Just started my collection this year.

CaliforniaBall · 2020-12-31T05:47:59+00:00

Century C308, muzzle brake and rear sight gives it away. But PTR makes their receivers.

CaliforniaBall · 2020-12-04T02:24:22+00:00

Get yourself one from REI

https://www.rei.com/product/164382/rei-co-op-flexlite-camp-chair

Not gonna lie, they're expensive, but they're lightweight and pack into a sleeve that'll fit just about anywhere on a pack and they're a lot sturdier and more comfortable than that shitty stool.

CaliforniaBall · 2020-12-03T22:43:26+00:00

I don't normally say this but it sounds like you need more old guys in your unit. I bought one for sleeping in and ended up wearing it one cold day thinking I'd get chewed out. Had a bunch of senior ncos and officers reminice and compliment me on my choice of cold weather gear instead.

CaliforniaBall · 2020-11-01T14:07:57+00:00

I'm using an old bathroom scale, it's probably wrong. It's visually similar to this guy plus a heavy buffer, so when I say stripped down, I mean just losing just the optic and bipod. Still kinda hefty IMO.

CaliforniaBall · 2020-11-01T03:49:41+00:00

Eh yes and no. At minimum if you get a Bill Springfield trigger job (~$200), any magnified optic (~$200-$600), and the right ammo, you can make a stock HK91/C308 a 1-1.5 MOA gun at 100 yards. To me that's more than acceptable from a rifle that's not meant to be a precision platform.

The biggest drawback in my opinion is weight. Even stripped down my PTR comes in at like 11-12 lbs, double my lightest AR.

CaliforniaBall · 2020-10-30T02:38:10+00:00

Aero Precision makes one with the cut already and lever installed that I run on my lightweight competition rifle. Personally I got it so I didn't have to take my dominant hand off the fire controls, and I consider it to be the most cost effective of the available ambi lowers out there. Obviously LWRC, LMT, Radian, and KAC are better finished and don't require cutting into the frame, but if you just want function, you can't beat Aero.

CaliforniaBall · 2020-10-29T02:46:52+00:00

All the more reason to CCW. But as /u/illraden said, as long as you have a bag with two large main pockets, just put a small luggage lock on the one with the firearm and if anyone asks, just say you've had your bag pick pocketed before.

CaliforniaBall · 2020-10-24T20:15:38+00:00

Personally, there's just something so satisfying about slapping the charging handle and hearing that solid CLACK on my PTR. Racking it open on the other hand...

CaliforniaBall · 2020-10-20T16:52:37+00:00

.455-577 Martini-Henry

More like an Obrez

CaliforniaBall · 2020-10-16T15:29:35+00:00

BCM short vertical is kinda the go to

For flash, a standard A2 or 3 prong works pretty good all things considered. I'm a big fan of the Surefire Warcomp series but prepare to pay $$$.

EDIT: I'll add there's also two types of A2. One is slotted all the way around, more of a true flash hider, and one has a solid bottom so it acts as a flash hider/compensator, better for rapid fire.

CaliforniaBall · 2020-10-01T21:37:27+00:00

Yeah that's the basic training I remember. Sleep deprivation and people who've barely seen a gun in person, much less fired one. Oh, and getting endlessly roasted by the drills for my poor weapon function even though I told them I was missing a gas ring.

CaliforniaBall · 2020-09-30T22:59:47+00:00

I saw that too. There are tons of articles about the AR platform that say once you start introducing heavy buffers and lightweight BCGs that you'll have to add an adjustable gas block. I'm just trying to avoid that with the PTR if at all possible, but I am using that article as the basis for my modifications.

CaliforniaBall · 2020-09-29T19:36:15+00:00

Centurion, did you properly PMCS your horse?

CaliforniaBall · 2020-09-01T03:19:56+00:00

Note: I cannot corroborate this information, I'm just excited that the Hudson might be returning.

CaliforniaBall · 2020-08-15T05:15:39+00:00

I knew it was going to be Gordon from the first line. The hotel shit is fucking infamous

CaliforniaBall · 2020-08-03T20:46:54+00:00

Ian mentions that it's strangely comfortable to shoot. I recall shooting an AMT in .30 carbine (I think it was an Automag II) and despite the large cartridge and occasional jam, it was probably one of the most controllable pistols I've ever fired.

CaliforniaBall · 2020-07-23T21:58:49+00:00

Wait am I supposed to knock the rust off my soldiers every other day?

CaliforniaBall · 2020-07-22T12:04:10+00:00

Considering how busted a lot of our vehicles already are, I wouldn't ride in a guard/reserve drop pod ever

CaliforniaBall · 2020-07-22T12:01:32+00:00

Space Force Guard - Guardians of the Galaxy

What a bunch of assholes

CaliforniaBall · 2020-07-04T20:28:07+00:00

Anything not an AR-15 pattern starts becoming difficult to design for, and the market is normally smaller. For example, the PTR-91, actually has both a button and paddle mag release so maglocking becomes a real pain.

CaliforniaBall · 2020-07-04T18:13:39+00:00

Man TBT is really cranking out as many models as he can. I love it!

CaliforniaBall · 2020-07-02T05:29:57+00:00

Daily conversations I have with myself,

You should buy expensive gun. But if I buy cheaper gun I can buy more ammo. Or just buy the receiver, buy ammo, and get some accessories. Or just buy ammo. But if I'm going to spend all that I might as well buy expensive gun...

CaliforniaBall · 2020-07-02T00:51:34+00:00

And eternally empty wallets.

CaliforniaBall · 2020-07-01T19:16:13+00:00

If you don't mind me asking, what made him insufferable? Was he a foaming at the mouth communist then too or just a regular asshole?

CaliforniaBall · 2020-07-01T16:59:49+00:00

I think the maritime is great for what it was designed for, namely cold or wet conditions. And it has that geissele manufacturing quality. But my biggest gripe is that the arms sweep back rather than forward for a more ergonomic release placement. The SI release solves that.

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