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Originally Posted By krdt: I hate to say it, but are you sure that port has been opened up? Maybe the punch is just oversized, but otherwise it would appear the gas port is .062-.063 and not .070. Could always check it against a different punch or verify the punch size via some calipers. View Quote |
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Originally Posted By White_knight:
hey guys, just finished my MK18 inspired build. its not 100% but i like how mk18ish it is. https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4617/38493387100_000b58874a_h.jpg ... ... ok, please don't incinerate me alive. just poken fun at the guys that come on here with their inspired not mk18s which may as well be the rifle i just posted. now to pay my dues to the clone gods here is my real clone. https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4662/26430483558_f2b5fdcb04_h.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4749/38493405440_832bbcca4a_h.jpg View Quote |
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Originally Posted By JohnnySasaki20:
Okay, so upon doing like 2 seconds of research, I've determined that it is .062. It's an unmodified 14.5 colt. For whatever reason I was under the impression they came from the factory at .07. I didn't know they had to open them up further for the CQBR, I just thought DD opened them up for more reliability with different ammo. Just a misunderstanding on my part. I'm not cutting this one down anyway, so in any case I think I'm good at .062. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By JohnnySasaki20:
Originally Posted By krdt: I hate to say it, but are you sure that port has been opened up? Maybe the punch is just oversized, but otherwise it would appear the gas port is .062-.063 and not .070. Could always check it against a different punch or verify the punch size via some calipers. I'm a fan of both bbl/port sizes. |
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Originally Posted By JohnnySasaki20:
Okay, so upon doing like 2 seconds of research, I've determined that it is .062. It's an unmodified 14.5 colt. For whatever reason I was under the impression they came from the factory at .07. I didn't know they had to open them up further for the CQBR, I just thought DD opened them up for more reliability with different ammo. Just a misunderstanding on my part. I'm not cutting this one down anyway, so in any case I think I'm good at .062. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By JohnnySasaki20:
Originally Posted By krdt: I hate to say it, but are you sure that port has been opened up? Maybe the punch is just oversized, but otherwise it would appear the gas port is .062-.063 and not .070. Could always check it against a different punch or verify the punch size via some calipers. Unfortunately, Noveske does the same thing with their FN made 10.5" N4 barrels. I haven't measured mine, but I'm relatively certain it's .080+ based on it using a Sprinco Red/H3 and still having way more recoil than my DD 10.3 .070 running an H3 and Colt carbine spring. Thinking about getting an .070 insert to tone it down a bit until it's time to replace it with a proper 10.3 :\. |
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Originally Posted By krdt:
Unfortunately, Noveske does the same thing with their FN made 10.5" N4 barrels. I haven't measured mine, but I'm relatively certain it's .080+ based on it using a Sprinco Red/H3 and still having way more recoil than my DD 10.3 .070 running an H3 and Colt carbine spring. Thinking about getting an .070 insert to tone it down a bit until it's time to replace it with a proper 10.3 :\. View Quote |
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Originally Posted By Alaska511:
There is an insert?? Tell me more. I have the Red/H3 combo in my DD, and it works okay. I figured I would put an SLR block on there, if I was going to pull the block, but an inserts sounds intriguing. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Alaska511:
Originally Posted By krdt:
Unfortunately, Noveske does the same thing with their FN made 10.5" N4 barrels. I haven't measured mine, but I'm relatively certain it's .080+ based on it using a Sprinco Red/H3 and still having way more recoil than my DD 10.3 .070 running an H3 and Colt carbine spring. Thinking about getting an .070 insert to tone it down a bit until it's time to replace it with a proper 10.3 :\. http://www.blackrivertactical.com/concrete5/customtune-gas-port/ |
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Thanks man! I like BRT, too. I will check into it right away
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Originally Posted By Alaska511:
Thanks man! I like BRT, too. I will check into it right away View Quote Pretty sure that's the one you stowed away anywho. That way you can adjust it for suppressed/.....you only shoot suppressed don't you? Disregard. |
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Originally Posted By White_knight:
