packratt said:

I think they said was around 4000 and not currently covered by insurance. But if it stops tge cicadas it might be worth it.

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Yeah, everyone gets excited when the cicadas come out of the ground. I hear those fuckers 24/7.

ruger35 said:

How are you adjusting the laser? I didn't realize you could do this and combed through the manual and didn't see it mentioned unless I skipped over it.

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You gotta use the app.

First attempt at reloading for this rifle (only loaded 10 rounds), it doesn't like the factory Hornady (1.2MOA or so), but the handloads seem to be very promising.

Best part about it is I'm using Hornady Brass, Hornady Bullets, Hornady Press, Hornady dispenser, all so ole dead dismounter can eat it.

XBR is the best powder I have used for the 77gr SMK. 24gr is what I have used. Recently got some 73gr ELDM and the 24.5 load has been shooting well.

Rapidaffliction said:

If you simply found that by using the AI function I would not simply go off on that... Actually, during operation whatever it was called... The soldiers were told that they did not have to lube the Chrome BCG... It's caused problems.. AND, It was found that even the chrome had issues with jungle corrosion... So I think it was more than just a supply issue.

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AR15.com, for whatever it is worth, but the post cites references…

@ironpony52
I applaud your effort and tribute to your friend. It is an excellent gesture. We’re just trying to help you deliver the final product in a form that’s as awesome to the recipient as you hope it will be.

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Growing up my father had very simple rule/rules for my brother and I: Don't do anything that I have to listen to your mother bitch about.
Pretty simple, and yes my brother and I broke that rule more than once

matt33 said:

I'm not sure if you have any IMR 8208 on hand, but that powder with Berger 73's is the best shooting combo I've ever tried on both of my primary 5.56 AR's.

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What are you running for that load? It's always printed well with 77 SMKs for me and been 50-75fps faster than Varget.

GreenGO Juan said:

O okay, I assume you understand scale length and intonation when you mount the bridge?

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This is an excellent point, since the OP is not a player and may not understand. If it’s a standard Strat scale-length, it should be 25.5”. Here’s a good reference:

My friend Jack and I took his friend, who worked at Trader's in Okland, out to a ranch on the Altamont Pass ground squirrel hunting. It's the land south of I-580 where all of the windmills are. Jack and I brought Winchester 52C's with 20X Unertls and Jack's friend brought some kind of Weatherby semi auto .22lr with a 4X scope. We were shooting up a small ravine that was 400 yards or so to the top. Jack's friend got bored because he couldn't shoot that far with his gun so he went for a walk to try to get some closer shots. About 300 yards up the ravine was a squirrel mound and a squirrel kept popping up there. Jack was sitting down shooting at it and probably took 6 or 8 shots but hadn't hit it. About this time his friend comes back and asks what Jack is shooting at. He said the squirrel mound about 300 yards out right next to the big rock. He pulled up his binos and said he saw it and a squirrel just stood up. About this time Jack shoots and makes a perfect head shot. Jack's friend lost his shit. He said "Jesus Effing Cristo. That's 600 effing yards at least". Jack and I chuckled, he didn't see Jack take all of those other shots figuring out the elevation and windage. Every time we saw that guy after that the shot got better and farther. The last time we saw him at the Cow Palace gun show he was telling people he watched Jack shoot a ground squirrel in the eye at 1100 yards with a .22lr.

carbonbased said:

That was pretty cool! What bullet? Hand loads?

And that’s pretty darn clear for 1030 yds. What sort of recording setup are you using? I use a Razor 27-60 spotter with a phone mount.

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75 ELDM with a lot of Varget

This is filmed with a Meopta S2 at 30x with an iPhone and a Kapture adapter.

TTT

Lawless said:

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THIS

4O6shootist said:

Likely it updated to 3.32 as that's the most recent firmware, no?

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My bad. Correct, 3.32. Editing now

BCP said:

It would be interesting to hear why they switched to phosphate.

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A rudimentary search found reference that the change was simply due to the fact that the parkerized finish was; sufficient to the task, cheaper than chrome, and could be applied by more than the sole source vendor used for chrome plating. That parkerizing isn’t shiny and “holds lube” are ancillary.

My most memorable was pure reaction and made for a great memory.

When Desert Storm was ramping up, a great friend of mine signed back up and got deployment orders. He had 2 weeks back home after train up before shipping out. I got both of his brothers, both sons and a couple nephews together and scheduled a Chukar and Pheasant hunt for all of us.

