Lima Six

[cockednlocked45]

I just got the email for this. 50% down-payment...

 

[A&S Conversions]

Boy, that would give me pause. Especially after the whole Shrike debacle. My cousin had an envelope in his desk with $1,500 in it for almost ten years. When Herring finally went into production, he had moved his business and changed the name of the upper to MCR. Of course to the non depositors, the uppers were $5,000 instead of $2,500. I sincerely wish him luck with the Lima Six.

Scott

 

[Alaska_Shooter]

From watching the development of this from concept to this point, I’d say he’s going to make his timeline.

He brought it from concept to prototype in something like 6-8 months. He then produced 10 beta versions in a few weeks.

His 12-16 week ETA fits with the other timelines he’s delivered on.

(Fact check me on specifics but they’re something close to anyway)

 

[Slowmo]

From watching the development of this from concept to this point, I’d say he’s going to make his timeline.

He brought it from concept to prototype in something like 6-8 months. He then produced 10 beta versions in a few weeks.

His 12-16 week ETA fits with the other timelines he’s delivered on.

(Fact check me on specifics but they’re something close to anyway)

I think they indicated that later version will have QD barrels. I’m a buyer once that feature is out there.

 

[strobro32]

I'm going to buy V 3.1 where all you do is drop cartridges in a bin and it self feeds while the auto barrel change feature goes to town. That will be just before 4.0 hits and it runs on dreams an unicorn poop. I will have buyers remorse on the 3.1. Thank God for Apophis which will end all suffering.

 

[A&S Conversions]

He is certainly doing much better than Herring ever did. Of course, fronting $1,500 so he can go into production could be funded by the FRT/SS guys who never heard of Shrike/MCR saga. “Fund my dream” doesn’t usually go over well with the cheap crowd. But who knows. I certainly wish the inventor of the Lima Six luck on making this dream happen. I think it is a great idea. I want one. But I certainly am not in a position to buy one. Come on Tenko approval.

Scott

 

[Lima_Six]

Thanks guys, and I take no offense to people who would rather wait than pay the deposit. There have been many examples of things like this not working out. I know this will be different, but I do understand the hesitation.

 

[A&S Conversions]

Thank you for the response. I very much appreciate you taking the time. I sincerely wish you luck with your project. Please don’t forget about the Mac family.

Scott

 

[skoda]

I'm going to buy one but not until hardware is being sold. I watched the dragged out rolling Shrike saga and other smaller projects at that time and learned a lesson from that. I wish Harvey the very best but will wait until product is going out the door.

While a quick change barrel would be cool I think that he is right in going with the simple solution. Most shooters are just recreational and so can wait for the barrel to cool. Keeping the cost down and reliability up is really important and changing a worn out barrel back home is not a big deal on the AR-15. Watching Harvey's video on why he's making the Lima-6 made me think of Henry Ford and his ideas of simplicity and economy with the Model T.

 

[Krink545]

I put down a deposit on the kit build which is a total of $2,000. I'm sure I have enough barrels and different handguards laying around to put it together.

 

[Sebastian]

Can’t wait to see this thing in person.

 

[Krink545]

Not that you don't have enough projects already. But copying one of these would be awesome. This is a very old video of mine.

 

[A&S Conversions]

I have to ask, how many hours did you spend tweeting and even more importantly polishing to get it to run that long. In my mind, I think that is why belt fed .22lr is not viable. Yes, there were a few who got their belt fed .22s to run. But they were very methodical and patient to tweak and polish to get the upper to run. I remember story after story of the few who got their upper to run spent hours and hours, getting it to that point. Because of this, I never really followed the various flavors of .22 belt feds. Has anyone heard of any of them, even with break in, ever work coming out of the box, even with the hotter and more expensive CCI Mini Mags?

Certainly, the inventor of the Lima Six has great skills, but it has been shown that a belt fed .22 is for the tinkering crowd only. I recall seeing some of the .22 belt feds listed and later relisted again with something like, “The previous owner tried and failed to get the upper to run. I bought it with that knowledge. I can’t make it run either. So potential buyers, you have been warned “. Maybe he could make a reliable .22 belt fed. If he does, I wish him luck.

