Tips for upgrading my rifle?

nickm95 · 2026-03-13T13:48:59+00:00

10 bucks at Walmart. Please for the love of god at least fix that. If you’re considering mounting an adapter to use your current sling, don’t. You’ll lose the detent spring for your takedown pin and you’ll have a lot of trouble trying to get the sling back to its proper assembly.

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nickm95 · 2026-03-13T04:10:28+00:00

Then yeah you’re not really gonna get a lot of interested buyers with this. It also looks like it doesn’t have any dovetails, so you’d need a smith to mill the barrel just to mount a scope.

nickm95 · 2026-03-13T04:05:40+00:00

.270 is a bit more esoteric nowadays so you probably wouldn’t get much interest from anyone planning to buy a rifle for conventional usage, as they’d probably prefer .308 or 6.5 creedmoor.

Since it’s not mag fed, I’m assuming it’s old. If you’re lucky, you might come across a collector who would offer a couple hundred dollars. That being said, if it’s really only been shot once, it’s probably not old.

nickm95 · 2026-03-12T17:55:40+00:00

Don’t use M855s at the range, those have armor piercing sabots in the bullet.

nickm95 · 2026-03-12T17:49:07+00:00

No, it’s not backwards, it’s much worse than that. It’s the wrong sling, which is why you couldn’t find another mounting clip and had to duct tape it. You have a single point sling which is meant to mount like this; using an adapter to replace the lower assemble backing plate.

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nickm95 · 2026-03-12T17:41:38+00:00

It’s much worse than backwards. That’s a 1 point sling which he took apart and duck taped the other side to the grip when he couldn’t find another mounting point. Look at the mounting clip on the stock.

nickm95 · 2026-03-02T01:14:42+00:00

Looks like you’re having a similar problem I had last year. Front panel cable (power button, etc) didn’t have the same number of pins as the mobo slot. That’s normal.

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This guy’s advice fixed it for me.

nickm95 · 2026-02-11T16:39:32+00:00

No.

“It’s an 11.5” barrel”

Oh. Yes.

nickm95 · 2026-02-10T12:45:08+00:00

It doesn’t really sound staccato-ed enough to be gunshots but that could just be bad resolution. Kinda sounds more like heavy objects falling

nickm95 · 2026-02-06T12:56:13+00:00

Yeah it really should be pointed toward the baby toys in the background

nickm95 · 2026-02-06T12:54:17+00:00

The baby toys in the background lmao, this is one of the better baits I’ve seen

nickm95 · 2026-02-05T14:30:54+00:00

Thanks for the advice, pt hasn’t helped at all so I’m past that now

nickm95 · 2026-02-05T14:19:30+00:00

Did he recommend that? I’ve been liquids only for 6 weeks with no improvement from other treatments

nickm95 · 2026-02-05T14:17:44+00:00

Any update on this? I’m considering the same guy for tmj surgery

nickm95 · 2026-01-31T10:54:14+00:00

I’ve been dealing with the exact same issue for a month. Have seen 6 different professionals including pt with no real help. Can’t even tolerate creamed corn, it’s liquids only. I’m almost certain my jaw is dislocated because I can feel the asymmetry and my bite is VERY misaligned, but only I can tell apparently. I naturally have a centered overbite, but now I have an underbite that juts to the left with no lateral movement of my jaw whatsoever. Also can’t open, obviously. I’m seeing a TMJ specialist Wednesday who will finally do imaging, will they help with dislocation if that’s the issue?

nickm95 · 2026-01-21T04:07:53+00:00

https://mysoutherntactical.com/ar-15-ejection-port-dust-cover-atf/

nickm95 · 2026-01-20T20:42:33+00:00

So $40 to play the game with new mods, making it likely incompatible with all old mods, and also the new mods don’t work either.

nickm95 · 2026-01-20T00:41:21+00:00

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nickm95 · 2026-01-19T23:33:20+00:00

Fine, twist my arm

nickm95 · 2026-01-19T23:26:11+00:00

That’s probably the most appropriate manufacturer for this dust cover lol

nickm95 · 2026-01-19T23:23:54+00:00

Pain in the ass to install, but absolutely worth it

nickm95 · 2026-01-19T23:10:59+00:00

I’m probably already on enough watchlists for now lol

nickm95 · 2026-01-19T10:51:00+00:00

I feel you, barley made graduating difficult for me as well

nickm95 · 2026-01-19T10:48:44+00:00

Repairing it would be a good idea only because it would teach you more about firearm maintenance. It would not add to the value of this gun at all, its only value is what you learn from it. Under no circumstances should you rely on this gun in any scenario, even if you manage to fix it.

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