As with many folks, Brownells screwed up my logon and can't figure out how to reset it. (They have my proper email address, etc.)

Is there anyone from Brownells on the 'Hide?

These guys are annoying the hell out of me with their lack of actual technical support...

I’ve stumped one customer service rep today, so I figured I’d dip my toes in this board and try as well. Thanks in advance if you’re able to follow me.

I’ve got a Remington 700 in .300 wm from right before their bankruptcy in 2013/14. The gun has frankly been a pain in the rear since it came into the family, but so have I, and I’m still around. It’s a cheapo SPS that came with a weird oem box magazine. In its original iteration, the gun shot well, but it kicked so hard my dad handed it off to me. In turn, I put it in the closet.

Recently, I switched a hogue over molded stock onto the rifle in an attempt to get some use out of it. It’s not the most popular stock, but it’s does make the gun significantly more shoot able. It’s also the only stock that will accept this magazine. However, at Hogue’s recommended torque I am getting significant signs of overpressure. I backed the action screws out as much as I was comfortable with, and the worst signs (stiff bolt, difficult extraction) have slacked off. I am still getting signs of overpressure around the primer strike. This puzzled the hogue rep.

The most glaring problem this new stock has is that it ejects the magazine after each shot. It took quite a bit of sanding and shaving the stock to get the magazine to even seat initially, but I am planning on taking a dremmel to the area around the magazine until I’ve got zero possibility of the stock itself releasing the magazine. It well could be that this is simply a failure of design - a new bottom metal wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world. I am wondering if this could be caused by overpressure, however.

I’m adding a picture of the fired primers, and if I am on the wrong track about anything, sorry!

I’m a new poster, so I appreciate any help!

TL;DR
Bankruptcy R700 overpressuring in an aftermarket stock, s%*+s itself after each shot.

Her stupudity and blatant bias are unbelievable

These "Influencers" and TikTok whack jobs are dropping like flies.

Stalkers, pedos, now murderers live on streaming...


Guess they are living the glam lifestyles they always wanted. Beats working at McDonalds and getting an education.

That is unless they get raped, murdered or otherwise destroyed for becoming Social Media stars.

Of course, for most of them, it's mommy and daddy who get all the money and are really selling their kid's booty online to get a bigger house.

Sad that as a society, this is what kids aspire to.

Sirhr

For your consideration I have a new unused McMillan A5 adjustable stock. Rem700 short action, right hand, factory barrel channel, m5 bottom metal inlet. No scratches or dings, in excellent condition. I just purchased this but I think I’m gonna go with the KMW route so this is already on the chopping block. Thanks for looking.

$650 shipped (No Trades)

If the pictures are not working well for you, send me a pm with your phone number. I can send pics through text. I’ll only conduct business with established members.


John

Looking at a Suppressor on the Thoroughbred Armament website. Says in stock though it’s been out of stock at most distributors. Safe bet that it’s instock? Are they legit/gtg?

Slightly used Kelbys Atlas Tac 308bf. Trigger comes with. 1000obo.

Up for sale a new in box and plastic wrap. Proof Carbon fiber .224 1-7 twist barrel blank. 4 groove and sendero contour. Nothing much to say other than I just decided I wasn’t going to build. These barrels are $899 most places you look. I will take $775 shipped in the lower 48. Thanks for looking. Message me with any other questions. No trades

Bag 'Em and Gag 'Em
Takes the fight right out of them. Surprises them and shuts them up, very disorienting, unable to effectively resist, safer for the officer, and keeps them out of the camera. Had this done to me in Special Forces, don't see a problem.

And, as an interesting sidenote, one of the SF missions is CSAR (Combat Search and Rescue). Back during the Cold War, we would likely rescue a downed pilot 300 plus miles inside occupied territory. We would then insert them into the "pipeline" with the underground to get them back to friendly lines. It was SOP to bag and gag the pilot until we could verify his identity. Back then, a very slow process. Team equipment included a finger print kit and a camera. We would use the Fingerprint Identification System and send the data back by burst communication. We could also take photo's and a physical copy of the fingerprints for pick up by aircraft.

Surprise Air Force! Believe me, I don't enjoy this, LOL.

If he was really lucky, he would get an "E" ticket ride of his life on an MC-130E with the Fulton STAR recovery system

CIA Pilatus Porter. We would suspend a package on a line strung between two poles and the Pilatus would use a hook to snag the line and the attached package. I trained with the CIA using this technique. The Pilatus would snag the line which was only about 15 feet above ground level.


Sorry no pictures.

Without warning CHAD, polished. 6.5 bore. 5/8x24. Freshly cleaned. $475 shipped

Brand new in box.

$450 obo shipped.

Comes with box, Tripod, Cable and Manuals.

