I don't want a 7mm PRC. I have a 280 Ackley already, which happens to be a Christensen. It shoots well, and I have had no issues with it. I have shot long range with it and am very confident in the rifle and the round. Some of them might suck, but mine is accurate, and I have killed several critters with it up to about 650 lbs.

The attraction of the 7mm BC, for me anyway, is that it does with a 20" barrel what the 7 PRC does with a 24". Which means it is still significant with the 16" barrel. Primary purpose of the rifle I am considering is hunting in stands or blinds where the shorter length really makes a difference, and I try to use a suppressor whenever possible.

Since I have other rifles for long range shooting, this one would be for hunting only. I would likely buy 5-10 boxes of ammo and kill critters as long as I can still move to do so.

Also didn't really want to buy a $2000-$3000 rifle that I would only hunt with in certain circumstances, which is why I mentioned the Evoke @ about $850.

doubloon said:

Indentured servitude not quite the same as outright chattel slavery. In some cases the difference between them may not be much.

Bound apprenticeship is another form of cheap labor popular from the time.

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Correct. My question/suspicion is whether or not we are heading back in the same general direction via fiat currency annd financial illiteracy. Time will tell,but I think we are on that path. Until people say no to profligate purchases and the middle/lower economic classes are raised up the future shows a dim outcome. The debtee will not release the debtor until the agreed upon debt is paid.

But it is interesting that the debt requirement was transferred between owners of the debt even then, as today. Dark pools are not modern, just more advanced.

But what do I know. I’m just a moron opining on the web.

Cold bore shot with the Tac Ops Delta 51 at 100 yards (Fed 175gr GMM). Drew the gridlines in to see how close it was to dead center. Just missed.

Sold.

BTT price reduced!

Honestly, I read The Screwtape letters while serving, and seeing things from the Satanic point of view is very illuminating. It’s also a very funny book.

Thought I'd back off 1gr from my normal load of N165 for this new Peterson brass. Last minute I decided on 2gr less. Glad I did. Was a little faster than I had expected and still got a slight ejector mark, and had a little clicker. Probably drop back to 72gr for the rest. As long as I'm hovering around 2900 I'm happy.

Looking at this, I see some old friends that I need to revisit.. This doesn’t count the longer sets of shelves in the two bedrooms or the two 3’ x 6’ freestanding bookshelves in the living room that are full too.


Some of you may also see some old friends too.

A very reliable and underrated rifle in the US

Is the trigger for sale?

Bump

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I will add Anne McCaffrey (Dragon riders of Pern), Lois Mcmaster Bujold (vorkosigan series) , Terry Pratchett (Discworld) , and W. E. B. Griffin (brotherhood of war and corps series) to a list of great authors. For someone that is still writing, Jim butcher is pretty good (Dresden).

Elsewhere on the internet and personal email is under something book related. Once upon a time (2011) I was curious about my reading speed so I tested it over a month. Working 40 hours a week, a Bible study class a week, church for 3 hours a sunday, and a date in that period.
11645 pages in a month including both the Brotherhood of War and Corps series by web Griffin.

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Have McCaffery and LMB on the shelf along with David Drake, David Webber, Eddings, J.T. Edson, Greg Walker, Dan Ringo, Ian Fleming,and others.

One set of shelves in the Crap Room (pardon the mess).