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I would have a machette of some sort. Something with a 14"-18" blade with two edges. A rough but sharp edge for the majority, then close to the tang a thinner area that is razor sharp. The razor sharp area is for the finer work. As far as a gun, I would hope for something that has more than one use. For me it would be a 5.56 AR with a conversion and have ammo for both. I would make sure the ammo for the 22 is subsonic. 5.56 is about as common as 9mm and probably more common than 40 caliber. Remember every cop also has an AR in their trunk. Most cops carry about 50 rounds of ammo for their duty pistol but generally have way more than that for their duty rifle. Any military personnel or gov't personnel are going to be using a 5.56. And something I consider a mandatory part of any survival firearm is a suppressor. Gunshots attract attention because they are a sound that only humans make. Eliminating that sound is critical to staying hiding. When firing supersonic ammo the suppressor does nothing to the sonic crack. But what does happen is it sounds like the gunshot comes from the direct the bullet passes you. That is if someone is shooting at you from the front and the bullet passes over your right should it sounds like the gunshot came from the right, not the front. This can be very confusing to those being shot at. Then add in the echos from all the flat surfaces in an urban enviroment and it can be very difficult to find the firing position of the shooter. Also a 22 with subsonic ammo and a good suppressor can be a devastating defensive weapon for those wanting to remain hidden while they engage the "enemy". I know I can make hits on man sized steel targets out to 300 yards with a 22 rifle and subsonic ammo. A 22, even at that extended range, could easily kill. Dolomite

The biggest problem is going to prove they have not been here for 5 years, after all they have been in hiding. Illegal immigrants are going to run across the border on Monday, go to the immigration office on Tuesday and claim they have been here for 5 years. I wish along with this they are going remove all the free healthcare, food assistance and housing assistance when they do get permission to work. But I suspect they will be entitled to more because they are not American citizens. If social security had any hope of lasting to the retirement age of most of us, it is gone now. And finally, with all the American citizens out of work Obama just opened the flood gates for cheap labor. This will ensure those American citizens wanting and willing to work are not going to find work. And it is those citizens who are going to loose everything they own while immigrants are handed everything. We have just jumped on the expressway to becoming a third world country with no exit ramps in sight. Dolomite

I have used it a lot as well when I was younger. Now I just use Aluminum Oxide sandpaper in whatever flavor I need. 90% of what I buy is either 1,000 or 2,000 grit. Dolomite

These are the people we ordered from. They shipped the filter fast and were easy to order from over the phone. http://www.berkeyfilters.com/index.html We chose the Big Berkey becaues it was about perfect for our needs. And both filters last 6,000 gallons before they need to be cleaned and they can be cleaned up to 100 times by using a green scrub pad. That means our filter's life, with two filter elements, is 600,000 gallons or if we drink 4 gallons a day it will last over 400 years. You can also put two more filters in and double the life as well as the filtering rate. Its filtering ability is amazing. It filters out the chlorine smell as well as any other smells and tastes. And although we have not tried it I have been told it will filter the red out of wine as well as the alcohol. The filtered water tastes great. After a few days of drinking filtered water I bought a bottle of water and realized how disgusting tasting bottled water really is. And since then I have tried every type of bottled water and none of them taste as well as the filtered water. Everything we use the water for seems to taste better like coffee and tea. And when cooking with it I no longer get bad tastes. Dolomite

A dedicated will be more accurate but there is nothing wrong with the kits as long as ultimate accuracy is not you first concern. My kits have always shot around 1" at 25 yards which was plenty for what I was using them for. I used them to run drills using the same optics, same trigger, same weapon. My dedicated is treated like its own weapon. Dolomite

The LE community has gone from a point of being there to help like most officers were doing 30+ years ago to a "us" vs "them" mentality we see today. The reason this has happened is because there was a shift about 20-30 years ago, maybe longer, to hire prior military over those who had no military experience. Along with those military personnel came the military mindset that many had. And then with the influx of military personnel came the influx of military tactics, ways of training as well as the "us" vs "them" mentality. This is the reason there has been a militarization of most police departments as well. That and a lot of the same equipment used by officers while in the military are now being provided to LE as part a program that supplies LE with surplus military hardware. So in essence LE is now just a civillian extension of the military in both mindset as well as equipment. And now those same soldiers who joined the LE community are now in senior positions. It is those same senior officers that are now making changes to training and department policies. And that training and regulations are going to mirror what they knew in the military. Also, the "us" vs "them" mentality is how the military always trains. There is always an enemy in the military and then when the soldiers transition to civilian jobs, especially LE, they keep the same "us" vs "them" mentality except those that are not in law enforcement are now the "enemy". This is why they no longer want to help, it is because those that are not LE are now their new "enemy". Dolomite

They were part of my kit overseas. But we carried them to use for slowing blood loss in peircing wounds. Luckily I never needed them. Dolomite

Yes, it is undersized and squeezes the bullet down to .221". I had a friend check his and it was the same. Dolomite

