Uffdaphil
4 December 2015, 09:48
1. Don"t assume a "new" upper will funtion right out of the box. My Noveske Gen III obtained in a swap was indeed new, but who knows how long it sat in the box.First time out yesteday it would load, but not fire. No firing pin dimple and felt a bit sluggish charging the BCG. Well, even though I slopped some CLP through the ejection port the night before, the bolt would barely move by hand. Dried out coating (Froglube?) felt like tacky glue. Swapped in a proven BCG and all good. Learned that degreaser is my friend.
2. If you are as bad a shot as me you can get by without high sights on a pistol suppressor. My G19 has tall sights while the P226 does not. At close range sighting down the can surface the Sig still did better than the Glock. Learned that I'm too cheap to spring for taller Sig sights.
3. After months of searching occasionally for a missing Mbus Pro sight, I still never remember whether I'm missing a front or rear. Pulled a pile out of the safe to plck for range and ding, ding, ding -- one rifle missing front and one missing rear. Learned (okay, confirmed) that I am an idiot.
2. If you are as bad a shot as me you can get by without high sights on a pistol suppressor. My G19 has tall sights while the P226 does not. At close range sighting down the can surface the Sig still did better than the Glock. Learned that I'm too cheap to spring for taller Sig sights.
3. After months of searching occasionally for a missing Mbus Pro sight, I still never remember whether I'm missing a front or rear. Pulled a pile out of the safe to plck for range and ding, ding, ding -- one rifle missing front and one missing rear. Learned (okay, confirmed) that I am an idiot.