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Tested four different barrels for my LMT 5.56mm MRP today, unscientific findings inside with photos

@matt33

Have you ever tested POI shift from bipod/bag to barricade/tripod?
I have, there is virtually none that I've been able to measure out to 300. That's one of the main things I like about LMT, I love absolutely everything about the rifle, except the accuracy with OEM barrels. The Ambi lower receiver is my favorite lower on the market, and the monolithic upper is my favorite upper receiver/ rail combo on the market. The factory trigger was not terrible, but I did replace it with a Geissele SSA-E

I knew going in that I probably was going to upgrade the chrome lined factory barrel anyway, so it wasn't a huge disappointment. I was pretty disappointed with the factory cut rifled barrel that I bought separately. It is barely more accurate than the factory chrome lined barrel, and costs these same as a Bartlein or Krieger.

I will say this about the factory cut rifled LMT barrel, it shows some promise. It's kind of like a hot girlfriend that is relatively not crazy most of the time, but 20% of the time she goes nuts for no reason.

I think if I spent another few hundred rounds with it, it would probably become close to 1 MOA. One of the last groups I shot with it was a 10-round group at 100 yards, the first 9 rounds went into .89", but then the 10th round flew 1.5 High from the rest of the group. I finally threw my hands up in the air and ordered a Bartlein barrel from Craddock Precision the next day. My large frame 6.5 LMT 20" SS Barrel was kind of the same way. It was probably mostly me getting used to the large frame ar, but it seems to have started shooting noticeably better after several hundred rounds. Annoying. At this point, it shoots 130 Berger Hybrids sub MOA every time I put it on the bench.

Rifle Scopes DNT and an M brace mount

The GF bought an M brace mount (32mm height) for her DNT "The One". The idea was she wanted to lift her scope up some to get it off her chassis (Daniel Defense Delta 5 pro). However, the reticle plug/cover on the bottom of the scope kept it from being able to be mounted on that mount. Does anyone know if the 38mm height will work for that scope or have any other suggestions?

New Contest Starting Now! This Target Haunts Me

A painful memory, and a somber lesson learned. I was Elk hunting in Idaho with friends. Started about 40 miles up the middle fork of the Salmon river, Near the mouth of Bull creek. From the river, we hiked up over one mountain ridgeline, then to the top of the next. All in a couple feet of snow, which was drifted well over three feet on the steep incline. I was the only hunter in the group that wasn't a roofer so it was hardest going for me. We'd slept overnight in our clothes and around a small fire near the top of the second mountain, got a decent bull the next morning, and packed out the boned meat and head/cape. We were working down a long ridgeline near dusk that eve, and I spotted a decent 25"+ mule deer several hundred yards below us. Not a super difficult shot for me. I tried to set up with my swiveling harris bipod, but the slope was much too steep to get both bipod feet on the ground at that angle. I tried to line up the shot resting on one bipod foot. I was a little more tired that I realized to put it mildly. Just before breaking the shot, my hold sort of just collapsed and drifted several feet off the buck, and I missed clean. And he was gone. Frustrating, disappointing and embarrassing. I learned back then to be more aware of my mental and physical state before any important shot, and to be sure of a stable solid rest.

August Topstraps Rimfire Challenge Dates

Greetings fellow shooters from Topstraps Rimfire Challenge here in Eastern Ohio. This month the match dates are August 8th (Friday), 9th (Saturday) and 10th (Sunday). You can come anytime thru the day and it takes about an hour to shoot thru. There is a covered firing line and there are two benches so sometimes there is a wait for your turn to shoot. You have 3 days to pick from (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) starting at 8AM till 5PM or so. It takes about 100 rounds to shoot and about an hour to finish which is on the high end. Open bolts and chamber flags are a must and no handling of guns once they are leaned into the rack. Donation will be $20.00/entry this year.

I still think that ammo is the main deciding factor and the best way to come up with some type of classes. I've seen incredible scores shot with 60 year old target guns and poor scores shot with $7500 custom rifles. This year I think I'm going to go to three (3) classes and the winner of each class will receive a free entry the next match. The twist will be if a lower class shooter wins their class with a higher score than the class winners above them then the higher winners won't get a free entry. Example: Class C winner shoots a 79 and the Class B winner shoots a 78 and the Class A winner shoots an 80. The class A and Class C winners receives a free entry but the Class B winner does not. An incentive to compete occasionally with lower cost ammo for the challenge and to do well.

The three (3) classes of ammo will be C: $6.00/50 and under, B: Over $6.01 to $14.00 and A: Over $14.01 This may change and I don't have a complete list made up which would be hard to list each ammo but will base this on prices normally found at the online shops and not a sale item. I've sure everyone knows about where their ammo falls, also anyone with a tuner may use it but will jump you into the A class automatically. No Benchrest style front or rear rests. Bipods (even Rempel style) sandbags or an attached monopod are OK. Any scope/rifle combo is allowed but if you show up with a BR style gun shooting in C class you may get a shifty eyed sideways glance wondering what's up with this.

I've played with most of them and Yes they most definately do have a much better group at farther distances. A Class B ammo could possible compete with them as long as their dropped round is not on a small target but that's the gamble you take with the mid-range priced ammo. The lowest class is for those that are starting out, can't find or haven't tested better ammo but still wish to compete which is why I do this in the first place. Don't feel you can't come have fun and be competitive, you'll be shooting with others with similiar equipment.

Nearly everyone that shoots with us will offer any help they can, most will gladly let you look at their gun, scope, bipod and bags and let you try them out. You don't have to have top end stuff to come shoot and have fun. Plenty of you have kidded me about some of the stuff Chris and I shoot. I'm also going to have the peep sight targets up at each distance which are 4moa which is about the smallest you can see in the varying light conditions. If a stage has gamble targets for the scoped competitors the peep targets will also have a very challenging gamble higher point value target they can shoot at. Keeps both scoped and metallic sight competitors on their toes. Yes they may look bigger a little farther out but up close they are smaller and only one so it gets shot up quickly. If you think it's easy let me know and I'll have a gun there for you to try. The Peep targets do get rough to see thru the mid-day due to light and shadows so keep that in mind. Early or late are better times for that.

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