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    Quote Originally Posted by misanthropist View Post
    A well set-up gun with a roll-mark that doesn't impress me would generate a much more favourable response than a Colt with a grip-pod, a bushnell trophy 3-9 and a CAA stock.
    That's how it comes down for me, too.

    Saw an AR on consignment at the LGS a few weeks ago: Noveske lower and Zweiss 4x-12/14 (I forget) glass with bipod attached to a picatinny gas block and standard, non-floated heat shield handguards. Definitely made me wonder...

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    I judge a lot but its hard not too. When I walk into local gun shops I have to hold breath and bite my tongue. When I go to the range I just nod my head and keep my distance. Its hard to explain what my iron sight only BCM is about to someone who owns a DPMS with Chinese optics and has never heard of BCM or LMT yada yada.

    At the same time I understand that I could be judged. I'm no Larry Vickers with shooting or IraqGuns with armorer knowledge. If I had the time away from and the funds I'd love to learn from them.

    In my circle I'm the gun guru. In the big picture I'm a novice. But when I'm with dudds and hobbyists that make me feel like a SME I'm just happy to see people exercising their 2nd ammendment rights and owning an AR15 or AK that would piss Bloomberg off.
    FUAC !!!

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    I'm a noob in this playing field - less than a year and only 5k rounds down range.

    I've done a ton of reading and research, assembled my first, working on my second (closer to a build this time), and taken 2 carbine courses.

    I still judge people by the following criteria;

    1 - Are they following the 4 rules?
    2 - Do they know how to operate their weapon?
    3 - Are they shooting or just sending lead down range?
    4 - What does their target look like [shot pattern].
    5 - Are they being pricks when giving or receiving advice?

    I could care less about what flavor they are shooting, what logo is stamped, or what is attached. Too late to criticize or advise them, their money is spent. If I can catch them before buying, then I try to guide them in the right direction.

    I've seen two high end rifles give nothing but attitude at both classes [1 was ammo - short stroking every 8 rounds or so on day 2, the other a $2400 Noveske that did not care what it was fed, it just gave attitude both days], a guy with a Bushy that had no problems, and my "Frankengun" was and still is problem free.
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    Grasseater // Grass~eat~er noun, often attributive \ˈgras-ē-tər\
    A person who is incapable of independent thought; a person who is herd animal-like in behavior; one who cannot distinguish between right and wrong; a foolish person.
    See also Sheep

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    Safety is deff a big one. My range is usually deserted (which is why I'm a member there) but when I pull up and see vehicles I cringe, as I've had some scary moments with people shooting drunk and starting fights and so on.

    Hmmmm maybe I need a new range lol. Or a new geographical residence.

    One more thing i judge on is legality. I live in a ban state and see people all the time with collapsing stocks and post ban mags. They aren't trying to be criminals. They're just too ignorant and lazy to study and understand the law. Had a group of them at the range once and started bump firing and attracting attention. I packed my shit and left. I didn't want to be lumped in with them if there were problems.

    I keep away from those people.
    FUAC !!!

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    Well, I certainly fall into the calss of people who have a less than desirable lower, but don't consider myself to have a sub standard carbine. My duty gun consists of a Bushy lower. That being said, I have removed every sub standard part, right down to the fire control group, and buffer tube. The fire control group is colt, the buffer tube is LMT, the buffer ad spring are BCM. My upper is a BCM middy 16" with a BCM bolt carrier group, gunfighter charging handle, Centurion Arms 9" rail topped off with a DD A1.5 rear sight and an Aimpoint T-1 in an ADM SOCOM height mount. This carbine rides with me every day at work, and had been through thousands of trouble free rounds in both quals and training. I trust my life with it, and don't really worry about the snake on the side. I have thought about upgrading my lower, but then realize that it would only be to make myself feel better. Why go through all this trouble for a Bushy lower? Easy, I live in CA and it is a legally registered assault weapon to me. To get a new lower would entail getting another letter from my admin and going through the trouble of registering it with DOJ. Mine works fine and it's good to go.

    So my long answer is no, I don't judge based on the roll mark on the lower.
    Last edited by Dos Cylindros; 10-16-12 at 06:32.
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    I have colts and am in the process of preparing for the zombie ninja apocalypse.


    What do you make of that?

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    Quote Originally Posted by rojocorsa View Post
    Feel bad for this guy now that I'm informed about the penis lowers:
    Not sure how I managed to miss this before -- much less the original SSD post. Is that some kind of production-based Rally car, or are these things effectively scratch-builds?

    AC

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    It's a civilian UAV [Urban Assault Vehicle]
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    Grasseater // Grass~eat~er noun, often attributive \ˈgras-ē-tər\
    A person who is incapable of independent thought; a person who is herd animal-like in behavior; one who cannot distinguish between right and wrong; a foolish person.
    See also Sheep

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    Pretty heavily-medicated this morning, but still managed to find something:

    http://www.localmotors.com/
    http://rallyfighter.com/

    Likely no future market as a street platform, as this would surely come under government scrutiny as an assault vehicle with no sporting purpose.

    AC

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    I'd link the business card scene from American Psycho, but Youtube is blocked where I'm at.

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