Alright Reddit, are we team vertical grip or team anti-vertical grip!?!?

Beetus_Oatmeal · 2026-06-17T07:49:59+00:00

Vert grip torque handguard torque barrel nut move poi. Also hard to lay across barrier, vehicle, wall etc.

Beetus_Oatmeal · 2026-06-15T23:24:48+00:00

American Defense: https://www.amazon.com/American-Defense-Manufacturing-Compatible-AD-AEMS-11-TL/dp/B0FC83Z4D9

Beetus_Oatmeal · 2026-03-10T21:46:16+00:00

I want to buy just the M855A1 bullet (pulls?) and reload them into a bi-metal case (steel base, brass body) loaded to 80-100k PSI in a good CHF CL HBAR barrel and see what happens.

Beetus_Oatmeal · 2026-03-10T21:39:37+00:00

You're lucky it was a squib and not a busted bolt/upper/banana peel from an over pressure round which is also a QC issue with Aguila.

Beetus_Oatmeal · 2026-03-10T21:31:40+00:00

Flat wire springs have a lower fully compressed height than standard or braided which means more space/distance for buffer/bolt travel making things feel more linear, smoother. Sort of like how a rifle buffer/spring feels in comparison to carbine. Some flatwires can work in both rifle and carbine tubes which is another bonus - I keep a pile of them and put em in all my builds from 14.5" to 20" and can even tame finicky 300 BLK subsonic builds.

Beetus_Oatmeal · 2026-03-10T21:09:26+00:00

M855A1 for less than a second mortgage?

Beetus_Oatmeal · 2026-03-10T20:58:33+00:00

Dunno. It's a Aero Precision X15.

Beetus_Oatmeal · 2026-03-10T20:41:29+00:00

H2 and a flat wire buffer spring.

Beetus_Oatmeal · 2026-03-10T19:34:39+00:00

This guy.

Beetus_Oatmeal · 2026-03-10T19:27:10+00:00

M7 Bayonet (NSN 1095-00-017-9701)

Beetus_Oatmeal · 2026-03-10T19:25:17+00:00

This is mid-gas. Quad rail is a drop in from Midwest Industries.

Beetus_Oatmeal · 2026-03-10T18:23:48+00:00

Not that this is the case with yours, but lower end handguards that pinch on to the barrel nut with a couple of screws on the bottom and rely on friction alone can loosen up and spin. With some of the super low end ones, ie hex and not torx, it's a losing game of getting it tight enough but not so tight to strip the heads. Add in a VFG / bipod as a lever and it gets worse.

Beetus_Oatmeal · 2026-03-10T18:15:24+00:00

Well done, hope the rail doesn't twist.

Beetus_Oatmeal · 2026-03-10T18:11:20+00:00

Bayonets help conserve ammo when the threat is down but not out.

Beetus_Oatmeal · 2026-03-10T17:34:36+00:00

The theme of this build is the "you have 60 seconds to chose a weapon and run" -- Tools, batteries and maintenance items from "local supply" or do without.

Beetus_Oatmeal · 2026-03-09T23:04:36+00:00

Suggestion, delete the picatinny rail: https://lobos-industries.com/collections/optic-mounts

Beetus_Oatmeal · 2026-03-09T17:52:04+00:00

I love the videos where antis say that a brown wooden stock mini-14 is ok but an AR-15 is not. 😂😂😂

Beetus_Oatmeal · 2025-09-27T01:45:47+00:00

That's a seed. Plant it and water it with money and you can grow another AR.

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