Barms

So after second time out with the new (first) AR build a couple of times my bolt did not hold open.. and actually what was worse was it would close after staying open on an empty mag inadvertently. I only had one mag with me so I could not identify if it was strictly the magazine or not. The BCG on that build was a POS, so I just got a replacement one and oiled it up and dropped in and spent the last 15 mins function testing with snap caps just over and over again was discharging the rounds and running the charging handle and just did various runs of mag in, mag out, check the feeding etc.. I know that me pulling back on the CH with my hand cannot 100% simulate the force and speed of live round cranking it back but way more times than I'm comfortable with the bolt would not stay open on an empty mag. that's #1. #2 what really concerns me is one time when it held open, and then I rested the rifle down on the desk by the butt, on contact the bolt released. So I tried it again, pulled bolt locked back. then with some force I smacked the butt on the desk and BAMMO, the bolt closed. so my question is, how solid is your bolt catch? Can someone go grab their rifle and lock the bolt back and then give it a nice tap on the ground or a desk vertical to give it a POP.. does the force of the pop release the bolt catch? Is that normal? If someone told me that the hard force of the thump on the stock is enough vibration to knock the bolt of the catch I would believe it, but I'm so new to the platform I don't know what acceptable or not. That's why I'm doing all these function drills.

What happens when someone wins and then two hours later they said "I bought this on mistake". And you had a no return on the listing. Can you still force them to go through on the payment?

I really want to to research more the difference between the decibel effect vs the percussion effect. I wear sure fire 100% blockag plugs PLUS electronic muffs on top and if an AR is going of next to me it's still very loud. I'm thinking to myself "how the heck am I still hearing that?". Does the percussion enter my body through my nose?

I double up plugs and muffs indoors and i still feel like my ears get destroyed shooting indoors. That night in bed i ring like crazy still. Almost makes me quit the sport each time.

Has Cerberus sold the Freedom Group yet? I wonder if 1 new gun changes the bottom line a lot?

Levang for cost, looks, or social awareness?

Pretty sure it was Benellis on the turkey shoot I saw last week episode. And at least I'll give it credit "hopefully" it was real and not staged because in the frame Si took a shot and the second round loaded and in a nano-second he ejected it and caught it mid air like he'd done it a hundred times. If it was staged I doubt he would have loaded two rounds. (I sorta over analyze reality TV on the DVR)

I posted a couple of weeks ago that I was wondering why like 75% of offerings I see now say "blemished". I am 100% convined now that blemished is a strategic business strategy because they can sell stuff at a lower price but you are not allowed to return it. Basically it assures that all sales are final which in the retail world is like printing gold. (and before any reputable dealers here flame me I'm sure there are a fair amount of great quality parts that get offered as blemished, what I really mean is that when I see 75% of listings from a company and they are always blemished something smells rotten. But actually it's retail genius if you think about it)

So after reading through all the above.. and pretty much there is a vote for every manufacturer the real issues are this: 1) is this for commercial or personal use? 2) and what size battery do you need? if just a weekend warrior, which I am, I am in love with my 12 volts.. I can't imagine carrying around bigger for that unless I'm building a deck, and actually I replaced all the treads on my deck stairs with my dewalt 12v without a hitch. they weigh half as much. and where was all this info when I posted about my wobbly chuck a couple months ago?!? :-)

What's a Home Defense plow?

I think your choke worked as designed. Inflicted maximum damage.

If you have a creek/brook on your property would you consider that suffice for long term water needs? I'm just guessing when people say they have water for a couple of days or a week that's for the luxury of coffee and cooking etc. after that runs out you don't think about coffee you think for survival. If you had a creek or brook on your property would that suffice? (let's just assume that water source doesn get tainted) I haven't sent much time thinking about what filter or pills I could use if it resorted to creek water. But i was just thinking in general if you have water nearby do you have an advantage?

