Night Crew check in v2.0

[BuffCyclist]

I'm still up. Just got cloudy which basically halted our perfect weather and excellent data grabbing all night.

Switched over and started drafting a Ruger 10/22 barrel in Solidworks. I'm highly considering buying a Green Mountain Bull Barrel for my Savage Mark II-F (can get one for $109 shipped), increasing the tenon length from 0.875" to 1.25" and cutting in a notch for the extractor bolt guider.

The plan was to sell my Mark II-F and buy a Mark II-FV. I had my Mark II-F up for sale down here for nearly 2 weeks and not a single person was interested. Not even a lowball offer (if you can believe that!). Price was down at $120 and I was including a brick of Winchester 555 making the rifle only $101. Apparently that still wasn't sweet enough of a pot. So now I'm back to the drawing boards and trying to decide if I want to attempt the machining myself (its not that complicated and I have access to a lathe).

[TheBelly]

I think creating it yourself would be a good project. What would you do with the $120 otherwise?

[BuffCyclist]

I think creating it yourself would be a good project. What would you do with the $120 otherwise?

Well, if I sold my Mark II-F, I would buy the Mark II-FV (heavy barrel version, same rifle just from the factory) for $193 shipped ($218 transferred) from Buds. So out of pocket if I sold my II-F a II-FV would only cost me around $100 and buying the barrel I'd be out the $110 for the barrel, the time needed to break the rifle apart, knock out the barrel after measuring everything, machining down the barrel (probably about an hour of work), then measuring everything and getting the rifle back in the same spot as the factory barrel. So all in all, about 4-8hrs of work to install the barrel. It would be a lot easier for me to buy the FV, but I refuse to buy it without selling my II-F first as once I have the FV, I won't shoot the F anymore lol

[HoneyBadger]

I'm still doing powerpoint, in case anyone cares......

Is it time to come back to America yet?

Death by powerpoint?

When will you be back home?

[rbeau30]

OHHH NOOOO *gasp* Powerpoint?


Be careful it will consume your soul.

[TheBelly]

I've only messed with AR-style rifles, so anything other than that would require me to learn a bit more about them.

I have a Rusger 10/22 that I would love to pimp out, but I just bought (ordered) a Larue, so I'm fairly strapped for cash right now.

Plus I'm in Afghanistan.

[TheBelly]

Death by powerpoint?

When will you be back home?

It's actually hurting my soul.


I'll be back before my Larue is built, so that's really the important part. Anything more than that and I think I violate OPSEC.

[HoneyBadger]

Be careful it will consume your soul.

Hey, that's not funny!

[HoneyBadger]

I'll be back before my Larue is built, so that's really the important part. Anything more than that and I think I violate OPSEC.

Fair enough. Good thinking. Stay safe out there. I'm praying for you man!

[TheBelly]

Fair enough. Good thinking. Stay safe out there. I'm praying for you man!

I'm not afraid of a lot out here.

Anything worth shooting once is worth dropping a GBU on.