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Stoning the trigger in the way you mention does not remove creep. It may make it less noticeable but does not remove any creep. Also, changing angles is not an issue as long as the person knows what they are doing. Definitely not for the novice as it can cause problems. Even if too much is taken off there is a fix. And explain this. If you are saying what I think you are saying what is the reasoning behind loosening and tighting the barrel nut twice? And what is molleb? Just trying to learn something new. Dolomite

All you need to know: http://ar15barrels.com/data/headspace.pdf Dolomite

Well I made and hand operated pump for my well. At least if the power goes out there is not collecting of rain water. Was pretty easy and for under $100 I will be pulling water from 100'. I also have rice and beans on hand as emergency supplies. Plenty of game in the area as well until others try to hunt it. Then I will have even more supplies and didn't even have to leave. Dolomite

Why not get a Lucid. They are the only adjustable magnifier on the market. LUCID Magnifiers If you look around you can find resellers that have them cheaper. As in under $200. Seems pretty good for the money. It allows you to have more options. Dolomite

DO NOT USE SAND!!! There is a very nasty lung disease that you can get from using sand. The media is what makes a blaster different. Bead blasters refer to glass beads. They produce a less aggressive finish than aluminum oxide. I have never used glass beads personally but I have a friend that uses it. He said it is aggressive but does not change the surface metal much. He uses it on automotive parts. Medium grit aluminum oxide, which is all I use anymore, will remove bluing and will give steel a dull finish when blued. Almost like a parkerized finish. It also provides an excellent surface for coatings like Duracoat, Gunkote or any of the ceramic type coatings to stick to. It should also work well with parkerizing even though I have never parkerized anything. With stainless it will give it a dull gray, non glare finish. On aluminum it will give noticeably rough finish and can even it aluminum if left too long in the same spot or if the pressure is too high. This all depends on the pressure as well. You can turn the pressure down to lessen the results but it will still dull the finish. I also have started using walnut media because it is a lot more gentle on parts. I actually use it to clean carbon buildup on parts. It also works to remove paint without damaging the underlying metal. It is not aggressive enough to harm aluminum but easily takes off paints. I am getting ready to buy another cabinet and it probably will be the TSC one you linked or the stand up one. The advantage of the stand up one is it has a deep funnel for the media to fall down into for the pick up tube. The desktop models sometimes have the media gather away from the pickup tube because they aren't as deep. I think 80 psi is plenty for what you are going to be doing. Even at 110 psi the steel is not damaged in any way but does have a decent surface to adhere to. A few more things. Like someone else said get some sort of vacuum to evacuate the cabinet. If you don't the cabinet can fill up sith dust making it impossible to see your work. The smallest shop vac is probably enough because all you want it to do is pull air and dust out. And make sure it has a filter. Make sure you have and get exrta window film for the inside of the cabinet. The media is abrasive and will dull whatever it hits, including your glass window. The protective film keeps your glass from dulling. You basically peel off a layer when it becomed difficult to see. As far as nozzles goes you are probably not going to need a replacement for a while so don't buy extras. I bought extras when I got my cabinet a few years ago. I lost the spares before I needed them. Dolomite

That is it. It be aware that the max pressure is 80 psi. Shouldn't cause issues with how it functions but if you forget and leave the compressor at 100+ it may blow a hose. You can see by the reviews it is a decent cabinet. I have a $100 harbor freight cabinet and it is junk. It leaks everywhere so I am constantly vacuuming up after it. Dolomite

As long as the compressor has enough flow it will work fine. I have a 35 gallon compressor but is has a twin cylinger pump. It produces 15+ cfm at 90 psi and works well with my cabinet. Another option that I have been looking at is the cabinets at Tractor Supply. They have a very, nice cabinet for $199. It doesn't include a stand but I mounted my current one to the bench which is something you could do as well. A media blaster is one of those items that once you buy one you wonder how you ever managed without one. I am going to be setting up two real soon. One for aluminum oxide for heavy removal as well as roughing the surface. The second on will have walnut hulls for cleaning and paint removal without damaging the metal. They no longer sell the comressor I have but it uses this pump: 145 PSI 5 Horsepower Twin Cylinder Air Compressor Pump And like I said it is only 35 gallons but with this pump it keeps up with anything I need to do. Dolomite

Hopefully they catch the other two accomplices and charge them with the death of the third. I do believe Florida has it on the books that if anyone is killed during the commission of the crime the surviving criminals are charged with murder. It would be nice that way all three of these thugs will be off the streets. And the working in the title is wrong. The person shot was far from being a kid, which implies he was a child. He may be a kid to you but to the rest of us he was an adult. Dolomite

We have already made arrangements to improve his trigger. Because he is local he will be taken care of. Dolomite

Found it: Recent OFAC Actions And this is the reason why: http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Documents/fr68_28314.pdf Has to do with their proliferation of banned missile development. Dolomite

It is against federal law to import any ammunition made in China. That went into effect at the same time the importation of military style rifles and handguns from China took effect in 1994. It was done by Clinton by executive order. Before the expiration the the AWB China/Norinco was found to be in violation of some sort of proliferation order so Bush banned the import of Chinese/Norinco made assault weapons and ammunition. Nobody, not even Walmart, can break that ban on importation of certain Chinese firearms and ammunition. I emailed Remingotn about the Walmart guns, we will see what they say. Dolomite

The reason why most cast bullets are so hard has nothing to do with actual performance. It has to do wtih appearance. No customer wants to open a box and see bullets with dings and dents all over them. This is the same reason why the lube used by commercial casters is almost always colored. Dolomite

