TGO David

Source: http://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=13532 Dated: 04/14/2008 Original post follows... As many know, I recently received my BM LE account. Well today I got my first shipment of their super light carbines. (http://www.bushmaster.com/catalog_xm15_BCWA3F16SL.asp) Since this is my first order, I thought I would take the time to document what I found. On initial inspection, the weapon looked very good and clean. No dings, scratches or blems. I did notice two things though, the castle nut was NOT staked and the FSB was not F marked. Upon field stripping the gun, I found that the gas key was barely staked (meaning that that the stakes were not actually touching the screws) and that the screws used in the gas key were on the small size (head diameter was undersized). This issue can result in a gas leakage problem. I then removed the extractor from the bolt and found a blue extractor insert. The gun came with M4 feed ramps, carbine buffer and a commercial receiver extension. Un-staked Castle Nut Poorly staked Gas Key Blue extractor insert, no Crane O-ring M4 Barrel extension and M4 upper receiver The small gas key screws really needed to be addressed so I went about removing them. I was interested in seeing how much inch pounds of torque it would take to remove these screws so I dialed my torque wrench to 40. The first screw came out at that setting and I believe that it would have come out with even lighter torque (maybe 36). The second screw came out at 48. What I find interesting is that each screw had their own DIFFERENT torque setting. This leads me to believe that BM is NOT using pre-set torque wrenches. Torque setting for removal of gas key screws Once the screws were removed I looked at them and the gas key for any signs of adhesive. None was used. Using light torque, no adhesive and light staking is a recipe for disaster IMHO. As I said earlier, the gas key screws looked on the small side to me. I was right. My calipers tell me that they were on the small side and no amount of staking was ever going to get the sides of the gas key to touch the screws. So I changed them out for heat treated, aircraft certified torx screws. Size of the BM factory gas key screws Size of Torx bolts we replaced the factory gas key screws with I followed the following steps for the installation of the gas key: 1. Degrease the gas key, bolts and bolt carrier. 2. Verify that the gas key base is square. 3. Apply a THIN coating of rocksett onto the torx screws. 4. Torque down the screws to 60in lbs. 5. Stake the gas key properly. Degreased bolt carrier, gas key and Torx screws Rocksett getting applied Torque setting for re-installation of gas key screws Gas key getting staked Finished product After the gas key was re-installed, I moved onto the bolt extractor. I changed out blue extractor insert for a black one and added a Crane O-Ring. I then upgraded the carbine buffer to an H buffer. Moving onto the castle nut, I double checked the torque setting on it and then staked it. Upgraded extractor Staked castle nut Factory Carbine buffer and installed H buffer The last issue that seems to plague many shooters is the low front sight base. This one was NOT rated for a flattop (F marked) and so I went ahead and installed a taller front sight post. Comparison of the two front sight posts (factory post on right) Taller front sight post installed Now we are all done and everything is good to go and back together. That wasn't so hard now was it?

Repost. It'd be a good idea to search before posting, just to be safe.

First post in the thread has time listed.

10 wks.

High five!!! What... is it too soon?

She rolled over on it?

Age: 16 So... there are kids littler than you in your neighborhood?

Weird!

You're stealing a car? SWEET!!!

I've got two that are grown (teens) and don't care anything about it. We're really looking forward to getting to do that all over again with the one on the way.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ9SHIeBV7A[/ame] This is why I want a suppressor that I can use on my AR and the 10/22.

My doberman has been making "treats" for those kids for the past two weeks.

Al Gore is in your pumpkinz, stealing your seedz!!1

Handing out candy? Hiding and pretending like no one is home? Laying in wait with the water hose for kids who try to come by and cause mischief? Something else entirely? I'm 36 years old. I shouldn't be as giddy about Halloween as I am, but I love it. My wife and I are looking forward to handing out treats to the kids in our neighborhood tonight.

I've got a full day lined up tomorrow but I might try to swing by there.

Say... you still have that FN shotgun that I'd love to have don't you? Rich mother****er!

Anyone can post in our Want To Buy forum but only people with 30/50 or people who just opt to jump in head first and become a Benefactor are allowed to post in the for-sale areas. It just keeps us from being spammed by people with no interest in the community and only in it to sell their stuff. Pawn shops are the worst; we've had several sign up just to sell for free. As for the password issue you're having, I am guessing it's resolved since you're on here now? I don't see any new member accounts pending due to emails not being received or anything like that.

