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Posted: 4/10/2018 5:48:17 AM EDT
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On that 16" rifle gas build shown above I used a crush washer and a couple of the small shims from the PWS shim pack. Got my muzzle break port even with the crown, then I did a 1/4 turn to time the break.
The original Ops Inc instructions that came with my old can, which I still have, say 1/4 turn is the recommendation. |
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Posted: 4/11/2018 6:39:03 PM EDT
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AR, USA
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Posted: 4/21/2018 12:25:21 AM EDT
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Does anyone have any actual DB reduction numbers with the AEM5? I can’t find any anywhere.
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Posted: 4/21/2018 8:34:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 556hunter:
Does anyone have any actual DB reduction numbers with the AEM5? I can’t find any anywhere. |
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Posted: 4/21/2018 7:12:57 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/21/2018 8:40:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By goloud:
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/83570/667108D9-2660-4D39-BD76-B1031523A5D6-521981.jpg |
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Posted: 4/29/2018 3:13:39 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Twitchy]
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Found the answer.
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Posted: 5/13/2018 8:50:41 AM EDT
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Any chance somebody can post pics of groups with the AE/Ops flash hider?
ADCO says they reduce accuracy, I'd be curious to see what that looks like on paper. |
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Posted: 5/13/2018 8:52:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Twitchy:
Found the answer. 
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Posted: 5/13/2018 1:52:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Number0neGun: Can you post said answer? |
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Posted: 5/13/2018 8:21:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Number0neGun:
Any chance somebody can post pics of groups with the AE/Ops flash hider? ADCO says they reduce accuracy, I'd be curious to see what that looks like on paper. |
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Posted: 5/13/2018 10:15:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TheBigStink: i had that problem at first. I took the hider off scrubbed both threads really well, new washer and reinstalled. problem solved |
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Posted: 5/13/2018 11:21:10 PM EDT
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Finally got everything put together, now I just have to shoot it.
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Posted: 5/14/2018 12:34:37 PM EDT
[Last Edit: TheBigStink]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Number0neGun: What were your groups looking like before the fix? Also, what kind of washer? Crush washer or something else? |
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Posted: 5/15/2018 8:19:11 PM EDT
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Recent AEM5 I just got cleared.
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Posted: 5/15/2018 9:27:11 PM EDT
[Last Edit: aaron580]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FREEFALLE7:
Recent AEM5 I just got cleared. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/20856/9ABD718F-6B56-4B63-AA03-275CD5808011-511164.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/20856/31841522_601503460215815_7039372873256927232_n-535986.jpg 
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NC, USA
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Posted: 5/16/2018 8:13:27 AM EDT
[Last Edit: SpyHawk]
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Here she is, finished for now. Going to build another lower to dedicate to this upper. Probably stay with some kind of two-tone look. Going to add angled irons and an FDE cloud defense light kit with Streamlight HLX. Likely that new magpul bipod when it comes out.
This is by far the smoothest shooting AR I've ever shot. AAC IBCG, VLTOR A5H2, springco green spring. Criterion 16" rifle-length gas system. Spikes Tactical short collar. Faxon three-screw gas block. 
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Posted: 5/16/2018 3:06:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FREEFALLE7:
Recent AEM5 I just got cleared. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/20856/9ABD718F-6B56-4B63-AA03-275CD5808011-511164.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/20856/31841522_601503460215815_7039372873256927232_n-535986.jpg What was your check cashed date? I'm waiting on a AEM5 from 12/1/17 |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 3:26:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By eMc9001: What was your check cashed date? I'm waiting on a AEM5 from 12/1/17 I know this wasn't directed at me but my check was cashed in early Oct 2017 and the form was approved Apr 4 2018. |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 3:30:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dmac7979: @eMc9001 I know this wasn't directed at me but my check was cashed in early Oct 2017 and the form was approved Apr 4 2018. |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 3:38:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By eMc9001:
@FREEFALLE7 What was your check cashed date? I'm waiting on a AEM5 from 12/1/17 Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By eMc9001:
Originally Posted By FREEFALLE7:
Recent AEM5 I just got cleared. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/20856/9ABD718F-6B56-4B63-AA03-275CD5808011-511164.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/20856/31841522_601503460215815_7039372873256927232_n-535986.jpg What was your check cashed date? I'm waiting on a AEM5 from 12/1/17 Right about 10 months with a 2RP trust |
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Posted: 5/16/2018 6:50:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By eMc9001: Cool, thank's for the info. I ought to be pretty close then. I have 4 can's in December. |
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Posted: 5/17/2018 4:01:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Twitchy:
Has anyone seen this before? https://www.cadexdefence.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/flash-hider-products.jpg https://www.cadexdefence.com/products/weapon-accessories/flash-hider/ |
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Posted: 5/17/2018 4:04:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mattyvac: Sooo what is this? More info? @Twitchy |
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Posted: 5/17/2018 5:01:49 PM EDT
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I have nothing other than the picture. Posted to see if anyone else had info on it.
