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Ha! Ha! almost bought one back in the day! I still have an old rubberized 3-9X40 Tasco from when I was going to set up my old Sporter like a Delta back in the 90's. I imagine just the original Delta medallion grip alone would really set you back today $$$ if you could ever find one! I wonder what an original mint Delta goes for these days? Most youngsters don't even know what they are!

@@peteregger7928 My brother has one....about $2500-3000. He DOES NOT want to sell it....fired it in a few military matches and it was very accurate....no more so than my clone!

@@bobbygray496 Nice! Looking back I realize there were a lot of missed opportunities! Wish I had a crystal ball!

@@peteregger7928 I forgot to mention that because of that stupid sear block I had to get a great trigger. The only one that has the large pin Colt trigger was Geissele. I dropped it in and it fit perfect under the sear block. It was a Geissele SSA-E two stage trigger. Second stage is around 2 lbs. That made a world of difference in accurate shooting. Thank you Geissele!

Yes! Large Dremel "reinforced" cutting wheels. Tape and cover anything that sparks or debris will hit so as not to damage the finish. Tape up the shaft and collet of the Dremel. Come down on the top and slowly angle to the sides until you can see the pins and then knock them out. You're not trying to grind out the entire sear block but only gain access to the side pins. Remove sear block with some taped up needle nose while slightly twisting. Then pull out the vertically installed roll pin at the inside bottom of receiver. Take your time and no more than two beers while doing it! Geissele makes a Colt MilSpec style large pin trigger that will work with the sear block still installed if you don't want to remove it. You will still have to run the Colt sear block bolt carrier though! Removing the sear block will allow you to run any type of BCG or large pin trigger.

@@peteregger7928 sweet deal I'm pretty close to doing it at this point as i live in a commie state now and can't get another lower !

New Frontier Armory G10 (Gen 2).

In my experience 1:8 Wylde works well for everything but there are many factors in addition to the twist rate. I have had great results with Criterion so far! My worst Criterion is a 16" Hybrid using a "rifle length" gas port. Shoots at about 1 MOA best I can tell with various ammunition types. My other Criterion HBAR's, Hybrid's and one Govt. profile are sub-MOA. I think at one time Criterion had a selection of twist rates but now with one exception all they offer is Wylde 1:8 twist for .223/5.56.

Ha! Ha! Yep! You would think by now Ruger would have had this one sorted out! Been going on since day one!

I ended up with Lancer and Mapul being the only ones that were reliable. The D&H and Duramag's went into the trash. They both used follower designs that would allow the rounds to either tilt forward or to the rear whereas the Lancer and Magpul use anti-tilt followers.

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Good deal!

I ended up building two of these rifles with the WC barrels. I installed the 15.5" in one of them with no clearance issues and the 15.4" in the other one. After final build testing they both worked great using the exact same set-ups but with the exception of the gas tube lengths.

@peteregger7928 yeah I wish wilson told it's customers that it requires a funky gas tube size. I found out last night that Anderson sells the 15.5 tube's for half the price of wilson combat. I'm curious why did you go with a straight tube? He'll, I didn't even know they made straight gas tube's.

@@hunterjager9538 The straight tubes must be used with the RifleSpeed adjustable gas blocks. The tubes with the standard bend will not work with some of the adjustable gas blocks on the market. I had my gas tubes custom made from White Oak Armament as trying to find the correct Armalite spec of 15.5" or 15.4" (depending on who you talk to) in a straight version "off the shelf" is mission impossible! You can find off the shelf straight tubes for the AR15 at 15.125" or 15.250" which is what a lot of the aftermarket incorrectly states will work for AR10 or LR308 DPMS... which is not correct! I ended up ordering a couple of spares as well.

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@peteregger7928 I meant to say bolt, but I guess it doesn't really matter, I wrote that last night when I was very tired and not thinking clearly. I'm enjoying your content. You are very thorough and meticulous in your videos. Im going through the hell of building one of these with the same barrel now and your videos are helping a lot.

