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Posted: 10/4/2014 8:28:35 PM EDT
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you can build a super cheap $500 PSA kit and have a real nice feeling rifle. Why spend $750?
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Posted: 10/4/2014 8:36:06 PM EDT
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I picked up a sport for $599 last week and am happy with it
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Posted: 10/4/2014 8:41:16 PM EDT
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compared to the M&P Sport it felt cheap if I was in the market for an inexpensive AR (sub-$750) I'd go with the M&P Sport Sorry, I'm not one of those touchy/feely folks. What exactly made it feel "cheap?" |
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Posted: 10/4/2014 8:44:25 PM EDT
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you can buy a colt for $899.
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Posted: 10/4/2014 8:47:45 PM EDT
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Sorry, I'm not one of those touchy/feely folks. What exactly made it feel "cheap?" Quote HistoryQuoted:
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compared to the M&P Sport it felt cheap if I was in the market for an inexpensive AR (sub-$750) I'd go with the M&P Sport Sorry, I'm not one of those touchy/feely folks. What exactly made it feel "cheap?" Ruger's 7075 T6 didn't feel as high quality as the M&P's 7075 T6. |
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Posted: 10/4/2014 8:47:52 PM EDT
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I don't know, seemed gtg to me. FA and dust cover. Front sight is a bit odd, but at least it has an evil bayonet lug!
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Posted: 10/4/2014 8:52:45 PM EDT
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you can buy a colt for $899 799 from Palmetto. |
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Posted: 10/5/2014 12:22:57 AM EDT
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you can buy a colt for $899 799 from Palmetto. holy crap. I might have to order one or three. |
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Posted: 10/5/2014 12:24:40 AM EDT
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Pic?????
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Posted: 10/5/2014 12:25:29 AM EDT
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Ruger's 7075 T6 didn't feel as high quality as the M&P's 7075 T6. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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compared to the M&P Sport it felt cheap if I was in the market for an inexpensive AR (sub-$750) I'd go with the M&P Sport Sorry, I'm not one of those touchy/feely folks. What exactly made it feel "cheap?" Ruger's 7075 T6 didn't feel as high quality as the M&P's 7075 T6. How the fuck does one assess how "quality" aluminum feels? 
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Posted: 10/5/2014 12:25:46 AM EDT
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you can buy a colt for $899. This. |
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Posted: 10/5/2014 12:26:35 AM EDT
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I think I saw one of those.
What's up with that weird-ass front sight base? |
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Posted: 10/5/2014 12:27:15 AM EDT
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How the fuck does one assess how "quality" aluminum feels? You don't carry a Rockwell scale tester with you everywhere? 
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Posted: 10/5/2014 12:27:34 AM EDT
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When I handled one a few years ago it felt pretty solid to me. I'm not a piston fan though, so I just built my own Frankengun instead.
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Posted: 10/5/2014 12:28:27 AM EDT
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You don't carry a Rockwell scale tester with you everywhere? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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How the fuck does one assess how "quality" aluminum feels? You don't carry a Rockwell scale tester with you everywhere? I've licked a few guns to try to perform an alloy assay. It never works. But I continue trying. 
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Posted: 10/5/2014 12:28:56 AM EDT
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When I handled one a few years ago it felt pretty solid to me. I'm not a piston fan though, so I just built my own Frankengun instead. This is not piston This is their new DI gun. Which is good because piston AR's are gay |
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Posted: 10/5/2014 12:29:31 AM EDT
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When I handled one a few years ago it felt pretty solid to me. I'm not a piston fan though, so I just built my own Frankengun instead. Didn't it just come out? |
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Posted: 10/5/2014 12:31:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This is not piston This is their new DI gun. Which is good because piston AR's are gay Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: When I handled one a few years ago it felt pretty solid to me. I'm not a piston fan though, so I just built my own Frankengun instead. This is not piston This is their new DI gun. Which is good because piston AR's are gay You're right. I haven't been paying attention to Ruger lately.  Looks like a standard carbine with a few Rugeresque modifications. |
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Posted: 10/5/2014 12:31:35 AM EDT
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I've licked a few guns to try to perform an alloy assay. It never works. But I continue trying. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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How the fuck does one assess how "quality" aluminum feels? You don't carry a Rockwell scale tester with you everywhere? I've licked a few guns to try to perform an alloy assay. It never works. But I continue trying. You're missing the car battery to test the anodizing. I think. |
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Posted: 10/5/2014 12:31:48 AM EDT
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What did you think of their delta ring?
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Posted: 10/5/2014 12:31:49 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Didn't it just come out? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: When I handled one a few years ago it felt pretty solid to me. I'm not a piston fan though, so I just built my own Frankengun instead. Didn't it just come out? Yeah, I confused it with the SR-556. |
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Posted: 10/5/2014 12:43:03 AM EDT
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How the fuck does one assess how "quality" aluminum feels? Quality aluminum has an extremely low tack-welded steel content. 
You can actually feel the difference with your hands.
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Posted: 10/5/2014 12:47:03 AM EDT
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you can buy a colt for $899. $799 http://palmettostatearmory.com/index.php/daily-deals/colt-ar-15-5-56nato-16-carbine-pencil-barrel.html |
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Posted: 10/5/2014 12:51:50 AM EDT
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Quality aluminum has an extremely low tack-welded steel content. http://imageshack.com/a/img538/8600/vZhkjI.jpg You can actually feel the difference with your hands.
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How the fuck does one assess how "quality" aluminum feels? Quality aluminum has an extremely low tack-welded steel content. http://imageshack.com/a/img538/8600/vZhkjI.jpg You can actually feel the difference with your hands.
what the fuck is that mess? I can "see" the shit |
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Posted: 10/5/2014 12:52:35 AM EDT
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Didn't it just come out? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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When I handled one a few years ago it felt pretty solid to me. I'm not a piston fan though, so I just built my own Frankengun instead. Didn't it just come out? No that was TML, but it was a little more complicated. Like a reverse coming out. |
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Posted: 10/5/2014 12:53:48 AM EDT
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You're missing the car battery to test the anodizing. I think. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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How the fuck does one assess how "quality" aluminum feels? You don't carry a Rockwell scale tester with you everywhere? I've licked a few guns to try to perform an alloy assay. It never works. But I continue trying. You're missing the car battery to test the anodizing. I think. Well, there is more than one way to get a good erection. Car batteries always help. 
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Posted: 10/5/2014 12:58:17 AM EDT
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what the fuck is that mess? I can "see" the shit Quote HistoryQuoted:
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How the fuck does one assess how "quality" aluminum feels? Quality aluminum has an extremely low tack-welded steel content. http://imageshack.com/a/img538/8600/vZhkjI.jpg You can actually feel the difference with your hands.
what the fuck is that mess? I can "see" the shit Vulcan Arms' attempt at making an AR 18 adapted to an AR lower. It's hilariously shitty. |
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Posted: 10/5/2014 1:12:11 AM EDT
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How the fuck does one assess how "quality" aluminum feels? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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compared to the M&P Sport it felt cheap if I was in the market for an inexpensive AR (sub-$750) I'd go with the M&P Sport Sorry, I'm not one of those touchy/feely folks. What exactly made it feel "cheap?" Ruger's 7075 T6 didn't feel as high quality as the M&P's 7075 T6. How the fuck does one assess how "quality" aluminum feels? I think he was being sarcastic. 
And all your damn posts are going to give me a fucking seizure. Lol. Damn toad...
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Posted: 10/5/2014 1:15:38 AM EDT
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you can buy a colt for $899. This. Bro, your avatar is awesome!
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