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Posted: 1/2/2003 10:46:15 AM EDT
a sear block is a steel piece that colt installed on some of their "blue label" rifles to prevent a full auto trigger group from being installed. if you want a good rifle i would say get a post ban Bushy or Armalite. then when this AWB blows over you can convert it over. for about $150.00
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Posted: 1/2/2003 10:50:43 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/2/2003 10:53:52 AM EDT
308wood,
Thanks...[:)] |
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Posted: 1/2/2003 2:54:08 PM EDT
Colt started the sear block thing by blind-pinning in a steel block where the auto-sear would normally be installed in an M16 lower. This made it very difficult for people to add autosears, whereas before, they could have just drilled a hole in the lower and installed one (illegally for the most part).
But these days, no one uses a seperate block. Now, all AR manufacturers leave some portion of the lower receiver unmachined to act as a sear block. Colt, Bushmaster, Armalite, DPMS and others leave one of the sidewalls a bit thicker in that area, which would have to be machined out before an autosear could be installed. PWA, ASA, and Rock River leave the "shelf" area behind the selector/safety about 1/8" higher than normal, again to require machining of the lower to install an autosear. None of these blocks are legally required, and it is legal to remove the blocks. It is NOT legal to drill an autosear hole or install a sear without the proper license and/or tax stamp from BATF. -Troy |
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Posted: 1/2/2003 3:21:20 PM EDT
[blue][b] Greetings and Welcome to the madness. Let me warn you ,AR's can be addicting. One is never enough. Just to confuse you even more Rock River Arms ( [url=www.rockriverarms.com]RRA [/url] ) is another I would consider on your search for an AR .
Good Luck Jerry [/blue][/b][sniper] |
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Posted: 1/2/2003 5:11:40 PM EDT
Troy,
Thanks for the detailed explaination. AR addiction has already set in and I don't even own one. Damn, I wish Santa brought me an AR-15 [sniper] instead of my Kahr MK9[pistol]. Oh well, soon I'll own one. |
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Posted: 1/2/2003 10:41:08 PM EDT
Quoted: Now, I'm in the research stage, pre or post ban, Bushy or Oly etc. Might I suggest that you save your money & go the post-ban route? After all, when the AW ban sunsets, there'll be no pre- or post-ban & you'll lose several hundred dollars of value, IMO. As for brands, you'll come out way ahead if you stick with the 3 Big Boy brands: Armalite, Colt & Bushmaster. All 3 brands have their dedicated owners & all have their less-than-perfect products from time to time. I own a Colt AR-15 & Armalite AR-10B, love them both. Hope this helps. |
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Posted: 1/3/2003 3:40:02 AM EDT
Quoted: Quoted: Now, I'm in the research stage, pre or post ban, Bushy or Oly etc. Might I suggest that you save your money & go the post-ban route? After all, when the AW ban sunsets, there'll be no pre- or post-ban & you'll lose several hundred dollars of value, IMO. As for brands, you'll come out way ahead if you stick with the 3 Big Boy brands: Armalite, Colt & Bushmaster. All 3 brands have their dedicated owners & all have their less-than-perfect products from time to time. I own a Colt AR-15 & Armalite AR-10B, love them both. Hope this helps. Thanks, I'm looking into Bushy or nicer yet, Pete at Legal-Transfers just might be building me a RRA US Property lower set-up when they come in the end of Jan. Thanks again guys, your suggestions are always welcome. [whacko] |
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Posted: 1/3/2003 4:00:41 AM EDT
Quoted: Quoted: Now, I'm in the research stage, pre or post ban, Bushy or Oly etc. Might I suggest that you save your money & go the post-ban route? After all, when the AW ban sunsets, there'll be no pre- or post-ban & you'll lose several hundred dollars of value, IMO. As for brands, you'll come out way ahead if you stick with the 3 Big Boy brands: Armalite, Colt & Bushmaster. All 3 brands have their dedicated owners & all have their less-than-perfect products from time to time. I own a Colt AR-15 & Armalite AR-10B, love them both. Hope this helps. One thing you guys are missing. He lives in NY with me. That means when the AWB sunsets, he's still SOL as we have our own in place. |
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Posted: 1/3/2003 4:03:35 AM EDT
Welcome to the site. I was going to add RRA, but I see its already been mentioned. I have a Bushmaster and a RRA and both are great. You can't go wrong with Pete-in-NH. He will do you right.
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Posted: 1/3/2003 6:34:23 AM EDT
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Quoted: One thing you guys are missing. He lives in NY with me. That means when the AWB sunsets, he's still SOL as we have our own in place. Benny please explain, yes I'm a NYer does that mean I can't own a pre-ban? [>:/] |
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Posted: 1/3/2003 7:04:29 AM EDT
No, it means that you have a state ban that is effectively duplicating the federal ban. Therefore, when/if the federal ban expires, NY will still have one in effect.
You can still own a pre-ban, but you cannot buy a post-ban, wait until the AWB expires, then convert it to pre-ban configuration. HTH! |
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Posted: 1/3/2003 8:40:18 AM EDT
Quoted: No, it means that you have a state ban that is effectively duplicating the federal ban. Therefore, when/if the federal ban expires, NY will still have one in effect. You can still own a pre-ban, but you cannot buy a post-ban, wait until the AWB expires, then convert it to pre-ban configuration. HTH! Thanks, Red [:)]. |
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Posted: 1/4/2003 5:26:04 PM EDT
Quoted: Quoted: No, it means that you have a state ban that is effectively duplicating the federal ban. Therefore, when/if the federal ban expires, NY will still have one in effect. You can still own a pre-ban, but you cannot buy a post-ban, wait until the AWB expires, then convert it to pre-ban configuration. HTH! Thanks, Red [:)]. Nope, won't work. Well legally anyway. At that point you will have a post ban rifle you configured to a pre ban in NY. You can't have any of the 'evil' features on any post ban rifle in NY, even after the federal AWB sunsets. Just like people in CA can't have a detatchable mag & a pistol grip. After the AWB sunsets, they're still screwed because it's a state law. What you do with your rifles after you get them is your own business. If someone starts poking around you'll have a rifle that's illegal in NY as it is post ban with pre ban features. Unless the NY ban sunsets too, but I haven't read that one. It's permanent for all I understand. |
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