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    To cut or not to cut...new Tikka T3X Lite

    Oh and the easy button is just to get a Ranch Rifle or Roughtech in the length you want... They don't make them in stainless though...
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    To cut or not to cut...new Tikka T3X Lite

    If the crown/threading work is good quality it is not likely accuracy will be affected. Instead of a custom muzzle device and small threads, a better approach is cut the barrel to wherever there is adequate thickness for a more robust and common muzzle thread (IE 9/16x24 or 5/8x24). Without...
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    Subsonic hunting

    The key to effective subsonic performance is frontal area. This can be obtained either from expansion of a very soft bullet, or larger caliber. Or even better a larger caliber AND expansion. Without hydrostatic shock, terminal effects rely on the making as large a hole as possible, very...
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    The perplexity of ar10 loads

    Very common. Would recommend lower charges or faster burning powder to reduce this, or use brass that you don't mind being destroyer after a few loadings.
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    Best method / compound to permanently attach rail to scope ring ?

    JB Weld would work. Another solution in a similar vein would be Loctite 660 high strength loose fit bedding compound... Have used this to bed some scope rails. Then at least medium strength threadlocker for the screws Whether or not welding would work is dependent on the specific aluminum alloy...
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    Current Production Tikka T1X .22

    I have a 2024 20" one. No feeding issues. Ejection is fairly sluggish but OK unless the bolt is cycled really slowly. Accuracy is good (1" or slightly under for 10 shot 100 yd groups) with the first random lot of SK Rifle Match I fed through it. I am not disappointed from that aspect.
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    Short 308 Diminishing returns

    I recently picked up a T3x Ranch Rifle in 308 with a 16" threaded barrel. This would be my first choice from an accuracy and ability to upgrade standpoint. It is light and handy even with a suppressor. Even though it is a basic wood stock rifle, the barrel is a reasonable profile, the trigger...
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    Centurion .308 rail for DPMS pattern

    I have used this rail. It works fine and is reasonably sturdy. Has a barrel nut which does not require indexing which is nice. I will say that I did have to get a replacement barrel from them, as the original was dimensionally incorrect and would not tighten down fully on the barrel extension...
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    Night Vision New Voodoo-MX & Voodoo-R

    This thing is pretty cool. The cost difference is the same as buying a MARS-LC in terms of having just a Voodoo MX versus a Voodoo ML/MARS. I looked at getting one but ended up with the separate WMLRF instead. At the time I also did not know it would include AB. That would have potentially...
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    What is the state of LMT MWS-H complete uppers these days?

    I have a 16" MWS with the standard CL barrel in 308, and the quad rail upper. It is not a light rifle. I would keep the barrel 16" or less given your weight goals. A very handy rifle would be one of their 13.5" LW barrels and with some fast 150 gr loads, this would still work just fine. For...
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    Best clip on thermal for the money

    I don't have one but looking at specs the UTM X with a 640 core is pretty similar to a last generation Voodoo S if you will... And the Voodoo S is the top of the heap for small, light weight clip ons that double as monoculars. I am fairly sure that despite its age that is still quite a good...
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    Best clip on thermal for the money

    The best solution would be a Voodoo S, but they are $$$... It would provide the best collimation, combined with good clip on and monocular performance. A more inexpensive option would be a RH25. The problem is you have had a REAP-IR. If you are used to the excellent image quality of a BAE core...
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    Night Vision Another HD Thermal Thread (maybe this time?)

    So one thing it looks like Guide did right was a high-res output screen. In theory the pixel density is good... But how much demag does one of these units have? It looks they provide a flat 1x output... Part of the reason the higher end units support way more magnification is the amount of demag...
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    Looking for options Long Range 22LR

    I have had great results from a 20" inch T1x, and are no slouch compared to the CZ. I think it would mainly boil down to what barrel profile, stock, and length you are looking for. Right out of the box my 20" T1X was able to generate ~1 inch 10 shot 100 yd groups with SK Rifle Match, which it...
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    Night Vision Thermal Clip-on in Standalone Mode

    I had actually inquired about a MX, but I didn't know that it had AB included. I thought it was just going to be a much more limited rangefinder... I assume this is the similar 1550 nm laser to the MARS? Some pretty sweet hardware/software available nowadays. As to the cost, remember the PoT...
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    Night Vision Thermal Clip-on in Standalone Mode

    It is indeed very difficult, if not sometimes impossible, to spot steel plates in many conditions. One thing that I have tried that works pretty well is sticking a couple self-adhesive toe warmers (the hand warmers, but with a sticky adhesive side) to the back of the steel target. This lasts...
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    Night Vision Thermal Clip-on in Standalone Mode

    Awhile ago I experimented with the same thing using a SNIPE-IR and a 3x magnifier, with the SNIPE-IR being in hybrid mode... Because of the demag it functioned basically like a 35 mm REAP-IR, without the decrement in image quality typically observed in clip-on. I will try this too, the good...
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    16-18 inch shorty rifles

    Not sure what bullet you are using, or your target game animal... I would assume 140's given your Superformance velocities? An awesome load for shorties is the 95 VMax over 8208 XBR (if you were able to get in on the recent shipment of 8208 that was available). 39.8 gr generates 3150 from a 22"...
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    LA Remmington 700 Bolt won’t close.

    Was this a new action, or an used one? I had a new out of the box SA Rem 700 where the bolt was extremely hard to close on 50% of rounds... Like you needed a running start to get it to chamber. It did it to both factory and reloaded ammo. Turned out the extractor was slightly sticky as well as...
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    What thermal LRF spotter has the best LRF performance?

    So several of the consumer-grade thermal monoculars/binoculars have integrated LRF's onboard, as do several of the thermal weapon sights themselves. The ones that come to mind for spotters are: Pulsar Merger/Telos AGM Voyage/Axiom Guide IR Things seem to spiral upwards in cost after that, to...
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