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GreyWolf1129 said:
Maybe if I wore yoga pants no one would fuss. Check out what’s in her right hand.
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Carbine gas system AR that the rear sight is mounted too far forward (and possibly mounted backwards), possibly a cheap grip and stock and a barrel with the 203 cuts that you hate?
 
#6,554
#6,554
Grand Vol said:
Carbine gas system AR that the rear sight is mounted too far forward (and possibly mounted backwards), possibly a cheap grip and stock and a barrel with the 203 cuts that you hate?
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Well of course you saw all of that. You are from the “ranks of the cultured”.
 
#6,555
#6,555
GreyWolf1129 said:
Well of course you saw all of that. You are from the “ranks of the cultured”.
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I notice the little things.

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InVOLuntary said:
Lol. How can one not find handguards?
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I'm just being a "traditionalist", I guess. GV can fill you in on my special brand of hard-headedness when it comes to my AR's.

I'm a big fan of Magpul mags, but not so much their hand guards, etc. I might, or might not want a "4 rail" system. I do not want a vertical foregrip, but I might want a bipod for AR #2. I'm "meh" on free floating, although that might be a good idea for AR #2.

You with me now?

TBH, I'm not even looking. If it's out there, GV will find it, and all I'll have to do is pull out the plastic.

:good!:
 
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GreyWolf1129 said:
I'm just being a "traditionalist", I guess. GV can fill you in on my special brand of hard-headedness when it comes to my AR's.

I'm a big fan of Magpul mags, but not so much their hand guards, etc. I might, or might not want a "4 rail" system. I do not want a vertical foregrip, but I might want a bipod for AR #2. I'm "meh" on free floating, although that might be a good idea for AR #2.

You with me now?

TBH, I'm not even looking. If it's out there, GV will find it, and all I'll have to do is pull out the plastic.

:good!:
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I just took the opportunity to pile on. :)

I have gotten to where I don't like quad rails. As you've mentioned, I like something smooth to grab onto over the barrel. The roughness of a quad rail doesn't offer that. You can purchase and I have, snap on rubber covers to help with it but they're big and bulky. My favorite setup is my SBR. I'll post a pick to follow but it is a tube rail that stops just short of the combo gas block/small rail. This allows me to install flip-up sites on top and an accessory to the bottom such as a light or laser or even a foregrip. I've come to really like the smooth tube type hand guards.

By second favorite is the keymod style handguard. This allows you to place the rails wherever you like. I'll post a picture of my keymod handguard as well.

SBR:
 

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Keymod style handguard:
 

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#6,562
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InVOLuntary said:
I just took the opportunity to pile on. :)

I have gotten to where I don't like quad rails. As you've mentioned, I like something smooth to grab onto over the barrel. The roughness of a quad rail doesn't offer that. You can purchase and I have, snap on rubber covers to help with it but they're big and bulky. My favorite setup is my SBR. I'll post a pick to follow but it is a tube rail that stops just short of the combo gas block/small rail. This allows me to install flip-up sites on top and an accessory to the bottom such as a light or laser or even a foregrip. I've come to really like the smooth tube type hand guards.

By second favorite is the keymod style handguard. This allows you to place the rails wherever you like. I'll post a picture of my keymod handguard as well.
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No worries, I enjoy a good dogpile from time to time, especially when I can start it and then just sit back and watch everyone else get muddy...

So I still have "those clunky old Colt handguards" simply because I haven't found anything I like better. Yet. Poor old GV had to go rummaging around in his basement to find me a mount for my Scout light thanks to my inability to move out of the '70's. I knew he'd come up with something.

Every time I'm in Academy or any place that has shooting supplies, I look. I look online. I look at other people's guns. I ask around. I have a friend on the GSP SWAT team, which led me to my Aimpoint PRO and Geissele trigger, and some of those guys are carrying SBR's with Daniel Defense (?) hand guards. Just not my style. Yet.

When I see it, I'll know. Until then, I'll just mope along with those ugly-butt Colt things. At least it's set up to shoot well.

It's all good.
 
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txbo said:
Appendix carry

VIDEO: Holstered Pistol Discharges...Negligent or Accident? - The Truth About Guns
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Any time you carry almost any gun with a round in the pipe, you risk an AD. Glock, any 1911 style, and most others that are not DA/SA, or offer a positive de-cock. Even a wheelgun can go off if you try hard enough.

Of course, you can carry at the 4 to 8 o'clock positions, and then risk getting killed with your own gun in the checkout line at Publix when the guy behind you pushes you forward; takes your gun; and kills you with it.

Concealed carry is compromised carry. Make it easy to draw and shoot from a concealed position, and you likewise make it just as easy for anyone else who gets their hands on your gun. Or you can risk it dropping out and going off at the bank, or while you're doing a backflip at a nightclub (Hello, FBI...looking at you here!).

If I could design a Level III holster for appendix carry that took up less space than a mailbox, I'd be rich.

Know your gun. Know the condition it's in. Know what you can, and more importantly cannot or should not do when you're carrying. Anything downstream of that is on you.

I just try to not make a mistake that someone else has already made.
 
