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Thanks Sal! I appreciate the information!
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Yes, KVAR is the spawn of the Devil but they do have them on sale for $469 which is OK of a price in todays $200 more than they should be selling for market.
I have had nothing but good experiences with K-Var.
Me too. Some of their prices may be a little high, but they have excellent products and I have always gotten great service.
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Well at least......goodbye, New York!
My girlfriend and I are finally moving to South Carolina. Some of you guys who know me, know I've talked about it for the last year or so. Well we both just finished up the last days of our 2-week notices at work; last night for me, today for her. So we'll be making the move next week. This is gonna be a busy week, with finishing packing up, cleaning up the house, and with all the "Oh, we have to get together before you leave" gatherings
. I'm getting tired just thinking about it.I can't wait to enjoy the freedoms of non-restrictive gun laws, like we have here in NY. The thought of just walking into a gunshop with an SC driver's license, and walking out with a handgun a few minutes later makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. No waiting periods, no permits, no waiting on a judge to add it to your permit before you can take possession of it, etc. No wonder I never bothered getting my permit.
.......and to all the southerners.......we promise not to be "those people" from NY. Ya know, the "Up in NY, we do it like this..." kinda people. I think we'll have an easy time making the transition into becoming southerners. We just have to get used to some of the sayings you guys use. The friends we're going to be staying with there until we find a place and jobs, forwarded us an email about southern sayings. They said "It's a funny email.....but it's also true. Study up and learn the lingo!".
Another plus? I'll be a stone's throw from Carolina Shooter's Supply!
Well, I just wanted to share the good news with my forum homies. Send some good vibes our way, please!
I hope everything works out for us, and we "make it" down there. We already have a few of the nay-sayers spitting the whole "You guys'll be back in a few months" bullshit 
. They've apparently drank large amounts of HATERADE.Congratulations! I moved from New York to Texas 17 years ago and never looked back. As for those saying you'll be back in a few months, why would you want to go back to oppressive taxes and severe infringement of liberty?
Carolina Shooter's Supply has such fast shipping, practically everyone in the U.S. feels like they're within a stones throw of them. Really though, you are making a great move!
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Any handgun from a top manufacturer that is comfortable for you to hold, shoot, and otherwise operate should be fine. Glocks, Springfield XDs, Sig Sauer, H&K, and Smith & Wesson M&Ps are some of the top contenders. Personally, I prefer the Smith & Wesson M&P, but pick what feels best to you.
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The PS90 is a good choice if you don't mind the handgun-class cartridge it fires. The bullets available to civilians are not too bad for overpenetration, which is certainly a plus in an urban area. The ammo capacity is very high,the gun is quite light and compact, and the integral optic (now with a black daytime reticle) features tritium illumination for low-light shooting. Recoil is negligible, and the gun is very fun to shoot.
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I have a Yugo M70 AK built by Century. It is actually quite nice, and accurate. I would like to get some spare parts for it, just in case. I am wondering if I can just get any "standard" 7.62X39 AK extractor, extractor spring, and firing pin; or if I would need to get parts specifically made for the Yugo M70. Thanks for any info.
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That is freakin' cool man. Most people in my county are heading to Florida. +1 for finding this neat app.
The app is cool, but the fact isn't. They're going to bring their liberal ideology with them and vote for the same policies that ruined the places they're fleeing.
I like the old bumper sticker: "Welcome to the South. Now go home."
;-)
You are so right! Liberalism is a cancer, and apparently it has metastasized.
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The one on my .308 was really stiff the first few times. I had to take the hand guard off and help it off with flat screw driver (not pry, just help)
I think you could get a brush in there and get some of the build up out. Mine has been going since august without a cleaning, it is not an AR.
