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    What KYL target are you using?

    ShootingTargets7 is hands down the best value in KYL. Get one, ask him about ordering longer legs (1+ foot longer). Alternatively you can just buy some conduit and do it yourself. I'm also a huge fan of these from Atlas Target Works -...
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    What about FN .264 LICC?

    This is just another way of providing "overmatch" the DOD buzzword for "we are willing to spend lots of money to be able to better kill you than you can kill us". So, being able to hold enemy infantry (wearing ceramic body armor) at risk at out to 500 - 700 yards, instead of 100-200 yards, from...
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    I want a new hunting bolt gun

    Another vote for the Howa barreled action. Everything you want, way under the price you are looking for. Or buy a Tikka and have the barrel cut down and threaded. I have the 20" Solus in .308. It is pretty heavy for hunting, even with their fluting. Bug Aero about offering a lightish weight 18"...
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    Short 308win barrel twist rate for subs/why no fast twist 308 barrels?

    I had a 1:8 with thousands of rounds on it. I think you start to be asking a lot of .308 to have it perform well with subs. I know that Swiss P makes some .308 subs. But I think that internal case volume is an issue for consistent muzzle velocity. I won't buy another 1:8 because the spin drift...
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    338 ARC

    I honestly won't be surprised if as the requisite gun magazine articles start rolling out Hornady tells us this was just a request/project from the same folks who want 6mm ARC. Because those same folks already have the bolt/mags for this round, and are likely the one edge case where 50% more...
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    338 ARC

    I would think as long as you have the clearance (i.e. + .338 diameter on can), shouldn't be any issue. Still a very low pressure round with little powder, compared to a most rounds.
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    Hera H6 - Anyone handled one?

    Supposedly they are in Europe and Canada already. US version is .223 Wylde and 300 Blk, 16, AR Mag (fed from side), great trigger, light weight. Looks like a Hera reskin of the Voere S16. Feels like it could be a smoother version of the Ruger Ranch, with arguably better ergos and ability to...
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    9mm Bolt Action Rifle - Looking for people with experience with the manufacturer (Curtis Tactical)

    They didn't run right, and I think he went back to making cans. I don't think you can really control round feed with a 9mm, or at least this action doesn't, over the distance it is trying to cover. They used Rem 700 geometry, so the bolt is trying to move a 9mm projectile 2-3 inches, but not...
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    HK----HK USA!

    So... A Uintah AR10 both with a different bolt/upper setup to avoid patents? I've been wanting the Uintah prices to come down. This is moving in the OPPOSITE direction. Not sure what the use case is for this thing, unless it is delivering 1/4 MOA with FGMM, plenty of folks would rather pay less...
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    .223 Twist Rate

    7.5 is great. You can shoot 77s, 80s. I wouldn't sweat it. You may even see slightly better accuracy on 55s, which it sounds like you want.
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    Aero Solus rifle deal

    I bought a barreled action from them for ~900, and then had a ton of problems getting the trigger hanger to fit a Rem 700 stock. Getting a KRG Bravo for 190 and not fighting the trigger hanger sounds like a hell of a deal.
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    Did I burn up my 6GT at a match?

    It feels like people are conflating heavier bullets (which are understood to burn up barrels faster than lighter bullets, because the barrel and throat are exposed directly to flame/heat for longer) with bearing surface, which generally increases with bullet weight. Put another way, it is...
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    Barrel life 6.5 CM vs 308 Win

    Barrel life also has a lot to do with your expectations. Is the barrel done when the groups double in size? Triple in size? I used to shoot a lot of 5.45 back when you could pay 7 or 8 cents a round for the stuff. I had a barrel that would keyhole every round past 25m. It looked like a shotgun...
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    ARC Mausingfield or Coup De Grace?

    There are parts for these. And I think springs should be easy enough to find. It was a bummer to have to pay for a heavier spring on my Nuke 1.0 when it came out that the standard factory one was generating a lot of light strikes. I don't think they should have phased out the Mausingfield, but...
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    FBI Sniper Rifles

    There is actually a really strong use case for 6mm ARC (or something similar) in Recce type rifles. There is an awareness that the standard issue rifles really underperform starting at 90 - 110 yards, because the ammo no longer consistently expands, a byproduct of velocity loss due to short...
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    Geissele Mid Range Gas Gun for the low price of $6,500

    They are fulfilling the mil contracts first. And I'd fully expect that the first civilian rifles offered will be the many that don't meet the accuracy requirements...
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    Geissele MRGG-S adopted by USSOCOM in 6.5 CM.

    I've got a lot of time on actual gov SR25s. Really awesome platforms, but at such a weight penalty. It can do everything you want it to, mount NV, bipods, etc, etc. But 12-14 pounds starts to be absurd when you are just slinging 168 or 175 308 around, and that is without the can on it. I've only...
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    Geissele MRGG-S adopted by USSOCOM in 6.5 CM.

    You manage to ruin every thread you post in with your constant BS. New steel! 2x the expected service life!!! New gas system! No recoil, and no port erosion! Great price, 1000% normal value!!! No one is saying it isn't a good weapon. Anyone that has been in this space for a while knows it is...
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    Geissele MRGG-S adopted by USSOCOM in 6.5 CM.

    No, it is like comparing a Toyota Tacoma to a Toyota Tacoma TRD model that is priced at 3x as much. Are there small improvements? Yes? Are you getting 3x in performance? Likely, in almost all circumstances, no, you are not. A Ferarri is a race car with race car parameters. A Camry is an...
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    Tuners in question ?

    Ah tuners. Reminds me of a story. Years ago, one of the FBI's former HRT guys, then serving as a firearms instructor, boondoggled his way to Midsouth as an instructor. He ended up putting together a whole shooting curriculum that was swallowed up organization wide. One of his "epiphanies" was a...
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