I am looking for a reloading tray that allows you to nicely place cases mouth down. I have been using the cardboard trays from lapua packaging and really like being able to set the cases in the tray mouth down for certain parts of my process but would like to find something a little more durable/long term and am hoping somebody on here has a recommendation. Mostly load 6.5creed and 308 for reference.
Thanks in advance!

Mounted a few scopes in it, solid mount never had any issues with geissele. Believe this one is discontinued and they don't make 20moa mounts anymore, could be wrong, do your own research. 150 ppff

LMT MLR MARS Ambidextrious 5.56 Precision Lower:​

Brand New MARS Ambi Lower with LMT AXLE Trigger.

$1,200 shipped OBO PENDING TRADE

(I'm not completely fixed on LPVO and AR Parts only, just let me know what you have up for trade.)

Venmo, Cash App or MO only please.

Came with a scope I picked up on here but I wanted accessory mounting points. Pretty impressed by it though, never had one before. Holds zero, and you can get different size rings for it. It does have 20moa baked in, also has titanium levers. 160 ppff

Not sure if this is the best place to post this so, Mod, please move if indicated .

Been toying with the idea of getting a .30cal can that I can move around my rifles (so I am new to this world). Mostly milsurp, kit-built or as-built military semi autos i.e. AKMs, FALs, PRT91, PSL, M1A, AR15s/AR10 and others. I also have a couple .308 precision rifles (RPR and Robar SR90) Been doing a lot of Saturday morning reading/surfing and, good lord, what a minefield of options, opinions and choices. Frankly it’s overwhelming.

I’ll probably never put them on my SBR’d Dracos so no short barrel concerns. Not really concerned about heat from full auto or crazy mag dumps so rapid heat up (and cool down) wi Titanium okay. I’m mainly a benchrest plinker slapping steel out to typically 400yds, maybe a couple/few mags at a time slow fire. I’ve learned low-blowback designs may not be as quiet forward of the muzzle but seem to do as well with noise reduction as traditional baffled can at the rear and sides of the shooter. For the precision rifles I may end up getting a traditional baffled Can one day but for my semi-autos I am resolved to get a newer low-blowback design and I’m settling between two newer options on the market. Looking for any thoughts, opinions, experiences with :

Dead Air Nomad Ti XC (under 10oz @ 7”) OR Huxwrx Ventum 762 (14.5oz @ 6.7”)
• Both use a universal Hub system = good.
• Both are Titanium 3D printed.
• The Ventum seems to have a lot of independent seemingly objective, high-praise reviews and gets great marks for some of the lowest blowback performance.
• The Ventum’s guts can come out of the tube which I suppose is a plus for cleaning or service.
• The Ventum is under $1,000
• The Nomad Ti XC is pretty new and I can’t find much independent review of the Ti XC outside of Dead Air or Retailer interviews or what look like product launch videos.
• The Nomad Ti XC: How’s blow-back performance?
• The Nomad Ti XC is a bit lighter but I’m typically on a bench so not a big deal
• The Nomad Ti XC is about $1,100 but ships with either a 5/8-24 direct thread adapter or Xeno adapter and brake.
• (I read about some nasty customer support issues wi Dead Air but when you’re a bigger company and been around a while someone’s gonna get but hurt and spread it all over the internet for others to parrot.)

I’ll have to buy compatible muzzle devices for all potential rifle hosts but will probably just start with a couple/few. I don’t know off of the top of my head what thread specs are for that list of rifles I have. Are there pretty standard muzzle device options out there for standard NATO and ComBloc type rifles (AKMs, FALs, PRT91, PSL, M1A, AR15s/AR10 and others) ?

BTW what the f_ck is with the crazy $90-250+ costs of all these little thread adapters, tapered flash-hiders, brakes, caps or other adapter/widgets in this world? Probably a topic for a whole other thread (and probably is) but I bet if these were no longer NFA items most suppressors would be a couple/few hundred dollars, the hiders and brakes would be under $50 bucks, and other thread-type adapters and caps would be what they should be, around $10 or so dollars (unsolicited opinion, probably in ignorance).

Anyway, preciate any insights and, PS, it would be more helpful if anyone would post something more than . . . . “JUST GET a _______”.

This guy seems to rate all Huxwrx overall highest for low back pressure
Suppressor Back Pressure Test: Part 1
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This fellow spent a lot of time wi older Nomad Titaniums but not newest Ti XC
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Hi folks. I've been considering a TVT QDT for a while and just noticed the new 65mm ball head. Anyone have any reviews of the 65mm ball head and comparison with the 55mm head? The gun is right on the 20lbs mark, so I'm not sure whether the 55mm head would be stable enough. Thanks in advance.

