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I'm in Washington (Warren Co) so whatever works for you. And thanks

Hey T Bill, Not sto pull this thread in another direction, but if you are going to EFGA some time with the 24"er, I'd appreciate a heads up. It sounds exactly like what I am planning to build this summer to put on my DD lower as a long range target blaster.

Some good ideas here for sure. My wife went with the 9 kit and is totally happy with it, but that idea with the 40 and the barrel changes is most excellent sounding. I can vouch for the 9 being flawless with the kit and would love to hear how the other comes out when/if you do it.

Postcard from the Bates Motel. Ya'll come back now

Do you have wood grips? If so check and see if the inside of the grip is making the loading button drag. Happened to me and problem went away when I relieved the inside of the grip. Also had issues when the rear hex screw for breakdown loosened up during use. I carry proper size now and check before each session.

PM sent with link to solve the problem. Cheap and easy.

Good post. I guess i've been lucky as my experiences have been more in line with your last range, and the sales people with one exception have been friendly enough and willing to share their knowledge. The main thing I have noticed about the sport though has been the enthusiasm and fellowship of other shooters. Almost without exception gun people are a great group.

Good deals but I don't want to take adventage of you guys.

We were having a great time over at Heritage today mounting and sighting my Vector Optics Sideswipe scope, but when it came time to pack up and go, the turret cap which I had put down where I couldn't lose it, was no where to be found. I called them when I got home and was honest about just plain losing it and the guy said it's in the mail. No parts fees or postage or anything else. I know it's no high end scope or anything but it was a pleasure not to have to jump through hoops or spend out the nose for a minor part, so +1 for Vector.

Pm me if you want someone to take them off your hands.

Put me down for one.

Daniel Defense lots of options so check their site.

Man shooting with a 9mm revolver with a barrel that long and ported would almost be like cheating. You say that like it's a bad thing.

I can bring mine to Heritage on Monday as well. We usually get there between 10 and 10:30 and stay for around an hour and a half or so. Maybe we can do a classic pass around.

Pretty good series of reviews starts here really pretty well done and once you are at the site, there are many, many other worthwhile videos linked there.

I'm going to Flynn's on Monday to check on a gun I have on order. Want to follow me there? It'll be after a session at Heritage so sometime late morning.

Yeah, like we should believe the title of this thread. Methinks he doth protest too much. Be thankful for such a beautiful excuse for a new gun.

My money's on T Bill. It happens esp with 22s.

Just for sheetz and giggles check out the two you tube videos for torture testing a Daniel Defense AR-15, especially part two. Amazing what some of these guns can go through and come up firing.

All three of Flynn's are $130.

Jim Flynn has stripped lowers in stock. Three different brands one of which is Rock River and I forget the other two. His number is 908 537 6446.

Okay so I might take a beating here but... Building a lower isn't the slightest bit difficult. Knowing you, I am 100% sure you could do it in less than an hour (less than half an hour after the first one). Once you have changed a trigger and a stock or buffer, you have essentially built a lower and, as others have said in numerous threads here, they are about all that the lower contributes to the 'feel' of the gun. Piece of cake. The upper is where you get a lot of the nuance of different ARs. Barrel length, weight, type compensator (really good you tube comparos on this), gas system length, rails, receiver, sights, etc. etc. etc., all make a difference in what the gun does. But if everything is mil spec they all go together. You should buy one of Vlads or Chekos or several others old guns, I will make the sacrifice of helping you shoot the hell out of it, and then once you really know what you want, the guys can help you spend the money on a really trick, custom, Glen-worthy upper build. Heck, I might even help you shoot the hell out of it too! :-)

You are going to love that gun. Great choice.

PM me if you get out here in NW Jersey, I'm sure you could get to try my SP-01 and I know a guy who would bring a 75B along as well. By the way, nice problem to have, you win no matter what you do.

I couldn't agree more. With all due respect to those who counciled me to build my own right from scratch, for me having the gun to use and play with while checking out additions and alterations worked best. I have since added a Geiselle trigger and changed the stock to a Magpul CTR and added a scope with a quick release mount while having a gun to shoot as is for now. I am reading and mulling in the meantime and planning a gradual upper build that will be a whole different purpose gun on the same lower, so i'll have an all around, which I have now, with a competition/designated marksman type upper that can go on in less than a minute. You need to listen to both sides of the argument, and see what suits you best. Either way you can't go wrong IMO.