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Benders little buddy arrested ?

I bets it’s more trey gowdy chihuahua and it’s swept under the rug once people see the next shiny object



Regardless now that this money laundering scam has run its course , all the sheep will go along with banning non .gov crypto / digital currency
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Accessories Extra Gear Sale

I have a few items for Sale:

Wilson Full-Length Bushing Sizing Die - 6MM BRX - $65 EA

Wilson Full-Length Bushing Sizing Die - 6MM BRA - $75
Wilson Full-Length Bushing Sizing Die - 6MM Creedmoor - $75
NEW MagnetoSpeed Sporter Chronograph Kit - $150
Redding Competition Bullet Seating Die - 6MM Dasher - $125
Wilson Full-Length Bushing Sizing Die - 6MM XC II - $65
Redding Competition Bullet Seating Die - 6 XC - $125
NEW K&M Arbor Press with Standard Force Pack and 0.001" dial indicator - $165


Add $5 for shipping


PP F&F or you pay the fee's

Tikka T3 CTR. Did i bent the reciver threads?

Hi guys, so i know this miiight be a stupid question. But i cant seem to get peace of mind. Here goes:
I was trying to get my Tikka CTR in a custom stock. It was like, the recoil lug, or something else dident fit perfectly. I could not get the rifle all the way into the stock.
I pressed down with my right hand on the barrel ahead of the scope, and with the left hand i pressed dwon on the back of the reciver ( where you insert the bolt if the bolt have been taken out ) so that the back of the reciever would not lift from the stock when i pushed down on the barrel. The back end of the rifle was getting in the stock OK, it was the front end that would not go 100% in. I then tried to get the rifle to sit in the stock, by pushing down on the barrel with the right hand on the barrel. I thourgt it was just a tight fit, but it turns out the stock was out of spec. I used quite som force and weight to get the rifle in stock this way..

Can i have bent or damaged the the threads in the reciver this way? The rifle shoots fine groups, but i have experienced that poi goes a little up some times with no explanation, even when shooting on short distance like 60 yards from a bench. It also seems, that the rifle is a little more sensitive to barrel heat than i would expect from a semi heavy barrel.

I just cant stop wondering, if i could have damaged the threads in the reciver.

SOLD Hawkins M5 Oberndorf bottom metal and Wyatts extended 300 PRC Kit

For sale
  1. Hawkins precision M5 Oberndorf Bottom metal with Wyatts 300 PRC Kit with extended mag box and 300 PRC spring/follower. (used for 300 PRC and 300 win mag with no issues or adjustment needed). Allows for COAL 3.830". $220 Shipped TYD
  2. Giraud cutter head (currently setup for .30 cal, but can be adjusted to any caliber). $45 shipped TYD
  3. L.E. Wilson Adjustable case gage 300 win mag. $25 Shipped TYD
  4. Forster Belted magnum headspace gauges Go and No-Go. $50 shipped TYD.
If you have any questions feel free to ask.

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Firearms Custom 243 Rifle SOLD!

Looking to sell my custom 243 rifle I have. I would like to sell it together as a package. It has 50 rounds total down it and shoots very accurate already.


Specs:
Rem 700 Short Action (was new)
Timney trigger
KRG X-Ray with Spigget
26” Criterian 1-7tw 243 win Barrel
20 moa base


Reloading stuff:
100pcs new brass
50pcs 1x fired brass
Redding 3 die set
Couple hundred match bullets (JLK, DTACS and others).

SOLD

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Optics SOLD NIB Burris XTRIII 3.3 - 18 Non-illum SCR MIL

Burris XTR III 3.3-18x50 scr mil reticle, non illuminated. Purchased new in Nov 22. Never mounted, brand new condition..100% perfect. Comes w/ $100 in extras...burris throw lever and vortex low pro bubble level. Sold pet project rifle before mounting and this is too heavy to go on any of my hunting rifles. Never taken outside the house. Last run of Japanese glass American made burris scopes. $780 shipped/insured lower 48, thanks!!!

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The Dark Mile

Video at the bottom of the article.​

Friday Night Lights: The Dark Mile – Shooting A Mile At Night​





  1. Friday Night Lights: The Dark Mile – Shooting A Mile At Night​

    Posted 3 days ago in Editorial, Friday Night Lights by Nicholas C with 22 Comments
    Tags: Long Range, One Mile Shot, thermal

