/k/ - Weapons

>>681471

smash it with a hammer

>>681481

>>681483

I did, still wont go down, also dont even know how to tighten the other screw.

>>681471

cum on it for lube, then try again

>>681471

Push it in with a vice, much easier. Use nylon jaws and/or tape to prevent marring the finish.

>>681471

Wiggle the guard while tapping on the pin with a mallet.

>>636959

I understand why CA is considered a bastard country, but why North Carolina?

>>681720

Did you make sure that the pin would fit in the triggerguard first?

Also, light taps. Not bashing the thing.

>>681720

wew, did you manage to avoid damaging the receiver at least?

>>681720

Not a huge loss, trigger guards are for retards that can't into trigger discipline anyway

>>681747

Yeah the receiver seem good.

First time builder here, how good are anderson uppers/lowers?

>>681839

they work fine for no frills milspec receivers. I have a few and never had a problem with any. If you want more features, get an aero enhanced lower (has a tension screw to adjust fitment between upper and lower, a threaded bolt catch pin to make install easy, and an integral over-sized trigger guard).

>>681841

Bitch, IT WOULDNT GO IN! Also I think the pin was too long, there was no way I hell all of it would fit, I measured it, the pin would have to break ground though the hole that was premade for it to fit flush.

>>682323

roughly guessing you were using the wrong pin. Or the wrong hole; I destroyed a lower that way not long ago – drove the pin into the part that was threaded. After much swearing, sweating, smacking, and finally cutting off the excess, I rotated the guard into place … and found the other hole wasn't threaded. But the spring-loaded pin permanently installed held everything in place. I just won't be able to get it back out without drilling.

>>682325

It wasn't a threaded pin, that was the one that goes towards the front of the gun. It was smooth inside. Wrong pin? I didn't have any other pin left but I'll double check and the o

only other pin I had fitted flush in the lower. I think it was for the trigger or something. I'll double check again but I'm thinking they sent me the wrong sized pin. I don't see any cracks on the lower so it's still solid thankfully.

As someone living in a anti gun state, is it possible to purchase an AR or a stripped lower in another state? So far I've heard conflicting answers and obviously I'm not going to ask some boomer or Fudd snitch.

>>683416

Only reliable 308 drum is Magpul's. More or less same for 5.56

>>683466

Thanks fren.

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>>637579

>It says to protect and serve you fucking imbecile nice meme though.

He literally said that the protect and serve bit is fake news - literally false advertising. You're serving a lie.

Dear /arg/,

I'm looking for a good optic(s set) for my 16in LWRC DI in 556

I've had folks tell me to get an ACOG, or a Vortex/Eotech 1x with a 3x Magnifier. I'm looking to zero this gun for 300m, what are your best options from your own experience?

>>686943

im really glad we havent stopped shitting on that dimwit.

>>687030

How much you wanna bet he went and took his pig rage out on a bunch of randos after being mocked so viciously?

>>686956

Nightforce NX8 1-8x24. Not too much more than an ACOG and a lot more versatile. Only 17oz. There are other (cheaper) 1-6x variables out there but I'd take an 4x ACOG over them.

>>683416

What rifle does that fag have, again?

>>687073

I think the DPMS Oracle.

>>646621

Based lurker sniper post. This is why companies like Disney and Nike profit… enthusiast-tier faggots that defend them b/c "back in 1996 bla bla bla"…

Companies literally owned by Moloch, anti-white, anti-free speech, anti- 2A… yet some fags still carry water for them. Unbelievable.

>>646771

Agreed. I don't know what he's on about. You can find any configuration imaginable.

I only shoot 100-200+ yards (fly-over country). Had no problem finding an affordable 20" free float, flat-top (all rail, no sights), quad rail hand guard = $1200

Also put a $500 basic AR in the safe with ye oldern carrying handle and fixed front sight. Just for parts or DOTR.

I think this dude must be shopping on Walmart.com or some shit.

>>687080

Sorry, meant to include the Leupold scope in my long-range AR description. That was half the price of the build.

>>682383

>your just gonna end up shooting yourself with those guns anyway, I'm sure you think about it every night when you go to bed.

