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ziarifleman

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Posted: 2/16/2017 12:23:45 PM EDT

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Originally Posted By RDTCU:

Holy zombie-post!
The ergonomics of a knob in a location similar to a bolt-action are much better than an AR charging handle shooting from a bench.
It's a trade off, break your firing grip or break your support grip and cheek weld for every shot.

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I'm getting curious about putting it on the left side.

"Peace has cost you your strength and victory has defeated you!"

Bradders Member Joined Sep 2001 Posts 40579 EE 0% (0) GBR	Posted: 2/20/2017 1:07:05 PM EDT [#2] Quote History Originally Posted By ziarifleman: I'm getting curious about putting it on the left side. View Quote I've done that too Pics to follow

Bumblebee_Bob Romani ite domum Joined Jan 2001 Posts 28536 EE 100% (36) CO, USA	Posted: 2/25/2017 3:34:33 AM EDT [#3] I can't believe I didn't tag this thread way back when. Your design has always intrigued me and I've always wanted to put one together.
	Drugs kicked in now, need sleep, radiation tastes funny at 7 am every day... a bit like victory. - Ginger

Frost7 Secretary of Offense Joined May 2006 Posts 24311 EE 100% (12) TX, USA	Posted: 2/25/2017 4:25:58 AM EDT [#4] This thread is simultaneously really interesting, and really depressing. Really interesting because the engineer in me finds what you folks are up to fascinating and I love reading about it. Depressing because it's all modding a platform to function in an inferior way to what it was made to do. We need to Make the UK Great Again.

talonhead Joined Mar 2009 Posts 26 EE 0% (0) USA	Posted: 8/24/2018 5:38:25 AM EDT [#5] My American Straight Pull https://imgur.com/a/P2fLDMS

BullpupFan Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 5772 EE 100% (25) CO, USA	Posted: 8/24/2018 8:20:36 AM EDT [#6] Holy Necro-Thread Batman! {pours some out for Bradders' account}

CherokeeRose Not Woke Yet, But I'm Hoping Joined Jul 2018 Posts 6880 EE 0% (0) OK, USA	Posted: 7/29/2020 11:24:09 AM EDT [#7] photobucket nuked op's pics. I want one of these, looks like han solo's blaster. https://solo300.com/ Attached File
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raf

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Posted: 7/30/2020 5:05:11 PM EDT

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Originally Posted By Frost7:
This thread is simultaneously really interesting, and really depressing.

Really interesting because the engineer in me finds what you folks are up to fascinating and I love reading about it. Depressing because it's all modding a platform to function in an inferior way to what it was made to do.

We need to Make the UK Great Again.

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Fully concur, in all respects!

@Bradders, for a re-post, and with updated pix.

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BullpupFan Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 8513 EE 100% (25) CO, USA	Posted: 7/30/2020 6:06:41 PM EDT [Last Edit: BullpupFan] [#9] Quote History Originally Posted By raf: Fully concur, in all respects! @Bradders, for a re-post, and with updated pix. View Quote @raf he was banned years ago: https://www.ar15.com/member/user.html?id=14536

raf Member Joined May 2001 Posts 39492 EE 100% (17) RI, USA	Posted: 7/30/2020 7:36:13 PM EDT [#10] Quote History Originally Posted By rsolomon: @raf he was banned years ago: https://www.ar15.com/member/user.html?id=14536 View Quote So was I. Maybe he should have contested it, if such was possible. Unfortunate to lose that expertise.
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ziarifleman I am that guy Joined Oct 2005 Posts 107046 EE 100% (7) USA	Posted: 7/30/2020 7:54:37 PM EDT [#11] I thought Bradders passed away?
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Mariner82 Underway is the ONLY way Joined Jan 2013 Posts 32348 EE 0% (0) VA, USA	Posted: 7/30/2020 8:59:54 PM EDT [#12] Quote History Originally Posted By ziarifleman: I thought Bradders passed away? View Quote He did. RIP Bradders.
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BullpupFan

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Posted: 7/31/2020 10:56:41 AM EDT

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Originally Posted By Mariner82:
He did. RIP Bradders.

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Originally Posted By Mariner82:

Originally Posted By ziarifleman:
I thought Bradders passed away?

He did. RIP Bradders.

Damn, now that you mention it, I think I knew that...
RIP Bradders.

(Yeah, I know it's not his flag, but we don't have a Union Jack emoticon...)

ETA: https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/BREAKING-Very-sad-news-from-the-UK-scene-we-ve-lost-a-good-one-RIP-Bradders/151-2249144/?

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