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  1. sinister

    Fieldcraft Jacket Question

    Spray paint the overwhites or smock over everything. Or you can start with a fishtail or night desert parka. You can wear over street or civvy clothes or nothing but a naughty nighty -- and blend. Parachute Regiment suited up for the Suez combat jump. A smock can cover lots of layers. You...
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    Fieldcraft Jacket Question

    Any thermal clothing you want. Overwhites or an OCP/MC smock over everything. Done.
  3. sinister

    Differences between the Mark 4 Leupold M3 and the Vari-X III M3?

    From foggy memory the M3LR originally came out as the VX-III in 1998 or 1999. Turrets were clockwise for elevation. Once picked up in the Mark 4 line the turrets changed to counter-clockwise for elevation for a little more speed (for a right-handed shooter adjusting the turret with his left...
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    GET YOUR NUCLEAR STIFFY RIGHT HERE!

    US Navy submarines to re-arm with nuclear cruise missiles after 3 decades The SLCM-N would fulfill a critical role as a sea-based nuclear deterrent below the strategic level on the nuclear escalation ladder. Kapil Kajal...
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    RWS 223 brass

    Yep, virgin cases straight from Lake City with staked match primers. They shipped them to us in 20mm Vulcan cans. Back in my day the load was V8 -- 23.5 grains of VV N135 pushing a Sierra 80. I'm told they've moved on to new magic. I'm currently shooting 23.4 of IMR 8208 BR under a Berger...
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    We saw some military history made today...

    The theater-range version of the RS-26 was banned in the intermediate missile treaty between the US and the Soviet Union. They were to dismantle theirs and we withdrew Pershing II from Germany. No surprise they lied. Each theater-range RS-26 can carry six re-entry vehicles with four warheads...
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    We saw some military history made today...

    To a point. Clinton promised the Ukrainians the US would come to their aid if they gave up the nukes and cut up the Bear bombers the Russians left behind when the wall fell. Unlike Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Poland, Georgia and Ukraine didn't join NATO before the music stopped and there...
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    We saw some military history made today...

    The RS-26 is typically an ICBM. In the intermediate (theater) range mode it carries more weight (it doesn't need as much fuel).
  9. sinister

    Source for steel E-type targets?

    "A" or "Able" target (200 and 300 yards): B or Baker (500 and 600): C Target: D or Dog: E target: E-type left, F-type right:
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    Source for steel E-type targets?

    Chris, this right here. Many schools use the IPSC profile instead of the Meter-tall E-type. More challenging but doesn't necessarily help teach or sustain mil-ranging to a cherry. I suppose all Gen-Z snipers carry two or three laser rangefinders now and no longer need boomer dot or hash...
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    Woah... LMT & KAC quality/accuracy/performance

    Better is better. I read within the last few years that certain units have bought other brands (vice upgrade kits to legacy in-hand weapons) for turn-key fixes. This one caught my eye: https://www.outdoorlife.com/guns/seekins-sp10-review/ Manufacturers with military contracts must meet...
  12. sinister

    .308 Winchester

    No, not at all. Reinforcing that handloaders produce better than factory mass-produced.
  13. sinister

    .308 Winchester

    Ammo loaded correctly can group like this out of field rifles:
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    .308 Winchester

    I didn't go back through the entire thread. I like pictures. Maybe this will give some folks ideas for different loads: Match Kings and Tipped Match Kings: 168, 169, and 175 Match Kings: https://files.cartools.lv/ballistics/HANDLOADING_308WIN_Laurie_Holland.pdf
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    Threaded too long? Armalite M-15 Comp AR

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    In need of KRG Bravo chassis guidance

    I tried a Whiskey -- didn't like it. It felt like the butt / pistol grip style got in the way of functioning the bolt. Try both for your preference.
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    First AR10/LR308 build.. Barrel questions

    You will probably want a 1-10 or tighter twist for 169 to 180/185 grain bullets. You'll need to launch them at 2550 fps or more.
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    KAK 1n5 twist 11.5" v. 1n7 twist 11.5" , both suppressor ready, .076 GP.

    A 1-in-5 twist is typically for long, solid/monolithic copper bullets. They seat deeper into a 5.56 case so there's less powder to get the projo up to speed (you either crunch powder with a compressed load or go to a powder that trades volume for pressure). A faster twist makes up a little for...
  19. sinister

    Chamber issue on Compass Lake built Aero M5

    The target does not lie. Yank the barrel, take the loss, get a new barrel done correctly.. Or not -- and accept your downrange performance and results. Cut-rifled Kriegers are generally much better than mass-produced "Consumer-grade" tubes.
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    U.S. Army/Navy/USMC M14-based sniper and DMR/SDM rifles circa late-1960s to late 201Xs

    M1918, 7.25 kg (15.98 lb)
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