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USMC XM-3 clone

Well, as things always go, just when I’d decided I really didn’t need and XM-3 and started selling off parts, I found an IBA barreled action that was only 31 numbers away from a known XM3 and had the correct barrel. Then I found what is supposed to be a contract overrun A1-3 stock, and here we are.

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Still need to find an EFR (there’s one on GB but I’d really like a CMP marked one…) and a rail (I struggle to give PTG any $ at all anymore). And shoutout to @kft101 for taking pity on me and helping with a CA762SSAL/RE.

And the closest serial number rifle:
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Rifle Scopes Are the mark 4hd canted reticles a problem or few & far between?

@OP ... getting a canted reticle could happen with any scope. If you get one, Leupold will take care of it. I wouldn't let this issue stop me from getting one. The Mk4's that I've seen are very nice scopes. At one time, I had it in my head that I would upgrade to a Mk5, but the Mk4 has not left me wanting.

What would concern me more is that, in the past, the performance difference between the Mk4 and Mk5 lines was too small to justify the rather large price difference between the lines. There was talk of Leupold revamping the Mk4 line to widen the performance gap between the Mk4 and Mk5 to more justify the price difference. Whether it is true or not, or whether it happened or not, I do not know.

What I do know is that my 2.5-10 Mk4 is a heck of a scope for the price and as I mentioned, have no intention of going to anything else.

How long now before the uk burns?

The UK along with some of the other EU countries started the burning and end of their existence with the bringing into and allowing the migration of muslims into their countries.
There was a time when France wanted to ban or not allow McDonalds into their country as it may ruin or destroy their culinary history and traditions. Now, they may their entire culture altogether because of the muslim population they have in country now.

CMMG Radial Delayed 9 mm - First trips

I have always wanted a 9 mm upper or 9 mm subgun for range plinking. I was never the biggest fan of straight blowback uppers for multiple reasons, most namely they are loud, and they tend to have a higher recoil impulse than locked breech systems. I also didn't want to deal with a mag well adapter or dedicated lower.

Anyways Midway had a sale on CMMG radial delayed uppers several months ago, and I picked up a 5" complete Banshee upper. I finally got around to shooting it.

In short, it runs great. Digested 115 and 147 hr loads without issue. The CMMG magazine that goes in a standard AR magwell worked without a hitch, and the BHO worked too. It suppressed reasonably well with a Primal 46.

I used it on a standard AR lower with a Geiselle SD3G trigger and standard carbine buffer. There were no trigger issues either.

I didn't shoot it enough to conclusively establish it's reliability but so far it has been off to a solid start.

Keep track of round count. The spring ejector AR bolt style have a life span of about 300-500 rounds before ejection goes down the toilet. The spring tunnel for the ejector will be full of gunk and the spring will be too short to eject the shell. They will send an extra strong spring and it will do the same after the same round count.
Yeah, you're going to want to determine which version you have. Fixed or spring loaded ejector. I had the spring loaded ejector version and, although my original ejector spring lasted a lot longer than most, it did give out at some point. Since replacing it, it now requires replacement every 800 rounds or so. The springs are pretty cheap, but it makes you question reliability for any use other than just being a range toy.

My intended use is as a house gun, so I upgraded to the fixed ejector.

The upgrade, which included a bolt carrier group and upper receiver, was over $300 and I was hesitant to give CMMG more money after getting screwed on the spring ejector version, but there is no other PCC that met my requirements.

Is Russia done pretending?

What would the Ukraine conflict look like had the US not supported them?
It would've been over in days after Russia started invasion.
Thousands of lives on both sides would been saved.
The US taxpayer/national debt wouldn't have been taken for or on the hook for billons of dollars of aid and weapons.
Z boy would be in prison or dead.
We shouldn't be involved there in any way shape or form.
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If You’re Going To Own Pit Bulls

Kinda crazy, the bull terrier used to be America's nanny dog. I don't know what selective (or unselective) breeding has done to them.

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This is Althea, or Allie. She's 85 lbs of pure cuddles and was purchased from a hells angel breeder in NH. We can trace her blood line back 50 years. No we didn't do that to her ears, the breeder did it and we were pissed.

She knows every command in the book, including attack, guard and defend (in German so it's not a word she hears regularly). We do bite work with her, so she knows I'll tell her when I want her to get froggy.

When she eats we will fill her bowl and she will wait to eat. One time I ran out the door and forgot to give her the eat command. I came back 6 hours later to one very hungry dog and a totally untouched bowl.

She doesn't pull at all on the leash, my girl walks her just fine. She lays her head on my elderly mothers lap and begs for scratches. My dad feeds her pieces of cheese (not too much, it's not great for her, but I can't stop him) and she gently takes it from his hand. When he fell over one time she dove under his head and saved him from hitting the floor. After that she got all the cheese she could eat.

We got a 7lb Shihtzu recently and Sadie is Allie's favorite friend. She *gently* herds bigger dogs away from Sadie at the dog park because Sadie still barks at bigger dogs.

I think it's 70% how the dog is raised, socialized, and lead etc - and that doesn't just mean given all the snacks and treated super well (aka allowed to boss it's family around). For the rest, I'll agree that there are some fucked up blood lines out there.

But hating all dogs that "look" like a particular kind of dog or blanket bans is exactly what we all bitch about re gun control.

Don't be a hypocrite.

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Allie is staring at you and asking for a treat.
True, but while statistics can be mad to lie, used properly they show a trend. 65% of fatall mauling are Pits.

PortaJohn

Be careful what you wish for tho as if you boycott all the gun manufacture because they did a stupid business transaction then we be using rubber band wooden pistol and be like eurodump. Stock up like we gonna need it to fight like hell.

if these gun manufactuers learned their lessons, then this wouldnt happen.

Ruger likely did learn their lesson because Bill Ruger wrote the 1994 AW ban bill text and it hasnt been forgotten. whether they saw it in their sales, who knows.

SVT-40 cleaning rod, where to find?

Hi!

I just got an SVT-40 and I cannot seem to find a cleaning rod for my 1941 Tula SVT-40.

I really want to find one to complete my rifle, let me know if you know where to find one. I’ll reward with a $100 finders fee if I win either the auction or the buy it now

I know where there is one for sale. I'll send you a PM. ... It looks like you need to have more posts before you can receive messages.

SVT-40 cleaning rod, where to find?

My apologies. I think they are basically the same as the Mosin rod, just slightly shorter. Maybe that can be an option if you are unable to find one. Get a Mosin rod, cut it down a rethread it.
The key difference is that the SVT rod has an integral ring that engages the rod release button. A cut down MN rod will fall out.