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Selling the barrel and bolt in another thread. 6.5 Grendel Dillon 550 conversion kit, Hornady 2 die set, 100 Barnes Burner 120g BTs, 100 Starline brass (they said they were new, but they’ve been sitting for years. I’ve never fired them) and a 20rd box of Hornady 123 SSTs if we meet face to face. $175. I’m in Lebanon, but I work on the west side of Nashville, so chances are good I can meet just about anywhere in the greater Nashville area.

Consolidating calibers, so I gutted my 6.5 Grendel. Faxon Match 16” barrel, gas block, and gas tube. Bolt carrier group may be a Brownells, but don’t remember. Built this about 6 years ago, put 40 rounds through it, and put it in the safe. $200. Willing to meet up in the MidTn area, I live in Lebanon but work on the west side of Nashville, so I get around the area quite a bit. If you want to pay shipping, I can box it up.

Found one, and then some! Ended up with enough tools to actually build a 1911 from ground up... well almost anyway.

Unfortunately, hand muscle/joint issues keep from using small files and stones for extended periods of time, so the patience part might be a bit more than the average individual. Otherwise, I’d love to do it that way.

I’m wondering if anyone around Nashville has the Brownell’s or Wilson lower lug cutter kit they’d be willing to rent? I can get a gunsmith to do this easy enough, but I’d really like this to be a “I did this” project more than a “I paid for this”. I’d rather not buy the tools since this will probably be the only barrel fit I get myself into. Mac

Well, I may or may not have done this... 10.5" AR9. I've since corrected an issue with the muzzle device so now the ASR mount threads and locks on with 1/16th of an inch from the handguard. EDC Tactical Glock 9MM lower, EDC Tactical upper and handguard all cerakoted Titanium, Silencerco ASR .46 Muzzle break, Faxon barrel, MI Extended pistol tube, PA Adv Micro Dot. OAL from end of tube to muzzle (not including muzzle device) is 26.3" in case I decide I want a VFG.

Had an 8000D, loved it, just couldn’t get into the double action only. But the Cougar platform was great. If it hadn’t been DAO, I’d still have it today. Mac

Does my Glock 34 count as a long gun?  That's the longest one I defend the house with.  Everything else is in the safe.   Mac

I have a Brazos Custom 2011 and an RIA Tactical. Enjoy them both, but there is a noticeable difference.   I have a Breitling and a Casio.  Again, enjoy them both, but there is a noticeable difference.   I had a Porsche and a Civic... see where this is going?   There are levels in all things, just depends on how much you're comfortable spending to get your perceived value.   Mac

Complete with "Battle Action Torture Dungeon!"   Mac

If I've decided to sell something, it's because I have plans for the money.  When I post something up, I put the price on it that if I saw it in the Classifieds, I'd contact the seller to do the deal.  I'm not a big negotiator.  As long as the buyer and I both come out feeling like things went fair, all's good in the world.   Mac

Always dug the looks of monolithic uppers, but not a fan of keymod.  Seems like there would never be a comfortable/controllable place to put your hands unless you mounted a rail section to put rail covers on?   As far as price, going apples to apples, a quality name stripped upper, quality hand guard, barrel nut, etc. when added up, gets closer to a mono.   My Noveske Chainsaw upper was $125, Daniel Defense 12" Lite Rail was $375, so there's $500 right off.  Could I (or HAVE I) used lesser expensive pieces and created a functional upper?  Absolutely (to both).   Isn't the AR the Lego Platform for adults?  Do what you want with it.   Mac

I always used 30" for sporting clays and trap, and a 28" for skeet.  However, I was always terrible at all of those sports, so maybe it's a "Do as I DON'T Do" situation.   Mac

For Sporting Clays, I'd do a Citori 625.  For Trap, I'd look at the Cynergy Classic.  In the right hands, a Browning can make some deep-pocketed fellas feel pretty bad.   FWIW, there was a really nice Browning Special Sporting Clays at The Gun Room in Lebanon with a full set of Briley sub-gauge tubes.  Made me regret giving up the clay sports.   Mac

