|
|
Post by dannusmaximus on Apr 30, 2015 18:04:35 GMT
I had the exact same thing happen using BVAC reloads recently. I couldn't believe how stuck it was! Did all the initial tricks you used, finally had success putting the top of the slide facing down on a concrete bench and gave the handle a mighty thwack with a brick. THAT did the job. Upon further inspection, the case was bulged directly above the rim. I inspected rounds after that, found a few more in that box and a few more in subsequent boxes. I won't be ordering that ammo again. I've never had anything like that happen with factory firsts, and will probably not worry about inspecting rounds as a general rule. As a bonus, I got to pound the shiz out my my Glock with a brick and a concrete bench, and it's none the worse for wear. Subsequent range trips have been trouble free. On inspection I just meant pour them out and take a quick look to make sure they aren't tweaked and maybe think about feeling for that slight bulge as you're loading them in. I'm not gonna get all obsessive and take the calipers to them or anything. Homie ain't gots time for that shit. Didn't use an adjunct (like a brick or a hammer) on the other end. Maybe that was the trick I missed, the 26 grip would've been a narrow target but it might've worked. Flipping it over on a concrete bench is a good idea if that's a safe direction. Not really any safe directions in my yard except straight down. Actually, you did the more reasonable thing by far to address the issue - - take the pistol to a skilled gunsmith to solve the problem. Smashing it with a rock into a concrete bench was the equivalent of a 5 year-old throwing a tantrum (I was super pissed at the FTF). It worked, but I wouldn't recommend it. I've found a few obvious problems with ammo before while loading, most recently with some pretty expensive (for me) SD 5.56. The bullets were shoved so far down in the case their little pointy noses were barely peeking out. Kind of a no-brainer not to shoot that stuff. The bulged cases in the BVAC were so minor at first glance that I'm not surprised I didn't catch them. Upon close inspection post malfunction, though, it was equally obvious there was a problem with the case. At any rate, good post, and glad you got things worked out. |
|
|
|
Post by Browning35 on Apr 30, 2015 19:11:55 GMT
Yeah, got it worked out and the gun still works. Hard to argue with that.
It happens again and I'm gonna try the brick tantrum before taking it to a smith. Save me $40.
|
|
|
|
Post by Gingerbread Man on May 1, 2015 13:17:45 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by nxp on May 1, 2015 14:26:51 GMT
Good sights, yo. Triji taste at a solid discount. |
|
|
|
Post by MrEMonkey on May 1, 2015 15:46:45 GMT
If you can swing it, Magpul makes 6.8 mags. LWRC sells them on their site and that's the only place you can get them. I'm not sure why Magpul hasn't let them out into the wild. that would probably insure the survival of 6.8 from here to the end of all things. One of the big fail points with the 6.8 was the mags from some manufacturers. It's my understanding that the 6.8 pmags' dimensions are a little bit bigger than a standard pmag, designed specifically for LWRC's six8 rifle, and won't fit a standard AR15 magwell. I've also heard that some 6.8 rounds are going to be a little too long for the inside dimensions on a standard pmag. Bummer, but not a dealbreaker for me, personally--aluminum mags aren't so bad, really.  www.lwrci.com/p-354-magpul-pmag-six8.aspxBrowning--PM for details? |
|
|
|
Post by Gingerbread Man on May 1, 2015 15:54:55 GMT
Oh, my bad, I did know that. Welp, guess you'll have to get a LWRC. Only option.
|
|
|
|
Post by Gingerbread Man on May 1, 2015 18:14:36 GMT
As a fan of the book and the movie, I guess there was a lot of made up stuff and out right lies.
|
|
|
|
Post by Browning35 on May 1, 2015 20:09:46 GMT
As a fan of the book and the movie, I guess there was a lot of made up stuff and out right lies. It's completely possible that some of it was an exaggeration, but come on now....Here's the story offered... "I found the Bedouin shepherd who's now all grown up, no, they're lying, he didn't actually see them. The adult Bedouins came out of the building and went directly to the ravine because that's what they always do in the morning".
"Then I met this nice, charismatic Bedouin man who was in the Iraqi equivalent of the SAS and has more combat experience than Audie Murphy who was a part of the initial firefight of 3 regular Iraqis armed with two AK's and an old bolt against 8 SAS soldiers armed with four M16's and four M249's LMG's, LAW's, grenades with claymores set up and they drove off the patrol single-handedly. No one was even wounded. They're lying, no APC, no regular Iraq troops, oh no, we didn't even bother, handled that shit ourselves like a boss".