I posted a link to a story refuting Obama's "African American" heritage a few days ago. In that story, the author made a fairly secure case against those claims by pointing out that Obama's name and his heritage are very much Muslim and not African. He is about as black as I am, and I'm the whitest guy I know. Indeed it sickens me to think that we're at war with Muslim extremists and that the fundamental roots of Islam do not allow them to coexist peacefully with anyone who is not a Muslim... anyone who is an Infidel; yet here we are on the verge of having a man with indisputable ties to Muslim culture being elected as the next Commander in Chief. I think that the Liberal American sheep are so distraught over the fact that Muslim fanatics want to kill us, that at some base, perhaps even subconscious level they have rationalized that having a POTUS with Muslim heritage will take us out of the crosshairs. AND, even if it does... at what cost will it be? Obama's status as a naturalized citizen has been called to question and yet the mainstream media refuses to give it any attention. His campaign has sued to keep it quiet and sued to keep it tied up in the courts where it cannot do any immediate damage to him. Very, very tricky. Very, very underhanded. Very, very suspect. I'm nauseated by the thought of this man sitting in the White House. I'm nauseated at the thought of having to refer to him as our President. I'm nauseated at the thought that I would prefer a dozen John Kerrys or Al Gores to this Obamination. I'm nauseated that so many of this nation's socially articulate, well educated, intellectual elitists are so willing to put aside true logic and reason, and pander for a false sense of HOPE. Yes, we need change in our country. Desperately. But we don't need THIS kind of change and I'm scared as hell that we're going to get it no matter what. God help us.

By Tim Reid, The Times of London Barack Obama's senior advisers have drawn up plans to lower expectations for his presidency if he wins next week's election, amid concerns that many of his euphoric supporters are harboring unrealistic hopes of what he can achieve. The sudden financial crisis and the prospect of a deep and painful recession have increased the urgency inside the Obama team to bring people down to earth, after a campaign in which his soaring rhetoric and promises of "hope" and "change" are now confronted with the reality of a stricken economy. One senior adviser told The Times that the first few weeks of the transition, immediately after the election, were critical, "so there's not a vast mood swing from exhilaration and euphoria to despair." The aide said that Obama himself was the first to realize that expectations risked being inflated. In an interview with a Colorado radio station, Obama appeared to be engaged already in expectation lowering. Asked about his goals for the first hundred days, he said he would need more time to tackle such big and costly issues as health care reform, global warming and Iraq. "The first hundred days is going to be important, but it's probably going to be the first thousand days that makes the difference," he said. He has also been reminding crowds in recent days how "hard" it will be to achieve his goals, and that it will take time. "I won't stand here and pretend that any of this will be easy -- especially now," Obama told a rally in Sarasota, Florida, yesterday, citing "the cost of this economic crisis, and the cost of the war in Iraq." Obama's transition team is headed by John Podesta, a Washington veteran and a former chief-of-staff to Bill Clinton. He has spent months overseeing a virtual Democratic government-in-exile to plan a smooth transition should Obama emerge victorious next week. The plans are so far advanced that an Obama Cabinet has been largely decided upon, with the expectation that most of his senior appointments could be announced shortly after election day.

Tennessee state law says that anyone with a disability, and visibly pregnant expecting mothers may be moved to the front of the line. I think it's a fair accomodation, but my wife... who is a visibly expecting pregnant mother, stood in line with the rest of us.

Counseling has been scheduled. I'm going to show him how wealth re-distribution works by giving 60% of his allowance to his sister for doing absolutely nothing, then I'm going to tax him on 30% of what's left.

If she writes in Mark Wahlberg and Talks To Animals as her candidates, I'm smacking her the next time I see you guys.

Little bastard.

Just remember to pistol-whip her off premises. You can't take the gun with you onto the polling grounds, but she should be made fully aware that it's waiting for her back in the car and that a beating will ensue if she doesn't vote properly.

First Place... Verbal Kint Second Place... DRM Third Place... Musicman Congratulations, guys. And thanks to all of you who participated! There wasn't a single "loser" in the bunch. All of these kicked much butt.