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General Discussion / Re: Gunbroker experiences
« on: April 04, 2015, 12:10:32 AM »
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General Discussion / Re: AR conversion to shoot 5.45x39
« on: March 15, 2015, 10:19:43 AM »
5.45 is cheaper, lighter, and shoots flatter than 7.62x39. Not that there is anything wrong with the latter for its design purpose. Both rounds are readily available. I'm going to be dumping a few thousand of each in the near future.
Vepr should be just as reliable as AK since they are pretty much the same thing.
Vepr should be just as reliable as AK since they are pretty much the same thing.
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General Discussion / Re: AR conversion to shoot 5.45x39
« on: March 11, 2015, 02:09:24 PM »
only lower needs to be registered, and yes, you can get 7.62 uppers.
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General Discussion / Re: AR conversion to shoot 5.45x39
« on: March 08, 2015, 06:04:06 PM »
Yes. You might not need the heavy duty hammer spring if you don't shoot surplus.
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General Discussion / Any swap meets on the horizon?
« on: March 04, 2015, 07:55:41 PM »
I need to off-load a ton of ammo and accessories, and don't want to hassle with listing the stuff.
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General Discussion / Re: AR conversion to shoot 5.45x39
« on: March 04, 2015, 07:44:11 PM »
I have one for sale in firearms. If nobody buys it I'll sell you the the BCG and barrel, both very high quality. or you can have the entire upper if you'd like. Also have the magazines
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General Discussion / Re: Disappointing AR build
« on: September 12, 2014, 04:48:05 PM »Should have brought it to us we would have hooked you up with a good trigger.
Probably will, jus got the cheap trigger to see if I could make it work before I spend money on a decent trigger.
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General Discussion / Re: Disappointing AR build
« on: September 12, 2014, 03:00:45 PM »yup you can!
Thanks, and I will definitely make the swap meet this time since I have to return Jon Jon's barrel wrench
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General Discussion / Re: Disappointing AR build
« on: September 12, 2014, 02:57:11 PM »
Update: Ordered a new / used PSA trigger group I got on ebay for cheap. Took the rifle up to the mountain yesterday, and problem fixed. New trigger is horrible, but now at least I know I can upgrade.
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General Discussion / Re: Reality check: semi-auto, "assault weapons," bullshit.
« on: September 12, 2014, 02:42:53 PM »
OP has a good point, but I have not the patience to go down that rabbit hole. Instead when asked what I need that style weapon for, my canned answer is "none of your business". Then if pushed persue the discussion from a more philosophical rights perspective.
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General Discussion / Re: Disappointing AR build
« on: July 28, 2014, 09:42:52 PM »The lower will work with the Longer Stainless Steel Firing Pin. I doubt the Spikes has a longer firing pin.
But I would recommend switching to a steel hammer and trigger. I have if you need.
I'm the rep for New Frontier in Hawaii so I have a lot of experience with these lowers.
Yeah, I know, I bought the lower from you guys. Not that you're wrong, but I don't understand why you think the firing pin is too short, since the bolt assembly was built by Spikes specifically for 5.45, unless you are thinking there's some sort of parts mix up. That aside I noticed the hammer was slightly dimpled where it strikes the firing pin which I'm guessing might explain the short strikes. Wasn't dimpled really bad though. Maybe it's momentarily deforming on impact?
I'm prolly going to stop by the swap meet this time, maybe I'll bring the rifle with me and we can discuss?
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General Discussion / Re: Disappointing AR build
« on: July 27, 2014, 11:00:14 PM »You need to have this rifle checked out. The 545 in a at us very finicky and in the 762x39 we break them in with brass first. But you don't have that luxury. So we have to make sure everything is on the loose side for the steel case. Also what kind of lower? Must be a mil spec hammer trigger and a longer firing pin. I make Those in stainless and titanium to fix that problem
Lower is a New Frontier plastic. Pretty sure the hammer in't mil spec because it's plastic. Will definitely be buying a new steel trigger group. Firing pin should be correct (longer) length as I bought it in a complete Spikes 5.45 BCG.
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General Discussion / Re: Disappointing AR build
« on: July 27, 2014, 10:52:52 PM »I am not too familiar with the AR platform, but perhaps there is some sort of funny business taking place in the throat area of your chamber. Specifically, the bullet could be engaging the rifling as it is seated in the chamber by the bolt, causing an interference fit between the rifling and the bullet. This would explain why the bullet remained lodged in your barrel upon extraction of the case, and would explain why the round that you thought had a bad primer extracted with an unseated bullet.
