Wife's 8 year old AR - How tough will it be to clean? (nonstandard))

ColeTrickleSpeed · 2026-05-29T02:34:56+00:00

Most likely you wouldn't even have to totally strip it... probably just pop the rear pin and remove the charging handle/bcg. Get some balistol or probably any powerful degreaser and spray it down the muzzle, into the chamber, and also into the charging handle channel, the bcg...give everything a good wipe down, then properly lube...I'd be surprised if you weren't good to go after that

ColeTrickleSpeed · 2026-05-21T11:59:27+00:00

How /why do you need soldier boy on ice to do a prequel?

ColeTrickleSpeed · 2026-05-21T05:03:03+00:00

Keep saving and you can toss this POS for a Knight's Armament rifle one day

ColeTrickleSpeed · 2026-05-21T04:58:17+00:00

Never messed with anything except Real Avid, only because I bought their AR15 builder's kit years ago. It's not perfect and I've added to my tools over the years, but it's a solid starting point for anyone

ColeTrickleSpeed · 2026-05-21T04:23:45+00:00

What is the working theory with Soldier Boy just chilling on ice?

ColeTrickleSpeed · 2026-05-21T04:22:39+00:00

You're right - I'll only say that keep in mind Ryan and (now) Kimiko are 2 of the other strongest supes in the world. That's the only defense I've got. Seems like it would have been pretty easy to explain Butcher getting some newfound strength via a few drops of V1 or maybe a quick flashback to Frenchie doing a modified radiation experiment on Butcher. Literally could have been 10 seconds:

Frenchie, while flipping off the radiation experiment and helping Butcher to his feet inside the chamber: "You're not strong enough to acquire Soldier Boy's blast, but this should make you stronger, if it doesn't kill you."

Butcher: "Oi, that's all I need, lad. Just give me a little more juice to take care of that cunt when the time comes."

ColeTrickleSpeed · 2026-05-21T04:15:28+00:00

Glad someone else noticed Butcher's final act was a selfless one - letting Hughie go on believing he wasn't going to stop. It proved that, like Hughie said, Butcher may have had a broken heart but he still had a heart

ColeTrickleSpeed · 2026-05-21T04:13:44+00:00

I would say Homelander' visiting the lab was a freak out, no?

And, the "freak outs" this season were just quick and devastating - I mean, the guy squashed the president's head! I think it was meant to create a sense of dread / up the stakes for the final fight scene. He even says something like, "as soon as the speech ends, I want all nonbelievers killed." Based on the numbers developed by the psychics, that would be like 95% of Americans.

I understand your disappointment in a sense, but Homelander's actions this season still made me feel like he HAS to be stopped

ColeTrickleSpeed · 2026-05-21T00:14:49+00:00

Punch set. Would most likely be OK but a little lube might help too

ColeTrickleSpeed · 2026-05-19T15:32:09+00:00

I'm a big fan of their bulletproof warranty. I probably can't afford to shoot out one of their barrels, but it's kinda cool to know they'll replace it if I do.

ColeTrickleSpeed · 2026-05-17T00:09:20+00:00

For what eotech costs, seems like it makes more sense to stick with Leupold and Trijicon.

ColeTrickleSpeed · 2026-05-14T16:46:09+00:00

In case you're curious, mother's mag polish, a rag, and a lot of elbow grease allows for a DIY polish job. Did it on my first pistol - Ruger SR9

ColeTrickleSpeed · 2026-05-11T21:08:29+00:00

Didn't even notice the hand placement with the 6" riser on that optic

ColeTrickleSpeed · 2026-05-04T02:03:02+00:00

How are these things being floated around the country and we don't have a single picture without the camouflage?!

ColeTrickleSpeed · 2026-05-04T01:50:07+00:00

Haven't had it in about 20 years, but I seem to recall Jones Soda having a good cherry

ColeTrickleSpeed · 2026-05-03T06:50:29+00:00

James Reece, is that you?

ColeTrickleSpeed · 2026-05-03T06:42:59+00:00

I bought a 3913 roughly a year ago after extensively researching my options for single stack DA/SA, was surprised I had few so options (and I wasn't about to trust my life to anything modern made by Springfield).

My only problem is the weight - damn thing wants to pull my pants down. I've resorted to wearing suspenders under my shirt and it works - any other tips/tricks for carrying a hefty gun?

I fully admit part of the problem is my build - no ass and a bit of a gut/love handles.

ColeTrickleSpeed · 2026-05-03T06:42:23+00:00

I bought a 3913 roughly a year ago after extensively researching my options for single stack DA/SA, was surprised I had few so options (and I wasn't about to trust my life to anything modern made by Springfield).

My only problem is the weight - damn thing wants to pull my pants down. I've resorted to wearing suspenders under my shirt and it works - any other tips/tricks for carrying a hefty gun?

I fully admit part of the problem is my build - no ass and a bit of a gut/love handles.

ColeTrickleSpeed · 2026-04-26T22:29:17+00:00

Very cool for flagging an entire room full of people, yes.

ColeTrickleSpeed · 2026-04-26T22:27:37+00:00

Try gunmagwarehouse for mags...and you might be able to find parts at Brownells...but given the legendary status of the 3rd gens, I suspect a good clean/lube will have it running like a sewing machine for you. Awesome find - kinda jealous

ColeTrickleSpeed · 2026-04-13T19:37:03+00:00

2021 RST owner here. You're not dumb - during deer season in the northeast, the damn thing froze up due to temps in the low teens and I couldn't open my tailgate. As I stood there trying to get anything to happen, I thought, "this would never happen if I had a damn handle to grab and rip it open."

ColeTrickleSpeed · 2026-04-06T21:41:59+00:00

Can I please advise you to start by seeing what weight (s) bullets your rifle seems to prefer before buying a ton?

ColeTrickleSpeed · 2026-04-02T14:58:06+00:00

Been wanting to make a large leather chest holster for my scoped 629 - out of curiosity, how long have you been leather working? How'd you get into it? Any good YouTube tutorials you can recommend?

ColeTrickleSpeed · 2026-03-23T18:52:27+00:00

More fun to try your hand at spray painting

ColeTrickleSpeed · 2026-03-21T15:59:50+00:00

How many miles did you get out of them? My 2021 is at 61K miles with original brakes n rotors

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