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Accessories Grayboe Ridgeback R700 SA w/Bottom metal and arca

Selling a new, unused, Grayboe Ridgeback stock with R700 SA inlet. It’s in their Bergara web finish. Includes Grayboe M5 bottom metal and a new, still packaged, Sawtooth rifles full length arca rail.

I bought this to put together an NRL hunter rig, but decided to just go with a Seekins PH3. The stock has never had a receiver mounted in it. There is a small chip in the finish in the inside of the barrel channel, which was there when I unboxed it. I suspect you wouldn't be able to see once a barreled action is mounted in it.

Asking $600 shipped

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PRS owner is about growing the sport, no matter what you might have heard

With all the prs bashing that a person hears from time to time, it’s always nice when it can be so easily shown to be wrong. Ken Wheeler brought a new shooter to a match and loaned him all his gear. He helped the entire match, giving instructions and advice. It wasn’t even a PRS match, but an NRL22 match. He’s just a good dude like most shooters that enjoy this stuff.


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Wind correction on the clock

What is the go to method for making a wind correction-while on the clock-that is good for multiple distance targets? For example, all things being equal, I make a wind call of 7 mph that will require .6 at 430 yds and .9 at 630 yds. But it takes .9 to center up the plate at 430. So I know I need to hold more wind at 630, what’s the most efficient way to figure out my new wind hold at 630?

Is it a simple matter of bracketing the wind on a data card? Is there some mental reverse engineering? I’ve got a 5 mph gun, so is it just a matter of adding an extra tenth or two based on my multiples of 5

Had a chance to check out some new optics this afternoon (Swarovski & Mavens specifically)...

As the title would suggest I had an opportunity to look through some (new to me optics) this afternoon and wanted to share some otherwise 'off the cuff' thoughts.

First off- I finally got to spend some time behind the NL Pure's. I was hoping to look through the new 14x52's but had to settle for the 10x52's (closest the vendor had in stock) and "wow". I finally understand what the fuss is about as I found them to be nothing short of incredible. They also had the Zeiss Victory HT's I could compare them to and I've still got to say that I found the NL's to be "brighter" and "clearer". I know not the best terms to use but given the limited time of about 5 minutes each- I walked away with the impression that they were both great glass but the NL's just punched at a higher level.

A comment I did hear from the vendor today, one that I hadn't heard before was when I was asking about the NL's as compared the SLC's (I wish I had the time to ask to compare them but the SLC's they had were the 15x56's and I didn't think it'd be 'apples to apples' nor did I trust my ability to hold the 15's steady enough to give 'em a fair evaluation) was that as good as the SLC's were, they found them to be somewhat fragile.

Granted, the vendor has a financial interest in selling the more expensive model (about a $1K swing between the models) but I've done business with them for many years and have always found them to be trustworthy and honest. The discussion came to some points, one of which being the weight & the SLC's being heavier. They said a pound heavier but when I looked into it after I got home it seems to be closer to 9oz but I get their point. But what they were saying is if a tripod were to be blown over the SLC's were far more likely to be knocked out of alignment from the one tumble and the NL's seemed to keep trucking on (again one of the reasons being the lighter weight/mass). I don't recall hearing the SLC's as being particularly fragile before but I also feel like the source I got this from has seen quite a few of these models come through and would be well equipped in speaking from a more macro approach.

300 PRC vs. 300 RUM

Hi all. I’ve have a PRC build at the smith but it’s not assembled yet. (Howa 1500; Shilen Select Match, 28”, 1-8”, 4 groove ratchet rifling).

Right now I’m shooting a 300 WM (26”, 1-10” twist) and I’m loading it long for single feed (approx. 3.7”). Last time checked I was getting 2900 with 225 ELDMs. Primers are flattened, but no marking of the cases or hard bolt lift.

I guess I’m second guessing myself because I’m wondering if the PRC is going to give a significant improvement or if I should have my smith re-chamber it for the RUM.

Out at Spearpoint the WM worked well at 2000 yards, but I don’t think it’s up to the 1 1/2 I’d like to shoot. Is the PRC good for that distance or should I go with the RUM. How much increase in performance would that change give. I’d like to stick with 30 cal on this build since I have plenty of bullets from the WM.

Thanks so much for your thoughts.

SOLD Vortex Gen3 Razor 6-36x EBR-7D Mil on Arc Mbrace Mount

sold

Selling my Vortex Razor Gen 3 6-36x Mil scope with Arc Mbrace (1.5" height 0 moa) Mount. It has 1 range day on it. In like new condition.

I updated pics with the micro point on the windage knob from contact with another rifle in safe..

Keep in mind you are buying a used scope. Some marks from being used might be present, hence it is described like new, not new.

All accessories and manual in the box, see pics.

$2,250.00 Shipped, no trades. I do not want to split the mount and sell as a kit.

