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Custom Ruger American Gen 2 6.5 Grendel

Yeah, I bought a Ruger American Ranch .300 BLK back in 2022, threw a Timney in it, put all the Anarchy Outdoors accessories on it, and put it into the regular Magpul Hunter short-action AICS stock (the STANAG stock had not been released yet), and used Magpul AICS .223 mags. It cycled fine. If you searched hard enough, you're sure to find some of my posts about it on here... You could have saved yourself some time, money, and headache if you had just started with an AICS chassis/stock for it. Then you would have only needed Magpul or MDT AICS .223 mags.

Also, I run the MDT steel 12rd 6mm ARC / 6.5 Grendel mags in my 16" Christensen Arms MPR chambered in 6mm ARC. Bought it back in 2022, as well... They run flawlessly.
Actually no, I searched Google many different ways but my search was 6.5 Grendel specific. Your posts for 300 Blackout wouldn't have shown up in any of my searches regardless of where I searched, here included. My 5.56 Ranch as stated is in a Magpul Hunter stock as well and runs just fine in the STANAG configuration. Also as stated I'm running the MDT AICS magazines specifically for the 6mm AR/6.5 Grendel. They are the 12 round but 10 or 12 doesn't really matter. What mattered is they made an unreliable rifle, reliable. No 223 Remington AICS magazine is going to fix a 6.5 Grendel. While many have tried to make 308 Winchester AICS magazine work with 6.5 Grendel by adjusting the feed lips or adding a spacer and shorter follower and different spring, those things are still not a real fix without a lot of luck. I wanted a real fix and fortunately this as stated initially has been a real fix.

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

People have changed over the past five years of so. You probably haven’t kept up with that change.

What worries me is that there are some, a few, certainly not all people, who fish that seem to think they are a protected class. Kinda like the queers or the blm people or the Muslims. Being a protected class, they think the world not only owes them, but you’d best bow down to them, stay off the waters (which thing think belong to them and them only) and praise any effort they make to muck up the waterways for anyone else

NOTE this is NOT All men and women who fish, but a “minority” who act like GOD has died and gifted them the universe. (a minority sure fits the picture in my mind)

This “charter” captain seems to think he is also a member of this class. He was fishing in the middle of a fairly restricted waterway and demanding that everyone comply to his wishes that he be allowed to fish in absolute calm and pristine conditions.

Now, from what I understand the “victim” ran through, at speed, in that restricted but not speed limited waterway. Which pissed off said, “Best Charter Captain” (says something about his ego and attitude right there) and he and the “victim” got into a verbal argument and that moved into the Best fellow jumping aboard the other’s boat and making threats.

Now let’s not forget that common courtesy on both sides would have been a better plan. Fishing in a restricted area (a bridge passing) and speeding through a restricted area without concern for others, in my mind makes both wrong and as we all know, two wrongs don’t make a right.

My only hope to come out of this situation is that first, the “victim” learns that a bit of courtesy goes a LONG WAY, pay attention, don’t be so arrogant, slow down when it appears appropriate. And, I hope that who ever granted the other fellow his license as a charter captain, pulls said license. If his temper is that bad, he does not need to have paying customers aboard who might at some time displease him.
I don't think you have your facts straight. It was the "Best Charter Captain" who was the one who sped past the boats that were fishing. The BCC appears to have taken umbrage that one of the boats, apparently not the victim, cussed out the BCC.
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techy guys, please read. looking for summer internship in tech field for sophomore college student.

My son got his best internship via a guy I knew through one of the gun clubs to which I belonged. Totally chance thing - so your asking here on SH is not a bad idea at all.

My son is a software engineer. I understand about "social skills... currently under construction." He struggled so hard with his senior-year job fairs and interviews... but he did land with the company he interned with and is now a well-compensated senior engineer there. But his human social skills remain "under construction."

Interestingly, after four years there, he was laid off during the pandemic, but landed less than a month later with a big raise. But he still helped a former coworker who was saddled with his responsibilities. Then, when he was laid off from the new job after just a few months as the pandemic wore on, he was brought back into his former company with a promotion and another raise. He's been there now almost ten years.

I wish your son luck. Persistence is everything. After I graduated college fifty years ago next spring, I worked for well over a year at a subsistence farm job that, some days, would gag a maggot. But when I landed, it was in a dream role using practical skills I picked up as part of my job search. And some of life's best lessons were learned on that farm job - not the least of which is how it feels to be looked at like you're nothing and how persistence can feel so futile.

Tell your son DON'T GIVE UP, and even menial subsistence jobs have value.

