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When's this going to be open for new registration? Thanks!

1911Ron wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 07, 2020 9:35 pm

MightBeABot wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 07, 2020 5:50 pm

Yeah, I anticipate the milspec trigger problem. Keep in mind that I am talking about with a scope though.

A scope won't make you more accurate it will however show you how far off you are.

A scope will allow me to see the target at 500 yards lol

A tragic FAL confession is that 3moa is really hard to hold, even with a 2moa barrel. The trigger is not friendly enough to the shooter, so even if the shooter can hold moa with a 10/22 at 100yds in a wind, hitting 20" at 500 with FAL irons 50% is an accomplisment. Yeah, I anticipate the milspec tr...

1911Ron wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:58 am

The Fals Max effective range is the distance at which you can reliably hit something.

Right, so the key is identifying how far that distance is for a reasonably competent shooter.

Invictus77 wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 05, 2020 8:52 pm

OP, I have not looked at 30 rounders anytime recently to say a number, but Sarco is generally fairly market priced. You may wait for the real board to open and find a better deal from an individual.

Thanks! I wasn't planning to rush out and buy any yet, just looking for a baseline.

But realistically, anything past 300 is going to fall heavy on the shooter. Even identifying a "real" target at 400 can be challenging. It's not like an enemy is going to be standing still with a white background to assist in aiming. Understood, I'm just trying to assess the mechanical limitations ...

I worked at a large defense contractor. They said a gun on their property was grounds for dismissal, even in your car. Then they said if you got caught smoking on their property you could get fired. There was a large group of Missouri country boys that worked there and did what they thought they ne...

Looking for a couple metric 30 rounders, I stumbled across them on Sarco for $65. Is this a fair price for *fair* condition mags? I'm essentially just looking for collectible purposes, but I'd want them to be functional as well.

Stoned_Oli wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 03, 2020 7:10 pm

This one is at Family Pawn in Sedalia, Missouri BTW.

Off topic but I live close to Sedalia! I haven't been to that Family Pawn in a bit, but they seemed to have decent stuff last time I was there. I won't try to snipe your purchase, hope it works out for you!

Thinking about trying some mid to long range shooting with my Izzy when I get it built, assuming a decent build with no horrid problems affecting accuracy. In researching the FAL's effective range, I have seen some sources suggesting it's as low as 500 yards while others push that up to 800 for the ...

I’ve cleaned wood in a couple ways, if its really bad and I plan on refinishing it I will wash it down with Dawn dish soap to remove all of the surface dirt and grease and then I will steam it to get the dirt and grease out of the deep pores and help raise some of the smaller dents, I will then ble...

I have no shortage of elbow grease :lol: What I'm worried about is damaging the wood with any of these methods. I'll probably try the oven route first. Should I put something under the pieces to catch the cosmo, or will it drip at that temperature? Take the wood off. Yes cosmolene can drip, put som...

The takedown lever and safety selector are stuck in place. Not sure if that's because of the grease, but that's my guess. Anybody have a solvent to recommend for dealing with it? A couple ways to deal with cosmoline.. Heat the parts up in an oven at maybe 120 degrees or so, just enough to start loo...

On that note, does anybody have a good source for non-DSA barrels?

Ok, first impressions leave me satisfied. https://i.imgur.com/ZGpTeQa.jpg To my limited knowledge, it looks like everything is here. Nothing appears to be broken or badly damaged, just dirty. Not sure if it's cosmo or what. The dust cover is bent, but I expected that. https://i.imgur.com/O2hZY25.jpg...

Nice try NSA. I can neither confirm nor deny whether my workplace allows or disallows weapons or whether I carry or do not carry at work ;) Oh have no fear. You don’t need to answer whether or not you carry. I was more interested in how many work places ban people from carrying. Yeah, I was trying ...

Nice try NSA. I can neither confirm nor deny whether my workplace allows or disallows weapons or whether I carry or do not carry at work

As the title says, this has been sold. Thanks to everybody who looked!

The the best of my knowledge, all Steyr barrels are bi-pod cut which is incorrect for an Izzy, regardless of muzzle configuration. For pure shootability however, Steyr is generally thought to be one of the best and most accurate barrels. I didn't realize about the incorrect cut, thanks. I know Stey...

I'm considering getting a DSA 21" traditional profile barrel for my Izzy build, but I'm balking slightly at the price tag. They're gone now, but Apex had "good" condition Steyr barrels a few days ago for about half the price and I was wondering if I should look for something like that instead. My co...

Bought this before I knew anything, a classic case of thinking AK building was as easy as AR "building" :lol: It has been collecting dust on a shelf for the last couple of years. I spent $40 + s&h on it, but I'd take $40 flat and cover the ship. I'd also be interested in trades for magazines, furnit...

There was a fix for that when folks started complaining of the same or similar thing happening with their Zastava PAP M92s and such a few years ago. Might google it. I don't recall and can't search the AKFiles. Look for something like 'is my PAP made out of garbage metal' or something like that. Th...

Recently I noticed some major mushrooming on my BCG in my Riley Defense RAK-47 purchased new in 2018. The rifle has only had around 500 rounds through it: https://i.imgur.com/5GoobBSl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/A9Osdlm.jpg https://i.imgur.com/gLaASHt.jpg https://i.imgur.com/a6AJOIM.jpg https://i.imgur....

I should have 4 mags showing up as well.

I'm a lot more concerned about functionality than appearance with all this. I guess it might have to do with my AK background lol