Hey all. I want to ask for some advice here. Let me give some background:

I own a few thousand acre ranch here in central TX. Have targets out to 1.5mile. I’m an FFL/SOT licensee. Avid shooter as a hobby. I have a ton of builds but usually find myself shooting a stock bergara 6.5CM or Christensen arms 6.5PRC. I consider myself a decent shooter. I put in the time to learn. Both guns shoot sub moa. Inside 1000k yards, either weapon is no problem to land shots on a 12x18 steal target. However, once I reach out to 1250 and beyond, it is much tougher to hit. Mile is almost impossible. I attribute that to my skill first, also my range sits W to E and ALWAYS get a good crosswind of 5-20mph. I don’t reload (yet) but the ammo I shoot usually prints single digit variance in FPS, plus I buy at wholesale so im good with it. I LIKE the recoil of the 6.5. Just makes it fun to shoot. I shoot daily.

I’m going down the rabbit hole of building a good PRS rifle and REALLY curious what caliber to build. Really this would be to reach out beyond 1000 yards and at the same time, not rip my face off shooting a ton of rounds. Most everything I shoot is suppressed. I’m prolly gonna go the MDT Elite Chassis. But again, I am stuck on caliber. I see all this 6mm-6GT etc BUT I assume im gonna struggle with wind still with that light of bullet, hence thinking more like a 300NM. But that I just my limited research so far. I follow this thread religiously and y’all tend to nail it……so I figure I would ask y’all!

Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thank you. Tim

Manners TCS in saltwater camo. Remington short action, gen 2 mini chassis, area 419 weighted rail, extra butt weight, sikes rail and clutch. $1500 shipped.

My oldest son asked about rifle shooting at longer ranges over the 4th weekend while we all took a couple days off work. I have been away from shooting longer range for years now. My eye have a disorder and seeing 3 targets from 1 makes them hard to hit. I did buy a scope a while ago hoping to get back into it as eye contact technology is improving to help my sight. Still not great. I have not even gotten a good zero on the scope. Blew the dust off a few boxes of FGM 168 308 ammo, opened the safe, grabbed a few other things quick and set up on the flat bed. Had to ride side x side out and find the steel I have had set up. We walked in a few rounds at 735 yards and started hitting steel in the wind. It was a very relaxing. I forgot how much I enjoy it watching them call hits. Also asked about reloading. That is another rabbit hole to enjoy. We can work on that later I told him at 9pm when we quit. I am thinking I will open the safe for them and hope they catch the bug.

Waiting on a new 22 build that should be here next month so in the market for a scope. Currently running 2 Burris XTR3 and 3 XTR pros on my match rifles. I love the 1/4 mil reticles and pretty much everything about the scopes and they have been rock solid for me over the years.

Over the last 2 years age has started to catch up with me and my eyes are starting to go down hill. So my question to the group, are there any optics I can grab on the used market for around $2k that will be a decent step up in glass resolution and ability to cut the mirage?

I have looked through a few ZCO and they are a fairly large step up but I’m not willing to pay the price.

Mark 5’s I have looked through are not as good of glass as the pros I use to me.

Scopes I’m aware of that “might” be an improvement are rzr gen3, Theos, Zeiss S3??? I have not been able to look through any of those to compare so would like feedback there.

Also really like that the Burris has a pretty forgiving paralax setting, can usually set it and forget it for most stages and would like what ever I buy to be similar.

Open to other ideas as well unless it’s people jumping in to say stop being poor and buy a ZCO.

MDT Gen2 single pull CkyePod

I had the barricade stop milled off to lose some weight. It comes in at 1.292lbs.

$400 shipped

Nothing to gain personally but just sharing with the Hide. Colt is running a $100 rebate on most of their revolver line from 01 JUL to 31 AUG (details at the link above).

I get it- after you get over $1K, a $100 rebate doesn't seem to hold as much merit but the "part II" of this post is I've noticed a number of online sites are "sweetening" the deal with another discount on their usual price.

For my "Part III" - I personally took advantage of this deal by purchasing a Colt Kodiak 44 MAG from Sportsman's Warehouse of all places. I don't typically (aka seldom if ever) purchase from big box stores but SW had the Kodiak on sale, allowed me to stack an additional military discount, and on top of that I still have the $100 rebate. So (and we all have varying opinions of value for sure) I think I'm getting a bargain with this deal.

-LD

I'm looking for some suggestions in getting my yard up to snuff. As a backstory- the house was built in 2023 so the grass for the lawn was put down that fall.

Presently I'm mostly covered but still "patchy" in some areas where I go down to bare soil & grass (can post pictures if needed).

In the past year I've placed at least four bags of "weed & feed" down (2 bags each time)...



Back in April I also "over seeded" and put down something like 60lbs of grass seed. Something like this- specific to the region I'm living in.



Yet I'm not having much luck filling in these patches this year and I'm at my wits end. I put down more grass seed than reasonable and no sooner that I do it the next week the birds are having an orgy in my yard eating it all up.


One thing I haven't done (due to expense & logistics) is to commit to aerating the lawn prior to over seeding.

So moving into Autumn- my question to the Hide is (1) is this battle 'normal' for a 'new' lawn? (2) am I better off just throwing in the proverbial towel and hiring a company like Tru-Green to essentially do what I've been doing but with a business "guarantee"?

Anyone else gone through this frustration? I'd love a perfect/lush lawn (don't get me wrong) but it isn't vanity I'm chasing after as much as it takes me 3 hours to mow the yard with a push mower and it's absolute "hell on wheels" pushing the mower through the dirt patches & against the natural inclines of the yard. One section of the yard I'm all but ready to throw in the towel and just plant a hedge of roses or some sort of crap before pushing the mower against that incline gives me a literal heart attack.

