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SOG DonationsI generally don’t like to sell things that I own it happens occasionally
The mindset of the owner is what determines there course
People in our word have a few categories
The Die hards like me
The hobbyist
The occasional
The buy a gun and never use it
My mindset has always been why should I have this 1k dollar paper weight
When you actually dive in and start investing in firearms it scares a lot of people away
Imo humble opinion the firearm isn’t the investment
Ammunition is the real investment
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Oh man… did I make money in 1996-1998 before Clinton I picked up everything crazy. AUGs, HK, FN…
Picked up FN FNC for $750.00 sold for $8K
Bwwwahahahhhaaa
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Only part of the bolt. Not the face of course. But yes, we spray everything. People sometimes think we take off the nickel boron but we do not. We just coat over the top of it. Make it last as long as possible and keep it easier to clean.
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Excellent article and I agree with it to a tee. That right there though will be a friction point among the American gun community. As Americans we like to have choice and enjoy being different. With that comes the AK vs AR vs CETME/HK vs DI vs Gas Piston vs Delayed Roller Lock vs etc, etc, etc.
If folks are going to be honest with themselves when reading this article and want to own a “weapon system” that will be long term and easily maintained with easy to get parts, then the AR is the clear winner.
Barrel, bolt, bolt components, fire control components, springs, gas components, furniture, magazines, etc are easily sourced and easily replaced/installed with either no special tools or a minimum of specialty tools.
Now some are close, but none meet the ease of the AR platform.
When it comes to quality, many have already been listed. Spikes, LMT, LWRC, BCM, DD, AP, CMMG, and the list easily goes on. One only has to do a little research.
When it comes to the AR I’m a firm believer in the DI platform and keeping it as “mil-spec” as possible. Is this a knock against gas pistons? Not at all. I own piston guns and enjoy them. My favorite is my Faxon, which is a hybrid AR/AK, but when it comes to parts it is expensive and except for a couple of parts has no commonality with either the AK or AR.
So when I think long term and maintenance then my go to rifles are my M4 clone and MK12 clone. Simple DI rifles with easy DI gas system that are simple to maintain, BCGs that are easy to maintain, FCGs easy to maintain, and barrels easily replaced with a breaker bar, tongue wrench, vise and block.
So simple a cave man can do it. 
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A good informative article. For my AR10’s I picked up the complete AR10 field repair kit. The former Armalite Master Armorer consulted with a lot of people to develop that kit and did a great job for that specific firearm. I will be looking for some comparable kits for my other rifles now.
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It’s a bit diffrent for me then most people in ways
I don’t really go out to eat or Starbucks or fancy clothes watches jewelry things of that nature
If I have a extra 60 bucks I’d rather buy a part/parts or magazines with that you’d be suprised how fast they add up
Later on I may decide not to use it so I’ll eother keep it or list it in a market place or sell it to someone I’m doing work for and get my cash back out of it
It helps when you want to build something as well and you can say I have this I have that all I need is this
Just my .02 on how I acquire parts
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What parts ?
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Murphy sez when something breaks that will be the only part you don’t have.
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I have several parts kits and BCG repair kits for both large and small frame AR’s. Most are Armalite kits but I do have a D. Wilson kit for DPMS based 308 AR BCG’s. Several extra barrels of assorted configurations, gas blocks, gas tubes, FCG’s, basically several extra rifles waiting to be put together. I also have parts kits for all my pistols, besides extra magazines a parts kit is the first thing I look for when I buy a new pistol. Never can have enough spare parts 
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I figured you’d have a tackle box full…
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That’s more like it, that’s what I expected!
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What do you have for your Tavor?
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Chiming in… I have 2 bolt rebuild kits for the TAVOR and the X95 for each rifle we own. Hahahhahaa they include firing pins. I also have trigger groups.
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