MDT acc premier 700sa right handed for sale. Includes butt stock jellies and thumb rest. Asking $750 to your door

So... don't want to type out all the details... So read it for yourself.


But as the chaplin for the "Fightin' 69th" which traced its roots to the Civil War as a New York regiment made up largely of Irish Immigrants... he is recognized as a hero of WW1.

He was the epitome of leadership and served alongside "Wild Bill" Donovan (MoH and founder of the OSS). A young Douglas MacArthur considered him to be an icon.

He was, as far as I am concerned, the epitome of the Irish American who rose (against much opposition) from hated immigrant to the very symbol of Law and Order in America. A man who blended faith, patriotism, leadership and mentorship... and who helped make being of "Irish descent" into the very essence of being American.



On this, St. Patrick's Day... this is the kind of Irishman who helped build modern America. And who probably, almost noone, has ever heard of.

Erin go Bragh!!!!

Sirhr

PS. I'm of Scot descent. So for me to say anything nice about the %$#@ing Bog Irish... damn, this dude must have been someone!!! He was!

Looking for a 25-6.5 Prc barrel for a Origin action!

Titanium blue ACC Elite, new in the box. Not even put together yet. Decided to go a different direction. $1300 Shipped.




XLR Envy Pro with Short C-6 buttstock. 3 internal weights, short brass spigot, original aluminum nubby front plug and 6 steel outer MLOK weights included. No rear weights and this is earlier Envy Pro doesn't have adjustable mag catch. Ran fine with the Bergara B-14r I had on it. $800 Shipped.

Think of this thread as a petition to manufacturers to show there is serious interest in this type of scope if done right.

First I think we need to define what an MPVO is so we don't confuse this with a crossover scope or a hunting scope et al. The term MPVO is a natural progression of the term LPVO which stands for Low Powered Variable Optic and traditionally the "low" has been referred to as 1x. What are LPVO scopes designed for, by and large, the gas gun platform especially with the AR being America's most popular sporting rifle. But maybe you've discovered that while your beloved 1-8 or 1-10 LPVO is amazing in its own right, it struggles a bit with longer range engagements and PID. You might also have caught on to the trend of piggybacking or offsetting a RDS sight and recognizing the advantages this brings. The MPVO then becomes a natural progression of the LPVO that fills the gap between the LPVO and the Crossover style scope with the "M" standing for "medium" and thus medium powered variable optic and along with a piggyback/offset RDS bridges the gap nicely.

So here are my thoughts on what would make an effective MPVO:

• FFP design with generous FOV (EDIT and adjustable parallax
• Above 1x and no more than 2.5x on the bottom of the magnification range (anything more and we get into the Crossover market)
• At least 10x top magnification
• Lighter weight, preferably under 25oz
• No more than 12" long because this needs to also work for the night hunters using thermal clip-ons
• Low profile exposed turrets (remember we might be piggybacking an RDS and need to be able to see the dot)
• Capped windage
• Given that in general larger objective scopes weigh more, probably keep the objective below 50mm
• Must have a reticle that is usable for fast and close engagements at the bottom of the mag range (think of most LPVO style reticles) but also work at the top mag ranges (so a hybrid of both LPVO and long range FFP reticle).
• EDIT: Excellent illumination would be a plus, center daylight bright.

Why have so many MPVO style scopes failed? Personally I think many of the existing scopes that come close to the above have struggled, not because there is no demand, but because the manufacturers blow it on one of the above criteria. We are finally seeing some movement in this area with the new ZCO 2-10x30, the Leupold Mark 5 2-10x30 (especially with new CMR-Mil reticle), the Steiner H6Xi 2-12x42, the March 1.5-15x42 and one of the older designs in the Athlon Helos BTR G2 2-12x42.

Share your thoughts and ideas...

UPDATE 02/20/2025:
Okay, after almost 1 week we have 154 entries into the poll.


For political polls they are often using a sample polling size of about 2000 to 3000 people to represent the 150,000,000 people who vote in our country. Let's take the high number of 3000, that is just 0.00002 of the people represented which if I have my numbers right means the 154 respondents above represent 7,700,000 shooters (that's right, almost 8 million shooters , that is if I did my math correctly which was never my strong suit).

So according to the above numbers, manufacturers take notice, that means that 42% would like to see a 2-12x42 scope that fits the MPVO criteria laid out in the OP above, or put another way, 3,249,400 (three million two hundred and fifty thousand) shooters are interested in an MPVO done right.

