I'm looking at building/buying my son his first CF rifle for his birthday this year. Leaning towards a 22 ARC. Itd be a pretty versatile cartridge ranging anywhere from varmint to target. Has light recoil and shouldn't be awful on barrels.

I'm not really wanting to break the bank on this one but want something better than a Ruger American.

Wish Solus or Mack had PPC bolt face, but thinking
Origin/Howa(cheap)
Prefit Light Varmint BBL
Pick up a used Element
Some 2-12/3-15 type scope.

Am I missing any obvious factory action options or calibers? Off the shelf ammo is a must as I really dont want to load all the rounds this kid is gonna put down range, and he isnt versed enough yet to reload on his own. I'm not really in the space of $5-800 scopes anymore, what fits the bill thays usable at low power for dusk/dawn whitetail/coyotes?

Btw not really interested in 223, I have a few now and really am not impressed with them in hunting situations, and its always gun to add another cartridge to the safe.

Considering building one as hunting rifle . We mostly sit in blinds, by the time you hang a suppressor on the end of it, rifles get long and awkward to maneuver inside .

Was thinking 16-18 in barrel .

Don’t fool with reloading, don’t have any time for it . So everything would just be factory ammo .

With the short setup, am I just eating time/money ? Will it offer anything better than a good ole 308 setup similar?

Original plan was 300wm w 18 inch barrel, but based on reading so far sounds like that’d just be a really cool fireball making machine .

End goal is basically a short barrel elk rifle for lake of better description

Ten people shot three fatally at a party in Philly. Amish again?

i know this belongs in the "Physical Fitness" sub forum, but that forum doesn't seem to get much traction anymore since we moved to the "filter" tab selection thingy a few years ago...

I am looking to get into state law enforcement with the PA Game Commission in my mid 40s. I passed the civil service exam, passed my PT test and am now in my 3 month long background check. I had my in home background check interview the other day and it went pretty well. The school is almost a year long and since I am older, I asked how strenuous is the PT everyday. I have lived a pretty eventful life and have tons of injuries and quite a few were life changing that just will not go away. One of the officers mentioned that they smoke you the first day there with a 1000 rep workout and I think he said a 5 mile run...maybe it was 5K run. They continue to smoke you the whole first week to weed out the unprepared students. If I make it thru the entire process, I have until March 1st 2025 (my own mental goal, not sure of the exact date) to be ready, the school starts sometime in March 2025. I will have literally just turned 45 in February. I am in ok shape for 44, definitely way better than 90% of the dudes my age. I don't have a gut, my abs are starting to show again, I'm getting back some muscle tone, I quit drinking 7 months ago (had nothing to do with this new possible career field), I quit smoking 7 years ago. I am 5'-10" 192lbs but everyone thinks I weigh sub 180...I don't know why. Maybe because I carry my weight in my legs (I have always had pretty thick legs). I was 220 with a gut before I quit drinking and would like to get back to 180 when i graduated high school when I had good muscle and no fat. I do realize I have lost A LOT of muscle mass and will probably retain some belly fat.

I am looking for some exercise suggestions to help me prepare. My running goal is 6 miles, I am up to 2 trying to keep my heart rate low at a pace of 10min/mile. My PT test was a pace of 8min/mile so I do know I can run faster. I can run/walk 3 miles. I do know he said it is 10 exercises of 100 reps each. He said, "The usual; push ups, sit ups, squats, mountain climbers, burpees and then a run". I asked for him to elaborate a bit more on the other exercises and he just said high rep body weight exercises. Other than the 5 I listed, what am i missing? Pull ups...those are gonna be killer. My shoulders are fucked with a capital FUCKED. I separated my left shoulder 4 times and my right 3 times. I tore my ACL in my right knee twice, had it repaired once and tore it again but didn't have it repaired the 2nd time, and had back surgery in 2013 when i was 33.

I tired looking for a standard test, but everything seems to be all over the place.

So far:
push ups
sit ups
burpees
mtn climbers
squats

Thank you!

Well, he just tweeted it out…what happens next is anyone’s guess

How many of you are getting political texts with links to surveys and crap from people? I just got one from Donald Trump Jr. saying they need my help and to go complete surveys and junk. I don’t click on links that don’t come from a known source. As much as I am kind of curious, it’s not happening. Do you guys have some trusted ways of verifying stuff or are you like me and just ignore?

2500 153.5 Berger long range hybrid (2300 LOT#P03010, 200 LOT#P03012) - $1275 ($0.51 per) on the 2500 shipped together or $0.53 per broken up. - sold

473 Hornady 140 ELD Match (LOT#2220300) - $195 ($0.41 per) on the 473 - sold

1 Box (100 Count) virgin Alpha 6.5 CM Brass SRP - $100- sold

Brand new Micron Precision Busing Sizer Die 6.5 CM
Brand new Micron Precision neck bushing 0.286
Brand new Matchmaster seating die 6.5 CM

This is 6.5cm that was loaded with 42gr of Staball 6.5 under a 153 A-tip .040 of the lands. What is causing this buildup. It has happened on other calibers as well using different brands of brass. I have always done a full-length size on all cases. Anything that shoots from a magazine gets a very light crimp.

