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That is because the Pioneer AKs by IOR are not made in the US.

If anyone wants to handle and shoot a WASR let me know. I have a loaner that is in Spots' hands right now. I have others but not going to lend them out but will let anyone shoot my guns. As soon as my normal shop opens I will be ordering at least one RH10, and maybe more, to check them out.

   As I am finding out.

If you avoid guns assembled in the US you will be fine. Doesn't matter if the kits are overseas kits. There are only a couple of 100% foreign made AKs on the market. WASR, I believe the NPAP df, Saiga, VEPR and a few others like the Polish Radom AKs but they are not built at the famous factory. But even so I would say the Polish gun will best most of the American guns just because they are obviously better at making AKs than we are.   WASR is the only one I would buy right now and they are under $650 shipped.   If you want an American made gun get an AR but if you want an AK go overseas.

Home Depot sells a bulb that changes colors for like $7. It is not the brightest bulb but you can definitely tell which color it is set to. The bulb can also be set to change colors automatically, either fading in and out or blinking to different colors. It has a small button on the side of the bulb to change the modes. When you turn the bulb on it starts out in fading color mode.   Might use it to figure out whether you like or want different color bulbs before spending a ton of money.

  Under no circumstances can you shoot someone for trespassing. So why threaten it? Even if they keep coming back after you tell them to leave and the most one can do is physically remove them from the property but I would let LE do that for me. No way I would try to argue with anyone who has a firearm unless I absolutely have to.   And just because someone is on your property does not mean they have committed the crime of trespassing.   Based on the law someone could very well be on your property without committing the offense of trespassing.    

Not once have I heard this.   Please lets us know where you gleaned these "facts".   Personally is sounds like more fear mongering. Are you by chance a dealer who favors gun shows?

What Garufa has said is probably it. I will ALWAYS drill down through the extension and into the barrel before installing the pin.   If they are fixing it under warranty you are a lucky, lucky man. I would venture a guess that most others will not.   BTW, some manufacturers have been know to use "permanent" Loctite on their guns to prevent them from being disassembled.

I really like Power Pistol. I have also used a lot of HS6 and Longshot and have nothing bad to say about them. I have a pound of N320 and was working up subsonic 9mm loads. So far I am not too impressed with it for my 160g subsonic loads.

Why VV320? I have used it and there are other powders that work as well that are not as rare as hen's teeth. And I have never seen Winchester primers. Not saying that they are not made but I have never seen them in East Tennessee.

I use 93% alcohol and pure lanolin.   Here is a how-to. http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/topic/48415-case-lube-for-cheap/

