Hey guys, I see 2 versions of this scope. One is the original with the dedicated illumination dial on the left, and the newer one without it. Does anyone know if there's any other difference between the two versions and if there's any difference in the glass or weight? Looking to pick one up and was wondering if it's worth it to pick up an older one if I can find one for cheaper.

March 1.5-15x42 Dual Plane DR-TR2B reticle with Shuriken turrets. Model D15V42FDIMLX. LNIB. $2300 firm

Will trade for the FFP MML variant (capped or exposed as they dont offer it with the shuriken).

Mac at the Military Arms Channel reviews the PSA M110

For those of you who do not want to watch the video, Palmetto State Armory is selling an M110 clonish rifle in either .308 or 6.5 CM. He reviews the 6.5 CM. He tried multiples of ammo and all of them shot sub moa. The best group was .23 moa. That bottom left group in the picture is awesome and made me laugh.The rifle sort of looks like the M110. The rail resembles the KAC rail. PSA went with a more practical muzzle device so no can that chokes all the way down to the gas block. Speaking of the gas block, it is adjustable from the factory so you can tune it to your ammo and suppressor of choice. Looks like it is around $1,400 on the PSA web site.

Hey guys with the gaining in popularity of our Cadex Defence rifles and chassis I thought it would be cool to start a picture thread. Here's a pic of our "personal earthquake maker " the CDX Tremor in .50 BMG.

In the State of Florida we literally just got passed 2 years ago the ability to conceal carry without a CCW. I have no idea how many people legally carry guns in Florida but my guess is there are a lot of us.

This guy has to be smoking some serious weed or drinking some home brewed everclear, if he thinks he is getting elected in this state.

Sure he will get the I4 corridor, palm beach and broward county but that is about it.

Gunwerks is announcing its Elevate Bipod Today !




Bipods have turned a corner and this new Elevate bipod is a pretty elegant solution. I will have some words on it shortly as I just returned from Alaska. https://www.gunwerks.com/

Some neat features with this bipod and the tripod style leg system is pretty smart too. The mounting is limited right now to a picatinny rail as I don't see an upgrade or change path for it. But the 90 degree bit / turn system is cool for sure, fast too.

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Purchased a Vortex Razor HD Gen III 6-36 from EuroOptic that I mounted on my MRAD. Ran my new 6.5 Creed barrel over two trips to the range. My groups are wild. I'm not an expert marksman by any means, but I'm also not new to shooting (or this bad at 200 yards). Likewise, I've mounted a lot of scopes over the years; I'm fairly certain I didn't fuck anything up, like crush my tube.

These groups were shot today between 11 AM and Noon at 200 yards. Sunny, zero cloud cover. About 77 degrees, 55% humidity. Little to no wind. Factory ammo: Hornady Match. BTHP. 140gr. Benchrest with bipod and squeeze bag.

I had my dad shoot two 3-shot groups just to see if really was me. It wasn't.

I didn't do any barrel break-in for this barrel. It's chome-lined, and I'm not a big believer in break-in in general, anyway. I did clean it before shooting it (Bortech carbon remover, copper remover, EWL, dry patch).

Anyone ever have a factory defect scope like this, particularly a slightly higher-end optic? I contacted Vortex anyway, but I'm curious. I suppose it could be the barrel, but that seems somewhat unlikely.

S/F

Howdy,

I've got a supertrickler gen 2 and I wonder if anyone has any tips for tuning it for optimal loading times?

I have experimented with adjusting the bulk, fine, and pulse rates and letting the AI sort of trim up or down to get that .02+- threshold, and it can now get damn close in 2-3 seconds...

But it does this annoying as hell thing where for some reason no matter the base vibrator rate, on/off rates, ramping rates, etc... the powder seems to either have the last few kernels further back in the tube so it takes 10-15 extra seconds for it to migrate it up and drop it.

OR, the powder will somehow build a little log cabin and will take 5-10 seconds to drop it, at which point it will be an overcharge.

Does anyone have an experience with this? not a lot of information out there about using these really high end lab scale and trickle setups.

Does anyone sort their primers based on Primer Height?

I have sorted my primers based on weight but that was more to identify outliers than actually sorting by weight.

Recently, i have become much more aware of the importance of consistent primer seating and have learned along the way how difficult this can be because the primers themselves often deviate in height up to .003. That deviation will have a major effect on the desired primer seating depth.

Just wondering if anyone else is concerned with or have encountered similar primer related challenges and what they have done to address it.

Like the title. Brand new Desert Dirt Geissele 16” complete upper in factory sealed condition. Beautiful finish on these. Nano BCG, Airborne CH and Huxwrx muzzle device factory installed. I’ll take $1149 firm shipped to you. Trade for a Manners for R700 SA w/ mini chassis. Saltwater preferred

Hey guys, I have a homebuilt AR-10 DPMS platform based rifle; Criterion 18" chrome lined 1x10 twist rifle gas barrel with LR118 chamber, Lantac BCG and bolt, rifle length recoil system, Timney 4 lb. trigger, SWFA SS 3-15 optic. Rifle shoots and cycles well, no issues.

