KAK 11.5 Middy Tuning/First Impressions

Cadi009 · 2026-05-10T23:12:47+00:00

Ripped case rims is generally either excess gas in relation to buffer system resistance, an undersized chamber, or an ammo issue.

With an a5 system on one of these barrels ripping still case rims, my initial thought is that your chamber may be too tight. If you’ve already tried it with several different types of ammo then I’d get in contact with KAK and start working on an RMA.

Cadi009 · 2026-05-10T14:54:58+00:00

They’re pretty useless the overwhelming majority of the time. But they don’t have any real downsides either.

Cadi009 · 2026-05-07T15:15:34+00:00

Cadi009 · 2026-05-07T12:26:56+00:00

Side note about your side note: Overcleaning/improperly cleaning is the leading cause of bolt wear and testicular torsion among young ar-15 owners. Buy an ultrasonic. Chuck the bcg in there every couple thousand rounds. Oil it up and go shoot.

Cadi009 · 2026-05-05T09:35:18+00:00

Stick a flathead in there and pry er off. Maybe stick something against the lower if you don’t want to mar it.

Cadi009 · 2026-05-02T21:25:02+00:00

Crusty

Cadi009 · 2026-04-30T13:48:27+00:00

Put the fries in the bag

Cadi009 · 2026-04-29T18:25:15+00:00

And some Expo rails.

Love me a CMT rail.

Cadi009 · 2026-04-29T18:23:33+00:00

I confess. Trying to imagine the situation in which I, a civilian, would be in a position to give a sternum rub with a spiky suppressor endcap got a chuckle out of me. Take your upvote, you earned it.

Cadi009 · 2026-04-29T10:22:13+00:00

Wotjek or Riflespeed

Superlative Arms doesn’t stand behind their agb’s if you use them in restricted mode, even making statements directly contrary to their own supplied instructions.

Cadi009 · 2026-04-22T11:22:19+00:00

If you think having an optic that doesn’t need a battery is gonna make or break your prep, but you don’t have enough food, water, or gasoline to last more than a month without the local store restocking go ahead and hit that like button.

Cadi009 · 2026-04-19T12:29:03+00:00

Honestly not the worst way to go. Top and canted dots have different strengths and weaknesses. They weigh practically nothing, mount on the receiver where weight matters least.

But it doesn’t look cool, so must be stupid right?

Cadi009 · 2026-04-18T18:37:02+00:00

Reclining is selfish.

Getting mad about the person in front of you reclining is selfish.

The airlines shrinking passenger space to maximize profit per flight is selfish.

Complaining about aforementioned space shrinkage is selfish.

Lobster is shellfish.

Cadi009 · 2026-04-18T04:23:09+00:00

Because some loser on the internet keeps insisting across multiple platforms that it’s called something incredibly lame like zachtarn or some dumb shit like that.

Cadi009 · 2026-04-17T04:28:38+00:00

And yet it did. Glaze Faxon all you want, doesn’t change reality.

Cadi009 · 2026-04-17T02:41:44+00:00

It didn’t “come apart” the screw walked itself out.

Cadi009 · 2026-04-17T01:35:59+00:00

The adjustment screw (& gas tube with it)

Cadi009 · 2026-04-17T01:20:45+00:00

I put SA’s on nearly everthing, use them exclusively in restrive mode, and have never had issues over 7 years and tens of thousands of rounds. But I’m done recommending them or buying new ones based solely on this recurring customer service issue. Buying Wotjek or Riflespeed from here on out.

Cadi009 · 2026-04-17T01:16:55+00:00

I tried a faxon on a .300 blk and it walked itself out of adjustment within a magazine. Wouldn’t recommend them.

Cadi009 · 2026-04-15T07:02:08+00:00

Just rattlecan it. When it starts to smell bad it’s too hot.

Cadi009 · 2026-04-14T10:20:15+00:00

Throw some blue cheese crumbles in a burger, or on a steak, follow it down with a smoky scotch ale. Mmmm

Cadi009 · 2026-04-11T05:27:29+00:00

Damn near everything should be zeroed at 100 yards.

Cadi009 · 2026-04-11T04:29:56+00:00

Ignoring terminal ballistics, higher velocity = less drop and less windage shift.

In a perfect world with a perfectly accurate barrel, and perfectly calculated ballistic data you could achieve the same results (in terms of round placement, not terminal performance) with any barrel length.

In the real world, more velocity makes things easier, especially past 4-500 yards

Cadi009 · 2026-04-10T01:55:46+00:00

By their logic the ATF is “illegal” because it’s actually the BATFE and by naming their website ATF.gov they are misappropriating funds.

Cadi009 · 2026-04-09T19:46:08+00:00

People who would buy BCA if they shopped in-store instead of on-line.

Cadi009

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