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Do you drink anything while shooting?

Ahhh I see. So a perfect storm. Normally, this does not happen. Joes training, especially in a jungle or arctic warfare or like pro athletes in the summer months are under stresses normal humans are not, sometimes EVER in their lives. This is extraordinarily rare. Most of the time you dehydrate, not accidentally flush the elctrolytes out by overhydrating. And MRE's have a lot of sodium in them as well, which is why I'm so confused.

LPVO-second focal options

No budget to work within.

By BDC, I'm referring to reticles with stadia marks based on a specific cartridge. A definite no go.

I'd rather have the stadia evenly disturbed. Example, every 5 moa or 2 moa.

The dials don't need to be exposed. Using holdovers is preferred.

I haven't heard much good regarding the Sig Tango. While the extreme opposite is true of the Vortex Razor.

I'm just surprised that the options are so few.

Do you drink anything while shooting?

It has in fact happened to me….. in Central America during a training in the jungle def drank too much water… needed IV for potassium due to nutrients being purged…. Major PVC! Not fun
Well if you were humpin a ruck in the jungle, you were already dehydrated I'm assuming due to the humidity. I'm guessing half of your electrolyes were already gone. Though, the water you drank; it had no minerals in it? And where were you getting all the water from on a jungle training op? That's crazy.
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Redecking the old Rhino. After 25 years it was time. Off to paint now. Hopefully get another 25 years out of it.
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Had to completely refab the rear chain guard. Luckily, a friend has a complete metal fab shop and a good size sheet metal break. Friends like that come in handy on projects like this.
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I have no idea why my Garmin is on there.

Do I need a 700 in my arsenal.

The only reason I can see for a R700 with all the options available today is if you are building an M40 or M24 clone. That's what I did and its the only reason I own one. Even kept the OEM trigger. I thought the M700 was the pinnacle of bolt action rifles because of the venerable old M40A1. Then I shot an FN SPR and thought: this is what the M40 should have be built on.

Or unless you have nostalgia for a classic deer rifle like a Remington 700 BDL. I love it's classic looks, but I'll never buy one unless it's a vintage make, a deal that I cannot pass up and just falls into my lap. I will not go shop for or pursue one.

As a basis for a modern, custom build, no.

AG
Yep. I grew up fantasizing bout the 700. Bought my first at 19, and thought it was tits. I grew up, and finally realized why allllll the gunsmiths kept telling me the same thing when asking for quotes on building the action up; buy something else. They were right. The 700 SUCKS. I have 2 because they were builds built on old rifles that I loved, but that's the only reason. After owning tikkas, howas and other guns I would never ever do anything on another 700 again. My M40A1's actually going to be built on a howa because I just cant stand screwing with all the idiosyncrasies of the 700 any longer. I actually prefer my old 721 over my 700's to be honest.