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BCP · Saturday at 5:09 PM

Snuby642 said:
In my opinion if your school doesn't kick your kids out on a regular basis, you have a good school and live in a blessed place or you haven't taught them to recognize and call out shitheads in public .

Don't teach your kids to be scared of telling the truth about shitheads to other children.

They will punish them for telling the truth but hopefully some get trashed by admin eventually.

Both my sons eventually graduated public school because I was too poor to go private and not educated enough to go it alone.

A sad reality I have to bear.

Now onto protecting grandsons and catching flack for it, oh well.

It’s easy to blame schools but a lot of parents are lazy and don’t take charge. I’m willing to bet his parents were permissive and “oh he’ll just grow out of his weird faggot lefty phase” etc.

LRRPF52 · Saturday at 5:06 PM

Do you have a Hornady headspace comparator set?

If so, what is the datum to the Nosler brass shoulders?

Snuby642 · Saturday at 5:06 PM

In my opinion if your school doesn't kick your kids out on a regular basis, you have a good school and live in a blessed place or you haven't taught them to recognize and call out shitheads in public .

Don't teach your kids to be scared of telling the truth about shitheads to other children.

They will punish them for telling the truth but hopefully some get trashed by admin eventually.

Both my sons eventually graduated public school because I was too poor to go private and not educated enough to go it alone.

A sad reality I have to bear.

Now onto protecting grandsons and catching flack for it, oh well.

3Gunshooter7681 · Saturday at 5:04 PM

You sell Both?

BCP · Saturday at 5:04 PM

6.5SH said:
Trump saw it and re-posted it on Truth

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115198314285832423

The Smith Mundt act didn’t/doesn’t hold broadcasters accountable for lying.

stanley_white · Saturday at 4:57 PM

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Kjb1796 · Saturday at 4:57 PM

Not sure why you would be worried about a monolithic bullet coming apart.

LRRPF52 · Saturday at 4:57 PM

MO Fugga said:
What's the point of dual ejectors? Redundancy?

If I recall the thinking correctly, it was to reduce the reliance on a single ejector spring and extend the life of the ejector springs by distributing the workload of them.

On the standard AR-15/M16/M4, some very knowledgeable and highly-experienced guys recommended to change the ejector spring every 5000rds. These are people who shoot 500 round per day though, and have armorer support that changes out toasted barrels every 2 weeks. With the barrel change, they got new bolts with new springs, and new action springs as well.

Some of the companies who invest in high-speed photography have seen certain spent case exit behaviors that warrant dual ejectors for their approach, but this has often been more in different chamberings in both small and large frame ARs.

Another way to deal with it is to slightly enlarge the ejection port, which has been done on .50 Beowulf and some other unique chamberings.

I personally have experienced fairly boring reliability with Colt SP-1s, Sporter IIs, M16A1s, M16A2s, 1990s M4A1s, early 2000s M4s/M4A1s, and mostly TDP-compliant AR-15s dating back to the 1980s when chambered in 5.56, using correct parts. This was even true with the old black follower 30rd mags, as long as the BCG was lubed with CLP and the magazines weren’t damaged.

oldrifleman · Saturday at 4:55 PM

Jayjay1 said:
My own, selfmade, Magnacut steel and G10 scales with a blue liner.

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Nice blade!

oldrifleman · Saturday at 4:54 PM

Going to be the nay sayer here. You are spending 400 and up to maybe save 400. You really don’t know how much life is left in the barrel. Wear is most notable in the throat, but it extends through out the barrel. To me I would not gamble the cost to cut and rechamber a worn out barrel. It becomes a tomato stake at that point.

TimC in KY · Saturday at 4:54 PM

MK20 said:
I am not trashing you and that is what most boomers don't understand. I am happy for you that you were born on second base (by being born into post WWII and pre 2000 America) and your hard work made that into a home run of great proportions.

Most of the young generation don't have that opportunity these days like you had. I'm glad your plant is still around. Drive and see how many around the country aren't.

Have the intelligence and self awareness to know you were lucky enough to have the opportunity to work hard and have it pay off.