@@hunterjager9538 I ended up using the WC BCG's that are using the "High Pressure" small diameter firing pins. So far so good although both rifles have a very low round count. The BCG spare parts WC offers are for standard 308 not the complete "High Pressure" design BCG that they sell. Why they do not offer separate "High Pressure" parts is beyond dorked up! I got a couple of High Pressure" spare firing pins and retainers from KAK.

U.S. Marine Corps Technical Manual, TM 05538C-23&P/2, Organizational and Intermediate Maintenance, October 1984. They are no longer in circulation but you might be able to find one on eBay or a reproduced copy somewhere? You may also be able to find it using the National Stock Number, NSN 1005-01-128-9936.

@peteregger7928 thanks for the help.

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Got curious as to whether Windham was actually back in business? Sent them an email a couple of weeks ago and they stated they plan to be back in production in 4 to 6 weeks. We'll see?

Standard A2 from Fulton Armory. "F" marked is incorrect for an A2. The FSB's from most manufacturers will come un-drilled for the taper pins. John Thomas of Retro Arms Works does fantastic quality work mounting the FSB! He charges $100 which will include return shipping.

@@peteregger7928 I just wonder some of the places that sell fsb say non f marked, but that does not mean they are not F height, Like brownells retro line, they were all F height just not marked with an F, so my front sight on my A1 is buried. Kind of pisses me off.

@@momo-hm5ru Yes, a lot of manufacturers now are making them at "F" height but no longer marking them that way! My most recent build using a Brownells 16" SOCOM barrel is "F" height but not marked as such. They should make sure that this is part of their description and not buried somewhere! Windham Weaponry was famous for doing the opposite by putting standard A2's on their flat tops! They also had a shorter commercial spec detachable carry handle that would compensate for the incorrect shorter FSB. If you really want to get into a can of worms the LR308 DPMS is a case study in non-standardized parts from manufacturers. And then so many people call the DPMS pattern an AR10 which is completely incorrect and annoys the crap out of me! There are only five minor parts from the AR10 that are compatible with the DPMS and then three different versions of the AR10. The AR10A is a newer version of the older AR10B. Doesn't "B" come after "A"? Shouldn't it be AR10, AR10A and then AR10B? The firearms industry is often times jacked up beyond understanding!

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Hi! John, Aeroshell 33MS to my knowledge has been superseded by Aeroshell 64. The last time I investigated there is no shelf life for either one so keeping a lid on the stuff it should last a lifetime. I think for firearms it won't matter at all which one you use. My only recommendation would be to get a vice that is going to be good well beyond the clamping force required for 80ftlbs of barrel torque. When I built my FNFAL's I was well over 100ftlbs timing the barrels. My old Wilton vise weighs about 75lbs and I'm not sure what it's rated for but it's a beefy burrito! You can't have a flimsy bench either! Waiting for the weather to cool off a little more to finish the wiring on my "71" Camaro. Got a few hours worth left. Double check everything I have done, get fluids, a battery and then hire about five people to stand around with fire extinguishers before I turn the key! It's a real pleasure installing barrels under the Camaro! Lol! The older I get the more organized I was! The garage is a disaster!

@@peteregger7928 Thanks, Pete! Your vise is a Beast@ 75 lbs.! I'm sure you'll do an excellent job rewiring your Camaro. That will be a nice ride, once you're finished restoring it. I remember the old muscle cars back in the dark ages, my day. We all had "hot rods" and constantly worked on them. Lots of great memories. I had a couple of friends who had the '66 Chevelle SS w/ 396, a couple of '68-69 Camaros w/ the 327, the Novas w/ 350 with a 4-bolt main. I had a '69 Mach 1 / 350 Cleveland. Saturday Nite drag races, those were the days. I've been watching your '71 restoration, that's cool. You're multi-talented for sure, Pete! No fire extinguishers will be needed! Thanks for the vise info. I've chosen a 5" max. opening w/ 6600 lbs of clamping force. I appreciate you, Pete and have a great week!

