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PP,

have you heard of the slr15 lowers? it looks like a normal lower but the 'slr' prefix has me concerned...along with the price. it seems like stipped lowers are going for around 175 to 200 each these days.

wtf would you pay that much for a stripped lower?

i paid 135 for my first one 6 months ago. -i thought that was too much at the time, but it looks like the clowns on ar15.com are paying 175 to 200 each now. all the sites i visited building my first rig are sold out of lowers, and the only ones i can find are pretty pricey. One site (slr15.com) is selling one for around 160 each but i don't know if the 'slr' is just a name or if it is signifying something that i don't know about.

Where can i get my hands on a noveski lower these days?? And where can i get a reasonably priced lower?

p.s. I'm looking for a lower with a cool logo that's not as common as a Bushmaster, CMMG, or Stag...something a little different.

http://www.aimsurplus.com/acatalog/Receivers.html

AIM will honor their price, even if they are out of stock. I just got 20 of their CProducts mags at $9.85 apiece, and they were on backorder for two weeks. They aren't gouging.

If you want to pay $50 more for a different rollmark, go ahead. Pretty much all aftermarket lowers are machined the same, so if you can get past a crappy rollmark, save yourself some cash and spend it on ammo.

There is nothing special about SLR lowers. They get their's the same place everyone else gets theirs. The finish doesnt even look like a molly or other custom coat.

I could offer a Puryear Playboy Lower and have the same features they are offering by paying Cerro Forge to run some for me...Hmmm "Poo-ahh!!" with a Bunny would look nice on a lower...

If you want something different (and different costs money) I would look at LaRue or Sun Devil. Both are billet machined, very cool stuff.

http://www.sundevilmfg.com/

CMMG offer the best looking finish on a lower I have seen. My 9mm SBR is a CMMG, its some sort of semi gloss molly coat. Make sure you buy an upper reciever from them as well so it will match. Nice stuff, and you can pick them out from a distance once you know what you are looking for. I picked up a couple of RRA's and I have a Stag 6.8 lower SBR'd...but I hate the dry, powdery finish they use.

PP


[This message has been edited by Puryear Playboy (edited 11/28/2008 10:17p).]

Towns, Noveske is usually about 3 months behind on their barrels...God only knows how far behind they are now on lowers. You dont have the time to wait on them (and they aint all that...).

Buy three of anything else and dont worry about it.

PP

Good start to the weekend...bad camera phone pic.

Thought I would do a little sniping with the new .308 I just finished building, and wouldnt you know it...you dont need a $2500 rifle to make a 70 yard off hand shot. But it sure looks nice in the photo.

This made me smile. Enjoy.

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I could offer a Puryear Playboy Lower and have the same features they are offering by paying Cerro Forge to run some for me...Hmmm "Poo-ahh!!" with a Bunny would look nice on a lower...

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I would purchase a couple of these if you decide to market them.

got my daniel defense omega 7 quad rail in the mail today. just installed it...super easy and looks badace.

AR thread needs a bump...

Do Magpul UBR stocks come with their own t*ttie dancers or what? Daum. Can't find them in stock @ the regular $250 and buy it now on gunbroker is @ or about $350.

i was looking at doublestar's website and are you gonna be able to build a comparable ar for the price they have on the commando carbine they have listed on this page at $970?

http://www.star15.com/custom.html

You could build it for about 30% less.

Not a lot of reason to, IMHO. The Commando is the non-NFA (short barreled rifle) version of a rifle used in Vietnam. It was the Colt XM-177. Unlike the rifle linked above, the 177 had an A-1 carry handle and a slab sided receiver. It did use a long "modulator" as it was called at the time to limit muzzle flash.

Its just not real practical. You get all the noise and velocity loss of a short barrel without the benefit of the shortness of a 10 inch barreled carbine. For a rifle that handles like the 177, but without the nasty flaws and with a few benefits, build a 16" pencil barrel.

Didnt mean to dump on your rifle, just thought I'd offer another idea.

PP

Need some M1 Garand refinishing help.

On the way to the Ft Benning 3 Gun last weekend, we stopped at the CMP store to pick up some M1 Garands. I got two, my 2nd and 3rd...1st was my fathers NM 1000 yard match rifle...and my bud got one and a NIB Kimber .22 that the Army team shoots in the Olympics.

One of mine has the original wood, the other has new CMP black walnut that has great grain. Both are Springfield Armory's and both are Service grade.

The original wood I am going to iron some of the dents out, clean it up with some Murphy's Oil soap and re-oil. I need some help on how to refinish the second, new, stock. I dont want a high gloss finish, but I do want to bring out the grain and the considerable fiddle back in the wood.

Suggestions would be appreciated!

