Hey guys, I've been scouring this and other forums for a week now trying to find an answer to this question and I could still use some guidance, so I apologize if I'm beating a dead horse.

I've dipped my toes into the precision game a few times over the years with gas guns and three different 700s in .308 and .30-06 and have a good bit of time behind Bergaras and a little on Tikkas. Got out of long range stuff due to not having anywhere to really shoot. Now I live in the big bear-filled Christmas tree farm out West and I'm looking to get back into it with a custom build .300 PRC for hunting and long range steel.

I see a lot of great info on various actions as far as feel and features (mostly in the context of competition/controlled conditions) but not much about general field reliability and robustness. I had pretty much made up my mind on the threaded Terminus Zeus LA , but while reading through a thread I saw a post about a highly regarded action from another manufacturer getting dirty and locking up the gun. It kinda gave me pause and now I'm wondering: What long actions are a good choice for a rifle that is liable to be lugged around, banged around on an ATV, get dirty, dropped, etc? I may be interested in competition in the future, but for now the primary goal is something thats durable, precise, and reliable under field conditions. It doesn't seem as simple as "Oh $1k+ they're all good" with this consideration.

Please share any insight on what to look for/avoid as i have NO experience with any non-factory actions. Thanks!

So... Jim is one of my best friends in the world. A guy with whom I would share my toothbrush circumstances warranted. We go back to far before I want to admit.

Jim was part of Det. A., Special Forces Berlin. His book on SF Berlin has topped the Amazon charts for military history/SF books off and on for several years.

His new book tells the story of Operation Eagle Claw (Iran Hostage Rescue) from the Tehran side. While Delta was moving in from Desert One, the folks from Berlin were already waiting in Tehran to handle... "Stuff."


His new book cleared the proper reviews after about a year. It is superb. I've read it and made a few notes... you know. From a marketing perspective. To help sales. Because, marketing.

If you want one of the great reads of 2024 when it comes out... preorder from Casemate. Sadly, no hardcover like Berlin. But we can work with a softcover to tell the story.

When it comes out, if anyone wants a signed bookplate, hit me up. I'll make it happen. Jim signs stuff.

If anyone wants to know the 'other side' of Desert One... well here ya go!

Cheers,

Sirhr

PS. Not affiliated with Casemate... Don't make anything off this. Not selling anything. But supporting a brother here. So... delete if you need to LL and Mods. Or not. I'd appreciate the 'not' side. But do what you have to do!

Japan’s Act on Promotion of Policy for Loneliness and Isolation went into effect on Monday, one year after Parliament enacted it.
The law identifies loneliness as “an issue for society as a whole” and tasks the government at all levels with providing support for lonely and isolated people.
The loneliness law was passed at the beginning of April 2023 as a response to the growing sense of isolation among Japanese citizens after the lockdowns and social distancing measures of the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic.
The effort to help lonely people will be spearheaded by a task force led by the prime minister, currently Kishida Fumio, and will include contributions from all of his cabinet members. Japan has an official “Minister of Loneliness,” a rotating position created in 2021, which Children and Families Minister Kato Ayuko currently holds.
State and local governments have also been directed to create support groups, provide outreach services to isolated persons, and create more opportunities for social interaction. Some early efforts include websites and telephone services where people can discuss their feelings of isolation.
Polls have shown an astounding 40 percent of adult Japanese people experience feelings of deep loneliness on a constant or chronic basis, with an especially heavy concentration among people in their twenties and thirties.
Asahi Shimbun on Tuesday interviewed people in their twenties who talked about their lives going permanently askew during the pandemic, as education shifted online and young people began spending all day in front of their computer screens.
One man, who is now 23 years old, said he went from being a happy and hopeful university student in 2019 to becoming physically ill from loneliness and depression. He has since volunteered to help with support groups for others with similar issues, although he says he still feels occasionally sick and agoraphobic. A fairly common issue among younger Japanese people seems to be a lingering fear of leaving their homes after the pandemic lockdowns.
“When you suffer from depression at a young age, you have nowhere to go,” the young man said, putting his finger on the problem Japan hopes to solve with its loneliness law.
Waseda University professor Kikuchi Yoshimi identified two other social problems:

There are a wide range of problems related to loneliness and isolation, including economic deprivation and the resulting lonely deaths, and the 80-50 problem, where parents in their 80s live together with their shut-in children in their 50s and are socially isolated.

