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Club Sandwich said:
decent for money asked (like the Strike Eagle, or Viper Diamondback) but there's much better options if you're going for marksmanship and actual long range shooting (1km or more). for typical combat distances it's perfectly serviceable, especially if you take care to use the ACSS reticle to it's full advantage.
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I'm thinking medium range, 600-700 yards max. Got the 1-6x one with the ACSS 7.62x39 reticle on an SKS and it works great within 300 yards. The 1-8x will go on a 20" barrel AR so the rounds will still have some ass to them at longer ranges.
 
MrJokerRager said:
They can kiss my ass.

S&W Sport 2 has been proven to shut down riots full of pedos by Saint Kyle Rittenhouse
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Yeah, that tier list is some BS and brand whoring.
Romulus augustulus said:
they all do to a certain extent. It's why i prefer wood. it's organic, every stock has a different grain, they seem "warm" to the touch compared to polymer/other material. *

Is wood weaker than other stock materials? maybe, but if i manage outright break a sound wood stock by falling or some other accident I doubt I'll care much because I'll probably be broken too.

*if the wood is good and finished right. some companies look like they pick out of the sawmill reject pile and others ruin the looks of a perfectly good stock by dipping it in hideous varnish (Uberti).

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Good wood stocks are so nice it hurts. However, some brands find the worst wood possible, think worse than balsa wood, and use that. Polymer is also cheaper and able to be injection molded into almost any shape.
MrJokerRager said:
I'm shocked Magpul has not made magazines for the 1911 and 10/22 yet lol.

Though another thing heavily neglected about the 10/22 is lack of good long term iron sights.
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10/22 sure but polymer pistol mags in the manner Magpul makes mags seem.... Interesting.

As for irons, Nodakspud made GREAT 10/22 irons. Then they decided to just make old 1960s AR clones. There are Tek sights but they're kinda odd.
 
Club Sandwich said:
ProMag Ind started as Brookshire Tool & Manufacturing Co in the LA area back in the late 70's and did local machining work for years until the 80's hit and people wanted cheap metal mags for various guns and polymer stuff was getting popular for mags and stocks/furniture. BT&M changed name to ProMag and met that demand (competing with Triple K and USA Mag), and grew in size during the 94 AWB also doing the same domestically for manufacturers like S&W and Browning, et c and lots for import pistols where buying domestic ban-compliant mags was the go-to instead of shipping a modified mag (when 10+ rounds was LE only and often denied import for sporting purposes). ProMag OEM metal mags tended to be decent (Mini-14 mags, a bunch of Beretta mags and various 1911 mags. S&W even sued them for making a polymer copy of their mags). ProMag polymer mags can be hit or miss depending on the model. in 2014 they relocated to Arizona to join their subsidiary Archangel Manufacturing which had already been making polymer furniture OEM stock kits since the late 90's iirc 1997 or 98. they are co-lo in the same building but operated separate product lines and offices, with shared executives.
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Ah, so same factories but different lines. That actually makes a lot of sense to the quality difference, different teams are working on the Archangel stocks.

Also tax, I saw they had a type 93 13mm machine gun when I watched Godzilla Minus One on these post war minesweeper and thought it was cool
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So I finally got to speak with Auto Mag. The owner wants to have all the back orders filled within three to six months. They are just waiting on small parts that they don't manufacture in-house. I'm currently in the 50s on the waiting list. I was in the 70s last time I spoke with them around August. So hopefully within one to three months I will finally have my Auto Mag.

I'm probably done buying tactical/self-defense guns for now. I do have two stripped AR lowers, a Lancer for me and a Seekins for my oldest son, that I plan to build up, but after that I'll pretty much only be buying historical and unique firearms. I desperately want a Winchester Model 71. I'm considering potentially getting a loan for either an SMG semi-auto FG42, or an Ohio Ordnance Works M1918A3 semi-auto BAR. If I don't end up doing that then I will probably try to get a Gew43 if I can find one in good condition. I'd love to have a naval Luger and Mauser C96 some day. Wouldn't mind an M1903, M1917, or Kar98 as well. An FN49/SAFN would also be cool. I love WWII and early Cold War weapons.
 
