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Working on getting an answer.   In his profile it says "validating" so he may have to confirm the registration through an email he received but I am not positive. Have him check his email because I know a registration email IS sent, just unsure if it requires him to go to a link to confirm the registration.

Here is one for sale for $5 shipped. http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-48-NC-Miniature-Tap-Machine-High-Speed-Steel-HSS-Greenfield-TRW-others-std-/201047513824?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ecf5d9ae0

  It isn't so much it can't but it is quicker and more economical to fly it over in a transport plane.   Top speed of the Chinnok is 200 MPH while a C5 Galaxy goes over 500 MPH. The range of the C5 is 4,800 miles without refueling while the Chinook can only go 400 miles before needing to refuel.

Personally I think it should be the same as when people die during the commission of a crime and that is the person who initiated the criminal act should be charged with any injuries or deaths, including fellow criminals. After all, but for the criminal's actions no one would have gotten hurt. A innocent person trying to defend his life should not have to worry about the legal ramifications and should only be worried about coming out the other end of the alercation.

  It is probably a carbine length gas system not mid length. Mid length is between a carbine and rifle length gas system. I seriously doubt a 300 Blackout will run reliably with a mid length gas system. Carbine length gas systems are sometimes referred to as the "medium" length gas system because it is between pistol length and rifle length but a "midlength" is between "carbine" and "rifle".   *************************************************************************************************** The 300 Blackout does two things well and those things are firing a lightweight bullet really fast and firing a really heavy bullet slow. And with both ends of the spectrum it reliably cycles an AR. Now the midweight bullets work and reliably cycle but they are not where this caliber shines.    As far as popularity it will never be as popular as 223 or 308. But what makes it so popular is the ability to suppress it and I mean truly suppress it. A suppressed 223 that cycles is LOUD while a subsonic, suppressed 300 Blackout is extremely quiet and it still cycles the gun. You can use several different types of suppressors for it as well, a full size 30 caliber can all the way up to a can designed for a 45 ACP. And it seems as though all work extremely well with subsonic ammuntion.   Personally I like it better than 223 because I can easily cast for it and then shoot those cast bullets at subsonic velocities, can't do that with a 223 AR. It is also the cheapest caliber to get brass for because you can use 223 to make brass and not have to buy some sort of proprietary brass. I have said before that this is my "end of the world" caliber because it is so easy to cast for and because it can fill so many roles. I can use 00 buck balls, that weigh 55 grains, seated over 5 grains fo trail Boss to take squirrels or I can load up a 245 grain cast bullet and have a gun with 44 magnum energy levels while being quieter than a slingshot or I can launch a 110 grain bullet at 2,400 fps that is as capable as any 223 or 7.62x39. And one of the reasons it is so popular is being able to have AK type performance out of an AR and I honestly believe because you are using a heavier bullet the AR ends up being more reliable as long as the gun is properly built.   I don't think it will ever be a mainstream caliber but as far as a caliber that will be around for a long time I think it will be. Why do I think it will be around for a long time? Because the first iteration of it was in the 50's and it is still used by some today. The second iteration was in the 80's with the 300 Whisper or 30/221 calibers developed by JD Jones and it was extremely popular in both AR's and bolt guns. Even today there are more 300 Whisper guns on the market than the 300 Blackout. And the 300 Whisper and the 300 blackout are identical for the most part but because JD Jones demanded royalties it never really took off and that is why the 300 Blackout has become popular, the developer released it to anyone who wanted to make anything for it.   Load data and loaded ammunition between 300 Whisper and 300 Blackout are interchangeable. And one interesting note is the 300 Whisper used a 10 twist with great success and not the 8, 7 or 6.5 twists you will find in the 300 Blackout. I have 10, 8.5 and 8 twist guns and by far the most accurate is the 10 twist. The 10 twist will also stabilize my 245 grain cast bullets and be accurate while doing it. But the faster twists are needed for safety because of the popularity of suppressors in the last decade.   Three years ago I was about as anti 300 Blackout as they come. I was spouting off it could not do anything more than a 223. Then I decided to build a bolt gun and then I was converted. Since then I have built two AR's (still have one), a Savage rifle, a Savage Striker which is a bolt action pistol (sold it), I also have a T/C Contender pistol in the caliber as well as a T/C Encore rifle with a threaded 16" barrel. So for me it is my "forever" caliber and everything I buy now starts out with the question "will this work with my 300 Blackout?".   I have seen factory ammo at Walmart and Academy Sports so it is out there but the problem is there are so many other calibers that are more profitable for the ammunition manufacturers. They are not going to shut down a million dollar line to start up a $100K line. It is kind of a vicious circle because the guns are not popular because ammunition is not available and ammunition is not available because the guns are not popular. I think if ammunition manufacturers were to make more ammunition then that would lead to more guns being sold and in turn more ammunition being sold. I think it is ammunition manufacturers that are holding back the guns popularity.

Persoanlly I have zero problem with what they have said. Just like most businesses Target does not want to get into the 2nd amendment fight and just want to make money. If they chose to ban firearms or if they chose to openly allow firearms that would cost them customers. By being vague they have appeased both sides and probably increased their customer base by doing so.   I will shop there because they do allow me to carry my handgun. I have no intentions of carrying my guns openly so their decision does not affect me .

