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Well, my new tritium sights for my 92A1 finally are in line with where I'm intending for the rounds to go, and it appears Winchester 115GR JHP is going to be my carry ammo. inexpensive, easily obtained, and the beretta likes it.

Interestingly, my M1911 from Remington does NOT like winchester. In about... 80 or 90 rounds, I had four or five malfunctions. Runs Blazer Brass without a problem, though, so I think I'll buy a case of that. Oh, and it also likes Mec Gar magazines so, I'm getting more of those.

Ordered some scope rings, too. My grenade launcher also came in, and wow did I score on it. It's in beauitiful shape. I decided I'm going to make a golfball adapter for it. Not sure how that'll work out, but I think that'll be a bundle of fun.

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I thought this is was kind of cool - not the best looking special box they've done, but it's one i have :)

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That does look nice. I really like Browning's ammo boxes, though. Saw a box of 30-06 with some kind of ballistic tip. 155 grain. Looked pretty rad.

Their .22LR and 9mm is pretty good. Part of me wants to get a box of that 30-06, though. I have no use for it, but for some reason I want some.

Anyone have any opinions on RIP ammo?

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RIP ammo works, it's nothing amazing, just good, just a different way of making frangible ammo.

Why can't you use a box of Browning 30.06?

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The browning 30-06 that I'm refering to is a hunting load. My Garand I'm sure can handle it with my adjustable gas plug, I would be paying out the nose for what'll be used as target ammo, as I don't hunt deer.

Was at a few local gunshops today. Felt up a 686 6" and it was absolute heaven. Must have one. Felt a CZ SP101 and wow.... Very disappointed. Wanted the 75B model of this gun, and I have no plans of getting one now. The gun itself felt solid, but the thing unloaded weighed a significant amount more than what my 1911 fully loaded weighs. That's a lot for a doublestack 9mm. Not only that, but the serrations on it were knife-like. Was like trying to play tug-of-war with a cheese grater.

At another gun store, I saw some enblocs loaded with what appeared to be M2 ball. Was certainly old ammo, whatever it was. The guy wanted $19 a piece for 'em! Good grief.

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Ah, fair enough.

Yeah, the 686's are nice for sure, smooth, good looking and solid feeling.

IIRC the 101 you tried is not the same kind of pistol as the 75, i would still go find a 75 somewhere to check out.
Also, don't worry about sharp feeling serrations from new, they'll feel great after a few range sessions.

Not sure what people are thinking with the old ammo, still in clips, the only time i paid more for that was for the Garand and the SMLE, both had pouches/belts with the ammo inside, that's worth a little more :)

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If I find one somewhere, great. If not, I won't be heart broken. On my list of handguns to get, that one was far down the list. There's lots of other things I'd rather have first.

That guy's whole store is overpriced. I get that brick and mortar stores are going to be more expensive than websites that buy and sell in bulk, but this is ridiculous. The guy thinks his stuff is made of gold. No skin off my nose. Lucky for me, there's a gunshop just a little further out (same place I felt up the 686) that is a pleasure to go to. Guy behind the counter is as friendly as could be, nice selection, fair prices.

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I have a few guns:

Top is my wife's Walther P22ca, Bottom is my Ruger Mark IV 22/45 Lite.

Just recently got few more from my FIL;
Dan Wesson .22LR revolver
Heritage fireamrs Revolver
M6 scout rifle/shotgun

All .22 LR stuff, (except the shotgun, which is a .410). I plan on getting something a bit bigger, and a new shotgun for clay shooting. I'll probably sell the three I got recently to get what I really want, but not sure how to price them out.

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Try having a look on something like gunbroker to see recent sell prices to get an idea where to start pricing.

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MaDMaXX wrote:
Try having a look on something like gunbroker to see recent sell prices to get an idea where to start pricing.
is there a way to see recently sold prices? I only see what's currently for sale.

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I spent the day with my daughter except for a two hour period where she was getting a pre-employment physical and drug test. During that time I went over to the LGS to window shop. I found a stainless Ruger Security Six with a 4" barrel for $475.