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Japan’s growing problem with “lonely deaths” or kodokushi made international news in the summer of 2021, as a growing number of people died during the pandemic lockdowns and went undiscovered for months. A cottage industry of cleaners who specialized in respectfully disposing of the lonely dead quickly flourished.
The “80-50 Problem” is a phenomenon created by younger Japanese people, known as hikikomori, who withdraw from society — sometimes after giving up on building a career or starting families of their own — and move back in with their parents. The result is a large cohort of people who are now well into middle age (the “50s”) who have lived with their now-venerable parents for years (the “80s”).


This arrangement is increasingly seen as an unhealthy lifestyle that increases the isolation of both the young people and their parents, turning the family into an isolated unit that has little interaction with the rest of society. The hikikomori tend to have stunted life and social skills, having lived their entire lives under their parents’ roof, which leads to bizarre situations like elderly parents getting stuffed in closets after they die because their middle-aged children have no idea how to make funeral arrangements.
Widespread loneliness feeds into Japan’s demographic crisis, as isolated people tend to avoid getting married or having children.
One theory holds that Japanese culture was especially vulnerable to the problem of young people feeling helpless and ashamed because they could not find work when the entry-level job market grew tighter. Having endured the intense pressures of the Japanese educational system, generations of hikikomori felt betrayed when they could not ride the smooth track to the career success their parents enjoyed. They moved back in with their parents, found electronic distractions from their loneliness, and abandoned all thoughts of beginning a family of their own.
“The rise in unmarried individuals and financial woes are believed to be driving loneliness among the working population. Better outreach support is needed,” Waseda University sociology professor Ishida Mitsunori said in 2023 when the loneliness law was passed.

Needed a good laugh today; this fit the bill. I think the millipied transport vehicle needs a few more wheels though. ...Maybe some outrigger training wheels?

Any Gun smiths on here that would chamber a 20” carbon blank for a Mausingfield action in 6GT?
I’m still looking for a barrel at the moment, just putting a feeler out.

Would trade eagle eye 175gr .308 ammo
142smk 260
.308 alpha brass

So Nightforce quietly released some clone correct optics and we still have some left in stock. Give me a call and I'll see what I can do for you 504-565-0629

You're going to pay, then pay again to subscribe, to look at anyone/anything around you. I fucking hate subscriptions. "You'll own nothing, and be happy."


"The PLOP is really saving the ‘Public Land Hunter’ from temptation, by keeping them from seeing the choice habitat and abundant wildlife on private lands unless they have a ClearView subscription"

I imagine the marketplace will cull these fuckers in short order, unless, say, the .gov were to mandate their use while they get their 10% for being "the Big Guy."

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Lots of bullets in the air on this one. Sad.

Wayne LaPierre you're my hero.

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“[C]ompliance with the Final Rule is not discretionary, and the NRA’s members face severe penalties for their failure to comply with the Final Rule,” Judge Lindsay wrote in NRA v. ATF. “Accordingly, both of the final requirements for injunctive relief are satisfied because the threatened injury to the NRA’s members outweighs the threatened harm to the Defendants, and enforcement of the Final Rule under the circumstances will not disserve the public interest.”

The ruling is a concrete, if temporary, win for the NRA. While the group has lost millions of members due to an ongoing corruption scandal, and it’s unclear exactly how many remain, those who’ve stuck with the group will now enjoy protection from the long arm of the ATF. The decision puts NRA members under the same legal umbrella employed for members of the Second Amendment Foundation, Firearms Policy Coalition, and Gun Owners of America through previous rulings."

Unreal chase in my home state of FL. Moral of the story? When it comes to FHP troopers FAFO

The video runs 15 minutes!!! Don't miss the rap sheet at the end....

