tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post5528973968826700422..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: bolt action AR-15James M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-87970428555544714062019-10-06T06:59:04.750-07:002019-10-06T06:59:04.750-07:00Dealing with stress is half the equation. Logisti...Dealing with stress is half the equation. Logistics is the other half. On stress. A new situation was when the ex-wife had her first heart attack. I got the 911 thing done, but it wasn't instant or graceful. There was hesitation and panic. Events thereafter were less stressful and became routine. Combat/medical emergency, both new situations. Why would the gas have a hard time turning back the way it came? Path of least resistance. I've heard folks talking about adjustable gas blocks talking of less recoil as they turned down the dial. Not sure that translates into less recoil when no gas at all goes through. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-4406546809163201972019-10-05T18:30:57.999-07:002019-10-05T18:30:57.999-07:00Part of being an engineer is knowing a little some...Part of being an engineer is knowing a little something about metals. For example, the more you machine metal the weaker it may become. I did forensic engineering for a steel bldg manuf for a couple years. Machining means manipulation of the metal by any means. When the gas tube was bent at the factory the bends became slightly more brittle. However, they used tube bending equipment to do the bends so the stress was transferred over a larger area. When you bent the metal back as you described you enhanced the stress and it now became concentrated. Someone else mentioned the gas is under 5000 psi so that much pressure on a jeopardized, plugged up gas tube, with no place to go is dangerous. One other thing, what does blocking the gas tube do to the recoil, make it more or less? I'm guessing more. So follow up shots are going to take even longer. sheesh<br /><br />The "combat stress" that has you paralyzed with fear is far less that what you have built it up to be. It's very manageable and doesn't require enormous amounts of learning or practice, but you do have to learn something, I've always found it puzzling that your solution for dealing with "combat stress" is to put yourself in an even more stressful position by using an inadequate gun that you don't even shoot very much. If that isn't a recipe for failure and disaster I don't know what is. To each his own they say.... ghostsniperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15644187165818782984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-20273218502328879132019-10-05T07:18:39.406-07:002019-10-05T07:18:39.406-07:00If I buy a part that shuts off the gas, or if I du...If I buy a part that shuts off the gas, or if I duplicate that by blocking the gas, what is the difference? This is where I'm confused with the objections. I simply cannot debate the effects of stress in combat with anyone that denies it will happen. Again, I am speaking of the average person, with average means that cannot train excessively. By all means, shoot all the ammunition you want and call yourself immune from stress. The average person won't be. The average military recruit gets crap-all for training, as does the survivalist. Yes, you CAN overcome this, given enough time and money. No, the average prepper won't. I could, I suppose, expect only the highest performance from all my readers. I can be like certain Idaho Gurus and demand concrete bunkers atop mountains, pallets of ammunition, MRE's and freeze dried and etc. But then I'm living in FantasyLand. Not everyone is a Survivalist Rock Star. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-13593294269094998642019-10-05T06:55:27.779-07:002019-10-05T06:55:27.779-07:00That's a stupid media trick and you shouldn...That's a stupid media trick and you shouldn't do it, and you know it. Trying to convert and AR to a bolt is stupid too, and I suspect you know that too. Guess what? That gas tube has been hardened, and if you try to unbend it you'll be disappointed. Take someone that knows advanced first aid when you shoot it. Or find a way to support the gun and use a string for the trigger - at least 20 foot long. And maybe hold a viking shield up in front of yourself. lol<br /><br />Get another gas tube, what are they, about $8?<br />Clamp the new tube to a solid block of hard wood, like oak. Using a very dull metal working chisel and a 3 lb sledge hammer, smack that chisel on the tube in 2 different places, crimping it shut. Careful, this will bend the tube upwards, so, carefully bend it back.