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Posted: 1/20/2020 5:58:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: They're working fine. You can't post pics w/o approval until you have 50 posts. Now that I can at least start tuning it, instead of just making it work, I'm trying to find a muzzle brake. I'm not having much luck. The barrel supposedly has a 5/8"X24 thread, which I can only find in .308/6.5. Anyone know of any decent muzzle brakes that'll fit that barrel and work with .45? Thanks. |
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Posted: 1/22/2020 12:57:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Laserjock:
Not sure of the direct impingement https://youtu.be/vdxX0Qoprxo |
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Posted: 1/22/2020 2:38:06 AM EDT
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Redid the upper completely after getting a good trade in the EE. Odd color but it works, and now has a carry handle on it with a fixes front sight coming in the mail. Bored out a Strike Cookie Cutter Comp to go on it.
 Attached FileJust waiting to do the EForm next payday 
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Posted: 1/22/2020 10:25:01 AM EDT
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Dang, just saw that TANGOCHASER had passed.
Sorry to hear that, he was the "go to" person for 45acp conversion info for many years starting at least 15 years ago. The 45acp conversion/AR45 situation would not be were it is today (or at least it would have take a lot longer to get to this point) if it was not for him. I started following his posts back around 2004 and it was an interesting time following all the developments. I'm sure I read every one of his posts back then and some several times when I was on a quest for a GG mag compatible lower. CavArms, Ameetec  , Khalan Weaponry , CNC Machine and Thompson Machine .Link to the original 45 conversion guide thread I still have my AR45 and it is still one of my all time favorite firearms. I would like to convert mine once again to a DI, might get around to that one of these days. Current configuration, nothing fancy but shoots great. 
Still have this piece of junk 
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Posted: 1/24/2020 9:25:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TN-MadDog:
Dang, just saw that TANGOCHASER had passed. __________________ Still have this piece of junk https://i.imgur.com/t9r5gXkl.jpg __________________ Rudy has my Khalan
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Posted: 1/24/2020 11:26:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AR45fan: That is sad to hear. I also spent a lot of time following his posts back in the beginning. __________________ Rudy has my Khalan |
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Posted: 1/25/2020 12:01:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TN-MadDog: I keep mine on my work bench as a reminder that things don't always go as planned. |
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Posted: 1/25/2020 12:03:51 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Mad-Machinist]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AR45fan: Rudy has my Khalan  runs awesome
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Posted: 1/25/2020 12:06:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mad-Machinist:
I'm working on a way to structurally/mechanically fill the holes and be able to redrill.....Are all the FCG holes off...or just the hammer and trigger? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mad-Machinist:
Originally Posted By TN-MadDog: I keep mine on my work bench as a reminder that things don't always go as planned. |
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Posted: 1/25/2020 12:30:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TN-MadDog:
Dang, just saw that TANGOCHASER had passed. 
That's tough. I followed his posts, bought Grease Gun base plates from him, and put my CNC AR45 together based on this thread and others. Fair winds TC. |
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Posted: 1/25/2020 12:33:26 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Desert_AIP]
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Quote HistoryLuckily i was able to get mine up and running.
The first batch were good to go, so promising. Mine was second batch. Most difficult fix was the saety selector hole. I press fit in a brass tubing sleeve to recreate the stepped hole. |
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Posted: 1/25/2020 7:21:54 AM EDT
[Last Edit: AR45fan]
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On my Khalan it was just the trigger and hammer pin holes. I had them reamed to .169” and added a JP trigger and hammer - IIRC they were cheaper than the large hole Colt FCG parts available at the time.
Before I fixed it it was pretty much a machine gun. |
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Posted: 1/26/2020 1:50:54 PM EDT
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I just got a good deal on a .45acp AR. It has a Runner Runner Glock lower. I know they are out of business, but I was hoping someone could tell me who the actual manufacturer was. New Frontier, etc... I did a mag dump to check function and it had one that either short stroked or didn't fully chamber.
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Posted: 1/27/2020 12:22:10 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BillythePoet:
I just got a good deal on a .45acp AR. It has a Runner Runner Glock lower. I know they are out of business, but I was hoping someone could tell me who the actual manufacturer was. New Frontier, etc... I did a mag dump to check function and it had one that either short stroked or didn't fully chamber. |
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Posted: 1/27/2020 1:02:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher:
I believe RR had a variance on New Frontier. Sorry to see them go - saw em at the shows. |
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Posted: 1/28/2020 1:29:46 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BillythePoet:
I just got a good deal on a .45acp AR. It has a Runner Runner Glock lower. I know they are out of business, but I was hoping someone could tell me who the actual manufacturer was. New Frontier, etc... I did a mag dump to check function and it had one that either short stroked or didn't fully chamber. |
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Posted: 1/29/2020 12:21:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mad-Machinist:
Pretty sure they were NFA....I can machine the feed cone on the barrel to greatly increase reliability |
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Posted: 1/29/2020 2:36:41 AM EDT
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Unmodified, yes......but have had success with our feed cone....
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Posted: 1/30/2020 1:28:05 PM EDT
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What is the go-to extended mag for glock style lowers?
KCI? Kriss extenders? SGT? _________? Thanks in advance gents 
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Posted: 2/1/2020 11:36:47 PM EDT
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Depends on the lower...ETS and NFA don't play well together....
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Posted: 2/6/2020 6:27:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AR45fan:
On my Khalan it was just the trigger and hammer pin holes. I had them reamed to .169” and added a JP trigger and hammer - IIRC they were cheaper than the large hole Colt FCG parts available at the time. Before I fixed it it was pretty much a machine gun.
