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30rd or 20rd, not 25

Bullet prices are a minor irritant in the grand scheme of things, while they may be cheaper across Le Channel, our French colleagues are paying 1.42/litre for petrol, and you use a lot more fuel than you do bullets....so where would you rather be? You can always don a Gilet Jaune and have a riot over the price of Hollow-points, you never know it might work 🤣

Thank you, a very nice thing to say I've always tried to pay attention to details

GAU is a USAF definition, Gun Automatic Unit, but as everyone here is a Gun Nut, you all already know this, don't y'all? 🤣

You're most welcome

A couple of retro builds I've had on the go for a few weeks, not that I have customers for them, but just because I wanted to build them The GAU-5A/A was a rifle designed for the USAF, a Commando Carbine with slick sided upper, 11.5" (formerly 10.3") barrel and the now famous sound moderator The ones in my pics are just flash suppressors, although they don't have the slots cut yet because I burned out my cutter and am still searching for a replacement....a minor thing at this time Everyone always talks about the Grey finish, and replicating it is not so easy as getting your hands on one in that colour in good condition is easier said than done I did get access to a XM177/GAU and a Colt Commando recently (see pics) and you wll see the problem with a rifle that has fought in Vietnam then spent the last 50 years there getting knocked about Numerous internet searches pointed to Cerakote Sniper Grey being a good match......it wasn't, and I finally settled on Sig Dark Grey, and I couldn't be happier with the end result, as I fel it is as close as you are going to get. After painting I sent them away to my laser engravers to have the logo and serial numbers put on through the paint, and again this has exceeded expectations in my view The rifles.... One is a .223 with a Walther 1:8 barrel, 300mm long and in a Govt pencil profile with the correct .625 FSB, non serrated chrome bolt carrier and (lucky me) I somehow managed to source an original incredibly rare Colt plastic coated 2 position stock that cost a pretty penny here in the UK, that once may have belonged to "Them" who live "There"! :;-) I have shaved the finger ledge off the grip, but I am awaiting a couple of retro grips to finish them off I am also waiting on 1x A1 rear sight assy, it's on backorder The flash hiders are reflexed over the barrels to give as short a look as possible As you will see from the pics of original rifles, they were had in various lengths and configurations, both with fenced and unfenced lowers, so mine are fairly true to the original The other rifle is in .22lr with a Walther barrel, CMMG chrome kit (for the look) and a plastic Fiberite 6 position stock Still the only .22 rifle manufactured in the UK Really pleased with the end results, the engraving and colour and overall feel of the rifles The attention as they say, is in the detail 🙂 Black vs Grey The Real Deal The buttstock before refinishing

I have for Mash It's a N Ireland recipe called "Champ" and family favourite and I still love it Boil up your favourite spuds, mash them up and mix in a generous knob of butter (Kerrygold for me) Chop up a bunch of spring onions (Scallions as we call them) Put these in a small saucepan with just enough milk to cover, bring to the boil and mix in with the mash Serve with extra butter on the side Bloody delicious and you can thank me later 😛 Looks like this Also perfect for Bangers 'n' Mash

Yet you felt compelled to make a comment about me.....

To see if you can acquire my taste ?

Would you like to come for a tasting session?

I’m not sure if a Ase Utra on a 16” barrelled LMT vs s Oceania on a 26” AT is a true comparison

Not just noise, but pressure levels This is interesting, a car on a motorway is around 70dB, a suppressed gunshot of 120dB is 32 times louder! http://www.industrialnoisecontrol.com/comparative-noise-examples.htm

When you "think" you need hearing protection (plugs/defenders etc) and when you actually need them are two entirely different things The 2005 Noise at work regulations stipulate that hearing protection must be provided at noise levels of 85dB and above A firearm discharging is around 150dB and most suppressors reduce that by around 28-32dB, which still gives a sound level of 120dB, which is 35dB over the safe working limit, but because the gunshot report is so brief, people think they're OK, but it is accumulative and damage does and will occur, so while you think you are comfortable with sound at that level because it's milliseconds, if it was constant then you'd be in trouble A sound moderator does a good job of reducing noise, but if one is perceived to be better than the other, is 118dB really that much safer than 122dB? We all still do it though I worked in industry for 35 years and was subjected to this, I have constant ringing in my left ear from exposure, in later years we became more aware, so I know a little on the subject

This is the one I have here at the moment, it weighs 165gms

Strangely it isn't listed on their website I do know that the B&T Inconel suppressor os over £1000 When I went to the Mach 2016 machining show there was a Swedish company there that had made 3D printed cans and they said they'd sold their technology to a company in NZ who also make printed suppressors The most interesting thing though was a 3D printed Eiffel Tower on their stand that was about 2ft tall from memory That was very impressive

Some people don't think so...

Yeah, right!!!

I won't be shooting it, I'll leave that to the customer No it isn't the Ratchet lock, and at £750 I don't think it's the suppressor that needs examining, it's your head!!!!

I've got one here I just fitted to a customers rifle Very light, a bit odd looking but have no idea how it sounds

1:8"

Correct, although I will add that match grade bullets will always shoot better than open base FMJ types, you do need good quality heavy bullets to get the best out of your rifle at the longer distances and some of my best performances with .223 from 600-1000yds have always been shot with 80gn JLk VLDs

If you shoot it properly...... while we have some excellent shooters in CSR, many of whom shoot the very best ammo they can muster, we do still get beaten on a regular basis by a former 2 times Queens Medal winner who shoots RGs unfinest 62gn ball ammo