Terms of sale:

I only accept: Venmo friends family, apple pay. I do not take zelle or paypal at this time. Price is net to me. No mentions in the payment.

Please post "I will take it" below and pm me your address and tell me how you would like to pay.

Payment has to be completed same day, otherwise i will move on to the next interested party; therefore I encourage" SECONDS" posts on the thread.

Shipping requires signature.

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Firearms WTS: 300 B/O Upper

WTS: 300 Blackout Upper with 10.5 Ballistic Advantage melonite barrel, low-pro gas block, 10” Geissele Mk4 MLOK rail, Aero upper, Faxon melonite BCG, MagPul dust cover, LMT ambi-charging handle, and KAC Micro BUIS set. Lightly used. No comp/flash hider. $1,200 new.

Asking $750 shipped & insured

Possible trade: PVS14 (w/cash on my end of course)

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Loading Powder

I've been contemplating buying a automatic powder measure and scale.
I currently use a RCBS uniflow powder dispenser with a RCBS scale and a trickler.
I wanted to see if I would gain any time using an automatic powder measure so I timed myself loading 20 rounds using the uniflow and then trickling and loading the case. It took me 5 and 1/2 minutes to load 20 rounds that works out to 16-1/2 seconds per round. I'm not sure that an automatic measure can do it that fast.
The last time I shot those 20 rounds my SD was 8.4 for all 20 rounds
For now I think I'll save my money.

Wet Mounting Scope Mounts - Where It All Started

I figure since Hakan did a video interview about it, maybe it’s time to bring all the testing to the light.

In a nutshell, I experienced a scope zero shift in 2015 from the rifle falling over in the hotel room at the Hide Cup. When i returned home and started testing to find the origin of the shift issue we had the first round of NF Atacr 5-25’s at the time and just had switched from our Schmidt PMII’s. What started as a test with a couple mounts on the range turned into an international effort across over a dozen companies. Some companies provided mounts for testing, others got involved in the testing, many different brands and types of optics were tested, various platforms, literally barrels were burnt out just doing the testing over the next 2 years. In the end all parties found no design fix to the inherent shift in the pic rail design. Spoiler: It can be reduced or almost totally mitigated by greasing the rail. Early on when I thought the scopes may be the issue, I spent a whole day at the S&B US Service center with Jerry Ricker absolutely beating up scopes, guns and mounts testing on the collimator and determined the optics weren’t the problem (that and Ryan Brandt from Big Dog Steel decided to JB Weld his scope into his rings and still had shift). Interesting note; a drop of a rifle from hip height on the scope yields consistent .2-.4 mil shift while a ‘dead blow’ on the objective yields up to 2.3 mils with some mounts. Once the shift occurs, you can retorque the mount cross bolts or hit the chassis of the rifle with a hammer and the shock will center the mount back to its zero position.

I found out greasing the rail fixes the issue by grabbing a set of brand new Badger rings out of the package covered in grease and was tired of prepping mounts so I slapped em on greasy and figured if they held zero I would remount them after a full cleaning. Well, sure enough they didn’t shift. So I said that’s it, I’m running Marty’s rings going forward. Pulled them, cleaned and remounted them. I decided to confirm the install and retested since I couldn’t believe everything shifts .9-2.3mils and these guys didn’t shift at all. Whelp, they shifted when retested and the only thing I did was degrease them. Further testing of all previous mounts greased yielded varying amounts of shift to no shift at all confirming the observation. During these tests, it became apparent overtouquing mounts made the issue worse. So make sure to torque only to mfg specs.

Also tested were oversized Pic Rails, polished pic rails, varying coatings on pic rails, from steel to aluminum. Even other types of rail designs were looked at, such as euro dovetail on AI and Sako rifles, those shifted as well.

Another interesting note is that we never saw scopes shift in any ring set we tried when mounted properly. That’s saying something since we literally were beating up 4x4 blocks with scopes and rolling rifles off the backs of truck for drop testing.

ETA: this is all about an observed windage shift. The number of recoil lugs or cross bolts made no difference. The grease prevents the mount from ‘sticking’ off center and allows it to find its center. The idea is, the mount will shift side to side when impacted, with a deadened blow there is a lack of residual vibration to keep the mount moving until it recenters and that’s why a by violent drop has 1/3 or less the shift of a deadened blow of the hand or a dead blow hammer tapped against the left or right side of the objective.

SOLD DST 6CM Impact Action * Price Drop*

DST 6CM

Timney HIT Trigger
New unfired Impact Action
Manners PRS stock with mini chassis
AI 5 round mag
26” Bartlein 7.5 MTU Improved barrel with 415 rounds down range
Area 419 Arca rail/bump stop
Bipod and muzzle brake not included.

