Hi there. First post aside from my mandatory new member intro post.

I recently picked up a Bergara HMR in .308. While at a gun show recently, I picked up a few hundred rounds of loose milsurp. Various headstamps including WCC, WRA, WMA, LC, etc. I'm noticing that my bolt will push forward these rounds, but on some it refuses to lock the bolt unless I give it a nominal hit with my palm. Definitely doesn't "feel right"

Of the stamped heads, WRA fails to lock the bolt in every case, WCC almost always allows the bolt to lock, LC and WMA is a 50/50 mixed bag. Add that my Hornady Match Rounds lock and cycle smooth as butter (and about half the milsup ammo I have does too), I am trending towards the ammo being the issue and not the rifle.

I do see a rub spot near the neck tip of the casing when doing this, and small brass shavings. Nothing I can't clean out if it a break in period thing. I read some common hints on checking mount screws, but none breach the length of the screw holes that I can see/feel. While I would suspect these aren't reloads, I've never bought loose milsurp and have zero idea.

So the questions I have:
Is this a bolt-action break in period thing?
Am I causing any rifle damage seeing the shavings when I have to give the bolt some oomph?
Am I still safe to fire these loads?
Is Milsurp ammo "tolerances" not tolerant enough for modern rifles?

Any other insights are welcome as well.

Thanks all,

-YHPP

Defiance Devient nitride coated
Bartlein 1.250 6BRa barrel 1100-1200 round count.
Custom 1.250 6mm brake
Trigger Tech diamond trigger
$1,600 shipped

Are alot of you buying your own health insurance or covered by your job. Right now I am on the jobs health insurance but when I retire it will cost 1,368,00 per/mo. to maintain it. Anyone else experiencing the same high rates?

TAFT, La. (WVUE) - Two men from Brooklyn, New York were arrested last week for flying a drone over three chemical plants in St. Charles Parish, according to information provided by the sheriff’s office.
Volodymyr Dorogobid, 38, and Tigran Avetisyan, 39, were booked on three counts of unlawful use of an unmanned aircraft system and also for obstruction of justice for tampering with evidence.
After the pair were arrested on Feb. 21, the sheriff’s office says that detectives determined that they had flown the drone over three chemical plants by reviewing the device’s flight plan. Detectives say the flight plan displayed that the drone clearly flew over Dow Chemical, Linde, and American Air Liquide.
On the day of the arrest, the sheriff’s office said that they received a call about the drone and found the two men parked on the side of the road on LA 3142 in a black Kia Sportage. The drone was in mid-flight when deputies arrived and the two had operational controls in hand at the time.
The sheriff’s office said that deputies on the scene told the men to land their drone and retrieve it from the nearby levee. However, the suspects place the drone in a bag and refused to show the drone to officers and answer questions.
Following the arrest, Dorogobid told investigators that he and Avetisyan had hidden a drone in a field.
The sheriff’s office says that authorities seized all of the equipment the two men had on their person and in their car. They also said they are working with the FBI to recover information.
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Two arrested for flying drone over chemical plants in St. Charles Parish

Volodymyr Dorogobid, 38, and Tigran Avetisyan, 39, both of Brooklyn, New York, were booked on three counts of unlawful use of an unmanned aircraft system and also for obstruction of justice for tampering with evidence.

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Volkswagen refused to use its GPS tracking feature to assist Illinois police in tracking a stolen car with a kidnapped 2-year-old boy inside. The company wouldn’t track the stolen vehicle because the owner’s GPS subscription had expired, leading a representative to tell the police the subscription would have to be reactivated for the automaker to help. Luckily, the boy was found unharmed after he was dumped in a parking lot.


Ars Technica reports that Volkswagen’s Car-Net service, which enables car owners to track and manage their vehicles remotely, has come under fire after the company declined to assist in locating a stolen vehicle that contained a 2-year-old boy. The kidnapping incident happened in Illinois when a woman drove her 2021 Volkswagen Atlas back to her Libertyville home. A man in a mask got out of a white BMW and tried to steal her car as she went inside to get her other child. The woman fought to protect her 2-year-old son, but the attacker knocked her to the ground, stole her car, then drove off.

While the attackers fled, one of the drivers ran over the woman, causing “serious injuries to her extremities,” the Lake County Sheriff’s Department said. However, despite her injuries, the woman was still able to call 911 and sheriff’s deputies immediately responded.