#6,564
#6,564
What about the Bravo B5 system carbines handguard? Looks like it's definitely thinner than the Colt, but still the traditional round profile.
 
#6,565
#6,565
GreyWolf1129 said:
Any time you carry almost any gun with a round in the pipe, you risk an AD. Glock, any 1911 style, and most others that are not DA/SA, or offer a positive de-cock. Even a wheelgun can go off if you try hard enough.

Of course, you can carry at the 4 to 8 o'clock positions, and then risk getting killed with your own gun in the checkout line at Publix when the guy behind you pushes you forward; takes your gun; and kills you with it.

Concealed carry is compromised carry. Make it easy to draw and shoot from a concealed position, and you likewise make it just as easy for anyone else who gets their hands on your gun. Or you can risk it dropping out and going off at the bank, or while you're doing a backflip at a nightclub (Hello, FBI...looking at you here!).

If I could design a Level III holster for appendix carry that took up less space than a mailbox, I'd be rich.

Know your gun. Know the condition it's in. Know what you can, and more importantly cannot or should not do when you're carrying. Anything downstream of that is on you.

I just try to not make a mistake that someone else has already made.
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I couldn’t disagree more but we’ve had that conversation before.
1)I don’t open carry in grocery store lines.
2) I don’t point loaded guns at my junk.
3) Nobody says “go” to start a gun fight.
 
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#6,566
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GreyWolf1129 said:
No worries, I enjoy a good dogpile from time to time, especially when I can start it and then just sit back and watch everyone else get muddy...

So I still have "those clunky old Colt handguards" simply because I haven't found anything I like better. Yet. Poor old GV had to go rummaging around in his basement to find me a mount for my Scout light thanks to my inability to move out of the '70's. I knew he'd come up with something.

Every time I'm in Academy or any place that has shooting supplies, I look. I look online. I look at other people's guns. I ask around. I have a friend on the GSP SWAT team, which led me to my Aimpoint PRO and Geissele trigger, and some of those guys are carrying SBR's with Daniel Defense (?) hand guards. Just not my style. Yet.

When I see it, I'll know. Until then, I'll just mope along with those ugly-butt Colt things. At least it's set up to shoot well.

It's all good.
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That's the beautiful thing about the AR platform. You can dress it up to suit your style and needs, others be damned.

There's alot of Chinese stuff out there that is decent quality and it's inexpensive. Makes it easy and relatively painless to experiment. You be you.
 
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txbo said:
I couldn’t disagree more but we’ve had that conversation before.
1)I don’t open carry in grocery store lines.
2) I don’t point loaded guns at my junk.
3) Nobody says “go” to start a gun fight.
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Crossed wires here, I suspect.

1) I was referring to concealed carry. Easy to print with the weapon on your 6. I never open carry when not in uniform.

2) Me either. I know it's junk, but it's my junk, and I'm kinda fond of it. Of course, this means nothing in the pipe, be it the G36, or the Rock, but I drill monthly on draw, rack, and 3 rounds on the target. To each their own, but I'll trade the one second to rack for complete security on my junk.

3) Agreed. So what I do is try to find every edge I can to give me back that 1 or 2 seconds I give away up front. Always park to the left at convenience stores and such. Put your engine block between you and anything that comes out the door. At restaurants, sit facing the main entrance, and know where the kitchen is. That's your "out" if you need one. At church, eyes on the parking lot. If they're coming in with a gun, that's the best place to spot them.

Oh...at home, always one in the pipe. Just in case you catch me on the throne. It means checking the condition of my weapon of choice several times a day, but where's the harm in that?

And in the end...whatever works for you. I try to learn most of my lessons from the mistakes of others. It hurts less. That's what led me to where I am today.

Keep Safe.
 
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#6,573
#6,573
GreyWolf1129 said:
Gotta be former Air Force. Probably AFSP.

:whistling:
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No, we actually knew which way the mag was inserted. Probably because we were using M16s 25 years before the Navy even thought of transitioning from the M14s.

It's okay being the bastard stepchild when it comes to small arms in the military.
 
#6,574
#6,574
Grand Vol said:
No, we actually knew which way the mag was inserted. Probably because we were using M16s 25 years before the Navy even thought of transitioning from the M14s.

It's okay being the bastard stepchild when it comes to small arms in the military.
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Well...I figured there's no way she's Navy, as they send the Marines to handle all of their close-in gunfights. Obviously not a Marine, because it looks like she has bathed in the last 6 weeks. Can't be Army, since the weapon doesn't look like a leftover relic from 1971. And not Coast Guard, since she's too short. Have to be at least 6'0" for the CG, so you can walk back to the beach if your boat sinks.


That left the Air Force. But on second look, you're right. Judging by the shadows, this incident took place after 4 pm. There's no way a USAF vet would engage in something as disgusting as a shootout after normal working hours.


My apologies for the incorrect analysis.
 
#6,575
#6,575
Going to sell the enfield I just bought if anyone in the Midstate area wants it or knows anyone that does...

P.s.- I bought it like I do ten times a year without asking the misses.......this one time, she cares.
 
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