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If you buy beef by the percentage of how much cow it encompasses, I have some questions...

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I found this on one of the universities websites. Gives a general idea of what to expect, of coarse it varies with animal size. Fyi, make sure if you are buying a “cow” to make sure you understand if it is a steer, heifer, or a cow. A cow will be the least tender and should be substantially cheaper.

If no intention of swapping scopes, any downside to an action that's tapped for direct scope rings?

I know most people here generally tend toward actions with integrated picatinny rails because they either intend or can envision likely scenarios where they want to move scopes around to different rifles or try different scopes while maintaining a rough return to zero... but... is there any downside to an action that is only tapped for rings vs action with integral rail, all else being equal, if one fully intends to mount one particular scope to it and not move it around? I have to imagine there's some, maybe small, level of weight savings and compactness advantage to simply having rings directly attached through the tapped holes of an action without integral rails, and probably a fair bit of cost advantage too (yes, I violated my own "all else being equal" rule there), but I admit I am not confident enough to say that I have considered every little aspect of this choice.

Is there something I am overlooking beyond the idea that this prospective rifle will not have the scope moved around? Maybe something to do with eye box/eye relief adjustment range? Anything?

To be clear, I am unconcerned both with what the cool guys at the range might think about such a choice or with some mythical ideas regarding resale value at some indeterminate time point in some indeterminate future might be, I'm wondering if there's something mechanical/tangible/meaningful to the function of such an action choice given the premise that there's no intention of moving/swapping the scope (unless I have to because it broke or something, but that can happen regardless of rail vs direct threaded rings). Through much error/experience I have learned that sharing things like optics/suppressors/other parts among different guns is both annoying and suboptimal, it's worth the price to just keep each gun a complete system, well that's my opinion on it anyway, and like I said, it was formed through a few decades of trying the opposite.

Don’t Blow it Shooter !

I have had brakes and barrels get loose. I can torque a barrel and a brake in a barrel vice but the brake is tricky - nothing to grab onto.

When my next barrel is made, I was thinking to ask that two flats be made on the main part of the barrel just behind the brake and the top and bottom of the brake have flats cut into them. Not deep, just enough to get adjustable wrenches on. I was also thinking about marking the receiver, recoil lug and barrel with witness marks so I can tell at a glance if the barrel is loose.

Does that make any sense to anyone?

Vudoo closed the doors…

BOAT: acronym Bust Out Another Thousand. For me, the boat was just the thing that pulled me on a slalom ski back in the '60s. The teens around the lake were all proficient skiers; 13-15-year-olds driving power boats pulling skiers was perfectly normal. I was really proud when I was able to take off from the edge of the dock so I didn't get wet; my 14-year-old ego therefore assumed I could get off the water the same I got on: kick the ski back and turn around to sit on the edge of the dock. I still have the scar, and the water-diluted blood made my cousin driving the boat think i was disemboweled.

Tractor: I spent a lot of summer-job hours on one dragging a golf ball picker all over a driving range. It had a protective steel mesh cage on it - it was a very popular target. Bad enough to have a ball hit the cage on the outside, like being in a trash can hit with a bat. Worse was when the ball ricocheted off the ground and rattled around with me inside the cage.
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I look back nostalgically on those high-school and college summers... boats and tractors and cars and motorcycles o my. So many of us cheated Mr. Darwin....
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Schmidt Bender 3-12x50 PMII LP DT Gen II MTC Elevation Turret Issue

I'm not really surprised, once they closed down the US service center I'm sure they lost a good deal of institutional knowledge that Jerry had on some of the older set ups. Enjoy the scope!

I know Jerry left a little bit ago, but they closed the service center too? WTF?

Groups are to small

I'm assuming the OP fired 80 rounds in a session with a built-for-hunting 22CM, and probably in some sort of hot environment with a moderate pace. The barrel's throat loves him.

Barrels are consumables, I'm not completely ignorant to that fact. However we learned that pretty quickly the OP would have seen some drastic ES and SDs... so this load is really only good for short-range use, even if accuracy was acceptable up close. So what was learned from say, 20 rounds to 80? I've only had SD get lower as the round count climbed over 10... not gone up (but it is possible with poor reloading habits I suppose).

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OP, sorry that your velocity was all over the place man. Since AFAIK, ADG makes Gunwerks' brass, I would consider it quality stuff. Even with virgin cases and clean necks, that velocity spread is problematic. If you don't mind sharing your equipment and procedures, some people in here might have some insight to help you out.

Regarding accuracy expectations, that depends on the rifle and purpose. I'm usually content if I can string 10 shots inside 1 MOA @ 300 yards consistently - meaning that I can repeat that group. Environmental factors are going to start impacting here as much as you and your load. Obviously if I do better, that makes me happier. If I shot F-Class, then I'd want to be like that with 20 shot strings.