"This nice Bedouin man then just stops his life and accompanies me on this lark miles away to where the car-jacked taxi gets stopped at a Vehicle Checkpoint by Syria (apparently the only part of the story that's true) and there's another firefight and again no one is even wounded but they managed to escape and evade 25 Iraqi police on foot".
"They scamper off and are caught individually with only Bob putting up any resistance which was to just keep walking til he caught a rd which exploded a grenade on his gear...poor Bob".
"The other soldiers weren't beaten when captured, no, no, no, the invaders were given blankets, blood transfusions and sweet tea".
"Back to the uncaptured soldiers, the separated patrol didn't look for their comrade, they just left him to die. We found him".
"The second to last soldier didn't offer any resistance after getting lured in by a song and dance of food and a free vehicle. Gave up like a lamb".
"The last soldier did walk out 180 miles, but it really wasn't that big a deal".There's just a little bit of bullshit there. What better way for the Iraqis to make the British look stupid than to try and make the patrol appear a fraud. The Iraqis have their pride at stake as well. I'm not saying that the patrol didn't make poor decisions like walking with 200 lbs of gear in that landscape, but this narrative is a bit much. The truth probably lies somewhere between the two accounts. |
|
|
|
Post by as556 on May 1, 2015 20:47:29 GMT
Dude wearing a Noveske ballcap and Arc'teryx jacket came in my work today, naturally we started chatting about guns and I think we're going to hit the range sometime next week.
Did I just make my first ever meatspace gun friend who isn't an idiot?
o_0
Time will tell...
|
|
|
|
Post by Gingerbread Man on May 1, 2015 22:16:40 GMT
Yes, I doubt the cred of the Iraqis 100% since they're composed of lying ass asshats. Just thought the different account was different.
The SAS guys are saying what happened in the book are different than the debrief so who knows what the real story is. I believe the SAS handed some ass whipping but to what extent, who knows.
|
|
|
|
Post by as556 on May 2, 2015 5:33:09 GMT
Apparently I signed up for a carbine course tomorrow so I said fuck it and called in sick to work. Luckily I have the spare ammo sitting around at the moment. Will be running my TAG micro rig, Galco thumbdrive holster, and defective (!) Magpul G17 mags for my G-lock. defensivefirearmsinstruction.org/about/donovan-beard/Same dude I took the handgun course from. I like his teaching style a lot he's really laid back and a good teacher and shooter to boot. I think his resume is as good as the mythical Dave, unless he was some MARSOC secret squirrel. |
|
|
|
Post by dannusmaximus on May 2, 2015 16:03:28 GMT
Same dude I took the handgun course from. I like his teaching style a lot he's really laid back and a good teacher and shooter to boot. I think his resume is as good as the mythical Dave, unless he was some MARSOC secret squirrel.The Dave was straight infantry, no LE background. That's one of the reasons having Don involved was good - - he brought the PD angle to classes. Dave's combat and military firearms instructor resume is pretty impressive, but he wasn't some spec-ops or otherwise eleet guy. Both were very good teachers, and put on a good class. The g-spot for these classes (IMO) is having an instructor with real world experience who is ALSO a good teacher. Sounds like the guy running your class has all those boxes checked. Frankly, a person who is a good teacher but has never been in an actual gunfight is fine by me as well - - I've taken several local classes by guys who have never been in a gunfight but who are just really good instructors with solid technique. I've also taken classes with gunfight credentialed dude-bros who were not particularly effective at the teaching portion (which, after all, is what you are there for). |
|
|
|
Post by Gingerbread Man on May 2, 2015 16:38:19 GMT
I think Aaron has been in one shooting and one stabbing. He doesn't push himself as a warfighter or something like that, he's all about the technique.
I'll be there doing the Vehicle Defense with Sims on Wednesday. Heck yeah!
|
|
|
|
Post by MrEMonkey on May 2, 2015 17:04:34 GMT
Oh, my bad, I did know that. Welp, guess you'll have to get a LWRC. Only option. Maybe I'll let you break the news to my wife.  |
|
|
|
Post by rickoshea on May 2, 2015 22:49:18 GMT
Dammit MagPul......Midway USA said the green Zhukov handguards would be in by May 1st, now they're listed as "overdue". In the past, Midway's in-stock dates for new stuff have been pretty spot on, but this is MagPul so I guess I shouldn't hold my breath.  |
|