Maggie’s Funny & awesome pics, vids and memes thread (work safe, no nudity)

I hate to burst your guys’ bubble but there’s nothing “free trade” about the us economy. Or the eu economy. And very little about the asian economy. All of this shit is manipulated in some way

True... but when we let other nations tariff our goods and don't do anything about theirs... then we get taken advantage of.

Free Trade is probably not the right term... though is the catch-all these days. Maybe more realistic is "reciprocal trade." Mirroring duties, tariffs, inspections, bans, etc.

AND recognizing that government-subsidized industries/slave labor/artificially-manipulated currencies like the Yuan, dumping, etc. deserve to be addressed as special cases.

Then again, we are, as a nation, addicted to spending money we don't have on shit we don't need from WalMart... Money that goes to arming China.

Whatever the case is... it ain't working as it is. And the American worker/taxpayer is getting screwed with taxes and devalued currency/mortgaged future. I don't have the 'right' answer. But doing what we've been doing since the '70's has gotten us ass-raped. So we need to do something else. Or the whole country is going to look like the industrial desert that is our former rustbelt....

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Charter captain goes pirate in Florida


Message from the Fire Chief:
Having viewed the video that has prompted so many views and comments, I understand the visceral reaction it evokes. The aggressor(s) in the video are unknown to me and I will reserve my comments regarding their behavior.
What I will comment on is one of the men on that boat is known to me. He is a North Port Firefighter and a celebrated military veteran known for his calm, easygoing demeanor, and his passion for service to his Country and to the citizens of North Port.
The comments I’ve witnessed tonight are in deep contrast to the usual engagement we receive on this page; All submitted without knowing any facts or circumstances before, after, or during this incident that were not captured on the video.
Earlier, we posted that the Fire Department is aware of the incident and will investigate while providing due process and appropriate representation to a valued member of our team. Once the facts are known, we will address appropriately per our policies and standards.
The world I was raised in demanded innocence unless proven guilty. Firefighter Riggs has saved many lives and influenced a positive outcome on many calls in our city, not to mention his sacrifice to fight for our freedom in his military career. We will continue to honor and value his past service to country and his investment in our community as we determine the facts of the case and address them.
I am honored to serve all of you in our community, as I am honored to represent all of those that serve this community. You have all invested your trust in our leadership team at the Fire Department and I would ask that you continue to do so knowing that we will address this situation once we have all of the facts.
Thank you so much for taking the time to digest this information and for trusting us to continue to provide exceptional public safety services in every manner that you have come to expect.
-Fire Chief Scott Titus

johnny riggs is the fire fighter in questions name.
All submitted without knowing any facts...
Fuck the chief, he's a word wizard talking smack.
He shouldn't have opened his pie hole and let things fold out with a thorough investigation.

He knows no more that any viewer of the video and thinks his righteous ass can pipe up and tell everyone to back down.

Fuck off chief and get in your lane

Wtf is this lone survivor or lone runner stuff about?

Ummm the USMC is Dept of the Navy, so there must be Majors in the Navy……if you haven’t been volentold by the USN to go serve in the USMC because they are Dept of the Navy you should just be quiet.

I’m kinda surprised a CWO responded, shocked they even showed up. Must have forgotten his golf clubs 😁

Relax, it’s the bear pit, even I don’t care.

I should write a book “Tears from the BAS”
-chapter one, malingering before PT
-chapter two, does this look like aids?
-chapter theee, FAFO shredded medical records
-chapter four, the deployment therapist
-chapter five, advanced malingering
-chapter six, why letting them carry their own IV bags was a mistake

I ask every marine I meet how they enjoyed being in the navy.

Thorroclean & Bronze Brush Bore Cleaning Result.

I've seen bores that looked like mirrors, but shot like crap. I personally wouldn't care what a bore looked like as long as it isn't obviously damaged. As long as it shot well is what counts. When it stops shooting well, then I know there is a problem to be dealt with.
I agree, I have not figured out what I would have to see to determine failure. Years ago I had a buddy with a bore scope and for giggles looked at a club 52D barrel, it was pitted and ugly, but it was a solid shooter. We also scoped a new rifle that was a solid 3 MOA shooter but the barrel looked great. I just clean them and shoot them, if they won’t group, then I replace the barrel.
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Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

Fuck. Why can't shit like that ever happen to me?
Because a person whose self esteem is that low wouldn’t pick on someone he thought was a real threat. That’s how most bullies work. Stand up to them in front of people and they must prove their manhood…blah, blah, blah.