@@John-zf5wc Thanks John! I had a "68" Chevelle SS 396/375HP 4 speed with solid lifters back in "74". I had a cam in it so it was making more than stock numbers and Chevy always underrated their horsepower claims because of the insurance companies BS! A couple of years later I ended up with a "69" El Camino SS that was badged by Chevy as a 396 but it was actually a 400. Chevrolet had run out of passenger blocks in "69" and put truck blocks in them that were about 1/4" taller on the deck height. Can't remember if they used different pistons or slightly longer connecting rods? That one had a Turbo 400 and would shred the tires for blocks! Later on I put a large port 427 in it! If I kept my foot out of it maybe 12 MPG on a good day. I use to joke that if I left these cars idling at the gas station I could never fill them up!

Never heard that before? Bushmaster, Armalite, Olympic, Hesse, to name a few were all selling AR's in California back in the early 90's without any type sear block and never did incorporate any feature similar to what Colt did. It was never a legal requirement in any state and only Colt was doing this. I don't know where you read this but I'm sure it's disinformation. Although someone somewhere might be looking for a sear block lower they are generally not sought after and are more than likely worth much less then say an original Bushmaster of the same era. The upper separately may retain some value but Colt experts will recognize the shaved off bayonet mount and the shaved sear block BCG carrier and un-shrouded firing pin area. I also have an "89" Colt Sporter HBAR large trigger pin that is completely original and it still retains the sear block and shall remain completely original. The Sporter now has a spare sear block BCG that came out of this Match Target rifle in this video so there is a silver lining.

Hmmm! Sounds like that would work!

Ha! Ha! Apex comment! Lol! There's a guy on Ebay selling USGI A2 butt plates with the FSCM (CAGE) 76963 and NSN 1005-01-146-7685 still in the original Milspec packaging. Just the butt plates without the doors in boxes of 100 at $129.00 per box. Says he has 8 boxes last time I checked. Looks to be the real deal? I don't need 100 A2 butt plates but I think the issue may be that finding that many A2 metal trap doors to go with them is no longer possible? Apex has a note at the bottom of their description for the NOS A2 metal doors that once they're sold out that there will be no more! I'm thinking that Fulton Armory can find the A2 butt plates but this is the reason they have been installing A1 metal doors which have not become unobtainium for whatever reason? Still lots of all plastic stuff available on the market!

​@@peteregger7928... If you could find someone with 800 metal doors we'd be in business. I guess the guy on ebay already found out, no cigar.

I have an older type I bought back in the 90's. It's 1.250" if you just want to run your sling webbing through it or you can use a hook. It's only got a left side loop unlike a lot of others that have the loop on both sides. I've seen quite a few different QD types where your QD's attach to the side instead of the rear.

I don't have any A1 variants. Now that I have a couple of A1 doors! Lol!

Thanks Chris! I loaded this one real early!

Yep! They all have their own DNA!

Thanks John! I'll take a look!

@@peteregger7928 Yes sir, Pete. One question, if I may, please. On AR15tips under5minutes video where he shows how he made his three carry handle / front sight alignment tools, in the comment section, two or three people said the punch recommended wouldn't fit due to being too large in diameter. Most commenters never mentioned that, so I wondered your experience with it. 9/64" was his recommended size, as was yours, if I remember correctly. As they say in the U.K. "Give them 2.54 cm. and they'll take 1.093 kilometers!" LOL! Thanks and have a fine day, Big Pete!

@@John-zf5wc When cutting the inner tubing for size no matter what you use like a hack saw or cutting wheel... there will be a slight burr left behind on the ID/OD. I trimmed the ID burr with a box cutter blade. In my case the 9/64" precision center locating punch McMaster-Carr P/N 3374A15 was a perfect fit inside the precision 4130 alloy steel round tube ID .120" OD 3/8" P/N 89955K729. The tubing has a wall thickness of .120". Multiply that by two because we are dealing with a circle which becomes .240". Subtract .240" from .375" (3/8") OD which gives you an ID of .135". The 9/64" punch diameter comes in at about .140". The precision tubing and punch has a +/- tolerance which I don't remember but mine fit perfect using finger pressure. Assuming all material dimensions are perfect .140" minus .135" would require about a .005" punch diameter reduction. This would be .0025" per side (radius) of a circle. Mine fit without having to do anything so the tolerance planets were aligned in my case. Drill chuck and a file/abrasive on the punch should make quick work of any fitment issues.

