Bored waiting for the fire to turn into coals so I can burn some meat, cruising the new member forum. Three different new members over the course of the last week:

Member 1 - Hi everyone, I’m excited with all activities seen here. Thanks for having me.

Member 2 - As the title says, I’m happy with all the activities seen here. Hoping to see more and learn from it. Have a great day, thank you

Member 3 - As the title says, I’m new here. Looking forward to activities done here. Thank you.

Wording choice sticks out like a sore thumb. Scammers, Chy-na, glowies or am I just going full Qnon as I get older?

Let me start by saying I've removed several barrels from different actions in the past, but this barrel is stuck on whole different level.
I will call the gunsmith in morning but hoping for some feedback. I've worked on this thing all day and watched many a youtube video hoping to get barrel off. I won't mention smith, hoping this is some issue on me not them.
Action is a defiance tenacity, barrel is bartlein 26" MTU contour. I bought new, rifle was built for me, this was first barrel. I will give details of all I have tried below but have a quick questions first. I had rifle cerakoted. If action and barrel were done together while installed would this case a big issue getting them apart?

I have a wheeler barrel vise with oak shims, used it about 10 times on various swaps of different rifles, never a problem. I have both the wheeler action wrench and defiance action wrench. I started with defiance, thinking this would be an easy job.
Removed action from stock, initially left scope mounted since I didn't think it would a big deal. Put barreled action in vise, then used defiance action wrench to attempt to loosen action. It wouldn't budge. I switched from a 13/16 open end wrench to socket and breaker bar. Still wouldn't budge. I tried tapping the end of bar with a rubber mallet. Nothing. Now I'm getting worried about my expensive scope so I remove it. Then I return to breaker bar with defiance action wrench and more weight. At this point the barrel moves in the vise, not the action. I tighten the vise, at point of high pressure applied barrel spins again. At this point the oak shims are burnt from friction. They have turned a dark brown and are smooth as glass.
I loosen vise and remove barrel. I remove shims, use a file to roughen the wood, break glazing. I also go get the wheeler action wrench, which is an absolute tank but also not nearly as well engineered as the defiance so in the hopes of not marking my action in any way I wanted to avoid using. I put barrel back in vise, tighten wood shims and barrel in vise as hard as I can make it go. I use wheels action wrench. Nothing. As I apply more and more weight the barrel starts to spin in vise again. I re-tighten. I use rubber mallet. Nothing.
Now I watch a youtube guy giving solution for stuck barrels. I add heat. I used a propane torch to heat up the action and barrel. I'm careful not to go overboard. I definitely don't apply too much heat kept temp under 250. I try wheeler wrench with a rubber mallet. Nothing. As I really give it a good whack the barrel spins again, not separating from action.
So now I'm pissed and a couple hours in to this project. I decide, fuck it, the barrel is toast (3200 rounds 6gt), I will just put naked barrel in my regular vise because I don't give a shit if it gets all scarred. Still nothing! When I throw all my weight on it, barrel moves in my regular heavy vise.
I'm at a total loss on what to do. I will call smith tomorrow and probably ship it back the them. But if someone has an idea I would welcome it.
Thanks in advance......I think

Up for sale is a Bergara B14R carbon barreled action and a XLR Industries Element 4.0 chassis. I am also listing the Vortex Strike Eagle 5-25x56 MRAD with vortex flip covers. Includes everything from the factory supplied by Vortex. It’s been wrapped since day one. No marks that I am aware of. When I take apart the rifle I will look for scope ring marks.

The Bergara B14R with 30 MOA scope base. Price is $600 with 3 magazines manufactured by Bergara. Factory trigger will be included

Next is the Vortex strike Eagle 5-25X56 scope. Like new condition with vortex factory flip covers. Also included is a Vortex bubble level 34mm Price is $550 OBO

XLR 34mm medium rings are $50

Lastly is the XLR industries Element 4.0 chassis here is everything included from the order and specs. The price is $550 for everything listed here

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  1 x M-LOK™ Picatinny Rail - 4.5" 11 Slot for $25.00 each
• 
  1 x Adjustable Thumb Rest for $55.00 each
• 1 x Element 4.0 Chassis for $667.00 each
  Action:Remington 700 SA (clones)
  Right-hand or Left-hand Bolt?:Ambidextrous
  Chassis Color:Anodized Black (+$0)
  Buttstock:TR-2 (+$250)
  Buttstock Color:Anodized Black (+$0)r
  Grip:Ergo (+$42)
  Side-Folding Buttstock Adapter:None - Fixed Stock

Payment can be supplied by check (10 business days to clear), Zelle or PP FF or PP plus 3%

Please feel free to DM me with any questions or any offers. Low balls will be ignored. I can provide additional pictures if necessary. I can ship next day or following for everything except the barreled action. I will sending that through my FFL so please allow a little extra time for that. The rifle shoots great with SK Rifle Match and SK standard.