Let's be clear once again and I'll start by stating what an MPVO is not, an MPVO IS NOT a crossover scope (though it could be used for crossover applications on a hunting rifle that is also used for long range steel shooting). An MPVO IS the next evolutionary step from an LPVO and is intended first and foremost for the gas gun crowd; therefore, it cannot have a higher bottom magnification than 2.5x (any higher puts it into the crossover category). An MPVO serves as an alternative to the limitations of the LPVO for PID and longer distance engagements while still maintaining a lighter weight, this is a short/compact FFP scope with parallax adjustment, lower profile exposed elevation turret (locking ideal), bright illumination and most importantly a reticle that works for quick engagements at the bottom magnification with a mrad hash option that works at higher magnifications for longer distance engagements.

By the way, this was meant to be somewhat in jest with the above numbers, we understand that polling can be a bit skewed (especially when they focus in the wrong area to represent a fair demographic) but it does help to understand a sampling of interest from a community.

UPDATE 03/03/2025:
Okay, we are just over two weeks into the poll and at 185 total votes; however, with 30 some more votes than last week, we went from 42.2% to 41.6%, so rounding shows we are staying at a steady 42% for the 2-12x42. Hopefully this gives manufacturers something meaningful to chew on and consider. The next higher percentage below is from the "I don't care" crowd who just want something with a better reticle in a FFP scope - something that works well at bottom magnification and at top and the third highest percentage is what I would call a hybrid between a crossover and an MPVO with the 2.5-15x44. Unfortunately, it takes at least a couple years to flush out a design, what we need is a good LOW 2-12x42 design that other manufacturers can OEM and put in their reticles (reticles designed for MPVO/crossover) and their turrets (lower profile).



We are now just over a month in and the numbers are holding pretty steady. We have about 15% increase in votes (from above) but the 2-12x42 remains the top option with the next top being the "just make the reticle right" crowd.

Anyone happen to know the screw size of the screws that attach the NV bridge to the BA Comp? I purchased a used chassis and it was missing these screws. I was gonna going to call MPA and run up to ace but MPA is closed.

H hi all

Wonder if those that have had custom rifles build, 300PRC thats shooting the Hornady ATip what custom measurements did you go for (like Freebore), that works well with the 250gr ATips.

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SOLD H59 MK5


AVAILABLE 1.5" 0 MOA 35mm AUS mount

A few scratches on turret.

Both come with original box.

SOLD$1,375 shipped optic

AVAILABLE$190 shipped mount.

Electronic payments.

Not a Sniper Rifle but a vintage target rifle. I bought a Pre64 Model 70 from the CMP in 30-338win. I’m finally getting around to reloading for it and am wondering what the twist rate would be. Anyone have any insight on what the AMU would have been running on their match guns back in the day?

Looks like the MK TMB has had a completely new design. Someone else pointed out this was on the website yesterday.

Seems the brake is manufactured very similarly to a suppressor where each baffle/port is machine separately and welded together.
The tuner also seems to be made of brass.

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For this man’s nephew born in 1996- he is currently in a state halfway house. So they arrested his uncle - because it’s hard to match names and dates of birth . Looking for someone 29 year old - arrest someone who’s 54.
And keep him on cuffs and search his house and vehicle even after they find out he’s not the guy .
And the best part - then they have a debate on if they have to read him his rights - fucking stellar!

Let’s give it two stars - they did match the address - and they didn’t shoot any dogs or peons , but they did arrest the wrong guy - when they knew it was the wrong guy - and weren’t sure about reading his rights .

Picked up from a member here. Never mounted.
Probably more scope than I’ll need.
Comes with factory box and all factory items.

$2300 shipped

Want to buy

M14 surefire break FA762K

I know rather hard to find i had one years ago and sold it so i know there out there .

Please pm me with your price.

Putting this up for sale.

For $150 will also include FDE Cantilever Ultralight Mount.

Photos here. Awesome glass. Just moving to 6mm ARC and want more magnification.

Hey everyone, I am wondering how you can determine caliber coefficient. Not to be confused with ballistic coefficient though bc is required to determine this. The CC is a number derived from the bc and the caliber your are shooting.

I may not be calling it by the correct name. It’s part of the wind deflection calculation.
RC x (WS/CC) x WV = #MRAD x 3.438 = #MOA

So for your CC for a .308 win in this 4
A 300 win mag would be 5

What’s the formula to determine the CC for different calibers. Please provide the forms and an example.

Seems like a decent price and good optic. I like the locking turrets. Anyone have any experience with them? Or know of any other budget friendly quality options? Want to stay around $1000. 3-18, 2.5-20, 4-20 power. Don’t really care for the illuminated reticle. Want to use for long range shooting but also on a dedicated hunting gun to pack around in the mountains. Thanks

I am not interested in any other ATACR model. Only model C555 with MOAR-T

Thanks