Now this doesn't explain the failure-to-fire problem, but that could be caused by excessive head-space. If there was excessive head-space and a particularly tight or shallow throat in your chamber these two factors together could cause this sort of behavior. As the bolt strips a round from the magazine and rams it home, the round's momentum may jam the bullet into the throat and then leave too much room between the bolt face and the primer, causing a light primer strike.
If you have any of the casings from the rounds that did fire, check them for bulging near the case head. This might not be as apparent with steel cases as it would brass though. Are there signs of engagement with the rifling or throat on the bullet?
What you say makes sense. I'm thinking I may have lodged the bullet by smacking the forward advance?
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General Discussion / Re: Educate me about AK-47
« on: July 27, 2014, 04:22:06 PM »Ever thought of getting a Polytech
Who, me? Sure
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General Discussion / Re: Forgotten stash
« on: July 27, 2014, 04:18:47 PM »
I think I lost a can of various cal. ammo sometime last year. Drove me nuts looking for it for my range trip yesterday. Had to open up a new blister pack of 5.45, pissed me off... 
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General Discussion / Re: Building a AK47
« on: July 27, 2014, 04:11:23 PM »
Considered it, but found the cost in tools to be prohibitive. I suppose if you're planning to build several, it might be worth it.
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General Discussion / Re: Educate me about AK-47
« on: July 27, 2014, 04:02:17 PM »
I've got 3 converted Saiga rifles and a shotgun that I like, but would be more then willing to trade or sell for other commie block (or American) AKs for whatever favorable terms the Russian ban will bring. In other words, except for mystique Russian AK's = nothing special. I think even Kalashnikov himself said Bulgarians built the best AK's.
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General Discussion / Disappointing AR build
« on: July 27, 2014, 03:24:03 PM »
Finally got to the range yesterday with my new AR 5.45x39 build. Got set up, first 5 shots go bang. 7th or 8th shot click. Cleared round, click again, cleared round, goes bang than click again. Cleared rounds looked like bad primers or light strikes. Worked action several times, changed to new box of ammo, 4 rounds pop then same thing. Switched rifles to a new Saiga I had converted, and it runs like a champ. By now I'm guessing that the problem is the plastic trigger group that came with the lower when I bought it. I had already changed out the stock hammer spring to a Wolff heavy duty spring because I'd read about regular springs not being able to ignite the primers on surplus rounds. I decided to try the AR one more time, (as many of the old hands around me opined I was just having break in issues), when again I got another FTF, but this time bolt was jammed closed. Range guy came to the rescue with a hammer and rod. Hammered my new Spikes bolt back, and out came the case along with spilling powder, and the bullet remained jammed in the barrel. Tapped out the bullet with the rod, and upon examination case and bullet appeared normal. 
Ammo is regular 60 grain Wolf. If you look a the attached photo, round on top is one of those that I thought was a bad primer. Now that I look at it closer it appears the bullet is not seated fully in the casing. I'm wondering is this something that happened in the chamber? I didn't headspace the rifle when I built it, as I'd read that on AR's this is not necessary. Could this be the result?
Ammo is regular 60 grain Wolf. If you look a the attached photo, round on top is one of those that I thought was a bad primer. Now that I look at it closer it appears the bullet is not seated fully in the casing. I'm wondering is this something that happened in the chamber? I didn't headspace the rifle when I built it, as I'd read that on AR's this is not necessary. Could this be the result?
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General Discussion / Re: AR Build Questions: Round 5
« on: July 26, 2014, 09:30:17 AM »
I'd recommend buying your lower locally. I bought mine at x-ring. Almost everything else I got online. Took awhile cause I'd wait for deals or sails. AR15.com is a wealth of knowledge for building
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General Discussion / Re: What's your go to rifle and pistol?
« on: June 21, 2014, 12:17:43 PM »There are many highly effective combinations of firearms that would more than adequately serve the purpose. The reality is that the more important piece of the puzzle will come down to the mindset, training, preparation and survival skill of the user as opposed to the actual tool itself. The even more sobering truth is that there are many who think they possess the required skill sets and firepower and might also think they would do well among the masses of the herd. The reality is that most of those "prepared" individuals are still severely lacking in ability when compared to the true meat eaters who exist out there and would not stand a chance if things got really ugly. They would only become a prime target and a source of re-supply.
Many will not like this answer, but it would become the truth in a true "end of days" type of scenario.
Simple question, why so much pontificating?