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MrCetrizine

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  1. 9 hours ago, Popsbengo said:

    Or you can use the Hornady gauge and save yourself a load of trouble about a thou' here or there.

    Why do shooters create such voodoo around simple engineering?

    Except I've found the hornady gauge to be out by up to 2mm depending on which set of instructions you use. This method is engineering, the hornady gauge is art mixed with guessing.

  2. This may well be old news to most people. I've been using this method for a while now, but a friend was recently struggling with seating depth using a Hornady gauge. I showed him this method and he was way off using 'feel' on the Hornady gauge and has now sorted his load.

    So in case anyone else is struggling...

     

  3. Same as the metal ones only they don't cut your thumb or cause you to swear. They are a bit more flexible being plastic so they don't grip the cartridges quite as hard as the usual metal ones so I wouldn't want to go into battle with them but for range use, they are great.

  4. I did actually make one of those based on an aluminium one a friend had. I put it on thingiverse for people to download but was contacted by a guy who apparently invented them. He asked me to take the design down and I didn't want to get sued, so I did.

  5. It depends where you are.

    Here in Lincolnshire the system is online so you can log into your account to see how things are progressing.

    If your area is not online then you can phone your licensing department and ask them but don't pester as that will just slow things down.

    Essentially, wherever you are, once they receive your application, they'll cash your cheque etc. Then they'll contact your doctor to ask if you suffer from any appropriate conditions. At this point you may hear from your doctor demanding money for this report. In the meantime, they'll check to see if you have a criminal record and contact your referees. If all is good at this point then you'll hear from your FLO/FEO to arrange an interview date. Once that is done and they've decided you and your security arrangements are OK, they'll issue your certificates.

    Expect a minimum of 4 weeks and a typical maximum of 6 months. 

    Tell us where you are and other members from that area can give you a better estimate of how long it's likely to be.

  6. Thanks Mark, I'll get a copy of both.

    It seems strange to me (having never fired or even held either) that so many countries adopted the FAL when the AR10 looks to have been a better platform.

    But my wonderment comes from ex forces friends' experience with the L1A1 and my own experience with modern .308 AR10/SR25 like rifles which now seem to be scaled up AR15s rather than derivatives of the AR10 itself. Hence wanting more info.

  7. Hi,

    After watching this video from Gun Jesus 

    I've become interested in learning more about AR10s.

    Can anyone recommend a good book on AR10s?

     

    I'm looking for more of its development story, military trials and adoption or lack of adoption rather than just a technical manual.

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