<br /><br />Or, do as logic dictates, learn how to control your gun and yourself. It's not hard, but you do have to peel yourself off the couch. I'm betting that if a person is so cucked that they piss all over themselves when the time for dying approaches no gun yet created will work for them. THAT'S why it's called a die-off. If everybody takes your advice and nobody dies, what's the point? ghostsniperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15644187165818782984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-69800566121594563362019-10-05T06:45:18.694-07:002019-10-05T06:45:18.694-07:00Poor analogy. Only slight comparison between motor...Poor analogy. Only slight comparison between motor cars, a collection of several balanced systems, and semi-auto rifles.<br /><br />But, to play your game, if you change the strength of the rocker arm springs, everything changes within that system, including the mean time between failures.<br /><br />It helps to know something about which you are talking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-57897739242118541302019-10-05T05:38:55.800-07:002019-10-05T05:38:55.800-07:00So, all those people who, say, altered a motor veh...So, all those people who, say, altered a motor vehicle, they were altering a vehicle that was designed to operate differently than they were attempting. They shouldn't have done so, according to you. Correct?James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-75153732617053031842019-10-05T05:33:11.606-07:002019-10-05T05:33:11.606-07:00Messing with your AR in this fashion is a very bad...Messing with your AR in this fashion is a very bad idea.<br /><br /> Doing something stupid to prevent stupid people from doing stupid things is never indicated. Just train some trigger discipline. <br /><br />I've years of experience working on weapons of all sorts, including the inescapable AR, and this is a categorical bad idea. The AR is a system, build to operate as such. Mess is any single aspect and you can not predict what the end result might be.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-56904657150051154642019-10-04T19:57:33.073-07:002019-10-04T19:57:33.073-07:00Thanks for the suggested parts for the AR-15. Thi...Thanks for the suggested parts for the AR-15. This was a question I thought about. <br />Pilgrimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-60667255239088142752019-10-04T18:20:45.782-07:002019-10-04T18:20:45.782-07:00If nothing else, battlefield pick-up. If nothing else, battlefield pick-up. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-68462576999135365162019-10-04T18:19:35.391-07:002019-10-04T18:19:35.391-07:00I can't discount that. Very possibly it would...I can't discount that. Very possibly it would work the same. Except, if you give these out to use to teammates/family that aren't preppers, they will probably still go Full Retard and dump the whole mag downrange, or try to sneak in more ammo. I think trying to make a fgun "non-prepper proof" would be harder than making it "soldier proof". Not saying this WILL happen, just saying if Sgt. Murphy is supervising, it COULD. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-25759750486447738012019-10-04T18:16:22.918-07:002019-10-04T18:16:22.918-07:00Spare parts and price are why I'm doing this, ...Spare parts and price are why I'm doing this, not THE best gunJames M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-43107004754916809112019-10-04T18:15:32.682-07:002019-10-04T18:15:32.682-07:00To be clear, if I never reuse the tube for its int...To be clear, if I never reuse the tube for its intended function, I'm good, right? ONLY for bolt action. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-57012066764317802392019-10-04T18:12:04.642-07:002019-10-04T18:12:04.642-07:00Is the company I suggested where you can get a bag...Is the company I suggested where you can get a bag of 10? I ask as I'd like to have the option of ordering parts in bulk rather than onesies and twosies. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-2550882952368833452019-10-04T17:52:01.719-07:002019-10-04T17:52:01.719-07:00also: The gas tube pin: Get another one. They&#...also: The gas tube pin: Get another one. They're like $2 bux for a bag of 10... reusing them is contraindicated in TM9-1005-249-23P THE bible of the M-16 variant...BigCountryExpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11775633301416291951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-72429359849343268552019-10-04T17:50:24.553-07:002019-10-04T17:50:24.553-07:00Just buy a Mossberg Patrol and be done with it.
