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Jonathan, In reply to your question about aero precision ARs. There is one next to me that won’t cycle as I write this. I’ve had to fix several new aero precision carbines. I get it. Things happen, but I’ve not been impressed with their customer service a few times as well. That’s the one that aggravates me.
I’ve handled a bunch of ARs over the years and they do have issues. Typically cycling issues due to too much or too little gas to function the action. This is typically caused by gas block misalignment, gas ring leakage on the bolt (or badly machined carriers like the one on my bench), loose gas keys and undersized gas ports in the barrel. As the gas system gets longer the port has to be larger because the pressure drops off as the port moves farther from the breech. These are all problems that I regularly encounter with NEW ARs. Once the initial problems are fixed, they will usually run well for thousands of rounds.
I won’t go into issues I see because of lack of maintenance or other abuse.
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My wife and I have been into preparedness for a bunch of years. Still living in suburbia, but bought a run down farm a while back and rebuilt the house, outbuildings, put in irrigation, 100 or so fruit trees/plants and brought in guinea fowl for insect control. The place had a cistern already and we have added 2 more.
We are below 29° latitude, so we have a bunch of subtropical fruit and nut trees and plants as well.
I was raised by depression babies, so was taught to fix, build, save anything I could. Now that I’m approaching retirement age I have become a bit more selective about what task I take on. I am an imperfect carpenter, woodworker, gardener, mechanic etc. AD.
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What everyone has said is good info, but I don’t trust polymer uppers or lowers. Eventually they will fail. Stick with aluminum. Palmetto state armory is a great resource. So is delta team tactical. As far as variations on the .223 cartridge, Just make sure the barrel is marked 5.56 or .223 wylde. Those chambers will fire anything.
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Hello! This thread is certainly a good description of how we live. We have acreage that we will “retire” to eventually, but are still in the city. We have an acre, but it is heavily wooded, so most if our plants are in containers. Everything from starting pots to old trash cans, kiddie pools, molasses buckets etc. We focus mainly on subtropical perinneals. Some need micro climates that I can provide at home, but can’t monitor daily on the acreage, so they accumulate here.
We have 3 hens that we let out of the coop in the mornings and they forage for yummies most of the day. Insects turned into eggs. That’s the way to eat bugs!
There are a surprisingly large number of folks doing similar things. Our city allows chickens at home with a few restrictions. Our h.o.a. does not, but several neighbors also have chickens and it’s pretty common knowledge. AD
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Hi Christina, I just joined, so just saw your post. Your plan sounds good. You might rig something around the perimeter of your hibiscus to keep the cover from touching it. make sure the “tarp” is cloth. I’m obviously quite a ways South of you. No freezes here for a while yet, but we get the wild temp swings as well. Worst case scenario. AD
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I have a friend in Rockport. Ya’ll have a bunch of really good restaurants. D
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Hi Jonathan, May I ask where you are in S. TX? We have a place North of Victoria.
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I don’t load solothurn 20mm….I got started in the late’80s when the lend lease and other milsurp battle rifles were reimported. A lot of them had worn bores. I found that if I fired factory ammo in some they might group 8 or10 inches at 100yds, but if I hand loaded for them I could cut that in half. People thought the Turkish mausers that were brought in 20 years ago were little better than clubs, but I got several to shoot 2″ groups.The 1,000 yard shooters all handload.
There are a lot of variables that all affect how consistent a load will be in a specific rifle. Powder type and charge, primer type, bullet weight and type (spitzer, flat base etc). The base affects flight characteristics more than the tip. Overall length changes the “jump” – how far the bullet moves before contacting the lands and grooves. .003″ can make quite a difference.
Yes, you can make ammo that your rifle will like better than any factory product. I’ll try to help with questions.
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I noticed that you showed some interest in a handloading thread in another group. If we can get enough interest I can help. Been doing it 30 or so years.
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Guineas are the only reason we can have fruit trees. Before the guineas the grasshoppers would eat the leaves off the trees and then girdle the branches and kill the trees. They work. It’s fun to watch them form a skirmish line and eat anything that moves or flies. The down side is that they are high on the predator yum yum list…
I like wood working. I built the kitchen cabinets and bathroom built ins and a whole bunch more.