Since the original thread went off the rails and got locked can we start a new one with actual info on release dates and news?

Brand new Noveske DDF Extra Thicc 6 ARC complete Upper with titanium Hognut Hub adapter.

Still sealed in box, ready to be finished out with your lower.

$2000 shipped (lower 48). Not interested in trades. Zelle preferred.

I have a love of funny memes, videos and photos. Let’s let this thread focus on the funny without the nudity if that’s OK.

Hello Snipershide!

Geissele Automatics has been offering Single Point Cut Rifled Barrels for close to two years now but they've been restricted to the 6 ARC Stratomatch or blanks that the end customer could have custom turned from barrel manufacturers like White Oak Armory.

Two weeks ago Geissele proudly released thier new 18" SPR Cut Rifled Barrels to the public.

At the time of their release I purchased 3 of the new SPR Barrels for testing and evaluation. Geissele seems to have paid close attention to the features customers want today.

Barrel description:

18" Single Point Cut Rifled
5 Right Hand Lands and Grooves
Geissele 3 Port Phased Array Gas System
416 Stainless Steel
1-7 Twist
.223 Match Chamber
5/8x24 Threads
Rifle Length Gas
.750 Gas Block Journal
M4 Feed Ramps
Bead blasted finish

The quality and the machine work on these SPR barrels are as good as they Come, truly impressive.






The SPR Barrel has a precise and clean cut 11° Taget Crown the is chamferred, delivering exceptional accuracy and greater protection.



The Geissele Proprietary Phased Array Gas System utilizes a unique 3 Gas Port Design. Each Gas Port is .063" in diameter and is located at varying distances from the Gas Block Journal Shoulder with a milled spiral cut that Channels the gas from all three Gas Ports, equally dispersing gas pressure for a smoother recoil impulse resulting in faster Sight Recovery and Target Acquisition.

Each gas Port has a forward facing Teardrops Style Chamfer eliminating any possibility for developing a Burr at the Gas Port which can be detrimental to accuracy.



internal View:
Each Gasport is perfectly centered in a Groove.



As I stated above the machine work on these Cut Rifled Barrels are truly a work of art, I've performed a Side-By-Side Borescope Comparison between a Craddock Precision Bartlein .223 and the new Geissele SPR barrel.

Geissele:

Throat:



Neck:



Base:



Shoulder:



Tenion Face:



Craddock Precision Bartlein:

Throat/Neck:




Base:




Lands and Grooves:




Gas Port:



Tomorrow  Part 2, Upper Assembly.

Jake.

Depressing going to the dealers [6] in my area of the florida panhandle where the pickup is king . Budget ceiling is 175K wife wants me to just go back to corvettes and get a z06 ,while i am liking the caddy ct5v blackwing . I have been out of the game for so long the others are not in production anymore like a trackhawk or viper . Boss 429 looked kinda fun but who knows when or how much . The challenger's new look is brutal . Every day driver ,2 doors ,automatic , no road course or dragstrip but you pull up at the light and its on . any suggestions ?

Episode 1.

At the end, he learned that for this challenge, they need to spot at least the sighter shot.

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By Brian C. Joondeph


Once seen as a taboo word in American politics, socialism has experienced a notable resurgence, especially among young voters. Polls show that more than half of millennials and Gen Zers now view socialism favorably. Politicians like Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have transformed what was once a fringe ideology into a highly popular political movement.

Even more troubling, they’ve achieved this not through real policy solutions but by promoting a utopian fantasy rooted in grievance, entitlement, and historical ignorance.


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Socialism is a system of “governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods.” No truly socialist society has achieved a level of plenty or freedom comparable to America.

A Cato/YouGov survey conducted in March found that “62 percent of American adults under 30 say they hold favorable views of socialism.” Rasmussen Reports observed a similar sentiment this past May, with 50% of voters under 30 indicating they want a democratic socialist to win the next presidential election.
Why are so many young Americans falling for it?