Sheriff’s detectives called Volkswagen Car-Net to track the car while looking for the stolen car and the child in danger. In a statement posted on Facebook about the incident on February 23, the Lake County Sherrif’s department wrote: “While searching for the stolen vehicle and endangered child, sheriff’s detectives immediately called Volkswagen Car-Net, in an attempt to track the vehicle. Unfortunately, there was a delay, as Volkswagen Car-Net would not track the vehicle with the abducted child until they received payment to reactivate the tracking device in the stolen Volkswagen.”

It turns out the owner’s Car-Net service agreement had expired. A Car-Net representative demanded $150 to restart the service and find the SUV. According to Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli, the detective begged the representative, explaining the “extremely exigent circumstance.” However, the representative refused, citing company policy. “The detective had to work out getting a credit card number and then call the representative back to pay the $150 and at that time the representative provided the GPS location of the vehicle,” Covelli said. Covelli described the ordeal “16 minutes of hell” in one interview.

Volkswagen claimed there was a “serious breach” of its procedure for collaborating with law enforcement. The business claimed that the incident was a violation of the procedure it had in place because it uses a third-party vendor to provide the Car-Net service. Volkswagen stated that it was resolving the issue with the parties concerned.

“Volkswagen has a procedure in place with a third-party provider for Car-Net Support Services involving emergency requests from law enforcement. They have executed this process successfully in previous incidents. Unfortunately, in this instance, there was a serious breach of the process. We are addressing the situation with the parties involved,” the company said in a statement.

Luckily, the child was found safe after being dumped in a parking lot and rescued by a good Samaritan. The Volkswagen vehicle was also found abandoned, but there have been no arrests in the assault, kidnapping, and carjacking case so far.

News says Found guilty of murdering wife and son, short deliberation....

He has stood despite incredible pressure and threats, now he is vindicated. He won and I cannot be more proud.

have a discussion with a few friends and we started talking about rifle care in general

a few questions kept coming around


unless used in foul weather;

does anyone take their action out of the chassis or stock?

does anyone take their muzz brake off?

if they take it off, some brakes have a rock set put on by the smith, do they lock-tite or rock set it back on?

does anyone take their barrel off if they dont have have a quick change system like AI/DTA etc?

questions along those line..


we came to an informal consensus that 90% of gun owners are not very handy and might have anxiety about pulling their 5000$ custom apart

id bet that 99% of gun owners do not have a barrel vice or action wrench either

it might be getting more popular with prefits and 6mm cartridges that burn barrels compared to life long 308 barrels 15 years ago


just spit balling ideas

Hey fellas , I apologize if this comes off as stupid or cheap , just me being cheap I guess. Was wondering if anybody on here knew of a website that offers the Krg bravo chassis , with military/veteran discount and free shipping? I have already got a website that give the veterans discount , and now just trying to find the same with free shipping

Only used a couple of times. Purchased less than 6 months ago.
Original items all included.
Works without any issues.

$625 Shipped. Sorry no trades. Payment via PP Gift, Venmo or Apple Pay.

Thanks,
Jimmy

Picked this up at local gun store in Nov 22. Its new old stock, never fired. Was on the rack for years and then put back in storage. Real nice iteration if the 5r's with good color and webbing on the HS stock and its an S prefix serial number.

Remington 700 5r 300 Winchester Magnum 26" barrel, right hand

Thought about cutting it back and messing around with it suppressed but don't have the time.

Selling it for a little less than she cost me after tax and ffl etc.

$1250 Shipped to your ffl. Not interested in trades.

When do you add weight to a rifle and why? I'm not as concerned about the rifle balance as I am reducing recoil and staying put on the rear bag. This isn't a high recoil rifle it's just a 6.5 Creedmoor. Total weight right now is around 15 lbs. Weight is not a big issue as most of my shooting is from a bench.

I'll be moving to a new setup using a Xylo chassis and need/want to put a bag rider on the rear. It's a custom build so I'm considering if I should build it out of aluminum which would add about 1/2 lb or go to steel which will add about 1 1/2 lbs. I can also add weight to the front channel to balance the rifle system and will be using a heavy contour barrel.

How much is adding weight going to reduce recoil and rifle movement in general? Getting to 15 lbs is easy but what would happen if the rifle was 20 lbs?

We have a limited number of closeout deals on Nucleus Gen 2 actions.

Please use the link below to purchase.

Due to the already very low closeout price, no other discount apply for this sale.

If you have any questions, the best way to contact us is via PM here as we're always running around and don't always hear the phone.

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Please see the link below for rifles we have on the shelf and ready to ship!!

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Saw this on Fox.... it appears that they can't tell a bolt action from a semi-automatic....