-LD

Excellent condition rifle with less than 200rds through it.

Curtis Scout Action with 22lr conversion
Mullerworks 1.25” straight profile 25” 13tw barrel with EC v2 tuner
TriggerTech Diamond single stage trigger
2 mags with Hoz n Shield extensions

$1850 shipped

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I'm strangely ok with this....

The American two party system is in dire need of a disruption as I see it and I'm looking forward to seeing what Elon, our closets to a real-life Bond villain, can bring to the table.

Too early to tell whether I'm behind their platform but I'm comfortable in getting behind their disruption if nothing else.

Let's shake things up!

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SPF
Gemtech 5.56 Suppressed Bolt Carrier group
Only 10 rounds on it
$250 cash
$200 carrier only
$300 trade value

Trade for: +/- cash
16"-18” precision AR barrel mid length/
300prc dies, components
AICS 300 prc mag 3.850
Pri gen 3 12.5” handguard
5/8x25 keymo brake

1. LA AICS 2.0 chassis with FDE skins. Mk13 Mod 5 spec. Comes with Badger IMUNS (not “M” marked) and bipod (pictured). Chassis is in very good condition overall, some signs of previous paint and light use but very good for a mod 5 stock. $3750 shipped with IMUNS. SPF

2. Schmidt & Bender PSR scope, 5-25 PMII with T2 reticle. Comes with original special edition packaging and badge, S&B “demilled” the marking but they are still visible. Not too bad overall, and rest of the scope is in excellent condition. Comes with pictured Tenebraex caps as well. $4000 shipped. SOLD

All prices are shipped, I prefer UPS 2 day but can do FedEx or USPS as needed. Payment via PayPal F&F, Zelle, USPS MO, Venmo.

DM me with questions, etc! If you post in the add expect scammers to message you. If anyone messages you and they aren’t me well, they aren’t me. Happy to FaceTime/phone call, etc.

Trades I’d consider: S&B 3-12x50 PMII USMC or double turn turrets, mil, mildot or similar reticle. NXS 5.5-22x50 or 56, mildot reticle. Vortex razor HD Gen IIE 1-6. Eotech EXPS3-0 Tan. TT 3-15 Mil turrets.

Mk13 Mod 5 chassis:







5-25 PSR:



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Geissele 5.56 16” Superhbar Upper .812, Geissele lower with Geissele SSAE-X trigger, Radian Talon Safeties, Magpul K2 grip, Magpul DT-PR stock and Geissele/JP Ambi safety, Geissele H2 buffer/Spring and Huxwrx muzzle device.

Approx 40 rounds fired. Super Accurate with Hornady Black 223 75gr. Didn’t test anything else out of it. 5 shot group in pictures.

Upper only without lower $1100 shipped

Complete rifle $1800 shipped.

PayPal FF, Venmo or Zelle

Used ZCO 5-27x with mpct3x reticle, locking turret, 15 mil. This was on a Vudoo 22 so has not seen hard use. Something came up that I want to buy so I’m using this to leverage some funds. If the item I want sells prior I will pull the ad.

Hawkins 1.5” mount and sunshade are included

$3650 shipped. $3500 shipped for all

$3375 shipped without the mount.

Hawkins mount $200 shipped

Package deal is pending sale

These came with a scope I bought that was on consignment so I’m not sure of the history.

Throw lever and parallax spinner are some sort of burnt bronze patina. Not sure how it was achieved, but the spinner still has the numbers on it. $30 each or $50 for both.

Ranger Wrap is unused. $25

Black. New in box MDT XRS. With wood kit. REM 700SA rh

$SOLD shipped

I work with a great guy that served and was injured in Afghanistan. He is quiet, easy going and a much younger than I am. Occasionally we talk about guns.

Told him I was going to the range to celebrate the 4th. Asked if he join me as a guest. Took a couple MP5 clones, Beretta 92’s and A2 AR.

After warming up, this guy could shoot. He enjoyed the Beretta, shot the smallest steel targets with the suppressed AP5 and then we went to the rifle range.

Old people cheat. I set up a rifle rest on the bench. Three inch steel hanging from chains would be shot until it wrapped around the beam holding the targets. He would then shoot it off the beam and start again. The barrel and ODB were smoking.

A good day at the range.

I can't believe this salesman didn't recognize all the signs he was about to be stolen from!

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Say all the fatties after Trump trying to ban food stamp snacks. Rrreeeeeeeee!!!
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I have a Bat Igniter and run triggertech special in them and in that action those triggers dont seem as light pull weight as they should. I can put that same trigger in a arc nucleus and it breaks way lighter. Looking to upgrade to get a better pull and crisp feel. Seems like bix n andy is the best from reading. I shoot elr style matches krg nightforce and light class matches in 300 norma improved.

I've narrowed it down to bix n andy
Triggertech rough diamond
Timney hit or calvin elite

I haven't messed with any of those triggers so looking for insight.

This is my latest impulse purchase. I got it to hunt with just to try out the caliber but having to have a couple thousand dollars worth of work done to one of our cars so putting this on the chopping block. The rifle has 25 rounds on it And shoot under an inch with everything so far I have swapped out the factory trigger with a trigger tech, special single stage. The rifle also has the length of pull spacer kit. It’s very slick but sadly it is not a necessity. Rifle is being sold as it came from the factory in the factory hard case.

$1700 shipped.

Selling two Geissele 6mm 5r 7.5 twist cut rifled barrel blanks. 31” raw length

shipped each