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I have an Olympic lower that I don't know its origins. I bought this Franken build a while ago, and it ran ok so far. The searches I've done on slam fires tell of the same test for releasing the hammer, holding the trigger and resetting the hammer, then letting trigger go. I've done that test...

I have very little experience with my M14 (Fulton/Polytech build), so I haven't a clue how to address what my bolt it doing. Basically it gets stuck randomly both with and without rounds in the chamber; but not everytime. When it happens its when I pull the charging handle, it moves back about a...

I have an SPS Varmint, and I bought a stock from an SPS Tactical thinking I could just swap them out. Well, the Varmint has a blind mag, and the Tactical stock has a big old cutout for the external mag. Is there a way to use this, or is it just my new door proper-upper?

I have a standard and a para, and I was wondering if any of the FPS/ballistics experts could tell me if the barrel lengths matter with this caliber like they do with .308. What barrel was this round developed for? More important to me is what barrel length is optimal for utilizing the...

So I think this thread I started has convinced me to keep my M1a Bush Rifle after all. It appears I was in fact missing something. :evil: I had created a "price check" thread for my SAI Bush Rifle, and without even listing it for sale someone contacted me about buying it and offered me what I'd...

I searched for a M1a, and particularly a Bush rifle for ages, and now that I have it I'm just not getting what all the fuss about M1a's is about. I have a few .308 MBR's: a Springfield 18" M1a Bush rifle, an FN FAL, a DPMS LR308. The M1a cost twice as much as the FAL, literally ($1500 v. $750)...

Can someone tell me what a good price on a Bush rifle in the current market might be? I can't find any for sale like mine here, or on Gunbrokers; maybe I didn't search right? Nothing came up in searches for Springfield Bush Rifle and variations of the like. But I have one from early1994 that's...

Can anyone tell just from looking at this photo how to execute this? I have a can of camo green krylon, as well as the tan and the black; so Ive got my paint. I just can't tell from looking at this in what order the colors were layered, and what was used to create affects. Anyone?

Over the years I've gotten into the habit of polishing the black coating off of my pistol barrels when they get looking raggedy. With my Dremel and some orange compound I can get the barrrels of Sigs, Glocks, etc., to a nice shiney finish. All except for XD's; no matter how much compound I add I...

I just got a used Choate +3 for my 870 mag express. Am I supposed to have a special plug for this? The seller sent an orange one that seems identical to the one in the shotgun. The 870's tube has two grooves at the end that won't allow the orange follower past it unless it's lines up with the...

Just trying to figure out the details about DS Arms STG58 FALs. I'm meeting a guy tomorrow to buy his "new/unused" STG58. This might be a dumb question, but does DS Arms just make the barrel and receiver and put them onto used parts kits? Or, is the whole rifle new? If it is on a kit, is the kit...

I'm trying to install my Polytech M14 into a SAGE EBR, and spent half my day trying to get the flash suppressor off the Polytech. I finally decided it was either spot welded or Locktited on there, and whacked it off with a giant screwdriver and hammer. That did it. I am now hung up on the Op...

I was hoping someone could give me the basic breakdown of carrying firearms across state lines in an RV Trailer. We live in Colorado, and don't have to worry about having CCW to have guns in our cars, so I'm rather spoiled and unfamiliar with all the various issues with driving around armed in...

I have a simple inquiry; I want to improve the felt recoil on my Para 14. It has a tiny nub of a guide rod and a factory spring. Its not so much that the recoil is bad, but that the recoil isn't "smooth" like my other 1911. I assume any old 1911 full length guide rod will be an improvement over...

I've had a M1a on my "wanted list" for quite some time. I have a buddy who bought a M1a Loaded last fall before the election and never fired it. I was only just getting over the sticker shock of the $1100-$1300 for a standard before fall '08 hit and the prices went up. My buddy wants to sell...

My Sig 226 and 229 are well shot at this point, and the black factory coating is about half worn on both. Its just an aestetics thing, but I'd rather it didn't look so shoddy. What's the best way to get it off and just have a shiny barrel? Is there an attachment in my Dremel kit that might work?

My Para 16.40 LDA often (not every time) has an occasional failure of the slide to return to battery when loading the last round into the chamber. A little push on the back of the slide with a thumb gets it to battery quite easily, but I would like to understand why it happens in the first...

I recently read a comment (somewhere?) that has suddenly caused me to question some arms in my safe. Is it true that the ballistics of a .308 WIN (NATO) diminish to similar ballistics of a 7.62x39 when fired out of a 16" barrel? If this is true then it has huge implications on some of my...

I had what probably should have been a catastrophic failure on my Sig P229, but luckily it's built like a friggin tank and the only thing that I lost was my extractor and pin/spring. It was a case head failure from my reloads. It was my own fault as a few were made with 6 grains of powder...

I'm trying to figure out if it's worth the money for sealing my criminal record here in Colorado. Long story short I was arrested twice in 2004 on felony drug possession charges. Both cases resulted in deferred sentences pursuant to successful completion of probation and "drug court". I've been...