Originally posted by parabellum: Also, this thread is not about gear, or buying this or that.
Man do I ever agree with that...
April 20, 2018, 02:50 PM
roberth
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Originally posted by parabellum: I've been shooting a bit lately, made a couple of changes to a rifle I keep close at hand and I wanted to check it for function.
I'm glad to see some people in the world waking up to the barbaric nature of some in this world, but it's not enough not nearly enough, not yet.
We have a president who couldn't manage to keep us secure in the highly unlikely possibility that he would actually care to even try to keep this nation secure.
We are on our own in the face of imminent danger. This is not simply talk. I am not some young man full of hyperbole. This is real. We in the United States now face guerrilla-style attacks from cells of these psychopaths, and we, each of us, are on our own.
The odds are against you encountering such a thing. This nation is so vast, the odds are astronomically low that you will be at the wrong place at the wrong time. For some reason I do not take comfort in this.
So, I've been shooting a bit lately, and today I cleaned my rifle and threw three extra loaded magazines in the bag.
The first post, as a refresher.
April 20, 2018, 02:57 PM
darthfuster
Today I worked on a friend's rifle. He had an A2 upper which was fine, but his eyes are old like mine and he found aiming to be unsatisfying. I swapped an flat top upper onto his barrel and found an Aimpoint to mount atop. He will be much more accurate with this combo and will enjoy the experience more. I have been all set with 10,000 rounds of M855 and one well equipped AR for each member of my family for quite a while. Now I am helping others so prepare.
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April 20, 2018, 03:13 PM
dking271
This week I built a new rifle from a unfinished Spike’s Crusader lower that had been sitting around. I have collected all the parts over the past few months and finally just decided it was time. I have enough spare parts to build another, but have more than I need already. My next project is to SBR a SCAR 16.
_________________________ "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last” - Winston Churchil
I’m just glad I finally have a rifle to clean! It may not be an AR or AK, but my lever-action .30-30 is more than I’ve had in years, so now it will stay clean and ready!
Maybe someday I will be able to afford an AR, but for now my Marlin 30AW will do just fine.
____________________________ Bill R. North Alabama
_____________________________ I just can't quit grinnin' from all of this winnin'!
April 21, 2018, 01:41 AM
wishfull thinker
Para's OP seemed like good advice to me, something I could do, without, you know, really getting involved. So I cleaned my rifle shot it some, more function testing than an ass busting day at the range, but I shot it some.
About a year and a half ago with no particular motivation, just paying attention to George Stephanopolis and his ilk the scales fell from my eyes. I cleaned it, inventoried my gear added 20 mags and made sure they were in the bag and the bag was shoulder mountable and good to go.
I've had two interesting trips to build skill, one local, one down in Oregon and now the gun has moved from its lock up in the garage to our bedroom. I'm not any more terrified or shaky now than I was 20 months ago, I've just been listening to them tell us who they are...and I believe them. So I will take no offense at somebody reminding me to clean my rifle.
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April 21, 2018, 01:51 AM
Pale Horse
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Originally posted by bronicabill: I’m just glad I finally have a rifle to clean! It may not be an AR or AK, but my lever-action .30-30 is more than I’ve had in years, so now it will stay clean and ready!
Maybe someday I will be able to afford an AR, but for now my Marlin 30AW will do just fine.
For the last several years the only centerfire rifle I have had is my Marlin 336. I recently bought two AR lowers and plan on building a rifle and a pistol out of them. If the left had left me alone I may have never bought another AR but they made me remember that I need to be ready.
“Everybody wants a Sig in the sheets but a Glock on the streets.” -bionic218 04-02-2014
April 21, 2018, 06:36 AM
fatmanspencer
Today I was reminded why I enjoy shooting with my friends. It lets me clean out the old ammo for new. And to reload and clean the weapons. I don't often agree with Para, but he has a point here. You fall to your level of training. So train
Used guns deserve a home too
April 21, 2018, 10:33 AM
chellim1
I cleaned my new rifle for the first time yesterday. I did it at my Dad's house. It was a very enjoyable father/son time!
