I agree with both of your thoughts. I’m not one to obsess over less than perfect. I have a couple centerfire barrels that look like hammered dogshit but still shoot very well.
I’d like to give this barrel it’s best chance to shine.

TonyTheTiger said:

Every time I shoot a Barrett semi auto I wonder why they cost more than $2k.

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I’ve shot them before and I’m looking to flip this if I can get the price low enough. Just wanted to see what the market out there is.

Hecouldgoalltheway said:

Whoa, which part is misconduct?

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When they stopped doing their jobs to try and provoke a scenario that would get them a sport kill on their record.

You can hear them conspiring to work-it-out on their own recording.

Also- what does their Department SOP say about drawing? What does it say about pointing?

It would be pretty crazy if they're allowed to have three dots lined up on the forehead of the person they're trying to protect without any reason for doing so.

Then again, crazy SOPs written by inexperienced people are out there, everywhere.

A nearby-to-me jurisdiction actually bought Nighthawk 1911s and ND'd into a homeowner a few years back. The "investigation" revealed that by SOP, they were supposed to remove all safeties when talking to a suspect... and didn't say anything about positions, or where your finger was supposed to be.

The officer got off because nobody trained him not to have his finger on the trigger of a condition zero 1911 pointed at a person he is talking to. The officer lied and claimed he was "bumped by a car door," although he was nowhere near the car. He got off on an OOPS! and sentenced to no-work, full-pay, and more range time. The family got $2M for the Victim's life.

IN THIS CASE- It only makes sense when you play the tape what they were even doing with the Victim- they weren't trying to do their jobs- which is to protect the Community- they were involved in an attack on the Community.

They thought that they would collect a free kill off an American. Lots of guys close-to-you are driving around with the same objective... both Cops and Criminals.

TL;DR - Don't be a Fool, Tote the Tool.

rothgyr said:

Exactly. I'm used to grabbing my whole turret like a jar lid with a chunk of my palm engaged on it from a shooting position instead of just using my fingers. It's not dropping on its own.

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That’s what I do too but no downward pressure. That is what I meant by heavy handed. The downward force.

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Thank you @RAVAGE88 for this very informative post. I remember closely following the initial post and interest in the 1:9 barrel "saga" but you would only let a little bit squeak out. I remember how cryptic some of your posts were in answering questions at the time. This really helps fill in those gaps and gives me/us a better understanding of everything involved.

My go to load for any 6.5 is a 140 ELDM with 42.0 gr H4350 in a Hornady case and that load has shot 1/2 moa in 5 different barrels going from 18" to 26" (one of them a gasser). It's 2800+ in the 26" pipe and 2620 in the 18". I've since run out of H4350 but have lots of N160, N150 and N555. I couldn't get a load to shoot as tight/not over pressure at that same speed with N160 with my go to load (42.5) with that powder running 2555fps in the 18" barrel. I might try some N150 (although I prefer that for .223) and will definitely try some N555. I just kinda balk at buying more H4350 at what it costs now compared to what I get Viht powders for, haha.

Glad the Barrel is working out for you. Looking good.

secondofangle2 said:

I hope you guys don't jinx me, cuz my Leupys track and run and git-r-done

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I have the 3-18 and 6-24, other than having to tweak the caps to line up both I very pleased with both of them. Glass is really good and they both track good. The 6-24 is on my PRS22 so we’ll see how the turret holds up to a season of dialing.

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Correct! If it ain't broken and shoots good, leave it alone. That is why I don't like Borescope, Not a gunsmith , but I did sleep in a holiday inn once, don't look for trouble. Every barrel has some level of imperfection, most of them won't mess with the bullet, but if you are not experienced you can accidently do something and mess up a great barrel. Yes messing with stuff is fun, but you should learn on junk, a trait I hope to learn someday.

akmike47 said:

But you tried with your teeth anyway

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Bish, I'm from Oklahoma like you...who said anything about having teeth?

Every time I shoot a Barrett semi auto I wonder why they cost more than $2k.

WeR0206 said:

Yep. This is why I use expander mandrels (either separately or in the FL die). I dont fuck with bushings

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I turn down the expanders in my fld's so they straiten case mouths and pre-expand far under size on the neck.

And separately bring them to size with the mandrell die.

Something about that procedure dropped groups 20% and some loads a little less some more but every load improved enough to see results.

Brass also runs better in the fld's .

Get the necks " straitened out" and other things fall into place / results of changes are easier to measure.

Not an expensive tool just another step, well worth it to me.

Thor69 said:

Heh, come up to North Central Texas, I'll show you some wind! My local range is out to 1430, so I get to go regular.

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Yeah, it looks like y'all are in for some really good wind the next couple of days.

There's supposed to be a 1000 yard range happening local to me in the near future but I haven't heard any more about it. I got on the list for future membership. $500 a year though.

I'm at 38.5gr H4350 with 135gr Bergers and Fed 205GM primers in a 24" barrel at 2700fps. This muzzle velocity was my best performer.

Pulled up behind this guy last week. Couldn't help but to wonder if his ex was in the trunk.

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Rob01 said:

there isn’t a problem with the locking turret unless someone is very heavy handed as mentioned.

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Exactly. I'm used to grabbing my whole turret like a jar lid with a chunk of my palm engaged on it from a shooting position instead of just using my fingers. It's not dropping on its own.

This discussion is not balck and White. I have had the unpleasant experiance of pointing a firearm through my patio door at a local cop who was banging the fuck out of my back door, freaking the shit out of my sleeping wife sleeping feet away.
He was looking for a burglar who was breaking into homes in my neighborhood. No idea why he banged on my back door?
If my wife screams someone is breaking in, and I know we have a burglar working the area I am gonna come armed.
We saw each other, and he booked to the well lit front door to explain.
What if I had a over zelious trigger finger, what if he lit me up even though I was inside my house?
Shit like this happens fast.
I get the difference in the Weezer lady's not great move to go outside, but these things can happen.