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    Welcome back FNL fans. What did you think about the East Coast Night Shoot? Are you thinking about going next year? If you are a fan of night vision and you want to check out some really cool gear, then it is the place to be. This week I am proud to share with you a milestone that my friends and I have achieved. We have successfully hit a target a mile away in the dark. The Dark Mile took multiple devices to make it happen and it was something we have been striving to do for a number of years.
    Tech Used For The Dark Mile @ TFB:Just over three years ago my friends Vic, Kythe and I tried to shoot a mile at night. We had just gotten a PVS-27 and Vic had his PVS-26. I had a variety of powerful illuminators and I ignorantly thought that would be enough. How wrong we were.
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    Below is Vic trying to hit the mile with his .260 Remington rifle, three years ago.
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    I had a number of illuminators. One was a 1,000mW laser but it was too bright. I even tried the Ace Beam W30 LEP flashlight. Both could illuminate the mile target and since the target was painted white it stands out against the darker background. However, both the IR illuminator and LEP flashlight were too bright. They wash out almost all the detail. We could not see where Vic’s rounds were landing so he could not make corrections to his aiming point.
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    The Dark Mile Achieved​

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    Kevin’s AXSR in .300 NM
    In order to successfully hit a mile my friend’s brought out the big guns. Kevin acquired an Accuracy International AXSR in .300 NM. The gun and caliber are good to a mile but the challenge is seeing that far for the Dark Mile. Kevin used his Voodoo-M. If you recall I posted pictures of it in my UTC-XII review. Here is the photo below to refresh your memory.
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    Voodoo-M on the left next to twin UTC-XII.
    It was Kevin who successfully hit the steel in my 1250-yard article. He used his 6.5 Creedmoor rifle for that shot with the Voodoo-M as a thermal clip-on. Below is a screenshot from the Dark Mile, pulled from Kevin’s DVR that he has hooked up to the Voodoo-M. This is what he saw when looking through his scope of course without any magnification or reticle. Just the raw thermal image.
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    The black dot is the Dark Mile target. Our friends Kythe and Ki went out and heated up the steel target with propane torches so it could show up easier in the Voodoo-M. The Voodoo-M is a LWIR thermal clip-on.
    heating up the dark mile steel target

    The circle is 18″ wide while the square is 36″ wide.
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    Vic brought out his Desert Tech SRS in .338 LM and we mounted my white phosphor PVS-27 which was retubed by SureShot Night Vision.
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    Here is a screenshot from Kevin’s iPhone filming through his tricked-out spotting scope. The faint pale blob above the reticle is the Dark Mile target.
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    We used Kevin’s RaidX to designate the target so Vic had something to aim at. There was little to no moon that night so it was challenging to see with the PVS-27 without the aid of the laser. Seeing the target in your sight picture is only part of the equation to successfully make a hit for the Dark Mile. If you recall when we tried this three years ago, seeing the target was not the problem. Seeing our misses so we could correct and make the hit was impossible. That was until now.
    Vectronix LRTV to the rescue! If you recall I wrote about the JIM LR aka LRTV. Well, I acquired a second unit and this one came with the 2x focal magnifier. The new LRTV is still only 320×240 resolution but the afocal magnifier is a true superpower.
    Here is a video clip from the last FNL. the LRTV with magnifier looking at a steel target array 700 yards away and 5.56 hitting the steel.

    While this was impressive, I had my doubts about seeing a bullet flying out to a mile. I have only been able to see bullets out to 800 yards. And while I can see the bullet’s trace, it disappears pretty quickly. One aspect of the Dark Mile and the LRTV that I did not know at the time was if the bullet has enough heat out to a mile? Was the friction through the air enough to keep the bullet hot enough to see it?
    Well, I am happy to say I was wrong. The LRTV with magnifier is the “Eye of Sauron” that Garand Thumb mentions in his video.
    Here is the video of us shooting the Dark Mile.

    You can clearly see the fragmentation and ricochet of the bullet. I was a little disappointed that we could not see the bullet itself as it lands. I am not sure if the bullet is cold or not. But it clearly shows up when it ricochets. But that could be heat imparted into the bullet as it crashes into the dirt, rocks or steel. Regardless, the LRTV with a focal magnifier was able to see dirt kick up from the misses and we could tell the shooter where they landed. Vic managed to hit the steel on his second shot with his .338 Lapua Magnum!
    Earlier in the day, Kevin was getting dope on his .300 NM and he shot the furthest he has ever shot. He hit the 2200-yard steel target. Click here to see a video clip. The LRTV happened to be pointed at the target and it was recording while Vic and I nerded out over the LRTV. If you pay close attention you can see the hit and fragmentation of the .300 NM on the target.