Selling a Leupold MK5 5-25x56 PR2 that I purchased new for a future project. It is new in the box with new 35mm MK4 high rings. Asking. $1,850 shipped for all.

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This poor cop had his rights violated by the criminal. How dare he operate a window without permission from an agent of the state. How dare the father watch 30 feet away and interfere by peaceful observation of his criminal son being arrested for Glasticular Operations of Automatic Device Without State Agent Permission. May god have mercy on this crime family operation of fully automatic windo devices. I’m glad these brave officers are out here keeping trash like this off the streets.

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I bet their grappling skills played a role in survival:

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Drop trousers, bend over, back up rapidly, cause youre gonna get fucked. Theyre talking about cutting SS and Medicare, which I bought an paid for for 50 years.

Fuck them all.

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Ok...I admit...I think the new rage of making a lever gun "tacti-cool" is..well...cool.

I had an old Marlin 336 in 30-30 that was literally collecting rust. I have not shot it in over 30 years.

Then my friend Chad of Chisel Machining started making stocks for the Marlin and Henry rifles so that sealed the deal.

Now there are many shops turning out really nice lever builds.
But I really did not want put $1500+ plus a 4-6 month wait into a rig that was just going to be for fun.

So I gathered parts and contacted my good friend Mike at The Cartridge Family to do the gunsmithing.

He shortened the barrel to 14 1/2" and then pined, welded, and blended the brake to make 16.2" barrel length.
Slicked up the action. Instalked a Ranger Point trigger and big loop lever.

The Cerakote was also done locally in Magpul OD green.

Topped it with a Leupold VX6 I had laying around.

Here is how it turned out.

I made an observation about a month ago, and have been paying attention since then. When an election was coming up, there would be political signs in people's yards EVERYWHERE.

For this upcoming mid term election, I'm not seeing very many at all. Maybe folks are getting to the point where they are just saying fuck it, it ain't worth voting, because there isn't anyone worth voting FOR.

Are you noticing the same thing where you live?

Daughter came back from a few months in Hawaii (68W/Combat Medic), and we've decided to do an island Thanksgiving. I'm going to spit-roast a succulent pig.

Kind of random question to post here, and I've already done a ton of research, plus spoken to the butchers that could source the pig. Just wondered if anyone here has done this and had any tips, specifically around seasoning the cavity and skin, and lbs/person for the pig itself.

Just a heads-up gentleman after several in-depth conversations with Terry Cross of KMW we are seriously considering doing a collaboration of a rifle project together. With our combined expert experience of over 75 years of building thousands of platforms we are thinking of doing a Tac Ops / KMW rifle and doing a run of 10 to 20 platforms. After careful consideration with our combined experience, we are thinking of guaranteeing the platforms to shoot 1/8 MOA with factory ammo. I will be doing some of the work here and Terry will be stepping inn and deploying his expertise as well. If we move forward with this project, they will be built based off of Terry’s stock design. The rifles will have the traditional Tac Ops Green & Black color pattern with our textured look / feel. We are still discussing several factors of the possible build and the name we came up with would be KM-OPS 51.

If we decide to move forward, we will launch a new thread and state all the specs of the build…

Thank you for your time

Mike R.

Have a like new, under 1 hr of use PVS-14. L3 unfilmed white phosphor, 2909 FOM. The cleanest/least amount of FPN I've seen. Just a really nice tube with super specs AND squeaky clean cosmetically. $4500, Buyer pays actual shipping charges. Will accept paypal F&F, zelle, USPS MO, and/or check (ship when clear)

Tube Specs:
FOM: 2902
SnR: 40.4
LP/mm: 72
Ebi: .7
Halo: .7

Guys that have used/trained with/own an M24 rifle, are you able to get a comfortable cheek weld with the standard stock and low rings or are do you find that you have to add a cheek pad of some kind?

Looking to build on an HS stock and they offer the standard stock and one with an adjustable cheekpiece but I would prefer to keep it looking as close to original as possible.

LNIB strike eagle with MKM caps, ard, throw lever, and scope coat. Was mounted but never used or taken out of the safe. Mount is like new as well, can be purchased with scope or separate.

$200 for arc mbrace
$550 for scope without mount
$750 for all

Pp ff or cover the fee on your end.

I remember when that much weed would have gotten you locked up and lost for 30 years. Hell, I remember a black guy in Texas who got 50 years for a couple joints. I bet the driver is safely back in Mexico by now.

