Recent content by sawcut

Thank you for the additional information. The binding I felt was just as the lugs begin to lock into the action (when the bolt is almost all the way forward). But perhaps it is the bolt handle binding against the receiver as you suggest. I'll check mine and figure out the best way to remedy...

Below is a web page that discusses the issue, and even then there are some grey areas when you read it. You can make a very nice replica AR with an 80% lower, but based on the information out there, I would not drill into the 80% lower one bit. The replica would not have a trigger, but you...

Thanks for posting the information and photos LoonWulf. I have an American in 223 (AR mags) that I will do the same to. It has sharp machining and could use some polishing and cleaning up. One item that I wonder if others have noticed: If I am operating the action hard, and I push the bolt up...

A guy in my club recently put together the High Tower bullpup. It looks really cool, and the plastic stock is very nicely designed and has a high quality look and feel. Very good job on the appearance and execution of this stock. His had a high mounted red dot sight that was a good match for the...

Nice looking rifle. Interestingly, that model CZ 550 is a nitride finished controlled round feed rifle. Like a modernized nitride Mauser 98, an extreme condition rifle if there ever was one. Alas, I noticed on their website that the 550 models with CRF are largely discontinued, in favor a new...

Nice pictures and information. I hope you post how your bolt polishing goes and any other mods you do. I will be trying them myself. I do have a question for anyone else that has a Ruger American: I have the 223 Predator AR mag. Overall I like the value and handling of the rifle. But I find...

I very recently got the Ruger American Predator 223 with AR mags. A very good value for the price, although on mine I have minor issues with a rough bolt. I copied 2 threads on AR15.com below that discuss similar topics, and I posted in both of them since I just got my Ruger 223 and could add my...

My buddies and I have bought or assembled a few 9mm ARs, and they have become some of our favorite rifles. Inexpensive to shoot, moderate recoil, and without the loud blast that a similar 223 rifle would have. We really have fun with them on steel targets and other offhand rapid fire shooting...

I think a 45 Auto carbine can be a great, easy to shoot, light weight carbine. As other have noted, the chronograph results don't lie. A very generic 230 grain ball load may only gain 50 fps in a 16" barrel compared to a 5" pistol, while a 185 grain +p can gain 200 fps and a serious boost in...

Both are decent rifles, but I think the Howa has several better features, as noted in other posts. But I have one big issue with the Howa... Howa, what are you thinking? How many sales do you make in the USA versus Europe? The rifle barrel has metric threads, making it a little bit more...

Below is a link to Savage's website where you can order parts. You need to input the serial number of the rifle, but it will only show you the part numbers for the components that the rifle came with. To find parts listing for other models, you have to be creative and plug in numbers. With a...

On the military iron sights, the small aperture is used to zero the rifle at 300 yards. At this setting, when flipped to the large aperture, the zero distance will be approximately 200 yards. Makes sense in that you'd use the large aperture in low light or moving targets, which you really would...

rbernie, On the rear sight, it is not that the components between the fixed carry handle (A2) and detachable carry handle (M4/A4) are different, it is that when they made the carry handle and rear sight removable, the new sight plane was .040 higher than it was on the A2, so the expedient...

The clamp on front sight base will work fine on a 16" or 20" barrel. It is not "F-marked". F-marked which means the sight (the flat deck, actually) is slightly (around .040) taller than a standard A2 front sight base. Unfortunately, there are no clamp on F front sight bases, but the small...

I would like the idea of a bolt action AR upper. I can't say that it is any more practical than a semi-auto, but sometimes you just want to shoot a bolt action. An AR upper is a pretty low cost item, the real extra cost item is a bolt with a handle. Hopefully one could be engineered for a...