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The following is only an opinion. There are many like it but this one is mine: I haven't gotten to shoot the ACR as of yet, I have only handled and stripped them in-store on several occasions. I have however devoted more time than I really should have into researching its design and all the different features (there's next to no documentation on how the charging handle actually works), and have spent plenty of time discussing it with Tokageko since it came out. I don't like the charging handle. The deal with it is that it's non-reciprocating when you're firing, but it locks itself t

I have to +1 half the posters in this thread: the .45 ACP has a tremendous fan base with the largest gap between "what it can do" and "what I think it can do" of any dedicated pistol cartridge I can think of.

I don't think that's fair. Old Man Ruger was largely responsible for those unfavorable politics, and the bastard is dead now, so I feel the company deserves a second chance. They've done quite a lot to try to earn back consumer respect since he bit the dust. New full-size military pistol, new CCW pistols, an AR-15 variant, and factory 20rnd Mini-14/30 mags are back on the table. ...but I still say piston-converted ARs are bullshit. I voted for the SIG. The MSAR isn't bad either if you're not concerned about the bullpup ejection-side issues.

I'm actually kind of interested in the Mini-6.8. I have no interest in 6.8mm SPC, and I have no interest in the Ruger Mini/Ranch rifle, but somehow the combination of an uninteresting rifle with an uninteresting cartridge interests me. I know, it doesn't make a lick of sense.

is a link to a YouTube video showing one option, shown on an AK. Unfortunately, try as I might, I never managed to get my (NORINCO SKS) rear sight off. The spring was just too damn stiff.

H&R First Model Autoejector, c1880. It don't work so well...

From what I have read (a long time ago, and my memory has a way of playing tricks on me), I believe the bore of the Mini-30 tapers from .311 at the throat to .308 at the muzzle. EDIT: I'm 90% sure it says that in Jane's Guns Recognition Guide 1st Ed., but that obviously isn't the most accurate source of info. I'd check but I don't have it anymore (loaned it to a friend 3 years ago along with CotW 10th Ed. and haven't got either back yet.) Teh interwez say that pre-1992 Mini-30s are .308 while the newer barrels are .311 and there's no reliable mention of a tapered bore at all, though apparen

The AR's reputation for being a jammomatic comes from stories of their terrible service history in Vietnam persisting to the present and being exaggerated as such stories often are. Pre-68 ARs are pretty much utter crap in terms of reliability, but all the problems from that era have been solved. There's really nothing wrong with DGI; it still has a gas piston and cylinder like any other gas operated weapon, just not where you'd naturally expect them to be, and this comes with (mostly) all the same pros and cons as any other gas op system. As for running dirty in the receiver, the AR has no

For the sake of brevity I won't go into the full explanation but, yes, the good reliability comes from the heavier rifle-length buffer. It's also hard to beat D&H for quality metal mags; they're the current mil.gov supplier of the things. Anyway, nice lookin' rifle all around! And holy hell what is the capacity on that AK mag?

Be prepared to be made fun of at the range for owning a French rifle! "Like new; never fired, dropped only once" as they say... But seriously, nice piece of hardware. I'd like to get one myself eventually. Good that it's 7.5x54; I've heard that the Century rechambers for .308 aren't particularly safe to fire.

FWIW, 5.45x39mm does feed reliably in the AR, and there are uppers out there for it. Doesn't really help you I suppose if you've got a ton of 7.62x39mm stocked up...

Yes, how much? I'm DEFINITELY down for one.

I still say piston conversions are BS, but that's one woman's opinion. Then again, after seeing what corrosive 7.62x25mm ammo did to a DI BCG, it might not be a bad idea for ComBloc ammo. No idea if light primer strikes will be a problem with the stock mainspring, but I've never heard of anyone selling a more powerful than standard one. The main problem with the 7.62x39mm AR is that, to my knowledge, there are still no truly reliable magazines for it larger than six rounds. The necessary curvature of the magazine, due to the severely tapered case, can't really be done with the AR's straigh

Ah, retarded blowback. Was there ever a more appropriate name? As others have mentioned, delayed blowback firearms tend to throw their fired casings toward yonder horizon, never to be seen again. They also run VERY dirty in the receiver, due to gas blow-by around the casing from the fluted chamber. All of the CETME/H&K rifles of this type (G3, MP5, HK91, etc) have the push-button crossbolt mag catch just like an AR. On the fullauto models, the paddle release on the bottom rotates around the front lower pin. It acts as a camming lever to push the actual crossbolt mag catc

I think one of the best possible upgrades you could do to the AR-7 is stick the folding rear leaf sight of a 10/22 on the barrel (in such a way that it still fits inside the buttstock). Having the front sight on the barrel and the rear sight on the receiver, slipped together and held by a nut, does not give me confidence in its ability to hold zero. This is of course merely a theory, but not an uneducated one.

I'd venture a guess to say that it's not rated for smokeless powder and Marlin doesn't want someone loading them with over-the-counter shells. Couldn't find any information on the actual list though...

Wow, haven't seen the Circuit Judge before. I could probably get behind that, but all things being equal I'd rather have a Tula MTs-255 in 20 or 28 gauge. The 255 also has a pretty decent sideblast shield design (edit: actually after looking up close so does the Taurus, possibly even better than Tula's.) I guess the revolving carbine is making a comeback, sort of. Taurus Circuit Judge right-side blast shield, via USA Carry:

Dunno for sure what a "good" barrel length for it is, but I can tell you that the M82/M107 has a 29" barrel. The M107CQ has a 20" barrel, very short for .50 BMG, but that's supposed to be more maneuverable and less concerned with ballistics.

Fixed it for ya. +1 I'd venture to guess that many of the people shown here were severely intoxicated at the time. Although, the guy pushing the stalled car out of the railroad tracks and jumping back at the last minute is a brave SOB.

From Kahr Happened in early June I guess, but this is the first time I've heard about it. I wonder if them pulling production of the DE stateside has anything to do with this. I did a search on the forum and couldn't find anything else about it, but I apologize if this is a repost.