Ok. Don’t judge me.
Another molded highland rifle…
Impact 737r
Krieger Remington Varmint @20”
APA LB
Hawkins M5 bm
Calvin Elte trigger
Badger rings
ATACR 4-16x50
McMillan molded Higland pattern A3 with a Badger EFR

Barrel spun by Jon Slagle @ L3 rifles.

Two groups are shot suppressed with 142g Sierras.
3@100
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I just dropped the price as well

Kiba said:

I first saw those crappy plastic battery caps on Aussie market S&B scopes, and it was for regulatory reasons.

Australia was the first place I know of that had a law that required all devices with coin or button style batteries to have child resistant battery compartments... The law probably went into effect after the scopes were designed which is why that new battery cap looks like a rushed afterthought.

Hopefully the service department can sell you the nice finger removable aluminum ones...

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We started getting them some time ago here in Aus... S&B Germany have been excellent though and on request have sent out the "Old" replacement caps ..
By "Law" they have to ship the scopes with the "Safety" caps installed !!

Jrb572 said:

Does it even come with the suppressor? Just see it in the pictures I wasn’t sure.

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USMCSGT0331 said:

Great question, and that's one I'll have to get back to you on with a detailed answer. There is no silencer included with the rifle, since this raffle is legal in all 50 states, but silencers are only legal in 42 states. It's much easier to raffle off a rifle without the silencer do to state laws that can vary quite a bit.

I need to ask JT (president of the SSA) if we are including a certificate for a silencer with this raffle. In previous years we've worked with SureFire and have included a certificate for a free silencer. However, SureFire no longer makes the correct FA762SS silencer for this rifle, so if there is a certificate for a free silencer for the raffle winner, it would have to be for one of their currently produced silencers.

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I discussed this with JT yesterday, and unfortunately we don't have a silencer or silencer certificate for this M40A5 package. We decided not to include a silencer because of the issues with legality if the prize winner is in a ban state. And after looking at the current production SureFire silencers, we decided not to get a certificate for the wrong silencer (incorrect for this M40A5). Rarity and high price were also issues for adding an original silencer to this kit.

It would have been nice to have an original SureFire FA762SS silencer with this package, but it just didn't work out. We try to do our best with these raffle sniper rifles, and we want to put the most emphasis on the rifle itself since the M40xx's have became a defacto symbol of the Marine Scout Snipers. Even though a silencer or certificate for a silencer isn't included, I don't think that detracts from such an amazing rifle that was built by 2 of the best 2112 armorers in the Marine Corps.

@Jrb572, thank you very much for the question, and I'm glad that I finally have an answer for you. If anyone else here has any questions about this M40A5 raffle rifle, please ask them in this thread and I'll do my best to provide a detailed answer.

Thanks again to everyone who has purchased tickets! The raffle is going very well, and we still have a few weeks left until the May 5th drawing. The money raised from this raffle is going to help a lot of Marines in our community, so it's an absolute blessing to see this level of support for our mission!

https://rafflecreator.com/pages/90636/2025-m40a5-rifle-raffle

Awesome watch. Paired with my LRF binos makes easy work of creating a range card.

lash said:

Based on what statistics?

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No statistics, just what's going on in my friend group. For all I know it may be blowing up. Everyone seems to tire of the groundhog day aspect of it within a year or two.

Baboons are some mean MOFOs

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The latest version released by Ruger has the bolt coated with a special DL finish.

x462290 said:

do you still have barrels. Where in Georgia are you ?

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Near Ft Benning.

If youre still having trouble after trying some of what was mentioned here, maybe shoot a little video with the ejection port being the target. In some situations, extreme over gassing could also cause the issues you're having, but I would think if that was the case, other problens would be manifesting themselves.... like torn case rims.

Thank you everyone who has purchased tickets! JT, the president of the SSA, should be taking this rifle out to be photographed sometime soon. I should have some new photos of this M40A5 raffle rifle and kit soon, and I'll post them in this this thread when I receive them. Thanks again, everyone!

https://rafflecreator.com/pages/90636/2025-m40a5-rifle-raffle

Im2bent said:

Not to throw the thread off track but all you guys posting pm inbound be very careful of scammers replying to you.

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The other day, someone reposted in another forum what I listed here in the BST forum within 10 minutes of my posting. They will also create profiles similar to the original poster, like BrainPTR, BrianPRT, etc, and then reply to people here.

Also, I always accept PayPal G&S for payment if anyone requests to use it.

Can someone get Trump to sign an executive order that all products announced at Shot show must be available to ship within 30 days of announcement......

Been a good week for knocking out a couple projects. A couple of the guys at deer camp “insulated” our hut. The wood stove would have had it melted in short order. I put a proper pad under the stove and some fiber board and leftover siding behind it. Should be good to go now.



Second project was making this small deck as a replacement for a too small step. Watching my 89 and 90 yr old parents negotiate that step puckered me up every time. This should prove safer…


Will let it sit a couple weeks to be sure it’s completely dry before adding any finish…

Bumpski. More pictures available upon request.

I own two MK5 5-25s and love them. I might buy a third someday.

Some people’s experiences with Leupold are dated, and with older models from a different time frame, so best to ask for a date of information from a user if you have doubts about their opinions.

-Stan

4O6shootist said:

I sent message yesterday bout several barrels, no response. Says he's been active.....anyone receive comms from OP?

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I've replied to about 40 messages about the barrels and shipped a few today for two people. I don't seem to be getting notifications about the posts on the thread.