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richkrt99:
I've done some reading and researching and watching of other's builds (internet not first hand). I'm on hold with anything new now anyways. I've spent so much the last two years on the new reloading stuff.....AP Press, dies, powder measures, plates. brass, bullets, powder, PRIMERS!!!, etc. etc. I have a spreadsheet of every nickel I've spent and I'm at $4600. Sounds like a lot, but I have materials and such for thousands of rounds of six different calibers. I bought frugally where I could with a lot of clean once fired brass and bought the whole stock of a guy selling out for other interests (lots of shells, bullets for .45, 9mm, .223)
I splurged on the recent upper & lower only cause they were super cheap on sale and I wanted a different upper to experiment with optics on (my A2 has carry handle) so...
Everything I have purchased is mid-length and that's where I will stay. I am not really interested in the SBR or AR pistols. And I love to shoot, but I'm not up to a competition guy so it will take me years to shoot 10,000 rounds. Love to, but time and money...and time.
Anyway - I have every component I need except for the Hornady AP shell plate #1 (.308 Win). It's a damn $26-29 part and I haven't been able to get one for 18 months. I'm on everyone's wait and email list. I saw some asswipe vendor on Amazon had it "in stock" and selling it for $159. I hope buyers remember these jackwagons when shit normalizes again and never buy anything from them again (ahem....Cheaper than Dirt, cough, cough)
richkrt99:
So I have a new problem/question... How the hell do you get an old flash hider off? I have a c. 1999 AR-15 (Bushmaster .223). It's 22 years old and had some rounds through it and sits in a safe a lot, but I tried to get the old one off recently and could not. I used a wrench and held the gun between my legs (very technical I know), but I could not budge it. I've inspected very carefully and it is not pinned/welded. I have not tried it in the vice yet (need to make/get a vice block for the barrel), but everything I've read or watched says it aint that hard. I even heated up the barrel (with 120 quick rounds thru it) :wackysmile: and still can't move it.
I watched some nimrod teenager put his rifle in a vice holding only the handguard and then heating with a blow torch and then using a wrench but all the torque he is applying is going up the barrel as the rifle is only secured by the hand guard.
Couple forums suggested maybe it's left hand threaded, and I never thought of that, but I would not think it would be. And 95% of everyone says it's regular RH threads.
After watching another 8 videos....looks like I need to just go make the vice/barrel block.
I've busted some stuck bolts loose before (try removing the nut on the bottom of a bush hog spindle) and I really didn't think this would be that difficult.
alta:
Some flash hiders were factory installed with a product called rockset. If it was its gotta be soaked in hot water if I remember correctly for it to release. They shouldn't take that much torque to remove and I know of no American rifles that have reverse muzzle threads, like AKs have.
All else fails ask at m4c
and yea, really should use a barrel block with resin. I don't have one, and I think I've been lucky so far
DC_1908:
Well, if anything falls under the category of "worth a few grand to put in a glass case and never use", this sure as hell does
https://www.americaremembers.com/product/john-wayne-tribute-rifle/
richkrt99:
Hey Alta...
I want to get a 9mm rifle (16" carbine) upper and use on one of my AR lowers (with a magwell adapter). Do I need to adjust springs or buffer or anything?
Or just get a dedicated 9mm lower? I am on a budget, but also don't want to tear anything up or have malfunctions. If I have to do much mod to the AR15 lower, then I can't use it for the AR so it's not so much worth it.
Trying to get a 9mm rifle gun on the cheap. I'd buy a Ruger PC-9 but they pricey. MSRP $799, prolly get one for maybe $700 IF YOU COULD FIND ONE.
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