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Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: Damn that's sexy. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: Originally Posted By Kbrown0122: When you want to larp cag but you don’t need more real estate. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/497552/IMG_5630_jpeg-2837574.JPG Damn that's sexy. It really is. |
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lol thought about a unimount but it’s just not the same.
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Originally Posted By Kbrown0122: When you want to larp cag but you don’t need more real estate. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/497552/IMG_5630_jpeg-2837574.JPG View Quote Shoot that's more like larping Kevin B's SR15 |
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Can't never could 'til try came along.
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Originally Posted By TGWLDR: https://www.ar15.com/forums/Industry/NEW-GWOT-Special-Edition-Rifle-Package/382-304014/ View Quote Not even a RISII on there |
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That which does not kill us makes us stronger. - Friedrich Nietzsche
I've stayed relatively employed most of my adult life. That should count as miracle #1 - Wandering_Moses |
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That which does not kill us makes us stronger. - Friedrich Nietzsche
I've stayed relatively employed most of my adult life. That should count as miracle #1 - Wandering_Moses |
That which does not kill us makes us stronger. - Friedrich Nietzsche
I've stayed relatively employed most of my adult life. That should count as miracle #1 - Wandering_Moses |
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View Quote I need this in my life!! I'm fucking overflowing with 14.5's and the likes but have yet to clone my own carry rifle from OIF 1 back in 03'. Beautiful rifle my man |
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Originally Posted By J_taylor: Sawman clone inspired build https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/548798/20230618_191107_jpg-2856225.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/548798/20230618_191016_jpg-2856226.JPG View Quote That duplex is amazingly nice to use as a bdc. |
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Originally Posted By J_taylor: Sawman clone inspired build https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/548798/20230618_191107_jpg-2856225.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/548798/20230618_191016_jpg-2856226.JPG View Quote Groovy build - I dig it. |
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Originally Posted By Gonzaar24: I don't know if this qualifies to be here. Brand new socom with an aimpoint comp m4s with a LaRue mount. Need a qrp mount unless LaRue has been used. https://i.imgur.com/oxb9NEn.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/WNSSGZC.jpeg View Quote Fits here fine, but man is that thing clean. It’ll fit better after you shoot the piss out of it, take a class or two with it, or, wait for it … (I was waiting for Secretsquirrel to say it first), needs paint! |
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Throw it down the driveway
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Originally Posted By Vehemence: Fits here fine, but man is that thing clean. It’ll fit better after you shoot the piss out of it, take a class or two with it, or, wait for it … (I was waiting for Secretsquirrel to say it first), needs paint! View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Vehemence: Originally Posted By Gonzaar24: I don't know if this qualifies to be here. Brand new socom with an aimpoint comp m4s with a LaRue mount. Need a qrp mount unless LaRue has been used. https://i.imgur.com/oxb9NEn.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/WNSSGZC.jpeg Fits here fine, but man is that thing clean. It’ll fit better after you shoot the piss out of it, take a class or two with it, or, wait for it … (I was waiting for Secretsquirrel to say it first), needs paint! A guy's gotta work ya know? Can't spend all of my time pointing out the lack of paint in various threads. |
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Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: A guy's gotta work ya know? Can't spend all of my time pointing out the lack of paint in various threads. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: Originally Posted By Vehemence: Originally Posted By Gonzaar24: I don't know if this qualifies to be here. Brand new socom with an aimpoint comp m4s with a LaRue mount. Need a qrp mount unless LaRue has been used. https://i.imgur.com/oxb9NEn.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/WNSSGZC.jpeg Fits here fine, but man is that thing clean. It’ll fit better after you shoot the piss out of it, take a class or two with it, or, wait for it … (I was waiting for Secretsquirrel to say it first), needs paint! A guy's gotta work ya know? Can't spend all of my time pointing out the lack of paint in various threads. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy |
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If you were building out an M16A4 dissipator and didn’t want an ACOG or a red dot, what optic would you use?
