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Posted: 12/5/2009 5:24:09 AM EDT
(In a boxing announcer voice) ...
VEGAS 2010 (Very Excellent Gun And Shooting) Alright people, LaRue has had enough requests from folks that will willingly break the levers off their A.R.M.S. mounts if LaRue will replace it with a LaRue product. So, a challenge is made. We challenge A.R.M.S. (the company busy suing us over their #17 trademark) to a mount duel. We are hereby offering to replace any A.R.M.S. mount that the owner intentionally breaks the M.I.M. lever off. The challenge to A.R.M.S. is that they make the same offer to any LaRue owner who intentionally will break the lever off a LaRue mount in exchange for an A.R.M.S. products. The winner will be decided at the ShotShow * VEGAS 2010 - booth with the most broken mounts from the other wins. May the best man win - - - The offer is now out there and remains in effect until A.R.M.S. drops his suit, and if that doesn't happen, then it remains in effect until I have had my satisfaction. ETA - Somebody here said we need to have them here by January 7th for the outbound VEGAS 2010 truck. But I'll Nextday any after that, so the cutoff and end of this VEGAS Smash'em Contest will be the opening hour VEGAS 2010 - Vegas time. Take a pic and print it of the before-intentionally-breaking and after-it's-broken, include it with the mount. We have another offer going on and this will keep them apart. Include a short note of why you wanna play. Since time is of the essence (VEGAS 2010 is looming), we will rush you the LaRue mount that's a suitable upgrade to the A.R.M.S mount you intentionally broke in trade. THIS IS THE STATE FAIR TRACTOR PULL OF MOUNTS ! ! ! GO !!!! M. LaRue I am Mark LaRue and I authorize this offer. - ML ETA - We're gonna make this a good old fashioned Texas horse race, so do me and my whole bunch over here a big Christmas favor and spread the word for us in other forums you might frequent. Thanks and Merry Christmas to all y'all. * ETA - Oops, got a note that somebody whined to show management , so they faxed that I drop their name from the promotion. Done ...it's now VEGAS 2010. |
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Damn...I can't play! I bought the good stuff the first time!
Oh and there is no way in HELL that I am going to break it to get a ARMS mount. |
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Damn...I can't play! I bought the good stuff the first time! Same, I followed the adage of "buy once, cry once" |
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The mystery has finally been solved. 1. Buy an A.R.M.S mount. 2. Break it. 3. Send it to LaRue 4. Profit I just hope DS doesn't see a rise in sales because of this. |
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I don't have any ARMS mounts. I may have to go buy one to break just to be part of this. |
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In on first page. I don't have any ARMS mounts. I may have to go buy one to break just to be part of this. I don't care when or where you bought them ... bust 'em and trade 'em and do it before the Shotshow. |
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Mark,
Before I go snapping off an crappy Arms lever off my $1600 Elcan, can this be sent to you for replacement? I can send it in for evaluation before any decision is made. |
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Just got my replacements yesterday, damn wtf didnt I get La Rue the first time?
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(In a boxing announcer voice) ... Alright people, LaRue has had enough requests from folks that will willingly break the levers off their A.R.M.S. mounts if LaRue will replace it with a LaRue product. So, a challenge is made. We challenge A.R.M.S. (the company busy suing us over their #17 trademark) to a mount duel. We are hereby offering to replace any A.R.M.S. mount that the owner intentionally breaks the M.I.M. lever off. The challenge to A.R.M.S. is that they make the same offer to any LaRue owner who intentionally will break the lever off a LaRue mount in exchange for an A.R.M.S. products. The winner will be decided at the ShotShow - The Booth with the most broken mounts from the other wins. The offer is now out there. Take a pic and print it of the before-intentionally-breaking and after-it's-broken. We have another offer going on and this will keep them apart. Include a short note of why you wanna play. Since time is of the essence (Shotshow is looming), we will rush you the LaRue mount that's a suitable upgrade to the A.R.M.S mount you intentionally broke in trade. THIS IS THE STATE FAIR TRACTOR PULL OF MOUNTS ! ! ! GO !!!! M. LaRue I am Mark LaRue and I authorize this offer. - ML Mark, Expect one soon. You da man RK |
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Mark, Before I go snapping off an crappy Arms lever off my $1600 Elcan, can this be sent to you for replacement? I can send it in for evaluation before any decision is made. No, that sucker's built in ... when those levers break and/or loosen, I guess it has to go back to the factory. That's yet another good reason to insist on a rifle having iron sights on it. |
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Thanks Mark,
Have a great BUIS on it, but this gives reason to dump the glass anyways. I sold off the rest of the arms crap. Have a Merry Christmas! |
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Mark,
I've got a 20" Colt HBAR that I put an ARMS SIR rail and throw rings to attach a Leupold years ago (before I knew the difference) Now I buy LaRue..... I'd love to swap into a rail and scope mount from you..... what say you ? |
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In on first page. I don't have any ARMS mounts. I may have to go buy one to break just to be part of this. I don't care when or where you bought them ... bust 'em and trade 'em and do it before the Shotshow. I can envision the EE being absent of arms products soon. I bet I can count on one hand how many take up arms' offer. |
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Sorry Mark, no A.R.M.S. mounts to trade ya but i hope you bury him with them at the SHOTshow. Go LaRu!!
