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MrJokerRager said:
Apparently I missed out on a chance to get those Mil Spec 1911s made by Springfield Armory and lord knows when they will be available again.
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You mean that you missed the chance to pay $2000 for a broken down piece of shit frankenparts gun? The horror.
 
White Devil said:
$2000 for a broken down piece of shit frankenparts gun
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the "Mil-Spec" series, from the half dozen i've purchased and sold, seems to be a fairly decent pistol, definitely a cut above the older GI series 1 and series 2, as well as their more normal 1911-A1 model. very few MIM parts, almost all forged with a few cast bits or extruded bits. magazines weren't anything special other than having a dry film lubricant. the MSRP is $849, with distributors and probable volume sales bringing it down to maybe $550 and change depending on exact package options. you might be thinking of the TRP models, which were better than the Kimbers they competed against back when "bad Kimber" was around, but had lackluster features and quality at the prices asked and Kimber was terrible at the time.

the "Defend Your Legacy" model is a special variation of the Mil-Spec with a greatly reduced price and omitted some features like forged MSH, et c in reasonable places while maintaining the good features (forged slide and frame) and cost reducing others (plain wood grips, stamped and extruded trigger and trigger bow, et c). for MSRP $649 that's pretty reasonable and it generally has a street price of around $550.
 
Club Sandwich said:
the "Mil-Spec" series, from the half dozen i've purchased and sold, seems to be a fairly decent pistol, definitely a cut above the older GI series 1 and series 2, as well as their more normal 1911-A1 model. very few MIM parts, almost all forged with a few cast bits or extruded bits. magazines weren't anything special other than having a dry film lubricant. the MSRP is $849, with distributors and probable volume sales bringing it down to maybe $550 and change depending on exact package options. you might be thinking of the TRP models, which were better than the Kimbers they competed against back when "bad Kimber" was around, but had lackluster features and quality at the prices asked and Kimber was terrible at the time.

the "Defend Your Legacy" model is a special variation of the Mil-Spec with a greatly reduced price and omitted some features like forged MSH, et c in reasonable places while maintaining the good features (forged slide and frame) and cost reducing others (plain wood grips, stamped and extruded trigger and trigger bow, et c). for MSRP $649 that's pretty reasonable and it generally has a street price of around $550.
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I must have misunderstood him because I was talking about the M1911s that CMP were selling.
 
White Devil said:
M1911s that CMP were selling
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yeah those were largely SE Asia military surplus sold to places like South Korea or Taiwan and like many military pistols are quite beat up and sometimes are made of mismatched parts over the decades of use. while the CMP does try to get them in good working condition, they usually aren't trying to actually assemble matching pistols or make super high end ones. the asking was never more than $1000 i think though, and they were almost all in "typical mil surp" condition, with precious few being NRA 90
 
M4 PA-15. Great Rifle for the price. Gunna upgrade the trigger and buffer springs and call it a day, gun money needs to turn into car money
 

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Club Sandwich said:
yeah those were largely SE Asia military surplus sold to places like South Korea or Taiwan and like many military pistols are quite beat up and sometimes are made of mismatched parts over the decades of use. while the CMP does try to get them in good working condition, they usually aren't trying to actually assemble matching pistols or make super high end ones. the asking was never more than $1000 i think though, and they were almost all in "typical mil surp" condition, with precious few being NRA 90
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$1000 to get the gun, another $1000 to get it in good condition.
 
So, kiwis, thoughts on the XM556 Microgun by Empty Shell?

I would love to have one of these someday.
 
White Devil said:
$1000 to get the gun, another $1000 to get it in good condition.
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$1000 is their final price plus or minus any fees for delivery or shipping or taxes or something. these pistols were largely in storage and some were used by foreign militaries for various purposes, they are test fired and may have commercial replacement parts. where is this other $1000 coming from? the CMP doesn't even offer hand-select.
 
For riflescopes, anything magnification that starts with 1x onwards could be used as a regular small range scope whereas 3x is small to mid range and 6x is long range.

I remember buying a cheap riflescope for Amazon like 20 dollars and could never figure out how to zero it or use it as the image was always blurred. Not even the range attendent could figure it out.
 
MrJokerRager said:
I remember buying a cheap riflescope for Amazon like 20 dollars and could never figure out how to zero it or use it as the image was always blurred. Not even the range attendent could figure it out.
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usually this is an eye relief problem combined with a focus adjustment. if the scope has no focus adjustment, then the only solution is adjusting the eye relief at (typically 4.5x) a moderate magnification, which is when both the horizontal and vertical axis of the crosshair are in focus. if that's not possible then maybe it was just super bad glass or something.
 
Meat Target said:
I'd say get a coyote tan hand guard as well, so that all your furniture matches.

(Just my suggestion FWIW. If you don't want to, that's fine, it's your raifu).
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Anyone ever try out those AR-15 wood furniture? Always thought about picking up the wooden A1 furniture.
 
Meat Target said:
I'd say get a coyote tan hand guard as well, so that all your furniture matches.

(Just my suggestion FWIW. If you don't want to, that's fine, it's your raifu).
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Black was all the store had, just wanted a lower picanny. Ill probably paint it, some day
 
Club Sandwich said:
usually this is an eye relief problem combined with a focus adjustment. if the scope has no focus adjustment, then the only solution is adjusting the eye relief at (typically 4.5x) a moderate magnification, which is when both the horizontal and vertical axis of the crosshair are in focus. if that's not possible then maybe it was just super bad glass or something.
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It was a Pinty riflescope.
 
MrJokerRager said:
It was a Pinty riflescope.
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Pinty is an import brand made in China possibly from any number of OEMs and isn't something that i would be comfortable selling to people. depending on the exact design, it might be a rebranded VisionKing or something. while the glass is typically usable, it likely has a very small eye box that expects the eye in a specific position relative to the ocular lens for focus. sometimes a thin protective plastic is adhered to the lens for transport, which should be removed prior to use. barring any of that, you might just have a lemon or something.
 
I picked up an olight Odin and have been running it on my ptr-91. Im happy with it. The little 2 position mount has held up to the ~800 rounds I've put through the rifle, and its a neat little piece of kit. It has different lumen modes if you arent using the pressure pad, but the way it mates with the mount is with an atrached bracket that doesnt make it ideal for a carry around flashlight. It doesnt fit in my generic flashlight belt pouch and it makes it a bit awkward to hold. The pressure pad is fine, it locks to the light firmly, and is easy enough to get onto a rail. Had to do some playing around to find the right place to put it, but that's minor. But its 2000 lumens, sturdy, and the battery is ample for my needs.
 
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