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29 minutes ago, Ah8217bris said:

AR15 sold. ASE jet-z available in 1/2” unef for £120. 4 magpul magazines (25 shot) for £60. 

30rd or 20rd, not 25

2 hours ago, Catch-22 said:

Tell me about it. It'll be the importers and distributors who will price most shooters out of the sport IMHO.

Ive not bought bullets from a UK distributor for years due to the insane markups imposed. Funny that only just across the channel prices are considerably cheaper than than here, even when all taxes and shipping are paid as you note.

Interestingly I saw various stores in the US having end of year clear outs. For example  Lapua Scenar 185g .30 cal going for $25/£19 a box, or 139g 6.5mm for $28/£22 a box. You'd NEVER, EVER, EVER see that in the UK. I know we don't have the volume of shooters here but even so...UK prices are a joke!

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 🤣

1 minute ago, MrCetirizine said:

I did know that because I fired a GAU19A in America a while back and got a lecture about it beforehand.

On another note, your rifles are stunning.

Thank you, a very nice thing to say

I've always tried to pay attention to details 

20 minutes ago, Lukas_K said:

Just off the title first thing that came to mind was the A10 warthog 😄 

Very nice as a modern nod to the classical firearm, thanks for sharing

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? 🤣

6 minutes ago, Gandy said:

Cracking post, enjoyed the history element of it most thanks for sharing. 

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

On 10/21/2018 at 8:18 AM, terryh said:

Looks to be just in time for Boxing Day with cold meat and mash!

Do you have a personal recipe?

Terry

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 ?

1 hour ago, chaz said:

Off topic briefly.......  More of an acquired taste...

Would you like to come for a tasting session?

1 hour ago, Scotch_egg said:

Do you know if they are they the Ti model? 

 

Your direct experience of an Oceania Mod is what I was looking to obtain. The mark 1 ear doing the comparison and not some machine where quite clearly there are all sorts of science factors that will cause inconsistencies is far more informative for my needs. I would hate to be be left in the same boat as the owners of the product Brown Dog refers to, that was utterly crap and was hardly any different shot being fired from an unmoderated rifle. 

Also the fact the NRA will be putting a few rounds through the Oceania’s throughout a days McQeens shooting they must be standing up pretty well. 

 

It’s not all about DB suppression. Gas flow management, durability and weight are all factors when choosing a silencer. 

 For me it is much more pleasant to put a shot down range through a silencer rather than a muzzle brake or naked muzzle due to the pressure generated, that’s a personal choice.  On range hearing protection should be worn because there will firearms present that don’t use silencers. 

 

When stalking/hunting the use of a silencer will often be enough for people to choose to for go hearing protection. The amount time of exposure to a dangerous level of sound is very short and there are other factors that will also have a bearing on the hazard, such as being behind the muzzle report and not having the sonic crack going over head. 

 

I believe it has been acknowledged for some time that manufactures DB reduction claims are not to be taken at face value. However the link I posted to a review by the New Zealand magazine  appears to have been conducted on a level playing field in terms of the same conditions etc  whether or not this has been viewed by recent posters I’m not sure.

 

 

 

 

 

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

7 hours ago, Laurie said:

A lot of CSR type shooters like the 140gn Nosler Custom Competition 

6 minutes ago, Reecy said:

Add this to your thinking, noise measurement is based on a logarithmic scale, that means that a 1dB increase in measured sound is actually 3 times the noise being produced in the first place not just one additional unit

So please do bear that in mind when dismissing the use of hearing protection, it is quite useful to use two types of hearing protection like compressible sponge buds and electronic ear phones 

or use nothing and go deaf 

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

1 hour ago, baldie said:

Heck, if they are making them in Inconel, they aren't messing about.

I shudder to think what they will cost.

 

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

7 minutes ago, Scotch_egg said:

Mark you never fail to entertain. You are just to witty. 

Some people don't think so...

2 hours ago, Scotch_egg said:

 I have had a chat with Walter at Oceania Defence UK this afternoon. It was quite clear the Mil market is where these guys sell their wears.

Yeah, right!!!

36 minutes ago, Scotch_egg said:

Get it shot Mark and let me know ?

 

Which model is it,  Does it use the ratchet lock? It would be good to hear what you think about it. 

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

17 minutes ago, Moorlander said:

What twist barrel are you using with  80gn JLk VLDs ?

1:8"

11 minutes ago, Re-Pete said:

Sounds like he/she REALLY knows the rifle, and how to read the wind.

It backs up my comments on another thread where everyone was getting a bit anal about MV, ES, and SD.................at the end of the day, it's group size that matters, and your ability to put the centre of the group in the right place.

Pete

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

33 minutes ago, Re-Pete said:

What Baldie said.............with a decent barrel etc., the 223 is very capable, but only if you feed it properly.

Pete

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