ken_mays

Any interest in a Mossberg MVP in .223 ?

Price?

.308 is the 'usual' battle rifle caliber. SCAR, FAL, M1A, HK 91/G3/PTR 91, Tavor 7, and of course the various flavors of AR-10. You should be aware the AR-10 rifles use a variety of designs and will generally not interchange parts outside the brand, like we are used to with the AR-15. I would suggest getting one that uses the SR-25 magazine pattern. The SCAR is probably the lightest of all of them, a bit on the expensive side. It has a reputation for beating older and cheaper optics up. The M1A is a bit obsolescent compared to modern battle rifles. Scope mounting is a bit awkward and the accuracy will generally not be up to the modern competitors, but it's a fun historical rifle to own. Much the same can be said about the FAL. Those tend to be battlefield accurate and nobody is shooting matches with them. Scope mounting is an afterthought as well but it can be done. One thing about the FAL is that its 10 position gas adjustment means that you can get it shooting very soft. That and its storied reputation as the right arm of the free world means it's one of my favorite battle rifles to shoot. The HK91/G3 pattern is similar. Recoil on these is notoriously harsh compared to some of the others, and unless you get a modern clone like the PTRs with the built in optic rail, optic mounting is a kludge. Accuracy is OK but not outstanding, about on a par with the M1A and FAL. The Tavor 7 is a bullpup and has a lot of modern features. Great triggers are possible, optic mounting easy, uses SR-25 magazines, 4 position gas adjustment, and accuracy is fairly good. But bullpups aren't for everyone.

Is that stainless or is it one of the NP3 plated ones? The yellow tint looks just like mine.

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I did show up Sunday for a bit, long enough to see something I had to have. Oh well, I hear having a retirement fund is overrated anyway

I’ve settled on Frankford spray lube for rifle cases. I use One Shot spray for my pistol cases when loading on a progressive press but I find that I have to use too much of it for rifle cases and it’s relatively expensive. The Frankford lube migrates better and I don’t have to use as much. I use a lot of plastic shoebox style containers to store brass and I dump a couple handfuls on the lid and spray over them. A few minutes and they are ready to load.

Would be happy to take the .40 and 30-30 off your hands if you just want to get rid of it :)

I've got a 1076 that I'd let go, DM me if interested

It's a quarterly swap meet that is held at MSSA, for MSSA members only (sadly). It runs all 3 days in the clubhouse but you have to be on premises if you have a gun there for sale. They have a couple dozen tables set up and it's 75% dusty old junk but occasionally something worthwhile can be spotted there. I usually forget about it until the last day when everything's already been picked over.

I agree with the above -- a lot of factory installed red dots are just a way for manufacturers to move sub-par red dot sights. There are a very few RDS that I will spend money on for serious use: Trijicon and Holosun. That's it. Others may be adequate but I like the features and flexibility of the Holosun 507 (fullsize) and 507k (compact). Many others like Leupold Deltapoint and Romeo may be OK but they have features that are annoying or not optimal IMO. The only way I'd accept a 2nd or 3rd tier red dot is if I got it next to nothing and used it only on .22s or range-only guns.

it's really not much worse than a Commander or Government. The key is to get a flush fitting magazine, 126mm, and remove the bulky magwells. I pretty much pull off all my 2011 magwells anyway unless they're an active competition gun.

MSSA has an upcoming swap meet from 9/13/24 to 9/15 for those members who may be interested.

I'd love it, but I'm on the wrong end of the state.

Given the SVI parts (some of the best you can buy) and the aftermarket aluminum grip frame (those go for multiple hundreds of $$) that looks like a pretty good deal, assuming all the parts are fitted correctly. You may still be buying a gun that needs a bit of tweaking though.

The SIG Trailsides have started to show up in my area. I don't know if they were clearanced out somewhere, but I've seen several for sale around the $450 mark. They are great option for not a lot of money. For something comparable, the Ruger 22/45 MKIV is a great design and can be upgraded with a few key aftermarket parts like the Tandemkross hammer/sear kit and a red dot mount which make it a far more fun pistol to use. The Kel Tec P17 has the great attraction of being very inexpensive. Mine has been reliable and I generally like the design and control layout, but accuracy (like every other Kel Tec I've owned) has not been impressive.

In years past it was different, but the S&W "performance center" is nothing but a corner of the shop where they make normal guns ugly and expensive

This is the rebound spring kit I like to use. It comes with several different weights so you can move up in weight if your particular gun needs it. I generally start out in the middle of the range with a 13# spring and then see if I need to go heavier or lighter. Usually that makes a dramatic difference over the factory spring. https://www.brownells.com/gun-parts/handgun-parts/handgun-triggers-parts/sw-reduced-power-rebound-spring/

Ebay and Gunbroker are good places to check every couple of weeks.

I bought my first one in the early 2000s and it's been a downhill slide into addiction ever since. My single stacks really haven't seen the range very much since then. I've built several and still have a few frames and slide sets I need to do something with.

There is a lightweight trigger rebound spring that can be installed that will lighten the pull noticeably. Installing it is a job of moderate difficulty. If you aren't comfortable removing the sideplate and removing/reinstalling parts, it's probably a job for someone who is.

I use mainly Wilson or McCormick Powermags (8 round) for 45. The Wilsons have a captive follower and are better to use on aluminum frames than the floating follower on the McCormicks, but you need to watch the springs, they wear out pretty fast.