Bipod is in great condition, minimal wear from use.


Price: $240 shipped
Zelle, Venmo, PayPal

Hey guys I need input. I'm old school and have always used brass cleaning rod but now I hear that's bad so what do you suggest. Tipton, Dewey, or bore tech/ stainless, carbon fiber, nylon coated. Also what is a good bore guide? Thanks in advance

Up for grabs is my Nightforce 3.5-15x50 with 10 mil turrets and Mil-R reticle. Great shape, couple dings from the safe on the turret knurling but clean lenses. Hardly used. Comes with NF rings.

$1800 Shipped (lower 48)
Action: Badger M2013, nitrided.
Barrel: 20" Bartlein medium palma, chambered by Fisher T&C in .243 Win. 1:7.5 twist
Stock: Manners EH1 with mini chassis, BO EFR, m-loc bottom rail, KMW adjustable cheek piece hardware.
Trigger Tech trigger
Comes with action wrench.

Selling my right handed rifles due to an eye injury.

The action had around 5000 rounds on it. The barrel has 1000. It would come with a thread protector, not the pictured A419 adapter. As you can see in the picture the there is a bit of a void between the shell and the filler where the relief for the bolt was milled in the cheek piece. The barrel has a sweet rattle can paint job.

New in the box.

$540 shipped

Night force Atacr 1-8 on nightforce ultramount: I DO NOT HAVE THE BOX FOR EITHER. Lightly used scope and mount, bought these both brand new. Shot with them twice and decided I don’t need this build. shipped NO TRADES.

Hi, I am a newbie of reloading world.

So, I’d like to check my understanding of reloading terms and knowledge.

A. Shoulder Bump
What is the standard for -0.002?. For example, I have 6.5CM Aero Solus. Once I fired, the brasses will be stretched out, not the same length, from the base to neck, It might be various like 1.536” to 1.538”. So, how should I do then. Put the FL sizing die into press, and makes all brasses into 1.534”?

Or

If I have a factory brass, never fired brass, Hornady Brass, put that brass into Hornady headspacer, and make caliper in zero. So, the never fired brass, is in 0.000. After that, all fired brass, and make them into -0.002 through the FL sizing die. is that right?
B. Neck tension.
I have a Hornady Custom Grade die for 6.5CM. But, I will return it cuz, I am thinking about purchasing the Forster Full length “Bushing” die, cuz I want to put the neck tension too.
Same like Shoulder bump, I need to check the diameter of the 6.5CM brass neck, so, if it is 0.409. By using Full Length “Bushing”die, make it to 0.407. is that right?

Or, I have a Lee ultimate neck sizing die. Can I use this one too?

Make it simple that
1. Just using a Full length “Bushing” Die, so that you can do the shoulder bump + giving neck tension in one action OR
2. By using Full length sizing die, make it shoulder bump, and change the Neck sizing die, and giving neck tension.

C. Load Development.
So, I am gonna use H4350, starting from 36Gr, increase by 0.3 grs, not reach up to maximum grains, 40grs. After I shoot 5 shots of each powder mass. I can get the result of ES/SD/ and Group Size. So, my question is, which factors is most important? ES/SD or Group size?
If I knew the best value of ES/SD or Group size, then I will decide the “Seating depth”. Am I understanding correctly?

How often should a bolt gun be cleaned and can you over clean? I've heard that dirty will effect accuracy

Selling my 2022 AI AT in 6.5 creedmoor with folding green thumbhole stock. Includes RRS Arca Rail, B&T Spigot Mount, AI AT 20 MOA High Action Rail, and 1 AI magazine. Original owner fired 40 rounds through it. Decided to get a 6.5 barrel for my AXMC to consolidate. Selling everything as a package not looking to part anything out.

Asking $4100 shipped from my FFL to your FFL. Payment via discrete P/P F+F or Zelle. Will not ship to restricted states. First I'll take it wins. Not interested in trades. Can meet FTF in Vegas at my FFL.

MK12 MOD H URX upper: colt upper, bison mod H barrel, KAC URX 4, MK12 gas block, AEM break and mount, tool craft BCG, pri m84 gas buster. Previous owner never shot it, I put 100 rounds of MK262 through it and was getting sub MOA at 100yds. $1200 shipped NO TRADES.

I'm watching Pres. Trump's rally in Michigan. It is his first since the assassination attempt. It is indoors, but it looks like it's a pretty decent crowd.

Point being, for what it's worth, he did specifically mention that he would protect the 2nd amendment, as he usually does in all his other rallies.

So, hopefully, it is not forgotten.

We shall see.

Bought this less than two years ago. Less than 200 rounds through it. Only 20 through suppressor. Selling because my local range (Big Ivy) closed and I just don't shoot it.

