[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Spikes 5.45X39 upper availability (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 6/24/2011 5:19:23 PM EDT
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they are ordered, but not sure how far out Thanks. I got the itch to have a rifle in this caliber and you have a prettty damn good price on them  If youre close to Hot Springs you can come shoot mine. Fayetteville. What ammo do you like to use? Any problem ammo I should avoid? |
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they are ordered, but not sure how far out Thanks. I got the itch to have a rifle in this caliber and you have a prettty damn good price on them If youre close to Hot Springs you can come shoot mine. Fayetteville. What ammo do you like to use? Any problem ammo I should avoid? Cheap. Is there any other kind in 5.45?
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| bryan, a few months back i had the opportunity to speak with a gun tech (i'll leave the company name out) about the 5.45 ar style rifles/uppers they make. i told him i have 5.56 ars, but the cheaper 5.45 for volume shooting was looking hard to pass up. the guy said it's best to stick with the 5.56 in ars, unless i was only planning on shooting the higher end 5.45 rounds which to me defeats the purpose of buying one. he recommended getting a gun designed for the 7.62x39 or 5.45x39 if i wanted to shoot surplus ammo. the folks that buy surplus ammo from you guys don't seem to be reporting any real problems, so what's the real story? i know at times gun techs can be a little anal about how we should treat their products we buy. bub |
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there are two reasons to buy a 5.45 upper
1.I am going to buy a bunch of ammo to stock up, and always have cheap ammo to shoot or 2.I shoot allot per month and want to save $ if you aren't going to stock up, or don't shoot allot per month, its not worth it. you won't see the cost savings i know a guy who has already saved $2,000 in two years buy shooting 5.45 my 5.45 
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Bryan, What barrel length is that, 12.5"? I wish you would stock 10-12.5" length, not just the 8" you have on order. I asked Spikes and they said to contact AIM on all 5.45 uppers. 12.5 midlength gas, Adco cut it down and played with the port Spikes is working on some 8" 5.45s |
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c products is out of business, buy ASC mags
http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.aspx?item=MASC54539&name=ASC+30rd+Black+5.45x39+AR+Magazine&groupid=301&search=asc |
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Bryon, what kind of can is that, and I take it you have no issues with corrosion with the 5.45, if you rinse it out and dry it after use, right? And what about the mag in that gun? for bench shooting i just use a straight GI 20rd Can you use the 20rd Pmags with the 5.45X39 ammo? I am learning all this as I go so thanks for the patience
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Bryan, What barrel length is that, 12.5"? I wish you would stock 10-12.5" length, not just the 8" you have on order. I asked Spikes and they said to contact AIM on all 5.45 uppers. 12.5 midlength gas, Adco cut it down and played with the port Spikes is working on some 8" 5.45s Any timeframe as to when you will have the 8" uppers? |
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Bryan, What barrel length is that, 12.5"? I wish you would stock 10-12.5" length, not just the 8" you have on order. I asked Spikes and they said to contact AIM on all 5.45 uppers. 12.5 midlength gas, Adco cut it down and played with the port Spikes is working on some 8" 5.45s Any timeframe as to when you will have the 8" uppers? not sure, Tom was retooling the STABs, i will ask |
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Foreva. Bryan, How are you liking the ASC 5.45 magazines in your ST upper? boringly uneventful , works just like my c products mags Which is.....?? Most of mine work great the first time I use them - then they all seem to have problems 2-3 times per mag, always on the right feed lip. Matte and satin finishes alike. Guess I ought to just pony up and buy a feed lip bending tool... |
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hoping soon, things have changed on the short ones, to ship faster, since all these parts are in stock details of the short ones forged upper, NiB BCG, 7" BAR rail, 8" LW 5.45 barrel melonited, NiB brl ext, melonited A2, $699 I guess at that length, it would really burn up the baffles in a suppressor. Any discussion about barrels a bit longer? |
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Quoted: Quoted: Foreva. Bryan, How are you liking the ASC 5.45 magazines in your ST upper? boringly uneventful , works just like my c products mags That is good to know, I had heard some bad things about the reliability of the ASC 5.45 mags. Do your regular 20 rounders work reliably? I have a few sitting in a box. I am signed up for the notification, but is there any time frame on when the 16"ers might be back in stock? |
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hoping soon, things have changed on the short ones, to ship faster, since all these parts are in stock details of the short ones forged upper, NiB BCG, 7" BAR rail, 8" LW 5.45 barrel melonited, NiB brl ext, melonited A2, $699 is it possible to buy one of these if im gonna mount it to a pistol lower? |