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[Mangyrat]

Ar 15 completed ill post pics later.

I didn't get to shoot the Ar today, but i did get in some range time and sight in my 300 win mag and 10/22 i put new scopes on.
shot up around $100 worth of ammo and had a blast.
40 rounds of 300WM, 100 rounds of 9mm and aroudn 200 rounds of 22.

Next trip ill take a shotgun, Ar15 and my colt 22 but it will take me a week to heal up. My damn shoulder is toast after that 300 win mag we were taking turns shooting it so 3 of are hurting.

[CptnBlues63]

Ar 15 completed ill post pics later.

I didn't get to shoot the Ar today, but i did get in some range time and sight in my 300 win mag and 10/22 i put new scopes on.
shot up around $100 worth of ammo and had a blast.
40 rounds of 300WM, 100 rounds of 9mm and aroudn 200 rounds of 22.

Next trip ill take a shotgun, Ar15 and my colt 22 but it will take me a week to heal up. My damn shoulder is toast after that 300 win mag we were taking turns shooting it so 3 of are hurting.

LOL

I can't wait to see the AR

Sounds like a good day at the range to me...........did you take a cigar along?

One afternoon I shot in excess of 50 rounds out of my .308 and I knew it was time to quit when I start flinching. Luckily that never happens with the 10/22!

[Mangyrat]

LOL

I can't wait to see the AR

Sounds like a good day at the range to me...........did you take a cigar along?

One afternoon I shot in excess of 50 rounds out of my .308 and I knew it was time to quit when I start flinching. Luckily that never happens with the 10/22!

I was smoking 601's at the range.

Shoulder is not that bad today i got careless and didn't have it in the proper spot on my shoulder so I'm paying for that now.
I may head to the gun shop today and hunt for some 3 1/2 inch shells for the shotgun just to see how bad that is after 50 rounds or so.

5.56 is damn near imposable to find now but i got a few rounds "640" from a friend so i will be getting some range time in with the AR.
Looks like i need to start reloading

[TheGreekTitan]

That AR looks awesome. Great job! I bet that crossbow is pretty fun also.

[Mangyrat]

This AR build is heavy compared to my friends AR i was shooting the other day.

Im not finished adding weight to it yet I went with a heavy forward grip and sling mount, both are aluminum.
Not much plastic in this build other than Grip, trigger guard and adjustable stock.

I may be ditching the scope and going with a holographic and iron sights back up to shave 1lb of weight off of it.
Ill decide if i want to do a trigger job on it after i get it to the range and put a few hundred rounds threw it.

This is not a light weight delicate build its made to take some punishment.

[Mangyrat]

That AR looks awesome. Great job! I bet that crossbow is pretty fun also.

I do like the cheap cross bow it was fun to modify to how i wanted it but im not finished with it yet.
I still need to shim the bow forward 1/4 inch and twist it back to speed it up a little its 150 lb pull now i want it to around 155.

The range finder scope on it works really well for my old blind eyes "bifocals make it hard to see in scopes with fine cross hairs".
I worked on the triger some polishing it and its nice and smooth but still has a long pull.

The quiver i made for the side of the bow needs to be lowered a little if i have broad heads in it it will cut the bow string first shot, its a easy fix i just havent had time to play with it.

Other then the BB gun its the only thing i can shoot in town with out going to jail.

[Eville]

Nice AR. The stainless barrel is an interesting choice but it looks really nice. I'm anxiously awaiting the arrival of the M1 Garand I ordered a few weeks ago. Shouldn't be much longer now.

[CptnBlues63]

I was smoking 601's at the range.

Shoulder is not that bad today i got careless and didn't have it in the proper spot on my shoulder so I'm paying for that now.
I may head to the gun shop today and hunt for some 3 1/2 inch shells for the shotgun just to see how bad that is after 50 rounds or so.

5.56 is damn near imposable to find now but i got a few rounds "640" from a friend so i will be getting some range time in with the AR.
Looks like i need to start reloading

Very nice looking AR, you did a good job. Between the weight and muzzle break, I bet the muzzle barely moves when you pull the trigger.

My hunting partner and good friend bought a home defender type shottie with the pistol grip with no stock. He loaded it with 3.5's and rapid fired them. After the 5th shot, his eyes were popped and he looked at me and went "ooowwwww" (like donkey on Shrek). Apparently 5 x 3.5's in a pistol grip is a little hard on the webbing between thumb and index finger...............ROFLMA

I see your shottie has a normal stock as well as the pistol grip so your hand shouldn't suffer as much as my friends did (he was done shooting for the day after that). but do keep it in mind.

I'm still a ways away from getting to my range. It's down in a river valley and now that it's melting, that road will be solid mud and unpassable (sighing) so I'll have to wait a bit.

I've been saving all my .45 acp and .308 brass for years because I plan on reloading myself one day. It's got to be the very best solution if you like spending time at the range, and I do!

[Mangyrat]

Weather has been crap here also so no range time this week.

But i do have some days off so ill have a few good cigars waiting for the weather to improve.

