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That's OK. I spent a few wasted seconds trying to find the "circuit."

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Yeah, that's why my last rifle doesn't have a FA button.

True. With my most recent rifle, I intentionally bought an upper receiver without one because I'm not usually in combat situations. Usually.

No problem. As an owner of a fully-custom glam gun, I recommend building a shitty one first to learn what breaks and what doesn't.

They're a bitch to clean.

No they're not. They tear down easily without tools. I can't think of a part that can't be cleaned easily. Maybe the gas tube?

If it's locked up, you can't knock on the charging handle

There's a button called a forward assist for that specific purpose.

Aluminum gas blocks...

Milspec blocks are not aluminum, he's complaining about after-market, non-standard mods.

The extractor pin will often shatter in place,

I've seen this on cheap BCGs. It's annoying, but it's easily fixable and won't render the gun useless. You'll just have to manually clear it.

Lightweight and low-energy.

I keep mine full of piss for just this reason.

“She felt like she was literally just in a room with people all around her and a microphone.”

Uhhh... Yeah, that's what she's paid to do.

Yes, they can just use a VPN. I've told this to several people in my life and many of them write that off as being too difficult to figure out. I even gave my VPN un & pw to a family member with a link to download the app and they still just said "nah."

Some people just can't be bothered to try, I guess.

I know how to get around it. I was curious to know the level at which it was being blocked. Is it the DNS, is it some kind of firewall...etc.

I don't care if it lives or dies. I don't use it at all but I was curious to know how the ban/block was being implemented.