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RockHopper
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Location: Tulsa, Ok Joined: Mon Nov 25, 2013 Posts: 2324
Real Name: Jeremy
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I’m driving local freight around these days. Zombie’s aside, I frequently stare out at endless miles of forest and desert scrub and think...”gee, my compact 9 doesn’t seem like much protection if shit went seriously sideways in a terrorist attack/natural disaster/Romero sorta way.
I started packing my carbine broken down in a drag bag, but the first time I got stuck overnight in the cab with that very large and stiff bag that wouldn’t even fit down on the floorboard, I was quite suddenly convinced that smaller was gonna be a necessity.
I should also mention that it wasn’t something I could bring with me into a shipping office. That’s cause for concern, because day cab trucks don’t exactly have the best of locks to begin with. I considered it a bit irrisponsible to leave a rifle in the vehicle, even if it was buried under a bunch of shit. After all, it’s still in a bag that could be quickly taken.
I’ve finished my AR pistol build out with a 7.5 barrel and a kak brace that I’m quite fond of already. I’ve still got it separated for transport, but I can fit the whole shebang, and 3 mags into a ”toolpak”(backpack type) which doesn’t scream tactical. It’s tough as nails, and I already had it in the closet from back in the day when I was slinging it around boats. Not out of place carrying along with me at all.
A couple of casual practice runs have timed at less than 30 second deployment, which makes me very pleased also.
Eventually I see me replacing this with 300 bo in a 10.5” version, but I got a steal of a deal on the upper. And already had an 80% lower and pistol kit banging around the garage.
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Sat Jul 28, 2018 10:08 am |
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MadPick
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Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52040
Real Name: Steve
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I find your lack of pics disturbing.
_________________SteveBenefactor Life Member, National Rifle AssociationLife Member, Second Amendment FoundationPatriot & Life Member, Gun Owners of AmericaLife Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear ArmsLegal Action Supporter, Firearms Policy CoalitionMember, NAGR/NFGRPlease support the organizations that support all of us.Leave it cleaner than you found it.
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Sat Jul 28, 2018 10:50 am |
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OhShoot!
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Location: Bellingham Canada Joined: Thu Jan 3, 2013 Posts: 4999
Real Name: Josheewa
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MadPick wrote: I find your lack of pics disturbing. You obviously never read Playboy for the articles
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Sat Jul 28, 2018 11:07 am |
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RockHopper
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Location: Tulsa, Ok Joined: Mon Nov 25, 2013 Posts: 2324
Real Name: Jeremy
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This little cheap ass “advanced optics” green dot sight is the shiznet. I dunno if they’re all made this well, but for $50, this thing has taken a beating. So far it’s 500+ rnds of .308, and 500+ rnds of 5.56 without ever losing zero. When I put it on the pistol it took me 6 shots to get it zero’d at 50 yards.
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Sat Jul 28, 2018 12:07 pm |
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MadPick
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Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52040
Real Name: Steve
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You have redeemed yourself masterfully.
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Sat Jul 28, 2018 12:13 pm |
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golddigger14s
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Location: Faxon, OK Joined: Sat Mar 19, 2011 Posts: 17819
Real Name: Chuck
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_________________ "The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." Thomas Jefferson "Evil often triumphs, but never conquers." Joseph Roux
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Sat Jul 28, 2018 5:12 pm |
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UpDog
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Location: Burien Joined: Wed Oct 5, 2011 Posts: 3307
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I fucked with a 7.5” AR with the idea of mobile/home weapon until I realized this is a really bad idea for hearing and sight.
Think of the space you took with that setup and imagine how many mags you could have.... fucking spread everywhere.
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Sat Jul 28, 2018 8:49 pm |
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RocketScott
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Location: Kentucky Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2015 Posts: 11088
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Nice. I like it.
You need the Black Hammer to hit that.
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Sat Jul 28, 2018 8:54 pm |
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Fungunnin
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Location: Seattle Joined: Tue Feb 11, 2014 Posts: 600
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I think 7.5" 300 BLK would be pretty sweet! For a tiny AR I went 9mm and a 4.5” barrel. Folds up pretty well. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
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Sat Jul 28, 2018 9:16 pm |
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RockHopper
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Location: Tulsa, Ok Joined: Mon Nov 25, 2013 Posts: 2324
Real Name: Jeremy
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Fungunnin wrote: I think 7.5" 300 BLK would be pretty sweet! For a tiny AR I went 9mm and a 4.5” barrel. Folds up pretty well. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk Sans brace, it looks just like an mp5K!
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Sun Jul 29, 2018 7:23 am |
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BadKarma
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Location: Duvall Joined: Tue Sep 13, 2011 Posts: 8661
Real Name: Jaime
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I like the mini roni.
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Sun Jul 29, 2018 9:40 pm |
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RockHopper
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Location: Tulsa, Ok Joined: Mon Nov 25, 2013 Posts: 2324
Real Name: Jeremy
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New addition. I can fire this thing with the blade set all the way onto the tube, but it isn’t real comfortable. A buddy brought to my attention that the 2.0 version is adjustable, but this being a budget build....here’s my $4 solution. Ace hardware. It’s a hell of a lot faster than the original set screw, and lines up well with the blade.
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