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      02-25-2019, 09:27 AM   #3125
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Any of you guys have a binary trigger? I have a SBR AR that is pretty much my meme gun at this point. The only thing it's missing is a binary trigger. I just can't decide if i want one $400 bad.
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Any of you guys have a binary trigger? I have a SBR AR that is pretty much my meme gun at this point. The only thing it's missing is a binary trigger. I just can't decide if i want one $400 bad.
I have the Fostech Echo on my 300BLK. It's a lot of fun for sure, but some days I wish I had added it to a cheaper caliber weapon! Eats thru ammo fast!

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I have the Fostech Echo on my 300BLK. It's a lot of fun for sure, but some days I wish I had added it to a cheaper caliber weapon! Eats thru ammo fast!
What length barrel is that?

I want to put together a short (~6" barrel) 300BLK but have only found a few reviews on the handful of available barrels out there that are this short or shorter:
https://loadoutroom.com/111647/ultra...rels-round-up/

Currently have a 10.5" barrel 300BLK, but with a Specwar 7.62 hanging off the end it's definitely more muzzle heavy than I would like.

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What length barrel is that?

I want to put together a short (~6" barrel) 300BLK but have only found a few reviews on the handful of available barrels out there that are this short or shorter:
https://loadoutroom.com/111647/ultra...rels-round-up/

Currently have a 10.5" barrel 300BLK, but with a Specwar 7.62 hanging off the end it's definitely more muzzle heavy than I would like.
It's a 10.5" barrel with a SiCo Hybrid.
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I have the Fostech Echo on my 300BLK. It's a lot of fun for sure, but some days I wish I had added it to a cheaper caliber weapon! Eats thru ammo fast!

What made you go with Fostech over Franklin? I'm putting it in a .223, may get a .22lr conversion if I end up liking/keeping it.
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What made you go with Fostech over Franklin? I'm putting it in a .223, may get a .22lr conversion if I end up liking/keeping it.
Fostech Echo was just released when I bought mine. At that time the Franklin trigger needed some "tuning" to work on all platforms and people reported hammer follow. The Fostech had some unique features such as being able to put in "safe" with the bolt closed and the ability to move the firearm to "safe" while the trigger is depressed to prevent the second shot. Not sure if the BFS trigger has since matched these options.

All that aside, the Echo seems to have a soft casting for the hammer and over time the BCG face will dent into it. Not sure they have addressed that problem yet.
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Fostech Echo was just released when I bought mine. At that time the Franklin trigger needed some "tuning" to work on all platforms and people reported hammer follow. The Fostech had some unique features such as being able to put in "safe" with the bolt closed and the ability to move the firearm to "safe" while the trigger is depressed to prevent the second shot. Not sure if the BFS trigger has since matched these options.

All that aside, the Echo seems to have a soft casting for the hammer and over time the BCG face will dent into it. Not sure they have addressed that problem yet.
From what I've read the RA gen 3 has corrected those issues. It's about $150 cheaper as well and should run with any FA BCG.
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Maybe we could start with some long range stuff so some people are still alive for the pistols
Did someone say longrange?

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Some fine battle rifles you have there.
Why thank you sir

Might as well post a picture of them
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Very nice condition indeed, stocks are mint.
All that's missing is a Springfield '03.
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No steel at this training but we did run drills were you had to stay in the black on B8 target. If you passed you backed up 5 yards and ran it again until there was one man standing.
That was what we did. It was far out.. one of my friends beat Larry Vickers with his Glock. To be honest I felt that was a waste of time.

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Did you train with Travis Haley and Chris Costa? Have you trained with LAV?
I've trained with Travis Haley and Chris Costa twice for Carbine 1 and 2.
Larry Vickers was a custom Carbine class where a bunch of us guys hiring for that class. I felt the class was less than what I learned from Magpul Dynamics, but it's possible because the class was less experience? We did get a chance to shoot from a moving vehicle which was extremely awesome.
Did a Thunder Beast training class with Ray Sanchez for long range shooting.. was extremely interesting class.. wish I could retained all the knowledge he gave out for long range shooting. Thing I got out of it was generating a accurate ballistic chart without an chronograph to measure your muzzle velocity.
Done a couple of handgun classes.. but nothing really special.

