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Just answering the question.
Of course, I was just backing you up. Your feedback is often some of my favorite on this forum.
I'm more likely to check in on a thread if I see that you've posted something.
I have to admit the the same. I lurk in most threads but there are about a dozen guys, who, if I see they are recent post, will see what they said because I respect there opinion. ( I suppose it should be noted that many of these same fellows are men who I don't agree with other opinions in life, but still respect their input)
Sadly, this number is down from the 20+ a year ago. But for guys like darth, pooling, yot, gob, captain, and more than a few others, I thank you for your input.
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I had actually thought it was banned. Good to hear I'm wrong. Scarce I can live with, as long as it doesn't end getting banned. It had been scarce for a while.
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I'm hoping for Tromix dad. Ive talked to someone in his shop and they said to email him. Its on my listing things to do. I love his finish. Hoping to send both sets of bolts/ carriers to cobra for a nice polish job first. One would get a lsvch. Then I'd love to send both to Tromix with all the parts. All he'd have to do is assemble, weld, and paint. (Still not exactly a small task)
Fwiw I should note that I have no intention of making my "modern" ak a magwell. I already have enough issues keeping track of my ak mags ( combloc, us mags, tapco, Chinese. ). I'm not adding magwell to the mix. It's Rock and lock all the way
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^^ this. I'm not afraid to work on Aks. I just don't want to. To be honest i work on more complicated mechanical things everyday. Doing that all day than coming home and doing more work just doesn't interest me.
My two biggest things are, as darth mentioned, welding up the holes, and stupidly enough, I want a nicer paint job than anything that comes out if a spray can. And im not tooled up for resin.
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So shortly after the EO passed I grabbed one of the x39's that MAA had for sale with the intention of just letting it sit there for a few years and then maybe selling it as a collectors piece down the road or maybe converting it.
I've come to realize that's a poor decision for two reasons. One. I never sell guns. Just my own personal thing. I'm not even saying its a good idea. But once I buy a gun, its with me for life. Two. Right now there is an abundance of saiga parts at reasonable prices. I doubt ill be able to say the same thing in ten years.
I'm one of those guys who likes Aks and ar's. but to honest, I spend more time with ar's. but I love my Aks.
Anyways, I have two saiga x39s. One is unconverted, the other is an arsenal something something. To be honest it's at a family members house where I do most of my (infrequent) long gun shooting. Bullet guide, fcg, bulgy brake, Warsaw stock, which is waayyyy to small for me. )
My end goal with these is to have one that's a Russian red. Ironwood furniture, traditional scope ( I'm not even sure what that is yet, haven't had a chance to look )
The other, I want to be more modern. Ctr stock, lsch, Texas dogleg rail etc.
So I'm looking for a vendor to do the conversion. But I'm also not sure what to convert to what.
So I'm looking for some input as to a vendor. I love the resin that Tromix uses, and I'm hoping he'd do it. I know he generally sticks with a few types of things but I've got my fingers crossed. Also, for reasons I'd rather not into, I'd like to not use tac47 or lone star. So what do ya'll suggest?
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Nice selection there darth. I hear you on the therapy thing. I rarely get to a range that allows anything other than pistol rounds, so I really look forward to the time I get to spend with the long guns.
Also, on a good note, I found out they're building a range not too far from me. That'll be nice, since my current closest range is about 15 miles away. Total hole in the wall, but prices are rock bottom on guns and the patrons all seem pretty decent.
Also, hey darth, i meant to pm you when you made that post about some upgrades to your mossy semi. I remember you did some stuff that looked real good and I wanted to do it on mine when I get it soon (I'd have it already if Sam would stop sporadically getting in GT
)Could you pm me what you had done? Love the paint job on it. Thanks
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Never mind. My first post sucked and ill make the next one better. But still.
Spacehog. Couldn't have been said better.
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Likewise with dad. I am Facebook incommunicado but I will pass this along.
A buddy of mine will be doing business with him soon. I finally convinced him to buy a vepr12 ( he was convinced all Aks were poorly made. He has an old wasr and some other bad crap I don't quite remember. He got his vepr and I got the call the next day. " man this thing is awesome!" Toldja. )
Now. Your next order is to a place called Carolina shooter sports for parts and another small company called CSS.....
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And it's gone. That sucks. Hopefully somehow Sam will find find more. If anybody can, he will
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Log on and sit at the last post blankly.....
