What have you bought firearms related in the last 48 hours?
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Hammer67
Professional
Hi,
Six hundred rounds of .45ACP. There's a code for 10% off at www.laxammo.com (LAX2024). Delivered for less than the price of 500 rounds from SGAmmo. But SG still has the better price on the 9mm I like. I'll get that ordered tomorrow.
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
Saw that and just ordered from LAX yesterday. For target ammo, it works for me.
HayesGreener
Ronin
A new saw blade. Not a gun, but I have fitted walnut gun cases for a pair of Colt SAA's on my short list of woodworking projects in the new year, so it is gun related.
Hammer67
Professional
Looking forward to seeing the finished product.
Honestly, I'm not planning on spending much on gun-related things in 2024, other than ammo and training. There's always that 'shiny new thing' that leads me to impulse buy, but the reality is that I have all my bases covered and then some, and I need to remind myself of that whenever I get tempted.
KillerFord1977
SAINT
Silencerco universal tools for suppressors
belladonna
Professional
Ordered a set of roll pin punches and two sets of hex wrenches (SAE and metric) off Amazon. I already have a good torque wrench I had from my days as an aircraft mechanic, good quality, so I'm good there. Ordered a bench block also cuz I'm tired of improvising.
Bassbob
Emissary
I assume you already know that for smaller things like handgun optics you really need a torque driver as opposed to a big 'ol torque wrench ? Something like a Wheeler Fat Wrench.
belladonna
Professional
My torque wrench is in inch pounds, I'm guessing that's small enough. I never had my own "big"one. I have calipers also. All stuff I wasn't able to sell off years ago when I let my tool box go. I'm just gathering up things I am seeing here and there that I may need when tinkering with my guns.
Bassbob
Emissary
Well I have regular torque wrenches in ft lbs and inch lbs, but they’re regular long handled automotive type torque wrenches. They work for torquing a barrel nut down on an AR but not so handy for installing a red dot with a T-15 screw.
It’s a great idea to gather up tools you’ll need though. You’re going down the rabbit hole. I can tell.
KillerFord1977
SAINT
belladonna
Professional
That obvious, eh?Well I have regular torque wrenches in ft lbs and inch lbs, but they’re regular long handled automotive type torque wrenches. They work for torquing a barrel nut down on an AR but not so handy for installing a red dot with a T-15 screw.
It’s a great idea to gather up tools you’ll need though. You’re going down the rabbit hole. I can tell.
belladonna
Professional
USMC6094
Custom
I skipped out on a Harbor Freight inch pounds 1/4 inch drive this morning and bought the FAT Wrench, but it was because my last experience with the same tool from HB was sub par to say the least.
I repair, and overhaul aircraft components for a living, a standard "long" handle torque wrench is as good tool as any, and is more useful than my newly acquired FAT Wrench, you know how I know? Because my calibrated tool box DOESN'T have a FAT Wrench in it.
Not to come off as what I'm sure you're calling me under your breath, but experience, twenty six years of it, tells me what works. I use what I know works.
There's seems to be more assumption here than there should be.............
I repair, and overhaul aircraft components for a living, a standard "long" handle torque wrench is as good tool as any, and is more useful than my newly acquired FAT Wrench, you know how I know? Because my calibrated tool box DOESN'T have a FAT Wrench in it.
Not to come off as what I'm sure you're calling me under your breath, but experience, twenty six years of it, tells me what works. I use what I know works.
There's seems to be more assumption here than there should be.............
Bassbob
Emissary
Oh I'm sure a professional grade torque wrench is more accurate than the Fat Wrench. I know mine are. And I'm sure it matters on aircraft parts. Kind of a pain to use on a red dot or scope mount though. I imagine that's why you bought a Fat Wrench.
youngolddude
Professional
Bought a Rugged Gear gun cart at a match yesterday for $60. It holds 4 long guns. I just looked it up on the website and they start at $689. Dang! I've been using a cart I made from a baby jogger. I always check the tables for bargains cause you never know what you'll find.
