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Rifle Scopes Is there a better deal than the GOVX discount on Vortex?

Viper PST Gen II 5-25x50 EBR-7C MRAD retails at $1,499 and GOVX has them for $899. That's a 40% discount. Unfortunately, that's where it tops out. You can but lower tier versions but none of the high end stuff. I'm seriously considering getting one for my first long range platform (RPR).


Is there anything else comparable in value that I should consider? I can probably spend $1,500 but the 40% discount paired with the expectation that I'll end up buying something in the $3,000 range when I decide to upgrade systems makes this pretty enticing.


We also provide gov pricing for Vortex as well with documentation that we are required to send with each order :)

-Richard
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No more Covfefe?

Anyone tried the Crockett coffee that a few conservative pundits are pushing on their radio shows?

We love our Batdorf and Bronson “Dancing Goats” blend and it’s honestly the best coffee I’ve ever had, but would love to support a company more in line with my values. We do the 5# subscription and they roast the beans the day it ships if you buy 5# or more at a time.

We only do whole bean, and grind it in very small batches; only enough to do a couple day’s worth of brewing at a time. That’s really the key to a good cup of coffee…has to be a fresh grind. I can’t see how anyone can drink the stuff that comes in those K-cup things, they taste like dust and ashes to me.
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Flat Coil Buffer Springs?

I had a PWS mk216 in 308, and running an omega in stock trim just wasn't happening.

it had a carbine length reciever extension so I ordered the slash xh buffer/spring combo. It helped, but it made the recoil impulse really punchy and I didn't care for it. It was still pretty hard on cases also.

After a lot of reading here and other places, I switched to the a5 length extension and an h3 buffer. Tried the stock spring, and the heavy spring from slash and I still really wasn't happy with it.

Ended up making a honking huge buffer myself, that weighed like 11oz iirc, and its was better, but still not great.

Enter the tubbs flatwire. Picked one up and it ran the best it ever had. Softer recoil impulse. Kicking brass out about 3 o'clock. Brass was relatively clean for running suppressed. Then I tossed the h3 back in just for kicks to see what would happen, and that was the setup I settled on until I sold that rifle.

I've used three of them so far. Two large frames, and and one ar15. I need to pick another one up for this LMT that replaced the PWS. Currently its running a sprinco red, brt 50/50 tube, and the stock buffer.

Why are AR15s so difficult to shoot for the average shooter?

Remember when Ted Nugent was into 44 mag then had a literal semi truck load of that factory ammo drop shipped! Plenty of people can afford to do similar and don't need sub moa groups as their standard for precision so no condemnation there.

But the only ammo I don't reload for is rimfire and airgun/pellets or slugs. Heck I even swage some of my slugs. I don't want to pay the extra money for factory ammo, and yeah I prefer higher precision reloads, plus I'm retired and have time.

My primary AR thing to do is shoot long range so high BC boat tails reign supreme and I'll diss the 1/2" vertical a flat base might offer to have less wind drift at distance. Both of those attributes can come together well enough.

OT but have any manufacturers made a substantially more robust modern clean sheet non AR semi auto yet? One that can almost rival a bolt gun??

SOLD MPA Matrix Chassis

MPA Matrix SA700 RH distressed pink. Comes with everything from the factory and a complete set of external weights and mag blocker. The competition side rails have been sold. Was used for one match so very little wear. $800 shipped

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You’d be a moron to buy this and use it

I think this idea belongs in the group of solvent traps and auto key cards (or whatever they were called).

Disregarding my opinion that any law that restricts the 2A is an infringement; I think that anyone who plays really hard to skirt the rules shouldn't be surprised when they end up in a legal battle that'll consume 100x the cost and 100% of your freedom - over simply applying for a tax stamp (where applicable).

6.5 PRC in a shortie?

250fps extra with the 123 Absolute Hammer over another 123 gr bullet. Not sure if it was eldm, scenar, different cup/core, or a different solid design like one of theirs, a Barnes, or yours.

Hammer claims 3-400 fps gain with that particular bullet on their webpage.


If I can break 3k at the muzzle with a 123 gr copper solid an a 16.5” 6,5 creed I would be blown away.



Like in my world (medical).
people eating a fatty carnivore diet and becoming thin, losing their DMII, BP issues, and a load of other med issues that only pills or shots were pushed to treat before.
That is incredibly hard to believe, especially when doing competitor testing. We see 3050 with our 122 in a 20" barreled 6.5 Creed and 3380 with a 6.5 PRC of the same length.

That being said, if the data is there and repeatable so be it.

SOLD MPA Matrix Chassis

MPA Matrix SA700 RH in midnight bronze. Used for a few matches so it has some scratches from match use. Comes with Competition side rails, internal weights, mag blocker, an additional grip and finger and thumb shelves that came from the factory. The ball bearings in the cheek riser and length of pull adjustment screw have been removed. $900 shipped.

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Maximum distance you can reliably first-shot impact 1MOA, 1/2MOA target?

I'm pretty confident to hit WITHIN 1 MOA of what I'm aiming at, at 400 yards and in (under normal to good conditions)... But that means a 2 MOA target. If I bet on that, I'd certainly win more times than I'd lose, but I wouldn't have a 100% success rate either.

In poor weather, there's no way I'd have that confidence level.

Betting on hitting an actual MOA target, I'd be a lot closer to 50/50.

I try really hard to connect with a half-MOA dot at 650 when I shoot off the back of my yard. I probably have about a 10% success rate of hitting it, and maybe a 60% success rate of getting within that MOA of it. There are also plenty of times I'm 8" away from it too. It is a great tool for me working on making that good shot at 400 and in... which is my personal limitations for taking a shot at a deer size or smaller animal.