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Print a few photos of modified lifters, find a gunsmith or machinist who can weld, and have him replicate the final shape, using your lifter.
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Guess it may impact whether he will offer to replace it, or refund your cost if you decide to go with a SLR.
Suspect Brownells would allow you to trade it in for a SLR, after adding/subtracting price difference.
No expert here, but a clamp on style should eliminate any leakage between block and barrel. Maybe Joe would be willing to replace the set screw version you are sending in with a clamp on style.
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Does he know you purchased the gas block from Brownells?
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Try bushing the gas port with a shim made of malleable metal like copper or a copper alloy. Measure ID of gas bock and OD of gas block bearing, and insert a slip of brass sheet stock of appropriate thickness with a hole much larger than the gas port and properly located such that the gas port is not occluded. Tighten set screws, live happily ever after. Just an idea.
Edtied: I am only using SLR products currently
Copper will not stand up to hot, high pressure gases.
Contact Brownells and ask if you can exchange for a SLR. Might need to add a few dollars, but well worth it. They will deal w Syrac, who will replace the one you are sending in.
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See if Syrac will exchange yours for a clamp on model, should at least stop the barrel/gas block leak.
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Not to diminish what has been said, but big advantage for me is that I can tell if/when my choke is loose with the extended choke just by trying to tighten it. If it moves...
With the OEM recessed ones, it would be quite loose before it was obvious, unless I put a tool or a quarter on it.
Found Trulock chokes to be very good quality and reasonably priced. https://trulockchokes.com/
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The Nordic XL/XXL is discontinued, as Nordic went to a slightly different system, with I believe different threads than the XL/XXL (MXT?). Contact Nordic to see if they have any left over, as well as Brownell's. I have a 22" 930 and XXL, no issues. Suspect a lot of others run the old style version without issues.
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I'd also like to find someone to fit a barrel in my Pro.
Apex will, if you ship complete firearm.
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Gun Tests might be hard to find in newstands, as its mostly subscription based. Try on line. Good luck and you are welcomed.
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Just played around with my 6.5 Ruger today, With 120gr Amax at 100yds, I got a 3 shot hole about 5/8" long(twice). Will try 300yds next week.
Sorry for reviving an old thread. Was wondering if anyone else had some trigger time behind the ruger precision rifle in 6.5. I have been thinking about picking one up when I see a deal - just haven't come across any yet.
No personal time, but Gun Tests just did a review of three 6.5 Creedmoore rifles. the Ruger being one of them. It did very well. The Savage version did even better, but stock is non adjustable. Gun Tests is a no BS, no ads gun rag.
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Which shell caddies is he running? Would guess Invictus.
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With loaded mags the slide is pushed up, reducing striker tab and sear engagement. If i was in your situation, i would replace the offending striker assembly. Probably an expensive hassle in Israel. Glad you got it sorted out. Yofi!
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DR as well, sadly not on the table linked above
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Rob, pm me your address, will send you 2. Got a crapload.
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Maybe I've misunderstood, but the root cause for the Surefire failures was due to OAL of ammo.
So if you were running factory 55gr, no worries. Once you got into the heavier pills, your OAL increases as does your chance of malfunction.
So for an up close hoser match using cheap 55gr ammo the surefire looks to be reliable. But if you were goin to reach out to 200+ yards which is very common for a 3G match, you're going to want a heavier bullet and then failures are induced.
Again, that's just what I recall from what I read on AR forums.
Cause of malfunctions in Surefire is not only due to OAL, as I have witnessed the mags puke with 55 gr factory ammo. Seems once they get used some, they are often no longer reliable, even with short ammo.
A very good shooter friend took his apart for cleaning and inspection, still malfunctions. Mine is only slightly used, runs great and I am willing to sell it for half price!
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The brownell's link shows 2 versions, a gunsmith fit and a drop in that may need slight filing of the front locking face.
Also interested, but will certainly wait for reviews since its so damn expensive
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Only experience is with JP ambi safety selector. Works great, had an adjustment screw, so no stoning of trigger tail or play in trigger w safety on will occur.
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2 different issues. Believe recommendation to close and open is to prevent threads getting caked up w crud and causing adjustment screw being frozen in current setting.
Would think the port itself should not get plugged with crud, as high pressure gas would keep it patent, but could be wrong. If i am wrong, perhaps opening up adjuster screw and firing a couple of rounds would be a good move.
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B5 stock here. Had some play, so a strip of aluminum tape on the receiver extension (buffer tube) solved that issue.
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read somewhere that meloniting leads to major salt deposits, that may not have been totally removed with your cleaning. would scrub the chamber some more with a brush, not just patches, and see if problem is resolved. doubt you will hurt the chamber, and lew will certainly take care of you if problem persists.
had to really clean my stretch 16 to get all the crud out, well worth it though.
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You might get more responses if you post in the S&W subforum of the Factory Pistol Forum.
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Have you compared the height of the adjustable Dawsons vs fixed rear? Would not be surprised if the adjustable rear is taller than fixed. This would explain why the pistol with adjustable sight hits higher at 25 yards than the fixed sight version, when both are sighted in at 10 yards. The increased height over bore requires the barrel to "tilt" upwards a bit more, hence bullet is still climbing beyond 10 yards, compared with the lower sight set.
If the sights are all the same height, then I have no idea what is going on!
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I didn't read all the responses but will say, I had purchased a large amount of range brass that had obviously been shot at major, glocked, etc..
Loading with the dillon dies, these had about 4% failure on case gauge.
I switched to an EGW U-die. The die sizes the brass .001 smaller and more importantly it sizes very close to full length.
After switching to this die I have had *zero* case gauge failures loading 147 and 160 bayous, 147 extremes, 124 extremes, etc...
http://www.egwguns.com/index.php?p=product&id=838
I am told the RCBS die provides the same sizing effect, but the EGW is the one I have direct experience with. highly recommended....
Have been using the RCBS carbide in 9mm for years, lately have had maybe 1 in 20 rounds loaded with 147gr coated bullets fail to chamber in EGW case gauge. Die is touching shell plate, Dillon 550.
Have ordered an EGW U die, so doubt that the RCBS has the same effect. FWIW, after running those rounds through a Lee FCD, they fall in and out of the case gauge, but have read enough warnings about diminished accuracy with the FCD, will not use it. Had one laying around and just tried it as a test.
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Not a smith, just an advanced tinkerer, but torque wrench makes sense for barrel nut, as with barrel nut shims, you can pretty closely get gas tube alignment at any desired torque setting. Supposedly lower torque, while still in recommended range, is more conducive to max accuracy. Some hanguards, such as some Ranier, come with various shims, and they are available as a stand alone item. Also, some proprietary barrel nuts do not have discreet alignment spots, so torque can be whatever you want it to be.
Accuracy is coming...
in S&W (M&P, etc)
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FWIW, found out the hard way, that the fitting instructions for the front end of the barrel, in the video, PDF and in the packaging, are wrong.
If muzzle does not enter hole in slide, CORRECT area to file is the upper raised pad, from 10 to 2 o'clock, not the non existing fitting pads described.
Not sure when change in barrel shape occurred, but current barrels have a redesigned muzzle fitting area, compared to original, while breech end is unchanged.
Hopefully new instructions will be disseminated soon, before more unnecessary filing occurs
Mark