To be clear, this movement isn’t rooted in careful study of history or economics. It’s fueled by emotion rather than reason. It thrives because too many young people have been raised to believe that discomfort equals injustice and that government is the answer to every problem.
Today’s young adults have grown up in a culture that promotes victimhood instead of resilience. From K-12 schools to college campuses, they have been taught that life is unfair, that capitalism is oppressive, and others—corporations, the wealthy, or “the system”—cause their struggles.




They’re told that if they can’t afford a house, it’s due to capitalism. If they have student debt, it’s because they’ve been “exploited.” If they feel anxious or unfulfilled, it must be because of inequality or climate change. In this worldview, personal responsibility is an afterthought, and government redistribution is viewed as the ultimate solution.
Enter socialism, stage left.



It’s no coincidence that today’s youth know more about TikTok trends than about the gulags of the Soviet Union or the starvation in Mao’s China. Schools have stopped teaching the harsh truths about socialism’s brutal legacy. Instead, they focus on sanitized stories about “equity,” “social justice,” and “collective good,” often blending them with moral superiority and “safe spaces” for those who are easily offended.
This isn’t just a failure of the education system; it’s a deliberate ideological project. Young people aren’t truly being educated. Instead, they’re being indoctrinated to believe that capitalism is the problem, not the answer.
Critics often point out economic issues like increasing student debt, rising housing costs, and stagnant wages as failures of capitalism. However, the irony is that many of these problems are actually made worse by government interference, not market forces.
A few generations ago, few, if any, students graduated with significant educational debt. A middle-class family lived in a home, had two cars, a stay-at-home mom, and could pay the bills as well as save.
The federal government subsidized student loans and drove up tuition costs. Local governments limit housing through zoning and regulations. Inflation? Blame the government’s focus on spending and the Federal Reserve’s monetary policies.
Capitalism didn’t fail. It was undermined by bureaucrats, regulators, and central planners. Now, the same group that caused the problems claims they will fix them by increasing their own power. That’s not progress; it’s a power grab.
As we see with Big Pharma, the government creates the problem and then sells the cure, except that the solution is often worse than the original problem.
One of the left’s favorite tactics is pointing to countries like Sweden and Denmark as “proof” that socialism works. However, these countries are not socialist. They have capitalist economies with high taxes and generous welfare systems, supported by a strong work ethic, homogeneous populations, and increasingly strict immigration controls, factors the American left would never endorse.
In Denmark, the top marginal income tax rate is 55%. Additionally, there is a 25% VAT on nearly all goods and services. The high taxes on income and spending support generous welfare benefits, maternity leave, subsidized housing, and more.
Try replicating that model here, with our open borders, declining labor participation, and cultural fragmentation, and you’ll end up with Venezuela or Cuba, not Stockholm or Helsinki.
What’s most concerning is that socialism is no longer viewed as a radical idea. It has been rebranded and marketed to young people as kind, fair, and compassionate. But socialism, even in its “democratic” form, is fundamentally coercive. It expands government power, limits economic freedom, and suppresses dissent. History shows where it ultimately leads - shortages, stagnation, and government surveillance.
New York City could soon resemble Havana if residents elect Democrat socialist Zohran Mamdani as mayor. Mamdani campaigned on a platform that included a “$30 minimum wage, tax hikes on businesses and the rich, and other policies like creating city-owned grocery stores and imposing a rent freeze for stabilized tenants.”
The left isn’t giving young people independence. It’s offering dependence with a smile—a life where the government pays your bills but also controls your future. Or as the World Economic Forum promises, “you will own nothing and you will be happy.”
The solution isn’t to shout, “communism bad” and walk away. It’s to engage, educate, and expose the lie. Conservatives must explain, clearly and confidently, why capitalism is the most moral and effective system ever devised. It rewards merit, encourages innovation, and protects freedom.
We also need to stop surrendering the culture war. This involves reforming education, fighting ideological bias in the media and universities, and encouraging young Americans to see themselves not as victims of the system, but as capable individuals responsible for their own future.
America’s future is at risk. Only 36% of Democrats feel extremely or very proud to be American, down from 80% a decade ago. Among young Americans, the Gen Zers, only 24% are proud to be American, compared to 32% who have little or no pride.
In contrast, 92% of Republicans are proud to be American, a number slightly higher than it was ten years ago.
Nature abhors a vacuum. When half the country hates America, they will gladly embrace something very un-American, namely, socialism.
Socialism flourishes when honesty is absent. Our duty is to speak the truth openly and confidently. Because if we don’t, we could soon live in a country where freedom isn’t the norm but the exception.


