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CH, check

2, very manly facial features. No hint of an Adam's Apple though.

"allegedly choked" WTF is that supposed to mean?

Awesome video.

The KAC SR15 is probably one of the highest quality AR-15s one can buy, and its price is actually very good for what you get with it. I use Wolf for range ammo in my ARs. My BCM midlength hasn't had a problem cycling it, but my Noveske has had a couple of hiccups with it.

I always wanted a BAR, but too bad that thing is $4000 MSRP. The most I have ever spent on a firearm was $2910, and I would like to not spend any more than that. I made it to the range today and put 399 rounds through my Noveske 14.5" carbine, 65rds through the Mosin Nagant, and 250rds through the SIG P228 I mentioned above. I have had the Noveske for about a year now, and it is running pretty good. The recoil impulse is greater than my BCM 14.5" midlength, but that's due to the fact that the BCM has a brake and its gas system is 2 inches longer. For some reason I ran into 10 failures to fire out of 75 on the Mosin Nagant. It actually took 2-3 tries to ignite the primers on some of the cartridges, but most ignited on the first shot. I looked at the cases and it appears that the primers are sitting a little lower in the pocket. Couple that with the fact that primers on military cartridges are typically harder, and it kind of make sense that they did not fire. The primers all had good indents in them so maybe they were just bad primers. That does not make me happy, and I will have to trouble shoot it some more to verify that it is indeed the ammo and not the rifle. The rifle looked to be in working condition after I detail stripped the bolt and whatnot. The rifle was fun to shoot. There were a few occasions where I didn't have the the buttstock sitting in the pocket of my shoulder (i.e. meaty part), and I paid dearly for it. Lastly, the SIG P228 ran flawlessly with the 250rds I put through it. I'll put another 500-750 rounds through it before I decide to clean it. ETA: Forgot to mention that the firing pin protrusion on the Mosin Nagant is over 75 but less than 95, so I'm pretty sure that's not the issue.

I think that belongs in the WTF forum for all to see. Firearm safety is very important. Unrelated, I had won an auction on GB for a SIG P228 and it arrived today. Luckily she has a P225 and I have my P220, so she won't be able to tell the difference, you know because she's a woman and SIGs all have similar lines.

More Charlie Sheen Stuff

I don't know if M2's wife is the same way, but mine probably wouldn't even be able to tell the difference between the SIG P225 I bought for her with any of my other handguns. ETA: M2, if she finds out about this purchase, is she going to want to know who Natasha is and why "you" carved her name in your rifle?

Yeah, guess I overlooked that detail.

I got my Mosin Nagant today. No pics of my own yet... deal with it. The rifle came dripping in cosmoline, especially the chamber, bolt, and magazine. I only have had experience with cosmoline once before and that was in my Yugo SKS a couple years ago. The difference was most of it is/was in a very, viscous liquid form on the Nagant, whereas the Yugo's cosmoline was mostly congealed to a jelly-like consistency. Anyway, I'll clean and lubricate the rifle sometime this week and take it shooting Saturday or Sunday. At that time, I'll provide an initial range report.

"... It's the only way to be sure." The only problem is Ripley had to fight those bastards 2 more times after the nuke.

Yeah 5.56 is a pussycat, and felt recoil is subjective to the shooter. It's what's going on inside the AR that changes from DI to piston. ETA: I'm surprised his was softer shooting than your 16" midlength. The 16" (and 14.5") barrel on the midlength is the current craze on M4c. How much have you used the action spring, and what kind of buffer are you using? These play a role too.

Your experience notwithstanding, this is a myth. Felt recoil is a subjective phenomenon, but the piston rifles have more mass being thrown back into one's shoulder. You have the BCG as well as the piston, op rod and other piston parts all moving at the same time in the same direction. It's also hard on the lugs of the bolt because you don't have the gas from the fired cartridge unlocking the bolt from the barrel extension. Instead the rear of the bolt lugs drag more on the extension creating a point of stress and more felt recoil. I mentioned before that I have a LWRC gas piston upper with a couple thousand rounds through it, and I decided that I am going to sell it. It was fun, but I believe the DI system is better for the AR-15. The design wasn't meant to use a gas piston system.

I made it to the range today, and put another 300 rounds of Wolf 55gr FMJ ammo through my new BCM with no problems. That makes it a total of 680 rounds in two days, so I decided to clean it. I really like the recoil impulse on the 14.5" barrel with midlength gas system. It's the softest shooting AR I have ever shot. The SM556 brake also helps, but I feel bad for anyone who decides to stand next to me when I'm firing. I hip fired the AR for about 5-10 shots to see if I could notice any difference with the brake, and there was some serious pressure being pushed out the sides of brake; but that's to be expected from a brake. I also put 150 rounds through the Glock to check the windage on the new sights I installed. I made a minor adjustment, and they worked great. With that said, I have put 1574 rounds through it since I bought the pistol 2 months ago. It's becoming one of my favorite pistols.

