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Kind of a stupid question, but a friend is transferring firearms to me and we need to pack them up. Two are shotguns that are over 48” long and getting boxes long enough- something I never dreamt would’ve been a stumbling point for us -has become one. Local UHaul stores only have up to 48”, and...

Also, just occurred to me- God did they drop the ball on this. They basically had on their hands, for about thirty years, the Air Jordans of the sniper rifle world. You’d think these idiots would, like any mfr with two gray cells, make a civilian version of the 24 so we could all “shoot like...

But I wasn’t looking for drop it off a mountain ruggedness or a stock that could take a 7.62x39 and barely flinch :). I was simply looking for a 1/4-1/2 MOA (with platinum-coated diamond bullets, i.e. SMK) rifle with about the same quality as any good consumer firearm, which would really have...

Oh by AI I meant their chassis for the Rem 700 actions. I remember back then that was the “cheap” way to have an AI... and the expensive one to spruce up your 700 :). Seemed like the fashionable chassis to have if you had the coin (but not enough for a full on AI).

...So! Have any gas guns gotten so good that bolts are even closer now to extinction? As I recall they were close when I left. Accuracy seemed almost there, with the only major consideration being the difference in impulse and its accounting compared to a bolt gun.

Not sure if you were one of the ones originally in it, but back around 09 I started a group/mailing list off here called NETactical whose purpose was to unite the few and far in between tactically-minded folks in the Northeast. If you were, hey! If not, funny you brought that up :) I also...

Jesus that’s some scary stuff.

Funny title, perhaps, but if you saw my newish thread on buying another 700P, you know I basically left the Hide and precision shooting 10 years ago due to a move and have now thawed out :). Like some coma awakee being handed an iPhone, I stared in...

Wait, so when I mentioned it was interesting above about steel vs paper, it was in part for this reason. I can’t see how the precision game plays well with steel, which is essentially minute of man shooting. I mean I have to assume paper is still used for precise zeroing and MOA bragging rights...

“buying a quality action allows you to buy “prefit” barrels. No smith smith needed just screw it on yourself.” WHAT THE FUCK?!? :) Plus all the new scope names. Plus lolz @ the lobbing 50 rounds at a piece of plywood at 2000- certainly seen that around the net! And very interesting on now...

Funny title, perhaps, but if you saw my newish thread on buying another 700P, you know I basically left the Hide and precision shooting 10 years ago due to a move and have now thawed out :). Like some coma awakee being handed an iPhone, I stared in confusion at the new flurry of builders...

Fantastic. This one here may have finally sealed it for me. Thanks so much for your help all! For whatever this contribution is worth, I had a similar, super informative conversation with a Remington guy sometime between 08-11, someone whom I think I found by semi-random traversing of the phone...

Jesus, things have changed in a decade, eh? I literally don’t think I recognize a single one of the acronyms or rifle makers you guys are discussing. Last I was ‘round these parts, it was all GAPs and US Optics and Surgeon actions!!

Hah, great responses. Is @TheGerman a builder? Been literally a decade since I’ve been on here...

So! Been years and years since I’ve been on here and precision shooting. I moved to a 2A-unfriendly place and my babies have been in storage since, but I’ve now moved and can have them again. I’ve been going through the steps to transfer back to me (I transferred them to a friend when I moved)...