The rear bag in that listing will not work for an AR the pistol grip and mag are too tall. I've read the reviews for half a dozen rests. Most of them "doesn't work for my AR" The "sleds" don't work for ARs. If anybody owns a sled that works for pistol grips and 20 round mags I will drive to your house and pay you to borrow it

Why is a bag better? Remember I can't use a rear bag for an AR. So it's only front. I guess the bag won't jump up on recoil but if the barrel jumps what's the difference? Thanks.

http://www.amazon.com/UTG-Combat-Profile-Adjustable-Height/dp/B001WJ577O/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1387119019&sr=8-3&keywords=utg+bipod Only 16 bucks. I'm buying this simply because I have built my first AR and I'm obsessed with wanting to know how consistent my rifle (or me) can shoot. I don't expect any tactical quality from this. If anybody up in north Jerz would want to split it or pass it around let me know. It's not like I would use it frequently after it served it's purpose. We would just re-borrow it when needed.

okay I'm really butchering describing my issues here so maybe I should just report back after I get a solid rest. first I'd like to retract my 6" statement.. I have the Magpul fixed stock, so yes my nose is right up on the CH. what I meant by my rear sight does nothing is when I'm seeing this: (click below) like to me adjusting the windage doesn't do much. literally your head alignment can effect your shot more than 5 clicks of windage because when I see that sight picture all I'm really doing is focusing on the front post. And at 50 yards man that bullseye to me is just a blur. I did 5 shots wide was right and slightly high.. moved it 5 clicks and rounds were virtually in the same spot. so that's what made me deduce that front sight was everything and rear was doing nothing for me. so ill report back after I tinker around more.. I appreciate all the feedback as usual. you guys help me a ton.

Raz-O.. I'm disagreeing a bit.. the MBUIS rear sight is just a circle. with the rear sight as far back as possible, and my head 6 inches (or whatever, shortest stock setting) behind that. If I'm looking at a target 50 yards downrange with my front post keenly on the target. the front circle effectively becomes ENORMOUS as you are looking through it to the front fight at a small target 50 yards away. (the inverse if you are shooting at a center mass 10 yards away). Get what I'm saying? I bet that if I was seated looking through both sights, and if I was centered on target, I could have a friend do 5 clicks of the rear sight and I would still say "I'm still on target" as the rear is practically having no bearing on my focus on the front sight on the target that far away (yes I'm still looking through the rear but it matter less at that distance). I'm agreeing with JTS above, that said he mainly uses his front sight but my problem is not height, its windage at 50. I guess what I will have to do is get a real rest to determine this. But the weirdness about this, if my lack or a real rest is the issue, is that I was consistent group at 50 yards out, (just not center anymore, so I'm not wobbling or shaking erratically. They have a sled at the range.. but not for AR style. I'm new.. still working the kinks out. its not end of the world, I mean I'm still in the paint at 50 with irons..

Just got back from second outing with my first AR build. (yes I shoot it indoors.. ha ha reference my other post..) I have Magpul BUIS. At 25 yards kneeling (no sled for the rest just balancing on the mag) I can very consistently group them on the direct bullseye or within the first ring of one of those Glo-Shot targets.. call it 3 inches? but then when I push it out to 50 yards it all goes bad. all my shots were heading up to the 2-3 oclock area and about 7 inches away, like right at edge of 10" target. so 25yards in the bulls.. 50 yards mostly right and slightly higher. So I start adjusting my windage.. 5 clicks.. and ya know what? it didn't move the shots at all. I was like how could this be? then it occurred to me. with that sight (circle rear and post front), at 50 yards, really the rear sights does nothing for me. As I was looking down the barrel to the front post to make my lollipop (or the best you can do at 50 yards its all blurry really anyway) I am not even using the rear sight I'm just looking THROUGH it to get to the front sight. The rear disappears as you focus on the front and the target. At that far away I can tilt my head left or right still looking through the rear to engage the front. so to me adjusting windage (with that MBUIS) didn't do anything for my 25 to 50 change. So here is my question. If I'm nailing consistently at 25 but then veering off at 50 was my upper configured askew? Or can this really only be determined with a scope? With the iron sights I have I feel its impossible to make windage adjustments that rear circle is just too big (yes I am using the smaller choice) to realize left/right adjustments. I hope what I'm saying makes sense. I do own a red dot, I have not used it yet. I thought the procedure was to get your irons perfect first.. then go red dot. At the end of the day its not a high precision rifle anyway.. just hobby/HD and its my first build. But this is all about the learning process. At least the positives I have going for me is that I know at 50 yards at least I'm consistent. they were right and slightly high and all on the 10" target. So its not an agregious wobbling by me or inconsistent barrel or ammo. I welcome your thoughts.