Here's whats included in package:

AI AT-X 6.5 CM
NF ATACR 7-35x56 F1 Mil-XT
Spur 4602C Mount
Accu-Tac FC-5 G2 Bi-Pod
AT-X Hinge
4 Counter Weights
Full length Forend Bridge
SJC Titan Muzzle Break
MI Scope Level
2 Magazines
Pelican 1750 Case wit custom cut new foam inserts
Bugholes Bag Rider
160 Rds. Ammo
Original NF Scope Box

SUPPRESSOR NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SALE

If you live in NC and have a CCP we could do a FTF transaction. If out of state, I will ship to your FFL.

$9600 shipped
$9500 FTF

Brand new never used A&D fx-120i scale. 525 shipped PayPal f&f.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Saturday that it had struck the “Houthi terrorist regime” in Yemen for the first time, launching a long-distance airstrike on the Al Hudaydah Port, targeting the origin of a drone that hit Israel Friday.
The attack came in response to a Houthi drone that reached Tel Aviv on Friday, killing one Israeli civilian and wounding eight others after slipping past Israeli air defenses due to what the IDF called “human error.”

Reports in Yemen emerged before Israel confirmed the attack. There were reports of casualties near the port.
In a statement, the IDF said:

A short while ago, IDF fighter jets struck military targets of the Houthi terrorist regime in the area of the Al Hudaydah Port in Yemen in response to the hundreds of attacks carried out against the State of Israel in recent months.
There are no changes in the Home Front Command defensive guidelines. In the case of a change to the guidelines, we will update the public accordingly.
Details to follow.

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Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who monitored the attack together with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from Israeli Air Force (IAF) headquarters, said that the attack had reached its target 2,000 kilometers away from Israel, and that the “fires that are burning now in Hudaydah” are being seen in “the entire Middle East,” a warning to enemies of Israel.
Iran is roughly the same distance away from Israel as Yemen.
Update: According to a press briefing by IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari on Saturday evening, the attack was carried out by fighter jets, not remotely, with pilots flying 1,700 kilometers and returning home safely.
Hagari said that Israel did not want a war with Yemen as a whole: “Yemen is a big country. Only a part of it is run by the Houthis.” He emphasized that the target was the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist regime, not the people of Yemen.
The name of the operation, he said, was “Operation Long Arm,” chosen to send a signal to Iran and other enemies.
Though Israel carried out the operation alone, Hagari said, it was the common international interest to stop the Houthi threat. He added that Israel was appealing to the nations of the world to stand together against the Houthis.
Hagari also posted video of the IAF conducting the attack.
The attack was carried out solely by Israeli forces, Hagari said, though the U.S. and other allies were reportedly informed afterwards.
Israel’s Army Radio said that Israel had destroyed both military targets and utilities that are used by the Houthis, such as fuel and electricity installations. The Times of Israel added that one of the goals of the attack was to disable the port through which Iran brings in weapons.
Israel’s security cabinet held an unusual emergency meeting on Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath, during the attack.
The Iran-backed Houthis have attacked Israel, without provocation, since the Hamas terror attacks of October 7. The two countries do not share a common border and have no reason for war other than Iran’s desire to destroy Israel.
There were over 200 Houthi attacks on Israel before Friday, and Israel did not respond to any of them, under pressure from the U.S.
The Houthis have also choked international shipping through the Red Sea by attacking vessels that pass through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. The Biden administration’s Operation Prosperity Guardian has focused on defensive actions that have, thus far, failed to deter the Houthis or the Iranians.
Israel’s Army Radio pointed out that Israel’s attack would be particularly noteworthy because it had succeeded in hitting core Houthi infrastructure where others — including neighboring Saudi Arabia — had failed thus far.
President Biden removed the Houthis from a list of terrorist organizations upon reaching office — reversing an action taken by President Donald Trump — and waited years before putting them on a terrorist list again, despite their attacks on Saudi Arabia and Israel.


FJB!

Is anyone making a Ti TBAC CB mount? I’m using an ultra 5 on a lightweight backcountry rig and it seems silly that the mount alone weighs half as much as the can. I’d gladly buy a Ti mount to shave off another ounce or so.

Single Dies only, not a set
Forester Ultra Seating Die- 260rem - $60
Forestor Ultra Seating Die - 6.5x47 - $60
Whidden Click Full Length - 260Rem - $70
Hornady modified case 260- $10
Hornady modified case 6.5x47- $10
Redding 6.5x47 FL Bushing Die

Die Sets:
RCBS 260Rem Neck Die Set


Shouldered Barrel : GAP Chambered 6.5x47 Bartlein 26”, MTU, 5/8x24, for TL3, Graphite Black, 400 rounds; can include 300 pieces of Peterson Brass for a little extra- $500

Hi all,

About to get a cgs hyperion for my first silencer. I was looking at the manual and saw two paragraphs stating "Prior to use, ensure all taper shoulders are clean,threads are greased" and "If you experience loosening of threaded joints during shooting it is recommended to degrease the threads and use a quality threadlocker such as Vibra-Tite 123 andreasonably increase torque value."
My questions are
1. would copper anti seize or ceramic brake lube work as grease from the stuff I use on cars.
2. Would using threadlocker cause the silencer hard to take off for transportation If I plan to take it off after shooting.
3. What's your routine for direct mount silencers

Appreciate in advance