quote:I'll bring ammo, steaks, and Booze.
You and I need to be friends. I'll bring the ammo.
Dr Boogs, you have been 1 upped!
quote:I'll bring ammo, steaks, and Booze.
You and I need to be friends. I'll bring the ammo.
quote:I will never believe!
Nah. Go check out my IG account @MTxTwelve. Also GBOF on ar15.com.
quote:Heavier projectile. The XXgr is the weight of the bullet by itself.
Just picked this up from Texian (Thanks again TheEyeGuy!) and have an ammo question.
What would be the difference between using 55 gr and 62 gr? Was looking at Academy and the 62 gr are a bit more expensive.
quote:I have 2 X-Sight 1's. They work ok but are buggy. There's a facebook group for X-Sight owners run by ATN. It'd be worth joining to read others experiences.
So l looked into the ATN X-sight 2... I'm impressed. Does anyone have one on here?
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Just picked this up from Texian (Thanks again TheEyeGuy!) and have an ammo question.
What would be the difference between using 55 gr and 62 gr? Was looking at Academy and the 62 gr are a bit more expensive.
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Hey Eye Guy...Whats my barrel twist????
quote:quote:that sounds like fun.
North of Houston. Aug 4th-6th. If you're on Arf you may have heard of it: Cola Warrior.
Combination obstacle course/run/peep eating/coke chugging/pistol and rifle shooting/most likely vomiting.
Combined with some camping out, grilling, socializing with other people dumb/stupid enough to think any of that in August in Houston sounds fun.
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I have decided to piece together a pistol build a little at a time with the lower that I am waiting on from the group buy. This will be my second AR, but first solo build. I want to do 300 BLK with an 8-9" barrel. I know there are plenty of good options out on the market, but wanted to find something that's a nice compromise between quality and price (aka probably wont be dropping $1200 on a Noveske complete upper. Also had a few questions on buffer and gas systems.
- For an 8-9" barrel 300 BLK, is carbine length gas system sufficient? Should I look into an adjustable gas block if I have ambitions of adding a can at a later date? Also, are shorter gas systems going to cause more wear/tear on the gun over time?
- If I really want to decrease felt recoil on the pistol, can I add an H or heavier buffer or would this affect the cycling reliability?
- Will a Sig Brace or similar fit on any mil spec buffer tube? Didn't know if they were sized for a pistol tube or if they were compatible with full sized tubes as well.
I have the Sig Brace and the KAK Shockwave Blade and prefer the Blade (plus the ATF has issued a letter stating that shouldering the Sig Brace is now viewed as "illegal").
Shockwave Blade
Use this tube designed for the Blade with dimples to set length of pull
- Lastly, do you have any recs on short barrels/uppers that won't break the bank?
[url=www.radicalfirearms.com]Radical Firearms
Davidson Defense 10" (I have this one and really like it)[/url]
TIA guys.
quote:$599 Forgot he bought the magpul stock in store.
How much did that run you (minus optics) Tursiops?
quote:Edited to clarify. The Grab Bag build was $569. At the store I upgraded the stock (~$30), trigger (ALG ACT~$70) and muzzle brake($40). The Black Spider Red Dot was $149.00.quote:$599 Forgot he bought the magpul stock in store.
How much did that run you (minus optics) Tursiops?
quote:To my knowledge, the ATF has not passed a ruling on the shouldering of the Blade, just the Sig Brace.
Isn't shouldering a Blade illegal as well? Or is this going back to the gray area where one too many letters to the ATF was written and in one they finally decided that the SB specifically constituted a stock if shouldered?
It seems to me if you intend to shoulder the weapon, regardless of whether you're using the Blade or SB, it shows intent to create an NFA weapon without going through the ATF process. I'm no expert, just trying to make sure I'm clear on how they have currently defined everything
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Anyone use an Anderson low pro adjustable gas block on a build? Can you adjust it without removing a handguard?
quote:Don't do much with them but looking into this now. Will get back to you soon.
Thanks for this thread Bender.
I've still got a lot to learn, but I'd lime to jump in the AR15 pool.
Can someone weigh in on the Next Level Armament offerings at Texian? There's an NLX Elite for $1050 (product no 294600) and another (294601) for $1470. I'd like to know the difference between them and if the value is there.
From a google search I learned that lots of places online offer these items, but not much more in the way of details.
Any help is appreciated.
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So I'm not normally a trigger snob, usually just roll with factory triggers (and not just on my ARs, same with deer rifles, pistols, etc) but on a whim I picked up a Larue MBT while browsing their website and remembering a thread we had here on the OB about them. I am extremely impressed with it and would recommend it to anyone looking to upgrade their factory trigger. I've never shot a Geissele which I know is kind of the gold standard for aftermarket AR triggers but Larue's offering was a 1000% upgrade from my stock one and pretty comparable from the reviews I've read.
Also a heads up on those looking to buy one, you can either pay for "I need it now" time frame for $175 or "I've got time and can wait" for $125. I picked the I can wait option and figured it might be up to a month or something if they have a lot of orders but I ordered it Monday it was delivered to my door on Friday of the same week. Now I also ordered a lancer magazine as part of the order too so I dont know if that helped or not, but just a heads up to hopefully save someone 50 bucks.
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Are there brands of ammo to seek or avoid in .223 / 5.56? I grabbed a few boxes yesterday without thinking too much about it. Figure I should get it straight early on. Looks like they were averaging $0.50 / round.
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Are there brands of ammo to seek or avoid in .223 / 5.56? I grabbed a few boxes yesterday without thinking too much about it. Figure I should get it straight early on. Looks like they were averaging $0.50 / round.