The hunt overall was a blast for everyone but the shot of the day was mine! My buddy and I had stopped on a side hill and were b.s.ing waiting on the drive line to pivot. I heard the flush above us maybe 15yds.

2 Chukar flushed off the hill right beside us! I swung my 687 straight up and doubled the two birds directly overhead! We both stood there laughing our asses off as it rained down feathers all around us!

There wasn't much left of the birds with I/M chokes in both barrels and they might have been 20' overhead. It sure did put a ton of feathers in the air though!

I'm not sure if you have any IMR 8208 on hand, but that powder with Berger 73's is the best shooting combo I've ever tried on both of my primary 5.56 AR's.

For those not in the know; you can fuzz up the end of a cotton gun cleaning swab (the kind that looks like a q-tip with the 5-6" wooden stick), stick it in your M16 barrel backwards, and make a decent little blow gun out of it.

Even more, you snap the very bottom of that wooden stick off and make quite the sharp little blow dart.

We used to have some pretty good wars go on during weapons cleaning after a field op or whatever. Whichever kid got ganged up on usually looked like a porcupine pretty quickly.

Well, one day I was inside the armory and I stuck my head out to yell at someone - just in time to catch an M-16 blow dart in my lip. It drew blood (they all did) and kind of ticked me off... especially since it was shot by my buddy, who was outside and giggling like a little bitch. So I got back the only way I knew how - by pulling an M16 upper off and making my own blow dart. I told the armory kid that I was going to shoot my buddy in the nose, and then yelled for my buddy out the window...

...Like a true idiot (aren't we all), he stuck his fat head, with his fat nose, with his fat nose's little cleft dimple, inside the window and looked left for me (I was on the right). And when he turned his fat head towards me I shot that dart out at him with as much energy as my lungs could muster.

M16-fired blow darts aren't exactly precise, and I watched in slow-motion horror as that dart yawed and headed for his unprotected eye... before yawing back around in a full circle and catching my buddy's fat nose right in that little dimple. The dart didn't really stick, but I saw the little shockwave 'bop' the tip of his nose and the sharpened tip of the dart caught. The ass-end of the swab came around and became the leading end as the tip was still in there, but then the retained energy of the dart was too much and the tip was pulled out. The dart flew off into the corner somewhere after delivering its payload.

He swore and rubbed his fat nose, and I saw a little drop of blood start to form.

We compared wounds later on in good humor.

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yet another of the many,many examples of why following "the rule of law" will never get us out of our current disaster. the people who implement the "law" are enemies of our society,country and civilization. ie the cops,lawyers,judges,prosecutors,politicians,FBI,DOJ,all gov agencies are our openly admitted enemies actively seeking our destruction.

I love these story’s , very cool, just being gun guys this is what it’s about but …. Non gun story’s are cool to, here’s mine.
My step brother and me were back home on leave from the Marine Corps( 0311) .our parents had sponsored 5 SV Marines( 1975) and while on leave I won a NPR cabin vacation on some lake in Northern Minnesota by out bidding the others, I had help from the phone bank girl from NPR as she called me back anytime I was out bid.
Fast forward , I won it and we all made plans to go, including the SVN Marines. A drunken blast was had by all, and my brother and I held sway with the SVN marines to not be out done, so drinking was 24/7 , hard party .
Anyway, during festivities, a SVN Marine had procured some bread and was tossing pieces to some mallards that were getting interested.
As they got closer, ignoring the festivities on the wooden deck above them ( from us) for the possibility of a bread crumb, I took notice of the birds, grabbed an ice pick we had stashed for the mixed drinks and flung it at a mallard, scoring a through and through head shot on said Mallard. Much to the amazement and excited revelry as the SVN Marine grabbed target Mallard and started pulling feathers off.
Now they spoke better Vietnamese than English but “ God damn did you see that shot” is pretty universal .

theLBC said:

BREAKING: All 4 Suspects in Jamie White’s Murder Arrested, Face Capital Murder Charges

"This investigation still remains open and is still active, but we believe at this time all the individuals responsible for Jamie's murder are in custody."

www.infowars.com

so the police can track these people down with cell phone data, but 2000 mules was debunked?

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yea,why aren't liberal/dem swatters tracked and arrested?

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then why haven't dozens of FBI agents been arrested,esp Comey?