Hi All, been registered for a year and bought my first high power scope ( Vortex HD Gen II 4.5-27) here but never had chance to self- intro. Finally got my tikka tac a1 lefty and went to the rifle range in Angles shooting range past weekend.

Brand new and never used. $200 shipped. PayPal F&F or Apple Pay

Virgin alpha 22 creed brass with small rifle primer pockets. $125 shipped. PayPal F&F or Apple Pay.

Icarus frame brand new 350 plus
Virtuous concepts flar mk2 350 shipped
F10 blackout top charging handle 90 shipped
Sig sauer x macro frame 35 shipped

Maf USA mp5 kit 1100 shipped

So after chasing my tail with load development trying to get my current 223 rifle project all set, I ran a scope down the bore and noticed what looks like random copper fouling 1/2-3/4 through the barrel in a couple spots. It also looks like a possible rough patch in the bore but I can’t definitively say because I’m not a gunsmith nor pretend to be one.

Now I don’t know if that’s just due to it being a semi fresh barrel (325 rounds through it) or if there’s actually a problem with it since I’ve never experienced this issue before. I played with powder, seating depth, virgin vs once fired brass and I can’t get it to consistently shoot a tight group, best I can get is 3/4-1” or its making two distinct groups that on their own would be awesome but not in the same string of fire.

I’m going to reach out to the barrel manufacturer in the morning and see what they think about the situation, but figured I’d get some people’s input/advice. So I’m not going to bad mouth them because that’s not fair and I understand that sometimes things can get a little cattywompus, but they do have a pretty solid reputation.

Sold sold sold

Been to the range twice now.

Original owner. Like new. Comes with Accu tac case.

$850 shipped

$700 shipped

Selling a Century AP5P (MKE manufacture) MP5K clone. The firearm is currently configured and registered as an SBR, however I can put it back to pistol form (no stock or vert grip) as originally purchased and remove it from the registry, or it can be transferred to the new owner as an SBR (via a Form 3 to new dealer and Form 4 from dealer to buyer). A third option is a direct transfer as an SBR via a Form 4 to Texas residents.

The firearm has less than 1,000 rounds on it and functions flawlessly. In it's current configuration it will come as pictured with a B&T collapsing stock with Gibbeous A3 buttstock (original included), Navy style 3 position pictogram lower, ambi trigger pack, vertical grip, and a few USA made parts (hammer, sear, trigger, charging handle, vert grip). One 30 round magazine will be included with the sale.

Price:
$2200 as shown in SBR form (buyer responsible for all stamps)
-or-
$1500 in pistol form w/ ambi lower (no stock, no vert grip)

Add $50 for shipping. Ships from my FFL to your FFL. No trades please.

Owned for years. Was a 223 trainer that never got much training.

XLR evolution chassis/folding stock/rem700 SA/arca rail/barricade stop-

$800 shipped

Geissele GFR 16” 6mm Arc complete upper. Approx 40 rounds fired. 1/2”-3/4” groups using 103gr and 108gr Hornady.

Geissele doesn’t currently just sell the GFR uppers, but i wanted to keep the lower for now.

$1600 shipped.

PayPal FF, Venmo or Zelle

Sold
SP4008
Used. Missing 2 cap screws. Rail clamp screws worn. Used on several scopes over the years.
$280 shipped

SP4301
Really good condition. Was on my spare scope I traveled with mostly.
$320 shipped


No boxes anymore or paperwork. These two mounts are currently not being used and need a new home.

4, 20 round SR25 MAGS. 1 was used, the rest have been sitting in an ammo can for the past few years.

125 each or 425.

Shipping 20 dollars USPS Priority mail.

Impact SA NBK 33rds on it
20" 300wsm 3b bartlein 9 twist 33rds
18" 7 SAUM CRB barrel - hunter contour - BMP did the work - threaded 5/8"-24 - 126rds
Foundation Gideon SA - impact inlet
TT special Two Stage Flat
Hawkins Hunter Dbm w/mag

$3500 for everything. (Minus optic and bipod)

Only trade interests would be a 223 or 6.5prc tikka BA, Or Swaro SLC 8-10x. Or a trip to Japan, lol. Wife wants to go next April which means booking right now. It ain't cheap.

Like new pair of Sig KILO 6K HD 10x42 Black Edition ranging binoculars. Awesome set of binoculars, just getting out of the hobby and don’t need them anymore.

