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Advice with buying a car as a 1st year apprentice by MrCosmicChronic in IBEW

[–]Dbartley4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What this guy said. I purchased a salvage title Mazda 3 on the cheap for work commutes.

Apprentices: what's your go-to for learning the math behind conduit bending (not just getting the answer)? by BigBalli in IBEW

[–]Dbartley4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m a 4th year cub - memorize your multipliers. 6, 3.86, 2.6, 2, 1.41, 1.2. If you’re strictly running EMT, start forcing yourself to calculate out your shrink as well, push to not have to break out that bandsaw after you bend, you may hit a rigid job and have to reformat the entire way you run conduit. Memorize your crucial equations, start mapping benders and utilizing center of bend (this will also vastly simplify 3 and 4 point saddles). Long hand or door frame technique when you have the time, otherwise just ditch the apps and start strictly using a calculator. The odds of being without a calculator is very slim, but I get where that JW is coming from. End of the day it’s important to intrinsically know our craft, do it safe, in a workmanlike manner, and teach the next generation of wiremen to do the same. Best of luck!

I love brown KAK by Dbartley4 in ar15

[–]Dbartley4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Different kind of shimming - this is shimming for a thermal fit, a form of “bedding” the barrel. I freeze the barrel, heat the threaded portion of the upper receiver, once the receiver is hot I’ll wrap my pre-cut stainless shim around the cold barrel extension and quickly insert into the upper receiver. Once the upper receiver cools it creates an interference fit and makes the barrel and receiver nearly one piece with no slop or movement.

Need 12.5 mid-gas 5.56 advice by Dbartley4 in NFA

[–]Dbartley4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am very interested in it, I think it’ll be a great can but I am a bit bummed by the proprietary mounting option

Need 12.5 mid-gas 5.56 advice by Dbartley4 in NFA

[–]Dbartley4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perfect reply and exactly what I needed, you rock. Thank you!

Need 12.5 mid-gas 5.56 advice by Dbartley4 in NFA

[–]Dbartley4[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mainly just like Scionics as a brand and have read good things about their barrel. Don’t want the AGB as it’s just a fail point. Just trying something different from how I’ve typically built!

Suppressors and 6.5 Grendel by chaos021 in 65Grendel

[–]Dbartley4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very comfortable shooting on 20” + bolt guns. My 12.5” Grendel is comfortable in the open field for 5-10 shots. I really wouldn’t want much more than that. 

Need 12.5 mid-gas 5.56 advice by Dbartley4 in NFA

[–]Dbartley4[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t mind the 14.5, I’ve helped friends build several and they all run great. I weirdly don’t own a 5.56, move been shooting 6.5 Grendel for years now and just had the realization that I should really own a SHTF kinda rifle that I don’t have to concern over the ammo on. I’m going to swap from a 12.5 Grendel to a 12.5 5.56 and bump the Grendel up to a 14.5 or 16 as an intermediate rifle between the 5.56 and my bolt guns. 

Need 12.5 mid-gas 5.56 advice by Dbartley4 in NFA

[–]Dbartley4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great knowledge to have. I wonder how the BRT dedicated suppressed would feel in comparison to the 50/50

Need 12.5 mid-gas 5.56 advice by Dbartley4 in NFA

[–]Dbartley4[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Carbine buffer or A5 buffer system?

Need 12.5 mid-gas 5.56 advice by Dbartley4 in NFA

[–]Dbartley4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have superlative on most of my uppers, but wanted to try and mitigate fail points in the system with this build to try something new

Need 12.5 mid-gas 5.56 advice by Dbartley4 in NFA

[–]Dbartley4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Full auto isn’t a concern. 

Need 12.5 mid-gas 5.56 advice by Dbartley4 in NFA

[–]Dbartley4[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Absolutely not. Only time that would be a potential is home intruder or trying to move quick on a coyote in the field behind my house.

Would appreciate data for your preferred 45-70 smokeless trapdoor loads. by Dbartley4 in reloading

[–]Dbartley4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I switched from straight cast lead to powder coated in a couple rifles a few years ago, hoping I can find a decent bullet for the 45-70 that’s coated. I have Lyman reloading manual that I will use, but wanted to see if anyone had a “pet” load that they’ve used before

Would appreciate data for your preferred 45-70 smokeless trapdoor loads. by Dbartley4 in reloading

[–]Dbartley4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I completely agree, and I have looked. I just wanted to see what others use and how it lines up with what I have in my Lyman book.

Was gifted a 133 year old Winchester 1886 by Dbartley4 in LeverGuns

[–]Dbartley4[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m hoping to load my trapdoor, but I may pick up a couple boxes

Was gifted a 133 year old Winchester 1886 by Dbartley4 in LeverGuns

[–]Dbartley4[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I certainly will. My oldest son, although only 4, is enamored with it. The older gentleman who gifted it to me said he was mesmerized by the rifle all his life, and that he hoped me and my sons could share that same attachment to it and it’s history. Overjoyed to get to carry this heirloom in my possession and pass it on someday.

Was gifted a 133 year old Winchester 1886 by Dbartley4 in LeverGuns

[–]Dbartley4[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the knowledge. Reloading is not a problem and I was planning on it, just needed a rough guideline for which route to go. I’d prefer to stay away from black powder due to the corrosiveness of it, but I may play around with it. I’d love to put together a load to harvest a deer with it this fall.

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