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Bottom line: unless you use Rocksett professionally or in great volume, it probably never makes sense to buy more than an ounce at a time. Yes, the 2-ounce bottle has a lower price-per-ounce, but you're highly unlikely to use more than 1 ounce in a year - which is the manufacturer's stated shelf life.

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I just recently had to toss out a 2-ounce bottle that was probably over 95% full. I'd had it for about 15 months, and it had become gel-like instead of water-like and could no longer secure a muzzle device. The cap was on and it was stored in a temperature/humidity-controlled area, but it still went bad.

Only 1-2 drops are needed to install a muzzle device, so a 1-ounce bottle is

Just a heads up for anyone interested in Griffin products, but reluctant to pay their everyday prices.

Their Gas Pocket BCG bundle usually goes for $440 but current discounted price is $330. I'm still hesitant to say that it's worth that money, but this is the best price I've seen for it in over a year... and with the current prices of tungsten, the fact that it includes a buffer makes it slightly less crazy.

The GP carrier alone usually goes for $190 but current discounted price is $142. This is a great option for gas mitigation and reducing port pop.

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There was some recent discussion of the Lantac white paper that encouraged me to revisit it. I've looked at it before, but mostly in passing. After a more thoughtful look at some of their claims, I felt like sharing some notes.

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TL;DR = the white paper fails to prove numerous things which it claims to.

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Let me be clear: I am not accusing Lantac of lying. I am also not saying that the Lantac E-BCG is a bad product.

I am highlighting concerns that I have with the methodology and presentation of data in their white paper. My concerns don't prove any of their claims are definitely wrong, *but Lantac hasn't actually proved man

I'm very curious whether anyone here has ever worn out a flat wire action spring. If so, roughly how many rounds did it take?

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Not that it's needed, but here's a little context if anyone cares:

• I have worn out mil-spec round wire springs in the past
• In 17 years of using them, I've never managed to wear out a flat wire buffer spring
• I've asked a few people I know, and none of them have worn out a flat wire buffer spring either
  • This includes u/amphibian-c3junkie, who goes through so much ammo that he has broken more bolts and cam pins than most here have ever owned
• Tubb springs are "duty rated for 500,000 compression cycles"
  • That sounds like an absurd

What happens if you do the following?

• Remove upper from lower
• Insert magazine
• Physically hold down the bolt catch, so that it literally can't lift even 1mm
• While the bolt catch is being held down, press the magazine release

Does the magazine still eject?

I understand that pressing the magazine release has the dual function of lifting the bolt catch, but I've never seen the mechanical linkage involved. I'm curious whether blocking the bolt catch causes any resistance to ejecting a magazine.

TL;DR - your choice of action spring is doing practically nothing to change unlock timing in your rifle

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A claim I've seen repeated countless times - both by end users and marketing - is that a stronger action spring delays bolt unlock.

It seems entirely reasonable: the carrier needs to move rearward for the bolt to unlock, so giving it more resistance must therefore delay unlocking. I used to believe this effect was meaningful. Used to.

Now I see it similarly as saying that throwing a baseball into the front of a moving train will slow it down. It is true in a purely mathematical sense, but not in any way that is meaningful.

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Some math

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