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Post by as556 on Oct 13, 2014 21:03:29 GMT
Got bored last night, broke out the acetone and spray paint. Stripped my PSA, painted the upper tan, and swapped some parts around between the two.  |
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Post by as556 on Oct 13, 2014 21:21:50 GMT
An ACU blouse I Rit dyed awhile back. Doesn't pick up very well on my phone camera but it came out pretty damn good. All the white/grey tones are now khaki while the two shades of green remained. I also did a set of trousers this way.  |
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Post by Browning35 on Oct 13, 2014 23:05:02 GMT
A rd a second with the Glock 17 at 15 yards.  A rd a second with the G17 at 25 yards  Getting better with a Glock, but I'm still not as good with them as I am Brownings, 1911's or CZ's. Circa 1999 or 2000 or so, dig the glasses?  Slightly slower fire (about a rd every 2 secs) at 25y  I dunno if it's the different grip angle, the sights or what, but when I start pushing it with the Glock at farther ranges I start splattering the sides of the circle while I don't with the Browning. GBM suggested different sights. I still have the OEM sights on the Glock and they're twice as wide as the Browning. - AS556 : Everytime you post a pic of that thing I want an 11.5' BCM pistol upper |
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Post by as556 on Oct 13, 2014 23:18:49 GMT
Good shooting B35, better than me with a pistol, that's for sure. I'm really glad I went with the BCM. The quality of that upper is far above what I'm accustomed to and I doubt I'll be spending my money elsewhere in the future. A 14.5" pinned middy is next on the agenda.
I like that 20" coyote gun you've got a lot, but strangely after handling the shorty so much lately even my 16" feels huge. I think I'm going to be using the pistol as my general purpose AR for the foreseeable future. The 16" will be relegated to a KISS gun to be beat around in courses and hunting. Going to throw a 1-4 on it and call it good. I cannibalized the PA micro,gunfighter CH, BAD lever, MOE handguard w/ light for the pistol. The PSA still has the Sprinco buffer spring, H buffer,BFG VCAS and BCM extractor spring upgrade so its definitely still a capable little carbine.
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Post by as556 on Oct 13, 2014 23:27:07 GMT
 My 229 and my female 12 m/o pit. As you can see she's vicious. |
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Post by Browning35 on Oct 14, 2014 16:32:42 GMT
Thanks. Been putting in the time/ammo on those Glocks, I'll get there eventually. She's a vicious beast, you can totally tell.  [blue/text] -- And so it begins...again.  Builds and swaps : Going to do a pistol build on that one and then eventually SBR it. Will probably get a BCM 11.5 in upper although I've been looking at some of the Noveske offerings too. It's going to be a pretty low speed deal though. -- Also have this other complete lower I'm going to do a build on for my oldest nephew. PSA uppers are pretty inexpensive right now so I'll probably go with one of those for that one. Something like <<This>> and then one of those Ares Armor NiB BCG's that are <<on sale>> right now. None of it will be crappy or cheap parts, but I'm going to try to find everything on sale and for as low priced as possible with shipping thrown in (I have some time to bargain shop). He's moving out here so first time we go hog hunting I'll go ' Like that rifle?' and if he answers ' Yeah' then ' Well dude it's yours'. (If he answers 'No' then he ain't getting shit and I'll never buy him another thing as long as he lives). The gun I'll build him will look exactly like this. Just a standard run of the mill 1/7 twist 16 in AR. In fact it'll be that exact lower and then I have a FDE Magpul MBUS rear sight in the parts box.  Also going to swap out the A2 stock on the 6.8 SPC for a Magpul ACS. It'll eventually go from this . . .  (My 6.8 on our fence) . . . to this (except for the AFG).  (Not my gun and just a Stag 6.8 I stumbled across) |
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Post by as556 on Oct 15, 2014 23:26:30 GMT
Sounds like you're a badass uncle. Nobody ever gives me ARs  As far as that pistol build...  The BCM sure is purty. What are you going to do with your PSA if you build another? Also, any thoughts on using a VFG on a pistol with over 26" OAL? Part of me wants to do it but it seems like a grey area. |
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Post by Browning35 on Oct 16, 2014 1:40:41 GMT
I try. He's a good kid and he likes guns. As soon as he's 18 it's his. - On the VFG issue on pistols I've seen the ATF letter, but that seems like a lot of grey areas on one gun. Also the word play that the ATF tech branch uses it's always sounded to me like they're just talking about that one specific model that Franklin Armory manufactures (the SE-SSP / XO-26) even though they lay out the dimensions. www.franklinarmory.com/XO-26_Letter__c_.pdfI guess others have come to the same opinion. www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showpost.php?p=6807447&postcount=109Personally I wouldn't do it unless I had that exact model and kept it in that exact configuration. Might want to consult an attorney though. I'm just some dude on the net and this is just my opinion. I just have a policy over not getting jammed up over trivial shit though and while a VFG on an AR pistol might be kind of cool in perspective it's a plasticky thing that hangs down to grip that you really don't need (I'd rather have a handstop anyway). It's not worth the possibility of attorney fees let alone getting locked up and being reduced to making a shank out of melted plastic or styrofoam to stab the dogshit outa someone so you can walk the yard or take a shower. That Sig brace is about as racy as I get and only because there's a for sure ruling on there. ---- That stripped virgin PSA receiver will get used for the pistol build. ---  |