$550 shipped PayPal FF

About to order a reamer for 22 dasher in the next day or two. Talking with Manson, they offer a reamer with .210" freebore, which seems a little on the long side to me. It's a custom order so I can technically order whatever I want with the same lead time. Currently 60-90 days.

Alpha offers two reamers, .115" freebore, and .169"

Bullets used for this build will likely be the 88gr eld-m, or the berger 85.5.

For those shooting or chambering 22 dashers, what's the preffered freebore ?

Up for sale is a belt of 190rds.
M80a1 and tracers.

$900 shipped.

Up for sale is 1200 rounds of m855a1 otherwise known as EPR.
Will come as seen, on stripper clips.
If you buy it all, I'll send you the ammo can as well.


$1.50 per round.

Minimum order is 400rds.

SOLD SOLD SOLD Used Safariland 6354DO ALS Glock 17 Red Dot X300 Holster, Right Hand, Multicam in great shape. Has ALS Nub Mod and an ALS fork installed. Works for a G19 with an x300 as well, including if it has a radian ramjet + afterburner installed. $105 shipped. Zelle is preferred.

Listened to this today on a road trip. What a complete POS this guy is.

Constantly talks about himself like he's the messiah and nobody, I mean nobody does it better than him and California. He likes the smell of his own farts.

He's attempting to rebrand himself ahead of the next Presidential election without actually telling you he is going to run. All of a sudden he's against trans people in women's sports, likes fossil fuels, and guns.

He was gifted a Sig pistol at the start of the show, too bad it wasn't a P320....

Have up for sale my custom built 6 Dasher.

Kelbly Atlas action
Bartlein MTU profile barrel
Triggertech Diamond trigger
Manners mini chassis
Trijicon Tenmile 4.5-30 optic
Hawkins rings with diving board
Hawkins bottom metal
Salmon River arca rail
Area 419 Hellfire comp
100 pieces of Alpha 6 Dasher brass
RCBS matchmaster dies

Has 3 rounds through it. I have 17 rds loaded up with 32.3 gr Varget and 105 gr Hornady projectiles. I can unload them if I need to.

$5500 takes it all.

I’m in Eastern Ky, I work in Knoxville and travel the Tennessee/N Ga/N Alabama area for work. I can deliver within a reasonable distance. Otherwise we can discuss shipping.

Thanks for looking!

For sale is a brand new in box Badger C1 MAX (Comm Max)
36mm rings. 1.54” height. Zero moa.
$OLD shipped in Cont US.
Multiple forms of payment taken.
No trades.

I'd really like to keep this local due to weight, size, # of boxes, hazmat...

I've come to the conclusion that I'm just not into reloading, after collecting a bunch of stuff! Things listed as used have been used for about 400 rounds of 223, with the exception of the case gage, maybe a dozen or so. Priced to sell as a lot, a couple thousand below sale prices: $5500 $5000 OBRO ftf.

I'd consider a partial trade for a ZCO 527, maybe other high end scopes, or a decent spotting scope.



Mixed brass is mostly 223, 6.5C, and 308. Some is separated, some not.

Condition Tools Qty

Used L-N-L AP 1
New 45-70 dies 1
Used 223 dies 1
New 308 dies 1
New 30-30 dies 1
New 6.5C dies 1
Used 223 plate 1
New 308 plate 1
New 45-70 plate 1
New 30-30 plate 1
New 6.5C plate 1
New Cam-lock Case trimmer 1
New Power Case Prep Center 1
New Hornady A-Tip seating stem, .264 1
New Hornady Cam Lock bullet puller w/ collet 1
New Primer slides 3
New Primer slide springs 2
New Primer pickup tubes 2
New Primer seating plugs 2
Used Case Length gage, 223 1
New Case Length gage, 308, 1 Wilson & 1 Hornady 2
New Case Length gage, 6.5C, 1 Wilson & 1 Hornady 2
New Case Length gage, 45-70 1
New Case Length gage, 30-30 1
Misc.
Used Lyman digital scale 1
Used Cabela's dial caliper 1
Used Cabela's vibratory cleaner 1
Used Media separator 1
Brass polish/cleaner




Brass

New Starline 30-30 100
Used .223, sized/deprimed 2000
Lake City .308 primed 1000
Used Mixed brass a bunch




Powders

Accurate 2520 8 lbs.
Accurate 2200 4 lbs
Ramshot Tac 10 lbs.
Ramshot X-Terminator 11 lbs.
IMR 3031 1 lb.
Hodgdon Pyrodex RS (ffg) 2 lbs.
Winchester 748 1 lb.

