photogpat wrote:I’m fine trying to organize a BOD coup again...but we need to NOT have two guys back out like last time.

I never considered getting involved, but after this I am. I'm 10 minutes away.

No one is getting a $1000 fine or 90 days in jail for leaving their house. Its pretty silly that that was even mentioned. There are a ton of reasons you can leave, including hiking, hunting, and to get exercise.

Just received the newsletter. GOV Walz has come out with an executive order to "Shelter at Home" for 2 weeks, March 27th through April 10th. Note: Anyone found to violate this order could get a misdemeanor citation of $1k and/or 90 days jail. In accordance with the Governor’s executive or...

I just started loading for a longer barrel 9mm. The sweet spot more muzzle energy and accuracy has been Power Pistol and AA7, with 124gn bullets. Bullseye is OK for 147s, and Power Pistol has been good for 115s so far. Highest velocity with the 124s has been with 7.7gn AA7, 5.3gn of power pistol is ...

Seems like they could have stayed open under the 'ammunition retailers' being deemed an essential service loophole.

FJ540 wrote:Dan's FB profile lists him as "former president" of D.C.I.

If you didn't get your gun or money back, you might never get it now. Whole shop sold last month.

https://www.hoffonlineauctions.com/coonan.aspx

DAMN...

Aero said 55 to 60 is OK if I go slow
I gave up on this upper and got their enhanced that has the handguard attachment separate from the barrel nut
I'll use their regular upper for my next build.
I ordered more shims, but I don't like the idea of having 12 or 13 shims stacked up in there.

I don't know why its 45 ft lbs max, unless they engineered the nut threads to fail before the threads on your upper?

Here's the difference between 0.002 and 0.004" of shims

0.008" I'm almost 90° off Lots of grease Have you marked it so that you know the un-shimmed gas tube hole isn’t over rotating the 12 o’clock position once shimmed? Actually I see I misread the instructions. If you are off 45 degrees without shims .008 should put you right on, it’s the exact ex...

0.008"
I'm almost 90° off
Lots of grease

The range is 30 to 45 for this one, and its no where close without a buch of shims to back it off. They just didn't supply enough of them.
Without shims its about 45°off. 45 ft lbs wouldn't do it.

This is what the nut looks like

Its an Aero BAR style, there's only 4 gas tube holes. The handguard bolts to the nut, so the holes in the nut only line up at 90° increments.

Anyone near Woodbury want to donate or sell me like 1 or 2 barrel nut shims?

My barrel nut didn't come with enough of them and now I'm SOL until Monday night at least without them