Has anyone ever used Legal-Transfers out of New Hampshire on Arfcom? I ordered a Stag upper over a week ago and have yet to get a tracking number. I have sent two emails with no replies. He will communicate occasionaly with PMs on Arfcom, but they are short quick answers that aren't definitive. Funny that they brag about customer service on their website...

ETA: Called today (partly because he told me too on the PMs on Arfcom). Basically just gave me the company line of "You should have a number soon" and repeated the "10-14 days" he told me a week and a half ago. Oh well, guess I'll just smile and wait, I don't even have my lower yet (meeting Robbie at the Amarillo gun show).

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Dont know anything about them...but if it was me, I would have taken the opportunity to cancel my order with him.

What he is selling you can get from a lot of folks.

PP

The vendor is legit and as far as I've read he sells more AR-15's than anyone else on there especially RRA. Don't worry, chill out.

Yeah I'm just trying not to be impatient. I'm irritated that he said it'd be 10-14 days when its already been 10 days and it hasn't been shipped, otherwise I guess things are going smoothly on their end. I just get mad when people don't return emails because they are "above that".

It's like wal-mart...you are getting a good deal b/c he deals in volume and like it or not it's going to take a little longer. It's liek the people who ruined the CMMG bargain bin rifles which may still be going on if people hadn't pissed and moaned so much it was affecting their higher margin core business.

I wondered what happened to the CMMG bargain bin rifles. They seemed like pretty good shape rifles and the price was awesome. I would have bought one of those but I know I'll be happier with a Stag.

On a side note, I also ordered a couple USGI 30 rd mags made by D&H today. They're teflon coated inside and out with a green runner. Got em on sale for $10 and read somewhere else that the D&H teflon coated mags are the cream of the crop of USGI mags. I'm excited.

I'm in the final stages of my build and was recently debating on what handrail to go with. I ended up going with LaRue because I've heard good things and I liked the way their rails looked. I've never done business with them until this past order but I was very satisfied. Along with the handrail and LP gas block that I ordered was a free LaRue cap, bottle opener, two bumper stickers and a bottle of dry rub. I'm sure a lot of you have probably done business with them but if you haven't I was very impressed and highly recommend them to anyone building.

came home with two new lowers today from the gun show....

That makes 5!!!!

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Still waiting for my upper to be shipped...

On the bright side, gun show is this weekend.

Beware.. Robbie is gruff but will make you laugh..

I'm installing the gas tube on my AR with a LP LaRue gas block, is there any tricks or anything to get proper alignment? Or just stick it in both ends and tap the pin in?

gas hole down... line up the pin holes... you are good to go

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He's seemed nice enough through emails. He's been patient with me and answered all my questions and replied to all my emails, including the random uneeded ones.

He did make a jab at me on Arfcom. I mentioned waiting for a lower and he said I should have just waited and bought one from him. :P

anybody ordered lowers from anvil arms?

just curious on the turn-around time.

email sent, no reply as of yet.

Got my lower, Robbie is awesome. Plan on doing business again. Actually we're going back to the show tomorrow so Robbie might be able to relieve me of more of my money.

He did confirm what I thought, that the Legal-Transfers guy on Arfcom is a jerk and that a lot of other dealers feel the same way. I told Robbie that I would go through him in the future if I needed another upper.

Swamp just got a helluva deal....

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I am CQToverVmatch on ar15.com

I just saw someone named swampstander pick up a RRA varmint upper for $400.

Ok, got all my parts and put it together... very simple. Well, I tried to pull back the charging handle and it wont budge. After much investigation I decide that the bolt is being hung up by the buffer retainer and refuses to be pulled back into the buffer tube. Why is this and is this something that is easily fixed?

ETA: Did some more looking and I'm sure its not the buffer retainer (was pretty sure it was). I believe it is the receiver end plate. It sits about a mm above the lower receiver bridge and is blocking the charging handle when the rear receiver pin is engaged.

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For swamp

Stros, can you post a pic?

I posted pics on Arfcom and they suggested filing it down. I did so this morning at work and the charging handle pulls fine now. The plate still is slightly high, which will lead to some rubbing, but everything works as it should. Just going to touch up the exposed metal and it will be all good.

I also snapped some pictures to show the newest member to the TexAgs Ar-15 clan. Believe I'll name it Heller.

nice job....

Switching handguards was a major ***** though. Don't feel like doing it ever again... at least until I get a tool and/or a railed handguard.

a $12 tool makes a world of difference...

For Stros or anyone else who wants to see a gunsmith install a free float handgaurd...


http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/GunTech/NewsletterArchive.aspx?x=v&p=0&t=1&i=864&mc_ID=2014

Good video but nothing in real life goes that easy.

BRIEF "range" report:

Took it out today to try and find some p-dogs. About half an hour of driving before we found some so I stopped the pickup, got out, and took about four shots. I was low the first three but nailed the fourth one. I didn't realize how difficult using iron sights on p-dogs about 30 yards would be for a nearsighted person.

Anyways, ended up needing to head back to the house after that but the four rounds of Black Hills 55gr FMJ red box went well through my Stag. Hopefully will get to get out and put a few more rounds through it tomorrow or next week.

ETA: Is a little scraping on the feed ramps ok? I would assume so since the bullet obviously has to travel up the ramp and the tip of the copper bullet will scratch again it. Just wanted to make sure I'm GTG.

Also, four rounds is hardly enough to consider doing a cleaning of the chamber, much less the bore, right?

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My next two builds... half done

Left will be a 16" 6.8 SPC
Right will be a 24" 6.5 Grendel

Decided to go buy a scope. I skimped and went with a $50 Bushnell, but its not bad. Used Leupold rings to mount it. Haven't had the chance to test it at distance, but its been good enough to bean stuff under 30 yards since I had to take my BUIS off to fit the scope on.

You'll probably want to eventually upgrade to taller rings. AR's typically use high or ultra-high rings.

that front site post isnt in the way???

no... the scope focus will keep you from seeing it

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Once you get above about 2.5x, you won't see the front sight tower. And if you drop down to a 1x (Aimpoint, EOTech), you'll either get a lower 1/3 cowitness or an absolute cowitness, depending on how high your optic mounts.

Oh I notice it alright. I have to focus to really see it but for the most part I have no major problem with it. It distorts slightly at 9x but its nothing big.

Ultimately I'll want to pull it for a gas block and a free float, but its not a major problem now.

As far as ring heigth is concerned, they are the "tall" rings. Guy at Gander said medium would be fine but I doubted him. The tall rings don't bother me other than the FSP being directly infront of the scope, which I have already discussed.

You'll want rings that get you up about this high. This one is an IOR Valdada 4x24, and I can't see any of the front sight with it.