@@peteregger7928 Thanks, Pete! I knew you could straighten that out! I'm sure you understood the U.K. comment earlier, the metric version of "Give them an inch and they'll take a mile"!

@@John-zf5wc Yep! Lol! I actually think the Metric system is much easier to deal with! A lot of Europeans struggle with the fractional system!

Yes, you are right! This video was testing after retiming the barrel. There's an earlier video showing the retiming! It was off around two degrees.Thanks for watching and commenting!

@@peteregger7928Great! I’ll check it out. I was researching front sight adjustment on metric FAL’s and landed here. Subbed.

@@HG-ic8ks Thanks! Much appreciated!

Thanks John! Nothing has changed for the better in California as far as I can tell. I have tried to understand why so many people vote the way they do there? I think it was Margret Thatcher the prime minister of Great Britain being given credit for saying "The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money to spend!". Fulton Armory sells an A2 rear sight install tool that is affordable. I have never used it but I don't see why it wouldn't work well? I make sure I have sufficient electrical tape on the screwdriver so that just the very edge of the blade is exposed. I tap the pin in ahead of time so that it just catches the edge of the spring. I crank the sight slot down just enough for that to happen so I do not have to compress the spring very much making sure the pin will enter the sight slot. I carefully depress the spring with the screwdriver and get the pin started over the nearest coil. Then repeat tapping the pin all the way through. I've been lucky four times now with no marring or scratches. It's like juggling feathers in a hurricane though!

@@peteregger7928 Juggling feathers in a hurricane! Great analogy! LOL! Yes sir, it appears California has gone full on Marxist/Communist. I guess none of those people value freedom or God given rights, unless it's for illegals, queers, lesbians, and trannies! I could care less about their p.c. correct language or their idiotic proper pronoun usage! That's all B.S. imo! Get over it, get back in the damn closet, I don't even want to hear about it and damn sure don't want it pushed on my kids/grandkids in public school or Disney's immoral new cartoons! That isn't normal behavior, no matter how hard the left tries to say it is! O.K., sorry Pete, I was raised with Christain values and morals and will never agree with their destructive policies. Yes sir, I remember Margaret Thatcher well, during the Reagan administration. Quite a lady there, and another hated and feared by the left-wing, bird-brained zealots in America! LOL! Reagan said a similar quote about the Democrats, "they spend money like drunken sailors, but in defense of drunken sailors, the money they spend is their own!" Thanks for the tip on the A2 sight installation tool offered by Fulton Armory. It certainly is reasonably priced at $15 and change, although I think I'd just use your method. The tool I mentioned was a Schuster, made of metal. It's on Midway U.S.A.'s site for $35 and change, but says it's been discontinued now. I'll try to keep my rants and political views under wraps from here on, notice I used the word "try"!" LOL! Have a great day, Pete and I always appreciate your AR info and your conversation, in general!

Any info is helpful Allen! There is so much crap out there now which is often my motivation for the videos. Still puzzling why so many risk their business reputations selling absolute garbage and some of it is dangerous!

​​@@peteregger7928... I know man. Like they care about a quick buck more than a repeat customer. I won't ever buy anything from CMMG again. I will have to chance buying butt plate and door and hope they will fit. I'm fairly new at this, but may just start looking at surplus and settle for the beat up battle worn look. Lol

Thanks for watching!

I got more small arms training than most sailors because I was shipboard security SAT and BAT. I got off the team in "92" when I changed commands. We were still using M14, 1911 and 870's! Lol! 1911 and shotgun for internal shipboard spaces and the M14 for flight deck, pier and perimeter. Our "Master at Arms" guys had the good stuff!

I found out quick that tuning an LR308 or an AR10 was nothing like 5.56mm! I've built many AR15's and thought how hard can it be? Lol!

I learned a lot from your videos. I almost gave up on this pig and plan Z to sell her for parts was on deck. I now have a list of things to try before that happens. Well done!

@@BenBelkin Thanks! You'll get there but I'm sure a 16" barrel will have a few different choices to be made. 308ar.com was helpful for me but be careful with some of the gas port sizing info. A lot of times the commenter wasn't specific about his barrel or gas system length. Even the gas journal diameter dimension can make a difference on these things! Almost forgot to mention that Clint at Heavybuffers.com personally responds to emails and the one time I called actually answered the phone!