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Posted: 2/9/2020 5:02:26 AM EDT
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 Attached FileFinally got this thing where I want it! Tested it for the first time with 40 rounds of mixed BS factory ammo at -25 last week. Pleasant to shoot and the irons were damn near dead on at 15 yards. Thank you Rudy
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Posted: 2/9/2020 9:22:43 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ZacSquatch:
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/237639/EC1D21DA-122E-4E94-8329-2FA93A92EC67_jpe-1269641.JPG Finally got this thing where I want it! Tested it for the first time with 40 rounds of mixed BS factory ammo at -25 last week. Pleasant to shoot and the irons were damn near dead on at 15 yards. Thank you Rudy |
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Posted: 2/9/2020 10:11:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BillythePoet: Looks good! Is that rear sight an LMT, or UTG?  Attached File |
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Posted: 2/9/2020 10:16:34 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ZacSquatch: RRA dominator https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/237639/DA7687C4-C614-4331-8580-BC4ECB6DC416_jpe-1269724.JPG |
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Posted: 4/13/2020 4:41:15 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AR45fan]
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Shout out to Rudy.
I bought this MI suppressor ready rail, only thinking about the inner diameter. I was not expecting the barrel nut to be so huge that it covered the AR45's gas port. Rudy worked some kind of magic on it and made it fit.  So baller. ETA: The difference a rail makes. This:  To this: 
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Posted: 12/6/2020 1:50:29 PM EDT
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FM45 8.5" upper with side charging on rail with S&W 45 mags (10 & 14 round) in standard lower. Runs great and locks back.
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Posted: 12/30/2020 5:35:44 PM EDT
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I have an Olympic Arms .45 upper and as everyone knows uses either converted uzi mags or Olympic Arms magazines. Problem now is Olympic Arms is out of business completely as of 12/24 (from what I understand) their website is officially down. Does anyone have any solutions for magazines other than Uzi mags? I actually ordered mags for OLY on 12/21 but they never shipped. Any suggestions for a solution would be great.
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Posted: 12/30/2020 6:34:34 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AR45fan]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By shooterken: I have an Olympic Arms .45 upper and as everyone knows uses either converted uzi mags or Olympic Arms magazines. Problem now is Olympic Arms is out of business completely as of 12/24 (from what I understand) their website is officially down. Does anyone have any solutions for magazines other than Uzi mags? I actually ordered mags for OLY on 12/21 but they never shipped. Any suggestions for a solution would be great. That upper is not limited to OLY mags or modified Uzi mags - standard AR lowers are. You have lots of options. This is by no means a comprehensive list but you could get an older CAV Arms polymer lower. Bazooka Brothers, or a CNCGuns AR45 lower; all will run an OLY upper with un-modified Grease Gun magazines. Or, if you want to stick with a standard lower, you can buy some of these from Macon Armory. Maybe. I honestly don't know if they work with the OLY uppers. But, I'd bet a dollar that they do. The feed cones on those OLY uppers are huge and very forgiving. Shoot Rudy an IM - he's in this thread. |
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Posted: 12/31/2020 7:49:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By shooterken: I have an Olympic Arms .45 upper and as everyone knows uses either converted uzi mags or Olympic Arms magazines. Problem now is Olympic Arms is out of business completely as of 12/24 (from what I understand) their website is officially down. Does anyone have any solutions for magazines other than Uzi mags? I actually ordered mags for OLY on 12/21 but they never shipped. Any suggestions for a solution would be great. I ran grease gun mags with an Oly and Dalphon upper. Modified ones in the early days and then regular grease gun mags in a Cav Arms MKII lower. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 9:45:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By shooterken: I have an Olympic Arms .45 upper and as everyone knows uses either converted uzi mags or Olympic Arms magazines. Problem now is Olympic Arms is out of business completely as of 12/24 (from what I understand) their website is officially down. Does anyone have any solutions for magazines other than Uzi mags? I actually ordered mags for OLY on 12/21 but they never shipped. Any suggestions for a solution would be great.  Attached File Attached FileOld Oly Arms 45ACP upper on JoeBob large Glock mag lower. Just remove Colt style ejector from JB lowe.... slap on Oly Upper. There is a wear in period for some mags, like how the Endomag says with their kit. Malcom Armory said they have a mag catch that can adjust the hight of the mag if need be. So far, OEM Glock mags lock. The hi cap Korean have issues.... I also run a 10mm Oly with that. Lower. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:19:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TN-MadDog: Dang, just saw that TANGOCHASER had passed. Sorry to hear that, he was the "go to" person for 45acp conversion info for many years starting at least 15 years ago. The 45acp conversion/AR45 situation would not be were it is today (or at least it would have take a lot longer to get to this point) if it was not for him. I started following his posts back around 2004 and it was an interesting time following all the developments. I'm sure I read every one of his posts back then and some several times when I was on a quest for a GG mag compatible lower. CavArms, Ameetec , Khalan Weaponry , CNC Machine and Thompson Machine . Link to the original 45 conversion guide thread I still have my AR45 and it is still one of my all time favorite firearms. I would like to convert mine once again to a DI, might get around to that one of these days. Current configuration, nothing fancy but shoots great. https://i.imgur.com/pf007Xil.jpg Still have this piece of junk https://i.imgur.com/t9r5gXkl.jpg Oh....dang... I recall his posts... wow. Well, I came here to AR15 long, long ago... I am not young anymore... but well, I registered back in 200X.... been here near 20 years. Was away for a while... ya miss a lot after not lurking for a while |
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