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Conscious Practice and The Art of the Rifleman

Developing skill as an art through conscious practice.



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We build skill through conscious practice—by observing our own shots, learning from experience, and refining those lessons over time. Real skill comes from mindful engagement with reality: discovery through struggle, and validation of every principle until it proves repeatable and true. This kind of practice also builds genuine confidence, because reality confirms what we know; it repeats itself and aligns with our lived experience. This article serves as a cornerstone for RifleKraft students and readers—a guide to a mindset that embraces mindful practice as the path to understanding and growth.



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Reloading Equipment New 6.5mm 140gr HPBT Bullets - $59 / 250 ct +More HPBT BUllet Deals

What are Mead "Warm-Up" Bullets?
Bullets from the start of a production line. Priced to keep you shooting longer. Quality that rivals firsts from many OEMs, and so nice that we doubt you'll even know the difference. Shoot More Spend Less.

*NEW*

6.5mm 140gr HPBT - $59 / 250 ct
23.6 Cents Ea.

7mm 160gr HPBT - $59 / 250 ct

22 Cal 77gr HPBT - $49 / 250 ct
More Unique Offerings From Mead

22 Cal 100gr FB Protected Point
$95 / 250 ct + Free Shipping

.310 123gr 7.62x39 Bullets
$47 / 250 ct​
New 9mm 124gr JHP Option!
Free Shipping on Bulk Box

250 ct - $34
500 ct - $55
1000 ct - $98
2500 ct Bulk Box - $239
9.5 Cents Each
HANDGUN BULLET DEALS
-Lowest Prices Online-
Nosler 44 Mag 240gr JHP
$69 / 250 ct Box

Best Value 44 Cal Bullets on the Market!
Brass Deals You Won't Find Anywhere Else
Load Something Special
Primed and Unprimed - All Brand New

SOLD Leupold MK5 5-25 with rings and accessories

Very good condition MK 5 with PR2 reticle. Comes with the aftermarket DI Precision wind turret and sped dial elevation turret and turret tape. Hawkins heavy tactical rings in medium height that include the diving board and level.

$1800 shipped for everything.

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Night Vision WTS/Trade Steele-built Elbit RNVG-A

2376+FOM steel WP Elbit RNVG-A with less than 1 hour use on them. still 8 years on the steele warranty

I'm looking to sell for 7900 or do a trade deal for one or multiple from the following:

  • Desert Tech SRS
  • Desert Tech HTI
  • Steyr HS50
  • Barrett M95
  • MRAD
  • RH25v2
  • Tanto (photonis)
  • RVM-14 (photons)
  • Original P210
  • Other thermals

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Accessories WTS: Staccato C2 Stippled Grip

I have a Gen 2 Staccato C2 grip that was reduced and stippled by Extreme Shooters. I put my old P grip module on my C2 and have since sold the C2 with that grip module. $200 shipped. PayPal FF or Venmo. Thanks!

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SOLD Reloading Downsizing Event

Located: Littlestown, PA

Varget: 8lbs $370.00

H4350: 8lbs $370.00


Ramshot Tac: 8lbs: $300.00

109 Hybrids 500ct: $220.00 Per box of 500 I have 4.

BR4’s Small Rifle: 100.00


Remington 7.5 Small Rifle Bench Rest: 60.00eac have 4.

6.5mm Barnes 140grn Match Burners (31144) Aprox 460 (Weighed) bullets have been pointed in a Whidden Pointing Die: $115.00

1 available 9mm Brass 1000count Mixed HS Universal Decapped Wet Tumbled: $20.00 per 1k.

2k Available 5.56/223 Brass per 1k: SB Sized, Wet Tumbled, FL Sized, trimmed 1.745, Chamfered, Deburred, swagged. $80.00 each

(1 Available) .308 Hornady Brass SB Sized, FL Sized, Trimmed 2.000 $20.00

200pieces 6.5CM Lapua SR Primer Pocket Brass Neck Turned (Minimal to remove high spots), 4x Fired: $110.00


All HAZMAT items local pickup Littlestown/Gettysburg/Hanover PA.

I will ship brass and projectiles flat rate 15.00

Cross posted will use message time stamps for I’ll take it.

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SOLD Bushnell Elite Tactical 3.5-21x50mm DMR3 G4P ... ETDMR3G4 (LNIB)

Like New with Factory Box Bushnell Elite Tactical DMR3. I picked this up as part of a Rifle Deal where the seller would not separate the scope. I only use MOA optics and have no use for this scope so I am selling this to recoup some cash back from that Rifle purchase.


Only $old Shipped & Insured TYD.

SOLD WTS/WTT: L3 MTM-PI 640 Thermal

L3 Insight MTM-PI: 640x480 17um VOx sensor from DRS. Huge 37.5° diagonal FOV, makes for a great scanner. Unit is in excellent condition. Display and sensor are clean, no dead pixels or burn-in. Includes soft pouch, hard to find helmet mount, orange filter, lens tissue, quick reference guide, and cable.
  • 1x, 2x, and 4x E-zoom
  • Color palettes are WH, BH, and Outline/Edge Detect
  • Can take pictures and record videos (can also output video)
  • Model: MTM-001-A28 with IR Laser, DOM: 2022
  • $3600 $3400 OBO (+500 feedback on Arfcom)
Trades
-ACOG TA02/TA31/TA01
-EXPS3-0, AImpoint T1/T2/P2
-3x magnifiers
-MTM 320

SOLD Bench Clean-Out Lot: PWS, Sprinco, Surefire, PRI, Radian, LMT, Bootleg, Geissele- Price Drop 10/2

Would like to sell/ship this as a lot. Do the math, garage sale prices.