Asking $3100 shipped to your FFL

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SOLD DDM4 300s upper/ factory Noveske VLTOR MUR

Factory DDM4 300s-$750

Well under 100 rounds down the pipe.
upper minus the radian raptor ambi CH. The Taupe Knights panels will come with the upper. No optic, Lower is sold


Factory Noveske 12.5 VLTOR MUR-$2000​

Also less than 100 rounds down the pipe. Just dont even shoot it. Just the rifle.

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Short Bolt Action .223 Optic?

Wanting some feedback on the following optic selection for a suppressed 16" .223 bolt gun. 50-400 yards max intended range.

Feedback or recommendations on other options is what I'm after.

Requirements:
- Milliradians
- Adjustable Parallax
- Not to exceed 50mm Objective size

Wants/Would be nice:
- FFP > SFP (+ MIL reticle)
- Compact and Lightweight preferred

Current Short List:
- NightForce NXS 2.5-10x42
- Trijicon Credo 2.5-15x42
- Vortex Razor HD LHT 3-15x42
- Steiner H6xi 2-12x42

Honorable Mentions:
- Leupold Mark 4HD 2.5-10x42
- LPVOs 1-8/1-10s (not being optimal at top magnification causing hesitation)
- ZCO 2-10 (not out yet and big $$$)
- Schmidt 3-18x42 Meta
- Leica Amplus 6

Being that it's 2025; any other better options out there that I may have missed? Would like to stay under $2K, preferred around $1k.

Rifle Scopes Amazon...for Athlon?

So I'm flip-flopping trying to decide whether the Ares ETR, is worth the extra coin to me over the BTR (4.5-27).
Pricing seems to be the same at the typical retailers, $850 vs. $1,200..
Then I see the BTR at Amazon, for $731., shipped Prime. With the spread closer to $500- it's becoming less of a difficult decision.

Tell me I'm not missing something, 'cause I'm thinking of picking up three of these at this price to upgrade another, and one for the next build...

https://www.amazon.com/Athlon-Optic...hlon+ares+btr&qid=1558136525&s=gateway&sr=8-3

SOLD SPUHR SICS CHASSIS - REM 700 SA

Basically New : SPUHR SICS Chassis
16” 700 SA
With external weights and adjustable bag rider and none adjustable bag rider.

No scuffs or scratches on the chassis.

Sold .

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LMT MWS Accuracy Expectations in 2024

I’ve been reading a lot of threads but many are from 2012-2014 it seems

Let’s talk accuracy from your LMT MWS setups. 6.5/260/308

I’m putting together a MWS and have a 16” CL barrel I picked up from the px on the way. Will run hunting ammo in hopes of under 2 MOA accuracy but will be looking for another barrel 18-22” range in 308 for it

Share your setups and accuracy

CL and SS also looking into custom from D. Wilson
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Hot barrel was hammering…why

not smart enough to contribute much, but you folks always point me I the right direction.

Had a weird day at the range today. Lower end of my “node” if you believe in such things on this charge weight. I couldn’t recall if I had done load dev on this rifle with my supressor or not. So I backed it down .2 gr (6 creed, Lapua brass, 105’s) guessing that keeps similar speeds as unsupressed. I took bad notes, I know.

Hit my original great loads FPS, but rifle was walking all over the place. Decided to just kinda burn it down with 15 rounds on a hot barrel…result was just a hammer, all touching, one ragged hole.

Did the hot barrel increase speed and get back what the rifle likes with the can on? Was considering bumping back up .2 and .4 and seeing the results.

Jsut curious any theories behind why it only wanted to group when hot? I did put the chrono to it. Load dev (pretty sure unsupressed) was 2985…suppressed now and backed off .2gr was 2985, but it didn’t want to group cold to luke warm.

Gap contour barrel.

custom dies

My buddy had Whidden make him custom dies for 338 Norma mag improved. He sent 3 pieces of fired brass in and they made him dies. I used the same reamer on my rifle so I called Whidden and gave them the invoice number to order a set like he has. I figured they had it on record. They lady said the aren't making custom dies. Who is a good person or company to make me a full length die set? Can they make on with just the reamer print?

Firearms BushMaster XM15-E2S AR15A2 Full Size Rifle. Early Windham, ME manufacturing

I have an Early BushMaster XM15-E2S with the Lxxxxx Prefix Serial Number up for sale. These are the Early all MilSpec BushMasters that were made in Windham , ME before they got sold to Remington and were made in Ilion NY with Horrible non MilSpec parts. This one has a 20" Heavy 1x9 Twist barrel and will come shipped in a hardshell case with 2 mags.

Only $975 Shipped.


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Firearms Remington 700 6 creedmoor

I have a Remington 700 6 creed I’m looking to trade for a 2011 type pistol. Bul armory or Springfield prodigy. Would add cash for an mpa. The action on this rifle has been worked and bolt has been fluted with knob job. Super smooth and shoots sub moa. Remage match barrel, timney trigger, accuracy solutions chassis. Sale price would be 1800$ shipped

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