I refuse to read foreign policy analysis by a dude who may have earned a D+ in Political Science in JuCo. However, I will still glance at it for entertainment purposes, as well as an assessment of how much weight I will put into trusting their opinions elsewhere.

I've got the others beat at this point at 12 minutes wasted, and if I wasn't taking a huge dump right now I'd be pretty *grunts* upset by it.

Definitely legit.

I actually bought my last silencer from them and it all went so FAST.

Like, legit fast... but especially relative to what NFA form processing has been.

the 6.8 barrel?

Is this still available?

chungus said:

Worked up a coyote load today. 87gr VMAX, 44.8 gr H4350, Alpha brass, Fed 205 primers.

3,335 FPS, 2.9 ES, 1.2 SD. 24” Proof CF barrel.

Tried a half dozen different charges with an 80 gr ELD-VT and my best groups were over 2” with several shots missing the paper. I really wanted them to work but they were the worst shooting bullets I have ever shot. I can’t make sense of it I have never had a bullet behave this way.

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Wow, 3,335 is screaming.

I wouldn't worry too much about the barrel's hatred for the ELD-VT. Sometimes there's just a wild incompatibility. I have an AI barrel that'll shoot the 140 ELD-M into clovers...but I tried the 130 SMK and it became a 2 MOA rifle at best.

Fig said:

I think MBS... That hand may just be a leader who kills all the hard line Wahabist, and murders or intimidates the large part of the royal family who buy into Wahhabism.

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THIS statement is utterly FASCINATING!

Where did you pick up this messaging?

House of Saud (AQ) commands our President to drop all sanctions against their newly installed Emir in Syria... which he immediately agrees to do... but you seem to think that a top leader in AQ, perhaps THE top leader since he is providing all the resources, facilitates operations, and does all the coordination... is switching his main line of biz to.... GOLFING???

I've not seen this threat messaging appear in the Rooskie Information Operations that you all seem to slurp in here.

Are you guys plugged into AQ messaging too?

From where?

(For research purposes...)

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Saudi was at war with the Houthis and wanted the deposed government of Yemen back in power.

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AQ (Saudis) are at war with the world, and they want to have full control of the Arabian peninsula at an absolute minimum.

They need to install a client regime to rule over the people of Yemen and rip them off- and prevent them from turning off the fuel for Terror: Gulf Oil Revenue.

They have successfully installed a client regime in Syria to spread their influence beyond the peninsula- and now it needs weapons, which HoS/ AQ will pay for- cue the theme music and enter our favorite fool.

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My only take on it is what has fucking with AQ, taliban, et all... gotten us over the past what, 24 years(probably more like 45-50 years)???

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But don'cha just wish in your heart o'hearts that we would just surrender to ALL our enemies, fold down our institutions, and provide them with the space and comfort to stand up and enforce their will?

LOL- you guys are quick like lightning to jump in bed with any of our Enemies and RAGE for their side against America. So far it's been the Soviets and Red China... but al Qaeda narratives??????????????

Ostensibly, this is a firerams forum.

This shit is AMAZING to me, and I hope you guys never stop being so DAMN DELISH!

Ric O'shay said:

Have you learned nothing about how Trump operates.

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I know exactly how he operates- we've seen this before with the Doha Surrender that led to the disastrous Afghan withdrawal and the Helsinki Surrender that led to the war in Ukraine.

Now he takes a plane as a bribe, they play him a song and give him a tour, and in return AQ gets... I'm sorry... what??

I'm seeing now that he will leak our Artificial Intelligence technology to AQ so that they can sell it to the Red Chinese?

25th Amendment time is coming- and it will be from the Republicans.

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I am thinking the same thing. Maybe it difficult to tell from the video and pictures. I see this uses a puller and a pusher design like most other less the Rim X. The only real difference I see is a tighter grip on the case rim by the extractor vs most others. I am definitely interested in learning more about the action.

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Me Too

Rosin. Heat. Whack. repeat. Mt viper vice looks like it's been through a war after a couple of tough factory remington barrel removals. I bent the top cap getting it to hold a barrel that kept slipping.

@DarnYankeeUSMC , I’m just wondering how someone with “Yankee” in their name is telling people not to move to Tennessee because it’s full. . I will add that the corner around the Bristol area is some of the prettiest country I’ve ever seen. We have a house in Ashe county NC, right beside there. Beautiful place.

Once again the republicants show everyone exactly what they are. The lesser of two evils is still evil.
All the grift that has been exposed by DOGE? Have they cut it from the budget? NOPE!!
They are doing everything they can to lose their majority in the midterm and then blame everything on the Democrats. They will then send out mass mailing begging for your money to get elected, to stop the Democratic agenda and overturn. 2018 all over again except Trump will be the most impeached president of all time.

