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Optics WTS: Schmidt & Bender and Kahles 624i, cheap

Hate to do it, (especially the Scmidt) but I have to let some things go to fund life stuff.

Schmidt & Bender 5-25 H2CMR reticle. Body and glass is perfect condition. Box included Sold

Kahles 624i SKMR1 ret. Right side windage. Glass is clean and body is 99%. There’s one teeny mark on the bottom of the tube. SPF

Vortex pst gen2. 1-6x24. VMR-2 mil illuminated ret. Ran it on a .22 to one range trip. Basically new. Box and papers included $400 shipped

34mm DTA mount. 20 moa. 1 1/2” high. Internal bubble level. Cerakoted fde. Replaced the factory screws with Badger Ordnance torx. The original screws were tiny allen heads that liked to strip. $200 shipped

Spuhr 4001. $300 shipped

PM with any questions or pictures. I’ll get some of the mounts tonight. Thanks yall

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SOLD Rock Island “2011” Tac Ultra FS HC - Big price drop 1/17!

This is rock islands 2011 in 9mm. I got it because I couldn’t believe I could own a 2011 under $1000 but this was it. It has never given me any issues and shoots nice, accurate, and is affordable! I went back to a striker fire for my match gun (I know, weird), so this one is up for grabs. Someone will love this gun. Shot 500 rounds max.

Comes with 4 mags and I think I have the factory box for it as well. Firm at $600 shipped.

Will ship FFL to FFL.


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Pre-fit barrel alignment

So... over the years I've used, removed, installed, replaced a fair few 'pre-fit' barrels - almost all Savage barrel nut style, though. Along the way, via the school of hard knocks, I found out about the joys of barrels... not always pointing where you want them to - as in having to use up most of your windage or elevation (or both) to get the gun zeroed. *Especially* with factory nuts and lugs. Switching to quality aftermarket lugs - surface ground flat and parallel - and aftermarket barrel nuts, with the mating surface machined perpendicular to the axis of the threads, made a *huge* difference. Basically eliminated it, in my experience.

Fast forward to more recently... I've got a couple barrel-nut pre-fits - one a Proof CF, and the other a Shilen, both with aftermarket nuts - and an Origin action. And they both 'point' about 5-6 mils off to the left :oops:

I didn't really notice it at first, because the first scope (Bushnell XRSii 4.5-30x) I had on that gun with the first barrel (Proof CF 6.5CM) had a wider range of adjustment, so I never really bumped into the edge of the range of travel. The second barrel (NSS/Shilen 223 Rem) actually points a little less off to the side, so I didn't notice that one either, even when I changed the scope out for a Burris XTRiii 5.5-30x. But when I swapped back to the Proof barrel, I got it zeroed... but started having all kinds of problems with the scope not following the adjustments, or randomly changing POI.

After taking everything apart - barrel off, rail off, scopes out of the rings, etc. - and not finding anything loose, I put it back together with the Burris scope and Proof barrel. Since it'd been completely disassembled, I figured I'd stick the bore sighter on it, and holy $hit 🤬 I was about 3 clicks off the far left side of the windage travel. Swapped out the Burris for the Bushnell, and while it wasn't up against the edge of it's range, it was definitely way, way further over than I would like. Pulled the Proof barrel and put the Shilen back on. As mentioned earlier, it didn't point *quite* as far over, enough so that the Burris would actually work with it. Barely.

FWIW, both barrels have the nuts (red) loctite'd on, after setting the headspace with the appropriate gauges.

Unfortunately, I don't have a *shouldered* barrel handy for this action to test this out further. Might be able to borrow one from someone local.

I'm *pretty* sure the face of the receiver, the face of the nut(s), and both sides of the lug were as clean as I could get them. Not sure what else might be the culprit as far as pushing both barrels over that far. Or more specifically... I can think of a few things, but I'm really not liking the direction those thoughts are headed.

Curious what else folks here think might be the cause - or the solution.

SOLD FS: Defiance Classic LA Mag BF

FS: Brand new Defiance "Classic" Long action, Magnum Bolt face. This action weights sub 23 oz. Lighter than most SA's on the market. Has pinned rail and recoil lug. Still takes defiance ruckus spec prefit barrels and I had my my gunsmith confirm that this one's in spec.. Bought for a build I never got around to and plans have changed. $850 shipped to your FFL Screenshot_20250208-085542.png
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SOLD ZCO 527 MPCT2 15 Mil NLE (PRICE DROP!!!)

Have a 527 ZCO MPCT2 reticle that was sent in for the NLE turret upgrade. Scope is in excellent condition. I bought it from another hide member and put it on my backup gun, it’s lived there ever since.

$3,200 shipped

I’d trade do partial trades for:
Berger 105 hybrids
109 hybrids
Varget / H-4350 if you’re able to ship powder or are local to Virginia Beach.
Impact 737 .308 BF
MPA Matrix Pro 2 / Vanquish chassis

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Bartlein barrel from Craddock Precision, 16" 223 Wylde, quick review

I just received a Bartlein barrel from Craddock Precision. It's a 16" 1:7 twist, cut rifled 5R stainless steel mid-length. 750" GB. I don't have a good scale, but I think it's listed at 2.1 pounds.

I'm going to send this barrel off to have it converted by D Wilson to work with my LMT MRP, but I wanted to make sure it shot well first. I mocked it up today, my goodness, what an absolute hammer!

I just wanted to provide a quick review in case anyone is on the fence about spending $700 plus without reading a whole lot of reviews, I am beyond happy with this Barrel.

