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    AR-15 build will not cycle. Need help/advice

    Hey guys, I built an AR-15 with a rifle length gas system and a luthar adjustable stock with a rifle buffer. This has a 20 inch SS fluted barrel chambered in .223 wylde. I cannot get this rifle to cycle and I am asking for your help please! To catch you up: I have never been able to get...
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    Stuck drill bit in aluminum? Why not just dissolve it?

    A few weeks ago, I was working on an AR-15 lower receiver. It was an 80% lower that I had done the milling on. I found a hole in the lower not wide enought for the detent pin and spring. I believed it was just some paint or other defect obstructing the install. I decided to drill it out...
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    Retro-build M-16 clone

    I want to build a rifle in an M-16 like configuration circa the Vietnam era and was hopping some of you might know sources for parts? I was thinking of the carry handle upper receiver(single piece) with a 22" barrel, rifle length gas system with classic pinned gas block, and bakelite handguard...
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    AR-15 Adjustable gas block usage?

    I have several AR-15's in 5.56 and I am looking to build a .300 AAC Blackout soon. I am just wondering when an adjustable gas block would be required? Is it only required for when you are considering shooting with a suppressor or for sub-sonic rounds? Can any one add input /clarify? I was...
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    Mosin nagant 1891/30 drill and tape for ATI scope mount

    Can anyone offer advice I am looking to drill and tape a ATI scope mount to a Mosin Nagant 1891/30? How deep do you drill the holes? I have not yet gotten the kit yet so I am in the information gathering phase.
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    1903A3 Scant stock finishing help

    I recently got a 1903A3 and I purchased a new scant stock set(keeping original of course) from Boyds and I wanted some help on how I should finish the stock? I was thinking Gun Stock stain and then several coats of boiled linseed oil? Can I get some suggestions from others who have done similar?
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    Jericho 941 9mm favorite load

    I just recently got a 9mm Jericho 941. I am looking to shoot 115 grn Jacket Hollow Point and Round Nose bullets with unique. Does anyone have a favorite load they use? Should I be considering a different powder choice? A different bullet weight? Obviously I have loading manuals, I am just...
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    Building an AR-15 in 9mm Help!

    So I have a lower and upper all set to go with a lower parts kit, upper, standard at upper parts kit. No bolt, barrel, gas system. What parts would I need to get for a 16" barrel carbine system? First I need a 9mm chambered barrel with barrel extension(suggestions for all listed?), a 9mm AR...
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    Wanted - Good deal on ar Barrels

    Does anyone know where I could find a good deal on AR barrels?
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    223 ar headspace

    I just put together my first AR 15 in 223. I am trying to determine if the headspace on the rifle is within standards. I have a go and no go guage. When I rack them they both appear to be able to be chambered in the rifle. I was under the impression the no go guage should not have chambered...
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    Looking for a cheap AR lower

    Anybody have a source for a cheap AR lower receiver? I prefer aluminum but will also consider poly. Thanks!
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    Bore slugging a .223

    I am thinking of attempting to bore slug my .223 guns. Has anyone done this? It is still the same process? Lube the slug, hammer it in with 6" dowel pieces of hard wood? I could only fine poplar that skinny and I am afraid it will get stuck and end up a mess. Any advice?
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    Slugging some barrels

    I was thinking of slugging the barrels of my firearms. I know I should not use wood rods to knock them through but what type of rod would be best, brass, steel or what? Thanks Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk 2
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    AR 15 cycling problem

    I started this topic last time I went to the range and first experienced the cycling issue with a newly put together AR 15. http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=704814 Basically I have a new AR 15, 20 inch barrel, and it does not cycle the bolt back far enough to pickup the next...
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    .223 powder with better port preasure?

    I have a .223 I put together the lower on and purchased an upper. Last time I was at the range I had quiet a few failures to feed and failures to clear the ejection port. I got a lot of advice on possible causes, but at the time port preasure never came up. Anyway I am wondering if that is my...
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    police survey regarding proposed gun control measures

    the below study has some really interesting information. the respondents of the below survey were LEOs. check it out! http://www.policeone.com/Gun-Legislation-Law-Enforcement/articles/6183787-PoliceOnes-Gun-Control-Survey-11-key-findings-on-officers-thoughts/ Posted from Thehighroad.org...
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    7.62x39mm reloading help

    I am loading 7.62x39mm with IMR 4198 and am almost te max recommended load by Hornady or Lyman. Still seems under powered compared to a Russian surplus round. My question s - is their a better powder to use for 7.62x39mm? Can anyone who loads for it give me some tips? I am shooting them in a...
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    Mauser M48 stuck action screw

    My M48 build is giving me more trouble than it is worth. Now the rear action screw is stuck I can rotate it about a half turn but than it binds up. I have already shattered three tool steel bits trying to get it out. Any ideas? I have spared it with Kroil and PB blaster and it is still stuck...
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    The First One....

    No matter how many I have the first one that I bought always holds a special place because it was the first one that was mine, not grandads or an uncles but mine. My Yugo M48A: What is your first one and does it hold special significance for you?
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    Carl Gustav M38 Carbine 6.5x55 swede - School me on these rifles

    I am considering a Carl Gustav M38 in 6.5x55 swede. Does anyone have experience/knowledge of these rifles as I do not know a lot about them? They have it at 200 is that a good price?
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