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jeff - have you used a 75 gr horn (amax or their BTHP) or the 77 gr smk in your 1:9 barrel? I have not used either, but have heard from others that I might have problems with rounds of that weight (i.e. projectiles of that length) out of anything slower than 1:8, keen to hear your experience.

thanks, was just thinking that a chambering reamer is what turns a 9x19 barrel into a 9x21 vs. opening up the throat to accept a 9mm cartridge loaded to longer then standard OAL. next question for me would probably be asking what you want to do with it - not implying this is a bad idea, just curious.

i took a class a while back from Kyle Lamb where he mentioned someone who'd lost their right eye in a breaching accident (believe it was Mike Pannone but I may be incorrect) and shot rifle just as you mention it above - they put a riser on the AR receiver to raise the optic a bit and then shot right handed (long gun on right shoulder) but aiming with their left eye. If i recall correctly, this was using an eotech or aimpoint type red dot sight which has basically unlimited eye relief and very limited parallex (supposedly parallex-free) so they were able to get an effectice sight picture even with a bit of an oblique viewing angle through the scope. Not sure how this worked for longer distance targets where parallex is more of an issue, or whether this would work for a magnified optic which is not so forgiving with eye relief or field of view. another option is as Gentleman Jim suggested, if you have access to a red dot scope you might try shooting left-handed. i found it very challenging to shoot an AR from my support sife when using irons (having to concentrate carefully on sight picture while also figuring out what the heck my hands were doing) but (for reasons I couldn't understand) it was a lot easier with an aimpoint - just work on putting the dot over the target and then squeeze the trigger:rolleyes: ok, it's not that easy (and I'm not very good at it), but an aimpoint made it easy-er... best of luck with it which ever path you take. I was planning red dot anyway. as i am mainly shooting ipsc open i am used to them. so this will be the way to go. as soon as i have a day off i will go to a shop here in austria that has it own shooting range and try some. I assume its better to have a longer one than a short one right sorry, not quite sure what you're referring to here when you say longer one. if you mean eye relief, then yes, but most of the red dots are unlimited eye relief. please advise if i've misunderstood your question.

I thought about the 45-70, but it's too slow to reload...Even the trapdoor model. actually, i think a 45-70 guide gun (or any lever gun with a loading port on the right side) can actually be very fast to reload. carry your rounds loose in a side pocket or loading bag and whenever you've got a lull between strings/stages/zombie waves, you just stuff a few more down the side. loading a 405 gr hardcast lead bullet to around 1500 fps you get very manageable recoil and more then sufficient stopping power (for zombies or whitetail if you're harvesting dinner in between fighting off the hordes). i'm really liking this thread...

if we are talking the end of days I would choose a rifle that I could find the parts anywhere, and the ammo included. A 22 magnum would be great pistol and rifle ammo the same and most of the shots would never be heard. funny you mention this. i recently saw the movie "the road" and all I could think was a simple .22lr bolt gun with a decent suppressor would have made a world of difference...

+1 for FN FAL, just can't get with the garand/M1 safety (yes, it's a classic, i've just got enough problems without sticking my finger in the triggerguard before i'm ready to fire). begrudging thumbs-up to the K91 if only because your ejected brass can function as a secondary ballistic /whining anti-HK91 rant on/ i've got a 91 clone and that thing kicks your brass out easily 20+ yards forward and in some random pattern off to your right. I could live with that if it wasn't for the incremental rotator-cuff damage you suffer every time you fire that thing. bolt velocity on the roller-locking guns is insanely high to ensure primary extraction (along with the chamber fluting that hoses your brass), so every time I fire it, you have this microsecond pause as the recoil overcomes the rollers and then whammo the bolt sails back at just over the speed of sound... 10 rounds through that thing feels like 30 from my .308 bolt gun. /whining anti-HK91 rant off/

where's the emoticon for "peeing myself laughing"?

+1 for aa2230. it was the first powder I used for reloading .223, and it worked well enough for me that I never found the need (i.e. i was too lazy) to try anything else. i use 24 gr with mixed headstamp brass and hornady 55gr fmj, get around 2900 fps and decent accuracy (around 1") from my S&W VTAC ar. other loads may be more accurate, but the furthest out I can shoot (without driving a long ways out) is 100 yards, so this load has been good for me.

/total jackass mode on/ yes, it's a swarovski z6, you bolt it onto the rail where your tr24 used to be. requires outpatient surgical procedure to remove the kidney (or other organ) used to pay for your new optic. S&B short dot is also acceptable replacement, typically requires additional credit card debt on top of organ sale for financing... /total jackass mode off/ sorry, not that i know of. edited to add smiley...