Primers

Fiocchi L.R. 3000
CCI #34 L.R. 1000
Wolf S.R. 5000
Winchester S.R. 600



Bullets

Hornady Sub-X 45-70 150
Hornady Sub-X 30-30 100
Hornady Interlock 30-30 100
.224 FMJ 55 gr. About 3700
.308 SMK 168 gr. 550
.308 SMK 175 gr. 200
Hornady AMAX 168 gr. 500
Nosler Cust. Comp. 69 gr. 224 1000
.224 SMK 69 gr. 100
Hornady .224 ELD-M 88 gr. 100
Hornady .224 Match 68 gr. 100

Awesome upper with approximately 200 rounds through the tube.

Barrel is an 18” Centurion Rifle + 1 gas length with a Seekins adjustable gas block set in a BCM Upper, with a CMMG BCG and Radian Raptor SD charging handle. Midwest NightFighter rail with an Annex Defense ARCA Mlok rail underneath.

$800 Shipped PayPal FF

By Brian C. Joondeph


Once seen as a taboo word in American politics, socialism has experienced a notable resurgence, especially among young voters. Polls show that more than half of millennials and Gen Zers now view socialism favorably. Politicians like Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have transformed what was once a fringe ideology into a highly popular political movement.

Even more troubling, they’ve achieved this not through real policy solutions but by promoting a utopian fantasy rooted in grievance, entitlement, and historical ignorance.


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Socialism is a system of “governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods.” No truly socialist society has achieved a level of plenty or freedom comparable to America.

A Cato/YouGov survey conducted in March found that “62 percent of American adults under 30 say they hold favorable views of socialism.” Rasmussen Reports observed a similar sentiment this past May, with 50% of voters under 30 indicating they want a democratic socialist to win the next presidential election.
Why are so many young Americans falling for it?



To be clear, this movement isn’t rooted in careful study of history or economics. It’s fueled by emotion rather than reason. It thrives because too many young people have been raised to believe that discomfort equals injustice and that government is the answer to every problem.
Today’s young adults have grown up in a culture that promotes victimhood instead of resilience. From K-12 schools to college campuses, they have been taught that life is unfair, that capitalism is oppressive, and others—corporations, the wealthy, or “the system”—cause their struggles.




They’re told that if they can’t afford a house, it’s due to capitalism. If they have student debt, it’s because they’ve been “exploited.” If they feel anxious or unfulfilled, it must be because of inequality or climate change. In this worldview, personal responsibility is an afterthought, and government redistribution is viewed as the ultimate solution.
Enter socialism, stage left.