hey guys, just finished my MK18 inspired build. its not 100% but i like how mk18ish it is. https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4617/38493387100_000b58874a_h.jpg ... ... ok, please don't incinerate me alive. just poken fun at the guys that come on here with their inspired not mk18s which may as well be the rifle i just posted. now to pay my dues to the clone gods here is my real clone. https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4662/26430483558_f2b5fdcb04_h.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4749/38493405440_832bbcca4a_h.jpg View Quote |
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Originally Posted By MILSPEC556:
If you're taking it apart might as well just use that Govnah adjustable yeah? Pretty sure that's the one you stowed away anywho. That way you can adjust it for suppressed/.....you only shoot suppressed don't you? Disregard. View Quote |
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Originally Posted By tnbigdawg:
I don't think they make the Govnah anymore right? I sold mine because it didn't fit under the RIS II that well. It made contact. They did make RIS II compatible blocks, but I don't think they exist anymore. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By tnbigdawg:
Originally Posted By MILSPEC556:
If you're taking it apart might as well just use that Govnah adjustable yeah? Pretty sure that's the one you stowed away anywho. That way you can adjust it for suppressed/.....you only shoot suppressed don't you? Disregard. |
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Originally Posted By tnbigdawg:
I don't think they make the Govnah anymore right? I sold mine because it didn't fit under the RIS II that well. It made contact. They did make RIS II compatible blocks, but I don't think they exist anymore. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By tnbigdawg:
Originally Posted By MILSPEC556:
If you're taking it apart might as well just use that Govnah adjustable yeah? Pretty sure that's the one you stowed away anywho. That way you can adjust it for suppressed/.....you only shoot suppressed don't you? Disregard. |
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Originally Posted By vanquishings:
Think I'm finally finished..... Must spray paint.... https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4698/25438383307_5978f44c02_h.jpg When you see it..... View Quote |
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I guess since we are talking about gas ports here's some info from my personal experience.
had a .093 ported barrel, installed brt .070 insert. Gun ran sweet with h2 and standard spring but short strokes fairly often with m193 when running h3 unsuppressed. gun had massive leak at the gas port, bad enough to make your thumb Black after 1 mag. so maybe that attributed to the short stroking. now running colt .070 with h3 and it's all good unsuppresed and actually shoots softer than my kac cqb mod 2. |
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I got gang banged as a virgin mk18 owner lmao
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Originally Posted By BBQnBlackRifles:
Damn @vanquishings that's hard to follow, I feel inadequate https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/476733/20180216_203634-454221.JPG Yours still counts! I’d be happy to shoot that one! https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/476733/20180216_203606-454220.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/476733/20180216_203722-454224.JPG View Quote Originally Posted By bending_rodriguez:
Very nice vanguishings.....I'll raise you..... http://i66.tinypic.com/egejo0.jpg View Quote Originally Posted By bending_rodriguez: I should have posted this one instead.....now it's a gang bang....before it was just a threesome http://i66.tinypic.com/4ov4i.jpg Thanks spooled Maybe vanguishings wants to share where he's uploading his photos....mine get compressed to shit on tinypic View Quote And a little Mk12 goodness just because I can. |
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Originally Posted By MILSPEC556:
If you're taking it apart might as well just use that Govnah adjustable yeah? Pretty sure that's the one you stowed away anywho. That way you can adjust it for suppressed/.....you only shoot suppressed don't you? Disregard. View Quote I have 3 of the Seekins, now. The Govnah wasn't going to fit 90% suppressed, as a guess. Any reduction, even at a fixed .070 would be beneficial to the beating it is taking now. |
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Originally Posted By vanquishings: Hold up, hold up. Did you dummy cord your front sight? That’s baller. I’m on that Flickr life. Jump on the bandwagon. Makes everything look cooler. And these are sized way down from the original just to save HD space. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4723/38499979620_64c2056499_h_d.jpg And a little Mk12 goodness just because I can. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4473/38092646326_7fca532bf8_h_d.jpg View Quote |
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I had a feeling that it had a colt finish.