[Mangyrat]

It has been a fun week

Thursday i spent at the range and sighted in the AR.
The AR preformed above my expectations, it ran flawlessly.
I would not hesitate to order from SOTA arms again, they did a fine job on the upper with only light machining marks that are hard to see unless you are looking for flaws.

I was having to much fun so i ran 20 rounds of 300 win mag "just to punish my self for having to much fun" in the Remington 770.
Then i finished up the day with the Stoeger P350 and a bunch of 00 buck to destroy what was left of my shoulder.

Spent a few days to recuperate then headed off to sandblast rally this mooring.

[Mangyrat]

Ops canceled order.

[Mangyrat]

Crappy pictures sorry.

I really do like the way the Ar came out the SOTA arms upper fits perfectly to my C3 defense lower.



This Stainless Muzzle Brake belongs on a tank



time to get a new gun cabinet i have room for one more long gun or i could just throw out the wifes BB gun.
From left to right. Home built Ar 15, stoeger p350 home defense 12 guage, Ruger 10/22, Cheap Crossbow, Remington 770 in 300 wm, Remington 121 and My wifes Snake killer BB gun. "and a few hand guns laying on the shelfs"

[Fuma787]

My handguns have changed a bit since 2009 when I started this thread. Sold the Ruger P94 and bought a Glock 17 . Got my CCP, picked up a Kel Tec P11 and for the life of me (quite literally) can't seem to want to get rid of it. I hear stories about the P11's reliability but have had not a single issue with mine. Been having trouble finding 9mm ammo though. Is this a national issue or just NC? Is everyone else having trouble finding ammo too?

[Mangyrat]

My handguns have changed a bit since 2009 when I started this thread. Sold the Ruger P94 and bought a Glock 17 . Got my CCP, picked up a Kel Tec P11 and for the life of me (quite literally) can't seem to want to get rid of it. I hear stories about the P11's reliability but have had not a single issue with mine. Been having trouble finding 9mm ammo though. Is this a national issue or just NC? Is everyone else having trouble finding ammo too?

Ammo shortage is all over the place.
I picked up a few boxes of 9mm last week at Wal-Mart, I hate going to Wal-Mart but I was on a ammo hunt.
Today im looking for 22LR so ill start at the hardware store then hit the gun shops and last ill do Wal-Mart.

[Devil Doc]

Two things about the Ammo situation: You might remember there's a war going on and people are hording because of the political situation.
I got a quarter ton of lead, 30k primers, lots of powder, and more brass and empty shot shells than I can count. I started stocking up after 9/11. Don't cry now, you should have known. It's not the first time it's happened.

Doc

[Mangyrat]

I have some ammo Doc, but you don't shoot up what you cant replace.
I didn't find any 22 other than snake shot no 223 either.

The only thing I found was more 9mm and 380 but I have what I need in that caliber.

[CptnBlues63]

Two things about the Ammo situation: You might remember there's a war going on and people are hording because of the political situation.
I got a quarter ton of lead, 30k primers, lots of powder, and more brass and empty shot shells than I can count. I started stocking up after 9/11. Don't cry now, you should have known. It's not the first time it's happened.

Doc

Can I come and hang with you if the zombie apocalypse ever happens........LOL

We suffer chronic shortages here in Canada. For about a year and a half I couldn't find the .308 ammo I use for hunting. Luckily I had several hundred rounds stored. When they started appearing again, I bought several hundred more. I was told in several sporting goods/gun stores that it was the fault of the US military. Since most of the ammo is manufactured in the US, the US military gets first dibs.

So far the situation in the US doesn't seem to have affected us up here........but it's a slow time of year for ammo. We'll see what happens in a month or two. Luckily I have enough .45 acp and .308 saved up to get me through the summer. I have a couple thousand .22 lr stored up. Normally I don't bother with the .22 because that's never been hard to find but there were a couple sales last fall and I picked a couple 500 round bricks up at a gun auction last fall too.

Hopefully things will normalize in the US real soon. All I know is, I've always meant to reload as it would save me a ton of $$$ and I've always kept my brass.....now may be the time to invest in reloading equipment.

[Devil Doc]

Reloading is a good idea. You can make better ammo at home than you can buy, if you're willing to put in the time and effort. Weather its cheaper or not depends on how much you shoot and how persnickety you get. However re-loaders are facing the same shortages, only it's primers, lead, powder and brass.

Doc

[CptnBlues63]

Reloading is a good idea. You can make better ammo at home than you can buy, if you're willing to put in the time and effort. Weather its cheaper or not depends on how much you shoot and how persnickety you get. However re-loaders are facing the same shortages, only it's primers, lead, powder and brass.

Doc

I'm wondering if the ammo shortage and hording will slow down now that that bill didn't pass in the US. Here's hoping!

The .45 acp I buy is actually made here in Canada by a company that can, and will, reload for you. I'm getting it for about half what I'd pay for factory loads. Since all I'm doing is shooting dinger targets and paper with it, I buy the plain lead semi-wad cutter ammo as it's cheapest