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    Pistol ar....lvpo vs red dot

    Agree with TonyA. What works will depend on shooter and application. Can a shooter with 20/10 vision shooting on a well lit flat range hit a 2' x 2' steel plate at 300 yards with a dot. I'm sure they can. How about a shooter with 20/40 vision and a significant astigmatism shooting on the...
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    Another Unscientific AAC Ammo Comparison

    Most recent stuff I've been shooting has been getting 1.25-1.5" five shot groups out of my LaRue upper with a 1-8x scope. I seem to recall the older stuff doing a little better - maybe 1-1.25" out of the same set up. Of course my recent outings have been in terrible conditions wind blowing at...
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    Pistol ar....lvpo vs red dot

    Ultimately what's best depends on you and your use case. At 67, with a significant astigmatism and probably 20/30-40 vision dots just don't work for me at distance. It's not a question of training - give me a decent LPVO and shots out to 400+ aren't a problem. But with a blurry dot and a...
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    Tariff effects on imported optics

    Sorry I've disappointed you 918, but I'm doing pretty well. Converted about 30% of my portfolio to cash at the top of the market because I anticipated something like this would happen with Trump tariffs. And I've got about 2 yrs. worth of ammo stockpiled. I'm old enough that I've been through...
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    Tariff effects on imported optics

    Yes. I guess you didn't read my entire post 918. What does it even mean to "buy American" anymore? With scopes it frequently means assembled in the U.S. But if the parts come from outside the U.S. - like Japanese glass for example - those parts will be subject to a tariff. And even if a...
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    Tariff effects on imported optics

    I'll be the first to admit I'm not an economist or an expert on tariffs. Just a regular person doing my best to try to understand what's happening and what the impact will be on the U.S. But I don't think companies are just going to absorb the cost. To use a real world example that's going to...
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    Tariff effects on imported optics

    Yes, excellent point Todd. I also happen to like Acteryx and own some of their closing. Looked at where my jacket was mfg. - Bangladesh. Or look at Winchester. Hard to think of a more American company. Except Winchester firearms are mfg. under license by FN Herstal a Belgian company. As...
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    Tariff effects on imported optics

    All of this stuff is complicated and inter-related. I agree with ToddM - you really have to go back to the 1980's. Corporations realized that they could substantially reduce the cost of producing goods, lower their prices and actually increase profits by moving production overseas. It was a...
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    Pistol ar....lvpo vs red dot

    As you've discovered, for a pistol you're going to want a dot. So the question becomes what dot? I would say a dot with a smaller footprint - so no to an Aimpoint Pro, M4, etc. The Aimpoint T-2 gets a lot of love on this forum but it is very pricey. I have no experience with one so I can't...
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    best place to buy factory ammo these days? maybe family run?

    Agree, big fan of SG ammo as well. Another option, if you like IMI (either 55 gr. or Razorcore 77gr) and are willing to pay a premium for it is Midway. Sometimes you can catch it on sale and if you sign up with them you can get a coupon on your birthday which will give you special pricing.
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    JP PCC question

    Malcom, many thanks for the discount code. I think a new PCC is kind of on hold for me now. Whatever disposable income I have has been going to ammo (and a couple of EDC knives I just bought). My current Foxtrot Mike PCC has been working fine for now, particularly after I upgraded the...
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    Is it possible to become a really skilled long range shooter with a semi-auto?

    As others have said, yes it's possible to become skilled at shooting long range with an AR10. But it's harder than with a bolt gun and requires skill and practice. I shoot a fair amount and I feel like I'm still not there yet. Based more on my AR15 shooting than an AR10 I find a good scope, a...
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    best place to buy factory ammo these days? maybe family run?

    I don't chrono. my loads, but I think that's true. And even within a given lot there is more variability in velocity than you would get with something like FGMM. However, for me, probably 80% of my shooting is 200 yards and in. At that distance accuracy has been very good out of a number of...
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    best place to buy factory ammo these days? maybe family run?

    Palmetto State Armory has really become my go to place. AAC 77gr OTC sometimes on sale for .50/round. Shipping is usually pretty cheap as well. Yes, it's a little more expensive than PMC, Privi Part., etc. but worth the extra nickel IMHO. Agree SG Ammo is also great to deal with. Used...
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    K-Bars Tactical Knives

    Always interesting to see what people post. I had a period 8-10 years ago where I was into Busse knives and have a couple. Really like the Zero Tolerance and own two. Kind of surprised there's so little love for Spyderco. I own a couple, find them easy to carry and kind of like the Spidy...
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