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An unapologetic thread about "manly" things...

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Fig said:
Laughs while setting the jig on the Tormek.

I agree that watches are a status symbol, but only for people who care, which is a small minority. The only one worth having, for me, and that’s recognized by non-watch people, is the Rolex GMT Master with the Pepsi Bezel. Growing up on James Bond movies it’s the only watch I ever wanted. They’re like $12k now just for a regular one.

Truth be told quartz watches keep better time, but they’re effected by the Earth’s magnetic field. Only mechanical watches are unaffected near the poles.
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Dive computers are more conservative than tables, but you actually get more bottom time because they’re constantly recalculating and you are not penalized for travel time at the bottom time rate.

I used to do an advanced class on saturation rates, and the old Navy tables are considerably more conservative than the Padi or Naui tables. Yes, a few more minutes on a first dive, but look at the sit times! Navy tables are controlled by bone, and you drop letters very slowly. The dive agency tables are controlled by cartridge, and you drop letters fast, which makes sense for multiple, shallow resort diving (max what 140). You are much more likely to get bent off gassing from soft tissue than firmer tissue.
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Had the first Scubapro Bend-o-Matic, donated to dive museum, Oceanic with the big ass LCD is my current choice as my arms are not long enough to see the smaller ones. My buddy uses first stage transducer to wrist mount, did not work well in Antarctica, hose mount more better. Tables who uses those anymore?
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Range Hard Cases? Condition 1, Apache, or just Pelican?

texasmotor
I would not recommend condition 1 rifle cases.
Bought a new rifle from Master Piece Arms and it came with a hard case which I thought was great. The case was pre-cut didn’t really fit. The foam is glued in upside down and backwards otherwise bolt down serial number down muzzle towards the wheels. Not impressive at all, and it is extremely heavy.
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Which is the best AR-10 without barrel deflection: the Geissele MRGG or the Seekins SP10M?

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91Eunozs said:
That is interesting… Looking at it though, my inclination is that this is more of a mechanism to make the entire receiver/hand guard assembly more rigid (less wobble) vs. a way to remove the hand guard from the upper. I’d expect some type of “bridge” type scope mount to tie the upper to the hand guard will accompany this.

Of course I could be completely wrong…if they wanted it all tied together, why not just add the lower receiver tie in to a hand guard that’s already attached to the upper receiver too; maybe even a monolithic upper. 🤷‍♂️

And of course tying the upper, lower, and hand guard together negates a simple two-pin take down mechanism too, so that doesn’t really make sense either. But having the hand guard attached to the lower would make it difficult, if not impossible, to remove the upper receiver/barrel assembly anyway…maybe there’s enough clearance to release the pins, rotate the upper, and the slide it out? 🤷‍♂️

Edit: And how would you pull the BCG for a quick field strip/cleaning without first removing the hand guard?

So yeah, interesting… The more I look at this, the more questions I have! LoL
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It does seem this way. The ARCA option with Picatinny may work, but what rigidity is it adding?
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Vudoo closed the doors…

David Lott
XP1K said:
Well ain't that something. I had heard good things about your work with 7.3's right around the time I traded mine on a 6.0.

Built the 6.0 out to 650hp at the wheel, ran it that way for five years and traded it on a 6.7 that I thought I just had to have.

Regretted the 6.7, bought another 6.0, built it, ran across a one owner 99 with a zf6 and 47k on the odometer and now I've gone full circle and I'm a 7.3 owner again lol.

Right now it's just stock with a PHP hydra 60hp tune in it.

You going to get back into diesels now that they've canned the emission regulations ?
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I doubt it unless deletes become legal. I still have everything I would need, and it was profitable.
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Ideas for Repurposing a 300 PRC

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Why did ELR involvement wane?

If it was recoil, then I would wonder about the brake. I have a buddy who is just starting ELR with a rifle somewhat similar to your friend's, chambered in .300 Ackley Improved* which is ballistically very close to .300 PRC. I think the brake on it is an APA Fat Bastard. He says the recoil is quite manageable. I haven't shot that rifle, but I did fire a few rounds from another buddy's .300 PRC - it was a 13ish-pound hunting rig, again with the big APA 5-port brake and I was surprised at how well the recoil was tamed. Of course, a couple of shots is not the same as a few dozen, and the blast was utterly ferocious from both.

Otherwise.... yeah, there's not really a great caliber option to use a magnum bolt face in a long-action rig for 1000 yards and in.

OP, I see you're in South Carolina. If you and your friend are anywhere near the border with central NC and you haven't tried Coleman's Creek Training Center near Ellerbe, CCTC's Range 6 goes out to a mile and Range 7 to 1200ish yards and they run occasional ELR matches. Shooting a .300 PRC to 1000 yards is vast overkill, as your friend may be discovering... but shooting the mile with it would be fun. Question is, is that fun worth the $$$?
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* He ended up with this crazy wildcat because he bought the rifle from a mutual acquaintance of ours who loves to build exotic ELR beasts, shoot them a little, and sell them. Plan is to rebarrel in .300 PRC down the road.
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Accessories Complete Noveske 11.5” Midlength Upper with KAC URX4 Handguard and Optics Package

MacBSG
I’ve decided to part ways with the upper on my SBR.

Barrel is a Noveske 11.5” Midlength gas system in an Aero Precision Upper covered with KAC URX4 handguard, with a Microbest BCG and Geissele Super Charging Handle.

I’ll sell the upper complete with optics package, rail covers and Modlite setup for $1,100 shipped, or bare for $700 shipped.

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300Blk At Distance

Woodlanddude
I was getting very close to 1" groups at 100 over Shooters World blackout with the Ruger ranch gen 2 I loaded to avg velocity of 1050 to 1060 and had similar SDs to the above. ~25 fps velocity ES depending on the 5 shot group and load batch. Velocity measured with a magnetospeed. The rifle shoots the Hornady V-Max 110 and Barnes 110 about the same. The 110's run fine in my AR builds as well. Preparing to test the 190's next time at the range. Also eyeing the new Sierra 205 grain Gameking 300 BLK bullet offering for next bullet purchase. Another 50 yds keeping velocity over 1000 fps downrange looks great. Note: < 1000 fps muzzle velocity was super quiet but SD and ES were considerably worse with this combination. 220 SMK over the same components was pretty good still at that velocity.
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Failure to eject - Defiance Ruckus - 338LM - heavy bolt lift

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Do you have a headspace comparator to compare the base to datum dimensions of the cases before and after firing?

First of all do any of the cases show signs of excessive pressure such as ejector marks?
I realize that you are using a light load but you still need to check that out.
Secondly are any of the cases show signs of not sealing at the neck? Lots of soot at the neck or even dents inwards on the shoulders?

I would take a few of the cases that have been now been fired in your rifle and measure the base to datum length then set your full length or body die to push the shoulder back 0.002” then try them again.
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