One of my wife’s co-workers grew up in Puerto Rico, and made some unbelievably delicious barbacoa over real-deal saffron/Spanish rice for the office; I got a bowl too!



…and SOS for dinner the other night:

Ronws said:

Zelensky is not in a position to tell us what we are to do or feel. He needs to slow his role. There are times when a guy needs to know when to back off and wait for another day and a better opportunity.

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He is going to get dead soon. Breathtaking stupid dude.

TonyAngel said:

I hear ya. What you said is one of the reasons why I bear the expense of running Criterion barrels. Mainly the Hybrid profile. They retain their composure when they heat up. And in the case $80>$300.



I get what you're saying, but just because it's running, it doesn't mean it's running right. Assuming that the extractor and ejector parts are good, forward ejection is indicative of too little closed bolt dwell time. To an extent, many can ignore it and just live with the increased wear, but I like my rigs to be able to run any ammo, even steel cased, without problems. Steel cased ammo will stick a case in the chamber quick if the bolt dwell time is too short.

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Fair enough I just think people are a little bit anal over this, I have a colt that has been ejecting "forwards" since the 90s and it still shoots great.

theLBC said:

perhaps this was his plan all along. send all the white christians to die, replace them with migrants like the rest of europe.
the neo-nazis that helped overthrow the russian friendly regime were also nationalists that probably would have resisted.
now most of them are dead or blown up.

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Globohomo always sends the strongest white Christians to die while they scheme to open the borders to low IQ foreigners that they can control.
They did it in WWI
They did it in WWII
They did it in Vietnam
They did it in the GWOT.
Now they’re trying to do it in Europe.

No more brother wars.

LRRPF52 said:

With the ArmaLite 11.5” Heavy chrome-lined barrel, you could build a really sick little URGI set-up and have a better barrel than 99% of the barrels out there I think. Over the past 10-15 years, companies have really relied on nitriding and 4140 pipes, cranked out in volume. Not many I can think of make them like the solid companies who chrome-lined did back from the mid-2000s into the 2010s.

One thing I do like about 11.5” heavies that are CL is being able to run them hot, and still have predictable impacts at 300yds. With lightweight 5.56 pipes of any length, I’ve seen POI start walking around as the gun heats up. Low muzzle thread mass and barrel mass makes it more whippy/flexible under fire.

After the Colt Sporter II in the 1980s, my next to AR-15s were Bushmaster XM15E2S 11.5” guns with that heavy, chrome-lined barrel. They can be a lot more accurate than people might think. They were far more accurate than my M4s at work, for example.

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I hear ya. What you said is one of the reasons why I bear the expense of running Criterion barrels. Mainly the Hybrid profile. They retain their composure when they heat up. And in the case $80>$300.

BCP said:

How overgassed is overgassed? If it cycled 100% just ejected forwards or something I wouldn't really worry about it unless it's jamming with a suppressor.

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I get what you're saying, but just because it's running, it doesn't mean it's running right. Assuming that the extractor and ejector parts are good, forward ejection is indicative of too little closed bolt dwell time. To an extent, many can ignore it and just live with the increased wear, but I like my rigs to be able to run any ammo, even steel cased, without problems. Steel cased ammo will stick a case in the chamber quick if the bolt dwell time is too short.

rock lake range and Idaho back country

I just put the phone down, walk away, and let 'em talk...

TonyTheTiger said:

I've never shot a 10.5", even unsuppressed, that wasn't harsh and violent. And they've all been reliable, although I'm not sure about long term parts breakage. I would never go out of my way to simulate more dwell time/recoil on one.

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Well, like I said, it's just a theory. I understand what you're saying, but I don't think that more dwell time necessarily means more recoil. I mean, if you increase dwell time without adjusting gas volume/flow, then you will get more recoil, stuck cases, torn rims, etc., but my theory is that by using a high pressure can to simulate more dwell time, I think I should be able to decrease the flow of gas. Man, I'm having a hard time articulating what I'm trying to say. I may lack the vocabulary.

I'm talking about having a situation where I'll be able to limit the flow of gas without necessarily reducing the volume of gas ultimately delivered to the system. What I'm hoping to wind up with is something suppressed and short, but is as forgiving as a carbine length 14 5.

theLBC said:

and some idiot from the eu had already admitted the minsk agreement was just a stalling tactic to allow ukraine to build up its army.

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It was the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel.