Scott

 

[ps90s]

Hey guys thanks for getting this moved over here since ArfCom nuked it. They are getting really bad these days.

 

[A&S Conversions]

I don’t know, but with Private Equity buying YouTube channels, and how focused AR15 is about the money, I wouldn’t be surprised if Private Equity owns them. Back in the day, AR15 seemed to have very little oversight. It also tended to be a younger crowd. The username anonymity seemed to bring out more personal attacks.

I have found this site to be more community based. I can disagree with your opinion without attacking you personally. I think that Social Media in general has gotten far less civil and it seems that social discourse bumps up clicks which increases advertising revenue. And the money seems to be, more and more, the point of having these sites. The people who start such sites as this one, seem to do so for the love of the subject and the community of like minded that it develops. Whether social media, housing market, or any number of aspects of everyday life, it seems Private Equity wants to buy it, squeeze all the value out of it, and throw it away. From my perspective, our society seems to be headed in the “all of us are surfs making just enough to survive and the Lords living off the wealth that we should share in.

(Climbing down off the soap box) And now back to our regularly scheduled programming.

Scott

 

[Lima_Six]

I have to ask, how many hours did you spend tweeting and even more importantly polishing to get it to run that long. In my mind, I think that is why belt fed .22lr is not viable. Yes, there were a few who got their belt fed .22s to run. But they were very methodical and patient to tweak and polish to get the upper to run. I remember story after story of the few who got their upper to run spent hours and hours, getting it to that point. Because of this, I never really followed the various flavors of .22 belt feds. Has anyone heard of any of them, even with break in, ever work coming out of the box, even with the hotter and more expensive CCI Mini Mags?

Certainly, the inventor of the Lima Six has great skills, but it has been shown that a belt fed .22 is for the tinkering crowd only. I recall seeing some of the .22 belt feds listed and later relisted again with something like, “The previous owner tried and failed to get the upper to run. I bought it with that knowledge. I can’t make it run either. So potential buyers, you have been warned “. Maybe he could make a reliable .22 belt fed. If he does, I wish him luck.

Scott

I have no current plans for a 22lr belt fed, buy maybe down the road. I agree completely that 22lr can be extremely difficult to run reliably in any full auto platform, let alone a belt fed.

 

[root]

Great to see you here lima 6

My pilosiphy is if you want a 22 beltfed buy a tippman, lakeside, or razorback.
They are out there.
I'm looking forward to getting one of these in OEM config that has all the bugs worked out and leaving it as is.

 

[atfsux]

I don’t know, but with Private Equity buying YouTube channels, and how focused AR15 is about the money, I wouldn’t be surprised if Private Equity owns them. Back in the day, AR15 seemed to have very little oversight. It also tended to be a younger crowd. The username anonymity seemed to bring out more personal attacks.

I have found this site to be more community based. I can disagree with your opinion without attacking you personally. I think that Social Media in general has gotten far less civil and it seems that social discourse bumps up clicks which increases advertising revenue. And the money seems to be, more and more, the point of having these sites. The people who start such sites as this one, seem to do so for the love of the subject and the community of like minded that it develops. Whether social media, housing market, or any number of aspects of everyday life, it seems Private Equity wants to buy it, squeeze all the value out of it, and throw it away. From my perspective, our society seems to be headed in the “all of us are surfs making just enough to survive and the Lords living off the wealth that we should share in.

(Climbing down off the soap box) And now back to our regularly scheduled programming.

Scott

I never did join arfcom, specifically because of their aversion to anonymity. It has been my policy to never use my real name online ever, and that will never change. Heck, during one point when I did briefly decide that maybe joining would be worth it, they denied me because I used an "anonymous" email address. It was my yahoo account,...the only email address I had ever had at that point. That was to me a giant red flag;...anyone that red hot to be able to identify anyone and everyone HAS to be working for the forces of evil. So I've never been there, and ain't missing out on nuthin'.

 

[seachnasaigh]

Yum, belt fed.

 

[A&S Conversions]

Yum, belt fed.
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The top one is a Shrike/MCR and the bottom is a FM9. I thought this was a Lima Six thread?

Scott