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One bourbon, one major brown, one charcoal grey, one verde camo.
All washed once and worn once, never fielded just around the house. Too big. No returns after wash so my loss your gain. All 4 pairs for $450 shipped.

Just after some feedback from users of the 375 Cheytac ...what round count , barrel life have you achieved?

I currently am using a Desert tech HTI with the factory LW barrel....

I am hearing figures from as little 450 rounds to as much as 2000 rounds...??

Any feedback appreciated..

thanks.

American families have lost $6,000 in annual wages thanks to President Joe Biden’s soaring inflation, a Heritage Foundation study revealed over the weekend.

The loss in wages represents a $1,800 increase from September, when American families had lost $4,200 in annual wages under Biden.

“People are just absolutely being crushed,” Heritage fellow E.J. Antoni told Fox Business. “It’s not the price of caviar and yachts that are driving these numbers. It’s necessities, it’s staples. It’s things like eggs, milk, flour, soup. These are things that are up 20 or 30 percent year-over-year.”

“All of those additional costs are now creeping into the rest of the economy, essentially,” Antoni added. “I really don’t see much good news any anywhere I look, unfortunately.”

Inflation is at record highs despite Biden’s attempt to reduce inflation through the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act,” which some experts say was not intended to reduce soaring costs. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in September rose 8.2 percent compared to a year earlier. Compared to a month ago, prices were up 0.4 percent, twice what forecasters had expected.
“Inflation was 1.4% when Biden took office — it was essentially non-existent,” Antoni continued. “And somehow, in just 18 months, he ran it up to over 9%. Again, it really is like these people live in a fantasy world. It’s mind-boggling.”
The loss in real wages comes as Democrats are trying to retain control of the Senate with just 22 days until election day. Democrats must make the case why they should remain in power.
“If Republicans win, inflation’s going to get worse. It’s that simple,” Biden claimed in Los Angeles on Thursday about the number one issue in every Senate battleground state. (SIMPLE THINGS FOR SIMPLE MINDS!!)
According to recent polling, 67 percent of voters in Senate battleground states are dissatisfied with the direction of the nation after nearly two years of Democrats controlling the administrative state, legislative branch, and executive branch of the federal government. Only an average of 23 percent of voters in Senate swing states say the nation is headed in the correct direction.
The polling indicates the midterm election could be a referendum on Democrats and their massive spending and war on American energy. Both issues have fueled soaring costs.
A recent poll found 66 percent of independents believe Biden has “somewhat” or “strongly” mismanaged the economy. Only 27 percent of independents approve of Biden’s management.

Up for sale is a Athlon Cronus BTR Gen 2 APRS1 Mil Reticle scope in very good condition.

Includes MKM Scope Throw Lever and MKM Parallax Adjustment Wheel. Will come in its original box along with the manual. I used for one NRL22 season (hence the scuff on the side of the scope. I pushed it against the side of a ladder on a stage, but I have never dropped the scope or banged it on anything). I'm getting rid of it because I no longer need it.

$1000 shipped to the lower 48. I accept Zelle and PayPal F&F. Not interested in trades.

So... just found out that my sister-in-law hit and killed this mountain lion about a mile from my house last night.

Pretty new at this but bought a rifle for long distance shooting this spring. Have had a heck of a time with it trying to sight in. Go through boxes of ammo every time I go to range just to get it zeroed in at 100 Meters. Been suspicious since I bought it that zero is moving around. Finally had an incident today that makes me suspicious of the scope being a dud.

Took a shot at a moose after zeroing in rifle last week with new MDT rings. Didn't appear to even come close to hitting it. Went to end of a road and checked zero at 100 meters shooting at pop cans and I had to adjust up 22.4 mil radians! Rings didn't move since zeroing last week, I am baffled and lost confidence in my equipment.

What would cause this? Has this even ever happened on a level this severe to anyone else? I'm debating sending the scope back to Vortex to be looked at. I am assuming to be out by this much by the rail, the rings or the scope moving, you would see some very obvious visual signs. There is nothing to indicate that any of these are moving around. Any suggestions because I am stumped on this one, and rifle has been very accurate once zeroed in.

For reference, It is a Tikka T3X Tac A-1 rifle with factory 0 moa rail. MDT rings and the Vortex Razor HD Gen 2 scope. Ammo I have shot through it has been quite varied as it has been difficult to find, but generally I have been shooting 140-147 grain Nosler, Hornady, or Barnes. Regardless of powder differences and BC of the ammo used, 22.4 mills out should never be a possibility at 100 meters, I was thinking more along the lines of maybe 0.5 mills out.

SOLD


Mixed 6.5 Creedmoor brass

1x fired - Hornady, Winchester, Nosler, etc.

All LRP

600+ pieces

$125 shipped