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hkg3k

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  1. Same experience here. Deal in complete confidence with a fantastic seller!
  2. Agreed Mr Maim. What the Vickers most certainly isn't, is a knockoff. Most folk who understand the term, know a "knockoff" to be a cheap copy...which the Vickers definitely isn't. The Vickers was an evolution and improvement over the Maxim design. Good enough to remain in service for over 50 years with the British military. In comparison to other water cooled (WC) belt-feds, it's at the top in my opinion. It was fielded in .303, 8mm and .308 (others?)...it also readily converts to 54r. I don't believe any other WC belt-fed offers the same caliber versatility. Though parts are nowhere near as cheap and plentiful as they once were, availability / cost is still better for the Vickers than the others. The Vickers is simply lighter, adapts to more calibers, tripods, and is just more elegant in my opinion. I would argue "who needs an MG08 when you can have a Vickers!" In comparison to other belt-feds, the lagging WC belt-fed market is more than just cost of ammo. With the exception of the few 5.56 belt-feds, all of them consume expensive ammo. Parts availability and cost for air-cooled LMGs has taken off as well. I think it's the additional complexity of the water cooled feature, less hardware to tote around, perceived simplicity and the fact that air-cooled quick-change barrel LMG platforms are more modern and perceived by a younger buying market that way. 100 yr old WC guns are simply "complex ancient relics" to much of the buying market, which continues to get younger. I sold off my MG08, 1910 and MG34. Not because any of them were bad...though the MG34 was finicky and the Maxims were another level of big / heavy that I was ready to move on from.
  3. A mistake was made and the dealer is willing to make it right. You really can't ask for more than that, regardless of whether it's an easy or hard to find item. If you paid "new in wrapper" money, but received excellent condition used...I'd definitely send it back, unless it matches or betters the condition of the A2. In that case, you need to decide whether you're willing to eat the premium. BTW...you don't need a photo service to post pics here. You can upload them straight from your computer. The option "Drag files here to attach, or choose files..." is on the bottom of the text box. Good luck with whatever you decide
  4. Are your 10//22 conversions to open bolt select-fire -or- full-auto only? ROF? Just curious.
  5. Pro Tip...your video(s) would be / will be much better if you turn your phone for Full Screen
  6. FYI, the DPMS 4-position autosear is simply a mil-spec autosear with the "leg" cut back...check out pics of both for comparison. The Colt autosear is a different (proprietary) animal. When you write "4-way safety" do you mean the 4-way selector switch or something else? Good luck.
  7. Same here...approximately double what I'm paying through Eastern Insurance.
  8. Does CoreVens offer separate / stand-alone policies for firearms / collectibles or are you insuring your collection with higher coverage or riders on your existing home owner's policy?
  9. I use Eastern Insurance. The rate of my policy is $3.33 per $1000 of value with a $250 deductible. No appraisals required Blanket & Scheduled limits can be constructed and balanced to meet the needs of the insuree Coverage includes while the item is in transit (shipment) Ammo and Reloading Equipment riders also available.
  10. Maybe it's completely legit and those A2 reinforcements were welded on / the large front pin drilled on purpose? We have an expert on here somewhere who can surely confirm. Seriously, I agree completely with you. My "guess" would be this abomination started out as a poorly done H&R reweld that was registered with "H&R Worchester Mass" in box 4a -and- "someone" decided to "turn it into something better"...using a Colt lower, possibly a native 9mm lower. And, you are correct...it is marked "Fire." Says so in the description. It must've generated a lot of discussion at the time, as it appears the ad was closed to further posts at some point.
  11. Powder sourced...thanks!
  12. Looking for a couple jugs of WC844 pull down powder I have some .303 ammo and Vickers belts I could offer up in trade Thanks in advance
  13. I have a Nordic Components extension on mine. They have a pkg for the 1301/A300 Tactical models Beretta 1301/A300 Tactical-Complete MXT Extension Package
  14. Same here..."Form 2 Registration" in box 4a on eForm 4 transfer to me. Previous transfer to my dealer on paper Form 3 contained the specific manufacturer info in 4a.
  15. If you wanna discuss "what should be"...that'll be a different thread. What "is," is that ATF disallows the removal of the blocking bar for the reason stated...regardless of "if" or "when" the slotted bolt is destroyed. Philosophically, I'm definitely in the "what should be" camp. When it comes to my personal pocket book -or- possibly helping someone else not fall into a huge financial "booby-trap," I come down on the side of "what is."
