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  1. Virginian

    Join me on my EPIC AR accuracy journey! From reloading to bullet hole @600yards! WITH PICS

    Wow! What great thread and I appreciate all your time to document the "how to's" of what you do. Thank you, Eric
  2. Virginian

    White Oak Armament AR barrels

    Holliger is a fine builder and puts out a really nice product. Another fine builder I would recommend is Mike Mille at Dedicated Technology. Eric
  3. Virginian

    Rifle Scopes Hawke Sidewinder Tactical 30 review

    Well put sir! Thank you for adding to this thread and taking the time to read it. Eric
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    Rifle Scopes Hawke Sidewinder Tactical 30 review

    No pooping on my thread here at all. Sorry to hear you had such terrible luck with this brand. We are all hear to learn and make edjucated choice in this sport/hobby. So I welcome any comment good or bad. I can't say it's hit or miss but I can say that the Sidewinder TAC is a great scope for the...
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    Rifle Scopes Hawke Sidewinder Tactical 30 review

    I'm very sorry for the late reply. It's a eastern groundhog found here in North America.
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    Rifle Scopes Varmint scope for cheap...flamers welcome!

    Primary Arms 4-14X44 Mil Mil FFP Scope - First Focal Plane - Mil Turret - Mil Reticle Scope A lot of scope for the money and FFP as well. I'm a varmint hunter all my life and this scope is hands down the best bang for the buck and has great reviews.
  7. Virginian

    Priming tool you use?

    Been using it for decades.
  8. Virginian

    Scar 17

    Congratulations on one of the finest battle rifles ever produced! I've had mine for a while and I will not sell it for anything after living with it for a while. I too an looking forward towards the heavy barrel when they get released. Please excuse the boonie hat brass catcher. lol
  9. Virginian

    Rifle Scopes Hawke Sidewinder Tactical 30 review

    Sully, Thanks for the kind remarks. Hopefully this read will help someone if they are considering this scope. Eric
  10. Virginian

    Rifle Scopes Hawke Sidewinder Tactical 30 review

    Eye relief? I said I would comment on this later. The eye relief is truly 3 1/2" when on the 8.5x power, it drops to a tad under 3" when zoomed up to 20x power. The objective in the view gets a little tricky to see, meaning that you must be lined up perfect to see out the scope at max zoom. From...
  11. Virginian

    Rifle Scopes Hawke Sidewinder Tactical 30 review

    This is a great example of how fine this reticle is, take at this picture against a dark background. It was an overcast evening about 1/2 hour before dusk. You can see the reticle is has just about disappeared in the backdrop. This picture is at 8.5 at 100 yards. Here's where the...
  12. Virginian

    Rifle Scopes Hawke Sidewinder Tactical 30 review

    I've been meaning to get around to writing a review on this particular scope. I will try to be subjective and point out it's pros and cons for this review. The models in the Tactical Series offer variable power in 4.5-14x42, 6.5-20x42 and 8.5x25x42, with a fixed 10x42 to round it up. It’s a 30mm...
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    Rifle Scopes Vortex Viper HS 5-15x44 Mil-Dot

    Re: Vortex Viper HS 5-15x44 Mil-Dot Ireceived my b-day discount from Midway today and ordered it for $435 delivered. Thanks to all that posted on this great buy!
  14. Virginian

    Hunting & Fishing Debone a deer in 8 minutes

    Re: Debone a deer in 8 minutes Incredible!