WelperHelper99 said:
Ah, so same factories but different lines. That actually makes a lot of sense to the quality difference, different teams are working on the Archangel stocks.
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The last SKS I inherited came with an Archangel stock & the original chicom wood; I planned on returning it to original, but once in my hands I was surprised at how decently made it was.

I think it's even heavier than the wood to begin with, but overall balance & handling was much improved. Which impressed me, because the SKS is already a well-balanced & easy-handling rifle. And by whatever miracle it also came with a (knock-on-wood) functioning 30rd polymer magazine, which can also be loaded with stripper clips. Meanwhile the adjustable stock was actually usable, and the little grip compartment was a nice touch; so it remains in the Archangel stock.

The only quibbles I have is the need to pop the receiver up from the stock in order to remove the bolt & top cover for cleaning, and the upper handguard didn't fit or match; but ultimately isn't a big deal & the upper handguard was easily replaced with a steel cheesegrater type.

Up until then I always wondered why Archangel stocks were priced so much higher than their other offerings. But for once amazingly, it seems like you get what you pay for; at least in my limited experience.
 
LGHDR+ said:
Please take a picture if you get this one.

.... Please take a picture no matter what you get!
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I will. It probably won't be for a while. I've still got to pay off the personal loans I took out for my Auto Mag and Staccato P before I consider taking out another loan for a firearm. And that will also depend on if the economy continues going further to shit and other factors. I also need to start stockpiling ammo.
 
Pocket Dragoon said:
The last SKS I inherited came with an Archangel stock & the original chicom wood; I planned on returning it to original, but once in my hands I was surprised at how decently made it was.

I think it's even heavier than the wood to begin with, but overall balance & handling was much improved. Which impressed me, because the SKS is already a well-balanced & easy-handling rifle. And by whatever miracle it also came with a (knock-on-wood) functioning 30rd polymer magazine, which can also be loaded with stripper clips. Meanwhile the adjustable stock was actually usable, and the little grip compartment was a nice touch; so it remains in the Archangel stock.

The only quibbles I have is the need to pop the receiver up from the stock in order to remove the bolt & top cover for cleaning, and the upper handguard didn't fit or match; but ultimately isn't a big deal & the upper handguard was easily replaced with a steel cheesegrater type.

Up until then I always wondered why Archangel stocks were priced so much higher than their other offerings. But for once amazingly, it seems like you get what you pay for; at least in my limited experience.
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Sounds really cool. If I ever get a SKS that's already been modded, I'll think of installing that
 
Pocket Dragoon said:
The last SKS I inherited came with an Archangel stock & the original chicom wood; I planned on returning it to original, but once in my hands I was surprised at how decently made it was.

I think it's even heavier than the wood to begin with, but overall balance & handling was much improved. Which impressed me, because the SKS is already a well-balanced & easy-handling rifle. And by whatever miracle it also came with a (knock-on-wood) functioning 30rd polymer magazine, which can also be loaded with stripper clips. Meanwhile the adjustable stock was actually usable, and the little grip compartment was a nice touch; so it remains in the Archangel stock.

The only quibbles I have is the need to pop the receiver up from the stock in order to remove the bolt & top cover for cleaning, and the upper handguard didn't fit or match; but ultimately isn't a big deal & the upper handguard was easily replaced with a steel cheesegrater type.

Up until then I always wondered why Archangel stocks were priced so much higher than their other offerings. But for once amazingly, it seems like you get what you pay for; at least in my limited experience.
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My buddy had that stock, it's possible to cut off that piece that prevents the dust cover from being opened and then there's no need to remove the receiver from the stock for cleaning. I like how FAB Defense did it, theirs is spring-loaded and can be pushed back to open the dust cover easily.
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Zamn, this really is a pretty gun. Some goober paid $75 to send it back to Ruger to get fixed up and when he got it back decided to just sell it to the shop, picked it up for real decent price.
 
1Tonka_Truck said:
I have never seen any rifle or shotgun worth buying go for less than a grand at an estate auction. Maybe it's just my part of the world, but I ignore guns at auctions anymore.
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Anything that has an online presence for auctions (other than gunbroker) is usually rough on prices as well. I've seen guns on online local auctions go way too high. Ammo sometimes going for double the price per round. I signed up for a Rock Island Auction to bid on a few newish 41 magnums a while back, hoping to get a decent price on one. They all went for over what I could buy them online new for. One of them went for $100 over MSRP plus the 10%? brokers fee RIA takes on top of that.

