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I have the Tuffy stock. It is a black composite that doesn't look super sexy but is fairly functional for my purposes. The only thing I don't like is the extremely short length of pull. I'm not sure if it was originally intended for use by little people or what but it is way to short for the average adult male. The wood stock versions that I've fondled have closer to normal LoP, so I'm not sure what the deal is with these Tuffys. That being said I originally purchased this for my wife to use on slithery things as needed, and to use in teaching the kids, but like most guns I've bought for them I end up shooting it the most. I have 81 rounds through it right now. 55 of those are .45 Long Colt. 5 were 2 3/4 .410 slug, which I won't buy again as they cost as much as my .45 rounds but can't compare in accuracy. 10 were 2 3/4 #4 Shotshells, and 11 were 3" #4 Shotshells (The last of which was a 20' headshot on a turkey). Despite the short LoP I've had a lot of fun shooting it, and recoil with everything we've shot is minimal. One neat feature that might be specific to the Tuffy stock is a compartment in the buttstock that holds 5 additional rounds. Really enjoyed the gun so far, sorry yours is having issues. Let us know how this works out, I'm hoping they make it right for you.

I'm interested to hear how this turns out. I have one of these as well, but no cracking that I've noticed thus far. Do you have the wood or plastic stock?

I may have an LMT stashed away somewhere, I'll PM you if I come across it.

Is he wanting a full blown carrying handle or just the sight ability it affords? If he's just wanting the sight ability you might look at the LMT Tactical Rear Sight. These were developed for SOF around the time they went to the MK18. Prior to that they were cutting the handle portion of the issued carrying handles off and just using the sight portion. You can find them for $90-120 online.

Sounds like your theory of it being too tight and causing binding or blocking the follower is plausible. You might try putting the flashlight back on and tightening it down as it was and loading the magazine tube to see if the follower catches at the same point as you load it. If it does you might try attaching the flashlight mount with some thin rubber (old bike tire tube) as a "shim" to fill the gap, creating friction between the mount and tube, negating the need to tighten the mount down so tight. Just a thought. Let us know what you figure out.

That's nice! Haven't seen these before.

Nice looking rifle! Looks like it shoots nice too!

Have you looked into Raven Crest Tactical? I've had their Nemesis for about a year and am very happy with it. It might be a bit heavier then what some prefer (15.16oz) but I really like the weight of it in my hand. And the dual action is still going strong despite my child-like fascination of opening and closing it 5 or 6 times every time I use it.

What's your definition of small? I have a Barnett RAZR that is a tack driver. I have 145 shots on it thus far with no issues to report.

Have you looked at the Kel-Tec RMR30 Carbine? Not sure how easy they are to get just yet. I have their PMR30 Pistol and have been very happy with it. There are reportedly some issues suppressing the PMR (haven't tried it), but I haven't heard yet if these issues carry over to the RMR as well. Has anyone out there been able to get their hands on one (RMR)?

The target stand is great......but I'm most impressed by your detailed build plan! Thanks for sharing, great post.

Is he making something for all three of the claimed shooters?

Another MK9 owner here. As stated above its a little heavier (not great for pocket carry) but it shoots great, to include one handed. It has functioned 100% so far with a round count of about 1,300. About 250 of that was misc defense loads. I just recently shot some 147grn "NATO" through it and probably will never buy them again. Even with the weight of the MK9 they rocked my world a bit more than I would want in any situation.

While the situation described by the OP does sound a bit suspect, there are some of us that use deer corn for purposes other than illegal baiting. We routinely have turkey and deer walk through our backyard and I like to put corn out in a couple spots so they slow down long enough for my family and I to enjoy watching them for a bit.....or until my 3 year old starts banging on the window yelling "urkey!" I have been able to get a turkey each season this year, but we just wait until after I've gotten one to start putting our corn out. There's only been a few deer so I haven't wanted to shoot any of them yet. As much as I like shooting and eating God's creations, sometimes it's also just nice to sit back and watch it. Two days before the Fall Turkey season started we counted 39 within a bow shot of the back porch, boy that was a sight....and a ruckus!

If you haven't already, check out the rest of the videos from Mat Best on his YouTube channel MBest11x. He has some hilarious rivalry videos between the SOF guys. There is also a lot of eye candy so it might not be safe fore work. Mat's a great guy and gives a lot of time and money for Veteran suicide prevention amongst other things.

Great looking build, nice job!

Academy in Cool Springs has a couple varieties of Aguila .22LR. The cheapest I saw was $3.99 for a box of 50 Lead, or $4.99 for 50 jacketed. They are not in the back with the rest of the ammo. They are right up front at the customer service desk. They had several thousand of each.

+1 it's a great sharpener. The Amazon price looks good, it think I paid $60 for mine at MidwayUSA.

That's a bummer about your long wait, but you will be pleased with the quality when you finally get them. For those who are contemplating getting some of their plates I would hold off till Black Friday. They have had a big sale (like 20% off) for the last two years.

I've used the non-chlorinated brake cleaner quite a bit for this purpose on non-plastic parts.  I usually wear gloves and hold it over a trashcan that has a bag in it.  It also works well to clean your cleaning brushes and jags before you put them away.  A crusty old armorer taught me that and the first time I tried it on a relatively new .30 cal bore brush it dripped nasty carbon buildup into the trashcan for about 30 seconds.

That's Awesome!  It's really cool to see that there are still youngsters out there willing to get their hands dirty, and good job Dad on helping her and giving her the tools to be creative.

Looks great!

I would say the Mossberg 930 is worth looking into.  You should be able to find a stock version for under $900, and even most of the customized variants are under $2k. I just picked one up from Salient Arms (after an 8 month wait) to use for 3-Gun. It's a great gun and about half the price of a Benelli M2.  You could by a stock version and if it worked out for you guys you can send it in to a custom shop at that point to have it worked over.

  It very well might, I am admittedly not as knowledgeable on the AKs as I am on ARs. I should have clarified which 7.62. I was meaning the SR25, MK11, M110 family.

Yes it's normal for rifles utilizing a free float firing pin.   This seems as good a thread as any to ask what everyone thinks about "primer desensitization" and what they do with rounds looking like the OP's.  Meaning, do you just reload in magazine and possibly reuse as a primary, or do you put them to the side and only use them for plinking at the range in case they don't fire. I have successfully re-chambered military ammo (5.56 and 7.62) repeatedly and never had it fail to fire, but have yet to try this with commercial ammo or older surplus stuff.  I have noticed that the 7.62 rifles with the free float fire pins did not indent their primers as much as the 5.56.....not sure if the primers themselves are harder or what.