lash said:

That is a pretty stock, in a very utilitarian modern style.

And the groups don’t suck either.

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Thanks Lash.

I let the woodsmith have free rein on the stock so it's all his design. A hybrid design to be used in different ways. I'd done things a little differently but to be fair the communication between us wasn't the best and I'm to blame for my part in this. Plus this was his first attempt at such and the poor guy was battling cancer.
If there is ever a next time......
But not that it doesn't work well.

Thomasair's/Mike Nisch latest iteration slug guns are really stout guns, much more than mine is, and he's made quite a few improvements over the years including heavy match barrels with special rifling.
He's texted me 100Y groups he's shot where 25 shots would fit under a quarter and many 250/mostly X's at 50Y on N50 cards, one had 24x which is in the region of 1/8th" precision.

I tried to get him to design a repeater but he's got no time or desire since he has a 1.2 year backlog as is.

flogxal said:

Drove a bunch of small cars between then and now. VW Scirocco 1978, bought used in '82.

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MK1 Scirocco is one of my bucket list cars. Based entirely on looks, I've never driven one.


As to the truck/SUV discussion.
I did small sporty imports most of my teens and early 20's, with a brief stint in kart racing that helped develop a love of momentum driving. Got into big trucks in my early 20's for both practical and work related reasons, and also because the only way to be cool at the time was to roll coal everywhere. Got into mid sized SUV's in my 30's for practicality reasons.
Now in my later 30's I'm getting closer to being an empty nester and getting back into small cars and it's like I've found the fountain of youth. I absolutely despise driving anything that weighs over 3k pounds or feels like a school bus. Every day when I hop in a work truck or my own truck or SUV a piece of my soul dies knowing that the impending drive will have no joy in it.
I understand the pragmatic reasons they exist, but I can't fathom why a person would buy a vehicle any bigger than what their specific use case requires.
And yes, it does bug me when I see a soccer mom hauling her one child to school across town in a massive eight passenger SUV that's so high up she can't see anything around her. She needs the biggest vehicle on the road "to feel safe" "we have a dog" "it snows sometimes". Meanwhile she smokes curbs everywhere she goes because she doesn't understand the size of her land yacht.

AZLong said:

We should probably just help Vlad reunite the entire USSR, that should keep him quiet. Oh, and rescind Finland's NATO membership and let him have that. That should do it. Oh wait..and Alaska. Give him that back too. That should do it. Oh wait...

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My wife's favorite handgun:

Put him up in the front of the car like in Mad Max and all his children too along with the Bush Family.

Great idea, just 90 years too late.

Mike

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They've already won without firing a shot.

jacklikesbigbores said:

Anybody shooting this caliber?

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Yup
I have a 338-300wsm I shoot in my AX

Evolution 9 said:

This ^

The nighttime thermal bros are waiting.

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I'm patiently waiting...

Im assuming this a handheld LRF?

Caliber...224 Valkyrie?

Same reasons most people cannot shoot a bolt action well. Shit skills, shit ammo, shit gear. I just had another conversation with a new hunting family that refuses to even consider shooting Rimfire for practice. They assume a max $300 scope on their centerfires, along with a random grab bag of ammo bought with budget top of mind, and “practicing” with box a year will put a game animal in the freezer. I asked him how good he would be at his job if he did it 4 hrs per year.

Just trying to buy a deck. If I were rich, I wouldn't be selling this scope. Kinda like when you have kids and trade in the Z3 for a minivan

I will take it for $650 plus shipping for my nephew’s western hunts. PM sent.

PinesAndProjectiles said:

No. The discussion was based on brisket.

If you smoke an ass to 180, she gonna be tuff

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Not if you’re making pulled pork.

Mr.BR said:

NFL trying real hard ..................
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I would rather watch beautiful bikini clad women playing volleyball on the beach.

Sandhog308 said:

I went on a got two 30 rd mags

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Two words: belt fed.

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people can say whatever they want about ammo. No, just ammo alone isn’t gonna near make up for a bad shooter. However, there is a reason that people reload. If there was no benefit then I’m sure many would rather save their time and give a couple extra dollars for mass produced ammo that shot as well as their reloads. It all matters and it all comes together.

I don’t think there is one singular thing that matters more than the other. It all has to come together. Gear is some of it, ammo is some of it, practice and fundamentals is some of it. Practice practice gets you most of the way, that’s with anything. Sure some are more natural than others but practice makes perfect. That’s probably 78% of it, yes I pulled that out of my ass. Gear probably 12%. Ammo the last 10% but usually when you get to the ammo aspect you are talking about half inch groups vs 2” groups. That’s the difference and yes there is factory ammo out there that will shoot half an inch, sometimes, maybe even a lot of times, but not all the time. That’s where reloading your own ammo comes in because only then can you insure consistency in processes.

But reality is, in most circumstances half an inch vs 2” on a human size target or larger isn’t gonna matter that much. Not for most people. Benchrest shooters sure but to be honest, imo, that takes a lot of the human element out of it anyways and not something I really use as a marker for a good shooter. It’s some kind of an indication but not much for real world. I want the guy that can shoot good under a myriad of situations not just from a bench under optimal conditions.

You also have to factor in age because I don’t know about you guys but I’m not in my 20’s anymore. Yes I can still give people a hell of a run for their money but I’m getting older and I have to realize I’m not likely to maintain this badassness into my 90’s.

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