What gun stuff did you do today?

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Did another. Easy as eating pancakes. For the weight watchers--- carbine stock with tube and nut 13.1 oz , a2 stock with tube 16.1 oz. Also 3oz buffer vs 5.3 oz buffer. Lighter is always better.

** note easy to get the correct length, install the short spacer, slide it down the tube till you can just see the edge of the first hole. Mark thru the screw hole, remove and file the slot. ***

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

A2 and carbine conversion stock

 

[TK5o]

A2 and carbine conversion stock

Is it as stable/sturdy as the factory configuration? How about compared to the factory rifle length? Any play in the modified version

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Solid no wiggle. It's set just like A2 length. Also lighter!

 

[TK5o]

Looks like its not boogered up so you could go back to a collapsable stock if needed. Good job

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Looks like its not boogered up so you could go back to a collapsable stock if needed. Good job

Yep. Thanks. Just slide it off and slide the collapsible stock back on. Might show at the fully extended position. I'll have to check and see. With the short cap installed it looks factory.

 

[Crazydoc68]

New Patriot Valley Arms barrel arrived today. 6BR 26" 1/7.5 twist straight taper .925" at muzzle. It's a work of beauty.

They even included one of their aftermarket barrel nuts and crow foot wrench( 40.00 value) for free!!!!

Shout out to the PVA team!!!!

 

[Telum Pisces]

Loaded up a small batch of .223

I made a small mistake on the first 100 rounds and didn't notice the mistake. Had to pull apart those 100 rounds and resize the brass.

I didn't set the die correctly and it slightly bulged the shoulder of the brass. I hate making mistakes!

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[Crazydoc68]

Just shoot them, they will fire form out!!!

 

[SAWMAN]

When I start a reloading process,after I prep only one piece of brass,I gently insert it into the chamber and gently close the action to check the brass demensions. This . . on a single,bolt,or AR. All my brass is separated by which gun it goes in also.
Then after I seat the bullet I try it in the chamber again. Then load the rest of the batch.
IMO if you just shoot them,it will alter the brass demensions and over work the brass. Also,if they require an extra effort to chamber it could be putting undue stresses on your firearm. (carrier,bolt,extractor,ejector,charging/bolt handle,chamber wear,accuracy ??)---- SAWMAN

 

[Telum Pisces]

Just shoot them, they will fire form out!!!

They wouldn't chamber well at all. It was a mistake and I've already pulled them and reloaded them after running them through the re-sizing die again. I had spot checked all the case lengths too. They were once fired brass that I had purchased some time ago. Some ended up being longer than they should and made the shoulder bulge even more on those rounds. Ended up trimming all to a set length and going from there.

Seems like I learn something new every time I go to load a batch of ammo. I'm fairly new to reloading. Sucks messing up a good bit of rounds. Luckily this mistake was correctable and I didn't need to waste components. Wasting components during this lack of availability is not something I want to be doing.

Round on the left was one of the bad ones

 

[Daezee]

Today's project was sight in my Swedish M96/38 with my cast bullet load. Asked a friend to bring his Swedish armorer front sight adjustment tool. One partial turn of the windage adjuster knob and the Swede was now sighted in. Ta Da! Spent the rest of the range day shooting cans and bits of clay pigeons and then reloaded the 50 rounds shot when I got home.

 

[Crazydoc68]

Yeah that's pretty bad for sure

 

[Telum Pisces]

Teaching my boy how to shoot. He's been bugging me to shoot more.

 

[DSPLCD1]

I put a clear shellac and Dong on my Romy. Seems that's the cool thing to do these days..

 

[Jhunter]

Brought a 223 barrel back to life on one of my bolt guns. It had a nasty carbon ring from lack of cleaning, probably 1500 rounds without. A little bit of maintenance goes along way. Or in this case a lot of maintenance

 

[fl57caveman]

Brought a 223 barrel back to life on one of my bolt guns. It had a nasty carbon ring from lack of cleaning, probably 1500 rounds without. A little bit of maintenance goes along way. Or in this case a lot of maintenance

nice group, maybe a couple clicks to the left now...

 

[rviray]

Currently in Texas helping to get my youngest get settled in for school. I got bored so I looked up Gun Ranges in the area...damn...they got a crap ton in the area. It's like Texas is the Patron State of shooting stuff. The Pan Handle gotta step up their game....

 

[no woryz]

Feel like I just won the Garand En Bloc lottery... been searching for months for WRA enbloc's for my 2 rifles and got a "in stock" email just now saying 5 from an estate sale.. $11 each.... an absolute steal for them... bought all 5...

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

I guess this could be" what gun stuff did my bride do today." She picked up the DPMS that Fred picked up for me. Even got some more parts!! Now to get a good scope for it. Looking at the Nikon m-308. Going to need more mags, suggestions?Thanks to all!