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I got some and the work good in my G17, AR9, and P80s. We'll see how they hold up but I think they'll last longer in the AR9 as that likes to chew up the mag catch notch on my other mags.
Probably 800 rounds deep over 7 mags, I like how smooth they feel over both Glock and other compatible mags I have
one of them took a little bit of shooting until they fed with my RXM and i didn't bother with the other. i wasn't happy but it's aftermarket on aftermarket; what can i expect?
 
I'm ordering a 1911 from the CMP.

Has anyone ordered one before? What kind of timeframe should I expect?

I ordered a Garand from them before, but I'm guessing the processing timescales could vary between the two.
So when I tried submitted my 1911 order, I realized I let my MD State Rifle and Pistol Assn membership lapse. You need membership in a CMP affiliated org to order. So I I went to renew it, but they don't have an automatic fulfillment thing on their site yet. So I signed up for the V(irginia)CDL.

Forgot about them both and my membership cards arrived the other day.
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I don't drive. I need to find someone to give the bumper sticker to.

Idk, if they drive around MoCo too much they might get their car keyed.
 
I looked into 450 bush, it's cool and good for AR builds.
I was thinking something like that with a shorter barrel, maybe 20" max. Really, if I want a thumper for 200m and in I already have that: .375 H&H. But with a 25" barrel it's heavier and more unwieldy.
you just need to upgrade the 1911 so they're too dazzled by it to care

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I suggest a better watch. Unless you're also using the watch to impress a woman, then that's probably the best choice.
I'm about to make some pretty good money soon and I am seriously considering a Beretta 1301 in celebration. I own a pump, but no semi-auto shotgun.

Somebody stop me. Or don't.
Get an LTT modified one. Worth the money, even still.
I can't speak to the 8.6 but .300 supers are also pretty iffy as some of them are REALLY short in the mag and will sometimes have serious feeding problems.
What magazines and rounds were you having feeding issues with for .300 BLK supers?
 
So when I tried submitted my 1911 order, I realized I let my MD State Rifle and Pistol Assn membership lapse. You need membership in a CMP affiliated org to order. So I I went to renew it, but they don't have an automatic fulfillment thing on their site yet. So I signed up for the V(irginia)CDL.

Forgot about them both and my membership cards arrived the other day.
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I don't drive. I need to find someone to give the bumper sticker to.

Idk, if they drive around MoCo too much they might get their car keyed.
Hey I'm in Moco.... I have a bunch of cars... fuck wrong state (is there a single state with out a moco?)

I was thinking something like that with a shorter barrel, maybe 20" max. Really, if I want a thumper for 200m and in I already have that: .375 H&H. But with a 25" barrel it's heavier and more unwieldy.

I suggest a better watch. Unless you're also using the watch to impress a woman, then that's probably the best choice.

Get an LTT modified one. Worth the money, even still.

What magazines and rounds were you having feeding issues with for .300 BLK supers?
What 375 do you have? It's on my to do list but just don't need with a 416. I love them because it's the "big cat" round and that's cool AF to me.
 
What magazines and rounds were you having feeding issues with for .300 BLK supers?
Steel mags and Sierra 110 HPs were getting stuffed against the barrel extension. I only had 100 but I think 3 had that happen.
I also shot some 110 Vmax and had a double feed with steel mags but that could've been an over gassing thing.
This counts less but with a 100gn cast bullet those won't chamber unless hand fed because they're so short. I don't like the idea of a round being too short and having the chance to float around or not be guided into the chamber early enough.
the .375 has a wider frontal surface than the .338, which is a plus at the lower velocities.
I suppose, but I don't think that'd really matter too much with HPs especially these copper ones.
It does seem like Maker is doing 450gn for the .375 and 405 for the 8.6 so while I wouldn't say either is particularly worthwhile, the .375 does now actually have a good edge on the 8.6.

I see it similar to the .300 vs the .338 ARC thing where one is more but by not by a huge amount and it probably wouldn't make much noticeable difference on target.
.375 seems like more of a project while 8.6 seems more like a thing you just get and use, whatever you'd use it for.
 
the .375 does now actually have a good edge on the 8.6.
There's also over 100 years of experience in making .375 projectiles kill very deadly and tough things. If you're not married to the suppressor thing, a .375 H&H or .375 Ruger will just stomp the shit out of everything short of elephant and cape buff while still being tame enough for most shooters. good for deer too, not much meat damage with a .375.

.375 Dangerous game ammo was used for it's armor piercing qualities in the first and second world wars too. a lot of dangerous game projectiles have steel cores or steel jackets covered by a secondary copper jacket. fun fact.
 