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Post by NamelessStain on Oct 16, 2014 10:44:25 GMT
Well I'm a shitty uncle then, I gave my nephew a mosin |
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Post by as556 on Oct 24, 2014 3:03:21 GMT
Sorry Browning, I meant are you intending to keep your PSA 10.5 if you get another pistol upper? I'm thinking about building another pistol lower as a dedicated 300/9mm with no brace and a LAW adapter. 6-9" uppers. Would be a super sweet little PDW, IMO. Shouldering the bare buffer tube isn't even that bad and there are other more minimalist options than the brace. Pic thread.      My tre eight. Stoked with 129gr Hydrashoks. Hogue Bantam stocks.Round butt K frame 3" heavy barrel. Mfg mid 80s or so. I know, .38 sucks, revolvers suck, Hydrashoks suck.. But I like it carries great AIWB. |
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Post by Browning35 on Oct 24, 2014 13:20:09 GMT
Yeah, I'll keep it. Will probably become my truck gun.
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.38 and .357 is actually alright. Another SS Smith has been calling out to me lately.
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Post by omegaman on Oct 24, 2014 14:03:36 GMT
3" barreled wheel guns are among my favorites. Great CCW choice with better handling and sight picture than a snubby. Nice!
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Post by as556 on Oct 25, 2014 0:38:55 GMT
For whatever reason feel like taking shitloads of pictures of my gear lately.  Kickin it old school. DCU and ALICE. One of my favorite patterns. Can't tell in the picture really but the LBE is spray painted snakeskin. 6x GI 30s, 1qt canteen, ACU dump pouch (gloves, cleaning kit, etc), one magazine pouch converted to IFAK (2x Kerlix, 2x 5x9 ABD pads, Z pak gauze, antiseptic wipes), one small compass pouch (sanitizer, flashlight, protein bar, lighter). There is enough water purification tablets in the canteen cover pocket for about 20 refills. All of this (blouse & boonie too)is real GI issue. No repro. Obviously not super HSLD but built like a brick shithouse and comfortable to wear. |
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Post by Browning35 on Oct 25, 2014 2:27:34 GMT
This is one of my few revolvers. It's a S&W Model 22-4 Thunder Ranch Classic in .45 ACP. Unlike the first Thunder Ranch series of revolvers this one doesn't have the gaudy pimptastic gold Thunder Ranch logo on the side. Old pic from when I first got it, different grips on there now. That's due to the fact that while the original wood ones looked very nice they tore up my hands in a couple different ways. Way too thin and way too sharp.   Double taps at 15 yards  This one uses moon-clips. Inserting rds into the moon clips is easy, stripping the empty brass out of the moon clips is a bit tedious.  Much faster using the moon clips on reloads than speed loaders though. You just pop the whole thing in and shut the cylinder. Or you can just insert the rds in without the moon clips and fire it that way.  It'll function and fire and I tried it that way to see what would happen just in case I didn't have access to moon-clips (because I'm making my way through the wasteland and the dead snake-bit raiders I come across don't have any in their pouches besides a bunch of trinkets and a shotgun shell that doesn't work). Only difference is you have to pluck each of the shells out individually. AS556 : What model is that 3" in SS .38 Special anyway? |
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Post by as556 on Oct 25, 2014 2:38:10 GMT
Interesting, Ive never seen a revolver that looks like that where the grips meet the frame. I bet that's a really nice shooter, even though I love mine I don't consider it a high end model like I would yours. Mine is a model 64-3. The 64 is the Model 10 in stainless.
It was my first handgun when I turned 21, but was quickly replaced by a G26, then G23, then 229, so on and so forth. What Im getting at is that although Ive burned through 5-6k 9mm in that time Ive only shot maybe 800 .38 and much of the time the gun was on loan to my mom or grandma (at my insistence, naturally..) so Im not the best shot when it. My mother and grandma now live together due to some medical issues and my mom bought a Beretta Nano and some Hornady CD, so at least that base is covered.
I did buy a reloading press and some lead bullets to reload. Got some Lee carbide dies as well. As soon as I get some powder Ill be shooting this little beauty alot more. Also, I would say the DA is nicer than the Sig.
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