+1! Sometimes they are pretty stiff at first
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If you are defending your family from imminent serious bodily harm, you do what you need to do. Any effective unsuppressed gun is going to be very loud indoors. Most handguns probably wouldn't cause serious permanent hearing damage. Centerfire rifles will cause permanent hearing damage fired indoors, the question is just how serious it will be. I have heard that very young children may be rendered permanently deaf if a centerfire rifle is fired fairly close to them indoors. Unfortunately, all too many of our soldiers are suffering from permanent hearing damage as a result of having to fire their rifles indoors when clearing houses. Their ears take much abuse from other things too.
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The VZ58 with NEA rail and Aimpoint micro weighs about 6 lbs. 14 oz. unloaded w/o a magazine in place.
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Gunfixr is #1 in my book! The one nice feature I see in the other plug is the intuitive way in which the settings are designated, but that is not a big deal.
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I would just buy the Arsenal 74-style brake made for 7.62. They are quite nice.
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I have a couple of the TROMIX S-12 firing pins. They are excellent!
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Brian will ALWAYS treat you right. Buy with confidence.
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You could check out a VZ58. They are substantially lighter than an AK, yet still pack 7.62X39 punch. I have one with a side-folding stock and a micro Aimpoint on an NEA rail (which allows for perfect co-witnessing with the iron sights). Czechpoint is a good place to get them.
Would it be possible for you to weigh your setup? Wikipedia lists 6.42 lbs. as the weight for a generic VZ58, but that would unfortunately not be a large weight savings. That is, if that is the stock weight. If I could get 6.5 lbs unloaded but including Aimpoint Micro, I think we might actually have a good possibility.
How is the reliability of the VZ58? I know the design is not the same as that of an AK, just curious how it stacks up in comparison.
I will try to weigh it and get some pics for you. It will probably be a few days on the weight, as I don't have a scale. All I know is that it definitely feels significantly lighter than a comparably equipped AK. They are not cheap though.
The reliability is excellent. There would be no problems in that regard. Nalioth has done a write up detailing the differences between the VZ58 and the AK.
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You could check out a VZ58. They are substantially lighter than an AK, yet still pack 7.62X39 punch. I have one with a side-folding stock and a micro Aimpoint on an NEA rail (which allows for perfect co-witnessing with the iron sights). Czechpoint is a good place to get them.
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As has been noted, you could mod a G2 FCG yourself. For some, that is a fine option. However, if you check out all that Dinzag does to make the G2 work just right with the Saiga .308, the price he charges really isn't at all bad for the quality and peace of mind.
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If you don't mind spending a fortune, Arsenal has done a limited run of 5.45X39 krinks.
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Best wishes on your recovery! It will take awhile. Saigatherapy may help!
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I've ordered from K-Var. They are the only game in town for many parts. Got my items quickly, prices were cheaper than private sellers on forums and the parts were all individually packed in heat sealed plastic bags. When I need specific parts (bullet guides, rivets, pistons) I go to them and will again.
+1! I have had good experiences with K-var so far. Some of their prices may be a little high, but some of their products are competitively priced. They have a wide array of high quality products. I have always found their service to be excellent, but YMMV.
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Warsaw pact length is what is issued with the Kalashnkikov.
Nato length is only sold at K-Var, as we Americans tend to be larger than the average Russian conscript.
Which one you choose depends on how you tend to shoot.
I personally prefer the Warsaw length.
+1 Nalioth. If you use a more squared-off stance, the Warsaw length stock is generally better. If you use a more bladed stance, the NATO length is generally better. I much prefer the Warsaw length, even though I am a bit above average in height.
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Looks cool.
Now, let me be clear that I've never been instructed in the technique, so I don't know how effective "combat rolls" actually are, but I gotta say, they always remind me a bit of this...
You mean they remind you of someone "playing ninja" in the most retarded/unrealistic way possible? Yeah, I got the same impression... But, he's not as silly as he looks. There are situations you might change stance in ONE of those manners. Putting them all together like a Kata simply looks moronic. (The low stance would be excellent for someone who really needs to slip and shoot his foot off.)
Gabe is putting the movements together for instructional purposes, illustrating ways in which you could rapidly act to provide 360 degrees of coverage depending upon where the "threat" is in relation to you.