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Okay, so wait, I'm confused. Why is it when I zoom in on the backdrop I see a sign that says black aces tactical?
Ok, that was mean. That guy making those Ak's is doing a much better job.
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It looks like this resembles an AK in the wood, but not in manual of arms, construction, etc. Reliable mags is a good selling point, but the video didn't claim enough use to really demonstrate reliable or not.
Yeah I kinda figured. He even mentioned in his video to not put ak parts on because they won't fit. I'm guessing most if not all 22 rounds don't have enough power to cycle a traditional ak.
Looks pretty close, and for 275? No problem, its a plinker. Would like to know how the poly upper and lower hold up though. I'm guessing this one wouldn't survive a good old fashioned ak torture test.
Better keep the ham sandwiches and gummi bears far far away!
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This seems pertinent. It doesn't look like something I would buy, but it exists.
Funny that this should come up. Ive been working on expanding my 22 collection and was planning on starting a thread about finding an ak 22.
Got my answer before I even asked.
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No personal experience.
I do remember a few random threads where their name came up (in a good light )
All I can say, is if and when illinios ever allows cans ill definetly consider them.
FWIW I would really really REALLY take sunny bean up on his advice
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Wish I could say the same dad. Hadn't planned on getting an s308 but after all the good things I heard here I was planning on picking one up after a few other purchases.
Now I guess they've been deemed too evil to own and I missed the boat. I'm still kicking myself.
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The police must have had derringers
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Chile- hope your wife appreciated you. When my wife asks for good Mexican, I just take her to lalos. ( real nice small Mexican joint near us.
Nice bar. Ill have to try that on the next wife's b day. And a big bonus to me, she doesn't like guac! Time for more steak.....
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Dinner will be 3 pepper chicken with sour cream gravy. Hopefully the pics post. Ill be the first to admit it looks like a pile of vomit with fried brain, but its dang tasty. The pepper heats it up real good and the sour cream and cream of chicken soup smooth it out nicely. One of my favorite dishes.
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get a polymer striker fired pistol and be done with this business.
M57 is a terrible firs pistol for a woman. there I said it.
Shouldn't be a worry here
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Agreed Cameron's will smoke any of this. I have a seperate account just to throw money at him
I mentioned something similar in cams woc 12 post. I did say I'm not going to be the first to buy, I never am. I want to see how it performs first. But if what he said about multiple customization options is true, there's no way I'm only buying two.
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Darth, I checked out the surefire. Dude your so wrong. Despite solid customer reviews, this hasn't been approved by arfcom. And I can't even breech a door with it!
Never mind it's a great flash suppressor. I can't put another rail in my barrel for a door breacher!
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Thanks for all the posts guys. Sorry to missing for so long, panic at work. ( the rubber tape measure strikes again!) after a few of you posted, I remembered that I had a couple big ammo cans ( about 18x18x5 ) with mags packed in. I think they have some 308 stenciling but to honest I don't remember. I put in some flower drying crystals ( desiccant, from what I've been told) and forgot them. Merry early Christmas fatty!
Anyways. Again, thanks again, especially joe ak. That looks real nice. Think ill still be trying to build a cedar crate or two. The wood is 2 or 3 year old and bone dry. Be nice to have an ak crate, ar crate, glock crate etc customized for me. If I ever actually build the damn thing ill post pics.
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You live in FL, so prop it up vertically and leave it in the sun. Most of the cosmo will melt and drip out by the end of the day.
Mancat knows his stuff. IMHO I'd listen to him. I work as an elevator mechanic, and I'm on new construction job that had a load of rails (think train, but vertical) delivered mid January. Cosmoline was frozen on. We used a pretty nasty solvent to remove it from the important areas, but recently, ive noticed any area we stop at that our halogen light ( for illumination ) stops at for a few minutes, tends to make it kind if watery.
I've also used contact cleaner to clean push button contacts. A few seconds of spray, and bam! Clean contacts. Take the same button and slap it against a table. Bam! Million little pieces.
Make sure you know what chemicals will do before you do it. I've learned the hard way.
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I'd carry a chiappa rhino. I think they have a lot going for them. Everyone I have ever talked to that shot one had nothing but good to say about it. They are a little bulkier than I would prefer to carry.