PWS H3 Steel buffer
(6) Sprinco Buffer Springs- (2) each Blue, Red, and Orange
Surefire 3-tine FH
PRI Gasbuster CH
Radian Raptor CH
LMT Enhanced FA Carrier
Bootleg Adjustable BCG
Geissele Alignment Rod 6.5mm

All these parts are lightly used; nothing has more than 200 rounds of use. Spring and buffer- some are new and some maybe 50 rounds. Straight off the bench so wiped down, but not detail cleaned.

$500 $450 $375 shipped USPS Priority Mail. PayPal F&F or Venmo. Please do not post in this thread, rather PM me directly.

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338 ARC Bolt gun 161gr Loads

Took my Stainless Howa Mini to the 50m range yesterday to run the barrel in and test 1 handload with a 161gr Mono. Extra barrel length bumped up speeds which is a good sign for those wanting to use Supersonic loads for hunting. Top speed for the 161gr was 2386fps, 2180fps for the 175gr HPBT. 10 shot group at 50m with the 175gr Hornady Black ammo.

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SOLD NIGHTFORCE ATACR 7-35 F1 MIL-XT

Selling my NIGHTFORCE ATACR 7-35x F1 w/ MIL-XT to free up funds for a build. Used but in very good shape. Comes with original box with all internals. $SOLD shipped to your door. Venmo or PPFF

(mount/level/red dot not included)

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Hide Aviation

A fair amount of fellas here involved in aviation. Post up pics of equipment, experiences (there I was upside down in a thunderstorm 😊), you’re daily lives burnin’ 100LL or Jet A, etc... Whether you do it to pay the bills, just for fun, or just interested. We all file a flight plan through a ballistic calc or Fltplan, it’s the same, but different. Post away.

3D printed powder cup weight gain while curing?

So while I’m waiting for my Ingenuity Precision powder cup to get here from Oklahoma, I decided I’d try a couple of different powder cups to reduce powder bounce from my from my new IP trickler mount.

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I’ve always had some powder bounce with the aluminum 419 cup and the IP trickler, even with the original mount.

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But the Area 419 cup failed in a big way with the latest mount, bouncing powder everywhere. So I ordered the IP cup.

In the mean time I got an MK Machine 3D printed powder cup to try out and it was a failure, as far as powder bounce goes, too.

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While I Iwas waiting for the next powder cup to get here I noticed something weird.

The MK Machine cup that weighed 245.08 grains when I got it now weighed 245.18 grains two days later. It currently weighs 245.22 as of this morning.

Way back since the ChargeMaster and later the Sartorious days, I’ve been writing my powder cup’s weight on the cup.

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The Area 419 cup’s weight hasn’t changed.

Next up was this really nice Dead Drop cup I got last Saturday.

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It weighed 924.56 grains when I got it.
This morning it weighs 925.66.

I realize the DD cup is a ceramic; the handle is printed.

The 419 cup’s weight has not changed.

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Scale is calibrated and grounded, has a recently replaced power plug/ wall wart transformer and is connected to a line conditioner.

I have no doubt the scale is correct, because the 419 cup’s weight is a constant.

Humidity in this room is pretty consistent year round between 50-60%.

Anyone else experienced this? Do 3D prints gain weight while curing?

MDT HNT26 LOP spacer - a different solution

Trying to judge how much interest there might be in a LOP spacer for the HNT26. This would be in the XTN interface between the action and buttstock.

As most folks familiar with them know, the LOP is quite short and adding their spacers at the shoulder end isn't optimal. If you add many you not only add the weight but you're moving away from the cheek rest. IMO it would be better to add a LOP spacer between the action and buttstock. MDT uses their XTN interface so a spacer would require a male/female tube with a bolt extension to accommodate the spacer. Yes this does mean the rifle while folded would be longer by the length of the spacer. There is no option to add the spacer behind the folder as it is epoxied in place at that end. My understanding from MDT is all variations of the HNT26 use the XTN interface so a spacer should fit any of the variations.

Given that factory LOP is 12.5" I'm thinking about spacers of 1" and/or 1.5". This would allow the user to do fine adjustments with the standard MDT LOP spacers if needed. My thoughts are keep it modular so a person can make add/remove as desired, just needing the wrench (ball-hex on folders).

I could of course get my local machinist to simply make one for me but I noticed lots of folks here and other sites wishing there was longer LOP or a better solution than the factory spacers. I talked to MDT about it and while they have no plans to make one, they appear to support a 3rd party project to make them. The issue now becomes is there enough interest to justify a small batch cnc order while keeping end user pricing similar to what we see for similar accessories.

If you might have interest in something like this please respond saying so and what length you'd prefer.