Can someone post other brands of a style like this? I'm in the market for a bag. I never even thought about a takedown type. Is there enough flexibility with the strap downs that the position of the red dot can be anywhere? What I really Ike about this ideais that the bag doesn't become a burden. I was reading a review of the Blackhawks bags on sale and some guys had regrets about a 44 inch bag for their AR, just too big. So is like this bag the lower end of price?

This thread has drifted way off base from initial intent. Anybody who is taking this as "no ARs indoors". Please read it again. I shoot my AR indoors. It was about a range suggestion to not have pistol shooters, specifically NEW shooters, not have an atrocious introduction to the sport by having the muzzle blast of a rifle sent to sideways to their face. It's not just about the noise, it's specifically about muzzle brakes with someone 18 inches away. C'mon, let's not be coy, we know what those brakes do. If I'm shooting mine indoors I'm certainly not going to stop because someone is next to me I'm just saying if the port wall was longer it would be better. It's an idea.

"MARTIAL" I'm dying to know. Do guys get this wrong so many times on purpose or is it autocorrect ?

My first pistol was a 22 was a full size. GSG1911. then I moved up to the M&P 9mm. Still loved the 22 here and there Never shot another 22 semi.....until.... I took a new shooter to the range and we rented a Moaquito and the P22. They felt like toy guns in my hand. Hated them. So what I'm saying is if your wife wants a really small gun then go ahead. But if its for your use too (when legal) think hard about full size 22s.

Great dialogue on here. One point I want to clarify its not just about decibel noise. Yes a shotgun is loud but THE SHOTGUN CONCUSSUON IS NOT DIRECTED SIDEWAYS TO A GUY 12 INCHES NEXT TO YOU. My point is is the muzzle brake specifically not just noise. The blast of the air is specifically what the new shooter cringed at. I agree that an extension would not make a DB difference but it would make a physical difference (Capitalized was not for anger, just emphasis of the message of the suggestion)

I wish someone could design an extension that could make the walls of the port 20 inches longer for the rifle guys. I really enjoy taking new shooters to my range. But yesterday the AR next to me was a cannon going off. The new shooter with me just hated every minute he was there. It wasn't a great introduction to the sport for him. The problem is the rifle sticks out past the walls downrange and blasts people in the next port. I get it, I'm a big boy, its not a sport for wimps.. but if we all wanted new people introduced its counterproductive to having someone learning on a .22 with the cannon going off next door. I'm not hating on rifle guys, I just built an AR (but actually I will only run it in the 50 yard area), I just think it would be a great enhancement for the range. Can anybody think of a safety issue in having a couple of longer walled ports?

so update on this: haven't taken a picture yet.. but I've tried 3 different variations of "resetting" the dashboard and even resorted to a youtube video that literally said "how to reset your 2011 non-idrive tire monitoring system". the yellow light is still on. I swung by a tire shop late yesterday he said they need to be programmed to the car, he said 35 bucks but I had to come back they were about to close. I'll resolve this sooner or later.. there are worst things in life to deal with (like "safari can't access this website") besides a little yellow light. I will give you guys an update when I get one.