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So, i'm doing my predeployment shopping (Leaving the week after next. Part of Obama's troop increase into indian country.), and most things are going good.... all except for that pesky ARMS #17 mount on my M900...
'Lo and behold, i wake up this morning to find Mark offering up this dealie... So, i decided to wage my own little war between LT and ARMS... http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/8083/77523472.jpg http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/9750/79899384.jpg Now, as you can see, i decided i wasn't simply going to just break the ARMS mount... i was going to let my trusty dillo kick it's ass. I thought it a bit poetic to be pitting a dillo and a #17 mount against each other. http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/9472/14143405.jpg Now, granted, i had to take it out of the bathroom, stand on the mount to hold it in place, and give the little guy a couple hard thwacks on the face to help him out... But the proof is in the pudding... ARMS ain't got shit on dasypus novemcinctus: http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/1583/60431981.jpg Shame ARMS doesn't make a VFG... i wouldn't mind breaking one of those and getting something of REAL quality either. |
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Hell yes, I'm in in on this one!!! I'll take before and after pics. I'll even count the number of blows it takes to wreck their #17s off my EoTech G23.FTS magnifier (i'm sure it'll take only one).
I doubt anyone with an LT mount will even try and break theirs to trade for an ARMS mount. |
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So, i'm doing my predeployment shopping (Leaving the week after next. Part of Obama's troop increase into indian country.), and most things are going good.... all except for that pesky ARMS #17 mount on my M900... 'Lo and behold, i wake up this morning to find Mark offering up this dealie... So, i decided to wage my own little war between LT and ARMS... <a href="http://img197.imageshack.us/my.php?image=77523472.jpg" target="_blank">http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/8083/77523472.jpg</a> <a href="http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=79899384.jpg" target="_blank">http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/9750/79899384.jpg</a> Now, as you can see, i decided i wasn't simply going to just break the ARMS mount... i was going to let my trusty dillo kick it's ass. I thought it a bit poetic to be pitting a dillo and a #17 mount against each other. <a href="http://img6.imageshack.us/my.php?image=14143405.jpg" target="_blank">http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/9472/14143405.jpg</a> Now, granted, i had to take it out of the bathroom, stand on the mount to hold it in place, and give the little guy a couple hard thwacks on the face to help him out... But the proof is in the pudding... ARMS ain't got shit on dasypus novemcinctus: <a href="http://img31.imageshack.us/my.php?image=60431981.jpg" target="_blank">http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/1583/60431981.jpg</a> Shame ARMS doesn't make a VFG... i wouldn't mind breaking one of those and getting something of REAL quality either. That's a nice Dillo VS Swan analogy!!! |
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So, i'm doing my predeployment shopping (Leaving the week after next. Part of Obama's troop increase into indian country.), and most things are going good.... all except for that pesky ARMS #17 mount on my M900... 'Lo and behold, i wake up this morning to find Mark offering up this dealie... So, i decided to wage my own little war between LT and ARMS... <a href="http://img197.imageshack.us/my.php?image=77523472.jpg" target="_blank">http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/8083/77523472.jpg</a> <a href="http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=79899384.jpg" target="_blank">http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/9750/79899384.jpg</a> Now, as you can see, i decided i wasn't simply going to just break the ARMS mount... i was going to let my trusty dillo kick it's ass. I thought it a bit poetic to be pitting a dillo and a #17 mount against each other. <a href="http://img6.imageshack.us/my.php?image=14143405.jpg" target="_blank">http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/9472/14143405.jpg</a> Now, granted, i had to take it out of the bathroom, stand on the mount to hold it in place, and give the little guy a couple hard thwacks on the face to help him out... But the proof is in the pudding... ARMS ain't got shit on dasypus novemcinctus: <a href="http://img31.imageshack.us/my.php?image=60431981.jpg" target="_blank">http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/1583/60431981.jpg</a> Shame ARMS doesn't make a VFG... i wouldn't mind breaking one of those and getting something of REAL quality either. LMAO Even the Dillo is stronger than their mounts. |
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Seriously? How sweet is that?
I've got an ARMS Aimpoint mount I've been meaning to replace with a Larue. I guess this seals it. |
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Mark, you have already taken care of me by swapping out a shitty arms mount. And there is no way in hell I would ever try to break the quality mount you sent me.
I installed it on my Aimpoint ML3 and it only took 6 shots to dial it in perfect. |
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Mark, What rings/mount do you have comparable to low height 30mm rings? Or I guess what's the variance with you standard height rings. w/low rings... I have a 50mm accoupoint in arms low rings, mounted to a gdi mount, on my m1a. Can you solve that fit in one way shape or form? http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k459/nucstl1/HPIM3178.jpg I believe that the LT719 is the upgrade you are looking for. LINK |
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Would you do anything for a broken #2, or just mounts with throw levers?