Warning:
Do not post "I take it" in this thread. Imposters may reach out to you and attempt to steal your money. Please message me directly instead.

ZCO 527 MOA Very good condition. Light handling marks. Very small scuff on the bottom of objective bell. See pic. Scope was just back to ZCO on 10/23/24 for full inspection. Has not been out of the box since.
$2900 shipped.
PayPal F&F or Venmo gift.
No trades

I am working up some loads for a new rifle (22GT) and the chamber seems a bit tight. I am using a hornady OAL gauge like I always do to figure out what length to load at. I have done this on dozens of rifles and never experienced this before. While I can fit the modified case (that I bought from Alpha) or my new Alpha brass in the chamber all the way by hand it takes a lot of force and is fairly difficult to pull out. It can be inserted and removed by hand but barely. After trying this numerous times I can see the wear marks on the brass and it is uniform across the body. It iis not the neck or shoulder. Is this anything to be concerned about?

Likely moving to Heber City UT and was surprised to see that the closest long distance range was 1.5 hours away in Perry.

Also noticed that the only PRS matches are North Utah and Central Utah - both about 2-3 hours away from Heber.

For those familiar with the area, is there any long distance shooting or matches closer than that? Or is there at least BLM land that’s safe to put out a target 500-1000yds where there’s not people shooting around you?

I found out that my Bolt Action Rifle doesn't take the AICS mags and uses the AW mags instead. I have an Excellent Condition AI AICS 5 Round Steel Magazine that I don't need due to my Rifle takes AW mags, and I just picked up a 10 Round MagPul AICS Magazine that is Brand New and I do not need.

$45 Shipped for the Steel AI AICS Magazine.

$40 Shipped for the MagPul 10 Round AICS Mag.

Or I will go $75 Shipped if you take both of these magazines.

I bough the rifle used, and have put just over 300 rounds through it. Runs flawless, and shoots very well. Comes with greyboe ridgeback and vudoo dbm, Triggertech diamond flat, Factory 10rd mag, and 681 rds of Lapua center X.

Looking to get $1,800 shipped OBO for everything.

I'll try to make this short. I added a clamp-on muzzle brake to my RRA heavy bbl varmint gun. Before muzzle brake, rifle shot consistent 1/2 MOA groups. I noticed a gradual reduction in accuracy over the next 500 rounds to where I thought my bbl was wearing out. Bbl cleanliness good through life of bbl. Total 1500 rounds through 223 Wylde bbl. Bore scope indicated nothing wrong with lands and grooves to indicate wear using the Teslong 45 degree mirror (90 degree view angle). However, when the Teslong passed through the crown, I noticed a fuzziness at the crown. I changed to the 25 degree mirror on the Teslong, As I approached the crown, I could see very deep channels leading to the crown. Those channels were not visible with the 90 view. My bbl had a recessed crown. The brake fit tightly and squarely to the muzzle. I have come to the conclusion that the addition of the brake was causing gas-cutting on the crown. I pulled the brake off and re-crowned the muzzle with a target crown. The gun is now back to shooting 1/2 MOA. I highly recommend anyone using a clamp-on muzzle brake examine your crown with a borescope using an angle other than 90 degree view. Sorry, no pics.

One left - 6 Creedmoor Aftermarket Barrel for AI AX/AX308 - New - $350 Free Shipping

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Maybe I'm totally OCD, but it seems like I screw the pooch all the time on reloading. Can't quite get my shoulder bump right. Load too long, get pressure signs, just generally always fucking up (stoopid locking rings from the other night).

I'll watch videos and people get their .002 bump and I've never gotten that, and I can't even keep it consistent for some reason. I set it and then some are okay, some are not.

My 6GT is so damn short that even at 2.500 is was jammed into the lands and causing pressure spikes with 33.5 Grains of varget.

Maybe I'm just bitching out loud after a hard week in the reloading room, but it seems like I'm the only one who ever screws up. Example: ruined a perfectly good piece of brass by accidently smacking it off center into a mandrel.

Anyone else feel that or is everyone a smooth reloader and I should take up knitting?

What does it take to see a 22LR bullet in flight? I was shooting today at 200 and 300 yards and do not believe I saw any bullets. I know I've seen them in the past but did not see any today. Do I need better lighting, better scope or better eyes? Today it was overcast with a few quick showers shooting center x. Scope is a razor G3 6X36 on 36 power. The berms are grass and dirt, targets are smallish white steel. The 4 berms are 50, 100, 200 and 300

And much to my surprise. I shot a group at 200 before the rain started in pretty hard. Then shot another group. Same size same position. How is that possible? Rain drops don’t affect the bullets path or the bullets squeezed between every drop for 200 yards?

What’s better faster ? Not using mods. 45* or 1200 red dot on scope ?
50-200 yard ipscs