Clod Stomper

Eff' im.  I'm sick and tired of people like that.  100 years ago he would have been dragged out of his buggy and taught a lesson.  Now, he would be the "victim" and the one who bruised him would be the "perp".  The a-holes are protected and the good folks are afraid to stand up to them.  This isn't an isolated incident.  This society can't last long.         Edit:  Yes, my chronic misanthropy is really acting up today.

  And THIS, my friends, is why the federal government should be involved in neither alcohol, tobacco, nor firearms.           Oh yeah...  and explosives.

So much good advice here.  

  Yeah, that was a pretty big gaffe.  Worse than rifles with no rear sight.

  What he said.  But I will add...    Don't neglect resistance training.  Free weights are preferable to machines.  Multi-joint movements.  When you start to get in better shape, ramp up the intensity of your lifting routine.  A high-intensity  weight workout will replace a low intensity cardio workout, will get you in better shape faster and the results will last longer.     For example, when I follow a Crossfit style routine for a while and then slack off, going back is much easier than when just doing cardio and static lifting.   For an example of the principle I'm trying to describe, go to crossfit.com and read up on the workouts there.  Very few people can do all the activities they prescribe, but there are always substitutions.   Disclaimer:  I used to be a certified personal trainer, but I'm not at the moment.  I'm also not a doctor, so you should talk to one before doing any exercise that you're not accustomed to.

I think I may have a .303 no-go. Give me a day or two to check. Most of my tools are at my Dad's.

I don't disagree. But this is on a pistol. Which is another reason I should have put this thread in Gunsmithing instead of Long Guns. D'oh! But you're right. For accurate shooting (with a sling), the front sight on the barrel and the sling on the free float handguard.

Definitely not cross threaded. I've taken it off and put it back on several times.

  I could do that, but I already have a receiver face truing tool.  It accomplishes the same thing.  I just remove a bit of material until the gas tube holes line up without too much torque.     I've never seen those before.  If they're cheap, they could be handy to keep around as a quick fix.     It may be a couple days before I'm able to do that, but just picture looking down the rails over your receiver and railed handguard.  At the receiver/handguard junction, the rails start to angle to the left and the barrel is not centered in the handguard.  

I must be doing something wrong. I don't know WHAT I could possibly be doing wrong when threading on a handguard, but this is the third time. A couple years ago, I bought a Midwest HG from Brownell's. When I installed it, it was noticeably misaligned side-to-side. I tried it on 3 different uppers, all made by LAR. Same deal. So I sent it back. When I got the replacement, it was exactly the same. At that point, I figure it must be something I'm doing wrong. So I took it to Predator Arms to let them look at it. They come up with the same result. I tried truing the receiver face. No luck. At the last gun show I picked up an unknown brand HG. Its attachment is nearly identical to the Midwest Ind. Also like Yankee Hill for those unfamiliar with MI. So for the third time, I have the same exact problem. This one is a mid-length, so it's not as critical as the rifle length I was using before. But since I do install the front sight on the HG, It kinda needs to be straight. Only thing that I can think may be wrong is that I may be over torquing. I don't have a torque wrench. They line up fine before being tightened, but when everything is tightened down, it gets crooked. I'm going to try facing the receiver to where I don't need to use as much torque to align the gas tube hole. Just need to get some lapping compound. Anyone else have this issue? Edit: Well, crap. I meant to put this in the Gunsmithing forum.

That was my first thought. Might have to turn the necks, but 308/7.62 brass is a lot cheaper.

I'll take it easy on him.  Sometimes mistakes do happen.     I've accidentally pulled out in front of another vehicle, TWICE, after looking both ways several times.  Not excusing it, because any one of these mistakes could have resulted in injuries or death.  But saying that it's really difficult to be "tuned in" 100% ALL THE TIME.  I do try, and STILL make mistakes.  I do learn from each and every mistake.  They rarely happen more than once.  Just as in this case, I suspect.

Maybe you're never fired a .308 out of a carbine barrel. The muzzle blast and flash are impressive. Perhaps even disorientating. On a range with ear protection and eye protection, it ain't a big deal.

If that gauge is correct, there is no way your rifle would chamber a round if it lacked 3/16".   Did you take the extractor and ejector out of the bolt to check the headspace?

Supposedly, the newer ones are more accurate. I have an older model. It was horribly inaccurate. The POI would shift several MOA as the barrel warmed up. A barrel stabilizer helped the vertical shift but added a lot of weight. I had it cryo-treated and that helped immensely. Some people install a gas bushing with a smaller port. I did that too, but it changed my POI drastically. Can't explain why, but it did.

I'm sure a handgun wouldn't penetrate the tanks, but it would probably make a divot.  I doubt they want to have to replace any of those "walls", or whatever they call the tank sides.  Same with knives.  Given enough idiots (there are plenty in "the ATL" in my experience), the glass (poly-whatever) walls would have enough initials and gang symbols scratched into them that they would have to be replaced every year or so probably.  Due to cosmetics if nothing else.   Not defending their policy, but in this one case, I get where they're coming from.  If I opened an aquarium in Maryville, I probably would not post it.  If, however, there was a constant stream of people from Atlanta coming to patronize my aquarium, I probably would institute the same policy.   Jeez, I feel kinda slimy even saying that....

Perhaps I shouldn't post at this hour... but am I the only person who thinks this sounds a bit... um... staged.     Nobody got shot.     It's about 2 weeks before an election.     They're democrats (maybe trying to prove that they're "pro-gun").   The story named the JUVENILES in an incident where no one was hurt.     And.  Ok, seriously...  One of them is named Bizzarro.  I'm not implying that it's not his real name, but it seems kind of appropriate.   "I'm so skeptible."

The 5.56 NATO/.223 Rem also uses .224 bullets. 40 grains will be a very light bullet in the 5.56, but it will work with the right load and twist rate.

That's interesting.  According to that map, Tennessee is one of only 7 states to have a "shall certify" law so the local LE Chief has no option but to approve.   Is that right?

  Haven't heard anything yet.  But I found this thread.  http://www.65grendel.com/forum/showthread.php?9021-If-Your-Account-Is-Screwed-Up-.-.-.   Looks like they've been having problems with spammers/hackers again so he went through and cleaned out a bunch of inactive accounts (including mine) and even some active ones.   I guess just keep trying.  I'm going to.

  Wow.  You're right.  I just tried to log in with my old ID and password.  Didn't work.  Now I'm trying to re-register.  We'll see how that works out.     I'm cornfused.  Makes no sense.

  That's interesting.  I don't remember needing to be approved.  Maybe try again.  That site isn't nearly as active as this one, they should want as much traffic as possible.     Just to be sure...  this link http://www.65grendel.com/forum/ goes straight to the forum.   After the great site hack in... ummm....  2010 or 2011, it took over a year to bring it back online.  I only made a few posts after it was back online.  Things may have changed.  

I'm just not a talker, I guess. :) You'd think after using the internets for 22 years, I'd have a higher post count. <shrug>

I do remember. Not sure what to think about all that. Btw, sorry for the thread hijack! :)

Int'resting. Wonder if overgassed uppers cause that, or at least accelerate it. I can see the buffer slamming into the end of the buffer tube causing some pretty severe stress. Hadn't thought of that before. Guess I'll just shoot it until it gives up and reuse the parts in another lower if necessary.