I had the blued version back in my late teen's and early 20's but traded it for a Browning Hi Power. It was instant seller's remorse. The HP was a good gun but I was running a continuous diet of hot loads through it and everything that could go wrong with the HP did.

That stainless Security 6 has tempted me. I have a lightly used Baby Glock 9mm Gen 4 that I might take back to see if they will trade...

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I'm looking at a mid 80's HiPower right now, i'm tempted, for sure.

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If you get a low round count HP in original condition it will need some tweaking. The trigger is horrible because of the magazine disconnect. If you remove the magazine disconnect and polish the trigger mechanism it can be tuned to where it works very well but it a PIA to get it as good as a 1911. Another area I did not like is that the hammer spur will make contact with your hand because of the high grip. Many people shave it down or change it out with a bobbed hammer. The feed ramp on the HP barrel also doesn't play well with hollow point ammo. This can be corrected with a throating job.

Unless it was NIB I would also do a re-spring on it. A Wolf spring kit is about $20. Most issues with HPs are that it is dirty way down deep inside or spring related. A full disassembly and deep clean with a spring kit would keep it trouble free.

There was a change in the sights in the 80's. The newer sights are much better than the older ones. The HP I had was a late 50's.

On an HP I would not consider a clone. The FN HP is the only one I would get. Also only use FN magazines or MecGar. Sometimes the lips on MecGar mags have to be filed down a little. Don't use plastic magazines as they usually have a short life.

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IT's FN, only one mag.
Ramp and hammer are good/original.
It's 1985.
Not many rounds through it.

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A HP also has a couple of gotcha's when field stripping as some of the parts can be installed upside down, clocked correctly (trigger pin), or backwards (recoil spring guide) causing all kinds of grief. On my HP I purchased it from a retiring deputy sheriff who had carried it for a little over 20 years. My dad showed me how to do a full cleaning taking everything apart and cleaning it. We also stripped the finish and re-blued it as it had a lot of holster wear. When we put it back together the magazine disconnect was left out and a new spring kit was installed. We also painted the trigger assy with a black magic marker so that we could see the rub areas after a few hundred rounds.

I ran 200 rounds through it and stripped it down to remove the trigger assy. The wear areas on the trigger were polished and alcohol was used to remove what was left of the magic marker and polish the sear and hammer engagement points. I had been walked through a full strip and and I had taken it to the getting the trigger out and back. What I had done had lightened up the trigger and made it smooth but it was still about 6 pounds.

I was at the point of changing to a lighter trigger return spring. Dad had stopped supervising at that point. I tore into and installed a lighter trigger return spring and put the recoil spring guide in backwards. I was unable to rack a round into the chamber or rack it back far enough to get to the take down point. Dad destroyed the guide getting it apart. Lesson learned.

I eventually got it to where I was happy with it. It ran better with hotter loads (also a mistake, cracked frame and broken slide rails after 50k rounds). I had problems with HP ammo and dad did a throat job on it changing the angle of the ramp. It would eat anything after that.

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Tonight I made an interesting discovery that says a lot about the PPU M1 ammo. I've been messing about with my M1 and I noticed that it appeared that my adjustable gas plug was closed all the way. Sure enough, it is. Tried to blow through it, tried to get WD40 to go through it, nothing would go through it. I had to crank that sucker all the way down to full shut in order for my M1 to operate reliably with this ammunition. That speaks volumes to me about how this ammunition is charged. I swapped out for the original gas plug in light of this, and now I can use my bayonet and launcher without the hassle of swapping. Looks better, too.

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So you're saying the PPU 30.06 is good for the stock plug?

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I believe it is. I guess if you REALLY wanted to, you could set it to use the bare minimum amount. That being said, I shouldn't be surprised. It's supposed to be loaded for the M1. If M2 ball was historically loaded a little hot for reliability, the manufacturer could have backed off by a grain or two, knowing what people would be doing with this ammunition. If this is the case, I applaud the manufacturer. I suppose it's also possible my M1 specifically just needs a lot of gas to work right. I only have a sample size of one, so there's no telling really.

