Whisper

Thank you, donors. I appreciate your generosity. Cheers, Whisper

Project update: I installed a brand new Colt extractor and heavily oiled the bolt. The gun no longer leaves cases in the chamber but still does not fully extract or eject them most of the time. This time I had with me another shooter with a 10.5-in .300 pistol (different mfg than mine, but also with gas port at the pistol position). We compared our fired brass and it does appear that the brass from my gun is slightly more scratched up -- not seriously, at least to my eyes, but it's clear his chamber is smoother. We swapped uppers on our two pistols, and with his upper, my pistol worked flawlessly with supersonic and subsonic ammo -- Barnes, Remington, and SiG. I think it's clear there is no problem with the buffer or spring; the problem is in the upper. My thought now is that the chamber wasn't properly cut and may need to be finish reamed again, or perhaps buffed out somehow. Maybe I should get in there with a Dremel and some Flitz? Your theories are welcome. Thanks, Whisper

Merry Christmas. And thank you. Cheers, Whisper

Thanks, all. The gun is a 10.5-in, and the opinion on the .300 Blackout forum seems to be that it can't be overgassed. I'm going to try an extractor replacement and running it extra wet and see what that does. Won't get to shoot it again until Saturday but I will report on my findings. Thanks again, Whisper

Type of ammo makes no difference -- I've used Remington, SiG, Freedom. I'm not going to swap used bolts between rifles, but the idea of temporarily borrowing the extractor from another AR is worth pursuing. It would confirm if the extractor is the problem. Thanks. Anything else I should investigate?

Brass looks normal, with no unusual marks.

I'm hoping some of you AR pistol builders can help me with a problem I am having. I've built two AR rifles with no trouble, and they function well. My latest build is an AR pistol in .300 AAC Blackout. It's giving me trouble. The gun will not extract a fired case about 75-80% of the time. The round fires, the bolt comes back leaving the case in the chamber, and when the bolt goes forward it pushes the next round into the rear of the case still in the chamber. Sometimes, not always, when I drop the bolt on a fired case in the chamber, I can pull the bolt back and it will extract the round. When that doesn't work, just the slightest tap with a cleaning round stuck down the barrel will always dislodge the case, so it's not like the cases are tightly stuck in the chamber. This happens with both supersonic and subsonic rounds, in light and heavy weights. My first thought was that the extractor spring might be weak or otherwise defective, so I replaced it with a new Colt copper-colored extractor spring, reportedly the best one going. It made no difference. My next idea has been to try adding one of those silicon doughnuts to the extractor to see if that helps. But it's also occurred to me that perhaps the extractor itself is to blame. Maybe a badly shaped tip? Or perhaps it's something else. Any suggestions from AR builders familiar with this issue will be appreciated. Thanks, Whisper

Do you guys have a regular schedule for matches? It would be good to know in advance what weekends you are shooting matches. The IDPA page and your club's FB page don't have any information about that. Thanks, Whisper

Anyone know where S&W ARs are made? If they're made in Massachusetts, this law would apparently prevent S&W from *selling* any such rifles, even if they were being sold to customers out of state. Also, to you police and sheriff's departments in the state -- hope you have all the ARs you will ever need; it's now illegal for any dealers to sell you any more. Cheers, Whisper

I went to the show and was pleasantly surprised. Some of the better vendors from the old location were there and prices did not seem inflated since the terrorist attack in Orlando. I didn't buy anything except a couple of knives and a holster but there were some guns there that tempted me. I'll go back in they have another show in this location. Cheers, Whisper

Slides show up for sale occasionally on the M&P Forum, mp-pistol.com.   HTH, Whisper

As one would expect, the Secret Service has already shut this down:   http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/secret-service-no-guns-allowed-republican-national-convention-n546926   Cheers, Whisper

I think the small primer .45 ACP brass is even worse than the GAP.  It means now that I have to sort all my .45 ACP brass to make sure none of the wretched small-primer brass is going to feed into my Dillon and jam it up.  It really is the answer to a question no one asked.

My guess is that there's very little chance the reporter who wrote the story knows the difference between a tourniquet and a bandage to soak up the blood. "He wrapped a white rag around they guy's leg, must be a tourniquet, what else could it be?"  Remember these guys think that earplugs are rubber bullets.   Cheers, Whisper

In addition to Target Sports (already mentioned), I like Palmetto State Armory and Widener's.  No single one of them always has the best prices on everything but if you sign up for their e-mail sale alerts you can sometimes catch real deals.  Palmetto State Armory also sometimes has smoking deals on guns, particularly of the AR family.   Cheers, Whisper

A resolution to make the Barrett the official state rifle passed the House in April.   I can't imagine what connection the SKS has with TN history.   Cheers, Whisper

Yep. Her father is an anti-gun authoritarian who says he will make gun control his life's work now, so of course he's on every TV station in the country.

I have two of the A1 Steyrs in 9mm and one of the original M40s. I like the sights a lot. I still carry the M&P on a daily basis but would seriously consider the Steyr if it weren't so thick. Hope this helps, Whisper

CNN, as well informed and accurate as ever. Cheers, Whisper

Yep. Which is why we need to be vigilant about who gets approved. If there can be solid Republican majorities in the House and Senate, I'm actually not too worried about there being in Dem in the White House (even thought the Dem is going to be Hillary). One party controlling the legislative and executive branches is unlikely to be good for those who love freedom. When it comes to the federal government, gridlock is good. Cheers, Whisper

So far, for every product made by an anti-gun company, I've very easily been able to find a similar product made by a rival company that isn't trying to destroy my rights. So instead of Levis, I buy Wranglers. I haven't been to a McDonald's in decades (except to urinate). I had a Leatherman tool back when Leatherman began giving money to Al Gore, and when that tool broke (yep, it happens) I went to a Gerber. It really isn't hard to avoid giving money to your enemies. And make no mistake, companies that give money to political candidates who want to felonize gun ownership are our enemies. Cheers, Whisper

This crops up periodically. It's not going anywhere legislatively. Cheers, Whisper

And if you attack someone for burning a flag, understand that you will likely be arrested for assault, which you will deserve. As you say, actions have consequences. People who burn or otherwise desecrate the American flag are pathetic attention-seeking vermin who are trying to elicit an angry response. Why play into their hands and give them what they want? Now, if you realize that attacking a flag-burner constitutes assault, but you consider the penalty for assault a worthwhile price to pay for administering a beatdown to said flag-burner...well, that's why we have freedom of choice. God bless America, Whisper

Just remember that Leatherman supports antigun political candidates. I prefer to buy products from companies that don't spend their money trying to abolish my rights. Gerber multitools for me. Cheers, Whisper

I have bought one upper from this guy and although he did not claim it had a Shilen barrel his prices were reasonable and he promised t swap out the handguard, which he did promptly. My limited experience with him has been good. I agree that a Shilen barrel will say Shilen on it somewhere, probably wherever the caliber and twist rate are marked. HTH, Whisper