I've since picked up an ADCO A2ish AEM device that works damn good. |
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Posted: 5/18/2018 6:05:48 PM EDT
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AE30
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Posted: 5/19/2018 11:34:52 AM EDT
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AEM5 on a 12.5” pistol.
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CA, USA
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Posted: 5/20/2018 11:25:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Twitchy:
Has anyone seen this before? https://www.cadexdefence.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/flash-hider-products.jpg https://www.cadexdefence.com/products/weapon-accessories/flash-hider/ isn't my favorite thing. |
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Posted: 5/20/2018 4:46:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By k31user: A word of caution about some of the alternative mounting systems. Make sure the threads and taper angle are correct. Having to warranty a suppressor because of a someone else's mount error isn't my favorite thing. Have you ever made an A2ish version? I use one of my AEM5s on a bolt gun and the normal brake is a bit much for anyone near me. |
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Posted: 5/21/2018 3:03:48 PM EDT
[Last Edit: ehudbengera]
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Are Daniel Defense barrels correctly profiled? I seem to remember reading that they are. Thinking about turning my 16” gun into a Recce-looking thing but I really like this barrel and don’t want to swap to the BA barrel just for the profile. I’m hoping I could just use the AEM5 M4 collar.
ETA its the 16” middy CHF gov profile |
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Posted: 5/21/2018 3:06:34 PM EDT
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My DD 12.5" gov profile works like a champ with my 16th model. I've had it since 2010ish?
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Posted: 5/22/2018 7:45:36 AM EDT
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Hey Ron, would it be possible to take a new M2 and open it up for 9mm? Just spitball'n at the moment.
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MI, USA
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Posted: 6/4/2018 11:20:09 PM EDT
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Anyone have a brake with a flat spot to be pinned and welded they want to sell me?
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USA
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Posted: 6/5/2018 9:39:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Rothperson87:
Anyone have a brake with a flat spot to be pinned and welded they want to sell me? http://i64.tinypic.com/1pgxad.jpg 
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MI, USA
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Posted: 6/5/2018 4:57:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By prodigy808: I had a flat milled into the muzzle brake to have it pin/welded. That may be an option if you don’t find one. https://s15.postimg.cc/3vjs07sh7/0_AE9_EB08-_C1_B3-4_C0_D-818_C-7_B57_D7_E7_BD3_B.jpg |
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USA
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Posted: 6/5/2018 5:11:04 PM EDT
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Sent you an IM Roth
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Posted: 6/8/2018 6:33:30 AM EDT
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Is there a muzzle device compatible with the AEM5 that when P/W will bring a 13.7" barrel to 16"?
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Posted: 6/8/2018 3:34:09 PM EDT
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Send a Happy Birthday to R. Allen. He turned 63 today. We wouldn't have this thread without him.
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NC, USA
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Posted: 6/8/2018 6:14:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Twitchy:
Send a Happy Birthday to R. Allen. He turned 63 today. We wouldn't have this thread without him. |
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Posted: 6/8/2018 6:40:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Twitchy:
Send a Happy Birthday to R. Allen. He turned 63 today. We wouldn't have this thread without him. 
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Posted: 6/13/2018 3:44:19 PM EDT
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Anybody familiar with using the Smith Vortex flash hider with the Ops Inc threading? Anything different between using it and the muzzle brake?
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Posted: 6/13/2018 4:06:21 PM EDT
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Have a smith on my patrol rifle as it rarely gets the can. When I first got it I noticed it would scrape the first baffle. Took it to a local shop that took some material off the end of the tines.
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WA, USA
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Posted: 6/13/2018 5:21:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Rothperson87:
Anyone have a brake with a flat spot to be pinned and welded they want to sell me? https://www.spikestactical.com/collections/suppressor/products/r2-brake-h-v-s?variant=40447392332 |
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Posted: 6/13/2018 8:30:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By cdholmes:
Anybody familiar with using the Smith Vortex flash hider with the Ops Inc threading? Anything different between using it and the muzzle brake? I have one, and have used it, but don't have it on a rifle currently. It's a great flash hider but I'm going to stick with brakes in the future. |
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Posted: 6/18/2018 7:41:16 PM EDT
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I remembered Ron saying in the past that he wasn't really able to properly warranty the use of AEM/Ops cans on anything but the Brake mount, as the brake is technically part of the system.
