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Posted: 9/5/2020 6:25:01 PM EST
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Some guys liked 1911A1s some did not. I worked on them for a few years and I knew of two S.F. groups that got G.I unmodified 1911A1's for issue downrange. They were hit and miss, a lot of guys acquired aftermarket parts for them and gussied them up with varying degrees of success. There were no spares, extra magazines or other items for them in the beginning. A lot of GPC purchases later and some dedicated guys bringing their own stuff got them going finally.
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OH, USA
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Posted: 9/5/2020 8:48:47 PM EST
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Hey fellas looking for a few answers and not real sure where to ask at. It’s not really clone questions but I want answers form you experts not just the average arfcom’rs. I’ve finished up my mk12 mod 1 except for glass and can’t really decide what I want. I’m 6 months in on the wait for my aem5 and have the itch to build a fde mod H. I’m thinking of using a kac ambi lower, lmt sopmod, and a vortex razor 1-6 (or 10 depending on what I can find a good deal on) in a larue mount.
So my questions are what collar are you using for the aem5 long or short? For the barrel with using a 18 Douglas 1/7 twist it’s recommended to only use heavy bullets or else it’s possible to spin the jacket off causing a end cap strike. I would like to set the model H up to shoot primarily xm193 (or 55 grain equivalent) ammo. Will a 16” 1/8 Douglas barrel be ok for this or do I need an even slower twist rate? If so any recommendation? I’m putting the need to shoot lighter grain cheaper ammo ahead of precision. Thanks in advance. |
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Posted: 9/5/2020 10:02:46 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bimmertech87: Hey fellas looking for a few answers and not real sure where to ask at. It’s not really clone questions but I want answers form you experts not just the average arfcom’rs. I’ve finished up my mk12 mod 1 except for glass and can’t really decide what I want. I’m 6 months in on the wait for my aem5 and have the itch to build a fde mod H. I’m thinking of using a kac ambi lower, lmt sopmod, and a vortex razor 1-6 (or 10 depending on what I can find a good deal on) in a larue mount. So my questions are what collar are you using for the aem5 long or short? For the barrel with using a 18 Douglas 1/7 twist it’s recommended to only use heavy bullets or else it’s possible to spin the jacket off causing a end cap strike. I would like to set the model H up to shoot primarily xm193 (or 55 grain equivalent) ammo. Will a 16” 1/8 Douglas barrel be ok for this or do I need an even slower twist rate? If so any recommendation? I’m putting the need to shoot lighter grain cheaper ammo ahead of precision. Thanks in advance. Long collar is the only one used. You'll be fine shooting 55 gr in 1/7. I do it all the time and have no issues. |
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LA, USA
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Posted: 9/5/2020 10:54:03 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Combat_Diver: No USPs in any caliber. CD Ah ok, got it. I do find it interesting that even as late as 2016 in the GWOT, 8-10 round .45's were chosen over higher capacity 9mm's. |
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PA, USA
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Posted: 9/5/2020 10:59:08 PM EST
[Last Edit: HaveBlue83]
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ive had exactly ONE end cap strike....it was minor, and it was on my 12.5" 1/7 with the aem5.....after the 3rnd or 4th rapid fire mag through it (it was HOTTTTT)....andddd the last two mags were accidently 75gr otm. my bet is it got so hot that the barrel sagged a bit and whip changed to make interference.
ive shot 55gr, 75gr, and a bunchhhh of 22lr through the 12.5" and 16", both 1/7, AND been ok. that one trip i kinda did a full send and got bit. the gordon clone begs to go fast :) USP 45 was carried in a thigh rig by a cav scout Capt. he loved it. ill always remember that. i might have pics... |
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USA
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Posted: 9/6/2020 6:17:10 AM EST
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I seem to remember that that a small purchase of H&K USP tactical models in .45acp were procured for some odd reason fairly early into OIF/OEF and I think they ended up being used by some EOD personnel.