Going for early (01-08’ish) GWOT and would prefer an optic that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg and is easy to find. Thinking a TR24 at the moment but open to suggestions. |
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Originally Posted By -OdieGreen-: If you were building out an M16A4 dissipator and didn’t want an ACOG or a red dot, what optic would you use? Going for early (01-08’ish) GWOT and would prefer an optic that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg and is easy to find. Thinking a TR24 at the moment but open to suggestions. View Quote Get one of those rubber coated tasco's. I saw a few mounted to carry handles. Or just use a carry handle. |
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Originally Posted By -OdieGreen-: If you were building out an M16A4 dissipator and didn’t want an ACOG or a red dot, what optic would you use? Going for early (01-08’ish) GWOT and would prefer an optic that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg and is easy to find. Thinking a TR24 at the moment but open to suggestions. View Quote Leupold Mark 4 CQ/T, not the easiest to find but not the most difficult either. I’ve seen them on the EE for about $500.00. There’s one on eBay for about $700.00. Bonus points if you mount it on a carry handle. ETA: Unrelated but I’ll post this here too. For those unaware, Ace Ltd. will be doing a run of Gen 3 SOCOMs with the square lock. Some minor changes will be present. Ace Ltd. Industry Subforum |
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Originally Posted By -OdieGreen-: Was that common lol? I know we had a member here that used one in theater and documented it pretty well but I think I’ll pass with my luck. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By -OdieGreen-: Originally Posted By 03RN: Get one of those rubber coated tasco's. I saw a few mounted to carry handles. Or just use a carry handle. Was that common lol? I know we had a member here that used one in theater and documented it pretty well but I think I’ll pass with my luck. Not really. I saw a couple. I had one on my squirrel rifle back home I was trying to get someone to get for me for my SAW. It was in storage so that was a no |
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Originally Posted By Ed_Victory: Leupold Mark 4 CQ/T, not the easiest to find but not the most difficult either. I’ve seen them on the EE for about $500.00. There’s one on eBay for about $700.00. Bonus points if you mount it on a carry handle. ETA: Unrelated but I’ll post this here too. For those unaware, Ace Ltd. will be doing a run of Gen 3 SOCOMs with the square lock. Some minor changes will be present. Ace Ltd. Industry Subforum View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Ed_Victory: Leupold Mark 4 CQ/T, not the easiest to find but not the most difficult either. I’ve seen them on the EE for about $500.00. There’s one on eBay for about $700.00. Bonus points if you mount it on a carry handle. ETA: Unrelated but I’ll post this here too. For those unaware, Ace Ltd. will be doing a run of Gen 3 SOCOMs with the square lock. Some minor changes will be present. Ace Ltd. Industry Subforum I’m actually debating a Vortex Ranger now that I’m looking around. It’s the Vortex PST 1 of that era, they just relabeled it and kept selling it under a different line. Either way I think ocular mounted illumination knobs can sneak by, Leupold or Vortex. Originally Posted By 03RN: Not really. I saw a couple. I had one on my squirrel rifle back home I was trying to get someone to get for me for my SAW. It was in storage so that was a no It was before you joined but an active duty guy in maybe 2006 or so used his all over the sand box. I think his mount eventually failed but the optic never did. This was back before you could even find a Chinese red dot that could survive a real firearm. It was a hell of a controversy at the time. |
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Originally Posted By -OdieGreen-: I’m actually debating a Vortex Ranger now that I’m looking around. It’s the Vortex PST 1 of that era, they just relabeled it and kept selling it under a different line. Either way I think ocular mounted illumination knobs can sneak by, Leupold or Vortex. It was before you joined but an active duty guy in maybe 2006 or so used his all over the sand box. I think his mount eventually failed but the optic never did. This was back before you could even find a Chinese red dot that could survive a real firearm. It was a hell of a controversy at the time. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By -OdieGreen-: Originally Posted By Ed_Victory: Leupold Mark 4 CQ/T, not the easiest to find but not the most difficult either. I’ve seen them on the EE for about $500.00. There’s one on eBay for about $700.00. Bonus points if you mount it on a carry handle. ETA: Unrelated but I’ll post this here too. For those unaware, Ace Ltd. will be doing a run of Gen 3 SOCOMs with the square lock. Some minor changes will be present. Ace Ltd. Industry Subforum I’m actually debating a Vortex Ranger now that I’m looking around. It’s the Vortex PST 1 of that era, they just relabeled it and kept selling it under a different line. Either way I think ocular mounted illumination knobs can sneak by, Leupold or Vortex. Originally Posted By 03RN: Not really. I saw a couple. I had one on my squirrel rifle back home I was trying to get someone to get for me for my SAW. It was in storage so that was a no It was before you joined but an active duty guy in maybe 2006 or so used his all over the sand box. I think his mount eventually failed but the optic never did. This was back before you could even find a Chinese red dot that could survive a real firearm. It was a hell of a controversy at the time. I was already out by 06 lol. |
