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Posted: 10/11/2005 9:56:10 AM EDT

Cactus Arms have unveiled their new LH cocking AR in this months Shooting Sports

Anyone seen it yet ? Shame its not Ambi-cocking IMO, that would probably be the icing on the cake for me.

Cheers
Steven

Posted: 10/11/2005 10:16:48 AM EDT

[#1]

Any chance you can scan it??

Posted: 10/11/2005 11:47:19 AM EDT

[#2]

Er,, yes should be able to, where would you like it sent ?

cheers
Steven

Posted: 10/11/2005 12:00:52 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
Er,, yes should be able to, where would you like it sent ?

cheers
Steven

On here if you can

Mark

Posted: 10/11/2005 12:49:17 PM EDT

[#4]

Courtesy of Shooting Sports Magazine......Hope photobucket hasn't killed the quality......

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/nokiapics/cactus1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/nokiapics/cactus2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/nokiapics/cactus3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/nokiapics/cactus4.jpg

Posted: 10/11/2005 12:59:03 PM EDT

[#5]

little bit Green for me....

James,

Posted: 10/11/2005 1:00:27 PM EDT

[#6]

Also available in black......

Posted: 10/11/2005 1:22:56 PM EDT

[#7]

Any chance of being able to read the text?

It's not green by the looks of it. It's proper Sopmod tan. It's an official colour and evrything...

Posted: 10/11/2005 1:24:14 PM EDT

[#8]

Just seen it's Pete Moore.

Does he start the review with "Back in the glory days before the ban" or "When I was in the Army" ???

Posted: 10/11/2005 3:04:13 PM EDT

[#9]

Receiver....................... Yowg?

Posted: 10/11/2005 4:24:45 PM EDT

[#10]

It's the VM Hytech/Ameetec Arms upper. Looks like they've nicked my idea

I too would like to see a bigger blow up of it

Mark

Posted: 10/11/2005 11:03:13 PM EDT

[#11]

Sorry about that, look lilke photobucket has killed the pics...I'll see if i can find an alternative to host from.

Anybody want the original scans emailed to them ?

Cheers
Steven

Posted: 10/11/2005 11:16:27 PM EDT

[#12]

Send em here. I'll host them

Posted: 10/12/2005 1:05:44 AM EDT

[#13]

Left hand cocking only though.

Posted: 10/12/2005 1:36:08 AM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
Left hand cocking only though.

… I'm a left hand cocker.

ANdy

Posted: 10/12/2005 1:53:17 AM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
Left hand cocking only though.

Anything can be modified, and I'm surprised he didn't have the bottle, or the facilities, to modify the right hand side.
Personally, I'd hacksaw and mill the fuck out of it, as I will do when I get mine.

Ron Flint, the name sounds familiar

Mark

Posted: 10/12/2005 2:09:19 AM EDT

[#16]

The reciever is a little odd in that it doesn't have a T-Handle, but looks to have plenty of material on the right side for the milling machine...

Posted: 10/12/2005 2:26:41 AM EDT

[#17]

Email me the scan to [email protected]

Thanks

Posted: 10/12/2005 3:22:53 AM EDT

[#18]

Just spoke to Pete Moore, it seems the lower's engraved with Ted's Gunsmithing, Deland Fl.
According to Pete, Ron Flint's work has never been great, but this rifle is high quality, leading him, and me, to believe that they are built by someone else. Probably Ted's, who I imagine is building them from 80% lowers.
Also, the std rifle will come with a Hogue fore-end and not the quad rail one as pictured.

Mark

Posted: 10/12/2005 3:39:20 AM EDT

[#19]

Mark

U have mail

Posted: 10/12/2005 3:59:04 AM EDT

[#20]

No I don't

Posted: 10/12/2005 4:13:56 AM EDT

[#21]

have sent them as separate pages this time instead of a zip file.....

Posted: 10/12/2005 4:50:05 AM EDT

[#22]

Still nothing,
Are you sure you're spelling the address properly?????
Mark

Posted: 10/12/2005 5:07:21 AM EDT

[#23]

Hi Mark

WTF ?!?!

Email addy looks ok, and the mails havn't been bounced by the mail server....have sent you a test email to see if that gets thru....Its coming from a gmail acount.....

steven

Posted: 10/12/2005 5:16:21 AM EDT

[#24]

Ok the original jpeg scans can be downloaded from here

Posted: 10/12/2005 5:25:42 AM EDT

[#25]

Scanned review in .pdf format can be downloaded from here

Its 15mb in size.

