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Rthur · Apr 10, 2025

The D said:
“Cheap Chinese shit”, or cheaper consumer goods, as they’re called in the real world is the exact reason everyone’s standard of living improves. Just because you don’t need to rely on cheaper goods/services to survive doesn’t mean everyone else can

Mentioned was manufactured as they destroyed blue collar job markets that financed the middle class for decades.
Getting cheaper goods may not equal better standards of living.

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SABuzzard · Apr 10, 2025

I picked up a Otter Creek Labs Lithium. With these quick approval times I couldn't help myself!

the updated Tirant 9 HD is on the Henry 357 and the Lithium is below it. I'll get a chance to compare and contrast this weekend and report back.

TonyAngel · Apr 10, 2025

PNW_Steve said:
Hey Everyone,

I am having some trouble sorting out correct buffer spring and weight.

Can anyone point me to a good troubleshooting thread or resource?

I have a 10.5, pistol gas, 300BO. I started with a carbine buffer and spring and had short stroking trouble. At the advice of a LGS, I replaced the carbine buffer with an H3. It still short strokes. Brass ejects but it doesn't pick up another round.

I also have an 18 inch, rifle gas, .223 Wylde that had the same problem.

What do you all recommend?

Thanks

First of all, if your lgs suggested a heavier buffer to fix a short stroking issue, I'd stop asking them for advise.

I'm gonna guess that this is something that you threw together. The problem could be any number of things. Leaking gas key, bad rings, really bad fit between the barrel and gas block, undersized gas port in the barrel, etc.

First, you need to be using dedicated 300bo mags with subs. They are much longer than supers and will get hung up in a 5.56 pmag or similar mags. Get yourself a proper mag and load one round into it. Chamber the round and fire it. Do this a few times. What happens? Does the bolt lock back on all of them, some of them, none of them? If it doesn't lock back on all of them, my guess would be that you're undergassed. Check gas port size. What size you should have kind of depends on whether you're running supers or subs ... suppressed or unsuppressed. Are you running a traditional can or flow through?

Despite what has become a popular notion, ARs are not just tinker toys. Just because your throw AR parts together and it comes out looking like an AR doesn't mean it's gonna run like it's supposed to and just asking what buffer and spring should I get usually doesn't lead to a solution.

I'm not ranting. I'm just trying to make the point that if you have a true interest, read a book. It will explain what all of the parts do and why. Once you understand that, it gets pretty simple.

Without actually being able to put hands on, we are all just shooting in the dark.

MarkF · Apr 10, 2025

ForeverZ01 said:
I have a set of whidden dies for 300 norma 250 shipped

i have 95 once fired cleaned brass and 9 once fired primed for 225 shipped

I want the dies. how did how do for you?

SABuzzard · Apr 10, 2025

Form 4 Trust
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CSTactical · Apr 10, 2025

Secant said:
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Sorry guys it sold! - Richard

Attention we have this last unit at pre-Tariff price! VECTRONIX SHOOTING SOLUTIONS VECTOR 12x42 Rangefinding Binocular w/MSR-DMR Reticle 917238 $2,899.00 https://cstactical.com/vectronix-vector-x-rangefinding-binocular/

Depending on how much our cost goes up, we might not be stocking them until the price comes back down - Richard

Californio · Apr 10, 2025

Bonita is a crap fish but slow smoked over oak it is not bad. We always trolled sailing to the islands, Akron hibachi and some seasoned driftwood from the island and a slow smoke, we free dive small blue fin and yellow fin, do them the same way, have to smoke the oil out of them.

Modoc · Apr 10, 2025

Maggot said:
Imagine pulling up to your local range with this.

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They are a lot of fun, but also a PITA to keep clean in that condition. An older friend had one, but it is now at Rock Island Auctions as part of his Estate Auction.

Californio · Apr 10, 2025

Just like wearing a HA patch, if you are not they will kill you, doubt anyone would be stupid enough to wear a MS13 tat if they weren’t, pure Marxist BS.