WE HAVE RAISED TWO GENERATIONS OF IDIOTS!

And then I’ll be expecting J6 and Covid type raids with tanks and machine guns and snipers and dogs from the feds all the way town to town constable .

And if we see any type of action like that at all it’ll go a long way toward rebuilding trust .

My supply of -450s is depleting much faster than -400s. Does anyone have good data on 400s in 6BR (or similar) using stick powders in warm weather?

I'm gonna give it a try and see what happens, but would welcome input from the community.

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Guys - I've got a facility with hundreds of light bulbs. Floods, spots, decorative, and regular bulbs.

In my world, the failure mode of the LEDs is to start flickering (and be super annoying), and then if I don't hustle up a 20-foot ladder (or 45-ft boom lift @ $600/day rental) and swap out that bulb fast enough the power fluctuations screw with the electronics in adjacent bulbs and make a bunch more start failing.

I already got rid of all the rheostats.

Anybody know if more expensive bulbs from specialty shops are actually better quality?
Are there LED bulbs that fail differently?
If they would fail by just going dark (like BITD), that would be a huge improvement.

Ideas?

While it's not always clear, and port size is always a factor...

Where it seemed like the jumping off point for one's preferences in 5.56 is, it SEEMS like the starting point for the 6ARC is the next step up in gas length AND down one weight in the A5 system.

For example: where I would traditionally run an unsuppressed 18" rifle with an A5h2 in 5.56.... for a 6ARC 18" on a rifle +1 with an A5h1 (or 0) seems a parallel operational envelope.

Am I about in the ballpark?

Selling my lightly used Vortex Venom 5-25x56 FFP EBR-7C MRAD Riflescope
works great just went in a different direction as far as optics for the rifle I built.
Asking $400 shipped. I do still have the box I just didn't take any photos of it.

Thanks

just got some Grayops Standard AW mags in

These are the steel mags for 6.5 and .308 sized calibers

This has gone far enough. And the he bullshitters are now in high gear.

A link to the article is first:

https://www.foxnews.com/world/ukrai...s-earthquake-sized-blast-picked-up-from-space

Never mind the article, the comments after the article are the important part. Everyone in the comments seems to think that Russia started the war.

Russia did not start this war. If you don't know that you are severely misinformed. Who started this war? WE DID.

And I'm not going to spoon feed you the details. Do your own freaking research. That's all have to say about that.

Selling my barely used Nightstalker with the MCS M5 chassis. It comes with everything you see in the pictures including the Hawkins Hunter bottom metal.
The color is the altus elite granite. I only bought this one because the saltwater was extremely delayed but I've since been able to get a saltwater one so I no longer have any need for this one.
Asking $1600 shipped for the stock and bottom metal.

Feel free to ask any questions or if you'd like to see additional photos.

The last thread got accidentally deleted while trying to clean-up some moron's inappropriate post. So, let's give this one a fighting chance:

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- No Politics
- No religious stuff
- NO celebrity nudes, fake nudes, or uploaded nudes

If you're posting topless pics they need to be hot linked and hosted elsewhere. If you upload something that draws undue legal scrutiny to this site your post will be subject to removal and you can be banned from membership.

The Motivational Pic Thread is dead; Long Live the Motivational Pic Thread v2.0!!!

Heyo, got the rifle last summer, but life got in the way. Shooting a laser cut 450gr with 136gr of N570 for a baseline cold bore velocity of 2900 fps. Last Friday we finally zero’d the scope, did a dope check at 500 yards, and ran it out to a mile. Due to variable wind it took me 4 shots to hit, range owner tried it out and did it in 3. I pressed 20 more rounds and will check to see if we need to let the bore cool for more consistent fps, as the initial cold bore shot is faster. I also plan to check group size at the same time.
Now the homework starts to see what this rifle does and figure out how to stretch it to 2 miles.