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Originally Posted By Subpar: Handy bros, I need someone to explain the best way to counterbore for the buttons on this GG. It’s bugging the fuck out of me. The hole is already drilled through, snug for the threaded part of the button. Basically, I want the silver bezel to be recessed or flush with the grip. This is what I’m working with: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/147863/73C21F52-E052-4DA7-986B-EF625DCC9A1A-2879433.jpg Schematic for the button: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/147863/47A1EB6E-39AC-4110-AB0F-7749B1F5A867-2879434.jpg What’s going to be the best way to make this happen? Buy a counterbore set from amazon? Explain it to me like I’m an idiot. View Quote Probably not the easiest way, but you could put the grip in a vice on a drill press. Set your depth to the thickness of the bezel. Grab a bit that’s the diameter of the bezel and drill out the top of each hole until you hit the depth of the bezel. |
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Originally Posted By Subpar: Handy bros, I need someone to explain the best way to counterbore for the buttons on this GG. It’s bugging the fuck out of me. The hole is already drilled through, snug for the threaded part of the button. Basically, I want the silver bezel to be recessed or flush with the grip. This is what I’m working with: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/147863/73C21F52-E052-4DA7-986B-EF625DCC9A1A-2879433.jpg Schematic for the button: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/147863/47A1EB6E-39AC-4110-AB0F-7749B1F5A867-2879434.jpg What’s going to be the best way to make this happen? Buy a counterbore set from amazon? Explain it to me like I’m an idiot. View Quote You're on the right track w/ a counterbore. Exactly how I would do it. |
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Originally Posted By Dobs013: Probably not the easiest way, but you could put the grip in a vice on a drill press. Set your depth to the thickness of the bezel. Grab a bit that’s the diameter of the bezel and drill out the top of each hole until you hit the depth of the bezel. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Dobs013: Originally Posted By Subpar: Handy bros, I need someone to explain the best way to counterbore for the buttons on this GG. It’s bugging the fuck out of me. The hole is already drilled through, snug for the threaded part of the button. Basically, I want the silver bezel to be recessed or flush with the grip. This is what I’m working with: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/147863/73C21F52-E052-4DA7-986B-EF625DCC9A1A-2879433.jpg Schematic for the button: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/147863/47A1EB6E-39AC-4110-AB0F-7749B1F5A867-2879434.jpg What’s going to be the best way to make this happen? Buy a counterbore set from amazon? Explain it to me like I’m an idiot. Probably not the easiest way, but you could put the grip in a vice on a drill press. Set your depth to the thickness of the bezel. Grab a bit that’s the diameter of the bezel and drill out the top of each hole until you hit the depth of the bezel. The problem with using a twist drill is that it won't give you a square bottom and can make the material too thin which could lead to issues down the road. And they like to grab in plastic and pull themselves into the material and screwing everything up. |
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Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: The problem with using a twist drill is that it won't give you a square bottom and can make the material too thin which could lead to issues down the road. And they like to grab in plastic and pull themselves into the material and screwing everything up. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: Originally Posted By Dobs013: Originally Posted By Subpar: Handy bros, I need someone to explain the best way to counterbore for the buttons on this GG. It’s bugging the fuck out of me. The hole is already drilled through, snug for the threaded part of the button. Basically, I want the silver bezel to be recessed or flush with the grip. This is what I’m working with: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/147863/73C21F52-E052-4DA7-986B-EF625DCC9A1A-2879433.jpg Schematic for the button: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/147863/47A1EB6E-39AC-4110-AB0F-7749B1F5A867-2879434.jpg What’s going to be the best way to make this happen? Buy a counterbore set from amazon? Explain it to me like I’m an idiot. Probably not the easiest way, but you could put the grip in a vice on a drill press. Set your depth to the thickness of the bezel. Grab a bit that’s the diameter of the bezel and drill out the top of each hole until you hit the depth of the bezel. The problem with using a twist drill is that it won't give you a square bottom and can make the material too thin which could lead to issues down the road. And they like to grab in plastic and pull themselves into the material and screwing everything up. A sharp Forstner bit on slow speed. |