I personally feel comfortable running the stock plug with this ammunition. Still good to have if I ever buy other 30-06 ammo for whatever reason, however.

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Good to know.
Whilst I know you didn't get the garand gear plug, you should look at their load data for the commercial rounds, the pressures are pretty much all within spec.

Honestly, unless your getting a fancy hunting round, you'll be hard pushed to get an out of spec (for the garand) round.

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I have, and I believe they do make a good product. I just like the Schuster a bit more. I like having the ability to adjust it to where I please and all.

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The Garand PPU ammo runs very dirty. I you are shooting PPU plan on spending some extra time getting all of the crud out afterwards.

On another note the PPU brass is good brass to reload for the Garand.

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Granted, I only ran 100 rounds in one sitting, but I did notice that the face of the piston and the rear of the gas plug turned green. Was easy enough to remove, however.

Sure seems to run a lot cleaner than Wolf Gold. That's some filthy stuff. I spend twice as long and twice as much cleaner getting the crap out of my ARs with that stuff. After I burn this stuff up I'm paying that extra cent per round and getting Fiocchi.

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Got both of my ARs modified to meet the CA new Mag Lock laws.

No Bullet Button but I have a Flip Lever to release and pivot the upper approximately 3/8", then a standard bullet button releases the Mag.

Added some Left-Handed Devices, Safety, Mag Release, and Bolt Release.
Also a new Grip.

Now looking at Scopes, need one for the 20" AR, need something so I can pull down a Coyote at 100 yards.

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I'd like to get some input. I'm wanting to build an AR15 for SHTF with "combat" in mind. Just a warning now, this is going to be ramble-y. Given what I want the rifle to do, I personally feel a 20" rifle is right for me, but that being said I'm willing to hear the argument for another length.
However, I'm torn between the two features and feels of my Windham AR15A4 and Project Vietnam. I'm a better shot with project Vietnam, and it's almost a pound lighter. The downside though is that there's no real option for mounting optics, unless you consider that carry handle mount an option. I don't, personally. With my A4, I have that option, but it's heavier. I would like to mount an EoTech 512 in combination with a folding rear sight. The rear and front sights would have tritium inserts.
I plan on making use of a full length quad rail, the drop in type with your standard FSB. No free-floating here. A streamlight TLR-1 would find it's way onto the rifle, maybe a vertical grip. A bayonet for sure. Something sharp on the end I believe could help persuade a would be attacker from grabbing onto the rifle, and the longer barrel puts him farther away while also allowing for more rail space if required.
The downside is that the A4 is already a pound heavier. Adding the optic, light, rail, and bayonet will obviously increase that weight. The A1 is lighter to begin with, but again, no optics, unless I mount it on the rail itself. Not sure if that would even work.
One part of me leans towards my A1. It's lighter, easier to point, and I'm a better shot with it. My A4 however is more versitle with that flat top upper, but again heavier. The A1 also has the teardrop forward assist, but that can be placed on either rifle. Hurts less to slap it with the bigger surface area.
Another feature I plan on adding is an ECHO trigger. I feel the ability to fire faster could be useful in some cases, but with the downside of potentially reduced accuracy and you obviously burn through your ammunition more quickly. Although, just because it's there doesn't mean you must use it.
I'm kind of at a stalemate with myself.

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I built a lightweight AR-15 .223 with a 16" for close quarter and short range using a red dot optic. I then decided II needed a medium range rifle (up to 600 yards) as well. I wanted a little more knock down than what a 223 offers and built a carbine 6.8spc AR and have about twice as much invested in the scope than the rest of the gun. I came across a very good deal on a AR-9 glock feed lower and sat on it for over a year because I couldn't decide whether to go pistol or SBR. I ended up building a pistol with a 9" barrel. My lightweight AR-15 has become a safe queen and the only reason I keep it is because it is my only AR in 223.

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