Steiner M7Xi 2.9-20x50 FDE MSR2, Tenebraex caps, no box, EraTac 1.65" rings w/ rail & level. Good condition, perfect function. $2000 shipped.

Zeiss LRP S5 3-18x50 ZF-MRi Ret 16, MKM scope caps, original box, Cadex 1.5" mount w/ rail & level. Good condition, perfect function. $old shipped.

Manners MCS-NS Night Stalker, short action. Micro chassis (requires a DBM). Don't remember what they call this color. Patch bedded on a 700 action to clear an MTU barrel under the NV rail set all the way back. Good condition. $old shipped.

PM for more photos. They're all priced right, so no I'm not haggling over rings or whatever. PayPal or Zelle.

Only trade (+$) of interest: Leupold 3.5-10x40 illum FDE M2.

I saw an "All Ackey" thread, but nothing specific to just the 223AI.

Fire Forming load
LC Brass - 1x fired and prepped to FF
CCI 450
IMR8208XBR @ 24.0gn
Berger 80.5gn seated at 2.485" COAL
22" 7 twist Rock Creek #4
Defiance Deviant
Jon Beanland built
5x @ 100yds measured 0.2455" CTC

Is Gracey trimmers still in business? I lost my .308 die during a move and need a replacement.

Mark V Carbonmark Pro Weatherby Rifle chambered in 300 Weatherby. Has about 350 rounds through it. Shoots about .6” - .75” groups on average with the custom load I put together that shoots 215 Berger Hybrid Targets. Trigger was tuned down by Weatherby to right at 1.5-2lbs. Comes with 84 rounds of loaded ammunition. Weatherby brass, H4831SC, and 215 Berger Hybrid Target bullets going about 2750, so not screaming but accurate and consistent. Comes with the Harris bipod and an updated tension lever. Comes with the RCBS FL Die Set. Total Weatherby brass is approximately 246 pieces that will all be 3x shot when the current 84 are fired. This is my second 300WBY thus the total number of firings. Also includes 100 pieces of brand new Peterson’s 300 Weatherby brass. This package is ready to go hunt. Selling for $3,200 plus shipping. Located in SW MT so I could meet up if you live in Montana.

All 3 are 6 MIL 20.6 MOA and in excellent condition

SP-4602C - $375
SP-4603B w/ Hawk Hill RMD - $420
SP-4601 w/ LRA MV3 Level - $470

Prices include shipping, take two for 5% off or all 3 for 10% off

Payment types accepted:
• Venmo (No Notes)
• Zelle (No Notes)
• Paypal (Friends & Family Only)
• Personal Check (w/ 3 day hold)
• Money Order

I was in bed with a blind girl last night and she said that I had the biggest 'member' she had ever laid her hands on.
I said "You're pulling my leg."

I saw a poor old lady fall over today on the ice!!
At least I presume she was poor – she only had $1.20 in her purse.

My girlfriend thinks that I'm a stalker.
Well, she's not exactly my girlfriend, yet.

A wife says to her husband you're always pushing me around and talking behind my back.
He says what do you expect? You're in a wheel chair.

I was explaining to my wife last night that when you die you get reincarnated but must come back as a different creature.
She said she would like to come back as a cow.
I said, "You're obviously not listening."

The wife has been missing a week now. Police said to prepare for the worst.
So, I went back to the thrift shop and got all of her clothes back.

At the Senior Citizens Center they had a contest the other day. I lost by one point:
The question was: Where do women mostly have curly hair?
Apparently the correct answer was Africa.

There's a new Muslim clothing shop opened in our shopping center, but I've been banned from it after asking to look at some of the new bomber jackets.

You can say lots of bad things about pedophiles but at least they drive slowly past schools.

Just put a deposit down on a brand new Porsche and mentioned it on Facebook.
I said, "I can't wait for the new 911 to arrive!"
Next thing I know 4,000 Muslims have added me as a friend.

The Red Cross have just knocked at my door and asked if I could help towards the floods in Pakistan.
I said I would love to, but our garden hose only reaches the driveway.