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That's awesome Mark! Oh and all your page 2 are belong to me... of this guaranteed epic thread. |
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Huh...that was not my intention when I broke the ARMS mount...
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That's awesome Mark! Oh and all your page 2 are belong to me... of this guaranteed epic thread. FAIL |
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This is fucking awesome. I don't have any ARMS shit to break, but damn this is cool.
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This is what I thought about doing in October. Your Awesome Mark. I guess I can spend some christmas money. I wonder what an A.R.M.S 35 ring set and 35 QD base translate into the Larue world as...
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I wonder if an arms mount will stand up to the spanish inquisition?
I will get all the stuffing lodged up in one end of a soft cushion
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Mark, I like the way you roll I already purchased your LT-129 because My ARMS mount sucked, however it wasn't broken so I couldn't trade you. However I would love to break it for an LT mount for my other AR. I believe you will win your challenge to Swan and I support you in your fight against him. I have already made 2 purchases from you and I will be buying more of your stuff in the near future.
Take care and Merry Christmas! |
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Mark, I like the way you roll I already purchased your LT-129 because My ARMS mount sucked, however it wasn't broken so I couldn't trade you. However I would love to break it for an LT mount for my other AR. I believe you will win your challenge to Swan and I support you in your fight against him. I have already made 2 purchases from you and I will be buying more of your stuff in the near future. Take care and Merry Christmas! Don't be a wuss, bust it and trade it. <–––– (87GN) |
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So, i'm doing my predeployment shopping (Leaving the week after next. Part of Obama's troop increase into indian country.), and most things are going good.... all except for that pesky ARMS #17 mount on my M900... 'Lo and behold, i wake up this morning to find Mark offering up this dealie... So, i decided to wage my own little war between LT and ARMS... <a href="http://img197.imageshack.us/my.php?image=77523472.jpg" target="_blank">http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/8083/77523472.jpg</a> <a href="http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=79899384.jpg" target="_blank">http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/9750/79899384.jpg</a> Now, as you can see, i decided i wasn't simply going to just break the ARMS mount... i was going to let my trusty dillo kick it's ass. I thought it a bit poetic to be pitting a dillo and a #17 mount against each other. <a href="http://img6.imageshack.us/my.php?image=14143405.jpg" target="_blank">http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/9472/14143405.jpg</a> Now, granted, i had to take it out of the bathroom, stand on the mount to hold it in place, and give the little guy a couple hard thwacks on the face to help him out... But the proof is in the pudding... ARMS ain't got shit on dasypus novemcinctus: <a href="http://img31.imageshack.us/my.php?image=60431981.jpg" target="_blank">http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/1583/60431981.jpg</a> Shame ARMS doesn't make a VFG... i wouldn't mind breaking one of those and getting something of REAL quality either. Bravo ! I bet this puts us ahead in the race. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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It's already in the mail. You should be getting it Monday, Mark,
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It's already in the mail. You should be getting it Monday, Mark, Great 3rdtk post ... |
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If i bust an avian flu swan rear sight can I trade it for a Troy?
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If i bust an avian flu swan rear sight can I trade it for a Troy? Nope, the #17 suit has nothing to do with iron sights ... although having the one sometimes begets the need for the other. |
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Ok guys I'm a little concerned here.........
I'm seeing hammers and Dillo's in the same picture..... Please tell me that NO DILLO'S are being harmed....... |
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Quoted: Ok guys I'm a little concerned here......... I'm seeing hammers and Dillo's in the same picture..... Please tell me that NO DILLO'S are being harmed....... I find it interesting that the ARMS throw lever will break before the tail of the Dillo. One is part of a $100+ assembly, the other is a giveaway/novelty item? |
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Mark, I like the way you roll I already purchased your LT-129 because My ARMS mount sucked, however it wasn't broken so I couldn't trade you. However I would love to break it for an LT mount for my other AR. I believe you will win your challenge to Swan and I support you in your fight against him. I have already made 2 purchases from you and I will be buying more of your stuff in the near future. Take care and Merry Christmas! Don't be a wuss, bust it and trade it. <–––– (87GN) Done Before http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/1368/img0140o.jpg After http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/4782/img0138w.jpg http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/5278/img0139m.jpg You can do better than that, run that bitch over with a truck... |
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Do people even buy and own ARMS mounts anymore?
Too bad I replaced all mine with LT kit a long time ago |
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Cool I have two A.R.M.S. mounts that came on my ACOG's and I've been wanting to replace them with LaRue mounts. I'll post pics when I get home from Christmas shopping. You guys are awesome.
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Mark you talking a broken lever or complete destruction? Destruction is fine ... but broken lever is a must. |
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I was debating going to shot show this year. I might have to just to see the pile at the LaRue booth in person (and take a couple of strolls past the other "pile" (can you actually make a pile from nothing?).
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