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J/K, ASGH, just more grandstanding.

But at least the Washington Generals have come forward with a list of provable felonys committed by Hunter Biden, his brother, the FBI and 'the Big Guy' including colluding with China to human trafficing.

It's one stop shopping with those folks.

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I was in the process of gathering all the parts to do a custom rifle build but have changed plans so everything for that project is being listed for sale. Save yourself the long wait times on one of the greatest stocks on the market, oh and it's in a super cool color too! This is an exclusive camo pattern through Altus called Saltwater Camo. This has mini chassis and is ready for your action and choice of bottom metal. Has Acra rail just in front of mag, Sling stud up front for a bipod, and 2 flush cups mounted on the left side of the stock. Weight is just shy of 2.5#

I do have the Hawkins hunter bottom metal with SAUM/WSM 3rd mag available as well.

I paid $1186 for this stock and it's still brand new un-used
Take it for $1125 shipped! My loss is your gain

Bottom metal is used in great shape. Hawkins Hunter DBM with Hunter Magazine which holds 3 rounds of Magnum WSM/PRC/SAUM short action cartridges with max OAL of 2.980
This combo sells on Hawkins website for $363 Take it for $250 or $200 with the stock

Payment via DISCREET PayPal f&f or Venmo are my preferences

Fastest communication method is via call or text 480-292-3285

No Trades please just trying to recoup funds

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Manners LRH LONG Action 700
& Clones
Proof Sendero Barrel Inlet
Hawkins M5 Bottom Metal Inlet
1" Pad 13.5" LOP
2 Flush Cups Left side

$975 SHIPPED

1 - SOLD
2 - BACK N BLACK
3 - SOLD

Probably wrong section but only section that isn’t overrun by the retard patrol.

I was shopping for a set of swing arms and did you know that they a) only really exist for gov sales and or b) cost 1,700 dollars plus if you find some so I opted for c) fuckem I’ll build some myself



Having them powder coated this weekend and still have to weld the mounting post where I want it on my boogaloo mobile, will update on that later

Despite knowing better I bought into the UR click bait on the below video about pushing 308win to 300wm performance.
I thought perhaps they'd use an exotic powder, or some new projectile to squeeze maximum velocity out of the 308 case.

But all they did was load too much Varget into a 308 case, get some over pressure loads, and still fall 300fps short of 300wm performance.
Something everybody already knew.

I general don't watch the UR videos on YouTube, 95% of the time they are just 30minute long advertisements. There is the odd video that has some useful information but for the most part the videos are a waste of time. The YouTube feature of most replayed part of the video is vitally important here.

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.22LR. Less than 500 rounds through this 20 inch long Kreiger 1.25 inch heavy match barrel. Re-barrelled and chambered by Larry Deese. Rifle weighs 16 pounds including internal weights and without scope. MDT ACC chassis for unlimited adjustments. A few minuscule scrapes on the bottom and sides of the chassis. Huber two-stage trigger set at 12 oz first stage, 12 oz break. Includes two plastic mags. Shoots Lapua Center-X sub-MOA. I got too old for PRS22 shooting. Add a scope and you're PRS22 ready! PM me if interested. $3000

NIB Trigger Tech Diamond 2 stage trigger. Remington 700.

$225 shipped

Just re-watched this film that came out in 1982... I saw it when it first came out and was really enthralled with the Mac10's and the lasers... And the Barnett Commando crossbow.

But never 'really' got the significance of it. Saw it again in the early 1990's and it was just a 'bit' starting to resonate.

Just watched it again tonite and, holy crap, what an incredible movie.

Cast was fantastic. William Hurt, Rutger Hauer, Dennis Hopper, Burt Lancaster. The themes and psychology of it was beyond amazing. It is a movie 40 years ahead of its time.

You know how The Terminator (which I saw at the same time, roughly) was going to be 'real' by 2024. In fact, the line by Reese was "Not for about 40 years..." Which is 2024. Well, not so much on the Terminator side of things.