M2, that's a nice looking SAR. Normally you don't find the Romanian stuff in as good of shape as that. Is it a Century (CAI/CIA) import? Well I got out to the range today and shot the new BCM upper. I put 300rds of Wolf 55gr FMJ and 80rds of Hornady 75gr BTHP. I ran into two hiccups initially. The second round of the first magazine (Wolf) had a feedway stoppage. On that same first mag, the bolt failed to lock back. Wolf is pretty weak, but every other shot for the rest of my range time went bang. All the magazines cooperated and locked back as well. So those two flukes I'm chalking up to the ammo. I'll clean the rifle after my second range trip with it. It should have another 300-400 rounds through it during that time. I also was able to change out the sights on my Glock. As I mentioned in the review, the stock Glock sights are plastic. That is unsat for a duty/service/ccw weapon IMO. I changed them out for some Heinie plain, black ledge sights. Both the front and rear sight on the pistol are serrated and black. I chose the ledge sights because you can use the rear sight to facilitate racking the slide with one hand on any edged surface. The front sight is also thinner, which allows more light on either side once the sights are lined up (I like this). Pics are of the new sights and me racking the slide with one hand on my wilderness instructor belt. Sorry if the gun looks dirty. It has 250 rounds through it that I haven't bothered to clean yet. I'll have to take it out to the range to make sure my windage is correct. Also, my Mosin Nagant should be here on Tuesday. I already have a shit ton of ammo waiting for it.

My new BCM 14.5" midlength upper came yesterday. Here is the setup: BCM upper, 14.5" cold hammer forged barrel w/PWS SM556 brake; accepts Gemtech HALO or KAC QDSS-NT4 suppressors American Spirit Arms lower; pretty much no-name, but I've never had a problem with it after thousands of rounds mated to my LWRC upper Magpul midlength MOE handguard Troy diamondhead rear sight; usually meant as a back-up iron sight, but it will be my primary sight for this weapon SpecOps T.H.E. MAMBA sling; it's not very popular but it has served my needs (I have it setup as a two-point sling) The ASA lower used to be attached to my LWRC gas piston upper, but I'm looking to sell that upper now. The hokie graphic on the right side of the magwell is kind of lame, but it doesn't doesn't really bother me. Like I already said, the Troy BUIS will be my primary sight, but I may decide to add a RDS, probably an Aimpoint Micro T-1. A weapon light may also be added at a later time. Anyway, to the pics: I'm going to put 300-400 rounds through it tomorrow.

Anything will last 60-90 years if you don't shoot it! And of course it will outlast you... you've already got a foot in the grave, right old man? I keed, I keed. I did searches on forums dedicated to surplus rifles, and I couldn't come up with anyone shooting out barrels or receivers on the Mosin Nagant. I was just curious. As for the M39, I hear they're the cadillac of Mosin Nagants, which is probably why I want one. Anyway, when I get this dragoon modified to 91/30 (hopefully the beginning of next week) I'll post a range report.

As always, great review, Brick. PM sent. M2, any idea how long a Mosin Nagant barrel/receiver will last round count wise? ETA: I'm looking to get a Finn M39 now.

M2, Cheaper Than Dirt just sent out an email about .380 ammo, $0.29/round. It's probably russian steel cased stuff (I didn't look), but I thought you'd like to know. Remember after the Obama craze .380 ammo was one of the most difficult ammo types to find? If you managed to find some it was expensive as hell.

That's a no-go. 1911s at that price are going to most likely have a cast steel frame (not necessarily bad if it is a quality cast), cheap internals, and will be poorly fitted. The cast frame is probably not like a quality Caspian cast frame, but I assume it will be adequate. Just realize that the 1911 was originally designed with a forged steel frame. The internals aren't going to be hardened/treated correctly, or are going to be low quality MIM (not all MIM is bad as long as it's quality). It's also a commander, which is inherently a little less reliable than 5" government models. I'm sure it will run out of the box, but if you intend to put any appreciable amount of ammo through it, you will eventually run into problems a lot sooner than a "quality" production 1911, semi-custom, or custom. If it is going to be strictly a range toy, it might be ok but there are better options to start with. If this is going to be your first 1911 I suggest a decent quality production gun like a Colt Series 70 repro, Colt Series 80, or a Springfield Armory GI/Milspec/Loaded. If you find that you like the 1911 design, you can have it sent to a smith for work as those pistols make good custom guns. ETA: They're made in the Phillipines, just like Armscor/RIA. That means what I said above holds true.

Thanks, M2. I do hate you though. I already have the 1911 and Hi-Power disease, and it doesn't help that I get those custom. At least the Mosinitis will be cheaper/weapon. Here is the 91/30 I am buying:

I completely agree with you, Beaver. When the 1911 class rolls around let me know how it went. Well, I just bid on a 1929 dragoon converted to a 91/30. It has a hex receiver, non-counterbored barrel, and matching serial numbers. After I asked you for some advice, M2, I asked the wife if I should get a carbine or rifle. She said I should buy her bras and jeans instead. I don't think she realized that the rifle would be cheaper than me buying that shit for her, so I explained it to her and she agreed. She also said I should get one of each. And when I said the M44 had a fold-out bayonet she said I should get that one... so I'm on the lookout for one of those. I'll also probably end up buying her the jeans and bras. Women...

M2, I am thinking about getting a Mosin Nagant. What should I look for and what are your recommendations? I realize this is a loaded question since there are so many iterations of this rifle, but any information would be helpful. I'm not sure if I want rifle or carbine. Thanks. ETA: I'm looking for a shooter, so it doesn't have to be perfect. As long as it looks relatively nice and will send lead flying reliably I would be happy.

Which can was he using? The one in question I was looking at is the QDSS-NT4, which is billed at 24oz. The AACs are lighter, but they weigh between 13oz and 18oz, not exactly 1.5lbs lighter. I've only heard good things about the NT4, but to each his own I guess. How did you perceive the performance of the KAC? The other suppressor that the SM556 was made for is the Gemtech HALO, so it's pretty much between those two that I will decide. I'm in no hurry. How did you like the Vickers class? I actually considered signing up for the KH/LAV 1911 Centennial Celebration, but decided against it. The class is full now anyway. It kind of sucks living where I am right now, in terms of attending a class by any of the major companies/guys. It's either an expensive plane ticket or a long ass drive.