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Started by w30olds , April 15 2018 03:15 PM

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#1 OFFLINE w30olds

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Posted Apr. 15 2018 - 03:15 PM

Picked up this Radical Firearms pistol over Christmas. It was on sale so I decided to grab one. Glad I did. Super fun little beast. Came with the KAK shockwave brace. I added some BUIS and the Aimpoint I've had for many years. I swap it back and forth between the pistol and my Bushmaster.

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Posted Apr. 15 2018 - 03:17 PM

Nice!

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Posted Apr. 15 2018 - 03:27 PM

Very nice. And there was a nice W-30 on Barrett yesterday.

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Posted Apr. 15 2018 - 03:33 PM

That'll work!

I'm still putting the finishing touches on my .300BLK pistol.

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Posted Apr. 15 2018 - 04:07 PM

Very nice. And there was a nice W-30 on Barrett yesterday.

I saw that. Very nice indeed

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Posted Apr. 16 2018 - 04:07 AM

Very nice. And there was a nice W-30 on Barrett yesterday.

The ultimate in Olds muscle. I drove a '71 Cutlass convertible for years. The best, most dependable car I ever had.

Oh yeah, nice pistol brother!

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Posted Apr. 16 2018 - 09:08 AM

Very nice.

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Posted Apr. 16 2018 - 09:26 AM

The ultimate in Olds muscle. I drove a '71 Cutlass convertible for years. The best, most dependable car I ever had.

Oh yeah, nice pistol brother!

My parents owned a 1970 442. Bought it brand new off the lot. Not a w30, but still a 442. Car was awesome. Factory AC and loaded back then. My dad drove it for about 18+ years to work back in the later 80's. I was to young to drive then, but as a young teen I really loved that car. Sadly the motor locked up and my dad parked it in the garage for several years and sold it. Sucks because it was in mint condition minus the motor. Just needed a rebuild.

I'm a GM guy and own two Pontiac's myself. One 1995 Grand Prix GTP and a 2006 GTO. Wife drives a 2008 G8 , so were Pontiac fans at our house! Thanks for the reply man!

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#9 OFFLINE w30olds

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Posted Apr. 16 2018 - 09:26 AM

Very nice.

Thanks!

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Posted Apr. 16 2018 - 10:22 AM

sweet pistol!

Just don't ever build a pistol on a 7 1/2 inch barrel. I did and sold it. I would put 10 1/2 inches as the right length for a pistol.

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Posted Apr. 16 2018 - 11:18 AM

Here is mine. What is wrong with 7 1/2"? It's how you use it that's important.

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Posted Apr. 16 2018 - 12:13 PM

Here is mine. What is wrong with 7 1/2"? It's how you use it that's important.

I agree. I have an 8 1/2" and it's just fine for its intended purpose. It's easily a one incher at 25 meters without a lot of effort.

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Posted Apr. 16 2018 - 12:57 PM

sweet pistol!

Just don't ever build a pistol on a 7 1/2 inch barrel. I did and sold it. I would put 10 1/2 inches as the right length for a pistol.

I did some research on barrel lengths prior to buying one. Most suggested 10.5 for the
.223 cartridge. Some said the 7.5 works well in 300BO, but I decided to stick to .223 because I already had a Bushmaster AR.

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Posted Apr. 16 2018 - 03:35 PM

The AR15 with buffer tube is already too long to be a good pistol.

Did you ever see anyone tuck an AR15 in a waistband?

I bought the shortest practical length I found.

People posted how fierce the recoil and muzzle blast from a short barreled 223 was but I am still puzzled by this since it seems mild to me on both counts.

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Posted Apr. 20 2018 - 09:43 PM

If you ever have to use a 7 1/2 inch barrel in a crowd you will not be popular. You better have something on the muzzle that pushes everything forward

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Posted Apr. 20 2018 - 09:46 PM

The AR15 with buffer tube is already too long to be a good pistol.

Did you ever see anyone tuck an AR15 in a waistband?

I bought the shortest practical length I found.

People posted how fierce the recoil and muzzle blast from a short barreled 223 was but I am still puzzled by this since it seems mild to me on both counts.

stand beside and let somebody else fire it....

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Posted Apr. 21 2018 - 05:48 PM

stand beside and let somebody else fire it....

Running a 7.5 is a great way to empty the people out of an indoor gun range.

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Posted Apr. 21 2018 - 07:08 PM

Running a 7.5 is a great way to empty the people out of an indoor gun range.

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Posted Apr. 21 2018 - 09:52 PM

I just have a standard flash hider on my one 7.5", the sound forwarder on the other barrel.. What muzzle blast, from either?

The rearward blast from my 24" Radical Firearms 6.5 Grendel with their standard muzzle break is much more objectionable.

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Posted Apr. 22 2018 - 05:29 PM

Get a friend and let him fire it while you stand beside it. look at all the debris being shot out the side with a standard flash hider. If you want to test this out get a poster board and sticks and watch and put it on each side and see what happens with the concussion... So if you build a short one be sure to get a can to direct everything forward.