.375 seems like more of a project while 8.6 seems more like a thing you just get and use, whatever you'd use it for.
Everything's a project round until a major ammo manufacturer cranks out a slightly modified clone. (whisper/blackout, spectre/arc, etc)
Though I guess 8.6 blk did finally grease the right palms at SAAMI to get approved this year by losing the 1:3 twist on paper. (Q and Friends™ are still free to pimp the fast twist but don't expect all off the shelf ammo to hold together at those RPMs)
 
The Dillon SL900. I have two friends that have used that for years. Both use theirs a lot but one has loaded easily 12k+ shotshells on his in the 7 years we've been friends.

Not cheap but well worth it if you can swing it.
Spent the day setting up a used mec 9000, made about 4 boxes of shells the whole day. Packed it up and had it up for sale Saturday night.

Buying a Dillon in a couple months. I'm retarded.
 
Welp, Aero / BA is finally gone lol


There in receivership as of last week.

I have a feeling a few more gunmakers will go under in the next 6-12 months.
Ben Stoeger did a video about it and I kinda agree, who gives a shit lol that's not really a loss. Lots of companies did too much growing/investing during covid and now with normal/less than normal times that's coming to bite them.
For now I'm cool with it as I've gotten some good closeout sale shit but really a lot of closeout stuff has like zero application like $450 reloading dies for obsolete cartridges, hence the closeout..... Some stuff on Opticsplanet is gnarly, think I saw some 80 and 90% discounts a month or so ago. All dumb shit/little application, no Pmags or .22 ammo
 
Ben Stoeger did a video about it and I kinda agree, who gives a shit lol that's not really a loss. Lots of companies did too much growing/investing during covid and now with normal/less than normal times that's coming to bite them.
For now I'm cool with it as I've gotten some good closeout sale shit but really a lot of closeout stuff has like zero application like $450 reloading dies for obsolete cartridges, hence the closeout..... Some stuff on Opticsplanet is gnarly, think I saw some 80 and 90% discounts a month or so ago. All dumb shit/little application, no Pmags or .22 ammo
Not to mention that Washington, where they're based out of, literally banned the sale and manufacturing of most modern firearms with House Bill 1240
 
Ben Stoeger did a video about it and I kinda agree, who gives a shit lol that's not really a loss. Lots of companies did too much growing/investing during covid and now with normal/less than normal times that's coming to bite them.
For now I'm cool with it as I've gotten some good closeout sale shit but really a lot of closeout stuff has like zero application like $450 reloading dies for obsolete cartridges, hence the closeout..... Some stuff on Opticsplanet is gnarly, think I saw some 80 and 90% discounts a month or so ago. All dumb shit/little application, no Pmags or .22 ammo
I feel like it was a big loss. Aero was a reliable brand you could always recommend for a lower and the upper if you were on a budget. I would be worried about the industry contraction, it may feel normal if you've been around long enough but conversely, the trend of "enshitification" could hit the firearms industry if only a few big companies are left.
 
I feel like it was a big loss. Aero was a reliable brand you could always recommend for a lower and the upper if you were on a budget. I would be worried about the industry contraction, it may feel normal if you've been around long enough but conversely, the trend of "enshitification" could hit the firearms industry if only a few big companies are left.
That's not really a concern because practically everyone with a machine shop tries their hand at making guns. It's a glimpse into the days before outsourcing when everything was made in the US.
 
I feel like it was a big loss. Aero was a reliable brand you could always recommend for a lower and the upper if you were on a budget. I would be worried about the industry contraction, it may feel normal if you've been around long enough but conversely, the trend of "enshitification" could hit the firearms industry if only a few big companies are left.
I'm also going to miss them - I think every single one of my uppers save for the most recent one started as an Aero stripped upper and their lowers always fit up very nicely to them without having to bother with the Aero lower nylon-tipped set screw or hacks like the Accu-Wedge. Good fit and finish, simple rollmarks that didn't make you cringe, reasonable pricing and the M4E1 parts had a nice semi-custom look without being particularly expensive.

I also really liked their Atlas handguards for being rigid enough, fairly lightweight and having a simple but rock-solid mounting system.
 
That's not really a concern because practically everyone with a machine shop tries their hand at making guns. It's a glimpse into the days before outsourcing when everything was made in the US.
Yeah but you're missing the point. Aero was reputable manufacturer at an affordable price. Now there is one less one. Not everyone with a machine shop is going to deliver a quality product at the right price. Not to mention the headaches involved becoming a manufacturer with the ATF paperwork and compliance. It sucks losing a big manufacturer especially with gun control on the rise again.

No one should be saying this is a good thing.
 
I don't know if IWI suppressors are particularly nice, but they're offering free suppressors with select rifle purchases at the moment:

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Their 18" Zion-15 seems like a not-terrible SPR-style rifle for ~$1200 or so, especially with a stainless steel full-auto rated can included. Nitrided 4150 5R 1:8 barrel, MLOK+ARCA handguard and B5 furniture with a Timney two-stage seems pretty reasonable at that price point even without the can.
 
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