It’s no coincidence that today’s youth know more about TikTok trends than about the gulags of the Soviet Union or the starvation in Mao’s China. Schools have stopped teaching the harsh truths about socialism’s brutal legacy. Instead, they focus on sanitized stories about “equity,” “social justice,” and “collective good,” often blending them with moral superiority and “safe spaces” for those who are easily offended.
This isn’t just a failure of the education system; it’s a deliberate ideological project. Young people aren’t truly being educated. Instead, they’re being indoctrinated to believe that capitalism is the problem, not the answer.
Critics often point out economic issues like increasing student debt, rising housing costs, and stagnant wages as failures of capitalism. However, the irony is that many of these problems are actually made worse by government interference, not market forces.
A few generations ago, few, if any, students graduated with significant educational debt. A middle-class family lived in a home, had two cars, a stay-at-home mom, and could pay the bills as well as save.
The federal government subsidized student loans and drove up tuition costs. Local governments limit housing through zoning and regulations. Inflation? Blame the government’s focus on spending and the Federal Reserve’s monetary policies.
Capitalism didn’t fail. It was undermined by bureaucrats, regulators, and central planners. Now, the same group that caused the problems claims they will fix them by increasing their own power. That’s not progress; it’s a power grab.
As we see with Big Pharma, the government creates the problem and then sells the cure, except that the solution is often worse than the original problem.
One of the left’s favorite tactics is pointing to countries like Sweden and Denmark as “proof” that socialism works. However, these countries are not socialist. They have capitalist economies with high taxes and generous welfare systems, supported by a strong work ethic, homogeneous populations, and increasingly strict immigration controls, factors the American left would never endorse.
In Denmark, the top marginal income tax rate is 55%. Additionally, there is a 25% VAT on nearly all goods and services. The high taxes on income and spending support generous welfare benefits, maternity leave, subsidized housing, and more.
Try replicating that model here, with our open borders, declining labor participation, and cultural fragmentation, and you’ll end up with Venezuela or Cuba, not Stockholm or Helsinki.
What’s most concerning is that socialism is no longer viewed as a radical idea. It has been rebranded and marketed to young people as kind, fair, and compassionate. But socialism, even in its “democratic” form, is fundamentally coercive. It expands government power, limits economic freedom, and suppresses dissent. History shows where it ultimately leads - shortages, stagnation, and government surveillance.
New York City could soon resemble Havana if residents elect Democrat socialist Zohran Mamdani as mayor. Mamdani campaigned on a platform that included a “$30 minimum wage, tax hikes on businesses and the rich, and other policies like creating city-owned grocery stores and imposing a rent freeze for stabilized tenants.”
The left isn’t giving young people independence. It’s offering dependence with a smile—a life where the government pays your bills but also controls your future. Or as the World Economic Forum promises, “you will own nothing and you will be happy.”
The solution isn’t to shout, “communism bad” and walk away. It’s to engage, educate, and expose the lie. Conservatives must explain, clearly and confidently, why capitalism is the most moral and effective system ever devised. It rewards merit, encourages innovation, and protects freedom.
We also need to stop surrendering the culture war. This involves reforming education, fighting ideological bias in the media and universities, and encouraging young Americans to see themselves not as victims of the system, but as capable individuals responsible for their own future.
America’s future is at risk. Only 36% of Democrats feel extremely or very proud to be American, down from 80% a decade ago. Among young Americans, the Gen Zers, only 24% are proud to be American, compared to 32% who have little or no pride.
In contrast, 92% of Republicans are proud to be American, a number slightly higher than it was ten years ago.
Nature abhors a vacuum. When half the country hates America, they will gladly embrace something very un-American, namely, socialism.
Socialism flourishes when honesty is absent. Our duty is to speak the truth openly and confidently. Because if we don’t, we could soon live in a country where freedom isn’t the norm but the exception.


WE HAVE RAISED TWO GENERATIONS OF IDIOTS!

Yay, finally had a nice weekend for a match. Was a bit hot and muggy but no storms or high winds to contend with. It was a good turnout with 37 entries and some really great scores. With the pursuit of the high end ammo and shooter skills getting better I'm gonna have to do a target rack shift I think just to keep it challenging. If Mark Hall had shot one more bonus point bowling pin at 100 yards he'd have been the second competitor to shoot a perfect score at my range. For those that occasionally read my match reports and think that a 22 rimfire is still not accurate at longer distances you really need to attend a match like mine, Rayners, Crum Ridge or Hoo Doo Valley and one of the Long Gong matches to see what is happening in the longrange rimfire World. What took a few years to get a few names up on the ceiling of my shooting shelter for cleaning all 10 targets at 197 yards (10" down to 1") with no misses was done eight (8) times this weekend with probably double that hitting nice (9). That's incredible shooting by anyones standards.

Rob Jackson brought a newly acquired Anschutz Exemplar pistol down and did very well with it for first time at my range and nearly caught Randy Wise with his El Cheapo Savage Striker rimfire pistol that shoots as every bit as good as his own Exemplar Pistol that is never intimidated by any of the high end rifles. Really fun to shoot and watch as they progress thru the racks. Another challenge for those that find hitting little steel targets at longer distances is using peep sights on 4moa circles at each distance. 4moa might sound big but thru a peep sight opening it's a pin prick target that if the light changes slightly the target becomes nearly invisible. ALso, you can't see the wind flags, mirage or floaties to gauge wind hold (wind don't affect peep sights is our saying). It still amazes me by lining up two holes in pieces of steel on a small distant target the groups can easily rival the groups the scoped guys get. You should try it some time, so satisfying to do Old Skool.

I'd like to thank those that came t enjoy the range and drove sometimes a good piece to get here. I enjoy watching everyone shoot from behind my spotting scope and seeing what works and what doesn't and pass that long when I can to help save others from wasting money. Everyone says it's a Rabbit Hole but you don't have to go crazy to be competitive and have fun without selling the farm to get started. Thanks also to those that helped me spot/score and paint targets between relays. I paint after every two shooters so everyone has a pretty clean target to see their hits/misses and can make calculated adjustments, which may sometimes may be wrong or even the wrong direction.