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Originally Posted By Engineer5: A sharp Forstner bit on slow speed. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Engineer5: Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: Originally Posted By Dobs013: Originally Posted By Subpar: Handy bros, I need someone to explain the best way to counterbore for the buttons on this GG. It’s bugging the fuck out of me. The hole is already drilled through, snug for the threaded part of the button. Basically, I want the silver bezel to be recessed or flush with the grip. This is what I’m working with: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/147863/73C21F52-E052-4DA7-986B-EF625DCC9A1A-2879433.jpg Schematic for the button: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/147863/47A1EB6E-39AC-4110-AB0F-7749B1F5A867-2879434.jpg What’s going to be the best way to make this happen? Buy a counterbore set from amazon? Explain it to me like I’m an idiot. Probably not the easiest way, but you could put the grip in a vice on a drill press. Set your depth to the thickness of the bezel. Grab a bit that’s the diameter of the bezel and drill out the top of each hole until you hit the depth of the bezel. The problem with using a twist drill is that it won't give you a square bottom and can make the material too thin which could lead to issues down the road. And they like to grab in plastic and pull themselves into the material and screwing everything up. A sharp Forstner bit on slow speed. That would probably be a bit chattery, but would be quite a bit cheaper than a counterbore. |
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Originally Posted By Subpar: Handy bros, I need someone to explain the best way to counterbore for the buttons on this GG. It's bugging the fuck out of me. The hole is already drilled through, snug for the threaded part of the button. Basically, I want the silver bezel to be recessed or flush with the grip. This is what I'm working with: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/147863/73C21F52-E052-4DA7-986B-EF625DCC9A1A-2879433.jpg Schematic for the button: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/147863/47A1EB6E-39AC-4110-AB0F-7749B1F5A867-2879434.jpg What's going to be the best way to make this happen? Buy a counterbore set from amazon? Explain it to me like I'm an idiot. View Quote Endmill or counter bore bit in a vertical mill. Nothing else is gonna look clean. |
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Originally Posted By Subpar: Handy bros, I need someone to explain the best way to counterbore for the buttons on this GG. It’s bugging the fuck out of me. The hole is already drilled through, snug for the threaded part of the button. Basically, I want the silver bezel to be recessed or flush with the grip. This is what I’m working with: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/147863/73C21F52-E052-4DA7-986B-EF625DCC9A1A-2879433.jpg Schematic for the button: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/147863/47A1EB6E-39AC-4110-AB0F-7749B1F5A867-2879434.jpg What’s going to be the best way to make this happen? Buy a counterbore set from amazon? Explain it to me like I’m an idiot. View Quote I'm sure you follow gangerstergripguy on IG, maybe shoot him a message? |
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Originally Posted By Subpar: Thanks for the advice, dudes. I ended up pulling it apart and taking a little material off by hand with a countersink. Not exactly what I wanted, but it got the bezels flush so I'm good with it. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/147863/477BAFBB-2285-417E-9355-6C64E29FDC02-2881985.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/147863/BF7142F6-A290-4B0C-9B90-2D0CEAFAF8B6-2881986.jpg View Quote |
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Originally Posted By Subpar: Thanks for the advice, dudes. I ended up pulling it apart and taking a little material off by hand with a countersink. Not exactly what I wanted, but it got the bezels flush so I’m good with it. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/147863/477BAFBB-2285-417E-9355-6C64E29FDC02-2881985.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/147863/BF7142F6-A290-4B0C-9B90-2D0CEAFAF8B6-2881986.jpg View Quote Nicely done. |
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