I have been shooting a couple of different loads through it and have been getting an average of about 1.5 - 2.5" MOA results. Sometimes I can get a 5 shot group that is better, like 1.25" MOA, some ammunition shoots worse. My goal is a reliable 1 MOA battle rifle; I think the rifle is capable of this and currently I am the weak link, however, I feel that I may not be shooting optimal ammunition for this rifle. I don't want to try to source 10 different factory loads to find "which one my rifle likes", as I am going to create my own ammunition for this rifle for when I want it to be accurate and the rest of the time shoot NATO ball and not really care about the results.

My current loadings that I have tested:

1. SMK 175gr. with BLC-2 and CCI 200 primers, PMC brass; ~ 2625 fps., shoots the best, usually about 1.5 MOA.

2. Hornady 178gr. AMax with Varget and Win LR primers, Hornady brass; ~ 2600 fps, shoots decent at 1.5 - 2 MOA.

3 Factory PMC Bronze 147gr. .308 off the shelf ammunition; shoots reliably, but is usually ~ 3 MOA.

I currently have access to the following components:

BLC2 and Varget powders
CCI 200 and WLR primers
168 gr. Hornady Match bullets, 175 gr. SMK's, Barnes Match Burner 175 gr., and Hornady 178 gr. AMax.

My main question is with an 18" 1x10 twist barrel should I be focusing on heavier, or lighter bullets? I have been contemplating working up a 168 gr load in a quest for better accuracy but maybe that is a fools errand and I should instead keep my current 175gr. load and work on my fundamentals. Maybe I am already at the law of diminishing returns and should just shoot the #1 load and be happy? I do like the BC of the heavier bullets as I often shoot out to 800 - 1000 yards

What would you do? If you were developing a new load for this setup what would you recommend / what has worked the best for you? It is entirely possible that the rifle and ammunition is currently outperforming my current abilities already and this is an utter waste of time...

I have a friend who built a beautiful 300PRC consisting of a Defiance Ruckus LA, 30” Bartlien barrel, MDT ACC chassis, Diamond trigger and etc. It is a great system. The purpose of this build was to get more into ELR shooting. However, his ELR involvement has fizzled out and is looking for suggestions on what can do with his rifle so it does not just sit on the shelf. Here are some Ideas we started kicking around:

1. Sell the 300PRC and build something else. The downside here is that he wont get out of it what he has put into it.
2. He is currently shooting the Berger 245gr Hybrid and one thought is to go to a Berger 200.20x (or even the 185gr Juggernaut) in an effort to reduce recoil sufficient to be comfortable using it in FClass Long Range matches (F-Open of course). This would reduce recoil but it is still a lot of energy being used given the smaller bullet.
3. Rebarrel to something like a 7mm SAUM or 6.5PRC that provides a smaller case but still uses the standard magnum bolt face.

Looking for ideas and suggestions….

Selling a used Bushnell XRS 2
Has the G3 reticle
Has been used for 3 PRS seasons, so there is some wear.
Comes with box and sunshade

Asking $620

I only have a few components remaining from the Rifle I had for sale. The 457 action and the MDT stock are what is left.

What is included with the action:
For action and components listed below asking $750 shipped

• CZ 457 Action
• DI Precision Talon Extractors
• Pete's Pillars Firing Pin
• Pete's Pillars SS Extended Cocking Indicator
• Timney Trigger
• Area 419 Bolt Knob
• Area 419 30MOA Scope Base

Stock is being sold separate from action

• MDT Composite Carbine Stock $100 shipped

I am located in Baton Rouge, LA and if you are local and want to work out a deal I'll listen to offers.

Reckon this is about the least amount of back pressure you’ll ever see through a “suppressor”.

Looking to trade my Gen 3 razor 1-10 mil.

I’m looking for a Leupold mark 5 2-10 CMR Illuminated and a Mark 5 3.6-18 Tremor 3 illuminated.

Let me know if you have either or pm me if you have anything similar you think I might like.

Thanks

ECWCS level 7 (marshmallow) bottoms
Large-long $60 shipped

Patagonia branded level 5 soft shell pants and suspenders $70 shipped (SOLD)


Thanks

I got the new Vector x binos and these just sit. These are brighter and lighter, but I use ballistics enough that I don't need these any more.

$2400 shipped

I have a Zermatt origin now, and I would like to build a TL3 to try AW mags but be able to use some of my origin barrels on the TL3. Ray at Zermatt said PVA used to make a ring to move the barrel out .100 so u could do this, since the origin tenon is .100 longer. I was wondering if anyone knew of anyone that currently makes one. I talked to PVA and they said they don't make them any more.

