MacGyver

If they're thinking about an upgraded charge - this will be primary evidence.

I don’t know anyone that’s ever regretted a BCM purchase.

Any 'mil-spec' upper should mate with the lower. They're billet machined, and the profile may be a bit different. But, those cosmetic differences shouldn't affect function.

The OBR variants are great rigs. Note that they’re running proprietary uppers, though. Good accuracy with the free-floating barrel system - but you might trade off some field interchangeability if that’s important to you. I’ve always liked their “tool roll” bag for the OBRs.

There is exactly zero penalty for getting it checked out. And, if something is wrong - you’ll be far better off dealing with it now as opposed to wishing you had. I’d at the very least give them a call today.

It’s not going to be black and plastic when he finds it.

The KAC URX III is my favorite rail of all times. I love their rifles - but having run several I don’t know that they be my TEOTWAKI walking around choice. They’re picky - and parts are expensive and can be hard to find. I think my off the shelf rig right now would be a Noveske Gen 4 PDW or a straight up Gen III with a switchblock. They’re both available in 16” setups. The LWRC IC-A2 is a great shooting setup, too. All of this assumes 5.56.

They work great for that.

I like how the OWB "wings" spread out a little bit on the Vedder.

This is one of these things that even if you have the knowledge, money, and experience to know how to do it right - it still takes a lot of time, patience - and probably not a little luck to get good results. I appreciate anytime I see someone go to this level of detail to get something right.

Yep, y’all should give Doug a call. His prices and his quality are awesome!

That’s awesome! Similarly, for gulf coast fishing this is one of the few rigs we’ve found that you can throw where your chances are better than even to catch a trashcan grand slam - a blue, a ladyfish, and a whiting. I don’t know that kids much care what they catch - as long as they catch something.

I'll also note - if you really want to get a kid into fishing - let them make their own lures. Hungry redfish will bite just about anything - and there may be no greater thrill to a kid than catching something with a lure they made. We found this site a while back - and have thoroughly enjoyed arts and crafts time since.

Find a good oyster bed, and it gets ugly. My middle daughter calls speckled trout "fish tacos."

You know, with a couple of pieces of plywood, a closed cell foam sleeping pad, and a little bit of weight, you can make just about anything you want. The learning curve isn't steep. Materials are pretty cheap - so you can screw up a lot and iterate through several holsters before you've accrued the cost of one commercial holster. It's not for everyone - but I'm certain there are people on this board who would tell you that if they can do it, so can you.

Man, y'all have had a tough go of it these last couple of years. My prayers are for all of you in the days ahead.

Bumping this up. My kids were making what they refer to as "the greatest redfish lure of all time" last night using some of Doug's swimbaits. This one's got black and gold holographic flake, and there's not much in the saltwater that won't bite it.

I think the case coloring turned out great.

I don’t have that specific model - but I’ve got both ear buds and muffs. From the foam tips on the Axil models, I feel comfortable making the comparison. The buds are great for pistol and hunting needs. If I’m going to be firing any type of over pressure rifle round for more than a single round, I feel like I need muffs - maybe over plugs.

Nice work! That’s a beautiful pistol.

It’s gonna be hot...

Radiation exposure. Either someone mishandling an isotope emitter or some piece of equipment malfunctioning and emitting enough radiation sonewhere on the spectrum to set off a sensor at the post office.

Nice. That’s a good looking pistol.

Yes. Though I’d go easy on the schedule to start.

That’s alright. It’ll be my neighbor’s shovel anyway.