Gunbroker is pretty decent if you can do the legwork. Bought a P365 half a year after releasing for under $500 and it had an extra 3 mags. Was pretty happy with that pricing when mags are $40 a pop.
 
Badungus Kabungus said:
My buddy had that stock, it's possible to cut off that piece that prevents the dust cover from being opened and then there's no need to remove the receiver from the stock for cleaning. I like how FAB Defense did it, theirs is spring-loaded and can be pushed back to open the dust cover easily.
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I always thought those archangels looked pretty nice, I just never had the heart to take off my FINE CHINESE WOOD stock and disgrace myself before MY GREAT LEADER XI JINPING.
 
crab fucker said:
I always thought those archangels looked pretty nice, I just never had the heart to take off my FINE CHINESE WOOD stock and disgrace myself before MY GREAT LEADER XI JINPING.
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If it works, it works.

The original stock is decent enough too. Light, handy, and you can bash someone's skull in with the metal buttplate, if you need a break from stabbing with the bayonet.
 
Badungus Kabungus said:
If it works, it works.

The original stock is decent enough too. Light, handy, and you can bash someone's skull in with the metal buttplate, if you need a break from stabbing with the bayonet.
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Plus the chinese finger trap built into the buttstock is designed to pinch down on the fingers of saboteurs.
 
is a belt for carrying worth it? i've recently started CCing and i'm still getting comfortable going about with my pistol on me. it's a little on the bulky side; it's a dagger compact that is in holster built to fit it with a TLR8. the bulkiness doesn't bother me too much but i'm still ironing out anything i can do to have it fit a little better. it's the most comfortable somewhere in between 4 and 5 o'clock. i can't really tell if adjusting the holster to sit at an angle or finnagling with the claw is any better or worse.
 
POWER IN MISERY said:
is a belt for carrying worth it?
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it is if you plan for daily concealed carry. Big Foot belts, Versa Carry, Tony Llama, Galls, Safariland, Aker etc. you want a 1.5" stiff leather belt, tooled, steer hide, et c and go 2" longer than normal if you plan on IWB to go alongside a slightly larger waist size on the pants. the belt must fit and work with your pants and the stiffness is vital since the holster and firearm will ride on the edge of the belt and you don't want it to curl, tear, or sag. generally you want the belt and holster to work with you and supporting your preferred carry and presentation style, don't force yourself into something uncomfortable or unnatural where you have to hesitate to think about it much.
 
Club Sandwich said:
it is if you plan for daily concealed carry. Big Foot belts, Versa Carry, Tony Llama, Galls, Safariland, Aker etc. you want a 1.5" stiff leather belt, tooled, steer hide, et c and go 2" longer than normal if you plan on IWB to go alongside a slightly larger waist size on the pants. the belt must fit and work with your pants and the stiffness is vital since the holster and firearm will ride on the edge of the belt and you don't want it to curl, tear, or sag. generally you want the belt and holster to work with you and supporting your preferred carry and presentation style, don't force yourself into something uncomfortable or unnatural where you have to hesitate to think about it much.
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Thoughts on the CA DOJ deciding to recently buttfuck NRA instructors over CCW classes.
 
POWER IN MISERY said:
is a belt for carrying worth it? i've recently started CCing and i'm still getting comfortable going about with my pistol on me. it's a little on the bulky side; it's a dagger compact that is in holster built to fit it with a TLR8. the bulkiness doesn't bother me too much but i'm still ironing out anything i can do to have it fit a little better. it's the most comfortable somewhere in between 4 and 5 o'clock. i can't really tell if adjusting the holster to sit at an angle or finnagling with the claw is any better or worse.
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For daily carry, I say definitely. I tend to carry full size pistols in OWB holsters, like 1911s. I got a Daltech Force CCW belt that has a metal band sandwiched between the two leather sides of the belt so it stays rigid and won't sag after years of having the weight of heavy pistols from it. I don't remember how expensive it was, but I remember it being pretty reasonable for a quality item. Like $80 or so, but it's been a few years. You can even change out the buckle to your liking by removing two Chicago screws. I've worn it every day for years and it's been great.
 
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