​@peteregger7928 working on gas port issues right now. Came WAY undersized and have had all sorts of issues.

@@notyouraveragegoldenpotato Tuning an LR308/AR10 for all types of ammunition and conditions can be challenging! That's for sure! A lot of trial and error but I finally got my two right! If you're going up on your gas port size I would recommend not going more than .002" at a time even with an adjustable gas block.

Thanks Ben! Figured it might help the RETRO guys!

Yes! Another "Rabbit Hole"! Lol! Not all A2's are created equal! Just started out wanting the Windham all plastic door to stop rattling so bad!

I don't really have a preference but lean more towards metal. This adventure started because one of my all plastic Windham Weaponry butt stocks would rattle just walking by it! Lol!

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@@peteregger7928of course we don’t know. But you almost never post shooting videos, your guns are way too clean, the Nevada desert gets unbearably hot. You just stated that your 30 year old Colt hasn’t got a scratch on it. I used to fancy myself an avid shooter with a fully prepped range bag, ammo can, magazines, cleaning kit. NutnFancy used to call it ‘tactically squared away’ and the ‘minuteman concept’ I was that before TH-cam existed. These days, I only get to the range once or twice a year. So , yeah. . . I’m guessing you don’t get much range time.

@@ordinaryman1904 Usually about once a month sometimes more. I usually go out for function testing and to get the sights dialed in. The channel is mostly about the challenges of building and sharing that information with others and learning from others. His comment was randomly based on an unknown assumption and I took it as somewhat snide. Maybe that wasn't his intention. What is the approved or satisfactory amount of range time in his mind? So how does he know? Plenty of other channels much more popular and all they show is theatre, comedy, dressed in full kit while larping around the countryside. A lot of them have never served a day! My channel is not for everyone by design and will forever remain small. I'm okay with that. Trying to monetize or make money is not my goal either. I would never ask anyone to pay for my box of ammo. Not the most polished presentations but It's advertisement free and will stay that way too.

@@peteregger7928 no one else presents the detailed information that you do. I’ve screwed a few parts together, but you actually build guns. There’s a difference. I’ve wondered, but don’t think I’ve asked, how often you shoot. I did ask if any of your builds are used in match competition. Because they certainly seem worthy.

@@ordinaryman1904 Thanks Ordinary! I think most of my RETRO builds may be worthy of competition but my eyes these days are just not there when using irons. Computer glasses offer the most benefit of being able to see the sights and target for me but I have a difficult time getting behind the sights with them on! I had a new lens installed in my right eye awhile back which is decent for medium and long range non-shooting vision but I still often need reading glasses. My understanding is that now a lot of National Match and CMP type competitions are allowing optics now. Maybe there's hope for me yet? Took a lot of things for granted when I was younger! I used to work with an older guy when I was in my 40's. One day at work he stopped me and said, "Pete! Getting old isn't for the chickenshit!" He just went on down the hallway after that! He retired a few weeks later at age 71! I left the workforce at 59. Got tired of the politics and answering to idiots! Didn't want to become like them to get ahead!

Harris and Walz! Now you went and did it! Lol!

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Thanks Gary! Yes, I'm not exactly a spring chicken anymore either! Painted the facia on the rear of my house last week and couldn't walk on my left foot for two days! One too many trips up and down the ladder. Geissele makes a large hole trigger that will work with the pinned in sear block without having to remove it. I had called Geissele twice to ask if it would work with the pinned sear block and both times was told no and that it would have to be removed! A commenter said that they will work and they did! Apparently the two idiots at Geissele that I talked with were clueless about their own product line!

I'm still learning! This adventure started because one of the all plastic Windham Weaponry butt stock doors would rattle just breathing on it! I had considered and checked to see if it was buffer noise which they all do from the weight movement. This trap door was heinous!

Thanks for the intel! I was pretty sure that the Fulton was using an A1 but I'm still getting things figured out on the various butt stocks. I have just recently ordered the last 2 Colt butt plates and 2 more NOS Colt trap doors from APEX. We'll see how that one goes! Lol!

