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Finally got the X-Caliber 13", mlgs lightweight barrel that I ordered back in March in. Going to try a BFK Mod 0 thermal fit upper and reuse a 12.7" Aero handguard I have on this one. Waiting for Rexus Ultra bolts to come back in stock in the next few weeks and should be in business.

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Finally got the parts painted up with Alumahyde and put together this weekend, and a Rexus Ultra bolt on the way. I will say the BFK upper was a bit too interference fit with my barrel, even freezing the barrel and lightly torching the receiver threads, the rubber mallet had to put in some work to get the barrel in far enough that I could fully seat it with the barrel nut.

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Still contemplating a savage 10fp in 308.

Buy it!

Try to talk the price down, since its an older model and not as popular now?

With your background story and nostalgia, you should definitely get it. Especially if you got the money to spend. Can even slap one of the newer revised SWFAs on it too
They were at 1400 and I got them down to 950. Offered them 900 for it the other day and they said they couldn't as that was what they had in it..

I thought about the new swfa and was really hoping they got the new 5-25 or whatever variable other than the 3-15 in stock with the new reticle, but no such luck.
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What cars you fools have?

My Cayman’s pretty much a dedicated track car now, and I’ve been eyeing an ND Miata… likely an RF …as a fun weekend and run into town little runabout. Will immediately drop a V8 in it of course!

Have to finish the drivetrain refurb on my Raptor first… Got the heads on this weekend:

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What are you doing to your Raptor? I'm blessed to live in the Bighorn Mountains and on the curves, I never feel like I need more power in the ND Miata. Just wore out the tires in 12k miles :D My Miata is one of my best investments ever.

PortaJohn

Shria law councils coming soon to Dearborn! Probably already operating in secret!
Do a web search on Muslim Community Patrol & Services (MCPS) operating in Brooklyn, New York. While not technically passing and enforcing Sharia law outside local, state and fed laws, they kinda run their own show in those neighborhoods.

Volunteer-based and self-funded.
Focus on crime deterrence and community support
"Safety Patrols" primarily around mosques and Islamic schools, using vehicles resembling police cars and flashing lights.

Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

The 14.5x114 has more than twice the case capacity of .50bmg. Most of the projectiles are in the 900 grain range. The rifle has a very slow twist rate of 1:17.91.
We were approached in 2020 by 2 different companies to use the 14.5 as a payload round and extended range.

We said Ammo is needed for the distances we were discussing. Besides a weapon system etc

How’s the gun market?

I live in an area dominated by Healthcare professionals. Several Doctors and Nurses, FNPs, etc in my circle are quietly struggling. Elective procedures are down, people avoiding the Doctors office for fear of massive bills they know they can't pay, etc.

When "safe haven" jobs are feeling the pain, you know things are headed South.

Optical zero

I may have to but my eyesight is not the best anymore.
Just a reminder, light is your friend. You will get the most performance out of weak eyes when there is plenty of illumination so the rule of the day would be to try it outside on a sunny day.

Not as easy to see through the receiver.
Easy peasy.
Split your upper off, yank your BCG and throw your scoped upper across a Fortune cookie of other bags.
Find something small (eyes work exceptionally well with circles) and with good contrast downrange and center it in your bore.
Chase it with your reticle.

Everybody does this all the time even with irons, RDS and scopes going on ARs.
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10/22 barrel question - free float or what the best option?

KIDD Supergrade receiver and barrel are a type of (modified) slip fit where they make the tenon longer and tighter tolerances machined to address the typical 10/22 slip fit issues. They are known for better accuracy in the 10/22 world.

Volquartsen premium 10/22 action has a threaded barrel but like KIDD, you are locked in with their offering and design for matched receiver and barrel. Timing on threaded barrel has to allow the extractor cut to line up with the bolt extractor so you don’t see aftermarket pre-cut barrels for Volquartsen.
I'm more of a do it myself kind of guy, for better or worse; but if I was to buy a 10/22 for accuracy, it would probably be a Kidd. From what Ive seen, they have no right shooting as well as they do.

It seems that tactical solutions is also doing some interesting stuff. I saw a guy shooting one this past weekend. He was shooting CCI SV at 50, but getting about the best results you could with that ammo.

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Grok thinks that Dearborn might have 40 to 50,000 Arab Muslims. Given their average birth rate of 2.5-3 kids each ( Christian and non Muslim US citizens average 1.6 ) they will blow past 70-80,000 in 15yrs in that city alone.
Shria law councils coming soon to Dearborn! Probably already operating in secret!

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

In reality, probably a lot fewer "hunters" out here than people think or want to believe. Throwing out feed, setting up on bait, etc. is just killing.
Back to helping someone, I think it's mostly in the approach and the recognition on the shooters part that they don't have the solution and it can't hurt. Also, don't be a pest to them either.
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Still contemplating a savage 10fp in 308.

Since two of my main range rifles are Savages ( 110 action in MDT stock and Model 12 LRPV ), and even though neither has had any extraction/ejection issues, that might be a good addition to a spare parts stash. Of course, there’s also the truism that’s practically akin to a law of nature, “ If you want to ensure that an original part never fails, buy a spare. “.
I dont even have the rifle yet and I just ordered a kit.
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