Went to a Gun Show, question about Stinger 5.56 with Scope

[gunDriller]

I liked this gun.

The scope is elevated on a handle.

That gives more space for a noise suppressor, so you can use an oil filter
and still have a decent scope.

>> QUESTION
I was wondering if a 5.56 can detonate Tannerite ?

http://www.tannerite.com/faq.php

Found this @ Tannerite.com -

"EXAMPLES OF COMMON ROUNDS THAT WILL RELIABLY INITIATE TANNERITE® TARGETS:

.17 HMR
.17 Remington
.223/5.56mm NATO (the common AR15/M16 or Ruger Mini-14 round)
5.45x39mm (the AK-74 round)
6mm Remington
.243 Winchester
.270
7.62x39mm (the AK-47 round)
7mm Remington Magnum
.30-30
.300 Savage
.308/7.62mm NATO
.30-06
.300 Remington Magnum
.338 Remington Magnum
.50 Browning (the .50 caliber machine gun round)"

[chad]

hell yes 5.56 will tannerite! and 5.56 was on the list you posted ;)

[osoab]

hell yes 5.56 will tannerite! and 5.56 was on the list you posted ;)

How many jars have you mixed together, at once?

[midnight rambler]

That appears to be a parts gun that someone assembled from various parts. AFAIK Stinger Arms simply made stripped lower receivers not complete rifles. So it's a Stinger lower with someone's A2 upper.

I would advise against buying a parts gun.

[gunDriller]

That appears to be a parts gun that someone assembled from various parts. AFAIK Stinger Arms simply made stripped lower receivers not complete rifles. So it's a Stinger lower with someone's A2 upper.

I would advise against buying a parts gun.


Lesson learned.

I will be happy if the scope is functional.

I bought a case for it today. Right now I'm gluing up a cardboard liner
for inside the case, I wanted something a bit more rigid.

What is the largest routinely available 5.56 ?

I found the 69 grain
http://palmettostatearmory.com/index.php/catalog/product/view/id/2364/category/53/

[gunDriller]

hell yes 5.56 will tannerite! and 5.56 was on the list you posted ;)

when i did a search, one of the links led to a story about some guy that bought a few too many, and got
a visit from the ATF.

[Dogman]

Lesson learned.

I will be happy if the scope is functional.

I bought a case for it today. Right now I'm gluing up a cardboard liner
for inside the case, I wanted something a bit more rigid.

What is the largest routinely available 5.56 ?

I found the 69 grain
http://palmettostatearmory.com/index.php/catalog/product/view/id/2364/category/53/

The size or weight of the bullet for best performance will depend on the rifling twist of the barrel!

Can say with hot loads and light bullets I have had the bullet blow up/come apart due to excessive bullet spin!

[midnight rambler]

Lesson learned.

I will be happy if the scope is functional.

I bought a case for it today. Right now I'm gluing up a cardboard liner
for inside the case, I wanted something a bit more rigid.

What is the largest routinely available 5.56 ?

I found the 69 grain
http://palmettostatearmory.com/index.php/catalog/product/view/id/2364/category/53/

The reason for avoiding any AR parts gun is that you don't know the quality of the parts used and the level of expertise of whomever assembled it. I had an AR parts gun that would slamfire, which is very unsafe - not to mention getting unwanted attention when it slamfires and sounds like full auto.

As for bullet weights you need to determine the rate of twist of the barrel. 1x12 was the original twist until the early '80s when the 1x9 was adopted to shoot the 62 grain bullets. Yours will either be a 1x9 or a 1x7 twist (1x8 barrels are available but yours is unlikely to be one of those), the rate of twist will be stamped somewhere on the barrel maybe under the handguards if you don't see it in front of the handguards. With a 1x9 twist you really shouldn't be shooting anything heavier than 64 grain as the slower twist won't stabilize heavier bullets.

And for general purpose target shooting I would suggest shooting 55 grain bullets, spending more just doesn't make sense. Just because a bullet is heavier doesn't make it more effective. If you're looking for a very effective self-defense round then I suggest the Federal Fusion rounds, they are well worth the cost but not for target shooting.

[mick silver]

didn't a member here get a visit from the atf also and had to show his guns to them ... T T
when i did a search, one of the links led to a story about some guy that bought a few too many, and got
a visit from the ATF.

[mick silver]

MIDNIGHT what would be a good place to buy part kits ?

[midnight rambler]

Essentially it's the lower receiver parts kits. I've been out of the AR scene for so long I couldn't tell ya. I always made sure I got mil spec parts. There are plenty of quality suppliers out there now. I suggest you go to an AR forum like M4carbine and post an inquiry.