OK. Go back to your containment area >>>/leftypol/

>>688789

>the relationship between AR15 ammo types

Except it doesn't. It just mentions 5.56. The AR-15 is a platform that has been converted something like fifty different ammo types.

.223wyld subforms, like your article discusses,

7.62x39, as a competitor to 300Blk which, like .40short-and-weak shouldn't really exist but does

6.8SPC and its same-brass offshoot .224 valkyrie

6.5 grendel, envisioned for longer range expectations,

.458 socom / 50 beowolf for massive bullet weights

all the pistol calibers: 9mm, 10mm, 5.7mm, .22lr

And that's before getting into popular wildcats like .277 wolverine, .45 v-rap (or the full 45 RAPTOR if you include ar-10 builds) .338 spectre, .400 hamr, probably a lot more.

I don't even notice articles like the one you posted because they consider only a couple popular loadings of 556, without even looking into the full breadth of what can be done by handloading. A good article on bullet selection would be appreciated – a plinking round, a varmint round, a home defense round.

There's a *lot* more to the AR-15 than .223 remington.

>>688802

>Except it doesn't. It just mentions 5.56. The AR-15 is a platform that has been converted something like fifty different ammo types.

Calm down autism-san. 5.56 is easily the most popular chambering for an AR-15. Anyone for whom the graphs would actually be useful or new knowledge, IE the most novice of AR-15 owners, is likely to be using 5.56.

>I don't even notice articles like the one you posted because they consider only a couple popular loadings of 556

Because, again, you're not the target audience.

So I'm trying to make a list of AR manufacturers/companies to research buying from should I decide to buy/build a couple more rifles. What are some of your guys' thoughts on a sample of my considerations?

>Aero Precision

Always hear great things about them and their ARs being not only affordable for budget-minded people, but also having quality parts compared to PSA or Anderson.

>Palmetto State Armory

Constant sales and deals being offered are how their ARs are able to be built for $500 or under but I hear their QC is a lil lacking and their customer service can be an absolute nightmare to walk through.

>Anderson Manufacturing

Similar to PSA's price-points but I hear about 50% good things & "just as good" talk with 50% of out-of-spec nightmares or simple blemishes/machine marks.

>Bravo Company Mod

Absolutely a great brand to also get quality parts just more expensive past Aero Precision stuff.

>>688925

PSA custserv isn't a nightmare anymore, it's just slow.

>>688925

If you're looking to build one from scratch and are willing to invest in the tools to assemble it yourself just know that it's pretty damn hard to build a bad rifle from a good barrel and a good BCG. If you're going to spend too much money on any parts, make it those. I usually recommend the SOLGW BCG to frands building new ARs.

>Aero Precision

I've never handled one of their full rifles before, but their blem lowers are the best deal in well-made stripped lowers imo.

>Palmetto State Armory

80% shot you're getting a great rifle that will last tens of thousands of rounds, but they still don't understand how deep they're supposed to stake castle nuts and gas keys, plus they like putting carbine buffers in their rifles when the only reason to do that over an 'H' is to save $10 on the manufacturer's end. That being said they will replace most shit that breaks prematurely.

>Anderson Manufacturing

I've seen some goddamn nightmares out of Anderson manufacturing with out-of-spec trigger pins on their lowers. No reason to get them when better options are only slightly more expensive.

>BCM

I get all my ARs from them thanks to their punctilious QC and barrel profiles. They understand that the primary advantage of the AR-15 over other modern rifle designs is its light weight and soft recoil so they optimize the hell out of their barrel/handguards and drill the gas port properly relative to buffer weight/spring weight. Their 16" ELW rifle comes in at 5.8lbs and handles beautifully. My 11.5" ELW pistol despite having a red dot and a 1000 lumen scout light hanging off the end still balances at the magwell and is only a few ounces over 6lbs. Plus little details like using sprinco extractor springs and how soft the machining on their handguards are, whereas some of the cheaper ones like palmetto's can be a bit sharp.

You might want to look at ALG as well, I get my LPKs from them when they go on sale and they're all super super slick and positive. You'd think trigger pins are trigger pins until you get a nice LPK next to an anderson one. Everything is just more… lubricious, more smooth, the detents seem to click a little more calmly. All the Anderson parts feel rough and porous compared to the luxurious ALG/Geissele ones.