Yes! But for me female only! Lol!

@@peteregger7928 Well Duh!

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Some will disagree but I don't think an adjustable gas block is optional for a 308/7.62 AR type platform. The variation in ammunition performance is immense. If you want to run any type of ammunition under any type of environmental, adverse conditions or especially when suppressed then having one is a huge benefit! The RifleSpeed is a little pricey but I think it's the best on the market right now. The two LR308's that I put together might be classified as a cross between a "DMR" or a "Battle Rifle" depending on what optic is sitting on top? I did separate playlist's on the channel for each rifle but in the end went with an A5 buffer (7.750" tube), full size Carbine 8.5oz buffers from Heavy Buffers.com with 308 rifle length springs for both of them. This was with 18.6oz BCG's using 18" rifle length gas system barrels and the Wilson Combat gas ports drilled to .092" from .088". Using the small RifleSpeed plunger .887" put me right in the middle of the gas adjustment range of setting #6 for hotter 308 and setting #8 for lower powered 7.62 NATO out of a possible range of 12 settings.

​@peteregger7928 did you do a follow up video after putting in the heavier buffer. I stumbled onto your video and it's addressing my issues when I toss a suppressor onto my Wilson AR 10 16". The adjustable gas block is not really solving it. I will admit some of your thoughts confused me. But old and senile. Thanks for sharing about Heavybuffers.

@@markmccardia9282 Yes, both rifles have been tested using the A5's with various NATO and commercial 308. I have not tested using a suppressor but I can turn the gas down from setting 8 (NATO) or setting 6 (308) if I were running one. So plenty of adjustment for more or less gas as I have things right in the middle. I'm using the shortest plunger from RifleSpeed right now and could turn the gas down a lot more by using a larger plunger if that were necessary, but the way things are I don't think I would ever have to? Most of the testing was done in 20-40F temperatures. I did a couple of final testing videos in the playlist that I created for each rifle.

Right after they legalized it here in Nevada my car insurance went up! When I called to find out why they said that although the number of smokers did not go up substantially that statistics showed the accident rates would go up. This was based on data from other states that had already legalized it. They also said that trying to identify a legal THC impairment level is almost impossible with weed versus alcohol. The last time I smoked any was 1979 after a bad experience with some that was laced. That's when the light came on for me! Today's weed is much more powerful based on scientific study!

I have only reloaded to SAAMI specs and have not delved into precision loading yet. So much involved with loading for a specific rifle and chamber dimension. I generally try for about a .002" neck tension and minimum SAAMI specs with maybe a very slight shoulder bump when full length sizing. Other than that bullet and powder types usually staying under max charge weights. For rifle I'm always loading for a semi-auto platform usually an AR which will never fully compete with a precision bolt action for accuracy. Depending on my estimation of the condition of fired brass I do have small base dies for .223/5.56mm and 308/7.62 NATO. The chambers on my FNFAL's as far as I can tell are loose enough to where my small base dies would never be needed. Loading for the sole purpose of precision and competition would be a whole new world for me! If I were to go down that road some of the types of equipment and measuring tools you're describing would be a requirement. I would also want a decent chronograph. One of the things that never gets talked about in all of the reloading videos I've watched is temperature and air density. Not sure how you would load around a lot of these external factors ahead of time but I guess you just go after what you can. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Have all three of the newer ones working now! I have two more older WC's to look at but I think that they are okay. Going to check them anyway! For TDP's go to Gatalog.com. Click on "Technical Data Packages". You will be redirected to Odysee. Click on "Content". M4/M4A1 thumbnail should populate at the upper left of the page. The M16 TDP's are at the bottom right of the page. They are in PDF format so you should have no problem down loading them to your computer.

Forgot to mention the first time that I have not contacted WC yet.

The DuraMag and the D&H found their way into the trash in the end! Never were reliable! I've had no issues with Lancer or Magpul!

A lot of pawn shops here in Vegas! Surprising what shows up!

