- Built by Altus.
- Defiance Ruckus Tactical Action. (Black Nitride). (New Spring, Firing pin 12/2024).
- Foundation Genesis 2 Black Stock.
- Proof Comp Contour 6.5CM 26” F/L 1:8” Twist Barrel. (New 12/2024). (Black Nitride).
- T/T Diamond (Curved Shoe 2 stage) Trigger.
- Hawkins M5 Bottom metal.
- 21#’s as shown. (No Mags).
- (1) 10 and (1) 12 Round Accurate mags.
- 360 Precision weighted ARCA rail.
- APA Gen 3 Little Bastard Brake.
- ATS Competition Tuner. (Black Nitride).

• Not sold with Scope, Mount or MDT Level system.
• Shipped to your FFL. (Must receive from Individual). Insured.
• $3750. Cash, Check, M/O. (Shipped after Funds Received/Cleared ).

Who has one? how do you like? I used a friends today, worked great.

Shot a match with the owner of recoilx this past fall where he had one of his prototype units and it caught my interest. I had a chance to buy a unit this last week and took it up for some testing.

Overall it performs really well... obviously slight noise penalty but very effective. I felt like it was pretty close to the best of both worlds between shooting fully suppressed vs just a brake only.

I was able to stay on target in the glass through the full recoil off a few positions and can't wait to try it on a bigger 30 cal soon.

I was using a silencerco hybrid 46 with their 30 cal self timing brake.

On a gas gun 223 it had noticably less back pressure than just my front end cap alone which I thought was interesting.

Seems like a legit option for those of us with cans already vs buying something like the maverick straight up. I have been primarily shooting a tbac can but will probably run a can with a Recoilx brake on it this season.

Not affiliated in anyway with recoilx but I think the owner is a stand up guy from my interactions with him and I like supporting solid products from good folks.



@RecoilXBrakes

6.5 creed proof carbon barrel chambered by Altus. Less than 50 rounds fired 5/8-24 threads and 24” length. Switching calibers and it has only fired hornady factory ammo. For impact 737r/nbk $800

Primal Rights CPS- only used a couple times
One of the small primer feed tubes was bent during shipping to me, so I ordered a replacement. The original bent one is still serviceable, but you'll get both anyway.
It'll include the large and small primer shuttles, 2 large primer tubes, 2 small primer tubes (including the bent one), as well as a Lee shell holder set

**PENDING TRADE**
Asking 650 shipped
Please PM me to avoid scammers. Payment will be via venmo, zelle or PPFF with no comments

Possible trades/partial trades- berger 105 hybrids, ARC AICS mags, Henderson gen 3 trimmer

Hey guys if you know me I'm always researching in the National Archives for Marine Weapon info. I've been hitting the National Archives lately on the M40 series of rifles and I've been able to find a lot of new info on them.

One thing I have found at the National Archives (that I'm really excited about) is how to date M40A1's. So if you have a Return stock, if you give me the last four on the stock I can date it. Before anyone says anything, it is possible stocks were swapped, but this does not seem very likely by the docs. In seems rare a stock was swapped. But this case study will see if I am correct.

After seeing the post on the new run of smears and seeing all 50 stocks in one post, I thought this would be a lot of fun to do the same kind of post on the Return Stocks.

If you guys post your return stock (with a similar angle side shot as those below) I will take the photo, edit it, and then put it into this post in order. I just think it would be a lot of fun to put the stocks in order and see the change of McMillian over time. Like for instance they say the earliest were more green. We can now see if that is correct by charting it.

So to get this started, a few of the ones I've seen lately. If you have one, please add it to this post with the last four of the serial. If you want to be private, just message me the info and I can add it publically, or I will keep it private for my own research. Whichever you prefer.


June 1977



August 1977 (Skunk)


Sept 1977



Sept 1977 (Skunk)



March 1978 (tfont48)


Sept 1979



Painted Smear, Feb 1980



Oct 1980



Sept 1980 (Sniff, number only on buttplate, "Avail" written in the barrel channel)



Aug 1995 (only a partial pic)




Dec 1999



Jan 2000 Painted Woodland



May 2000 (Random Guy)



July 2001

Mdt 10 rd- sold

Mdt 12 rd- sold

Mdt br 12 rd - sold

Accumag 10 rd- sold

Ai 10 rd with binder plate- sold
$90 shipped for both

No your state laws.

What does a dirty silencer look like? I mean a silencer that really needs cleaning?

I have two silencers, and I have only used one so far: a Banish 22. I have probably run 200 Mini-mags through it. Someone somewhere told me it should be cleaned at around this point.

I opened it up, and I would guess there is around a tenth of a gram of crud in it. I looked at some sites describing the problems with dirty silencers, and they said one issue was the weight of the crud. Since there is nearly no crud in my silencer, my best guess is that I am nowhere near the point where it actually needs cleaning, so the real must-clean round figure is probably more like 20000 than 200.

But I don't really know.