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LA, USA
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Posted: 9/6/2020 10:43:20 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HaveBlue83: USP 45 was carried in a thigh rig by a cav scout Capt. he loved it. ill always remember that. i might have pics... I'd love to see some if you have pics |
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Posted: 9/7/2020 7:57:09 AM EST
[#8]
Ecos go bye bye. Back to a razor.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/7/2020 9:07:22 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SDMF_Rebel: Ecos go bye bye. Back to a razor. I think I'm going to piggyback a Docter on mine instead of going ECOS. My next gun fund re-up is already unofficially spoken for. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/8/2020 2:44:54 PM EST
[#10]
 Baby steps on the cobble build. Can't decide between a 12.5" or 14.5" barrel, or whether to use a 249F or ops collar and brake. |
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Posted: 9/8/2020 5:53:42 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CMCctx: https://i.postimg.cc/fRb5ps3r/PXL-20200908-170014178.jpg Baby steps on the cobble build. Can't decide between a 12.5" or 14.5" barrel, or whether to use a 249F or ops collar and brake. 12.5 with a 249F would be pretty hawt. |
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PA, USA
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Posted: 9/8/2020 7:16:11 PM EST
[Last Edit: HaveBlue83]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FlyingMailman: I'd love to see some if you have pics 2008 camera phone pics of the USP45. He took these himself. I took the other **SLIGHTLY** GWOT picture...in the TOC...in Baghdaddy  .      |
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Posted: 9/8/2020 8:25:27 PM EST
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Any of you GWOT boys got a spare comp M2 laying around? Looking to put the finishing touches on the MP5 build
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/9/2020 8:46:45 AM EST
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Found an old Simmonds Vietnam era 20 round mag. I have been needing to step up my metal mag game. Magpul works but doesn't quite meet the aesthetic requirements
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Posted: 9/9/2020 8:49:19 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CMCctx: Found an old Simmonds Vietnam era 20 round mag. I have been needing to step up my metal mag game. Magpul works but doesn't quite meet the aesthetic requirements I love me some Okay Industries 20 rounders. They come in a few colors and are well made. |
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Posted: 9/9/2020 9:17:56 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CMCctx: Found an old Simmonds Vietnam era 20 round mag. I have been needing to step up my metal mag game. Magpul works but doesn't quite meet the aesthetic requirements I've got a bunch of those. Even have them in the GI 20rd mag pouch. Local surplus store just got a bunch of the mag pouches and they actually all have the belt clips. |
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Posted: 9/9/2020 10:10:55 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CMCctx: Found an old Simmonds Vietnam era 20 round mag. I have been needing to step up my metal mag game. Magpul works but doesn't quite meet the aesthetic requirements Still use couple 20s down range ever year.  Attached FileCD |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/9/2020 3:46:31 PM EST
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I used to have a few Magpul 10s and 20s but I'm not sure what even happened to them. All I have are 30 rounders, mostly Magpul, a few Center, Brownells, Lancer, and one ETS so the interlocking feature is useless even though I wouldn't run it that way
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Posted: 9/9/2020 4:24:04 PM EST
[#19]
I have about fifty 30 rounders I never use. I have about fifteen 20 rounders that I abuse.
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Posted: 9/9/2020 4:51:10 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Combat_Diver: Still use couple 20s down range ever year. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/32677/IMG_1325_jpg-1584125.JPG CD Same.  Attached File |
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Posted: 9/9/2020 7:58:04 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Combat_Diver: Still use couple 20s down range ever year. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/32677/IMG_1325_jpg-1584125.JPG CD Feed mechanism for the mini?  I've got a handful of very early 20 rounders with the aluminum followers. Beat to hell but they still run like a champ. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/10/2020 9:21:45 AM EST
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I decided on a 249F thanks to a GWOTonian. I thought I was set on a 12.5 for that but then I remembered that CLE can spin up a 14.5 carbine in recon profile. Then I remembered I fully intend to use and abuse this one, so a CLE stick might just be a waste. Does anyone make a CHF heavy profile carbine barrel? I'm trying to keep it as close to the standard M4 aesthetic as possible since I've already got plans to slap on some unconventional stuff like the chopped up AK dong guard.
