tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post2124757231677144995..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: If They Outlaw Your AR, Then What?SiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-6487773401851485862014-04-04T21:10:59.606-04:002014-04-04T21:10:59.606-04:00I don't recommend Advanced Rifles AT ALL! I or...I don't recommend Advanced Rifles AT ALL! I ordered 3 80% lowers from another company and 1 from A.R. to try out. I liked the machine work until I went to mock it up. The front takedown pin was .0120" off location and would not allow the upper to close. I emailed them twice through their website and once through me personal email. 3 weeks later and ZERO response. Take a chance if you want.Yeti-AS3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-5988201629822782762013-04-19T17:04:07.732-04:002013-04-19T17:04:07.732-04:00If I were to guess, I'd say yes. A prosecutor...If I were to guess, I'd say yes. A prosecutor will interpret it any way they can to screw us. <br /><br />The idea of surrendering just the lower receiver is an interesting idea and (of course) just someone's opinion until courts rule. At that point, it's still just someone's opinion, but it gets sprinkled with the magic fairy dust of government which makes that opinion binding law that can be used to execute citizens. <br /><br />The BATFE law is pretty clear about the serialized lower receiver being the gun, though. It seems the states will be saying "don't do what we said, do what we meant" if they challenge turning in the lower receivers. Whether the state-paid judges rule with citizens or the prosecutors is the $64,000 question. <br /><br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-78851373662477367712013-04-19T11:57:57.137-04:002013-04-19T11:57:57.137-04:00Doh. Sorry, forgot to link to the actual how-to.
H...Doh. Sorry, forgot to link to the actual how-to.<br />He breaks it down pretty good there.Theredneckengineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03356011400643553377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-71616201633797999072013-04-18T23:45:12.747-04:002013-04-18T23:45:12.747-04:00interesting concept, interchangeable lower as fire...interesting concept, interchangeable lower as firearm. wonder if it could be prosecuted as concealed if the lower were in a coat pocket?<br /><br />i think i might hold out for an ar in 308, using (cheap & available) hk91 mags - sweetness and light.<br /><br />itorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-71578449874866828112013-04-18T21:13:53.227-04:002013-04-18T21:13:53.227-04:00It took me a few minutes poking around at ray-vin....It took me a few minutes poking around at ray-vin.com to find it, so let me leave a direct link to the pages:<br /><a href="http://www.ray-vin.com/frtech.htm" rel="nofollow">Machining the AR15 Lower Forging</a> SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-87709237909110222452013-04-18T20:38:00.083-04:002013-04-18T20:38:00.083-04:00Well, slight correction.
There wasnt just one for...Well, slight correction. <br />There wasnt just one forging. There were about two boxes of them, that one on my blog was the first. There are dozens more like it, I just didn't bother blogging about all of them. <br /><br />I prefer the ray Vin instructions for completing a 0% lower.<br />WWW.ray-vin.comTheredneckengineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03356011400643553377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-9563766795078749412013-04-17T22:27:00.943-04:002013-04-17T22:27:00.943-04:00You should visit The Redneck Engineer. It has bee...You should visit <a href="http://theredneckengineer.blogspot.com/2012/11/building-0-ar15-forging.html" rel="nofollow">The Redneck Engineer</a>. It has been a while, but he's working on machining a "0 %" lower. That's the first installment.<br /><br />0 % isn't aluminum ore, it's a forging with no machining done. There are some machining videos on YouTube that start with a block of aluminum and make a complete lower. You mostly need a good set of drawings and there are .dxf (Autocad) and other models online in various places. <br /><br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-28423702442877710472013-04-17T21:29:42.145-04:002013-04-17T21:29:42.145-04:00I now have access to a CNC milling machine. I thi...I now have access to a CNC milling machine. I think it would be a really interesting project to make my own from a block of aluminium (or maybe even stainless steel)The Great and Powerful Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01379953300283048280noreply@blogger.com