This guy says most of what there is to say about them, and then keeps on talking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u201jahddeQ
As for revolvers generally: A lot of it boils down to "shoot what you are confidently competent with." For many people, that's a wheel gun. I prefer autos, but I think I shoot a S&W 66 6" better than some long arms. That's way too big for carry, but then again so is the gun I carry.
Also, I can confirm what people have no doubt said above. Specifically, even for a gun of the same size, the shape of a small wheelgun is often more comfortable and easier to keep from printing IWB than an auto. Even with the bump at the cylinder. A J frame is a nice gun to carry, and an easy gun to hide completely.
I'll also heartily agree with the stuff about revolvers not being foolproof. I've seen them jam about equally often to autos. When they do, they are generally much more difficult to clear. I would also add that many have a very heavy double action that is not conducive to good rapid shooting. A cheap Kahr does a better long stroke' revolver trigger' for ~$350 than a lot of ~$750 snubbies. Other revolvers are very natural to shoot. I would rather have a DA/SA auto trigger or a shorter striker type trigger that breaks further forward any day though.
Contrary to what people think, revolvers typically have more critical parts than most modern pistols. Many of the parts are interdependent which makes tuning an individual problem more difficult, since each part affects several things.
Revolver failures I have seen in order of frequency: (+ is serious issue - is fumbly annoyance)
-Problems with getting them to lock up, or being certain they are locked up.
-Sticky cylinder release
+ Brass having a clearance issue with the blast shield that prevents the cylinder from turning. Both new and just fired brass. Often makes firing impossible or very difficult until the cylinder is opened and the offending round is extracted or pressed in further. If fired, this will generally be a round that is also hard to eject.
+ ditto but primers causing the drag.
+ brass falling off the star and failing to eject, then becoming jammed under the star.
- speed loaders failing to drop the rounds in without causing a fumble.
+ dud round sticking between the forcing cone and barrel, locking up the gun solid with a round chambered. I've seen this once with old very sketchy factory ammo and once with new factory.
Many also have a notch sight, which is like a permanent malfunction, and seldom is right on the vertical axis. The Sp101 my dad had was over a foot off at 25yd with every factory load we tried. To hit even close, you had to look over the back sight at the base of the front sight.
Then there are known weaknesses I have heard of but not seen personally.
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um loads backing out under recoil and causing interference with the crane preventing rotation.
+worn or damaged hand, locking pawl, etc.
+ Lightened triggers often come with springs which won't reliably ignite all primers.
- ingress of muck or dirt through the open front of the chambers either prevent rotation or simply fire abrasive grit through it.
+ one or more of the cylinder chambers being out of spec
+ used revolvers with hidden action defects from botched trigger jobs are more common, and not necessarily easy to spot unless you look for it.
Revolvers make the ammo choice independent from cycling, so the projectile can be designed based on ballistics without regard for the shape of the feed ramp. Also the ammo can be much milder or more powerful without affecting cycling. You can make rounds as quiet as 22 shorts that are accurate and effective for pests, load ratshot, stuff on the weak side of black bear, or for people, and fire them all out of the same pistol that is comfortable.
TL/DR: Buy what you want and practice until you know it likes your ammo and you can easily draw and hit with it. Auto or revolver, it's all good.
Excellent post gunfun, as usual.
I've been looking into a s&w 636 (?) maybe two, I want something with some scrollwork.
Also, I'm a big walking dead fan. ( though , honestly, I think that show needs a direction and a final purpose, but that's another thread) so naturally , my want for a nickel python has been stoked. One day.
Other than that, been looking at the raging judge to crossover my saiga 410.
Off point, but nevertheless, wasn't there an article a few years back mentions the Chiapas had a slot in grip for a tracking chip?
Pretty sure fitty confirmed that with a few pics.
Jmho but fuck Chiapas
Have you ever found something you forgot bought or had ?
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Funny this should come up. I've found the most efficient means of storage for myself is those 17 gallon Rubbermaid totes. I use them for outgrown kids clothes, spare parts for working on the house, work paperwork/catalogs etc. I label the outside with duct tape what's inside.
I was going through a few I hadn't labeled yet and found one full of magazines! It was like a mini Christmas. Most were still in their original packaging, it wasn't like it was jammed full, but still, that was cool
Also found a box of 45 acp I forgot I bought. I ran into Walmart a while back on some errands and someone WAS ACTUALLY AT THE AMMO COUNTER! I grabbed a box without looking until I got home. Tossed it aside when I looked at it- I didn't even know federal made aluminum cased 45. Ah well