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MD, USA
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Posted: 9/10/2020 9:39:49 AM EST
[Last Edit: ProfessorHorseyhead]
[#23]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CMCctx: I decided on a 249F thanks to a GWOTonian. I thought I was set on a 12.5 for that but then I remembered that CLE can spin up a 14.5 carbine in recon profile. Then I remembered I fully intend to use and abuse this one, so a CLE stick might just be a waste. Does anyone make a CHF heavy profile carbine barrel? I'm trying to keep it as close to the standard M4 aesthetic as possible since I've already got plans to slap on some unconventional stuff like the chopped up AK dong guard. Colt and FN? |
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Posted: 9/10/2020 10:06:20 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ProfessorHorseyhead: Colt and FN? There's also these guys. No experience with em but....seems reasonable idk. https://www.gunbroker.com/item/878196734 Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ProfessorHorseyhead: Originally Posted By CMCctx: I decided on a 249F thanks to a GWOTonian. I thought I was set on a 12.5 for that but then I remembered that CLE can spin up a 14.5 carbine in recon profile. Then I remembered I fully intend to use and abuse this one, so a CLE stick might just be a waste. Does anyone make a CHF heavy profile carbine barrel? I'm trying to keep it as close to the standard M4 aesthetic as possible since I've already got plans to slap on some unconventional stuff like the chopped up AK dong guard. Colt and FN? There's also these guys. No experience with em but....seems reasonable idk. https://www.gunbroker.com/item/878196734 I was kinda thinking that, a SOCOM profile barrel, but what do I know? |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/10/2020 10:24:21 AM EST
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Where is my head at? Jesucristo thank y'all.
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Posted: 9/10/2020 10:32:50 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ProfessorHorseyhead: Colt and FN? There's also these guys. No experience with em but....seems reasonable idk. https://www.gunbroker.com/item/878196734 No effin' way would I pay $245 for a TNT barrel! Its a no brainer to me to spend another hundo and get quality like Colt or FN. That brand of barrel the last time I tried a couple was nothing but problems. To each their own though. |
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Posted: 9/10/2020 12:20:41 PM EST
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lol tnte
You'll get your shit some time in 2024. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/10/2020 1:06:21 PM EST
[#28]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SDMF_Rebel: lol tnte You'll get your shit some time in 2024. So you're saying there is a chance?  I might just go with a BA 12.5 or 14.5 and be done with it. The whole point of this was to use as many spare parts as possible for a cheap way to do GWOT shit. The scales from beater to bougie are beginning to tip. |
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MD, USA
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Posted: 9/10/2020 1:19:21 PM EST
[#29]
well fuck me running. first i'd ever heard of 'em. imma go pull the post before someone else sends me a rude PM.
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Posted: 9/11/2020 8:06:00 AM EST
[#30]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: Feed mechanism for the mini? I've got a handful of very early 20 rounders with the aluminum followers. Beat to hell but they still run like a champ. Yes, feed sprocket for the feeder delinker on the minigun. CD |
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Posted: 9/11/2020 5:05:43 PM EST
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/13/2020 3:17:31 PM EST
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How much do you fellas know about issued shotguns? I got to thinking about them this morning while dove hunting. I've never put much thought into them because my Benelli SBE II hasn't ever let me down to even use my backup 870.
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Posted: 9/13/2020 4:14:10 PM EST
[#33]
A little DET-1 action fo yo ass
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PA, USA
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Posted: 9/13/2020 5:15:33 PM EST
[#34]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SDMF_Rebel: Monica.jpeg @haveblue83 https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/220444/20200911_180443_2_jpg-1587709.JPG  def probably wasnt meinfit i want dat 1911. i might need dem grips. sharing is caring.....SAMMY-R leg stretching with a buddy.  |
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Posted: 9/14/2020 2:37:40 PM EST
[Last Edit: Joescuba]
[#35]
 Attached FileReplicas of a few weapons I used early in the GWOT along with a replica of an Indian Army SIG 716 I as used in the recent troubles with China. The 1911A1 is built on a Ithaca frame with all correct parts including TZ NM barrel. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/14/2020 2:43:37 PM EST
[#36]
She's getting there!