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April 21, 2018, 10:43 AM
SIG228
quote:
Originally posted by bronicabill: I’m just glad I finally have a rifle to clean! It may not be an AR or AK, but my lever-action .30-30 is more than I’ve had in years, so now it will stay clean and ready!
Maybe someday I will be able to afford an AR, but for now my Marlin 30AW will do just fine.
I wouldn't want to be on the other end of someone armed with a Marlin (or Winchester) lever .30-30. Light, handy, affordable, holds plenty of rounds, utterly reliable, and packs a punch.
April 21, 2018, 10:50 AM
bronicabill
quote:
Originally posted by SIG228:
quote:
Originally posted by bronicabill: I’m just glad I finally have a rifle to clean! It may not be an AR or AK, but my lever-action .30-30 is more than I’ve had in years, so now it will stay clean and ready!
Maybe someday I will be able to afford an AR, but for now my Marlin 30AW will do just fine.
I wouldn't want to be on the other end of someone armed with a Marlin (or Winchester) lever .30-30. Light, handy, affordable, holds plenty of rounds, utterly reliable, and packs a punch.
True! I just can't seem to figure out how to insert one of those evil high-capacity 'clips' into it! LOL
____________________________ Bill R. North Alabama
_____________________________ I just can't quit grinnin' from all of this winnin'!
April 21, 2018, 12:04 PM
gw3971
I cleaned and lubed all of my AR-15's. Replaced the batteries on my optics and made my weekly run to pick up a little more ammo and powder for my reloads. I also have been in the hunt for some replacement parts for my Sig556r. Its been a good rifle for me. A couple of days ago optics planet showed they had three Sig556r replacement firing pins in stock. I ordered one and I shipped yesterday.
Today I will clean four rifles. Yesterday at the church camp out, I introduced 3rd thru 6th graders to hitting steel plates with scoped rifles. Something about training up children.....
I suspect that I will be called on again to repeat yesterday soon.
GW.
April 22, 2018, 03:02 PM
mrmn50
Reply old adage, " One is none and two is one" , had us going through everything that we have two of and packing them up in some of our GOOD bags. It only took about three hours but we laughed and planned a lot for a few JICs.
My wife said she would do it was predicated on my not using the words " oh, we need more of these." Or, anything meaning we should buy something.
April 22, 2018, 08:03 PM
DSgrouse
It had been a good long while. The POF Puritan had about 600 rounds through it since new. It got its first good cleaning. The MPX has about 1000 total, 250 on this cleaning. The Sig 556r had about 90 between cleanings. The POF p308 had 70 rounds through it and is still really tight. The Kriss vector has about 500 rounds through it, 100 on this cleaning.
All in all an enjoyable afternoon. I now have a headache from the hoppes, and pollen falling here at my place in va.
I helped a neighbor pick up his first AR on saturday. He brought it over and we went through it and got it all sorted out for him. he also bought a new to him ruger american 9mm. Challo is 68 ish and has been through 4 shoulder and elbow surgeries in the last two years. He usually hunts with a browning BAR ins 7mm RM, or a black powder with 150 grains of powder. So he was just inlove with the AR's light recoil. I think he is looking forward to a 300 black out upper for it.This message has been edited. Last edited by: DSgrouse,
April 23, 2018, 07:12 AM
mrmn50
Teaching someone new to firearms is a learning experience unto itself. The more you do it, the more you potentially learn. Good for you.
April 23, 2018, 08:03 PM
Sgt Neutron
Cleaned one, need to clean another this evening. Took out 2 rifles that I rarely shoot to check that the scopes are still zeroed. An old Remington 760 in .30-06, and a 10/22. Minor tweaking needed. Easier to get to the range with the nicer weather.
April 23, 2018, 08:32 PM
MikeinNC
Today, I put a scope on a friend's Mini14 (Nikon P223).. tomorrow morning I will bore sight it for him
I do what I can, when I can.
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