I know this: CLR really does work without scrubbing. It knocked the carbon off my baffles with no effort. I got a jug, and I'm going to use it for silencers and nothing else. I'll soak the parts in it and pour it back in the jug, I'll reuse it until it quits working. I tried ammonia, citric acid, and Oxy-clean, and they did nothing. I haven't tried powdered brewery wash, which removes nearly anything, but it's expensive.

Either one of you degenerates drive by the house and kick me in the nuts repeatedly or help me find a 14mm x 1 RH thread protector for this abomination I have.

I figured this would wind up in the Pit, so I short cut the mods and it will be more entertaining for the masses

The years tick by.

Should ha d a toast for Frank for having the best shooting sight around

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Local police found him and beat the fuck out of him because - well because .

The rapid growth of AI data centers across the U.S. is not only straining power grids but also distorting the quality of electricity delivered to homes, threatening damage to appliances and increasing fire risks, according to an analysis performed by Bloomberg.
A recent report by Bloomberg claims that the explosive growth of artificial intelligence is putting an unprecedented strain on the U.S. power grid, and it’s not just about keeping the lights on. A new analysis by Bloomberg, using data from Whisker Labs and DC Byte, shows that the mushrooming of data centers to support AI is distorting the quality of electricity delivered to millions of homes across the country, especially in areas like Chicago and Northern Virginia’s “data center alley.”

The problem, known as “bad harmonics,” occurs when the normal flow of electricity in steady waves is disrupted, leading to erratic spikes and dips in voltage. Whisker Labs, which tracks power quality using roughly 1 million residential sensors, found that more than three-quarters of the worst-affected homes are within 50 miles of significant data center activity.
Sustained exposure to distorted power can cause home electronics to overheat, make motors in appliances like refrigerators and air conditioners to rattle, and over time, lead to billions in damages. But experts warn bad harmonics are just the tip of the iceberg, foreshadowing deeper problems engulfing the nation’s power infrastructure.

“Harmonics are a pretty good canary in the coal mine for early signs of stress and problems,” said Bob Marshall, CEO of Whisker Labs. Left unaddressed, power quality issues can snowball, causing voltage surges that spark fires or sudden sags that trigger blackouts.
The core of the crisis lies in the insatiable appetite of data centers, which can suck up 10,000 times more electricity than a single household. The U.S., which operates the most data centers globally, is projected to see a 16 percent surge in power demand over the next five years, triple last year’s estimate, largely driven by new data centers.
This is straining a grid already burdened by aging infrastructure, extreme weather, and the electrification of transportation and heating. Yet for decades, grid investment has lagged as electricity use remained largely flat — until now.
The fallout is apparent in Chicago, where over a third of sensors showed consistently high harmonic distortions, and in Northern Virginia, the global data center capital, where distortions exceeded acceptable industry limits in areas with facilities coming online or expanding.

While urban centers bear the brunt, the data center effect spans rural America too. Regardless of population density, Bloomberg’s analysis found sensors closer to data centers consistently picked up more distorted power than those farther away.
Experts say several culprits can be behind bad harmonics, from industrial machinery to renewable energy inverters. But the strong correlation between data center proximity and power quality erosion points to their outsized role.
Some remedies, like dedicated substations and power filtering equipment, are being deployed. But a key hurdle remains the lack of granular, house-by-house power quality monitoring by most utilities, due to prohibitive costs. Consequently, distortions ravaging home appliances often go unnoticed until they escalate.

“Embedded in your contract with your utility is the right to receive a certain quality of power,” said Hasala Dharmawardena of North American Electric Reliability Corp., which is studying data centers’ grid impacts. “We need to make sure we measure it, and that our consumers get the power quality that they deserve.”

Cheek piece
Scope cover
Hrd arca rail
Mag block
Savage 17 hmr mag
Throw lever
2 bolt knobs
2 accu tac pic rails
Armageddon bra for a schmedium
Front rest block for a sled
Mdt rear recoil pad
2 sunshades don't know to what
Short arca for manners lrh
1 misc pic rail

Sold for it all to cover shipping
Not splitting it up

Feel free to share your experiences.

I wonder if Maggie was a generous lover

Tag your friends, the chubby chasers.

I’m about to start interviewing GF candidates.