XLR envy pro Rem700 clones with C6 stock, folder, thumb shelf, long NV bridge, rear weights, ergo vertical grip and two front weights $1400

Terminus Zeus QC RH SA .470 bolt with Elftman trigger $1200
22" 1-8"twist 6.5 Creedmoor carbon barrel less than 450rds on it $500
20" 1-10 twist 308 barrel, was cut from origin action less than 250rds on barrel $250
24" 1-7.5" twist 6 Dasher barrel has about 1750rds on it but was recut from origin action to Zeus action at 1500rds free- barrels are a package deal with the action

Leupold Mark 4 HD 8-32x56 PR2 Mil reticle $1200
APA 34MM low rings $100

Brakes pictured are already sold, make offer on complete package and maybe we can make a deal.

Tyler G Martin. Located in Missouri

I wanted to "expand my horizons" a bit by playing with my first wildcat cartridge, and I landed on the 7mm Sherman Short. I've been hand loading for 30 years or so, but I've never messed with anything without published load data before.

I have some some fresh brass, Berger 180 Hybrids, and H1000 to start with. I want to shoot a milder fire-forming load through 50 cases to get started. Is 54 gr of H1000 with the 180 a reasonable place to start, or is that too low? The load data on the Sherman site shows a 180 ELDM with 60.1 gr of H1000 and a 180 VLD with 65 gr. I generally like starting 10% under and working my way up slowly, hence where I came up with 54 gr.

Anyone with experience with this cartridge mind sharing their starting load and work-up experiences? The only threads I could find on it were older and only discussed loads closer to max...and a lot was with the unobtainable RL26 to boot.

Brand new waxed canvas OG shooting bag by Armageddon gear. Standard fill (7lbs).

Clearing out my shooting bag collection, I have a few other bags for sale as well.

Asking $90

To start this thread off, I'd like to begin this discussion with the topic of watches since that's what's on my mind.

Watches seem to be a "manly" thing and for reasons I'm not sure why. I've been digging into/researching this topic and the best explanation I'm finding is that men use watches as one of the few "approved" jewelry accessories that they can wear. Perhaps there's some merit to this but I'm not sure if this summation conveys why I'm personally interested in watches.


Just speaking for myself- I personally find it absolutely fascinating that we can wear such a complicated machine on our wrist which requires literally hundreds of small parts to work in unison to perform a function requiring absolve precision & accuracy. Precision & accuracy.. if there ever was a unifying concept to state with the participants here...

Personally- I've always held a fascination with watches. Not so much from a status symbol perspective but more so from a perspective that appreciates the precision of such a small device.

A few decades ago my first "real" watch was a Luminox Navy Seal model that looked something like this...



Good lord did I love this watch. It was my first "expensive" watch which took me months to save up for while working retail jobs (yes plural) and when my finances aligned I thought this was amongst the most amazing purchases I had made at that point in my young life. It was far from a luxury watch by other standards but it was amazing to me & what it represented for my income at that stage of my life.

It was an amazing watch too- quartz movement of course but tritium dials on the hands and that made it "special" to me then. I forget how many times I had to replace the batteries & straps because each part just wore out (I lived in that watch for years) but remember when it finally "died" on me and a part of me died with it. I got well over a decade with that watch, it spanned my entire military "career" but I rode it hard and ran it into the ground and it finally had enough. Certainly a sad day for me.

I limped through college with cheap (think Kmart Timex type of watches) but always missed having a "good" watch. Of all people, my little brother gave me one of the best Christmas gifts I'd ever received in my adult life... A Citizen promaster with eco drive aka- solar powered and I was once again smitten with a watch (not even that terribly expensive either). That looked/(s) like this...



Talk about a cool watch- the luminosity wasn't tritium but rather a high quality luminescent painting that doesn't have a "half-life". The watch was built "tough" and the strap contained kevlar if I remember right... I still have & love that watch. I'm still bitter that I don't have the exact same watch in the Black configuration.


Moving on- my tastes & budgets for watches has expanded & grown but nothing too extravagant either.



I picked up the above Timex for something like $30 6 years ago. I bought it as a "beater"/"throwaway" but god damn- that watch rocks and I'm still trying to keep life into it. The battery is presently dead as a doornail but I've got a pack of 'em coming to see if we can't breath some life into this "old" girl.

I'm getting long winded so to wrap things up... my latest acquisition is a relatively inexpensive but classic watch.. the Seiko "turtle" which is looks like the below & is an otherwise inexpensive option for an automatic movement driven watch.



I'm rambling now but to sum things up- there are some things "we" all like that are just inherently "manly". Watches have to be amongst that category. Not even as a flex/opportunity to drop 1,000's of $ on either.

Just on the discussion of "man things" there's certain products that just seem to 'strike that masculine chord' & amplifies one's testosterone while similetanously receiving olympic eye rolls from spouses and lesser lady friends.

-LD

Garmin Montana 750i
Rugged GPS Handheld with inReach Technology and 8 MP Camera
Bought it new February 2024 took it on a trip to Alaska, don’t see me using any time soon so up for sale. Excellent shape
Asking $379 $349 includes UPS shipping, PayPal or check
PM for more info or pictures, thanks for looking