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  1. sinister

    Interesting M25 Info and Pics

    10th Group failed to keep up with paperwork. All Army units are authorized to maintain competition-modified National Match weapons per obscure Common Tables of Allowance and Tables of Distribution and Allowances -- why the USAMU, National Guard, and Army Reserve Teams can keep M14s, .45s, M9s...
  2. sinister

    Federal 308 Premium Gold Medal 168gr Sierra MK velocity out of my AR10

    Ain't no way 168 FGMM is doing 2255 out of a 20-inch, even if it was a smoothbore .315. Garbage in, garbage out. You're guessing/interpolating, not reading off true velocity.
  3. sinister

    Sako TRG 42 pre 2013

    Nah. The Finns use hammer-forged barrels. I don't remember the exact round count number, but the Finnish Army yank them when the rifle no longer groups minute-of-angle. The 1-12 twist isn't ideal for 300s, but they won't hold you back, either. If you're only occasionally shooting past 1,000...
  4. sinister

    Sako TRG 42 pre 2013

    I've shot 300 Scenars and Match Kings through my 1-12 and you'll have no issues. 99% of the rounds I have fired have been 250 Sierras and Scenars and 1% 300s and 285 Hornadys. My TRG-42 is vintage ~2003 and the most precise factory rifle I own.
  5. sinister

    Bullet Tipping and Neck Turning worth doing?

    No to both. Buy bullets already tipped (Sierra and Berger, depending on the bullet SKU).
  6. sinister

    Miami Vice "Bushido" CAR-15 w/Laser sight shooting video.

    Small world -- he was the company First Sergeant when I was the scout platoon leader in 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division in Korea in 1983:
  7. sinister

    AR-10 Barrel

    The Krieger cut-rifled barrel is your best option for precision, but not necessarily so for balance and weight if you're planning to use it for anything but prone shooting off a bipod. The Walther barrel mentioned above is also a superior choice. Criterions and Shilens are good to very good...
  8. sinister

    Less concussive muzzlebrake?

    Have you tried an EFAB or Dynacomp? Lot less "Blasty" than a traditional baffled muzzle brake.
  9. sinister

    Does this look like an endcap strike?

    Looks like a metal burr that was not smoothed (rather than a strike or a skid-past). Are you using shims?
  10. sinister

    Papers Please! British Paratroopers Met by French Border Officials at D-Day Reenactment!

    I did this leaving Port au Prince Airport in Haiti in 1994. The border official looked through my passport three or four times before just rubber-stamping it and passing me through the departure gate.
  11. sinister

    Sniping In The Ukraine

    Spotter's going to get an earful from that brake as well.
  12. sinister

    Sniping In The Ukraine

    Chinese QBU-202 sniper rifle in 338 Lapua with a Schmidt-Bender knock-off. Spotter has a thermal laser rangefinder. Chinese 338 Lapua cartridge on the right. They need to work on precision.
  13. sinister

    Defects in the glass. Should I send this scope in or live with it?

    Same with Leupold. I'm no scope builder or servicer, but it seemed especially prevalent in scopes shot in hot deserts.
  14. sinister

    Muzzle Brake question

    You can try the Precision Armament EFAB. Not as blasty as some and perhaps not as efficient at recoil reduction as others, but a good compromise for reducing muzzle jump without concussion.
  15. sinister

    What can cause accuracy to fall apart at 700 yards?

    I've tried the new and old Sierra 155 Palmas and Lapua 155 Scenars and haven't had any luck with them past 600 in a 16- or 20" L-W stainless 1-12 (even at 5500 ASL) -- couldn't push them fast enough, and they shed velocity faster than heavies. My son's long-range SR-25 knock-off has a Satern...
  16. sinister

    What can cause accuracy to fall apart at 700 yards?

    Hmm. I've only used their stainless barrels so my input won't be the same.
  17. sinister

    What can cause accuracy to fall apart at 700 yards?

    Is it the VarTac profile? They have it in-stock and I was thinking of getting one.
  18. sinister

    What can cause accuracy to fall apart at 700 yards?

    I've not shot 178s, but the 175 Match King needs to launch around 2550 to reach 1,000 supersonic. Not sure but I think 178 A-Max is longer. JBM says you should be good-to-go for a Hornady 178 Boat-tail Match with your given met data:
  19. sinister

    Trouble with Targets (Spotting them)

    Not uncommon, you could set up your rifle for right hand shooter / left eye dominant (this is a grenade launcher): Hart makes an offset scope base like this: Fox Valley:
  20. sinister

    Trouble with Targets (Spotting them)

    How old are you, Doc? Has your opthalmologist checked you for cataracts?
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