There is about 1' of smooth bore that swages the bullet down. Dolomite

It swagged the bullet from .22465 down to .22150 so that is the issue. Dolomite

I will do that. Dolomite

If you want to talk about your build I can PM you my number. I am not a dealer and do not have anything to sell. I do not do it to gain anything, I do it because I really enjoy guns and know the AR-15 platform pretty well. Dolomite

Buy the 16" barrel with the pistol length gas system. If you shorten the barrel you will still have correct port. If you have a carbine length system and shorten the barrel it will never run right. Then buy an adjustable gas block and get it adjusted. What the adjustable gas block does is lengthen the gas system. A pistol length system normally has a very high port pressure. And those high pressures would, without a doubt, over gas the gun. So what you can do is install an adjustable gas block and turn the gas down it until the pressures are the same as a rifle length system thus reducing the stresses on the gun. You can do the same with your 300 BLK or any caliber for that matter. Use a pistol length gas system and install an adjustable gas block. Some blocks use a set screw and some use a switchable block with different port size in the block itself. For the setscrew type you start by turning the setscrew all the way in. Fire a single shot with the magazine in place. If it doesn't lock back on the magazine, which it won't, turn the screw a 1/4 turn out and repeat. Continue this until the bolt locks open on an empty magazine then add another 1/8 turn for reliablity. This is the optimal setting for that particular type of ammo. What you could do is count the number of rotations from all the way in for a particular ammo. That way you could make adjustments as you need for whatever brand of ammo you are running. Also, with this setup an oversized port size isn't critical because the port blocked by the setscrew meters the gas amount. You can also use this method with subsonic ammo as well but it might require a larger port in the barrel then use the block for adjustments. For the switchable block follow the recommendations of the block maker. It should be pretty easy to get it adjusted so it will work with supersonic and suppressed subsonic. It generally requires the port in the gas block to be drilled rather than the port in the barrel. But you might need to also drill the port in the barrel to a larger size for reliable subconic operation. Dolomite

There is a meet in Oliver Springs the end of June. That would be a great place to meet others from TGO. I thought it was farther than it is so I am going to try to make it. If nothing else just for a day. Dolomite

Thanks David, I keep forgetting that I have extra stuff others don't. Next time I will log in my wife's account and check. Dolomite

So the other day I was talking to a friend about why 22's don't shoot accurately out of an AR conversion. We have all heard it is because of the "small" 22 lr bullet going do the "big" AR barrel. I have seen it as well as every other conversion owner. I said to myself there is probably more variation between rimfire bullets than the difference between a rimfire bore, .218"/.223", and the centerfire bore, .219"/.224". Well that got me to thinking about just how "small" 22 lr really is. So I grabbed a handful of different 22 lr ammunition, a micrometer that went down to .00001" and began measuring. The results are quite surprizing. Now realize the average AR centerfire barrel is .224" at the largest so anything that size or bigger than that will seal properly and will will engage the rifling. Twist has some affect on it but not as much as one would think. Every 22lr bullet I measured was at least .224" and the majority of them was .225". Now an centerfire 223 AR bullet before being fired is .224" so all of the 22lr bullets should fill the bore as well as the centerfire bullets. I even had some 22 lr bullets that measured .226". So what is causing your AR conversion to be so inaccurate? It is the 1" of smooth bore the bullet has to travel before engaging the rifling. And to go a bit farther with this. I have a 9 twist AR barrel that is used to make a 4" barrel for my Cricket. It is a centerfire barrel with the correct bore dimensions. After I built the barrel I shot it for accuracy and it was way more accurate than the conversion out of a 16" barrel. So it is not the bore dimensions or the bullet dimensions that are causing the issues, it is the freebore. Just thought others would like to know. Dolomite

I met him after he offered some AR gas blocks to me. I didn't need anything he had but we sat there for close to an hour talking guns and AR's. He has done a lot of projects like me but with different platforms. Just wanted to say he is a nice guy and an asset to the board. Dolomite

So I have got everything assembled and test fired now. It is not Wolf friendly and will not cycle enough to even lock on an empty magazine. That is fine by me because I plan on reloading anyways. It does cycle 62 grain M855 great. I have decided to go cheap rather than light, I knew I would have to pick one. But as it stands right now it is 6 pounds on the dot without optics and 6 pounds 4 ounces with the Fast Fire. I used a $35 Model 1 Sales free float tube that weighs a metric ton compared to some of the purpose built lightweight rails. I am thinking I can shave a few ounces by going with a minimalistic gas block rather than the chunky aluminum one I currently have. And bring it in under 6 pounds with the Fast Fire. Here is a picture at 6 pounds 4 ounces: If I decide I am actually going to use this I will spend the $180 for a lightweight rail and another $150 for a complete polymer lower. As it stands right now I have less than I expected I would have in the entire upper not including the BCG. Now I need to work up some handloads and take it to the range to see how it performs. I know with the extra barrel I can push the 53 grain SMK's to probably 3400+ fps or 40 gran Vmaxes to 3600+ fps. Dolomite

