Recommendation for W.A.C shows

Get their early, and stand in line. Metonymy and myself were able to get in and register quickly earlier this year. We were in fact, one of the first ones up to the registration counter.

Secondly, don't hold your breath on buying parts, or an M4 for 800. Most of the crap at the shows is over priced when it comes to black rifles.

A good M4 upper is going to run you near 700 alone, not counting your completed lower, just at a decent price now days from a manufacture.

However, the last show I went to, there were a couple good deals on A3 style AR's around that 800 mark.

Boogieman065 said:

Thanks! A3s are fine too.

How much would it be for a 20y/o? I'd imagine it's different registration correct?

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No, the registration is the same. You just can't buy a handgun. Only long rifles being that you're under 21.

I think an annual membership is $35 IIRC.

Sorry if this is too much of a thread-jack...

Are these shows big? I need some parts for a pistol and would consider going, but want to see more than a couple old coots, a few folding tables and vintage muskets.

Making it pertinent to the OP, is it a reasonable belief that one could cruise show and build a gun from exhibitors's spare parts? That would seem to be a fairly big show to me.

The Monroe show is generally smaller, but there's a much larger selection at the one down in Puyallup. I'd say to visit the next one they have down south.

What is it & what did you pay for it?

& please don't say,"it's an AR-15".

Boogieman065 said:

Got this puppy today

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Boogieman065 said:

I paid $950 which is more than I wanted to pay for, but it's good for the modern market I guess.

It's an Olympic Arms with 16" non-chrome barrel, collapsable stock, and flat top. As far as the exact model??? I have no clue...

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Sounds like a fair deal in today's market. As for the chrome lined barrel, unless your putting 1000's of rounds through it you really don't need it & non lined barrels are actually more accurate.

Boogieman065 said:

Anyone know a great gunsmith for a fair rate around here?

It's weird, I was zeroing my rifle today and to get the side-to-side corrected, I had to move the rear retacle almost all the way to the left on the rear sight.
Could it be bent barrel, poor bullets, dirty barrel, bent sight post(s), etc?

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Is it a new complete gun or at least a new factory assembled upper? If so I would send it in under warranty.

Sorry, I have no input on smiths.

where were you sighting it in at? How were you supporting it? What type of ammo were you using?

Boogieman065 said:

I was using the PCM .223. I was shooting supported, at 25M onto the zeroing target the Army uses. I know how to zero and the adjustment is just about a hair or two away from being all the way to the left. I can hit things just fine it's just too unusual...


Could it be the the carrying handle mounted lobsided on the flat top?? Looking down the barrel, I see no visible bend to the naked eye.

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It could be the carry handle, it could also be the gas block.

It doesn't take things being too far off, to be a long ways off at range.

You wouldn't have happened to be at RFGC zeroing this in would yah?

your answer is yes

and since your having probs with zero means now you have an excuse for optics

Might want to throw some lock tight on the the handle screws, and also the muzzle break screws.

if your slightly out of alignment Burris signature rings can correct that
28 bucks for a weaver mount tis a perty good deal
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