The rifles:





Here is a pic from the match. This is the long range stage on the Benning sniper range. Targets are 11 MGM flash targets from 75 to 416 yards. You run through the ditch in the foreground engaging the paper targets and then you run up on the roof to engage the steel. In the center of the photo at the far treeline is an Iraqi T-72 at about 650 yards. It rings nicely when struck by a 55 grain FMJ...



PP

[This message has been edited by Puryear Playboy (edited 12/10/2008 1:40a).]

Sweet port cover found here:

http://noveskerifleworks.com/cgi-bin/imcart/display.cgi?item_id=portdoor&cat=9&page=1&search=&since=&status=

as well as some awesome uppers...

Here’s my method, and some pics of what I have done. I use Behr 600 Tung Oil Finish (TOF), but it has been discontinued as a Behr product, but it is now sold as True Tone 400 Tung Oil Finish. I’ve heard it is sold at Ace, but you might want to call Behr and see if they have any 600 left in stock. I highly recommend this stuff over the Formby’s products.

First, to clean a soiled stock, I coat the stock with Fume Free Easy Off, let it sit for a few minutes, scrub with a stiff brush (making sure to not catch any splinters that may rip from the grain), then rinse with extremely hot water in the kitchen sink. Turn your water heater up to scalding level to get the water hot enough for this, then turn it back down afterwards. Some people will say that the Easy Off method destroys the wood, but the Fume Free version is a different type of chemical and only serves to cut the grease and grime on the stock. Using extremely hot water will remove all of this, and it won’t penetrate into the wood, but it will raise some of the dents and dings in the stock. After this, place the stock to dry for a couple of days.

Once it is dry, start sanding, working to progressively finer grits. If it is a historic stock with cartouches, protect these from sanding. Some stocks only need a light sanding with 150 grit to knock the hairs down; others that have more dents need more sanding starting off with 60 grit. Remember that dents and dings will be much more apparent once you start oiling the stock. One trick I use is to use Walmart Carb Cleaner to spray the sanding dust off the stock, and doing so shows what dings will be apparent once it is oil. It also doesn’t raise the grain.

Once you are done with your final sanding, use 0000 Steel Wool and apply the TOF to the entire stock. The first coat will soak in pretty quickly, so makes sure the surface is coated pretty well. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes, then completely remove the excess with an old sock. Let it dry for a day or so. Repeat this for at least four coats. The coats will build on each other and eventually give a semi-gloss finish.

I must get one of these.

that is a beautiful rifle...

Question regarding casing extraction:

My buddy who is being too lazy to post has an issue with is Bushmaster. We both went out to the farm on the Saturday following T-day. We shot several hundred rounds of ammo. We started out by sighting in our rifles with Remmington .223 ammo. I can't remember what type other than 55gr. We then went to plinking at some old junk cars and other crap for funj using Academy Monarch 55gr FMJ in the green box. My RRA ate all the ammo with no problem, but his Bushy was ripping the casing edges and not extracting the casings. We field stripped and cleaned the gun and it fed fine for 10-20 rounds and then it happened again. It was only ripping the edge of the casing as wide as the casing extractor on the bolt assembly. Does anyone know if this is a problem with the gun itself or is it due to poor quality brass? I'll try to get him to post some pictures.

sounds like a tight chamber.. Log or PP will know better

The green box is the brass cased stuff that's made in Serbia?

Was the Bushy a CAR or Rifle? Same with the RRA? A CAR has a much more violent recoil impulse than the Rifle gas system.

Also, the RRA has a Wylde chamber. It has a slightly different throat than the 5.56 chamber.

As Deats mentioned, it could just be a tight chamber.

Both guns are 16" barrel rifles. Mine is the Elite CAR A4. His, I believe, is the Bushmaster Optics Ready Carbine.

I'm the friend of Street Fighter '02's who had not gotten around to posting my problem...

Any solutions would be greatly appreciated.


What are the solutions for a tight chamber??? Just needs to be worked in.

I will be trying several different types of ammo when I shoot again.

Off Topic: Puryear Playboy...what scope is that on your .308?

Sometimes some ammo just wont run in some rifles...just the way it is, no fixes.

Semi-autos come with a lot of built-in issues, narrow windows of operating pressures with ammo is one of the worst.

Scope is a 4.5x14x50 Mark 4 with M1 knobs, reticle is the mil-hash.

PP,
Check gunbroker; that 308 isn't a $2500 rifle any more. Inflation has set in!

I cant believe people are paying these prices.

I was going to wait a year or two to sell my AK's to pay for the next Safari, but I guess maybe I should be doing it now...

Guy on texaschlforum.com is selling a .308 for what appears to be a very fair price if anyone is looking for one.

Anyone see lowers anywhere for a near reasonable price lately?

I'd like to get one but don't feel like spending 200 for it.

i would like to think that they will come back down....

http://www.anvilarms.com/c-19-lower-receivers.aspx

she was feeling naked...



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