Right now I am on the hunt for a lightweight free float tube/rail. I am heading to Predator to check some of theirs out. Dolomite

I really like shooting 22, especially at longer ranges. Doesn't matter the caliber, shooting at distance is the same and 22 provides an economical way to do it. Dolomite

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When I get the upper done I will meet you somewhere. All I want to do is attach the lower to the upper then put it on a scale. At some point I start to reach a point of diminishing returns. Like is 3 ounces worth $100 more in cost for the lighter free float tube. I am torn between MI, Troy and Samson. I know the polymer lowers are 7 ounces lighter than a standard aluminum lower but I already have an aluminum lower ready to go. So I could take the $125 it would take to build the polymer and put it towards the fore end I really WANT. The difference in weight for the whole gun between polymer and aluminum is 5 pounds 13 ounces versus 5 pounds 6 ounces. And that includes the FF tube I want. Either way the gun is going to be light and something anyone can do. Dolomite

I have used the caliber to launch 180 grain bullets at 1,050 fps. I have built two AR's in the caliber as well as two Savages. I worked with another guy to work up load data for everything from 86 grain to 180 grain bullets. I have a ton of experience with the Tokarev round. I have built a few AR's chambered in it as well as a few bolt guns chambered in it. The bolt guns were more of a subsonic guns using the Tokarev as a base. Here is the last Savage I chambered in the 7.62x25 Tokarev. I would use it to shoot heavy subsonic reloads as well as cheap surplus. The subsonic Tokarev loads I worked up are actually being used by a few people now that are producing the AR chambered in the Tokarev round. The subsonic rounds will never hit the mainstream but makes for a very quiet gun with a suppressor. The Tokarev uses a .308' bore rather than the .311" like the AK. This makes finding reloading components easy. Here are pictures of the last Tokarev build: The tube is a tensioning sleeve that fits over the barrel then the muzzle nut is tightened down to tension the barrel. I first did this to try to fix a heat related drift problem I had with another rifle and it worked great. Before after about 5 rounds the bullets would start walking and by round 10 they were 1"+ off of zero but after I could shoot long strings without any drift. It seems to work out to be similiar to a bull barrel as far as stiffness goes yet is lighter weight. I actually used do a lot of odd projects, over the years some have worked and some haven't. I considered the Tokarev rifle a success because it did exactly what I wanted it to. It was also cheaper to build, load and shoot than the 300 Whisper. And as long as I stay subsonic there were no difference between the two. Reamers, dies, brass are all cheaper and available while the 300 Whisper tends to be expensive on all counts unless you decide to make your own brass but the dies and reamer as more expensive than the Tokarev's. The Tokarev let me shoot cheap surplus or my subsonic handloads. Even without a suppressor is was a quiet gun with my handloads. My previous build used a 24.5" barrel and was as quiet as a 16" 10/22 shooting CCI subsonics yet with the heaviest bullets it developed muzzle energy that was comparable to a 357 magnum not to mention the ballistics were better. I did a lot of testing on stability also and rather than try to get a HP to open at subsonic velocities I was able to get it to readily tumble. This was more reliable and created more damage than just passing through. Also, the chance of tumbling only gets better as velocity drops while a HP opening it only gets worse. I did this by testing several different twist rates and getting the bullet just stable enough to be accurate yet unstable enough to tumble when it hit something. I got it to where the subsonic bullet would reliably tumble between 6" and 10" of water. Most of these were done before my helicopter accident. I know this is long winded but the Tokarev round is a very fun and powderful round in a rifle and if you get one you will have fun with it. It is also very useful, with proper loads you can squirrel hunt or deer hunt and do it without a lot of recoil or noise. Here are some AR pictures: I ended up rechambering the last picture in 7.62x39 before selling it to DLM37015. Sorry to derail OP Dolomite

No knocks warrants are used for everything now. And that comes from the departments trying to justify the existence and additional costs of having full time SWAT officers. I am also sure there is some sort of additional federal funding if the departments are doing a lot of "high risk" entries. I don't think that this is going to curb the liberal use of no knock warrants but I do belive it will make the officer exercise due dilligence in their research and planning of the operation. I would also like the laws to go a bit farther and allow someone who has been wronged to sue the officer(s) personally and not the department. Afterall if a person sues the department and wins then it is the citizens of the county that pays, not the officers that are actually responsible. Also, make it illegal for public funds to be used to defend an officer accused of committing a crime while on duty. An officer will think twice about abusing others if the victim might win a judgement against them and take everything they own. No knocks should only be justified in those cases where they can prove a felony has been committed and the suspect has a history of violence. We have all read about a full blown military operation against a person who bought some marijuana from a CI. If they are worried about a suspect flushing evidence turn the water off 12 hours prior to the knock on the door. By that time there is not going to be any water left in any toilets and most suspects are not going to put 2 and 2 together. Dolomite

That is pretty much it You might have to get a different gas tube depending on the location of the gas port. Some barrels have a pistol length system and some use carbine length. Dolomite