But until we saw that roll mark...... I'll give it to you, since it's a colt! Your setup is dead on accurate. It's a tank, but it looks awesome man. Now get out there and alter the color on that RC with some mag dumps The dummy cord is running underneath the front sight though. |
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Ok, I know this isn't the refinishing forum, but it's mk18 related. I have a gen 1 lmt sopmod that was painted when I purchased it. I want it to in its original black color to go on my mod 0. Will citristip work fine fine without hurting the polymer? The directions do not list plastics for stripping. Secondly, for anyone that may have already done this, if it does work, does it leave the stock altered in any way I.e. Will the stock have a whitish residue rift on it afterwards?
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Originally Posted By Dyzastr:
Ok, I know this isn't the refinishing forum, but it's mk18 related. I have a gen 1 lmt sopmod that was painted when I purchased it. I want it to in its original black color to go on my mod 0. Will citristip work fine fine without hurting the polymer? The directions do not list plastics for stripping. Secondly, for anyone that may have already done this, if it does work, does it leave the stock altered in any way I.e. Will the stock have a whitish residue rift on it afterwards? Than you View Quote |
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Originally Posted By Dyzastr:
Ok, I know this isn't the refinishing forum, but it's mk18 related. I have a gen 1 lmt sopmod that was painted when I purchased it. I want it to in its original black color to go on my mod 0. Will citristip work fine fine without hurting the polymer? The directions do not list plastics for stripping. Secondly, for anyone that may have already done this, if it does work, does it leave the stock altered in any way I.e. Will the stock have a whitish residue rift on it afterwards? Than you View Quote |
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Originally Posted By Dyzastr:
Ok, I know this isn't the refinishing forum, but it's mk18 related. I have a gen 1 lmt sopmod that was painted when I purchased it. I want it to in its original black color to go on my mod 0. Will citristip work fine fine without hurting the polymer? The directions do not list plastics for stripping. Secondly, for anyone that may have already done this, if it does work, does it leave the stock altered in any way I.e. Will the stock have a whitish residue rift on it afterwards? Than you View Quote |
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Originally Posted By MandPdude:
I used citristrip on my Sopmod stock and I wasn't a huge fan of the way it worked. It left an orange residue in the tight crevices. I actually used Goof Off and that worked really well. It does really dry out the plastic, so I wiped mine down with CLP afterwards to darken up the plastic. View Quote |
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Thanks for all the responses. I did try it on a Kac rail panel and it worked well but left it a little white. I think I'm gonna try a few of the above options in little spots and see what I like most. If they all look the same I'll prob use the citristip, then re-spray it black. I figured it's all been tried before here, so thanks for the first hand accounts. Btw, used citristip for the first time the other day (on a Cerakoted rail) and it was like magic. I could not believe how well that shit works! I'm sold.
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^Awesome pic man! Nice rifle and signed poster.
I just finished watching The Pacific again today. I finished reading With the Old Breed last week so I wanted to see how well it matched up to it. It is such a difficult series to watch, especially episode 9; but the series has nothing on Sledges memoirs. Sad that pacific theatre gets such less recognition. |
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Originally Posted By aaron580:
Officially joined your bastard world with a 1.5 PR @milspec556 https://i.imgur.com/ictdQOo.jpg https://i.imgur.com/JXOZ21L.jpg https://i.imgur.com/JsxD3sC.jpg Waiting on stamp for this lower, eventually I'll form 1 a colt lower for it I just had to find a real colt mk18 barrel, finally procured it and produced! Waiting on carbine ff ras and sandcutter, not correct, but don't care! View Quote When's the rattle can coming? |
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Originally Posted By MILSPEC556:
Looking good a-a-ron. When's the rattle can coming? View Quote Question to all, H2 fine for reliability or do I need an H3 unsuppressed? I'm going to run the nt4 tomorrow but won't be once I leave the range so |
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Originally Posted By aaron580:
Soon, going to use it with the virgin nt4 tomorrow at the range it's jailed at. Su233 marked light correct enough? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By aaron580:
Originally Posted By MILSPEC556:
Looking good a-a-ron. When's the rattle can coming? SU233 marked will do. Don't expect to be able to see anything with it, but it will do. |
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Originally Posted By aaron580:
