Dolomite_supafly
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I actually posted it using my Iphone. I just copied the link in an email to share the video. I do believe you can just cut and paste the url and it will work, I could be wrong though. Dolomite ETA: This is just a copy and paste from the address bare:
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Prices on Armslist ? Anybody else thinking the same?
Dolomite_supafly replied to plank white's topic in General Chat
As far as prices they are just like anywhere else, some high and some low. I have a friend who bought a HK-22 with 3 magazines, a tactical soft case for $450 and that included delivery from Nashville to Knoxville. To me that is a deal. I also missed out on a rolling block chambered in 38/357 for $250 when by all accounts the going price is near twice that. Same friend who bough the HK-22 also bought two HK USP's for $400 each including quite a few extra magazines. Hardly over priced. Deals can be had but you need to stay on top of it and check daily to find deals. Same as with pawn shops. Most times the pawn shop prices are in line with most other gun shops but on occassion they get something in they know nothing about and price them for a fraction of their real value. I passed on a Savage left handed 25-06 for $239 OUT THE DOOR. I routinely see skeet shotguns for about 1/2 what they would sell for in a regular shop. To most pawn shops a shotgun is a shotgun and price them accordingly. I see nice 870's for $150-$175 and well used but still good ones for ~$125. Some of the most over priced shotguns in pawn shops are the single shots and it seems universal regarding all the shops I frequent. Regardless of gauge they are almost always priced over $125 even if they are beat up. Even on here there are deals nearly every day, you just need to be looking at the right time. Like the $500 Olympic Arms AR that sold this week. Or the $100 Remington 742 I bought a few months ago. It is just a matter of seeing and responding to it first. If you want deals, regardless of where you are looking, you have to look regularly. You can't pop in every week and expect that super deal to be waiting on you. You have to find it and make the deal before anyone else can. Dolomite -
Here is the same guy shooting someone with a semi .308. Notice the gun is cycling. And shooting himself: Dolomite
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Primary Arms micro dot vs Aimpoint
Dolomite_supafly replied to Wingshooter's topic in Firearms Gear and Accessories
PM me the day before an I will try to make it. I almost always bring my AR with the Fast Fire but rarely bring the Zoom Dot. Dolomite -
Makes sense. It never occurred to me that this could happen. Luckily I rarely unload my weapon, as a matter of fact it rarely gets unholstered. The only time I do is about once every 3 months to do a wipe down to prevent corrosion. Even after a range session I do no clean the weapon unless there is A LOT of rounds fired but if I only fire 50-100 rounds I don;t worry about it. Dolomite
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Primary Arms micro dot vs Aimpoint
Dolomite_supafly replied to Wingshooter's topic in Firearms Gear and Accessories
I have a Millett Zoom Dot that is built like a tank. When I bought it the cost was comparable to a used AImpoint, ~$350. They are now made by Bushnell but should be a decent mid level red dot sight for the price of ~$250. My Millet was used and abused overseas but never lost zero or had any other issues with it. It also has a auto sensing feature that dims or brightens the sight automatically based on ambient light. The side knob controls the dot size, changing it from 1 MOA dot to a 10 MOA dot. It makes making more precise shots easier by turning down the reticle size.The battery life on the Zoom Dot is ~1,300 hours in a well lit area if left on. It can also be turned off. Another great feature is it has no wires, only a thin wafer of electronics that can easily be replaced by the end user. It uses standard Aimpoint batteries ot two LR44/LR76 or comparables. I also have a Burris Fast Fire and it also has the auto sensing feature. Both it and the Zoom Dot have been on several weapons systems and have never failed. The Fast Fire has had the same battery in it for at least 3 years now. I rarely turn it off and it spends about 1/2 the time in well lit areas and the other 1/2 in dark areas. It too has never given me any issues. The auto sensing feature is what made me decide to give them a try. Others around me, as well as myself, were always changing the brightness on our Aimpoints or Eotechs. Seemed like it was something everyone was doing at the same time, almost like clockwork. With the Aimpoints I have used in the past they were either washed out by direct sunlight if it wasn't turned up high enough or balloned if it was too high entering the dark. The auto sensing feature, for me, is something I look for in a red dot. It just makes it easier if you are transitioning from indoor to outdoor enviroments. If you haven't looked into them you might give the Zoom Dot a look. If you are ever in the Knoxville area you are more than welcome to shoot my Zoom Dot that offer goes for anyone local to me as well. I'll toss it in the bag my next trip to Norris. It is an intersting optic that works extremely well. http://www.opticspla...riflescope.html Dolomite -
Or at least similar enough that it can't be discounted. Dolomitw
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Also from what all I have read about the 5.7 it is miserly to reload. Takes the same bullets as a 223/5.56, same primers too. Funny how it was a "new" cartridge a decade ago yet the 5.7 Johnson Spitfire is nearly identical in all respects. The Spitfire was a caliber conversion for the M-1 carbine 40+ years ago. Dolomite
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Yeah the 5.7 uppers use standard P90 mags. Best part is they eject out of the magwell. I know of a few people who remove the innards of the magazines and use them as a brass catcher. Dolomite
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SBR the H&K MP5 A5
