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    Thanks for the assists everyone. I normally shoot American Eagle 55 grain FMJ AE223. However, I just found a good deal on the 5.56x45 NATO 55 grain FMJ from Cabela's and jumped on it for 400 rounds. The NATO stuff is roughly 300fps faster than the 223 stuff. Group size does not change and the POI is close enough out to two hundred yards, the piggies will not care.

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    Mike, where in Texas are you located?
    Proven combat techniques may not be flashy and may require a bit more physical effort on the part of the shooter. Further, they may not win competition matches, but they will help ensure your survival in a shooting or gunfight on the street. ~ Paul Howe

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    Near Mansfield, TX, you?

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    Those parts look great to me.
    "You people have too much time on your hands." - scottryan

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    I have a bought a little more rounds through my BushMaster and it is still going strong with just a little wear on it and from shooting a lot of steel case Wolf ammo .I put a BCM extractor on mine and it is still holding up

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    Your carrier rails look better than my unfired "but hand cycled" LMT.

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    Quote Originally Posted by markm View Post
    Those parts look great to me.
    Quote Originally Posted by Artiz View Post
    Your carrier rails look better than my unfired "but hand cycled" LMT.
    yeah... to the OP- what kind of oil are you using? it's working.

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    Quote Originally Posted by skyugo View Post
    yeah... to the OP- what kind of oil are you using? it's working.
    When out hunting (The fields can be quite dusty) I use Mobile 1 Synthetic 5w-20 liberally.

    When target shooting, competing in carbine matches (Just started those), or when it is wet outside, I use Mobile 1 Synthetic Bearing Grease.

    After shooting, I usually just run a Hoppes Bore Snake through the bore twice, strip the carrier group and clean it as well as wipe out / down the buffer tube and buffer.

    When I clean the bore, I use Gunslick's Foaming Bore Cleaner (I use a pipe cleaner and compressed air to clear the gas tube).

    To clean everything else, I use Safari Charlie Gun Lube. This stuff is awesome for cleaning the areas around the gas tube end in the upper as well as the charging handle slot and the bolt and carrier assembly.
    Last edited by MikeT; 12-16-11 at 01:27.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeT View Post
    When out hunting (The fields can be quite dusty) I use Mobile 1 Synthetic 5w-20 liberally.

    When target shooting, competing in carbine matches (Just started those), or when it is wet outside, I use Mobile 1 Synthetic Bearing Grease.

    After shooting, I usually just run a Hoppes Bore Snake through the bore twice, strip the carrier group and clean it as well as wipe out / down the buffer tube and buffer.
    I like your lubrication of choice.
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    I am now worried about the next post

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