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  1. JBradley500

    Is there a lightweight 20 gauge with a rifled barrel?

    I actually have a decent muzzleloader setup with blackhorn loads ready to rock but the town said they're not allowed because they think they're more risk due to distance they shoot or something. Pretty dumb IMO and just made me want to get a rifled 20 gauge that would shoot just as well and as far.
  2. JBradley500

    Is there a lightweight 20 gauge with a rifled barrel?

    So there's a couple of places near me that I can hunt, but it's shotgun only. 12 gauge with rifled slugs has always been the standard for that, but the weight and limited range make it less appealing, so I was hoping to have something to shoot 20 gauge accutips, but also be lightweight. I...
  3. JBradley500

    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

  4. JBradley500

    Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

    I didn't weigh mine. I threw it on my powder scale but it was too heavy for the scale so I just installed it. I tapped my gas port and put a setscrew in it then put an undersized stainless sleeve over it using a thermalfit install. I put a post on it in this thread somewhere. I'm quite happy...
  5. JBradley500

    Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

    One thing I thought I'd note - there's not much room for a wrench to tighten the castle nut, especially with a wide nut like mine even without a plate. I had to basically tighten it like a pin spanner.
  6. JBradley500

    Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

    Hi. Thank you. I appreciate that from the guy who got me addicted to this! Yep, it's the 9.5". I used the B5 CAR stock for a bit and ended up liking that at 9.5" so I was comfortable ordering it at that length. I got a good deal with a sale and a coupon code, but I was a little annoyed it...
  7. JBradley500

    Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

    I was going to order an IMI folding stock, but it would have been less than 26" folded and my state doesn't explicitly say if they'd measure with the stock extended or folded, so I splurged on a smoke composites stock to avoid that potential headache. Down to 4lbs 0oz with mag, optic, sling. I...
  8. JBradley500

    Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

    And you can carry ten 77 grain TMKs like it's nothing!
  9. JBradley500

    Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

    How far are you guys typically shooting at animals with these guns to want magnified optics? I am only shooting 115 yards max, but typically 15-50 yards.
  10. JBradley500

    Weatherby is circling the toilet bowl

    Although I don't totally agree with the philosophy, I can't imagine big magnums not selling in America. There's always going to be people looking to buy the biggest cartridge to impress their friends.
  11. JBradley500

    Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

    I know you're joking, but I could have used a different adjective. Your red rider screams "built to be light" rather than aesthetics, which isn't something you see online, let alone with the people I hunt with. It got me excited to have something like it myself!
  12. JBradley500

    Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

    I think I'm done messing with mine. I changed the red dot mount and got rid of the standard buffer plate and castle nut and just used an aluminum buffer nut. Saved around 2 oz between those two changes. Final scale says 4 lbs 4 oz with optic, sling, and magazine. 3 lbs 15 oz without the mag...
  13. JBradley500

    Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

    I think the ugly is what attracted me to these builds. They put off that backyard mechanic/end of the world vibe. Love it.
  14. JBradley500

    Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

    Yeah I thought the same thing, that the nut should do enough for hunting, but I had fun trying to have a backup with the stuff laying around the house. This is a fun game.
  15. JBradley500

    Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

    So I had a better idea for the buffer retainer plate... I had an ar308 buffer tube that has the extended threaded end with a slot cut in it. I use that with the buffer retainer pin/spring rather than the end plate to keep the tube from rotating. I ordered an aluminum castle nut also. This should...
  16. JBradley500

    Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

    I tapped mine 4-40 but it was a tedious job. Even with a really good tap it felt like it was on the verge of snapping a lot. I was only turning like 10* in then backing it out. Took a while but worth it.
  17. JBradley500

    Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

    I'm using an M4E1 lower so it's tapped for a setscrew anyway. The plate doesn't do anything other than keep the buffer tube from rotating.
  18. JBradley500

    Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

    Anyone get rid of the castle nut and end plate by putting a set screw through the circular recess in the lower and up into the buffer tube slot?... And maybe some loctite on the buffer tube threads?
  19. JBradley500

    How do we get a heavy (120+ grain) 6mm bullet made?

    This is something I was just thinking about today. A 120 eldm in a 6PRC would probably be something I'd do a full custom around.
  20. JBradley500

    Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

    You guys filing down the bolt hold open on the mag or just dealing with it?

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