Dolomite_supafly replied to alwaysonjohn's topic in National Firearms Act (NFA) Regulated
The barrel itself is very thin, like .330 with a shroud to cover it and pull it tight. You will need to work out how to use the sleeve with the shorter barrel. I have shot the HK MP22 and it was very reliable. It was also pretty accurate. If it had a thicker barrel to make threading easier I would have one. Dolomite -
Thanks I Just didn't see it on the website when I was looking around. I knew the JRC took Glock mags. Dolomite
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Are you sure the Thureon Defense guns accept Glock mags? I looked at the website and all they mention is Colt style mags. I think you might be thinking of the Just Right Carbine. http://www.justrightcarbines.com/ They do look similar. Dolomite
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If anyone would like I can meet them at the Norris range and you can chronograph your gun. I brought it out this weekend for a few to shoot across. It is really hard to judge velocity without one. I have never had ammunition meet a makers claims in a real gun. Even hand load data rarely matches. Most are off by at least 100 fps in centerfire rifle cartridges and 50 fps in centerfire pistol. Now I will say that rimfires tend to be pretty close but they are still off by a little depending on the platform shooting them. There is a modest increase in velocity from the barrel length of a carbine. Not ure if it will be enough to meet your needs. I have a 16" 9mm carbine. If you want let me know the ammo you plan on using and I will buy some and shoot it across my chronograph. Although every gun is different you could get an idea of how far off you are to meeting your needs. Dolomite
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Interesting Pistol...380 ACP revolver
Dolomite_supafly replied to Dolomite_supafly's topic in Handguns
The one at Academy was stainless as well. Neat little gun. Dolomite -
Still waiting? Please link where I am as usually wrong. Also, you make sure to quote my post for posterity yet it seems as though you have to go back and edit yours. Dolomite
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I was at Academy Sports and saw a Taurus revolver that had an unusually short cyclinder. Turned out to be a revolver chambered in 380 ACP. Although not very useful in my opinion I still thought it was neat. Dolomite
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Just saying a properly functioning M60 cannot cook off a round no matter how hot the barrel is. If there are other malfunctions then it is possible but a normally functioning gun that fires from an open bolt cannot cook a round off. It is just not possible for a round to chamber and remained chambered long enough to cook off a round on a properly functioning M60. In order for a cookoff to happen in a M60 there has to be other failures in how the weapon is functioning. Yes it can happen but not with a properly functioning weapon. A run away gun is not a cook off, two totally different malfunctions. I have plenty of time on M60's as well and have had a gun run away dozens of times over the years. Please feel free to link where I am usually wrong. I welcome it. Dolomite
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New Frontier Armory polymer AR lower??
Dolomite_supafly replied to BluewaterTactical's topic in Long Guns
There are several big name makers who are making polymer firearms. In the AR it is the barrel extension and the bolt that contain all the stresses and pressures of firing. If all you are going to be doing is shooting it the weapon should be fine. It is when you get into using the weapon for other stuff like hand to hand or generally hard use that you are going to have problems with the connection between the upper and lower as well as the barrel and upper receiver connection. Another known weak point is where the receiver extension (buffer tube) is threaded into the lower. I would make sure not to abuse it and only use it as a range toy. Even in 5.56 it should be fine. Dolomite -
How do you cook off a round in a M60? If fires from an open bolt so there is no way to chamber a round without it firing the round. You cannot chamber a round without firing it. You cannot just chamber a round. It will never be in the chamber long enough to cook off because they are designed to fire the instant the bolt closes. Again, a cook off is not possible with a M60 or any other weapon system that fires from an open bolt. Dolomite
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New Frontier Armory polymer AR lower??
Dolomite_supafly replied to BluewaterTactical's topic in Long Guns
Not even remotely close to mil spec. There is nothing about a polymer lower than can be mil spec. Dolomite -
Duracoat does a ceratin amount of filling in minor imperfections. If you could use one of their colors it would probably look presentable. They do make a finish that looks similar to blued steel. Dolomite
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There is no maximum length for a pistol, at least not federally. Now there are states in which barrels must be under a certain length. Not sure about Tennessee but I do believe there is a maximum within this state. I would verify that your lowers were transferred to you as receivers and not rifles. Dolomite
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It is not against the law to take a pistol can convert it to a rifle. It is, on the other hand, illegal to take a rifle and convert it into a pistol. There is no way to legally convert a rifle into a pistol. It is either a pistol or it is a registered SBR, no other options. Just make sure you do not have a pistol length barrel on a firearm with a shoulder stock unless it is registered as a SBR first. Dolomite
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They are now being transferred as receivers. Unless the shop doing the transferred screwed you and put rifle on the 4473 then you can build a pistol without a problem. You could call and ask the shop that did the transfer to pull your 4473 and see how it was transferred to you. There are still shops out there that believe anstripped AR lower is a rifle. Dolomite