 22 conversion on my existing AR and was not happy with the groupings. I looked at the Chiappa upper that I could slap onto my existing lower but was not certain about the quality of the Chiappa. I would also have to make it NJ legal. I was at a gun store and this guy was picking up Chiappa 22lr mags. I asked him how he liked it. His reply was that it was nice but he liked his M&P 15-22 better. I found a S&W M&P 15-22 for $400 and was going to go for that but was not sure if I could deal with waiting. My buddy then informed me about Taccom. I did some research and found out that I did not need many parts to complete it. I had a stripped upper in hand that I was going to use to build a blackout upper. I picked up the Taccom barrel and a cheap YHM handguard and was all set. The Taccom barrel kit comes with the collar to replace the existing one on the Target Master bolt. I matched this with a NFA poly lower. This thing is super light.

Reading elsewhere, the inventory may not be realtime so orders may be cancelled. There should be no way that BCGs would be available for this long unless they have millions of them. You can add 999 into your cart at once which is weird. The price gougers have probably purchased all the real inventory. The BCM stuff is usually sold out in minutes even at the $225 price tag.

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Fulton Armory stuff is supposed to be of a higher grade. I've seen some reviews for their complete rifles. Their pre madness pricing should be similar. Bravo Company is charging 225 for theirs but they donate a portion to the NRA. This is probably the norm for now as BCGs on GB go for way more. Good luck finding BCGs at pre madness pricing.

$199.95 shipped. http://www.fulton-armory.com/boltcarriergroupgicompletewboltcomplete.aspx

Add $30.67 for shipping. About .30 per round.