That being said, I'm curious to see what the actual impact to the can's life is with typical non-SOCOM firing schedules, like us folks who go burn a few hundred rounds at the range a few times a year. I want the option of shooting my rifles without the can on and I loathe doing that with a brake. I'm not looking at a compensator like the Spike's either, but what kind of flash hider design would work with the AEM/Ops design without significantly increasing wear on the first baffle? Maybe something with a more closed end? Or does that effectively leave you with a more blasty compensator/brake effect by reducing the area that the blast is concentrated onto the baffle? Other than the Spikes or AE Brake, I'm only aware of the A1 offered by ADCO and the Smith Vortex that's AE compatible. Currently the can would be on a 16", but in the future I have plans for my 12.5" to have an AEM2 and I want to be able to shoot my SBR unsuppressed without a ridiculous brake rattling my teeth. Now that I think of it, what about one of those Ops flash hider/brake sleeves that Harms4X copied? How do those work? |
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Posted: 6/18/2018 8:03:40 PM EDT
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I was thinking the same thing. Basically a blast shield to thread on the brake when not using the can.
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Posted: 6/18/2018 11:30:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By lancecriminal86:
I remembered Ron saying in the past that he wasn't really able to properly warranty the use of AEM/Ops cans on anything but the Brake mount, as the brake is technically part of the system. That being said, I'm curious to see what the actual impact to the can's life is with typical non-SOCOM firing schedules, like us folks who go burn a few hundred rounds at the range a few times a year. I want the option of shooting my rifles without the can on and I loathe doing that with a brake. I'm not looking at a compensator like the Spike's either, but what kind of flash hider design would work with the AEM/Ops design without significantly increasing wear on the first baffle? Maybe something with a more closed end? Or does that effectively leave you with a more blasty compensator/brake effect by reducing the area that the blast is concentrated onto the baffle? Other than the Spikes or AE Brake, I'm only aware of the A1 offered by ADCO and the Smith Vortex that's AE compatible. Currently the can would be on a 16", but in the future I have plans for my 12.5" to have an AEM2 and I want to be able to shoot my SBR unsuppressed without a ridiculous brake rattling my teeth. Now that I think of it, what about one of those Ops flash hider/brake sleeves that Harms4X copied? How do those work? 
I use my second AEM5 on my MK12 with the normal brake. |
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Posted: 6/20/2018 12:12:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Twitchy:
I have/use the ADCO birdcage on my 26" bolt gun. I use it in that configuration for PRS matches. I don't think with that length barrel it's causing any more wear than the normal brake on a shorter barrel. Most people ask if I'm shooting subsonic, not even kidding. I love these cans. This configuration is more accurate/precise than my F-Class gun, but of course the NRA doesn't allow suppressors even though I'd make weight.
I use my second AEM5 on my MK12 with the normal brake. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Twitchy:
Originally Posted By lancecriminal86:
I remembered Ron saying in the past that he wasn't really able to properly warranty the use of AEM/Ops cans on anything but the Brake mount, as the brake is technically part of the system. That being said, I'm curious to see what the actual impact to the can's life is with typical non-SOCOM firing schedules, like us folks who go burn a few hundred rounds at the range a few times a year. I want the option of shooting my rifles without the can on and I loathe doing that with a brake. I'm not looking at a compensator like the Spike's either, but what kind of flash hider design would work with the AEM/Ops design without significantly increasing wear on the first baffle? Maybe something with a more closed end? Or does that effectively leave you with a more blasty compensator/brake effect by reducing the area that the blast is concentrated onto the baffle? Other than the Spikes or AE Brake, I'm only aware of the A1 offered by ADCO and the Smith Vortex that's AE compatible. Currently the can would be on a 16", but in the future I have plans for my 12.5" to have an AEM2 and I want to be able to shoot my SBR unsuppressed without a ridiculous brake rattling my teeth. Now that I think of it, what about one of those Ops flash hider/brake sleeves that Harms4X copied? How do those work?
I use my second AEM5 on my MK12 with the normal brake. How plentiful are the ADCO A1s? Are they still making them, how much $$$ are they commanding on the second hand market? |
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Posted: 6/20/2018 5:30:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By lancecriminal86: I figured the non-knurled would be my beater can from now on, and the knurled would live on the Mod H/SPR and get less rounds. How plentiful are the ADCO A1s? Are they still making them, how much $$$ are they commanding on the second hand market? |
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Posted: 6/20/2018 5:35:35 PM EDT
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Update.
It looks like as of 5 minutes ago they had 2 in stock. They now only have 1 left.
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