All the world is a stage.

I’m unsure. I don’t see why not. It would attach via Velcro and you could use the strap or not.

Yankee units? You mean freedom units.

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So we could safely surmise that San Francisco is

FULL OF SHIT.

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Of all of the plagues I've openly wished on the state of California for the last 4 decades or so, being covered in human shit didn't even enter my mind. I've got to be more creative.

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Neither do minority men or rodents, so what?

I've never had the tract, but I've had the other two. The meopta is going to be dominant in glass quality among these three I'm sure (I haven't owned a tract product, so I'm making an assumption based on opinions of others). They are all going to serve your purpose very well, but every time I put an optika 6 to my eye, I'm shocked that they aren't the most popular hunting scope in the world, especially with the super light weight construction and all of the features. Vortex has stepped up their quality with this most recent generation of scopes, and they aren't bad for the money either, and for all of the range a 22lr will give you, you may not even notice the functional differences in these optics.

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Not the free float screw, the locking screw for the dies (sits horizontal in the ring and prevents the die from "unscrewing" by gripping the threads of the die).

I only finger tighten the free floats myself

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I have 4 or so tool heads set up with their rings, I have not stripped one out … yet.

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Four words: Belt Fed Full Auto

plong said:

Thanks for all the insight and perspectives, guys…!

And to think all I wanted to know was if the G44 worked, or not, and if there was a better option for a semi .22…

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The G44 is a fine pistol. Nothing amazing, but nothing wrong with it unless you want to mount optics to it.

The nice thing is holsters and mag holders for your 19/17 fit.

If you want a red dot look elsewhere.

If straying from R700 style, surely Tikka is the only other option for a well supported aftermarket.

User swappable barrels would be a nice feature, AI quicklock style is best but I'm guessing patented.
Definitely need to offer Tikka Sterk Swept/AI swept bolt handles.

Actually just make an AI style rimfire, that'll definitely win for style points.
30 round AW mags would be cool while I'm dreaming....

Great thread. I'm building a very similar B14R trainer with DNT, MPA Ba, TT Special. My specific goal is to duplicate as many features as my 6mm Creedmoor in an MPA chassis. If I need weight for balance, it is easy to add. The heavier barrel is a real plus, wish it was a couple inches longer, but at current price levels, it's a steal. For mag feeding issues, I bought the L3i elite mag which has the adjustable catch. They are working on an all steel version and we should see it this summer.

neeltburn said:

I have one in a drawer for a Model 10 with bottom bolt release.. I could never get it to fit with an XLR Element chassis. Lots of fit issues that I don't think it would have been much better in a normal stock. On paper they look awesome.

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I took a chance and ordered one. I might regret it but, nobody else makes an aftermarket trigger for the Impulse.

Several years ago, I got a Jard trigger for the Ruger American Rimfire. The pins wouldn't line up with the receiver. Jard was nice enough to give me a refund for that one.

If it works, I'll follow up with a report.

Rob01 said:

How is it demanding on the equipment? Serious question as I don’t know about that sport and can see it being demanding on the shooter being slung up but not so much on the equipment. What’s their round counts in a match?

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Based on my experience with a gun smith who had chamber many Olympic 22s, but would have ejection/reliability issues for PRS matches (dirt, dust, rain) I'd say not very.

It's like the guys who say their Savage never has any issues, yet in match where they shoot 100-200 rounds the gun shits itself multiple times.

littlepod said:

How exactly does it prevent short stroking the bolt? What makes this so special I'm confused as to how this is different or unique then the ejector on the vudoo 360?

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I am thinking the same thing. Maybe it difficult to tell from the video and pictures. I see this uses a puller and a pusher design like most other less the Rim X. The only real difference I see is a tighter grip on the case rim by the extractor vs most others. I am definitely interested in learning more about the action.

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Of course it is.

Machine tools and the internet ruined the plans. Anyone can learn. Took me less than 6 months, on a 1950 lathe covered in old shop grime, to turn out my first Ti/17-4 masterpiece.

I'd build 2 for every weapon if it wasn't for the paperwork. The kings men know this.

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If you look at old patent files dating back to the time of Hiram Maxim (jr.) the number of silencer/suppressor patents is probably the single largest categories of filings. Maybe mousetraps are more. And since the arrival of the Chip and the Internet... as probably fallen into second. That said, until the 1980's, I think suppressors were the single most-patented invention.

And all done on manual lathes and mills!

Cheers,

Sirhr