H1 buffers are nothing more than the manufacturers attempting to mitigate the effects of an over gassed gun. Colts are just as over gassed as most other ARs on the market. Any gun that cycles Wolf or Tula will be an over gassed gun with quality, US made ammunition such as M855 or commercial loadings. They are over gassed because no manufacturer wants their gun to come back for warranty issues because it will not cycle weak foreign ammunition. So they drill the gas port a little larger so it will cycle weak ammunition and then install the H1 buffer to mitigate the fact they drilled the port larger. And most ports are well beyond what is needed for most foreign ammunition. Then some say their 16" barrels are "milspec" but the problem is they drill their 16" barrel with the same port size as what is used on a 14.5" barrel. That 1.5" of barrel do make a difference in the dwell time as well as pressures at the port.   An adjustable gas block is a much better option than a H1 buffer to resolve issues related to over gassed guns.   People say that a heavy buffer helps fight through crud but that is not the case. When the H1 is opening it is the gas pressure that is pushing it back. Once it bottoms out it relies on spring pressure to move it back forward and the heavier H1 will return to battery slower than a lighter, carbine, buffer. And because the carbine buffer is moving faster than the H1 it carries more energy to plow through crud than the H1. If you double the weight of something the energy doubles but if you double the speed the energy goes up by a factor of four. So speed is better than weight. And the recoil spring will be exerting the same amount of pressure regardless of the buffer weight but a lighter weight buffer will have a higher speed than a heavy buffer and that higher speed results is more energy than you would see with a heavy, slow buffer.   An adjustable gas block does a lot of things an H1 buffer just will not. It reduces the amount of pressure in the barrel at the time the bolt unlocks. This reduces the amount of crud left in the receiver, which helps the gun run cleaner. It also reduces the amount of blowback being thrown into the shooter's face when shooting with a silencer. It reduces wear and tear but the biggest advantage to an adjustable gas block is it reduces felt recoil. I have an honest 5 pound AR and it has less felt recoil than a typical 7 or 8 pound AR because the 5 pound gun is gassed perfectly. Plenty of people here have shot that gun and all were amazed at the reduced recoil. I even had a few suggest they were shooting reduced power loads but they were not.   I, as well as a BUNCH of people I have built them for, run very lightweight buffers. I have custom made them for quite a few people, including those who shoot competitively, and they all report a more reliable gun that recoils less and reduces their times. And by lightweight I mean less than 1.5 ounces of sprung weight. They are filled with a certain type of powder, not tungsten or any others you might see, which act as a dead blow hammer to prevent bolt bounce. But it also keeps the weight of the buffer down. I also have a few other tricks I throw in to reduce the felt recoil.   Chrome lining is not as good as salt bath nitriding, that is fact. There is a reason why every major gun manufacturer is going to salt bath nitriding and it has nothing to do with opinion. It has everything to do with performance. Chrome lining   Name a single time in your life that a dustcover would have made the difference between a gun operating and not operating. I have carried an AR for work for over 20 years and I cannot think of a single time that a dust cover would have made a real difference.   The forward assist is nice but the ONLY time I have ever used one is when I am doing a chamber check. Now I just make sure every gun is loaded so there is no confusion. If your gun is requiring the use of a FA to go bang then you either haven't been doing proper maintenance, the ammunition is out of spec or the gun has broken. I have personally shot over 3K rounds over the course of several months without cleaning and never needed the FA to continue shooting.

Depends.   The first S&W Sports to hit the market were some of the best ARs on the market, at any price. The current ones are not the same as early ones. I would put an earlier 5R Sport above any budget Colt and would pick an early Sport over a Colt 6720 any day of the week.   The first Sport models by S&W had 5R barrels with 8 twist that had the melonite treatment which IMHO is a "premium" barrel compared to others, even Colt, on the market both then and now. The upper and lowers are both built to MILSPEC standards so they are functionally identical. Yes I know the Sport did not have a forward assist or dustcover but for the average user they are not required. The bolts and carriers for both are also milspec so those are also functionally identical. Matter of fact the only real difference would be the barrels and the 5R barrel of the early Sport is a better barrel. Chrome lined barrels are inferior to salt bath nitriding, like Melonite, in every aspect. Melonited barrels are going to last longer, provide better corrosion resistance as well as being more accurate than a comparable chrome lined barrel.   Never really understood why S&W built a top of the line AR then marketed it as a budget gun but they did.   And one more thing about "milspec". Most people consider MILSPEC the best but it is exactly the opposite. It just means it passed and that can mean it barely passed. Also, just because something is not milspec does not mean it is junk. Noveske barrels are some of the best barrels on the market but their molygonal rifling is not milspec. Same thing with monolithic uppers, they are great but not milspec. Blackhole weaponry is another good barrel that is not milspec. Chrome lined barrels are considered milspec but salt bath nitride barrels are magnitudes better than chrome lined even though nitride barrels are not milspec, yet. Plenty of great parts in the industry that are not milspec.

We are going to be getting birds sometime this year. Guinea fowl are amazing at keeping tics away from the house.   It is amazing what can happen. My wife found out a little over a year ago that she was diabetic. In that year she has lost over 70 pounds and, even with diabetes, is in much better health. And along with her I lost close to 40 pounds. I can say that I feel a million times better despite all my other problems.

I disagree with the statement that the pistol is the least important weapon system in the DoD. It should be the most important because if a service member is using theirs that means everything else has failed. I carried a rifle and a pistol while I was in and I always felt the pistol was the second most important weapon I had and was only second to my brain.   What should happen, like they do within some police departments, is the command come up with a list of "authorized" pistols and allow the soldier to pick from that list. I could come up with a list of probably five pistols that should suit ever soldier's wants or needs. During training cover the basics of each one on the list then let the soldiers handle and shoot each one before letting them choose.   The reasoning for most changes is cost savings and our soldiers are expected to do more with less these days. We should be supporting the soldier's choice because their sidearm is likely the last weapon in their arsenal that they can use to save their own.

