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It damn sure can try one’s patience.

That is where I needed the hemostat. Those springs can really fly!

It’s actually rather simple, or at least the way I went about it. First thing is buy a kit. This will include everything you need but the lower. I got one from PSA for a little over $320. If you are patient you will find they run sales and you can save another $20. Surprisingly it came with a 4150 chrome moly barrel and a forged 7075 T6 receiver. It was sort of a M4 knock off, 16” barrel with 1-7 twist, M4 adjustable stock, pretty much everything you will need. Trigger, buffer tube, pins, everything. Mine even came with Magpul sites. For the lower I just bought an Anderson at a local pawn shop. They made all of Colt’s LE branded rifles at one point. I’m not sure if they still do. But, it’s a mil-spec part. It set me back $70. Once you have those items it’s just a matter of sitting down and assembling it. Take your time, no special tools are really needed, but some special tools would speed up the process. Though I have the tools I purposely only used a small punch, a hemostat forcep clamp (for the front detent pin) and of course the buffer wrench. There are a vast number of YouTube videos that will walk you through the process if you’re a little uncomfortable on your first go. I would say the trigger will freak you out the most. Though once you install it you will laugh at yourself when you realize just how easy the process actually is. Give it a go, it is a fun way to spend an afternoon without breaking the bank. And there is a strange satisfaction firing it for the first time knowing you had a hand in it.

It was a fun experience. The biggest thing I got out of it was I could have bought a ready to go rifle from a place like Bud’s for around the same price. So there really isn’t a cost savings. I guess it comes down to the satisfaction of assembling one vs buying one. How good are they? Well, unless you’re firing thousands of rounds, or looking for excellent accuracy I think they’re good enough to enjoy plinking on the farm.

Just for fun I thought I should try and build the absolute cheapest AR possible. The criteria was simple….it just had to shoot safely. The best I could do was around $400. Anyone else try this?

His LinkedIn profile shows he works for B2B sales since May of this year. Kind of an interesting company, but not what I expected he would be doing.

I blame the third base coach. He hesitated, which caused the runner to slow. He rounds the bag with the run sign he beats the throw.

This looks like it will solve my problem. I’m a dumbass for not reading the entire thread.

That’s solid right there.

I just came over to this thread to see what others are using to support this heavy shit. I have an older Wrath mounted on a semi-auto Ruger .22 magnum. Fucking thing is bulky, and really needs to be on some type of support. No doubt It’s an Armadillo killing machine, but damn thing is unwieldy for being so compact. And you’re spot on for trying to cycle through the different features while hand holding. Any recommendations?

Damn you guys are creative. All of that looks delicious!

Oh shit!

Perhaps a choke job of epic proportions

I see they quit showing Saban’s ass.

Those Holly interviews are a fucking beating

It is seldom I sniff out the plot in a movie like this. But, there were some obvious giveaways that I dismissed simply because they were so obvious. It was a fun movie to watch waiting for my power to come back on.

It keeps me out of trouble…

Here is my current project. A BSA International Mark IV. I had to source out a buttstock as it came to me in the left handed version. The barrel is in good shape, as is the furniture. The bluing is ok considering the age. I’m hoping when done it will shoot. I was shocked to find that the original Parker peep sight goes for several hundred dollars. So that will take some hunting around.

I don’t have one in rimfire. But I have this 1885 Browning in 45-70. I love these actions.

That’s a wonderful rifle!

I wanted to share this one because it puts to rest that you must spend a lot of money to have a highly accurate rifle. I came up shooting with Tony Boyer and Kenny Jarrett. Probably the best marksman I have ever had the privilege of shooting against. If you ever followed the benchrest circuit you know Tony……no one beat Tony, no one. Kenny was good but went on to building his own rifles, if you ever see one you’ll know they are high quality, but nasty expensive. I say all that to qualify my remarks regarding accurate rifles. I know what they should be capable of. What you see in this photograph is a Savage receiver ($200) in .308. Which is not a benchrest cartridge. A Kreiger barrel ($450 bought years ago) in a Bell and Carlson stock with an aluminum chassis inside a fiberglass outer and dipped. If memory serves it was around $300 when I bought it. It carries a 45x Leupold scope. OK, that was overly expensive, but I’m old and need the extra power. It will shoot a clover at 200 meters. With my handloads I can group three shots inside of .475. For comparison my competition rifles are all in 6ppc and shoot close to .250 if I’m having a good day. However they cost outrageously more money for that very slight improvement. I have a lot of rifles that are really nice, but this is one of my favorites because I built it, and it shoots.

And for those that enjoy the 22.250. Here is a pre 64 controlled feed action (1961) Winchester Model 70, with a Douglas heavy (I’m talking real heavy……28” long tube and 1” at the muzzle). In an extremely difficult to find Boyd’s Varminteer stock with the Cadillac vents and Jewel trigger. It’s wearing a Millet scope, but I’ll probably replace it with a Nightforce I swap around from rifle to rifle. At almost 18-1/2 lbs almost no recoil is felt.

I’m a huge fan of old rimfire rifles. Here are a few of my favorites. Two Remington 40x’s, and a perfect condition Remington 513t. The yellow rifle wearing a Don Stith stock was one of my competition rifles. The 513 is stamped US Property and has that gorgeous grey parkerized finish without a single flaw. And with it’s original 75 sight.

Arch has obviously bought in on how things are he would have already left. He gets his advice from his family of former pros who I would guess know considerably more about the process than anyone posting on here. To think any different shows ignorance.

We’re going to roll those stiffs.