I used AR Stoner (MidwayUSA's house brand) for my 16in 5.56 and 8.5in 300 BLK builds.
Both barrels seem to be giving good accuracy and run well. Note that the barrels do not have any cuts or dimples for gas blocks. I had to drill the dimples myself which was pretty easy.
Thanks for the advice, I had the barrel supported using an old 1911 block but the receiver was not supported and only pressed against the bench with my elbow. I can definitely see the benefit that a real barrel block has and might need to grab one in the future.
To fix it I removed the stock...
I had to give my front sight some solid blows before it would drift out and it almost looks like the barrel twisted in the receiver 1 or 2 degrees to the right while looking down the sights.
Does anyone know if it is possible to twist a 10/22 barrel in the receiver while removing the front...
Hi I'm collecting brass to start reloading in the fall and noticed an odd pattern on a few of the cases I have picked up from the range. Has anyone seen this kind of pattern and do you think it's safe to reload?
In case the photo is not clear enough to read it is LC 13 or 14 stamped 5.56.