His transition looks ugly as hell as well. It breaks 180, (so It would DQ you in most tactical competitions), the sling is sloppy,(It wouldn't be much good in a running transition with the barrel bouncing off the back of your knees), and bringing it all the way over your head would slow your transition down so much as to get you an new orifice from your target. Not to mention if you were wearing a vest or pack, it would be impossible to do, or prone to getting the weapon hung up in your gear.
Gabe doesn't care about tactical competitions. He cares about what he believes will work in the very high-stress realm of armed confrontation. To that end, Gabe favors simple gross motor skill techniques over more complicated techniques involving finer motor skills. Such a training philosophy is now mainstream, in law enforcement training at least. I have seen him do running transitions with that method, and it works very well for him. One might also keep in mind that the point of such a transition is to secure the long gun in a big hurry, because something went seriously wrong with it and you need to switch to a handgun as quickly as possible. His method is effective in that regard. Gabe's approach to sling use also makes ambidextrous use of a long gun easier than is the case with most other sling techniques--no monkeying around with the sling is required. The techniques works fine with a tactical vest or chest rig, as Gabe has demonstrated countless times. While not ideal with a pack, I don't see how it would be "impossible to do," or even difficult to do. Again, the technique is employed to deal with an immediate problem. Long-term comfort is not a consideration in such a case.
I don't know the guy from Adam, but he looks low speed, high drag.
Gabe is about as far from "high drag" as you can get. His training emphasizes simplicity and efficiency above all else, without sacrificing effectiveness. He does not have as high speed a resume as some, but his training techniques are sound. Nothing is perfect, and there is always room for disagreement, but his methods do work well.
Maybe his tactics are more suited to pump-guns outfitted a certain way for duty use. But the Saiga 12 would be more effectively employed like a carbine. It IS a carbine, a low capacity one, rebuilt for larger ammo, and with limited range.
If you were familiar with Gabe's rifle CQB training, you would see that he is running the S-12 in the same way. That actually makes the S-12 specific DVD less interesting to me, as I am already familiar with his rifle CQB training methods. Gabe sometimes fires a longer string of shots to break out of the double-tap mode and emphasize the need to be prepared to keep shooting until the problem is solved.
Far be it from me to pop anyone's balloons, but that vid is just silly. IMHO
It is just a very brief collection of small portions of a few segments. The selection could have been better, but the whole video cannot reasonably be judged on the basis of a few seconds of footage taken out of context. Gabe's videos are pretty good.
Heath
I am not touting Gabe's training over anyone else's. I just wanted to note that his training methods are sound. He is NOT some inept joker.
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Obviously this thread never should have been started. This is the worst overreaction I have ever seen on this forum. The only reason I am adding a reply is to add my voice to all those supporting Dinzag / Brian. I have dealt with Brian several times, and his customer service is second to none. He does business the way it should be done. He bends over backwards to help his customers, and if there is a problem he makes it right and then some. It is almost sickening that a stand-up guy like that should even have to deal with this garbage thread. Dinzag rocks!
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I have an SLR-106UR, and I have the Ultimak rail for it. The correct Ultimak rail IS available, although it may not show up on the Ultimak website. I am having my SLR-106UR made into an SBR, so I cannot show a picture of it with the Ultimak rail on it. However, there is a picture of an SLR-107 UR made into an SBR with an Ultimak rail here
that is the proper configuration. Are you eventually going to remove the dust-cover rail?
That one isn't mine. It is a Rifle Dynamics build for someone else. I expect it will be months before mine is done due to the paperwork and backlogs. Mine will not have the rail attached to the hinged dust cover, just the Ultimak.
Awesome. Good luck with the build. It is hard to believe there are still people out there who think the Krebs rail has any advantage over the ultimak setup.
Thanks man. I really think that the Ultimak is the best way to go too.
Now Carrying Saiga 12 Gauges
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Welcome! Your company is a very valuable addition to the forum.