Following is a collection of posts that I had posted on ARFCOM. I am woried that the post there will drop off their server so I am reposting it here where I can make sure I have it...
Here is the original thread:
http://ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=...896&page=1
Posted :: 6/4/2004 12:08:50 AM
After a rather long waite my Registered Lightning Link is transfered and I picked it up yesterday from Howard Block here is SE PA (Thanks Howard!). I dry fit the link in my Post-Ban Bushmaster with my Colt SP1 Carriers and my 5.56 and 7.62x39 uppers plus my 9mm upper with my 9mm Bolt that is already setup for the link. The timing of the link seems perfect with all three bolt/carrier/uppers and every thing seems to work fine... Now I just need a trip to the range
Well, I had mentioned this prospect in the past and now that I have the link and I have an AR-10 Carbine that is on it's way from another member's out of state FFL it is time to revisit the prospect of using the Lightning Link in the AR-10
I know that the AR-10 receiver is longer then the AR-15 receiver and I also know the AR-10 carrier will need to be modified. From there, I simply mill the AR-10 carrier to trip the link at the proper time for a full-auto AR-10 Carbine.
The Lightning link would still be the Machinegun and it is working the same way it always did and when the link is removed the AR-10 would still be a semi-auto rifle. The Lightning link is the machinegun and the AR-15 is just a part added to the link. An AR-10 would be just a different part added to the link and the both the AR-15 and AR-10 would be ran by the link in the same way as the link was originally intended to run.
I need to dig out my Eagle Arms AR-10 over the weekend and drop the link into the receiver and perhaps get some photos and drawings about how I may try this but I wanted some oppinions from the very knowledgable here about if this is a project that has a chance of working. I am also curious if there is a snowballs chance in hell the BATFE wouldn't agree with my logic described in the paragraph above?
Somebody stop me if I did a little too much day dreaming while waiting for the transfer to get done! Yea, I already have a great system and I really need to get a 300 Whisper Upper done but the thought of a full-auto battle rifle just sounds like something I have to try as well....
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