Does ANYONE know ANYONE to call to put a tile in at the end of our driveway and spread some gravel. Been trying for about 2 months now and no one wants to work. I have cash in hand but no one wants it.   We are at a point now I am about to rent the equipment and hire someone to drive it.  

And that is why the stock is not seated flush to the receiver. One set of rivets it preventing it from going all the way in.

My guess, he drilled new holes for the new trunion. And because he didn't have a way to fill in the holes he decided to drill the new trunion with the old holes as a guide. He probably thought 2x as many is better. Not really sure why he would need to weld the receiver in that location other than because he missed measured for the trunion maybe.

Troy is too busy with DDI, he is their production supervisor. He said he will still do side work but he was going to be covered up for a long time.   Mike at Law Enforcement sales can fix you up. Great guy who does great work.   And as much as I do not want to see it can you post more pictures. If the shop really is that bad you need to make sure everyone sees everything they screwed up. What was he supposed to be doing to the gun? Building it up from parts or swapping the trunion?   Why is there a weld mark below the safety?

25 for me April Fool's day. It is a great thing.

Make sure it is a real Colt. There is a company making cheap Colt knockoffs and have licensed the Colt logo and markings. It is some sort of "competition" model of I remember correctly. As long as it actually has the model number on the lower I would pick the Colt.

One more thing, you are more than welcome to come out and hold mine. I have 5-6 now that are all different kinds of flavors.   The ONLY ding I have against WASRs is the muzzle threads tend to be a little looser compared to others. It does not affect ANYTHING but to someone who is OCD about how a gun feels that can be a little disconcerting.   One more tip. Standard AKs use 14mm left hand. Airsoft uses 14mmLH. So you can use airsoft muzzle devices on a standard AK. And before anyone starts screaming realize you can get licensed copy muzzle brakes made out of 100% steel for ~1/10 the cost of one for a real one. I bought a licensed YHM muzzle brake and I cannot tell a difference between it and the real one. I paid like $18 shipped. I also picked up a licensed copy of a Griffin from a local airsoft store for under $25. So Ebay "14mm muzzle" and buy until your heart is content. And you can find similar, unlicensed, copies for even less. I bought a 3 prong similar to AAC's for like $8 shipped and it works.   Only one word of caution about using airsoft muzzle devices. You MUST drill out the exit hole if it is too small. Most are so big it does not matter but there are a few I have found that might cause problems. And if you happen to have one of those send it to me and I will drill it and make sure it is good to go, for free.

Ok, NPAP's do not use standard AK parts. If you are cool with that then they will work just fine. But only current production guns.   In the under $700 range the current production WASR cannot be beat. It is 100% made in a foreign COMBLOC country that has been making them for a VERY long time. It takes all standard AK parts. AVOID WASRS THAT ARE NOT CURRENT PRODUCTION.   In the under $1,000 range it really is had to beat DDI. It takes all standard AK parts.   Above $1,000? Don't know because I would never spend that kind of money on a tool. Now if it were some sort of super rare model then I might but I doubt it.   AKs to avoid, going to be a big, long list: IO Inc (unless it is the 100% Polish gun) RAS 47's (They are using cast trunions and are falling like flies) PSA AKs (same deal with the cast trunions but they are fairing a little better) PAPs (They use non standard parts and depending on the gun they may have problems with heat treat)   If I had $1,000 to spend on an AK it would be a WASR, 1K rounds of ammunition and the rest in magazines.   The WASRs are coming with a Century trigger now and for a "factory" AK it is pretty amazing. I have measured them at 4 pounds.   You have my number Sam, before you buy anything I have not mentioned call me.

Make sure you buy the correct one if you are wanting suppressor sights. I bought a black model and it does not come with suppressor sights. BTW, CZ does not have the correct sights for sale. And there is only one person making them so they are expensive.

There is a guy based here in Tennessee that has a non profit to outfit Tennnessee Highway Patrol troopers with vests. Then whatever he collects he lists as his salary from his non profit. Lat time I checked he reported $300K+ in earnings for his non profit but listed his salary as the exact same. And he has been doing it for at least seven years now. I will search to see if I can find it.