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I found drum locally, Slickguns actually had them yesterday for 69.99 but I don't remember where, sold out quick (go figure).

Mags....Oh I can get them, A guy has some just down the road but there 75 damn dollars. I have almost fell for it....

Thank you for the info on the tower I didn't realize they are interchangeable.:tu

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$75 :jd

Methinks not! lol

paid $20 ea for the ones on backorder at cabellas :)

I'm stalking the black dog site, waiting on em to reopen... think I'll pick up two drums when they do. Even if I have to ship em to a friends. This 15-22 w/ the slidefire stock is just way too much fun :tu

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:noon

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http://i.imgur.com/CnjQhAml.jpg

yep... I'm an asshole. :D

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:r yes you are sir. Yes you are...

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I second that! :D

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Check this video out about 5.56 zeroing. Interdasting..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=YUwve2VMFBU

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Sums up and brings the info together nicely, VERY helpful! :tu

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If I had a 300yrd range I'd use the 300yd zero. I'll settle for the 50/200 zero. :r

Travis Haley is the man.

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I think i'll be building a small trauma IFAK when I get my tax return.

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I saw the 200yd one and I said "I'm using that one!" Then I saw the 300yd and I was sold. but yeah, 300yd range is harder to come by....

In theory, you can calibrate your zero at 36yds, its the same thing as 300yds. Bearing mind that's shooting M855 out of a 20" rifle barrel.... what load you're shooting will have an effect..



I keep a well stocked (overstocked really) medkit in the trunk... but I'm long overdue for an actual IFAK....

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i def wanna have some triangle and israeli bandages and some celox or quick clot gauze

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I always carry some quickclot with me when I'm in the mountains in venezuela.... help is along ways away.....

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you got the granuals or the impregnated gauze?


This is supposed to be good for stabs, GSWs and deep laceration

http://www.amazon.com/Celox-Clotting.../dp/B004NG8V1W

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I've got a nice slim vac packed gauze, starting to approach expiration... makes for easier kit packing.... but mmm, those granuals do look effective....

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I would save the granual tube for a gsw or stab wound.

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A trauma pack is a good idea. I'll have to add it to the " short list" . After running into Mike and Chainsaw Bob in the ammo thread over there I'm considering investing in more ammo again this month.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jNz-nc6c5V...aper+money.gif

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considering my odds of getting shot or stabbed over there are disturbingly high, lol.... granual tube FTW.

mmm, more ammo.... although I tend to ascribe to the idea of "you can never have too much ammo", I nevertheless have sold off a few thousand rounds this month for a significant profit... planning on rebuying next year and gambling that the prices will be way down, since I won't be doing any more shooting this year.

:r

That's prettymuch how I feel... the discretionary spending account for guns has plummeted, and yet... my "short list" has still managed to GROW. :bh

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Not buying ANY ammo at the prices people are asking

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I only wish pistol ammo was as insanely high priced as rifle ammo, got plenty of .45 I'd be happy to sell IF it was worth my while... but it really isn't, by the time you add in listing fees, and time lost creating and fulfilling the transaction.... you make a couple bucks, maybe...

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Aw just another $200 on rounds and I'll be done.. My muzzle is supposed to arrive today. And I still want a second Mag. Them maybe I can get back to throwing my money away on cigars. Remember a gun without ammo.... is a glorified hammer.

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.45 has been pretty hard to find at a decent price. I've been looking for some range ammo and haven't found any that's cheaper than what I pay at my range.

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50 cents a shell is what I see avg. Just picked up 200 rds last week.

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Yup, that's what I pay locally...hoping I can make it to the gun show this weekend and find some priced a little more reasonably.

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Would love to go but have to come up with a good BS white lie to explain why going to Miami, and not use "going to gun show" as reason.

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West Palm gun show is this weekend too...had no idea Miami was having one. :D

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Yeah.
I like the Miami one better than the West Palm.

However, even West Palm would be a challenge to explain to her.
I may just "bite the bullet" (pun intended) and tell her and see what she says.
Figure I will give her a reason to b*tch at me as has been a while.:r

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50 cents a round may be expensive... and hard to find.. but the stuff was retailing for 35-40 cents a round already... not enough margin to make selling worth it :/

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I'm gonna put my 100rds of 45ACP up for $50 on Armslist and Florida Gun Trader.

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mmm, I always forget about armslist.... I should do that....

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Only do armslist if they're a local buyer. I heard of a lot of scams with shipping on armslist

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yeah. just like craigslist.

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ahh yes.. *sigh*, now I remember why I hate doing business on ebay/gubroker.... all those people who never learned to read in high school apparently figured out how to register.....

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:r

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That would be a good avatar :tu

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Kinda goes along with...

http://genophoria.files.wordpress.co...e-my-money.jpg

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Guys, on the stock, I understand the differences between commercial and mil spec.
That said, left or right, up or down, in or out, commercial or mil spec?:D

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Da fuq?

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Do I go mil spec or commercial?

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I was asking myself the same question last night. The big diff I could find was the buffer tube. Mil-spec is non-extruded and milled to spec, whereas commercial is extruded and no milling involved, except for the threads (if you want to call that milling). The tube sizes are different, so they're not interchangeable. If you already have a commercial tube, I'd say stick with that and save yourself the money of buying a new tube, spring, etc.

But then I have no real world experience yet with either type of stock. But I did order a comm Magpul CTR for my AR that's still on order.

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Carlos, Bob’s analyses is spot on. BUT I find that the threads on the commercial tube generally fit loser and are flatter when you look close at them.

I have seen 2 AR's that the commercial tubes loosen up and let the buffer detent pop out and the buffer & spring launched out jamming them up pretty good, I use NOTHING but the mil spec receiver extension. When I got my last new AR from Yankee Hill in December first thing I did was remove the commercial tube. (What do you want from a $1440 AR, HAHA?)

I think the last mil spec stock/buffer receiver extension I got from Bravo was only $65

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Mil-spec is supposed to be stronger and better if you want to hit things with it (door/head). I have commercial setup but that's only because I got it cheap. It is easier to find mil-spec stuff though

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Thanks guys.
So mil spec with H buffer and Magpul of my liking.

Now, to find it, buy it, get it and not die for it.

I really think she is hitting the end of the line with this stuff.
I can always tell as she retaliates on HSN and seems packages are starting to arrive daily for her.:r

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:r :r

That's why I did all of my insane shopping this month, before the wedding in April :D

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You too?!? My upper arrives today and I hope she won't notice it with the wedding stuff thats coming in too

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:r :r :r

Yep, me too! She's out of the country, I'll be joining her next month, so she'll never know on my end :)

Of course, it may be the last of nearly everything I buy for the next 5 years, she's not exactly pro-gun yet..... :hn

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Aww come on Spex. I heard you had a wedding registry ay Guns&Ammo Warehouse. :D

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:r, where I'm gonna be for the rest of the year, I can't even carry a 2" pocketknife :hn

I knew she'd shoot me down on the gunsNammo warehouse registry, that's why I went ahead and bought out the whole place last month :dance: