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Belt sanders are one of the most useful tools you can own. Nice work. I can't say I like the grenade pads, but you made it look better. You might consider doing something to slick up the sides. IMO that grippy rubber tends to hang up on clothing and interfere with getting a quick mount. Perhaps some wax or something would help.

A. Yes. B. ... court? I really doubt it. I have been paying a lot of attention to what the BATFE has been doing in edge cases for the last decade or so. They almost never litigate. They threaten, and plea bargain, and if the defendant insists on court, they drop it. They just can't afford to lose, and they are way past their statutory authority. Moreover, they are enjoying the ability to have inconsistent definitions and apply them secretly and at will on an individual basis. Once they argue one definition of anything in court, they are stuck with that definition and interpretation

I cut up 5 that I made in 2012 or 2013 yesterday I could weld them back together in another 20 minutes if I wanted to. However, there is no way that anyone could make a legal case that I am currently in possession of a bump stock. There was a local buyback, and I would have taken the money, cause I need car parts more than toys, and frankly I would have probably donated a little to SAF or something too. This whole thing is funny given that the average AR stock can be made into a bump stock with a stick of wood and 3 screws in just a couple minutes, or that you can make a lightning l

Also, it is worth noting, that if you follow trends, the 3" shell seems to be optimum. Just like how we can tell that militarys went big and then reduced down to caliber that was just right for the job, hunters have basically done the same. 10 ga was killed by 12 ga 3.5". 3.5" is mostly extinct too though, 3.5" guns don't sell as well as they were. because while people like the idea of it, they were doing fine with 3" and when they use 3.5" they aren't really using 3.5".... Almost all the 3.5" shells I see in stores are actually loaded to 3" specs. So what that means is in pract

I don't personally waterfowl hunt yet, so I would just be looking up data for you rather than talking from personal experience. I can say though that you are basically looking at large payloads at medium velocities, and tight chokes. If you switch to denser stuff like bismuth, or hevi-shot, etc. Then you don't need the same velocity as steel to maintain energy down range, so overall you can get a little more effect vs pain and per capacity of the hull/ shotgun pressure limits. However that stuff is a lot more expensive than steel. Most of my friends who actually goose and duck hunt are ju

If it came with a factory moved gas block and a shorter barrel, I would see the point. It is neat that you can, but I would rather have a good stock than 6" less barrel.

They made that part longer on newer guns circa 2012 I think. It basically prevents short shells from snagging up if they are pointed upward too steeply. It used to be that a couple of the custom would extend it on their race rigs to reduce possible failure points. IIRC Evil did, and maybe cobra? I forget.

It would have to be steel or other non-toxic. I doubt there are many particularly good options off the shelf, but you could probably use a BPS steel shot cup, straight on top of a BPGS12 and some blue dot or longshot. It wouldn't have the leg section normally found in a wad, but steel shot wouldn't need the cushion anyway.

I have a very strong recommendation. KickEeez makes the best recoil pads. They are made from a special rubbery stuff that is non-newtonian. It is hard normally, but turns soft under impact. Un like rubber it doesn't get dry and stiff over time either. Much better than things like limb saver pads which have hollows in them to provide cushion, and are either hard or squishy. the hollows flex more and tend to break down over time. Also, the hollow waffle or honey comb designs can only have screws where the pattern allows. Kick Eeez are solid sorbethane with a plastic base plate. You can put the s

I don't think he would have minded, is the basic point. He seemed to be fine with some pretty cheezy quality add ons on his rifles. If you compare Zenitco, to magpul, I think you were closer to original concept anyway.

Well, the thing is, that these are AK or RPK based respectively. There aren't lowers as such. There are receiver flats. However, in the case of the saiga and probably the vepr, the front trunion is marked as the receiver, so it isn't a new flat you need, so much as a virgin front trunion.

Ooh. That's purchasable in WA!

Do I need to post that picture of the late Mickey K beaming proudly while holding an AK 12 variant covered in CAA stuff? It's american combloc snobs who hold those views, not Russians, and not the Izmash people. They changed and accessorized all the time and still do. Seriously, AK purists are worse than weebs, in some ways.

Ditto. I think one of the real perks of a mag fed gun is that you can choose whatever shell you want based on what's in it or what it does, rather than how short it is.

I think so. Also, I think that is kind of the point of a weak patent. Make it confusing to scare off work arounds. Mike- if I was reading it right the patent claim was that two pieces meant less tooling to make more mags for more type of guns. If the complicated molds worked for a universal part, then all you would need to do is mold new feed towers. Whether that is actually cheaper, or just in theory could be is not necessary for the patent to be valid or not. Thanks for explaining the elongated receiver bit. That particular patent was a jumble. I also think it is suscep

Make something cool.

I make knives, but it has been while. Good luck with whatever your project is. Those would do for pistol grip scales too.

Who wants a gun that only works reliably when your technique is perfect? These are gas operated for a reason. You need them most when the human is least likely to be working properly.

That's part of what I was referencing above. But you could do a lightening link, or a DIAS out of wire, sheet metal, or if you want to put a little effort in, a pin, and a small block of metal. You could do it all in under an hour with nothing more than a drill and a file.

I think the other reason Molot might have quit development is that all the competition guns migrated to having a higher point on the pig nose so that the stock's dummy buffer tube was in line with the gas tube rather than the barrel, to reduce muzzle flip. The original design I referenced had the buffer tube in line with the hole under the rear trunion's tang, so as to make use of the empty space to connect with the carrier. I would guess that they determined having the stock up high was a bigger gain to control than smoothing out a little recoil with their target loads.

that would be ideal state, but you need a spring to return it to starting point, and hold it there until the carrier meets it. So what you want is the softest spring which does that and allows the buffer to stall before it bottoms out. That's the best possible compromise. Fortunately, there are a plethora of options around for AR springs.

Re: newton's cradle. question. Since you are making it the idea is that it is spring backed and takes energy from the carrier before it hits the trunion, and allows that do dissipate down the buffer tube, while being decelerated by the spring. An ideal state would be that it takes just enough energy, that the carrier stalls as it contacts the trunion, and the buffer weight stalls just before it would bottom out in the buffer tube. Erring on the side of reliability, would be just the lightest of a bump of the carrier into the trunion. A negative consequence that would probably

As far as concentricity, I know how I would test: 1 verify that the particular bullet is stable in your gun by shooting cardboard at various ranges. It shows keyholes better than paper. So does particle board. 2) Mount the suppressor, and remove the bcg. you should be able to visually look down the bore. If you can see any crescent portions of the suppressor in the bore, then you don't wanna risk it. Easier to do with a light and with the gun clamped down solid.

The gun would be fine, but they are kinda borderline over gassed anyway. If you are really concerned about it, perhaps this would be the very best solution: https://www.knsprecisioninc.com/product/ak-adjustable-gas-piston/ Apologies if one of the site vendors offers this part. I know on the other site, there was some discussion of some variants of the '54 R verson coming with an adj plug in the gas block that you could change by removing the gas tube and rotating. It might be possible to make a retrofit for your existing parts, but my memory is a little rusty, given that I don't

Classy. One of the stupidest things I can think of is complaining about "necro posts" when someone uses old developed threads to continue the topic, rather than repeating them. By this point, almost every question you could have for one of the systems on this site is pretty much answered a few different ways by a few different people. It's hard to think of a thing worth doing that hasn't been done. There's a few things not worth doing too, if I can find a picture of the AA shield VFG and their S12 quadrail.