FS: Proof Stainless barrel for Terminus QC short action
6 GT
1:7.5 twist, 26"
Cerakoted graphite black
Only 674 rounds logged *SOLD PENDING FUNDS

Proof Stainless barrel for Terminus QC
6.5 Creedmoor
1:8 twist, cut down to 20"
Only 302 rounds logged *SOLD PENDING FUNDS

$340 shipped (each)

Venmo or Zelle preferred

Right hand vudoo gen 2, very clean well taking care of

22" bartlien mtu barrel 16 twist threaded muzzle , 1100 rounds on it, currently mounted on the action

18" ace mtu barrel 16 twist threaded muzzle 3500 rounds on it Comes with the ba, not separating it

Trigger tech Diamond single stage flat shoe

3 vudoo mags

Mdt gen1 acc 3 internal and 4 external wieghts ,short lop buttstock with dampners,
Thumbrest on both sides,bag rider ,obi grip
Seen some use, but not bad
22" barrel balances perfectly in this configuration

Almost 4 bricks of r50 available to buyer lot tested for the 22" barrel (additional cost)
See pic 100 yard group with r50

Scope available also but will be listed separately

Sold shipped conus to your ffl From me
Action, both barrels and mags
$2100

From me to your ffl

Okay we did a live on this topic as this is something we are looking at more and more. We already know we are going to higher rings. The AR15 world has going to higher Risers and now the bolt action world should follow. For a while now I have been taking about 1.375" to 1.55" as the rings I look for today. I don't go low, I stay high to keep my head up. Well saying this repeatedly has lead to Chris getting a 1" AR Riser for his bolt gun.


So this week I jumped in to look at this and felt it was better. My biggest concern was prone, and prone even for me was very comfortable.

I wanted to talk about this, today Chris and I jumped on a LIVE and recorded our thoughts.

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The graphic Chris drew is a touch light on the screen, so here is the image.


For reference:

Measurement for Chris was 7"
Measurement for Me was 5"
The Rifles averaged 3.75" with the Knights being the lowest at 2.75" scope over bore height.

This is a thought, an experiment, so we want to your opinions ... we know the immediate negatives what are some we might have missed ?

Just a guy who likes to shoot - don't compete or anything. Looking to upgrade from the Tikka CTR 24" 6.5 CM that I've had for the last 7-8 years. But I'm a dad with a teacher wife so budget is important...so options are listed in increasing level of cost. Priorities with this new rifle is a 20" barrel for a suppressor and just setting round count back to 0 since I think mine is nearing being shot out (could still sell for a few bucks to a hunter or someone who isn't gonna put a ton of rounds down it). Still shoots 1/2 MOA with handloads as of right now, but it's a mile long with my can on it.

1 - buy a Tikka 20" CTR and stick my Manners stock on it (boring but affordable - would probably cerakote the new gun so would cost a few bucks)
2 - put a Bartlein on my Tikka (around $1300 with fluting, cerakote, gunsmithing, etc.)
3 - sell the Tikka for around $900 and buy a Horizon Firearms Vandal X or Prime (seem to be around $2300-$2400 street price, so nearly the same as option 2)

Which would you guys do?

FS: KRG Bravo in Black
Rem 700 SA inlet
Includes Arca Rail, and two additional lop spacers not pictured (one weighted, one plastic)

*I installed a nutsert to run the KRG trigger finger rest. If you don't like it you can just unscrew it and remove it, but there will be a small hole there.

$240 shipped SOLD

Venmo or Zelle preferred

FS: Terminus Zeus QC Short Action
.308 Bolt Face
Right Hand
Only 976 rounds logged on this action

$1250 my FFL to yours. *Sold pending funds (again). If buyer backs out the next guy on the list will be contacted.

Zelle or Venmo preferred

Ok, so of all the different rabbit holes to dive into, this week’s chasm happens to be axe handles. I prefer a double bit for splitting wood and have always had one around that just worked. It swung well two handed and was kind of an arm extension for single handed kindlin’ splitting. Well a kid we have help out from time to time broke the handle and dammit if I can find a good replacement that feels right. The old one was already tossed out when I got around to looking for its replacement, so that easy button of just comparing it to available ones ain’t available. Hardware store store handles feel like complete garbage. Anyone have a favorite axe handle maker?
-an oddity-Just about every handle I see is hickory. Kinda remember the grain of the wood I pulled out of the head looking a bit like mahogany-

This is a two stamp setup. Transfers from me, on a Form 3, to your FFL/SOT of choice.

Brand new, stored in a safe after upgrading the bolt knob to the oversized, and adding an ARCA rail. Comes with all original parts and factory packaging.

$3,300 shipped.

Check, Wire, Zelle or CC + 3%.

Preston

PENDING

XM3 Clone Buildsheet: -
- Remington 700 "S" Action
- Action clip slotted trued/blueprinted with enlarged bolt knob
- OD McMillan A1-3 stock (glass/pillar bedded) with Badger EFR Mount
- 18.5" Hart Stainless Darpa (XM3) contour barrel, .308 Match chambered
- Surefire fa762ss flash hider
- Badger M4 Floorplate and Trigger Guard
- Badger 30moa Clip slotted mount
- All metal Cerakoted matte black
- Harris BRS bipod with pod-lock
- Eagle stock pack
- nightforce nxs 3.5-15 "NAV-SPEC" marked scope with nf rings
- Surefire FA762SS legacy suppressor with early generation latch collar (on form 4 in Ohio)

Looking for 10.5k > 10k > 9.5k shipped for everything. Only trades are cash heavy ones (LMT, KAC, 2011's)

*WILL NOT SPLIT UNLESS RIFLE SELLS FIRST*

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