One eye would make for slower time on target probably, but shouldn't affect your personal accuracy limitations.
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Tested four different barrels for my LMT 5.56mm MRP today, unscientific findings inside with photos

I've had good luck with accuracy with my LMT rifles.

You show a picture a SS SPR 1/7 barrel, but mention a 16" 5R barrel.

I have several of the earlier (bright SS), and second generation (Black) that are LMT 18" SPR barrels, and they shoot exceptionally well, sub-moa. My first one with well over 3K rounds through it still shoots sub-moa, but as soon as it gets hot, the shots start to scatter beyond 500-yards. I primarily use various flavors of 77gr SMK factory ammo in either .223 or 5.56.

What amazed me my first LMT that I bought back around 2007, with 16" gas piston chrome lined barrel printed a 1-1/2" group at 300-yards using surplus Lithuanian SS109 ammo. That's the stuff that has the GGG head stamp, and runs Uber clean in an AR platform. Glad I stocked up on it when it was cheap and available.
LMT AR-15 Barrel 16'' 5.56 Stainless Steel 5R Cut 1:7" Twist https://share.google/wKMU22MIpubK8tXs0

I attached a link for the exact barrel I bought. LMT describes it as stainless steel, 5r cut rifled. It is 16" and stamped as shown in the photo. It has continued to show a little bit of improvement, but even the test tag that came with the barrel lists it as 1.51 MOA during test firing by LMT

I'm sure others have had better luck than me, maybe I just got a couple of duds. I have shot single five round groups with it as small as .6" at 100 yards, but it does not shoot that well consistently. It is consistently somewhere between 1.2 and 1.5 for five round groups at 100 yards

I think different people measure accuracy differently. I hear a lot of people say that their 5.56 LMT is "sub MOA all day," but I have yet to see a 10-round group with a factory 5.56 LMT that is less than 1 inch at 100 yards

I'm not saying it doesn't happen for people, I've just never seen it. If you're one of these people and you are reading this, please post some groups. Give me some details

How to UNsubscribe from Solicitations I get via PM

It is irritating. I see red icon and I think,

"Oh! This is so exciting! Finally someone wants to talk to me. I might have friend."

Then I see it is girl. I get even more excited. This is first time this has happen to me.

I open message to meet love of my life!

"Сука булат! This is only stupid capitalistic marketing message about contest I will never win! Pizdec."

I now go back to my autistic lurking on the Hide again.

So disappointing. Stop blueballing me, @Lowlight !


Covert footage of me opening message each time

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

looking closely at the picture of the cat stopping traffic, it was so easy to see it was staged. But the point is that it is a cute story. True Grit is a neat story, To Kill a Mockingbird is a neat story. To me, it doesn’t matter how it’s made anymore. I’ve seen some of the best movies starring actors / actresses, directors/producers I would spit on if they came even close to my presence. It’s all fiction until the far left says it’s true. Then it’s a downright lie.

They are so consistent. Consistently WRONG!

We had this little tom cat, a throwaway. Found him on the side of the road, miles from any home. Most pitiful creature you ever saw. Thought he would not live through the weekend, but he did. First thing Monday morning, we got him to the vet. Worst case of internal parasites they had ever seen. Brenda doctored on him for months. He grew into the most beautiful critter to ever grace the environs of the Kirste family (and we’ve had some championship halter horses and winners under saddle, who were themselves beautiful animals).

He looked out for other animals when they were ill or in danger. Sweetest little fella. He was special to us. He’d mock attack us and then curl up in your lap.

He was The Bandit, because he would steal your heart.

He died at 18 months of age to a saddleblock thrombosis.

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Everything about that cat in the video reminded me of Bandit.
My cat Socket had the saddle thrombosis. He didn’t understand why his rear legs weren’t working and he seemed so frustrated. There is no treatment for it. The last kindness is so hard. He was a great friend with a ton of personality.

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Playing dumb games

Everybody can catch the bug and have a change in culture. I bet there were only a couple people there responsible for most all the CS horror stories. Because I talked to a real nice lady on the phone there once. Then she was over taken by the CS Manager.

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Reminds me of the local subway. Put signs advising their parking lot which is huge and given to them by the city is for thier customers only.

No doubt people were parking in their lot and going to the new restaurant that just opened next door. Yep, it's a small town and people were excited. Now what better way for subway to boost their abysmal sales than pounding a couple fuck you signs in the lot the town gave them. For parking they don't need and won't be getting used by either place again after a couple weeks when the new shiney of a fucking Arbys wears off.

It's people with no plan and forsight that cant see and think past the next 5 minutes or current irritations.

LD out. 🤣🤣🤣
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