It's gassed perfectly for my needs, the gas port is around. 074". It also shoots lights out with everything I've tried, and I've done zero load development. I just shot a generic load of 77 SMK, 23.5 grains of IMR 8208 XBR. The first 10 round group I shot after a quick break-in with 20 rounds of cheap M855 was .82", and the first 8 rounds went into the .5"s. I'm not making excuses, but it was damn cold, gusty, and snow was blowing in my face. Velocity was 2,649 FPS with decent extreme spread and SD. I'd imagine as it breaks in I'll pick up some speed and it will be close to 2700.

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Going to call this the "Unpopular Opinion" thread and I have some thoughts...

To start this thread off, I find that mayonnaise is by far the most vile of condiments to ever exist. It tastes like paste (aka glue) on a sandwich and has no place in our culture. So many dips & similar products use mayonnaise as a base ingredient and it completely overwhelms the flavor profile because even with all the spices that are thrown in, it still tastes like well spiced "glue".

And for some reason all of the fast food burger joints have incorporated mayo into their products and it's at best a 50/50 shot when you explicitly specify in your order to exclude the mayo that when you open up your bag that damned if you don't have a double helping of mayo on your burger. It's beyond infuriating.

Fight me on this.

-LD

SOLD Magazines: MDT LA metal, Magpul LA, Brownells (MDT) 223 poly

SOLD

The metal MDT mags are 3.715 (300WM) and 3.850 (300 PRC.)

The Magpul is Magnum LA.

Pretty sure the Brownells is made by MDT. I had one of these years ago when I had a 223AI and filed out the front so I could load long and it was flawless. This one has been sitting in a drawer still sealed in the wrap.

No time to shoot anymore.

Add $10 for shipping no matter how many you want.

$40 each for the MDTs.

$20 for the Brownells/MDT 223

$15 for the Magpul

-OR-

$85 shipped for ALL.

Will give preference to anyone wanting to buy all.

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Noob Handgun Reloading (Straight Wall Revolver)

Ready to try some handgun loads in the offseason--I've got my rifle rounds pretty well squared away.

Was setting up for 44 Mag according to instructions (Redding Dies). The seating die was "crushing" my brass (luckily I had some hold brass and was practicing with dummy rounds).

Instructions were to screw the die all the way down to get the roll crimp. But after some crushed brass and some "wtf cursing" I ended up backing off the die a good 2 turns--it seems the crimp comes pretty "early" and I had to back the die WAAAAY out (4-5 turns) to get my seating with no crimp. Is this normal? Dillon 550/Redding dies. I know Hornady does this as well but since I dont crimp rifle, I just back the SOB off (and 1 turn is fine) and get the seating right. But 44 mag--different beast.

TLDR, instructions say screw it down for roll crimp, I found I needed to back off 2 turns to get a proper crimp and not crush brass--Dangerous or not?

Thx.

SOLD Zeiss Victory PRF $260

Zeiss Victory PRF 8x26

Well used laser range finder in working condition. Some scuffs and scratches on body. Nothing noticeable on glass when looking through it, but might have small scratches on it.

Weighs approx 11 ozs, bout 5.5 inchs long by 4 inches across approximately.

Original owner. No box or paperwork. Just carrying case and rangefinder. Glass is very bright and has excellent image. Rangefinder easy to use and always worked.

$260 shipped to lower 48

Ppff, venmo, check, money order, cash app

Pm me if you want it. I will only respond to your PM. Beware of scammers.

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What is a good receiver set to do an AR10 build with?

So I have done a few ar10 builds in the past, 2 using Aero Precision m5 lowers, and 1 using an LMT lower. I have a VSeven Harbinger receiver set that I will be doing a build with later this year in October, but for right now, I want to do a new build and I want to try out a new ar10/lr308 receiver set.

What receiver sets would you recommend? I've looked at SLR, Zev/MegaMaten, NEMO, and Noveske, but I'm open to other suggestions. I wouldn't mind doing another LMT build but I'm looking to work with something new.
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Form 1 question...

Hey all,
Have a form 1 question. I've done a few but they were "domestic". SBRing my B&T APC9SD and I am little confused on what was correct to put for the manufacturer. It was manufactured by B&T AG in Thun, Switzerland (laser etched on the upper which is the seralized part) but imported by B&T USA LLC which is roll marked on the barrel which is also serialized but removable so I am leaning towards Brugger and Thomet, Switzerland but maybe it should be both? I am in full on paralysis by analysis so I wanted to ask folks who have done this more than me. Not sure if I should let it ride or nuke the form and start over. Thank you for the help!

R700 R7SAUM

Have a few questions about a project I am working on. Before anyone says to get custom action , I have custom actions but for this I am specifically going old school R700 .
I am doing Mack bros bolt in a trued receiver with a remage style barrel.
Questions:
Would there be any cons to using a stainless receiver? Would it have more difficulty trueing or issues with work hardening? Would lapping lugs be wierd being a harder material on the receiver than the bolt?
What is the point of bolt face truing and is it even necessary?
If I go remage it shouldn’t matter the thickness of the recoil lug, so is there a size that would be best for my 7saum build if it’s not necessary for specific headspace?
Only truing I plan on doing is what’s necessary to fit aftermarket bolt and squaring face and recoil lug up before barrel install, as well as polishing raceways.
Whole thing is getting cerakoted when complete.
Is there anything else I can/should do to make this a nice build?