I appreciate your comments. I’m not sure about this second base theory. I have 4 siblings, I’m in the middle, my mother was a stay at home mom and my father was a career Marine retired as a Gunnery Sergeant in the mid 70’s. Needless to say family budget was tight.

I went to work right out of high school during the end of the Jimmy Carter administration. That economy with double digit inflation and unemployment was much worse than what we have now.

I still see the young man at the plant that bought a house on his own before he was 25.

Not trying to argue, but I know of several people his age that are making it work,

Hirams_assassin · Saturday at 4:50 PM

Aluminum or magnesium?

65x55guy · Saturday at 4:48 PM

Hey guys, I own 5 of the 5R rem 700! 2x308, plus 223 6.5 and 300 WM. All with the matte stainless finish and HSP green and black stock.

I decided it was silly to have a spare 308 that I never shoot and am putting it on the PX. Bought it here and haven’t shot it. Prior owner must have really had a low round count.

Figured a few of you might want to know the posting was out there.

Firearms - 5r 308 R700 Gen 1 20” looks brand new!

For sale is an extra 5R 308 that I purchased off the hide and am not using. Pic rail included, optic and rings can be for an extra cost. I already have another in of these 308, plus 223, 6.5 CM, and a 300. You can trust these are shooters out of the box. I don’t know the exact round count...

www.snipershide.com

lash · Saturday at 4:45 PM

Jefe's Dope said:
Snake on the lanai this morning.

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That’s a good one. They may startle you, but here in Florida, they are your friend.

LRRPF52 · Saturday at 4:45 PM

Your main problem is the amount of brass that’s being shaved and deposited on your bolt face.

DHDeal mentioned the solutions to that problem already, which I’ll reiterate are caused by:

1. Sharp extractor shelf/bolt face ledge.

2. Sharp ejector face and ejector channel orifice.

3. Sharp extractor lip corners.

Before I let a bolt, extractor, and ejector near the assembly phase, I tune and polish each of these areas.

Sharp extractor shelf ledges get polished down.

Corners on the extractor get removed (this is part of the machining process for the M4 TDP already.)

Ejector gets chamfered, polished, and Oxpho-blued. Ejector channel orifice gets polished out as well, so there isn’t that sharp and abrupt edge to it to shave brass.

I recently did the unthinkable and actually cleaned my 12” Grendel, which has been run 100% suppressed since 2018, goes out on average every month over the past 7 years. Thousands upon thousands of rounds have been run through it.

It looks about as new as the day I assembled it, including the bolt face and BCG. I haven’t seen any brass shavings accumulate on the bolt face, not have I with any of my other Grendel builds because I do the preventative tricks before ever assembling and firing.

These are things manufactures can’t really do and be profitable, though there are some processes they can implement to approximate some of these techniques (shorten the ejector length slightly).

Necks get slightly dented and flattened on the side where they impact the case deflector, which is no big deal and gets re-sized when you run the case through your sizing die.

nobbie333actual · Saturday at 4:43 PM

pm sent

Flea21 · Saturday at 4:43 PM

I’ll take these per our PMs

MK20 · Saturday at 4:41 PM

TimC in KY said:
Okay, I’ll bite.

I will turn 63 this month so I guess I qualify as a boomer. I married my pregnant girlfriend at age 19 while attending community college that I was paying for. I was raised in to take responsibility for my actions. Went to work for a new plant in town loading trucks beginning at 4 a.m. 5-6 days a week. I averaged near 70 hours per week for the first two years while at the same time continuing to be a full time student. Started there at $5/hour.

My family was asleep when I left in the morning and usually asleep when I got home at night. But I did it. Bought my first house in 1988 and I believe the interest rate was around 10%.

I’m in my 41st year with my employer and reached the highest position in my state decades ago. I can comfortably retire at any time because of my savings and 401k.

My son put himself through college and is a thriving professional with more money than me and a much more expensive house paid off this past March and is probably worth much more than I am.

Now another young man went to work at the same plant about 5 years ago. I think he is about 26-27 now has a wife two children and he bought his first house over two years ago. I have many more examples of successful people that didn’t blame other generations but made the best of whatever opportunities they could find.

