GUNS!

[digitaldean]

So what type of set up do you have? There's a lot of mix and match set ups possible with different brands of lower assemblies plus some really nice off the rack models (Bushmaster, Colt)

[3irty1]

I finished my AR-15 a couple of months ago, here is a picture:



That's a Palmetto State Armory lower and upper that have been cerakoted in flat dark earth. PSA pencil barrel, BCG, and lower parts as well. Midwest Industries handguard is just 10 oz. Aero Precision scope mount is just 3 oz. Leupold AR Mod 1 1.5-4x is a freakish 10 oz despite having an illuminated reticle.



I wanted a rifle that a child could shoot it comfortably. The stock is a Magpul CTR with a after market limbsaver pad. The gun has a compensator as well so the pad is drastic overkill for recoil and muzzle climb but its useful anyways for the little extra length of pull since without it this stock has a tendency to pull out facial hair that gets into the seam where it meets the buffer tube. I've accurized it as well which I highly recommend. I lapped the face of the upper receiver that mates with the barrel nut to ensure a tight lock up which makes a shocking difference in accuracy. Even with a pencil barrel I can get 5/8" groups if I do my part with Winchester white box. The upper and lower already had a very tight fit. The trigger group is a Geissele SSA enhanced 2 stage. Total pull weight is exactly 2.3 lbs for the 1st stage and 1.2 for the 2nd stage. The AR-15 is one hell of a platform for accuracy.

It's hard to get out in the winter but I'm doing my best to collect brass and data to develop a year-round all-weather hand load. More on that when it warms up perhaps. I get pretty scientific about it, modeling barrel nodes and harmonics and such.

^^^ That's it

[SkinBasket]

Waiting for the price to dip again and I'll snatch one of these in .308.


CZ 550FS MANNLICHER

[MadtownPacker]

For Mexicans, blankets are essentially portable drywall.

That's a wool blanket from Mexico. Maybe Mad can tell us why Mexicans have all the best blankets when its super hot there.

Aynrand is about right here. Houses over there don't have insulation and many don't even have floors and doors. It is hot in the daytime but it the northern areas it gets cold at night, guessing cuz of the desert landscape.
But you are right, the blankets are always hella warm and shit will last forever.

[red]

those blankets are scratchy as shit, don't want to sleep in the nude under one of those bad boys

[digitaldean]

3irty1, NICE AR!! Especially the cerakote job, that looks sweet!

[woodbuck27]

those blankets are scratchy as shit, don't want to sleep in the nude under one of those bad boys

Like sleeping covered up by a carpet!?

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Like sleeping covered up by a carpet!?

like sleeping under a heavier burlap sack

[woodbuck27]

like sleeping under a heavier burlap sack

Scratch...scratch ! SCRATCH !!

[3irty1]

I shot an IWI Tavor last weekend and was super impressed. Wish I could think of a good reason to get one.



So its a 16" barrel and a fraction of an inch over 26" total which makes it barely legal without a tax stamp on both accounts. Takes standard AR-15 mags, is long-stroke piston action like an AK which is awesome. Has built in flip up sights in that rail on top which are decent and co-witness with normal AR-15 red dots and such. Skin you got one in your WROL kit?

[digitaldean]

Seen a few YouTube vids on the Tavor. What are your thoughts on the trigger 3irty1? Ones I've seen said the trigger pull is pretty hefty, but otherwise is solid and well put together. Looks like it disassembles pretty easily for cleaning.

[Freak Out]

My father gave me a Winchester 1901 for goose hunting when I was a kid. My god that thing is loud. Every once in awhile I'll break it out to impress the friends.

[SkinBasket]

So its a 16" barrel and a fraction of an inch over 26" total which makes it barely legal without a tax stamp on both accounts. Takes standard AR-15 mags, is long-stroke piston action like an AK which is awesome. Has built in flip up sights in that rail on top which are decent and co-witness with normal AR-15 red dots and such. Skin you got one in your WROL kit?

I haven't handled one yet to know how it would fit my muscular shoulders. Looks like it would be fun, but expensive fun. For now, I would lean toward the AR "pistol" barrel on a regular build for tactical purposing, as it delivers the compact size at a much lower cost, if I had the money to buy a non-hunting firearm.

[3irty1]

Seen a few YouTube vids on the Tavor. What are your thoughts on the trigger 3irty1? Ones I've seen said the trigger pull is pretty hefty, but otherwise is solid and well put together. Looks like it disassembles pretty easily for cleaning.

The trigger was shit. Worse than a GI trigger on an AR-15. The good news is that it takes 5 seconds to pull the whole trigger group and I understand there are very good drop in replacements available.

[3irty1]

I haven't handled one yet to know how it would fit my muscular shoulders. Looks like it would be fun, but expensive fun. For now, I would lean toward the AR "pistol" barrel on a regular build for tactical purposing, as it delivers the compact size at a much lower cost, if I had the money to buy a non-hunting firearm.

Here in Iowa we can't get short barreled rifles even with a tax stamp so if I were to get an AR pistol it'd have to actually be a pistol. Plus, if I were to get a SBR I'd want one in .300 blackout and also a suppressor, that's $400 just in tax stamps. I'd rather just get a 30+ mag or two for a handgun for something compact.

Someday they are supposedly going to sell barrels to convert the Tavor to .300 blk. With the long piston gas system and short length I'd think that would be an excellent platform for a suppressor.