Nice to see a few Sako TRGs though (might be an M10 on the bottom, but looks like an A1)....

Something happened yesterday that has me pissed big time. Not sure WTF I can do ?
As I have mentioned on threads before , I have been a long distance runner most of my life.

Most of my runs are early in the mornings when it’s still dark. Since I run in the dark I notice when streetlights are out. I either turn them in the the Power Company online , or write the locations down and give a list to my towns street department head for him to turn in to the Power Company.

After months of nothing being done to fix the lights , I wrote up a fresh list of lights out and stuck it under the windshield wiper of a Power Company supervisors truck. on the list I included my contact info , along with my email address , phone number , etc. A week later I had a call from an unknown number from a Power Company employee telling me I needed to go through my towns street department to report the lights.
Soooo yesterday I look outside and see an unmarked police car in my driveway, two detectives get out.
One walks towards my front door , the other walked to the back of my house looking in my garage.

When I saw him walking back towards the front door , I walked up behind them and asked what could I do for them ? They asked me whether I remember leaving the written list on the windshield ? Then they asked if I had any shooting skills , since my email address is longshot_308 @……..com?
Then he mentioned my Vietnam War Vets license plate on my truck. I asked WTF are they getting at ? Then one detective asked if I was shooting out street lights ? So because I have a shooting themed email address , and was a VietNam Vet , I get accused of shooting out street lights. They ( police) weren’t even from my town. They weren’t assholes , but they tried to manipulate the questions they asked.

So instead of being a well known pillar of my town looking out for public safety, I get two cops accusing me of something I did not do. Should I request the police report to find out who got this shit going ? Is there anything I should do to Straighten out this mess ?
Sorry for the book sized thread , I’m so pissed off not sure what I should do next.

As much as I respect Mr. Kirk and his expertise I think he underestimates the biases and extent the entire DOD and every branch of the military has for gun control.

As a 23 year veteran, I think that I speak with some expertise. Everything about the military is control; TOTAL ABSOLUTE CONTROL.

Firearms are no exception. That gun control extends to off-post and off-duty control of everyone's lives, to include guns.

Civilian DOD employees, take note. You are also targeted in the gun control "study." I use the term "study" very loosely.

Anyway, I don't want to steal Mr. Kirk's presentation. WARNING: Do not watch if you're a veteran, DOD employee or related to a veteran or DOD employee and don't like to get upset.

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Have a bighorn tl3 action with a proof prefit comp contour with around 200 rounds down the tube chambered in 6 creedmoor sitting in a whiskey3 comp chassis no trigger also have a 30 moa rail and 2 extra bolt heads one standard and one magnum along with the standard one on the bolt plus action wrench and the original firing pin triggertech cocking piece in there now ffl to ffl price drop SOLD

Manners EH1a with mini chassis. Elite Hunter carbon shell in Altus Highland Camo. Proof carbon Sendero barrel inlet.
Gorgeous stock, I actually gasped when I took it out of the box. It’s seen very little use. Sad to sell but life happens. Inlet for a Defiance short action/Remington 700 clones. I relieved a little from the bolt release area for my Mausingfield (see photos). Flush cups on left side- front and back. I also had Altus add a bipod picatinny rail with flush cup.

$875 $850 shipped conus

Also have a like new Hawkins M5 bottom metal I can include with it for an additional $170.

Cross-listed

SPF - I bought it some time ago, took it to the range few times and have not been using it so it’s time to find her a new home.

Has approximately 200 rounds of factory BH 175gr. & 168gr. BTHP‘s through it. Has factory trigger. Comes as shown with 9 magazine (1 slightly used and the rest NIB), original pistol grip, manual and Tango Down Battlegrips. Serial # does not fall within the range of the FNH SCAR 17 Recall with the bolt issue (was produced before). Only blemish is on the left side at the rear of the Charging Handle Channel (see pic).

$3,000.00 Shipped & Insured to your FFL - No Trades.
Your FFL must accept from a private party.
Certified Check or Postal MO‘s preferred.

First “I‘ll take it!” Followed up by a PM gets it.

Thanks for looking.

Selling as a package only

$3495 shipped

Action is a tikka T3 stainless action. Mag bolt face, fluted bolt. This is the smoothest Tikka I have felt but I am building a new ARC CDG rifle and need to make some space.

Comes with:
Lumley titanium bolt handle. Ball knob, but I think I still have the carbon fiber one as well.
Metal Bolt shroud
419 20moa scope base
Factory trigger with mountain tactical light trigger spring

$725 shipped.