I want to take one more dedicated to defensive handgun techniques as well as a medical class. Not a lot of that comes near my area so I usually end up going to different states for my training.
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Thing I got out of it was generating a accurate ballistic chart without an chronograph to measure your muzzle velocity.
Curious, how do you go about that? I've got all my cards done, but wondering what this method is.
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Curious, how do you go about that? I've got all my cards done, but wondering what this method is.
Basically shoot targets at different ranges and keep track of your elevation. Knob value. Then enter all info into your ballistic calculatoand if your have a quality app, I should allow you to adjust your muzzle velocity until the table matches your recorded values.
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Curious, how do you go about that? I've got all my cards done, but wondering what this method is.
Basically shoot targets at different ranges and keep track of your elevation. Knob value. Then enter all info into your ballistic calculatoand if your have a quality app, I should allow you to adjust your muzzle velocity until the table matches your recorded values.
Does that work with Ballistcs AE?
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Anyone else who is urban or suburban and just jealous of people with open land?

I lived in the middle of the city for like 25 years of my life. Recently moved to the suburbs when I bought my first house.

If I want to shoot I have to go to a gun range.

I am just seriously jealous of seeing people who have a ton of land and if they want they just get some rounds from Walmart and just unload in the woods. Like on the Demolition Ranch YT videos I watch.

You save so much on a range fee/membership and lane rentals, etc.
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I'm so jealous of people with land. I can retire in 51 months and I plan on moving out of the city and looking for at least 10 acres. I don't need to shoot that far so that should be enough to make a pistol and short rifle range in my backyard.
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Anyone else who is urban or suburban and just jealous of people with open land?

I lived in the middle of the city for like 25 years of my life. Recently moved to the suburbs when I bought my first house.

If I want to shoot I have to go to a gun range.

I am just seriously jealous of seeing people who have a ton of land and if they want they just get some rounds from Walmart and just unload in the woods. Like on the Demolition Ranch YT videos I watch.

You save so much on a range fee/membership and lane rentals, etc.
I know it's tempting to buy a small hobby farm, my wife and I talk about it as she is about to retire. We live in a beautiful historic town and love it here, we only talk about moving to put a bunch of money in the bank and make retirement way more fun. Luckly the range is a 20 minute drive from my house and it only cost $300 a year for the both of us. Umfortunetly it's only 75 yards. There is another range about 45 min from home that goes out to about 400 yards, and it's $20 a day to shoot.
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I know it's tempting to buy a small hobby farm, my wife and I talk about it as she is about to retire. We live in a beautiful historic town and love it here, we only talk about moving to put a bunch of money in the bank and make retirement way more fun. Luckly the range is a 20 minute drive from my house and it only cost $300 a year for the both of us. Umfortunetly it's only 75 yards. There is another range about 45 min from home that goes out to about 400 yards, and it's $20 a day to shoot.
Where do you go? Silverdale?
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Where do you go? Silverdale?
Maple Leaf, if and when I buy a rifle for longer shooting I'll probably go to Silverdale. I've been a few times and my wife doesn't like it there. It sort of gives the vibe of everything that's wrong with gun clubs. Just my opinion though.
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Maple Leaf, if and when I buy a rifle for longer shooting I'll probably go to Silverdale. I've been a few times and my wife doesn't like it there. It sort of gives the vibe of everything that's wrong with gun clubs. Just my opinion though.
Not familiar with Maple Leaf.

I was a member at Silverdale for a year or two. Can concur. Watch yourself there - far too lax with rules and regulations IMO, which attracts a certain type.

I think they also had a shooting accident there a few years back (after I left).

Have a local club north of Toronto now which is far more by the book, and while that can be a pain sometimes, I'm fairly relaxed knowing that the shooter next to me had to jump through all the same hoops in order to be there, so that's some comfort. I'm still mindful though.
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Not familiar with Maple Leaf.

I was a member at Silverdale for a year or two. Can concur. Watch yourself there - far too lax with rules and regulations IMO, which attracts a certain type.

I think they also had a shooting accident there a few years back (after I left).

Have a local club north of Toronto now which is far more by the book, and while that can be a pain sometimes, I'm fairly relaxed knowing that the shooter next to me had to jump through all the same hoops in order to be there, so that's some comfort. I'm still mindful though.
That was the sense I got from Silverdale. I often bitch to my wife that Maple leaf is too anal about safety. I'm not a lose cannon by the way but some of their rules are a bit extreme, but like you say I'm not really worried about he guy next to me. It's a lot of family members, couples and their kids etc.

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