  16. Because ATF has determined doing so will leave an orphaned unregistered F/A conversion device...the slotted bolt.
  17. Nope, didn't write anything of the sort. The quote feature on this board is pretty good and easy enough for even you to use...please quote where I wrote (or anyone else in this thread) that adding material to an original receiver was verboten. The GB receiver in question was clearly a replaced / hacked creation to everyone's eye except yours. You then offer up that you have a transferable "Sendra XM16 A7" and post a "15ft" pic as proof in which no one can see "Sendra," "XM16 A7" or "Lake Barrington." I simply asked what was the model designation on the receiver / in 4D and if you could post a pic which actually shows the markings / reinforcements on your receiver. I also asked HOW your pre-86 receiver came to have those "A7" reinforcements, since obviously they didn't exist prior to 1986. More wrong here. Nope didn't write that either. The simple fact is, there is no "pre-86" or "post-86" category for Title 1 firearms...doesn't exist. You're also dead wrong with your assumption that the DPMS single shot lower doesn't have a SP1-spec fire control pocket...because it certainly does. No milling or work went into making my single shot lower RDIAS-ready, because it simply came that way from DPMS. AR15 receiver denial features came out with the Colt SP1 and those same SP1-spec features are still used in a bunch of AR15 receivers today...these receivers are not wide enough in the pocket to accept a factory autosear. The pocket in a SP1 spec lower is not wide enough to accept a factory auto sear without milling out the "island" and widening the pocket where the factory autosear installs...not something most 7 yr olds with Alexa and a drill are capable of doing. Colt placed those "pocket blocks" beginning with their (Blue Label) AR15 lowers after 1989 for a number of years...those blocks were eventually removed and haven't been installed in their lowers for a long time. Regardless, RDIAS' are dimensioned for a SP1-spec pocket and are quite a bit more narrow than a factory autosear...even if one were to mill an AR15 lower for RDIAS fit, it's still too narrow in the pocket where a factory autosear installs, so what you're attempting to imply is simply wrong. Keep digging!
  18. You posted pics of your pre-86 transferable "Sendra XM16 A7"...the model designation you used for your gun. Since no markings (no personal observation) of your Sendra were visible in either of your pics, I simply asked you post a pic with the markings clearly visible -and- asked if its current Form lists "XM16 A7" as the model in 4D -or- it lists "XM15E2" because "XM16 A7" didn't exist prior to the making ban. So, did you simply use "XM16 A7" as a descriptive and your Sendra is actually marked "XM15E2" -or- is it marked "XM16 A7?" A good pic would have averted such questions. In sum, how is that gun marked and what is the model designation on its current Form? How did your pre-86 receiver come to have "A7" reinforcements that didn't exist prior to the making ban? Uh...OK?
  19. No magwell, no mag...nutsack only. The mag release button is a dummy. I had this lower configured well over 10 years ago to use one of my RDIAS with a Gen 1 Shrike. It is an early DPMS single-shot lower, where DPMS still milled the mag release pocket. So...rather than have a hole there, I put in a dummy mag release. I did a couple of these DPMS lowers and the other one didn't have the mag release pocket...so I assumed it was a later made SS lower when DPMS determined they didn't need a mag release on a SS lower. This dedicated lower is set up with a Billistics RDIAS, Colt 4-position fire control and recent gen upper.
  20. You want to post of pic of the receiver markings? Can't see jack in the pic you put up. Box 4D reads XM16A7? -or- XM15E2? Will it magically morph into something else when the next reinforcement style comes out? This statement from you makes more sense now...good luck on the future sale / transfer of your Sendra
  21. Are you saying this one is Transferable? Cause the whole thread is about a transferable Sendra receiver with A2 (A4) reinforcements...which were not available to Sendra prior to 1986. Maybe if you were to pull the belt bag off and get closer, we could actually see the markings... I didn't realize we were posting Shrike pics...ok, here's one of mine
  22. Wow. Pot meet kettle much? Gotta hand it to ya though...no one will ever accuse you of being self aware! But hey...keep on digging! Not at all...however, you are now the recognized board expert on identifying weld-on A2 reinforcements.
  23. I challenge you to point out any work M60Joe ever performed that was illegal...which is what you're talking about with remaking / transferring going on now -or- performed by other than the original manufacturer in that narrow window when it wasn't disallowed. How dare you inject M60Joe's good name into a discussion with any of the type of activity you're referring to. You don't like that I bring to the attention of the board an obvious problem piece? Too bad...if you hadn't noticed, there's a bunch of inexperienced buyers who come through this website -and- purchase through GB. I for one, would not want to see someone wind up with that train wreck. Another piece of advice...when you find yourself in a hole of your own making, stop digging!
  24. Ha Ha, so did your eye doctor note those reinforcements have been welded on...as you assert as "fairly obvious?" The reality is that EVERY transferable Sendra receiver I've ever seen (including the one I owned & pic I posted) looked exactly the same...save for those markings added by a 3rd party manufacturer, such as "BFI" (Bushmaster) -or- maybe a refinished receiver. And no, I'm not saying I've seen every transferable Sendra receiver...but I have been in the game going on 40 years and paid attention to the M16 market. Maybe post a pic of your receiver?...I'd be genuinely interested to see how it's similar or different. Replacement took place in a very narrow window of time before it was disallowed in writing and was only allowed by the original manufacturer. Colt and Olympic Arms were the only two M16 manufacturers known to perform the service. Does the GB receiver even remotely look like the original manufacturer remarked it? Again, they left off the state abbreviation in the address for christ's sake. Sure...to shed light on an obvious problem gun, such that an uninformed buyer not spend tens of thousands of dollars on a train wreck.
  25. Ha Ha...couple suggestions for you. Compare the markings to a real Sendra transferable receiver (including where they dented the magwell) -and- then make an appointment with your eye doctor forthwith! Have you ever had a transferable Sendra receiver in hand? My take is that receiver existed as an 80% forging in the not too distant past...that was finished and its markings hand stamped. Compare the markings to a real Sendra receiver...they left the "IL" off of "Barrington, IL" for christ's sake. It'd be waaaay easier to finish an 80% receiver and the much more viable explanation than someone attempting to weld A2 reinforcements onto a transferable aluminum receiver. One other thing, a real Sendra receiver will have the remnant of the 3rd selector stop that some receivers of the day had...no such "ghost" of that 3rd selector on the GB receiver. Dented Magwell
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