    Final Thoughts On The Dark Mile​

    Shooting out to a mile is an achievement all on its own but shooting a mile in the dark is a seriously complicated challenge. You need to see where you are hitting/missing so you can correct and make the hit on target. Without that crucial feedback, you are just blindly shooting in the dark. At last, we can shoot in the dark but now we are no longer blind. The Vectronix LRTV with focal magnifier is on a whole other level. This unit is over a decade old and is only 320×240 resolution! This shows you how powerful cooled thermal (MWIR) really is. I cannot imagine how much better a 640-resolution LRTV would be with the same magnifier.
    Next up we plan to try shooting 2200 yards in the dark but this time we won’t heat up the steel target. Instead, we will use night vision for the shooter and designate the target with IR lasers. We have some ideas about illumination and will be testing various lasers to see if it makes a difference for the shooters. But we will definitely be relying on the LRTV and magnifier to help spot that far.
    Nicholas C

    Nicholas C

    Steadicam Gun Operator
    Night Vision & Thermal Aficionado
    Flashlight/Laser Enthusiast
    USPSA competitor
    Any questions please email him at [email protected]

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Where are we at with ATF banning braces?

I'd like to form1 my PCC and get rid of the brace on my PCC, if the AFT wants us to register them doesn't that have something to do with form1? I'm just trying to get a free tax stamp outta this honestly. Not sure if that's possible just heard it being discussed before, maybe I'm way off the mark here? Wasn't the AFT supposed to come out saying something by years end?

SOLD (SOLD) SCAR 17S NRCH

Have a lightly used SCAR 17S NRCH - Bought this about a year ago and barely use it. Has tons of upgrades (listed) and still has all the original parts if you want to switch it back to stock. Will sell/ship in the original box.

Upgrades:
  • MREX M-LOK MKII rail
  • Super SCAR Geissele trigger
  • Radian ambi safety
  • Mototech Engineering SCARburator Gen3
  • Mototech Engineering buffer pad
  • PMM Magpul SCAR grip
  • DeadAir SCAR FH

Will ship to your FFL - $3,000 + shipping, or FTF in Austin, TX SOLD

SOLD Mpa chassis ba hybrid Remington 700 sa

Mpa chassis I purchased from another member but decided to go a different route.
$515 comes with everything pictured. This thing is not pretty cosmetically nothing wrong just needs new cerakote.

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  • Poll
6.5 Creedmoor Twist Rate Experiences

Whats your twist rate?

  • 1:8

    Votes: 71 67.6%
  • 1:7.5

    Votes: 22 21.0%
  • 1:7

    Votes: 8 7.6%
  • Faster than 1:7

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Slower than 1:8

    Votes: 1 1.0%
  • Gain-Twist

    Votes: 3 2.9%

What has your experience been with twist rates on a 6.5 Creedmoor outside of the standard 1:8?

Have you installed a 1:7, 1:7.5, etc and seen a noticeable difference? Gain twist maybe? Would you do it again or change to another/different twist rate.

I'll be installing a new barrel on a Bergara Premier action and looking to see whats been everyone's experience with differing rates.

Thanks!

Firearms TS Customs rifles

Rifle 1—Lone Leak Fuzion TI. 7 SAUM. Rifle has 340 rounds down the barrel. Has a 24” benchmark carbon with TS Customs Ghost Brake and pic rail. Stock is a McMillan A5 adjustable with edge fill.

I will include 82 rounds of loaded ammo from Clays Custom Cartridge as well as 118 brass and 200——berger 175 grain elite hunter bullets

4600 obo


Rifle 2–impact short action-45cal muzzleloader that sits in a McMillan stock. Has a 24” arrowhead carbon barrel and a muzzle break

I will include the NSR bullets/and ignition modules

3250 obo

I have attached pics but for more information either PM me or 701-seven39-3130
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Left Hand Sale 2 new actions for sale

Bought these two actions for future builds but think I’m gonna pass on the builds for now so wanna re-home them…

Pierce engineering shadow long action mag bolt face. 1150

Defiance ruckus long action lapua bolt face. 1350

Both new in box

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IL HB5855 - AWB, 10 round mags

I'm surprised it took this long to happen, but it looks as if the Illinois domino is going to fall. Illinois has introduced HB5855 it's version of the "Assault Weapon Ban. The bill would make it a class 3 or class 2 felony to manufacture, sell, deliver or purchase "assault weapons" or .50 cal rifles.

They will permit you to keep what guns you have providing you, within 300 days of the bill becoming law, register your firearms by providing the affiant's name date of birth, FOID (gun card) number, make, model serial number of the "weapon," proof of a locking mechanism that properly fits the weapon and pay $25. Can only transfer them to heirs or someone out of state, or an FFL, providing you properly tattle on the new owner within 10 days of the transfer.

The bill bans magazines larger than 10 rounds. No grandfathering. Class 3 or class 2 felony. Additionally, the bill bans "assault weapon attachments," which the bill describes as anything that can convert a non-assault weapon into an "assault weapon."

There are the usual carve-outs for LE, .mil, nuclear plant security personnel, prison guards and a few others.

Some other goodies in there as well, but these are the highlights.