Coming soon to a black market near you, pre ban lightbulbs. Dolomite

Things like Bill had happen can happen from time to time but I have heard of problems with his work for at least 10 years. And it seems to be happening more and more often. Could just be the internet has become more popular but I suspect his biggest problem is he doesn't test fire the guns he works on. I also believe he is familiar with how a trigger works but not the nuances of certain triggers. He does know AR triggers but even then you hear of his work leaving his shop then doubling. The most critical part of any type of work done to a firearm, no matter how small the modification, is it must be fired to ensure proper operation but most importantly safe operation. The lightest, nicest trigger isn't worth anything if it is unpredictable or unsafe. Dolomite

You probably don't know anything about those Screaming Eagles being from Clarksville. Dolomite

Saw my first 420 round case of 5.56 for $149 at Walmart. It was at the Clinton store. Rumor has it pistols will once again be sold at Walmart. Dolomite

That has been my observations as well. Dolomite

A couple of things. I use Missouri bullets exclusively or at least I will until my supplies are up. After that I am going to start casting my own. They do charge shipping on all orders. I generally order 1,500 bullets at a time which is about every month to six weeks. With Missouri 9mm brinnel 18 bullets I am getting leading. I would consider it a significant amount of leading. But the easiet way to remove it is to get a copper scrub pad and cut it in half. It will unroll some then take a piece of wire or string and fashion it so you can pull the copper scrubber through the bore. It takes about 5 pulls and all the lead is out. The scrubber should be hard to pull through. I would not worry about bore solvent. I haven't used anything but the copper scrubber since I started using cast bullets. With cast bullets you need to get pressures up enough or you will have leading at the cahmber end of the barrel. But too fast and you will have leading at the muzzle end of the barrel. You need to either live with the leading or tweak the load to minimizeleading. For me I just shoot and clean the lead out. You might also consider another powder being that you are a new to reloading. The difference between minimum and max charges is so small with 231 you might go over the max without noticing it. I have always liked Longshot or Power Pistol. They may not be as miserly as 231 but the chances of not noticing a double charge is nearly impossible. With Power Pistol it fills the case 1/2 way with a load that is more on the sedate side. I would like to know the 7.5% discount code you are using. I know of the 5% code and I have even called and asked about military discounts. They said the 5% is the only discount they have. Dolomite

After cutting use a sponge sanding block to smooth the edges again. Then you could probably use a brown Sharpie or get a stain pen that is used for doing touch ups on furniture. Either should keep it from being so obvious. And to make it all match you could use the block to sand all the way around the holster then restain the entire edge. As far as making the leather stiff I am not sure it can be done without first wetting the leather then allowing it to dry. But when doing this you ar egoing to have to mold the leather again. I know when I am wanting the leather really stiff I wash it is very warm water to remove the oils. This makes the holster very hard once it dries. As far as sealing I have used edge dressing for shoes. I normally use black but I do believe they also make clear edge dressing. It works really well. Now I use a sealer made specifically for leather and it works better than the edge dressing. Dolomite

I actually did the same thing for a while. It gave me more options and let me choose the grip I wanted for what I was doing. My VFG was a bt farther back but my AFG was as far out as I could comfortably reach it. I like them both but in the end I found myself using the VFG 90% of the time so I removed the AFG. BTW OP, that is a nice looking rig you have there. Dolomite

How a factory style trigger is going to feel has more to do with tolerances between the LPK and the lower itself than anything else. They may stack for stack for or against you. I have had LPK's from the same lot installed in lowers from the same lot and some trigger pulls were horrendous while others I would have actually paid to have. It is because there is a certain amount of variance or tolerance that is allowed and still be within spec. It is these tolerances that determine how a factory trigger will feel. Quality parts might have tighter tolerances whcih leads to a more consistant trigger pull between different guns but there is still going to be variations in how the trigger feels. Now there are coatings like the Boron Nitride than can slick things up some but you are still dealing with a factory trigger setup. They might be smoother but they might also be very heavy. And because those factory triggers were designed to be robust and reliable as well as provide a long lifespan quality of the trigger pull wasn't a priority. Dolomite

Please tell me it wasn't a polymer gun. I spoke to Taurus about the slide issue and they said it has been resolved with the polymer guns. I have probably 300 rounds thorugh it so far without any issues. I did polish the chamber because it did seem to jam up quicker with lead bullets. It is better but no completely resolved. Dolomite

He has. I will never step foot in his shop again. Up to this poitn I had tolerated his smart assed comments but no more. And honestly I spent a fair amount of money in his shop on hard to find stuff. I called the same dealer asking about the cost of transfers. He asked what I was transfering and I asked why it would matter. He said it does. So I told him a dedicated AR receiver in 9mm. He said an AR in 9mm was so stupid. I again asked him how much the transfer would be. He said for such a stupid thing he would have to charge $100. BTW, this same shop was working on a customer's gun. A 1911 with cycling issues. The shop said they think they fixed the cycling issue by cutting several coils off the recoil spring in order to make it lighter. I just chuckled realizing he probably just increased the problem as well as charging the customer for a hack fix. In the end the customer is probably gonig to have to buy more parts to fix stupid. Dolomite

http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/long-guns/62488-dolomites-trigger-improvement-kit-review.html Everything you need to know is in here. Dolomite

No feathers ruffled. It is just I have tried every trick in the book. It is possible to get a great, reliable trigger using the method you stated but hardly something a novice can take on. This is how people experiment and learn. If no one questioned then we would still be living in caves cooking meat over an open fire. Hmm, I think it is about lunch time. Dolomite