The Osterman Weekend on the other hand... At a level of spot on and prescient that is amazing.

So... watch it. It's on Prime and streaming services. Holy crap. Watch it. Sit back and just take it all in. Some movies get better with age, experience and the passage of time? This one turned into one of the best movies of the 1980's that noone could appreciate for, well... "Not for about 40 years."

Cheers,

Sirhr

Helping move some items from the estate of a good friend. I have seen all items listed and am compiling more information on each as well such as reticles. So please bear with me . I will not know round counts so please don't ask. I will check the bores if you would like and gather any other info. These will be shipped to your FFL. This will be listing 1 with others in listing 2 . Multiple rifles and pistols for sale. Prices listed and not really looking for trades at this time except possibly a Staccato XC. Currently trying to sell them complete with optics, but will potentially split scopes from rifles down the road or . I can get serious interested parties with more pictures and information.

Barrett MRAD , Barrett Brown, 338 Norma , 308 win, and 7mm Mag barrels and accompanied bolts ,Spare barrels all in Barrett bags, S&B PMII 5-25 , With Barrett BORS system and sitting in Barrett Rings. 9000.00

Steyr SSG08-A1 308 win. In rare FDE. Revic 4.5-28 scope set for 308 with 175s, sitting in ARC mount.includes bipod 9250.00

Sako TRG 22- 308, atlas bipod, Leupold MK8 5-25 , Mil dot 5250.00

Fierce TAC 20, 308 , 20” bbl, mcmillan a5, Swarovski x5i 5-25x56 MOA, NF base and light weight rings. 3750.00

Scar 17 RCH, 16”, FN extended front rail, timney trigger, at least 15 mags and factory box, has an eotech included. 3000.00

SOLD Wilson Combat AR9G 16”, at least 5 mags, trijcon MRO and mount. 1450.00 SOLD

SOLD Wilson Combat 14.5 P&W with blast baffle, vortec razor 1-6 in a pepr mount 2350.00 SOLD

Danniel Defense DDM4 V7P 10.3” pistol - 1500.00

6MM ARC, (top ar in pic) Wilson combat rail, 20” barrel,radian CH, PRS stock, jard trigger, zeiss diavari 6-24x56 victory FL, MOA, in a larue OBR mount. 2500.00

6.5 grendel ( middle ar in pic) 20” bbl, SAA upper, les bear lower, magpul moe, swaro X5I 3-18t moa, sitting in a larue SPR 1.5, 2800.00

6.5 grendel ( bottom ar in pic) 20” proof barrel, SAA upper, Wilson Combat forend,WC adjustable gas block, Rainier BCG, Bushmaster lower, push button safety, 2 stage match trigger, US Optics ( brea ca) 3.2-17 gap mil reticle, in a PSR 20 QD mount. 3000.00

Kimber Desert Warrior 45 acp - 1000.00

SOLD Wilson Combat 40th anniversary 77-2017, unfired with papers and case- 2750.00 SOLD

Schmidt & Bender PMII, 5-25, illuminated, CW, MOA in Larue OBR mount 2750.00

2 boxes same lot 144gr hybrid. One unopened box, one partial box with 435. Same lot number $550 for both plus shipping. 5 boxes of 130 otm hybrids $55 per box plus shipping.

Bugholes wrench - Used 2-3 times, a couple scuffs, works great, has the notch so you don't have to remove the bolt release. Works on r700s and clones. $80 shipped.

Wheeler barrel vise. Used once to remove a prefit. Sat half a year on my bench and had a few specks of rust from moisture which I removed. Otherwise perfect. $85 shipped.

AG Schmedium bag with heavy fill, tan waxed canvas. Pics on request, but it is like new. $100 shipped.

M1907 national match sling in camo. Cut, dyed, and stitched by me. Hefty surplus frogs (claws). No sling swivels. $90 shipped.

Discreet paypal f/f or venmo. Please pm for inquiries.

Ah, who deleted the thread…if the OP, then why please.

If a mod, then why please.