Thanks John! I do remember having to buy the outer tubing in the longer length for 13". I'm not sure but you may be able to get away with 12" on both the outer and inner? I must have had some reason for 13" on the outer tubing. I may have been wanting to get as much support as possible when extended for rifle length. I too have enough left over for an additional tool. The Midwest two piece drop in hand guard on this rifle weighs within a half ounce of the MilSpec A2 round hand guards! I remember being surprised by that! I thought for sure the Midwest would be heavier!

Most cage codes are numbers only although some have letters mixed in. Colt cage code for example is 13629. The number on the packaging may not be a cage code although it did show up as a government contractor that has a surplus category. APEX also lists the actual Colt P/N on their site along with the picture. The door being NOS Colt may pre-date cage code markings as that is a more recent thing for individual parts and components for firearms especially for Colt. When I was in the military the primary identification besides the actual P/N was an NSN that would usually lead to multiple manufacturers for the same part. Then later on in my career individual parts were listed by cage code preference for a woman or minority owned business. As the end user we didn't care who owned the business and through experience would order the parts we knew actually worked or were going to be reliable. Who made these particular doors for Colt or as a USGI supplier? I have no idea. I think I may dig deeper and contact APEX to see if Colt or whoever made the part. Trying to nail down an actual manufacturer these days is not an easy task for those of us outsiders. Thanks for the comment and more exploration out of curiosity on my part forthcoming.

@peteregger7928 APEX may not even know. Most contracts in manufacturing include a non-disclosure agreement, so it's not necessarily information that Colt would give out

@@ryanthede4689 Definitely hard to nail down that's for sure!

The latch tension on the plastic Windham's are preferable. The NOS all metal Colt doors from APEX that I just installed required more effort but not bad. I have older "all original" Colts from the early 90's that use the type of latch that does not have the protruding tab with no back cut and those are brutal! After installing the remaining APEX Colt doors on my other two Windham butt plates one was snug like the one showcased in this video. The last one was a little loose but not enough to make any noise and still better than what I started with. The Fulton Armory metal door A2 butt stocks that I have been using recently on my other builds look to have doors and latches used for the late A1's or very early A2 butt plates but just guessing on this one. The latches on those doors do not have the protruding tab but do have the slight back cut to help rip your finger nail off! The Fulton's are all snug fitting and rattle free. The whole thing to start with is a poor design! Throw in different variations of doors, latches, materials and butt plates... I got lucky!

Ha! Ha! I have very few rifles where even half the parts are from the same place! Lol! The original plastic latches/doors on the Windham's were easier to operate than these metal NOS Colt doors. The worst are my "all original" Colt rifles and you will rip your fingernail off on those! Brutal!

​@@peteregger7928... Your rifle's are definitely top notch. Upgraded over OEMs for sure. Collecting and and building all original is cool too but, I enjoy franken stuff more, always have their own character. Nice job.

@@Allenmar73 Thanks Allen! Even using the same OEM for parts doesn't mean much anymore other than maybe the QC they perform before rebranding with their own name. At one time Colt made the majority of their own parts but that hasn't been the case for many, many years now. My old Colts are safe queens because of this. Don't mind blasting my Franken builds at all! Not worried if they get dinged... still try not to though!

Thanks Chris! Scope is a mid-90's Leupold Vari-X III 3.5-10X-50mm Adjustable Objective, Matte, Tactical, Multicoat 4, 3/4 Mil Dot, P/N 49215. Made in the USA using American optical glass. Leupold stopped making this kind of quality a long time ago! Recently purchased a couple of MARK 3's and they're not anywhere near this older one in quality! One example of the newer Leupold MK3 series lower quality is the plastic windage knob!

@@peteregger7928 Thanks Pete For The Info 😀 I’m Going to Wait Till I Find That Same 90’s Version I Don’t Think I’d Like The Newer Ones Your Scope Sets Exactly Perfect At The Level And Hight You Mounted It as Though You Were Looking Thru The Carry Handle sight If One Was Mounted Instead of Your Scope 😀

@@chrischiampo7647 The old school ARM's QD mount and low rings has it perfect! I think you are right and that it's the same height as the carry handle irons. Next time I have it out I'll put a carry handle next to it and see how close it is.

@@peteregger7928 Would Be Interesting I Bet It’s Spot On