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Recent content by batex

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    Rifle Scopes Steiner Optics Factory / The new T5Xi thread (-!!-Picture Heavy-!!-)

    Steiner Optics Factory / The new T5Xi thread (-!!-Picture Heavy-!!-) You're joking, right? Steiner rep has stated pretty clearly where the cost savings are coming from in the other thread. Go take a look at it.
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    New product reveal pending, are you in?

    Count me in
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    Dope boards for competition

    Tag
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    Movie Theater Anyone Read A Good Fiction Novel Lately?

    Just finished Target America by Scott McEwen. Thought it was excellent. Basic storyline is a Chechen and Muslim group work together to smuggle a Russian suitcase nuke across the Mexican boarder. I believe Scott McEwen is the same writer that worked with SEAL sniper Chris Kyle to write his...
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    How old is this?

    I love the smell of that stuff! I have a bottle like that that came in a cleaning kit from the early 1980s.
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    Rifle Scopes Country of manufacture of several brands?

    I believe it really depends on the scope or the line of scopes, and not the brand. Bushnell probably sources scopes from a number of different countries for example. Night force has scopes built in the US and also coming from Japan. It really all depends.
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    Suppressors .22 can cleaning trick

    Question...Would this method be useful to clean a Thunderbeast 22S-1 titanium suppressor? The thunder beast is not able to be taken apart, and I'm wondering if this would be a good way to give it a regular cleaning?
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    Gunsmithing Where are all the Noveske NRS 13.5 Handguards?

    For several months now, I've been trying to locate a Noveske NRS 13.5" handguard to no avail. Midway has been showing out of stock, overdue for about 3 months now (maybe much longer). Rainier Arms and a host of other vendors have also been out of stock for many, many months. Does anyone...
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    The Price of .22 Ammo Just Blew Me Away

    Last gun show here in Asheville NC had federal auto bulk/350 rounds for $32/box and folks were walking by it. I would have bought some but I'm pretty well stocked up.
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    Who do I talk to?

    Do you currently have a bolt? If so, why not have it modified?
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    NEW from XLR Industries **ELEMENT CHASSIS**

    D_TROS, Can you give us a little info on the paint job. It looks awesome. Great job. Was this a rattle can job, Cerakote or other? I have an Element on the way and am planning on painting the same color. Just want to know what you did. looking forward to your review. Thanks,
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    Shit that pisses me off #19727 (read this in Sam Kinison's voice)

    +1. I'm in total agreement with the original poster. I will never again do business with a company that can't tell me what the hell they have in stock.
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    TacticalRifles.net

    Now that would be damn funny.....
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    Rifle Scopes Have any of you guys heard of...

    Do you really have to ask the question?...You know better...;-)
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    any mountain bikers out there

    Just wanted to show off my new mountain bike...I saved lots of pennies for this one as well as selling my old ride. It's a Santa Cruz Tallboy LT Carbon. This pic was taken last fall on it's inaugural ride. it's also my first bike with 29" wheels which I love. I live in Asheville, NC and...