I seem to remember, some Russian pranksters called her and pretended to be former Ukrainian president Poroshenko, and during the conversation she said:

"Then (in 2014 - TASS), in order to prevent even worse things, everyone signed this agreement. Was it possible to stop the war then? This question is no longer relevant. I believe that the Minsk agreements gave Ukraine more time to develop between 2014 and 2021. Now Ukraine can both make a response and also to get the necessary support," she said.

Edsel said:

I worked in the State Department, oooh sooo long ago, and fancy myself extremely well read.

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I think "Well read" would be a function of the quality of the material as much or more than how much material you expose yourself to.
The relevancy of the opinions you form from that exposure would be very dependent on the context and accuracy of the material you absorbed.

Interestingly, you might could decode the context with some work but are still at the mercy of trusting the author to be correct and accurate.

As can be demonstrated by infinite examples, not all written, audible or even imagery based communications are without flaw. The presentation can flex in the direction that the presenter desires and yet still be labeled by the consumer as a benchmark resource for a particular subject matter.

I would guess that having a basic grasp of the subject would be the foundation for a person to expand their understanding and opinions by digesting what they can while at the same time considering the sources. Add in some objective reasoning and common sense to see if it passes the sniff test as well.

I guess I am saying all of that to say that being Well Read or even Extremely Well Read does not in itself automatically make one correct or even an authority on a subject. It would certainly provide a trove of information at your disposal to be used in a focused and civil debate but it is not automatically a sole qualifier to understanding the facts of a matter.

Magsz18 said:

The G17.5 recoil spring was actually made longer at some point. It produces a unique recoil impulse to that gun. I was curious how the shorter recoil spring acted with the longer, G17 length slide. It's nuanced but there absolutely is a felt difference between guns when recoil springs, slide mass and location of said mass is altered.

It's a byproduct of USPSA nerdisms.

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My G17.5 definitely tracks better and flatter than anything else I've tried that is based on a G19 length recoil system. There is definitely something positive going on with the .240" longer recoil spring setup in the G17.5/34.5 over previous generations. 147gr loads track the best for me through the G17.5. I have previously run a G34.4 for years in IDPA and USPSA. It tracks the best with 125gr loads, but no spring or load combination with it beats the ease of tightly grouped follow up shots as the G17.5 with 147s.

Out of all the aftermarket recoil spring combos I have tried in the G17.5, none of them beat the stock dual recoil spring assembly for tracking.

If you do choose to experiment with aftermarket recoil springs in a G17.5, make sure you put a .240" spacer on the guide rod so that springs will be at their rated installed length. As far as I know, all the springs on the market for the full size frame 9mm Glocks are still based/rated on the Gen4 and earlier recoil assembly length. Without the spacer, there is hardly any spring energy left to ensure reliable barrel lock up into the slide.

Is your Spuhr/IOR mount still available?

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Too bad he wasn't a little better shot...........we could have buried the entire problem.........

TonyAngel said:

Just wanted to post an update on the 11.5 Armalite Hbar. In stock form, it was grossly overgassed. I used a Yankee Hill suppressor gas block and drilled the gas hole out to .069 and it ran well with an A5H2 buffer with a few types of M193. I think I'm gonna try another gas block and drill this one out to .063 and see if I can get away with an A5H1 buffer or maybe a buffer with no tungsten in it.

I did some basic accuracy testing using GGG M193. This stuff shoots better than most M193 for me. At 50 yards it kept everything within an inch. Once I had my zero for windage, I walked it out to 300 to true my point of impact using the 300 drop on the reticle of my ACOG. The farthest I went was 400 because I didnt have anyone spotting for me, but was able to get 80% hits on a reduced ipsc type target with a 10 to 15 mph wind going. Hits were 100% at 300. Honestly, 400 is about my limit with an ACOG in less than ideal conditions. It may have done better with more glass.

All in all, I think I'm gonna get another one just to have. It's a heck of a deal at $80 to my door. Gas issues aside, I'm happy with it.

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How overgassed is overgassed? If it cycled 100% just ejected forwards or something I wouldn't really worry about it unless it's jamming with a suppressor.

Don't know how many noticed President Trump's face and body language before he decided to talk.

It had the distinct look of " I'm done with this shit".

Seen it and also used it all my life.

Awesome housing!

Bump all three color housings in stock

Bump. All models in stock. 4 batteries included with all units

Bump act in black 50 degree optics added

act in black 50 degree optics added

sandmanr052 said:

are you firm on price

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Send me a pm with offer