If they produce a Steel I, Combat, or 87T marked Made in TN...  yeah, I'll pick one or more up.  Might even need to buy a standard 92 just as a reason to dig up the SGS comps I have stuck in a box somewhere.   Mac

There is exactly one person's reloads I will use besides mine, and he loads on the same equipment with the same components I use.  And he's probably the only person that is more OCD than I am.   The reason I don't let others use my reloads is simple.  If they malfunction on me and something catastrophic happens, I know I won't sue me.  No matter who it is or what they've said, after the bang, looking down at a mangled bloody stump and twisted hunk of metal tends to get people into "Lawyer-Up" mode real quick.   Mac   FWIW, I used to run a Tanfoglio Gold Custom open class gun in .38 SuperComp.  When I loaded for it, it was 7.2g of VV N350 on a 125g bullet.  The powder ALMOST filled up the case, and seating the bullet created a compressed charge.  This was all done on purpose.  Needless to say, no one shot that thing except for me.  Tell you what, though, flirting with disaster aside, pumping out 1300+fps 9MM rounds with NO recoil was a hoot!

Ahh... the Lorcin.  The fat chick/moped of the gun world.  Congrats, I guess?   Better pull the bullets from those cases before you get itchy to try it out.  God gave you two hands, but there's no reason to waste a perfectly good one just because you're curious about how that thing shoots.   Mac

No, no one wants to build their own Robo-Damon!   Mac

Couple of years ago, the standard answer to the "Entry into AR" question was Smith and Wesson M&P Sport.  Entry level AR that will give you familiarity with the platform at under $700.  Several pieces of that weapon were better than you'd find on higher priced models from other manufacturers, even Smith themselves.  I'm not sure that model is still around, but if it is, I still would consider it one of the best buys out there.   It's also a great platform to start from by getting in cheaply, getting out to shoot immediately, and finding out what changes you'd like to make down the road with upgrades and customizations.   As far as information on the platform itself, the video series from ITStactical is where I learned to build an AR and what parts are necessary to put together a basic weapon.  Not only do they show you how to do it in real time, but they spend a little time telling you what it does... and how not to lose it during assembly.   Mac

I have experience with the Battlecomp 1.5, Benny Hill Rolling Thunder, SJC Titan, and Miculek brakes.   Most effective is the Benny Hill with the SJC coming in a decent second.   The Miculek is good enough (great for the money) but won't work on your 14.5 if you're doing a pin and weld, since I don't think it's long enough.   The Battlecomp was a waste of my money, and hurts terribly since I have it pinned and welded on a Daniel Defense 14.5 barrel, and the only way I can get back to good is file for SBR and cut the barrel down to 12.5 and start over. (Sort of planned to do this anyway, though, and just leave a can threaded at the end of my handguard.)   Mac

Buy an M&P, then complain about Glock factory mags.  Last ones I ordered for my 9Pro were $57 each plus shipping and took 15 months on backorder from an online discount vendor.   In the meantime, I bought 14 Glock factory mags for $23 each at G&L.   When AR mags (namely Magpuls) hit the "We're all gonna' DIE" radar, they were selling for $100-150 each and idiots were buying them.   Same issue as .22 ammo, if it's too expensive, stop looking and find something else to look for/play with.   Mac

If it were my company, I'd have sold those 2 pallets at cost for a few reasons:   1) It'd sell quickly and I'd make my money back 2) Customers would realize there's better places to buy than the "armslist resellers" 3) I'd be stealing customers from the resellers 4) I'd be drawing in customers who would possibly buy other items with better profit margins 5) I'd generate positive attitudes about my business and potentially generate repeat customers   Looks like what EW is doing is having the same effects... just exactly opposite.  That's 2 stores in that area I'll never visit.   Mac

Bottom line, that has always been the answer, but there is a disconnect somewhere.  The Professional buyers keep buying it and reselling it because some idiot thinks they NEED it at the inflated price.  As much as I despise what the resellers are doing to the shooting community, I can't say they aren't offering a service to those that are so desperate to get their hands on .22 immediately.   Stop buying it, they'll stop selling it.   Mac