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    What 11.5 barrel would you get for a general purpose 5.56?

    I had a suppressor-only Triarc 11.5" that I was happy with, until I committed to HUXWRX suppressors and rebarreled the upper.
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    Glock 17 Recoil Spring Help...

    In case any of you having been biting nails awaiting this story's conclusion... I put in a different recoil spring and rod, picked a 15lbs spring and it cycles fine. I ran out of 115 gr, and I have a feeling it might hiccup with that, but with a few 124gr commercial loads it was fine.
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    Slowly losing interest in the 308 build due to lack of rail options

    I will second, or third, the ZEV/ Mega upper. I have both small and large frame versions and the fit and finish is very nice. The anodizing is done very well. The small frame hand guard fits my mediums hands well, while the large frame is just within comfort for me (and larger than the LMT...
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    Glock 17 Recoil Spring Help...

    Thanks all for the additional input. This is basically what I am going to do. I ordered a kit with a few color coded springs, because the various springs I did have fell into a big jumble and I pulling my hair out trying to assess which ones are what weight. So I am starting over. Once the...
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    Glock 17 Recoil Spring Help...

    I have not. I don't have any (gen3) Glocks and this pistol has been much more an occasional project/ range toy that it only occasionally gets placed on the front burner. And currently my leftover OEM gen 3 G17 slide is being used elsewhere. But good ideas. That it had functioned well/ better...
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    Glock 17 Recoil Spring Help...

    After the initial slide drop/ load round, it was a mix of failing to fully eject the spent case and pickup the next round. I think as the recoil spring weight went down (17 to 15 to 13, it went more to successfully ejecting but not picking up the next round. I did take some pics, but in the...
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    Glock 17 Recoil Spring Help...

    So... the RSA channel cleanup helped... maybe. With the 15lb spring--being cocky, I went back to that--it ejected cleanly but didn't feed. I will probably clean it up a bit more. Next step is to try a micro comp, mostly bc it came in the mail this afternoon and looks cool on the pistol.
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    Glock 17 Recoil Spring Help...

    Stranger things have happened... I did take a look (and listen) at the recoil spring channel and when I installed it slowly, and listened, I could hear rubbing. I cleaned that up with a file/ demel and it sounds better, though theres not a lot of space with the recoil spring I am using; maybe...
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    Glock 17 Recoil Spring Help...

    It was an 80% that I finished a while back. At the time, I had done a few 80%s and found, in my limited experience that, yes, they were tight as compared to an OEM Glock, and didn't like having companies mixed and matched. So eg the Zev slide was unhappy with the not Zev barrel. This one in...
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    Glock 17 Recoil Spring Help...

    Thank you. Those are all great places to investigate. I appreciate the visuals. I thought it was "Glock enough," but clearly the differences are actually substantial enough. Its a P80 frame, with Zev innards & trigger, and a (complete) Zev slide and the "matching" Zev comp.
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    Glock 17 Recoil Spring Help...

    Thank you both for the input. I'll try the 11 lbs, as well as a just-ordered mini comp; see if something much lighter helps.
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    Glock 17 Recoil Spring Help...

    Ha, yes, that wasn't particularly clear. Some of the time, there's a failure to extract, and some of the time the slide cycles enough to extract but not feed the next round. As to the second part, yes. I'm not a frequent Glock user/ shooter and so looking for a list of potential fuckary to...
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    Glock 17 Recoil Spring Help...

    I have a Glock 17, with a Zev comp on the barrel and a red dot, that doesn't seem to like proper recoil. I know the weight of the comp usually requires a lighter spring. The OEM spring (17 lbs...?) didn't work. I have since tried a 15lbs and 13 lbs spring and neither work, although they seem...
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    SBR caliber

    I *think* that you can write the ATF and inform them of configurations that differ from what the original form states. What I recall was that you are informing the ATF, not seeking permission for these additional configurations. (obviously, the additional configurations have to also be legal.)
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    Beating a Dead Horse - LPVO 1-8 /1-10

    I have a small collection of LPVOs; I'm not sure it has risen to the point of "I have a problem," but... maybe. I had an early version of the NX8 MOA and wanted to like it but even after sending it back for a checkup at NF, could never really get rid of the edge fisheye. Recently, I took a...
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    Favorite Carbon Fiber AR Handguard?

    Aero says their Enhanced handguard is 1.72 ID and 1.78 OD, which obviously isn't enough. Those are among the larger hand guards Ive tried and I find that unergonomic for my support hand. Obviously this is all relative to ones' hand size.
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    AR trigger

    I had a Rise Arm. 535 in my precision lower and the "set screws" loosened, and then the trigger was double firing. It took me a while to figure that out... Didn't love that. I did like the trigger feel. One of my favorite all around triggers is Wilson Combat's 2 stage, ~4 lbs option.
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    Overthinking it? Upper receiver selection choice for accurized SPR build (not a match rifle)

    And who among us doesn't want to own something thats "Mega" or "thicker," or... Im sure I have said too much. More relevant, I went to the range yesterday and set up the 308. I did a bit of break-in with the Wilson Combat barrel: shoot some/ clean some and used a spare Athlon 5-25 and...
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    Overthinking it? Upper receiver selection choice for accurized SPR build (not a match rifle)

    Somewhat belatedly... here are a few pics of the Mega receiver and the SLR ZRO hand guard. Note that with the narrow (normal-sized) first 1913 lug, the pin hole is exposed. I a) actually kinda like it, b) don't think it will matter and c) Todd at SLR offered a short pin had I wanted it. The...
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    Overthinking it? Upper receiver selection choice for accurized SPR build (not a match rifle)

    Will do. The second one is likely getting a 1-8, so I might not get as good results as its capable. But if my laziness subsides, I may put a large scope on it for some groups. To be clear, it's small frame rifle, so the comparison to the SLR-equiped 308 may not be helpful. I have a few...
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