One highlight was seeing a HUGE 12 point buck still in velvet slowly stroll thru the 162/175 target rack area, hadn't seen it before but it was sure a candidate for being a wall hanger. Another was a nice turkey that decided to walk out our about the same location and flop down and spread it's wings out sunning itself, hadn't seen that before here and had to run down in the golfcart to chase it off. Always various squirrels, chipmunks, birds on the racks to add a distraction just as you're squeezing off the trigger. The bonus rack this month was a big steel plate with 17 various shaped targets scattered around on it, the competitor had to draw out little balls with numbers on it that corresponded to a number on the rack. Luck of the Draw was the name and you could get big easy targets or a couple of the tiny little circles. It was only 140 yards this month so it was pretty easy except for the Peep Sight guys, try to pick out an individual little target 140 yards away when even if you can see a dot of white they all seem to blend together. Amazingly all 4 of us Peep Competitors managed to get 2 each.

On to the results, Mark Hall won A class, Tim Humphrey won B class and Cuda Gatten won C class and get a Free Entry next month. Be sure to always check the Freebie Board to see if you have a tag hanging up there. All ties decided by reverse count including the bonus rack.

I looked everywhere but seem to be missing two score sheets. I'm sure there were three competitors from the Art family but can only find one score sheet. No idea where they went, I looked thru all my clip boards and went back down to the range to check and nothing anywhere, even went and dug thru the dumpster where I dumped the trash... NOTHING. Sorry if I lost them or could you have possibly picked them up?

Score Class Name Gun Scope Ammo

1. A 93 Mark Hall Vudoo Vortex Razor Eley Match
2. A 92 Carey Emory Vudoo NF Lapua Biathlon
3. B 90 Tim Humphrey Vudoo NF SK Biathlon
4. A 90 Josh Moodispaw Vudoo NF Eley Match
5. A 89 Dave Zander Bergara Kahles Lapua SLR
6. B 88 Bill Nesbitt CZ 457 NF SK Biathlon
7. A 88 Bob Merillat Anschutz 1907 March Lapua LR
8. A 88 Dan Steyaert Savage MK II Vortex Lapua LR
9. A 86 Kurt Yoder Sako Quad SWFA Eley Match
10. B 86 Chris Kirkpatrick BSA Martini Peep Sights ( ? scope ? ) SK Biathlon
11. A 86 Bill Moran BSA Martine Peep Sights ( What's a scope ) RWS R50
12. A 85 Herman Crooks Rim-X NF Lapua LR
13. A 85 Randy Wise Savage Striker Pistol Arken Lapua SLR
14. B 85 Dennis Kirkpatrick BSA Martini Peep Sights ( what am I trying to shoot? ) SK Biathlon
15. B 84 Charles Faires CZ 457 Arken Eley SABR
16. A 84 Bill Moran Anschutz Arken RWS R50
17. A 84 Bill Winland Vudoo NF Lapua LR
18. B 83 Kenneth Triplett CZ 457 Vortex Venom SK LR Match
19. A 83 Bob Brown Rem 40X Athlon Lapua SLR
20. B 83 Rob Jackson Anschutz Exemplar Pistol Arken SK LR
21. B 83 Darrell Smith Tikka Arken SK LR
22. A 82 Dustin Kettlewell CZ 457 Burris Eley SABR
23. B 81 Ronald Bagnato (1) Remington 540XR Discovery SK LR
24. B 81 Travis Art CZ 457 Vortex SK LR
25. B 80 Mark Roberts CZ 457 Zeiss SK LR
26. B 80 Michael Art CZ 457 Burris SK LR
27. B 79 Jay Whitmer Vudoo NF SK Biathlon
28. A 79 Karen Marsh CZ Ultra Lux Vortex RWS R50
29. C 79 Cuda Gatten H&R 12 Peep Sights ( can't see it but I'll shoot anyway ) Aguila
30. A 78 Ron Bagnato Remington 540XR Discovery Eley Match
31. B 78 Todd Rhodes Bergara Arken SK Match
32. B 77 Cody Art CZ 457 MTR Arken SK RM
33. B 76 Jim Lochary CZ 457 March SK LR
34. B 73 Dave Callipare (1) Vudoo NF SK Biathlon
35. B 73 Chuck Wagner H&R 12 Arken RWS Special Match
36. B 73 Dave Callipare (2) Vudoo SK Biathlon
37. C 71 Todd Thompson Ruger RPR Arken CCI Std.
38. B 71 Rich Harris Bergara Vortex SK LR
39. C 64 Dennis Hillberry 10/22 CV CCI Std.



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