Knights armament has been shipping some civilian rifles for sale with a "dimpled" barrel as an alternative to fluting for weight reduction/increase in surface area for cooling, any thoughts on merit/benefits of that? Admit i'm probably just being lazy here, if I got out a calculator I could do some math and try and figure out what you can take off, but I'm looking for the easy way out by just posting the questionB)

i took a class a while back from Kyle Lamb where he mentioned someone who'd lost their right eye in a breaching accident (believe it was Mike Pannone but I may be incorrect) and shot rifle just as you mention it above - they put a riser on the AR receiver to raise the optic a bit and then shot right handed (long gun on right shoulder) but aiming with their left eye. If i recall correctly, this was using an eotech or aimpoint type red dot sight which has basically unlimited eye relief and very limited parallex (supposedly parallex-free) so they were able to get an effectice sight picture even with a bit of an oblique viewing angle through the scope. Not sure how this worked for longer distance targets where parallex is more of an issue, or whether this would work for a magnified optic which is not so forgiving with eye relief or field of view. another option is as Gentleman Jim suggested, if you have access to a red dot scope you might try shooting left-handed. i found it very challenging to shoot an AR from my support sife when using irons (having to concentrate carefully on sight picture while also figuring out what the heck my hands were doing) but (for reasons I couldn't understand) it was a lot easier with an aimpoint - just work on putting the dot over the target and then squeeze the trigger:rolleyes: ok, it's not that easy (and I'm not very good at it), but an aimpoint made it easy-er... best of luck with it which ever path you take.

fyi - i read a similar post from andy langlois on another forum, he indicated GPAL owed him funds for one or more customer purchases and was not remitting funds, nor answering any communications.

congrats, welcome the forum support group. If you haven't picked up a reloading manual, it's really worthwhile. you can get reliable load data on the forum, but (IMHO) you can really learn a lot by just reading through a full manual. another thing - if you happen across any older manuals, they're worth picking up if you can get them for a reasonable price - interesting to see how different labs/manufacturers will work up loads for the same calibers and how that data changes over time as testing procedures (i.e. moving from copper crusher to transducer) become more accurate. My $.02.

i've had fried alligator tail many a time (back when I could actually eat fried anything) and it was awesome. texture a little like pork ribs, little gamey but delicious with seasonings (although everything is delicious after it's been through a deep fryer...)

congratulations, looks like a beautiful find!

oops, that will teach me to post without reading carefully. not sure how I missed the reference to EXTERNAL fluting, pls disregard my comments above, was thinking you were referring to INTERNAL fluting (like schuemann's on the AET's...)

only manufacturer I know of who does this is schuemann in his AET barrels. they're very well made (i have one chambered for 9mm), but i have no idea whether the fluting actually adds anything that you can't live without in a browning action. acknowledging that they may serve a different (and necessary) purpose for gas operated delayed blowback guns like the p7, but i've seen about a gagillion other non-fluted chamber .38, 9mm, 40, and .45 guns that all worked just fine with an unfluted chamber. on the other hand, wil schuemann knows way more about barrels then I ever will, and he probably wouldn't have added the feature if it didn't do something good... my $.02. edited to add - not clear if your inquiry was whether this can be added afterwards to an otherwise non-fluted barrel. in this case, the answer would be not to my knowledge, or at least not in any affordable or cost-effective way.

i read this and kick myself for not buying a spare back when midway still sold them. i can clearly remember how bummed i was a few years ago when i went online to pick up another ("just in case") and then discovered that they had even at that time been out of production for a few years... DOH!

ouch. no argument, but but sometimes more fun to just sit in front of the computer parting together my next dream gat instead of getting myself outside to work on PT, or more transition drills, or position shooting, or any of the stuff I just suck at...

man, i hate to sound like a jackass, but i'm looking at the para and wondering what problem does it solve that can't be addressed by running a traditional direct impingement gun and keeping it lubed? sure, if i had the cash i'd pick up one of everything new just to have it (because it is cool to own lots of rifles). unfortunately, i don't so i'm really looking to understand what are the improvements in function that you get from these guns (the para with it's funky foot long carrier key & spring assembly, or even the more "normal looking" piston systems from patriot arms or LWRC)? best i can see is reduction in cleaning & maintenance (for the piston guns), which i would agree is a good thing. on the other hand, you really don't have to invest much effort cleaning your DI gun (unless you're being held to a traditional corps standard of being able to eat off of your bolt carrier, which is a different problem) Only benefit I can see to the Para is the folding stock - ok, maybe that's enough to sell it. personally i'd rather have something lighter with standard parts (so I can swap when/if needed) and without the requirement for extra clearance along the top. not flaming anyone who likes piston guns or trying to promote the traditional direct impingement kool aid, but genuinely interested in understanding what other benefits there might be from some of these systems that I'm just not understanding.

vtac can be adjusted long enough (for me) so that I can transition without having to unsling. I couldn't get that from the vickers VCAS.

You may still have to ream the chamber for proper headspace. this. i had same experience with AET in 9mm. OP - suggest you check headspace with go/no gauge.

+1 for the browning BL22 but (iirc) they're a bit pricier then henry's (which are also fine rifles). For a pump, you might do well with a remington fieldmaster. it worked great for me when I was 10, but I was happy enough to eventually hit the cans I was aiming at, not sure it's the best rifle for use on the clock. my recollection is that all of these come with rear notch or buckhorn sights, so would benefit from a tang sight or williams aperture sight.

what the heck are you talking about? my gremlin is the shiz-nit now that I've got 70% tinted plate covers. I'd post you a photo but my ride is so cool it no longer shows up in conventional photographs...