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• Posted in thread: the perfect multi-use shotgun on 08/25/2010 at 4:52PM
  Hi Gang,I would like to get new shotgun. I want it primarily for self defense but would also like to be
  able to use it in a hunting situation if SHTF.If you could buy a gun, which would it be and what...

• Posted in thread: Hello from Colorado High Country on 08/25/2010 at 4:48PM
  Hi all,I've been a member for a while but never introduced myself. I'm 50 years old, grew up and worked
  in the mid-atlantic until 2008. Now i have 42 acres in the high country of Colorado. Love to sho...

• Posted in thread: Gas Tube Question on 02/14/2010 at 9:27PM
  The solution to removing and installing the gas tube is actually quite simple.All i did was remove the
  hand guard! With no hand guard, the tube is accessable by hand!So easy but not so obvious.

• Posted in thread: Gas Tube Question on 02/14/2010 at 12:16PM
  What kind of tool do you suggest to grap hold of the tube in the upper chamer? I see that it will be
  nearly impossible to get hold of the tube in order to turn it for alignment. I have to be missing s...

• Posted in thread: Gas Tube Question on 02/13/2010 at 6:30PM
  I was working on my Bushy and had to remove the gas tube. My question is, what tool do you use to
  re-insert the tube, w/ the bend in the correct position and the pin holes in the site aligned so that ...

• Posted in thread: AR Gun Smith needed on 12/09/2009 at 9:01AM
  The actual problem is that the bolt will not seat forward enough. As i said, i think the reciever is not
  aligned with the gas tube thus preventing the bolt from seating. The gun is at my ranch in Colo...

• Posted in thread: AR Gun Smith needed on 12/07/2009 at 8:52AM
  I have a problem where the upper won't open because the bolt will not seat completly. I suspect this is
  because the reciever is not aligned with the gas tube.So, i need to remove the gas tube so i can...

• Posted in thread: AR Gun Smith needed on 12/06/2009 at 5:43PM
  Gang,can anybody recommend a good gun smith in the eagle colorado area? (Glenwood Springs, Vail,
  Leadville, Summit Country)Thanks in advance,Bob

• Posted in thread: Bushmaster Problem on 10/27/2009 at 8:34AM
  I can pull the bolt open. I was looking to see how to dissasemble to remove the gas tube but it was not
  clear to me how to do that. I am comfortable breaking down the rest of the rifle so i think once...

• Posted in thread: Bushmaster Problem on 10/26/2009 at 6:29PM
  I do have forward assist but it will not work. I really think that the gas tube is not aligning with the
  reciever on the bolt which is preventing the whole thing from working correctly.