Soon, going to use it with the virgin nt4 tomorrow at the range it's jailed at. Su233 marked light correct enough? and looks like my aimpoint doesn't work on low settings, fabulous. Out of the box to View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By aaron580:
Originally Posted By MILSPEC556:
Looking good a-a-ron. When's the rattle can coming? |
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Originally Posted By MILSPEC556:
Is it a T1? They might be the NV settings. My Comp M2 i had to crank that fucker up to like setting 7/8 just to see it View Quote And yea, the SU is a POS, but #clonecorrect, I'd LOVE an FDE 553 for it, but the T1 is a great run for the time being. |
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Originally Posted By White_knight:
hey guys, just finished my MK18 inspired build. its not 100% but i like how mk18ish it is. https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4617/38493387100_000b58874a_h.jpg ... ... ok, please don't incinerate me alive. just poken fun at the guys that come on here with their inspired not mk18s which may as well be the rifle i just posted. now to pay my dues to the clone gods here is my real clone. View Quote |
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Originally Posted By aaron580:
It is, that actually makes sense. I've had an H1 for years and forgot about NV. I need the M2, but buying the woman a ring today kinda is making that difficult , least I get to get a gun to give with it View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By aaron580:
Originally Posted By MILSPEC556:
Is it a T1? They might be the NV settings. My Comp M2 i had to crank that fucker up to like setting 7/8 just to see it Congrats on the ring! Sounds like we both screwed now. |
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Originally Posted By MILSPEC556: Oh alright yeah its good to go. After I bought my first EOTech I vowed to never buy another non NV compatible optic again and haven't, and they all match what yours is doing. Essentially they're super dim settings, anything bright enough to be seen by eye could hurt your tubes, especially if not auto gated. But anyways I digress. Completely normal for a NV compatible optic. Congrats on the ring! Sounds like we both screwed now. View Quote And I've found a winner I'm thinking, to me to buy extra KAC Mre's today when I was gonna be sparing, so life isn't all bad |
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Originally Posted By aaron580:
Soon, going to use it with the virgin nt4 tomorrow at the range it's jailed at. Su233 marked light correct enough? and looks like my aimpoint doesn't work on low settings, fabulous. Out of the box to. Question to all, H2 fine for reliability or do I need an H3 unsuppressed? I'm going to run the nt4 tomorrow but won't be once I leave the range so View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By aaron580:
Originally Posted By MILSPEC556:
Looking good a-a-ron. When's the rattle can coming? Question to all, H2 fine for reliability or do I need an H3 unsuppressed? I'm going to run the nt4 tomorrow but won't be once I leave the range so |
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Originally Posted By aaron580:
I've got to get a PVS14 to figure this shit out , I'm a NV total newb. My NF has NV only side to the dial so that threw me off and the NV button on the eotech was there, brain card on my part And I've found a winner I'm thinking, to me to buy extra KAC Mre's today when I was gonna be sparing, so life isn't all bad View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By aaron580:
Originally Posted By MILSPEC556: Oh alright yeah its good to go. After I bought my first EOTech I vowed to never buy another non NV compatible optic again and haven't, and they all match what yours is doing. Essentially they're super dim settings, anything bright enough to be seen by eye could hurt your tubes, especially if not auto gated. But anyways I digress. Completely normal for a NV compatible optic. Congrats on the ring! Sounds like we both screwed now. And I've found a winner I'm thinking, to me to buy extra KAC Mre's today when I was gonna be sparing, so life isn't all bad Anyways, H2 will be perfect if your Colt bbl has the .070" port. If it wasn't opened up and is .062" worst case is you'd need an H |
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Originally Posted By MILSPEC556:
+1 awesome pic kidnap. @bending- I actually have the book With the Old Breed but have yet to read it. Think I got it at a thrift store for like a buck a good almost 10 years ago lol. Good read? I might have to find that thing ETA I just asked my wife if she had ever seen it, turns out she stowed it away for me. https://i.imgur.com/90rQuBA.jpg View Quote Best book I ever read by far, period. This book should be required reading for every American in high school. It's a very detailed first hand account written by a very smart guy who was a private fighting on the front lines of the two toughest islands in the pacific. It's up to debate but the two islands he was on are probably the most brutal combat in modern history. You get a good image of it through his account, and you realize how scared these guys were and how tough they really had it. The show doesn't do his account anywhere near the justice it deserves and you don't ever get the feelings he felt through it like the book gives you. |
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