The hogue kit includes the pistol grip and fore-end, and is about $100.00. You have to bend the factory gas tube to fit the new handguard, or alternatively they will sell you a new custom bent tube for $20.00

The forearm is free floated, so you have to remove the front sight/gas block assy and the existing barrel nut, which means you'll need an armorers tool too. That's another $30-40.00

The drum mag is a new style improved model Beta-C dual drum mag, and works absolutely flawlessly. The earlier design was tested by US troops in A-stan and failed miserably. This new one is the design they came up with based on the trials, and i must say they got it right this time.

Fully loaded it holds 100rds, so it obviously adds quite a lot of heft to the rifle when inserted. The Beta C mag kit comes with the mag, a carrying pouch(hi quality GI style), 2 tubes of graphite powder, and a speed loading tool. It costs $295.00 retail, i got mine for $250.00. The Beta C mag can be left fully loaded indefinitely.

With the loading tool it takes my 11yo nephew about 5 minutes to load. :D

I know...this stuff is all so overpriced.

The green day laser i got is made by "AIM" manufacturing, it was about $100.00. I find myself wishing i'd gotten the $300.00 laser max green universal laser instead. It's tiny and has a universal mount rail mount design, so i could use it on all my weapons, including my pistols. Oh well.

You would not believe how much brighter a green laser is at night, and true to what you hear, they are plainly visible in daylight.

When i was in the infantry and well practiced i could disassemble and reassemble an M-16 in less time than it takes a competent typist to type this sentence. Blindfolded, and in the dark. :)

It may just be me... but for some reason I see that there could be a slight problem with having a bright green visible line directly pointing you to your enemy.... dunno...

Not the type of "toe" that we were hoping for...

That would be pretty darn fast... Not dissing your skills but did you forget to put that in green??
I guess a competent typist could type that sentence in about five seconds, blindfolded and in the dark...

Wow thats nice. I'd like to have an AR. I have also always wanted a Thompson 1927 A1 Delux with Drum Mag. maybe one of these days...I have too many irons in the fire right now.

Nope, no green intended. I could take one apart in a flash. Seriously- one pin and a bolt carrier.....seconds.

I have passive night sights on my AR too. Each system has it's appropriate uses.

I wouldnt take that bet, I bet he can do it or he woudlnt have made the statement. I know a retired marine who can do it so fast you wouldnt believe it ..and I guarentee you he can strip and reassemble an M16 in the dark. He is not someone I would tangle with I promise you that.

I wasn't in the infantry, and I imagine I could do it blindfolded pretty easily, probably not that much slower than Sniper. Iit really isn't all that hard. Rear pin, pivot the upper forward, pull back on charging handle, remove bolt carrier.

Even a detail strip of the bolt carrier assembly is pretty easy, The only part that would be difficult blind is removing the cotter pin that holds the firing pin in, simply because it is kind of small.

Here is a 11 year old girl doing a detail strip and reassembly in about a minute. She is done with the part Snipe is talking about by the :05 mark:

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No such thing as a "retired Marine!" They remain a Marine until passing but do respond fairly well to "former Marine" if needed! :)

Yikes... I have friend that is already that fast with guns... His dad has a safe room full... not just a safe full of guns... So he is very familiar with a weapon and how to be extremely lethal with one.... He joined the Marines... I can't imagine how fast he will be once they get done with him....

We were timed in our battalion one time field stripping AK-47s. I was the fastest in the entire battalion, i think it took me under 10 seconds to dis and re-assemble it.

let's see your video - today

you know you wanna race the girl & your old self too...

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No such thing as a "retired Marine!" They remain a Marine until passing but do respond fairly well to "former Marine" if needed!

I stand corrected. I wasnt sure exactly how to phrase it. I have a ton of respect for him.

I am sure i could do it in 10 seconds or less, even now. I'll see if my girl wants to participate in my silliness and film it for your amusement.

You wussy! Your posting pics of you and a goth chick doing anything with a -16 on PPOT is going to happen when... well, when those monkeys take flight!

So there! :)

No way in hell i'm posting any more girls pix here any time soon. The animals amongst us just cannot control themselves. LOL.

Here's a close up of the Walther red dot sight on my rifle. I know a few of the guys on Pelican are looking for optics...

http://www.pyramydair.com/images/acc...er_2300580.jpg
Walther PS-55

I've had it to the range a few times, and it holds it's zero just fine (so far). The reticle is 5 MOA, so it's not a precision shooting tool, but it's mighty fast when used as an OEG at closer ranges (100 meters and in). I find this amusing since the turret drums offer 1/4 MOA click adjustments.

Considering it's under $100.00, i'm pretty happy with it.

thx - I like that thing