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    Suppressors SOLVED - New to cans - by far my biggest surprise has been...

    So I took the can, an AR, a .223 bolt rifle, a 9mm PCC, and a few flavors of ammo to the range today with specific intent of figuring out what might be causing the ammonia odor. I now believe the smell results from lubricant in the hub's locking collar and front cap threads burning off, as well...
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    Slugging barrels......Don't F'in do things like this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    In 60+ years of shooting shotgun, rifle and handgun and reloading for all of them starting at age 14, I've learned a little. And the more I learn the more I understand how much more there is to know. And one of the things of which I am sure is that Homo sapiens as a species hasn't really...
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    Suppressors SOLVED - New to cans - by far my biggest surprise has been...

    Bore Tech C4. I may use Remington 40x on the first few inches of the barrel, but it gets thoroughly swabbed out with dry patches on a .22 cal jag, followed by ample C4 patches finished by at least two dry patches.
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    Suppressors SOLVED - New to cans - by far my biggest surprise has been...

    I'd bet $ it's ammonia... I remember from some college chemistry thing where ammonia gas was a byproduct. But AR versus bolt gun is a variable easy enough to check - next time I go out, I'll run the bolt rifle first and then [groan, bring on the comments] sniff the can. In any event, I did a...
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    6mm BR

    A comment re Varget: just NO, I'm not paying over $400 a jug for it plus hazmat and shipping. I just got a jug of N150 for $371 to my door; saved right at $100 over Varget from the same vendor (BCR) and if it does as well in 6BR as N135 has in .223 I'll be a very happy curmudgeon.
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    Suppressors SOLVED - New to cans - by far my biggest surprise has been...

    Ok, keep the comments coming. I'll get to the range in next few days and pay specific attention to whether the ammonia presence is associated with my AR reloads (H335, 55gr ball / 69gr SMK) or one or more of the factory offerings. I'll also put it on my .223 bolt gun and run my current preferred...
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    Zero angle question

    Late to this party, but let me elaborate on what's been said (which is in essence, "just zero the scope and drive on, it's fine"). All I'm doing is explaining how the rail angle affects your scope's elevation "capability." Your scope will have some amount of elevation range, measured in MOA or...
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    Suppressors SOLVED - New to cans - by far my biggest surprise has been...

    No. Vast majority of shooting so far has been .223/5.56x45 - reloads with H335 but also some Defender Ammunition 77 SMK, 75 Hornady BTHP. Also quite a bit of Federal and American Eagle factory XM193. I want to say that Defender uses TAC or other Hodgdon powders but I'm not certain and at...
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    Suppressors SOLVED - New to cans - by far my biggest surprise has been...

    Interesting. Note that the smell is only apparent if I put the just-fired suppressor near my nose, or, in son's case, if he has his face down near the action of his Tavor and he's shooting. Both cans are Rugged Alaskan 360s, primarily used on two different ARs but also on a Tavor, AK47, PCC...
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    Suppressors SOLVED - New to cans - by far my biggest surprise has been...

    Thanks (??) to @Rob01 and my adult son, I've been led into the world of suppressors. Nothing unexpected until... ... I discovered the SMELL. After the first outing with son's new suppressor and it cooled off, we unscrewed it and put it back in its plastic box. Later, at my house, I took it out...
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    Weirdness with Lot-Tested Center-X

    No. Bricks were stored right-side-up in original shipping cases in a cabinet in climate-controlled room. So, cartridges sat for 4ish years bullet end down. I'm still running those last few bricks of Center-X in a 100-yard monthly competition, but I've gone to Lapua Long Range for PRS-style...
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    Beam Torque Wrench for Scopes?

    Wheeler FAT wrench comes with a cert. At least mine did.
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    5.56x45 muzzle device questions

    One of the design features of the AR platform is the axes of bore/buffer tube/buttstock are aligned and recoil goes straight back into the shoulder. Its predecessor, the M14, was extremely difficult to control in full auto mode because the bore axis was above the "axis" of the stock so the...
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    Rifle Scopes Razor gen 3 upgrade

    I own both (ZCO 527 and gen-3 Razor). The ZCO is marginally better in low light or high mirage situations. It is NOT, in my opinion, $1000+ better. That opinion has been shared by several others who have looked through the scopes side by side in high-mirage situations. Also, Vortex warrants...
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    Cataract Surgeon in DFW Area

    Yes, definitely shot shotgun with both eyes open... and I think I sometimes shoot rifle with both eyes open too. Honestly, I don't even think about it anymore. I wore contacts until my mid-40s, when I needed bifocals. I was picky too - I was complain that I wasn't seeing well if I coudn;t read...
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    techy guys, please read. looking for summer internship in tech field for sophomore college student.

    My son got his best internship via a guy I knew through one of the gun clubs to which I belonged. Totally chance thing - so your asking here on SH is not a bad idea at all. My son is a software engineer. I understand about "social skills... currently under construction." He struggled so hard...
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    Cataract Surgeon in DFW Area

    To clarify my situation: I selected my IOL lenses for distance vision. I definitely did NOT want one lens for distance and one for close-up. I was still competing in NSSA skeet at the time and I definitely wanted my depth perception intact.
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    Favorite Trainer Round

    Truth. My 75gr .223 loads are so close to my 105gr 6BR loads ballistically that I once shot a whole match using my calculator's .223 profile instead of the (correct) 6BR profile, and did fine on all but the 800+ yard stages. The 6BR has minimally more recoil, of course, in otherwise identical...
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    Favorite Trainer Round

    I quit thinking of my .22s (a Vudoo and a Rim-X) as "trainers," even though my Rim-X is set up exactly as my centerfire rifles. Recoil is a thing. In a 15+ pound .22, there ain't none. It's easy to get sloppy doing positional practice with a .22... then pick up a centerfire with even a little...
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    Cataract Surgeon in DFW Area

    A couple of thoughts. I had IOLs installed in both eyes over 10 years ago, around age 60. I was significantly nearsighted (-4 range) and astigmatic. My cataracts manifested as wrecking my nighttime vision. I had no major symptoms during the day, but when the irises opened up at night... well...
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