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hogdogs · August 16, 2009, 03:03 PM

the rib has to be installed by a smith... alignment issue for one thing as well as if it is metal it should be soldered on I am guessing.

Items "for looks" do not have a place on anything but a wall hanger. Defensive firearms are not the place for looky loo toys, Nothing not needed to win should be there. Like race cars and race bikes... extra weight and reduced mobility will get you killed or hurt. A heat shield can hang up on something and a collapsible stock can prevent many folks from hitting the ground if they threw the gun from a roof.
Sorry to sound harsh but I don't coddle those who wish to build a true defensive firearm. This isn't a dress rehearsal. This is real life.

Think of it this way... Go buy a $2,500 custom rifle and slap any old scope on it and do not sight in the scope. when you go hunting dangerous game, tell the guide when he asks why you missed.... "I dunno but I just added the scope fer looks..."
Brent

August 16, 2009, 03:03 PM	#5
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	the rib has to be installed by a smith... alignment issue for one thing as well as if it is metal it should be soldered on I am guessing. Items "for looks" do not have a place on anything but a wall hanger. Defensive firearms are not the place for looky loo toys, Nothing not needed to win should be there. Like race cars and race bikes... extra weight and reduced mobility will get you killed or hurt. A heat shield can hang up on something and a collapsible stock can prevent many folks from hitting the ground if they threw the gun from a roof. Sorry to sound harsh but I don't coddle those who wish to build a true defensive firearm. This isn't a dress rehearsal. This is real life. Think of it this way... Go buy a $2,500 custom rifle and slap any old scope on it and do not sight in the scope. when you go hunting dangerous game, tell the guide when he asks why you missed.... "I dunno but I just added the scope fer looks..." Brent Last edited by hogdogs; August 16, 2009 at 03:13 PM.