Several years ago I went to a FFL I had used several times to transfer online purchases from. This time I went and noticed the hours on his door had changed. I knew he was doing the HCP classes full time so I figured that is why but asked anyways. I asked if his classes were so popular that he had to reduce his hours. His response made me take a step back and never step foot in his shop again. He said the idiots who are buying online are what caused me to reduce my hours. The gun I bought was bought online and had the receipt inside so I am sure that is what upset him. BTW, he wasn't the cheapest FFL to do transfers but I felt a loyalty to him because he had done several for me in the past and I always bought something in his shop when I picked up a transfer. After his comment I walked out with my gun and never walked back in.

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Graycrait had one for a while, might try getting a hold of him.

Getting one?

Think of the 300 Blackout as a 30-30 with a bullet that flies better. It has about the same energy but the 300 Blackout uses that energy more efficeintly because of the bullets that are normally loaded.

I have used titanium dioxide, which is extremely white but does not glow at all. I have also tried red oxide but I didn't like how it worked out.   As far as the glow in the dark pigment I have always used Glow Inc green powders but I might try some of the powders from United Nuclear. They have green as well as blue. http://www.unitednuclear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=28_45&products_id=383   I will say you ALWAYS want to mix what ever powder you use with epoxy so it is impervious to most solvents.

Pretty sure I was the one who mentioned painting a fiber optic sight with glow in the dark paint.    Before he buys you might try some glow pigment and two part epoxy. I will gladly send you enough pigment to do a set of sights. It is very, very easy to do and requires no power tools. Just a drill bit that you can turn by hand.   The best way to use it is to mix it in with the epoxy. If you just sprinkle it on top it will wear off pretty quickly (ask me how I know). As long as you use clear epoxy the light will charge all the particles, even the ones way deep.   I normally use a small drill bit that is the same size as the current white dot. I drill out the white and go about another 1/16" deeper. Then I mix a little bit of epoxy up really well. Then I move a small amount about the size of my pinky fingernail away from the big glob of epoxy. Then I slowly mix in the glow powder until the epoxy starts to thicken from the amount of glow in the dark powder being added. If you add too much powder you can mix in some more epoxy. Then I use a tooth pick to pick up a small glob about the size of the hole. Then I force as much as I can inside the hole. Then I grab another glob about the same size and drop it on top of the hole. Next I use a clean tooth pick to clean up any excess. What you should end up with is a glob that is about a 1/32" proud of the sight and the same diameter as the hole. Next you need to set the gun in a position so the rear of the sight, where the glob is, is level with the ground. After a few minutes the glob will round itself and then become shiny as the powder settles below the surface of the epoxy. Then you just wait a few hours until it is dry.   If you mess up just wait 15-20 minutes and pick the glob back out or use the drill bit to pull it back out. The most important is to not add the powder to the main glob of epoxy. Only separate enough epoxy to do the sight a few times over. This keeps you from wasting powder if you have to do it over.   I have literally done at least a dozen pistols using this method. And they are all brighter than any tritium sight I have ever used.

I have known several people to do it and they went to machine shops to get it done. And about 1/2 of them got it done for free by the machine shop.

One could make one out of aluminum to help with durability. You could also machine it to accept the plastic tip of a standard buffer. You could also add sand to the interior to act as a anti bounce weight. Depending on how much I have left over I might make one out of titanium. I make polymer spacers that take up space in a rifle buffer tube so I can use carbine buffers. Not because it is lighter though but because I have more carbine buffers around than rifle.

It is its own powder and from speaking with those who are using it they think it is great.

Also makes you wonder if you could put a rate reducing buffer at the back and one of these or something shorter. Ideally you do not want the buffer, bolt or any other part have a hard impact. The best solution would be something that stops just shy of the hard stop yet goes far enough to cycle.

Ok I get it now. They go on each end of the spring. Definitely going to reduce sprung weight as well as the energy of it impacting. I bet one could do something similar except add a smaller, stiffer spring at the rear to lengthen the impact. It would make it act like a progressive spring.

  And all that movement as he is pulling you over won't make him tense. I would rather a person get all that in my presence than trying to do all that before I get to the car. From the back you probably look like you are trying to hide something or prepare for something other than a friendly encounter.

Yes they have shanks for a gas check but I have found that you can use a gas check shank bullet without a gas check as long as it is powder coated.   Depends on the gun but in most cases a plain base is better. There is some discussion whether there is some gas cutting as the bullet passes a gas port on a barrel but I am not so sure as I have yet to see any powder coating being deposited in my gas system.

Get pictures next time and we will oust him on Facebook, Armslist and any other site we can think of. He is the problem because the second regular people see ammo on the shelves regularly they will quit buying all they can. The scalpers are driving normal people to buy all they can too.   It is not against the law to take pictures of anyone in a public place.

I like big butts and I cannot lie!!!!

I live in an area where it seems as though we are a route for aircraft, both military and civilian, so seeing and hearing aircraft overhead isn't all that uncommon. Every day we hear aircraft but most are civilian aircraft. Well starting about four days ago there has been a constant hum of aircraft flying overhead. In the past four days I have not gone more than 30 minutes without hearing, or seeing, several aircraft flying over head. Civilian aircraft sound different than military aircraft and every one I hear now sounds like military aircraft. I have also seen Chinooks heading to Knoxville. And for those that do no know you cannot fly a Chinook overseas directly. It must be loaded on other aircraft and then transported.   Now I understand summer is the time for all the National Guard to be training but this is more than just training.   Now the last time we have seen this amount of activity was in the weeks before the invasion of Iraq.   So who wants to speculate as to where we are going. I say we are going back into Iraq or possibly, as much of a bad idea it is, into the area of Ukraine.

Are they made out of plastic? Any problems with the shorter buffer?

Why reduce the capacity by spacing them out?