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Hey sorry for the late reply! The whole rig is about 8 lbs without the suppressor attached. Keep in mind that the tbac flash hider is pretty heavy so that adds to the overall weight. With a direct thread suppressor, the weight would be a few ounces less

I forgot to update this thread: I went with the vortex fury AB. I couldn’t be happier! I’ve shot out to around 700 recently and the ballistics data was spot on on both a 6.5 creed and 223. Glass is very good, not quite up to Leica or Swarovski level but still very good. The wind tool is easy...

Are you saying the sig glass is superior to the fury?

I know these threads pop up all the time. I've been reading a lot of them and reviews on both of these rangefinder binoculars. Most of the threads focus on the Sig kilo 3000 vs the standard vortex fury (non-ab) because of the comparable price. EuroOptic has a deal right now where the Kilo 3000...

Forget about measures of bullet energy. Worry instead about your personal marksmanship ability and your rifle’s mechanical accuracy. If you can maximize both and know your personal limits, the majority of calibers out there can bring down an elk. The only numbers you should really pay attention...

I went through this dilemma last year and decided on a 24” 6.5 creedmoor. With hand loads and a longer barrel, I can really maximize the performance of the 6.5CM. I can also afford to practice with a 6.5CM and enjoy shooting it more than a 6.5 PRC. The 6.8 western is a nice looking caliber but...

Yeah this is a 20” barrel. I was honestly hoping I’d get higher velocity than that load and a 20” barrel. It groups well and has low es and sd between shots so I’m happy with it.

So I went ahead and finally built the rifle I've been envisioning for the last few months. It is very loosely based on a m40a5 look: Build details are: -Howa Mini 223 HB barreled action from Brownells -B&C M40 Stock -DIP Inc Bottom metal and mag release -TBAC 1/2-28 flash hider and TBAC...

So I gathered up the courage today and broke out the Dremel. I held the barreled action in a barrel vise and scribed a line with the spring and follower out of the magazine and the centerline lined up with the action screw hole. I think it came out pretty good! It only took maybe 5 minutes of...

I’ve got one of those (the dremel not the fingernails)! If I did try to conquer this on my own, what would be a good bit to use? From my research, a 1/4” half moon cut is all that is needed

Thanks! I’m currently stationed in Dayton, Ohio.

I built up a Defiance AnTi short action with the following components: Proof barrel 6.5CM, Hawking Hunter DBM, and Manners LRH. I'm having some problems with feeding. I've measured the distance to lands as approximately 2.877 COAL with Hornady ELD-M 147gr. I decided to load approximately .020...

Thanks for the info! I’ll keep trying to hunt something else down

I have the opportunity to purchase a lightly used Bushnell elite 3-12 for under $500. Is this scope still a good buy despite being discontinued and a bit dated? I’ve shot Bushnell elites before and was impressed with the glass quality and the overall build. From old reviews it seems that the ffp...

Thanks! Yeah the leupold definitely has some head scratching specs. I'm not sure what they were thinking by only allowing for one revolution on the elevation dial. Maybe I could live with that on a 223 but the other aspects you mention are definitely enough to keep me away. I'll take a look at...