Posted: 1/8/2006 2:28:35 PM EDT
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General advice would be to lurk a while before spending a bunch of money on the latest-and-greatest stuff, and to be careful of cheerleaders vs. real folks. Also, it is a certainty that genuine folks here will help with not only knowledge, but also tools and labor to build whatever your heart desires. |
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I appreciate the comment and am familiar with the gotta have it wagon train. The cheerleader vs. real deal has been around quite some time and this isn't the only board for info gathering, so I try to weigh my decisions on experience first, then others opinions and ideas. I have never been one have to have it cause the other guy does. I don't keep up with the jones, never have, never will. I make my purchases accordingly and gear them towards my own personal use. Thanks for the info though and posting. Now hopefully somebody will answer my original question. It seems that myself and another person posted about the same question right about the same time. |
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if your only going to be doing a little plinking and close work i would go with a two piece system and not free float. i recommend Coz and NFA to a lot of folks for a lot of things. but this is something that you can do your self. shoot. with a couple simple shop tools you can add a free float tube. you need a nice big vice, a action block a 1/16" pin punch, rubber hammer and a barrel wrench. as far as this stuff goes the M4 is just like your A2 except the barrel and hand guards are shorter. feel free to come to Tuesday night and we will fill you in. |
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if you dont plan on mounting optics on the handguard then go with the non-freefloat to keep from the headaches and added cost of tools. midwest industries offer some great ones in both flavors, freefloat and non. the surefire is a great choice but its not for everyone. some do not like the size, weight or the balance of it. i myself prefer it. all of which i would recommend that you try them out or further explore your options cause there are lots and lots of choices out there and tend to different needs. |
Ya, ya got me on the clip thing. We usually called them clips or mags. Kinda like goin to a convenience store and askin for something. Get me a coke, didn't matter that ya asked for coke, they always knew what ya actually wanted. hingHey COZ_45 I will get with you when I get closer to getting in and maybe we can get together and show me some different gear or options that may be beneficial for what I want. Thanks for everything everybody, you are a tremendous help and the website is great. |