MI...Just buy a Mossberg Patrol and be done with it.<br />MICoyoteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-90833097836104064092019-10-04T17:49:40.494-07:002019-10-04T17:49:40.494-07:00A bit of professional advice: DO NOT futz with th...A bit of professional advice: DO NOT futz with the gas tube in the fashion you suggest. Between carbon buildup, and the stress that you put the gas tube under what with the bending it in directions that it was -not- designed for. If you -truly- want a 'bolt gun' then BUY a bolt gun... If you want a convertible gas block, then get a second upper, install a proper adjustable gas block... or buy a adjustable bolt. I know of what I speak: U.S. Army 91F Small Arms/Artillery repairman and master gunsmith. If you do (and apparently you have,) do NOT reuse the aforementioned futz'd with gas tube and rebend it... the gas tube is -THE- number one point-of-failure over time on the M-16/AR series rifles. Second is firing pin breakage and then bolt head shear. After doing it for 25 years, those were the top three failures I found on doing arms rooms inspections. Trust me... you really dont want to have a blowout... just some professional advice...BigCountryExpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11775633301416291951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-89543346213768241552019-10-04T17:30:52.640-07:002019-10-04T17:30:52.640-07:00If all you're doing is forcing your brain to c...If all you're doing is forcing your brain to conserve wouldn't a magazine loaded with 3-5 rounds give you the same psychological effect? It would still give you the option of a couple of quick follow up shots as well and wouldn't require any "hypothetical" gunsmithing.<br /><br />Just a thought.<br />-NoviceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-11231911175814082052019-10-04T16:19:24.769-07:002019-10-04T16:19:24.769-07:00The brain chemical thing is very real.
I seem to ...The brain chemical thing is very real.<br /><br />I seem to remember when cops only required one or two bullets to stop a perp! Yes, that was when the lowly .38 revolver was the gun of choice.<br /><br />Nowadays it requires two high capacity semiautomatic magazines for cops to miss them! Then, if they manage to hit anything, those bullets go right though because they arr too fast! There's no noticeable burning hot chunk of lead to tell the smitten one, "You've got shot!"<br /><br />While I'll probably never have an ar gun, it's nice to know how to modify one to be frugal.<br /><br />- Stevelo<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-18773146158903914412019-10-04T12:23:33.221-07:002019-10-04T12:23:33.221-07:00I would rather get a single shot shotgun or rifle ...I would rather get a single shot shotgun or rifle before doing that. Definitely a way to cut down on ammo consumption and easier to feed, plus way cheaper. Wrenchr2https://www.blogger.com/profile/03970779022776650104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-19690653689770523862019-10-04T12:21:45.937-07:002019-10-04T12:21:45.937-07:00Good luck. I know my failure was 80% bad equipmen...Good luck. I know my failure was 80% bad equipment, 20% I'm a dumbass, so you shouldn't have issues. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-85879046943672748582019-10-04T12:20:11.346-07:002019-10-04T12:20:11.346-07:00Have you priced any mag not a standard 30rd? In-s...Have you priced any mag not a standard 30rd? In-sane. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-3275768306214856672019-10-04T12:17:34.735-07:002019-10-04T12:17:34.735-07:00When it comes to brain chemicals, you cannot contr...When it comes to brain chemicals, you cannot control yourself. Once repetition and experience reduce chemicals, then sure. As to why the AR, extreme low cost and saturation parts availability. Of course you will be penalized by other negative inputs inherent in the design. What gun is perfect? Enfields are pie plate accurate. Parts are near impossible to find affordably. I'm not arguing the M16 is any better than it ever was. More than all other choices are now worse. At least for the frugal survivalist. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-48277152667434444412019-10-04T10:55:43.395-07:002019-10-04T10:55:43.395-07:00Yeah well , every semi gun has that capability bui...Yeah well , every semi gun has that capability built right into the trigger actuation control mechanism. If you cannot control yourself then it might well be a moot point as to how long ammo will last.<br />If a person can't control themselves then I say go with the better gun in the form of any purpose built bolt action rifle. Over that of purposely disabling a POS AR that comes from a design which has built in faults already incorporated. Spudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689059709873763146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-87857218705689252192019-10-04T09:45:44.319-07:002019-10-04T09:45:44.319-07:00You might be right. I took a second to research it...You might be right. I took a second to research it and JB Weld is rated for 5000 psi, continuous duty. AR's like to run between 22 and 25k. I like keeping a tube around just in case, so if need be,I can try it. Or just do your trick.<br /><br />I just got an inverter big enough to run my router so my AR build is on. It probably will take a couple of weeks because my battery bank is too small. I went with the aluminum lower and got two in case I screw up. I will give ya a report when done.Wrenchr2https://www.blogger.com/profile/03970779022776650104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-12568996977946187972019-10-04T09:10:57.644-07:002019-10-04T09:10:57.644-07:00Could you just carry the California approved 5 rou...Could you just carry the California approved 5 round magazines loaded with 1 bullet each?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com