By the way the average age of the vehicles I own is near 50 years.

My son drives a 95 Bronco and his wife drive a Hummer with over 350,000 miles on it and they live in a $600,000 house.

It seems far too few young people have the work ethic and the discipline to make the tough decisions required to be successful.

That’s part of this boomers story. Now go ahead and trash me and tell me it’s my fault you are not where you want to be in life.

I am not trashing you and that is what most boomers don't understand. I am happy for you that you were born on second base (by being born into post WWII and pre 2000 America) and your hard work made that into a home run of great proportions.

Most of the young generation don't have that opportunity these days like you had. I'm glad your plant is still around. Drive and see how many around the country aren't.

Have the intelligence and self awareness to know you were lucky enough to have the opportunity to work hard and have it pay off.

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot · Saturday at 4:40 PM

Tack425 · Saturday at 4:39 PM

Flea21 · Saturday at 4:39 PM

88ELDMs seem to be good to go in my 7twist at around 3300s.

Tack425 · Saturday at 4:39 PM

65x55guy · Saturday at 4:37 PM

For sale is an extra 5R 308 that I purchased off the hide and am not using. Pic rail included, optic and rings can be for an extra cost.

I already have another in of these 308, plus 223, 6.5 CM, and a 300. You can trust these are shooters out of the box.

I don’t know the exact round count, but I haven’t shot it and if it’s over 100 I would be shocked. See pic of bolt.

I’ve replaced the Xmark trigger with a Timney Elite Hunter. As many know, the xmark wasn’t well loved.

$1300 CONUS. Will accept PP, Venmo, cashiers check, USPS MO, or personal check pending clearance. Would also consider trades for a new or like new Impact action with 308 or 223 bolt face.

TimC in KY · Saturday at 4:32 PM

Okay, I’ll bite.

I will turn 63 this month so I guess I qualify as a boomer. I married my pregnant girlfriend at age 19 while attending community college that I was paying for. I was raised in to take responsibility for my actions. Went to work for a new plant in town loading trucks beginning at 4 a.m. 5-6 days a week. I averaged near 70 hours per week for the first two years while at the same time continuing to be a full time student. Started there at $5/hour.

My family was asleep when I left in the morning and usually asleep when I got home at night. But I did it. Bought my first house in 1988 and I believe the interest rate was around 10%.

I’m in my 41st year with my employer and reached the highest position in my state decades ago. I can comfortably retire at any time because of my savings and 401k.

My son put himself through college and is a thriving professional with more money than me and a much more expensive house paid off this past March and is probably worth much more than I am.

Now another young man went to work at the same plant about 5 years ago. I think he is about 26-27 now has a wife two children and he bought his first house over two years ago. I have many more examples of successful people that didn’t blame other generations but made the best of whatever opportunities they could find.

By the way the average age of the vehicles I own is near 50 years.

My son drives a 95 Bronco and his wife drive a Hummer with over 350,000 miles on it and they live in a $600,000 house.

It seems far too few young people have the work ethic and the discipline to make the tough decisions required to be successful.

That’s part of this boomers story. Now go ahead and trash me and tell me it’s my fault you are not where you want to be in life.

LRRPF52 · Saturday at 4:29 PM

232593 said:
I just opened up a brand new BCG that I bought from KAK and it has this on the bolt face. I have never used their dual ejector BCGs before. Is this supposed to be on the bolt face????

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Is that a recess deformity right near the firing pin aperture? I can’t make out what that is.

Part of the PMCS and inspections of the AR-15/M16 dating back to the 1960s is inspecting the bolt face for pitting, cracks, or defects, especially around the firing pin aperture.

With sloppy gas gun chambers, the brass expands and impacts the bolt face, along with the primer. As the bolt rotates, any brass and primer material that fills in defects on the bolt face tend to shear off flakes of metal, which then accumulate on the bolt face, into the ejector channel, and into the extractor pocket-all of which are no bueno.

The defect on the bolt tail shouldn’t hurt anything, as long as the tail is the correct OD, and the aperture for it inside the carrier is the correct ID, and circular.

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