 
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Posted: 9/14/2020 2:52:59 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CMCctx: She's getting there! https://i.postimg.cc/3R83354W/PXL-20200914-192900628-2.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/1X4PNGKQ/PXL-20200914-192843538-2.jpg Interesting, and very nice. What type of optics are you going to use? |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/14/2020 2:56:07 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Joescuba: Interesting, and very nice. What type of optics are you going to use? I am just going to use the Nightforce A203 set as a set of double ghost rings But for real, I just need a set of 30mm to 1in reducers and I'm going to use a Leupy Vari-X III 2.5-8. |
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Posted: 9/14/2020 2:58:43 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CMCctx: She's getting there! https://i.postimg.cc/3R83354W/PXL-20200914-192900628-2.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/1X4PNGKQ/PXL-20200914-192843538-2.jpg Yes!!!! That's what this thread is about. Pure GWOT |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/14/2020 5:14:19 PM EST
[#40]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SDMF_Rebel: Yes!!!! That's what this thread is about. Pure GWOT This and the Wasteland Tourist rig are quickly becoming my favorites. They won't dethrone the MRE, but they will likely get the first attention of load development when I get the rest of my reloading stuff. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 9/14/2020 6:32:58 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CMCctx: She's getting there! https://i.postimg.cc/3R83354W/PXL-20200914-192900628-2.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/1X4PNGKQ/PXL-20200914-192843538-2.jpg I like it, but what is it |
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Posted: 9/14/2020 6:58:57 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Brandonbeezy: I like it, but what is it Looks like an early Holland clone. |
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Posted: 9/14/2020 7:21:29 PM EST
[Last Edit: Three0h8]
[#43]
I have a ton of GWOT goodness that's supposed to be here before the weekend. Stay tuned for an update on a few projects I'm working on.
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USA
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Posted: 9/14/2020 9:42:17 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CMCctx: How much do you fellas know about issued shotguns? I got to thinking about them this morning while dove hunting. I've never put much thought into them because my Benelli SBE II hasn't ever let me down to even use my backup 870. https://i.postimg.cc/R0Zh83fY/PXL-20200913-134500980-PORTRAIT-01-COVER.jpg Big army uses a LOT of shitty mossberg 500 series. Frankly i'd rather wrap them around a tree than use one. Aluminum receivers with the ejector direct screwed to the bare aluminum with a steel screw that keeps coming loose under recoil. Non repairable. Instant code out if the threads strip. The magazine tubes have been known to pop out on occasion, and the stocks come loose frequently as well. Pure garbage. On the other hand, i built myself a pistol grip 870 shorty aow based on the breeching guns we had. I've a pic somewhere of me with a benelli series in kuwait. Found it in a connex.still worked fine after we got all of the dust off. |
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Posted: 9/14/2020 11:25:28 PM EST
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Posted: 9/15/2020 12:48:37 PM EST
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gwot homies
Got a socom 14.5 and m4a1 fsp rail in the EE. Gwot buddies get the special. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/15/2020 3:46:17 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SDMF_Rebel: gwot homies Got a socom 14.5 and m4a1 fsp rail in the EE. Gwot buddies get the special. Sent you an IM about the barrelito |
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Posted: 9/15/2020 5:50:19 PM EST
[Last Edit: DackJaniels]
[#48]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CMCctx: Haha no, fortunately! I'm talking to him now via email about a trade option if SDMF_Rebel doesn't outbid/out trade me . If it falls through then I will just buy one new next month. That just pushed me over the edge. I already took off the KAC FF RAS to move to another rifle I'm that committed.Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CMCctx: Originally Posted By DackJaniels: Was that a joke EE ad??? Or was that the best and worst luck timing for me on the EE? Haha no, fortunately! I'm talking to him now via email about a trade option if SDMF_Rebel doesn't outbid/out trade me . If it falls through then I will just buy one new next month. That just pushed me over the edge. I already took off the KAC FF RAS to move to another rifle I'm that committed.Well it wasn’t a joke ad, but it also wasn’t a SIR 59m. Got it earlier today and it was a couple inches short of my rifle length quad. I had to go back to work but I believe it’s actually a midlength 58m... the search continues. Y’all think I should keep it, talk to the guy about returning it, or sell it myself? Edit To Add: I just realized I could make a COD MW2 M4a1 Clone build. Should I? |
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Posted: 9/15/2020 6:04:35 PM EST
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PA, USA
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Posted: 9/15/2020 6:13:36 PM EST
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GWOT GWOT GWOT
shot 3rnds into a square tonight lol  |
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