Posted: 10/12/2005 5:58:16 AM EDT

[#26]

Got the pdf thanks!

Did you read it though, you can pay extra for a personalised serial number?

What??!!??

Who is he kidding? I can have any serial number I like if I ask my dealer to mill mine off and change it.

So this guy instead of putting on his standard serial will put a different one on for you and no doubt charge the earth to do it for you. Mad.

The stock is shit too.

Ergo grip is nice, the foreend is nice too, the production gun with the hogue will look gash.

I prefer Matt's stuff.....

Posted: 10/12/2005 6:01:03 AM EDT

[#27]

yeah ive got to agree, having seen clayo's Baby, i like Matt's Work too,

custom serial number?? what a load of rubish... what i'd relly like now is a Colt M4 marked Straight Pull

Wonder how much he'd charge for that

James

Posted: 10/12/2005 6:10:16 AM EDT

[#28]

Quoted:
what i'd relly like now is a Colt M4 marked Straight Pull
James

It's not that hard. You just need to find brand new in packet Colt Receivers. I found some but the price was more than just Buying Rock River.

My new quest is to build a M4gery with LEO/Goverment use only on everything.....

Posted: 10/12/2005 6:16:52 AM EDT

[#29]

hmmm nice.... I faniceid one of thoses custom engraved lowers.... with HK fire control symbols and For Civilian Use Only on it!

James,

Posted: 10/12/2005 7:04:18 AM EDT

[#30]

I'd rather spend ££££ on stuff that would make the rifle shoot better than a fancy serial number, but someone might want to do I suppose.....hacko.gif

" Civilian use only"

Posted: 10/12/2005 7:18:13 AM EDT

[#31]

im surprised that Matt isnt knocking his own up out of 80% Forgings,

Could have his Own range of serial numbers and lower markings!!

He could Have

MATT-16A1's

And the fire control Safe,,, Single.... & I wish!!

James

Posted: 10/12/2005 8:22:01 AM EDT

[#32]

Got it eventually.
Strange format though
Mark

Posted: 10/12/2005 8:24:47 AM EDT

[#33]

Quoted:
Quoted:
what i'd relly like now is a Colt M4 marked Straight Pull
James

It's not that hard. You just need to find brand new in packet Colt Receivers. I found some but the price was more than just Buying Rock River.

My new quest is to build a M4gery with LEO/Goverment use only on everything.....

Hate to say this, but I've already got a couple marked up like that.
My original Olympic and the Bushmaster M4gery.

On a side note, I commend this guy for trying but think he's missed the boat/point somewhat

Mark

Posted: 10/12/2005 8:55:07 AM EDT

[#34]

Mark, I never try to do anything first in this game, because you've ALWAYS already got two!!!

I'm single again now though, So I'm gonna be catching up with all this spare money I will have!!!

Dave

Posted: 10/12/2005 9:28:44 AM EDT

[#35]

Quoted:
Mark, I never try to do anything first in this game, because you've ALWAYS already got two!!!

I'm single again now though, So I'm gonna be catching up with all this spare money I will have!!!

Dave

Why have one when you can have two

The problem is....you're just a latecomer. Nothing wrong with that.
The early Olympics were stamped "Export and Law Enforcement Only"
The Bushmaster's marked "Restricted Law Enforcement/Government Use Only"
Doesn't make much sense to anyone

So you're free and single eh?? The world will be your oyster

Mark

Posted: 10/12/2005 10:14:28 AM EDT

[#36]

Quoted:
Quoted:
The early Olympics were stamped "Export and Law Enforcement Only"
The Bushmaster's marked "Restricted Law Enforcement/Government Use Only"

It wasn't that long ago that the ARFCOM US members would have paid a Kings ransom for that wording…

ANdy

Posted: 10/12/2005 10:20:54 AM EDT

[#37]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
The early Olympics were stamped "Export and Law Enforcement Only"
The Bushmaster's marked "Restricted Law Enforcement/Government Use Only"

It wasn't that long ago that the ARFCOM US members would have paid a Kings ransom for that wording…

ANdy

Yeah, but they are a strange bunch (as I've just told you in the IM}

Mark