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    22 creedmoor

    I recently screwed on a varmint contour 24" Shilen 7.5 twist ratchet rifled barrel. I will report back on how it works with the Hornady bullets... I am planning to primarily shoot the 80 ELDx which I am hoping will also avoid blow up issues due to its thicker jacket. The initial loads will be...
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    Budget 308 build

    There are a lot of potential questions here... What face does the barrel for a HMR have compared to a Solus bolt? Are you sure they are actually the same tenon thread for a Solus vs HMR? IE a Solus takes a Savage small shank which is something like a 1.062x20 vs a Rem 700 (which I think the...
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    Night Vision New Armasight Units (Sidekick and Jockey 640s)

    +100 agree with this advice. A 1x scanner works well for walking and short range detection, but for open country scanning nothing beats a 35 mm unit. I have experience using a friend's Sidekick as well as SkeetIRx, in addition to various 24 and 35 mm units, for scanning purposes. We all agreed...
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    Best practice for installing a barrel nut pre-fit on a SA Solus?

    I am not sure a barrel vice is required for a barrel nut install. You do need a action wrench and wrench for the nut though. Screw the barrel down on a go gauge, tighten the nut, check go and no-go gauge, and good to go.
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    Night Vision Eotech clipir mk2 elr vs VoodooM

    The Voodoo M will have better sensitivity, definition, and PID, but if you are in open areas and without alot of background thermal signature the ELR does provide very good pixel density and will still likely work just fine for you. I also personally think the BAE cores are superior and the...
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    Recs for 8 yr old first hunting rifle????.

    Another crazy thought for adapting a rifle for a recoil sensitive shooter who is smaller would be reduced recoil loads. The Hornady ones work great, and still are quite accurate and have good terminal effects. I have worked some of these up for 308 with a 125 SST and 110 Tac-Tx over either...
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    Trijicon Credo HX 1-8 on SCAR 17

    I have one and I think it is a good optic, although not truly a "do-all" LPVO, meaning it is more oriented to a DMR type usage. The glass is quite good, and the image is very bright even at 8x. I also found the eye box to be large and forgiving even at 8x. The reticle is still useful at 1x but...
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    Remington 700 prefit?

    Don't rebarrel just because. Shoot it and see if the accuracy is satisfactory and spend your money on ammo. Trying a cheap rebarrel can be the same crap shoot as a factory barrel. I have no experience with Arken prefits. The barrel nut Remage barrels work fine. The head spacing process is quite...
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    Building lightweight AR10 - VSeven Harbinger vs 2A Xanthos Lite vs other?

    A pic of the not quite so lightweight carbine, but you get the idea of how compact a 16" 308 is... PS the TR24 is also quite lightweight and is a great choice for a short/medium range carbine
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    Building lightweight AR10 - VSeven Harbinger vs 2A Xanthos Lite vs other?

    +1 on the 308 for a 16 inch barrel for a short/medium range rifle. Also if you don't want to sink $$$ into a Proof barrel the Criterion 16" hybrid with rifle gas a are really quite a nice option. I recently screwed one together to replace a heavier/longer barrel and I couldn't believe how much...
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    Night Vision N Vision Halo XRF vs IRay RH50R

    I haven't looked through an Iray to directly compare, but have some time behind other units like the Super Yoter. The image quality of the XRF is really outstanding, and the rangefinder works fine. It doesn't have an integrated ballistic calculator though.
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    Differences among the Binocular NODs

    My experience is with 31D's. My friends have older green phosphor L3's that still have decent specs, and every single one of them were very impressed by the Elbit WP tubes. They don't quite have the sensitivity of the really high spec L3 Harris stuff but they are very clean, the resolution is...
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    WTF barrel worms?

    After reading about issues like this I have moved to at least a brief cleaning after every time I shoot. I used to be in the camp to never clean until accuracy falls off. I absolutely agree that leaving the barrel wet overnight with Hoppes is very effective as a start. Now for those who have...
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    6.5 Creedmoor 100gr ELD-VT + Varget Load Development

    Varget works fine, but for 95-100 gr class bullets in the Creedmoor 8208 XBR works awesome! Somewhere in the 39-40 gr range should make in the 3150-3200 fps range. I had better consistency with 8208 vs Varget under 95 Vmaxes. 4064 is a similar burn rate to Varget and I see no reason it would...
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    16-18 inch shorty rifles

    It makes me feel like the featured rifle in the picture has entirely too long of a barrel to be in this thread and has no business being posted here.
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    First AR10/LR308 build.. Barrel questions

    Get something like a Criterion or a Craddock RTR. Not only is the barrel important for accuracy, but also for reliability. Use a good quality bolt like JP. Scrimp on other parts but these are much more crucial. I recently put together a 16" 308 carbine for my brother with a Criterion hybrid...
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    The Cheapest AR-10? BCA-10 First Look

    Not sure this is valid, there are other good receivers set options that are WAY cheaper than $530, and would allow the choice of good quality components to finish the build. Also, 4 inch groups is quite poor accuracy. I cant imagine being satisfied with that even shooting bulk ball ammo. That...
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    16-18 inch shorty rifles

    I would have gotten the Roughtech version, but I am not sure I realized it was available in that contour when I went blued steel/walnut. The biggest benefit is mine has a metric 15x1 barrel thread that needs an adapter, compared to yours which is 5/8x24. As an out of the box option I think...
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    FN 18" Hybrid Barrel

    That is an amazing deal! I have a Palmetto PA-10 which came with a hybrid contour 18" rifle gas 308 barrel, and it is a soft-shooting and fairly accurate barrel for being a duty-grade CHF/CL barrel. No complaints here. I don't think it will be as accurate as a premium hand lapped stainless...
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    Magpul 700 Pro Lite users

    I think when the chassis came out everyone thought that it was a budget product like the Hunter and was overpriced. Contrary to this I have found it very solid, adjustable, and robust. The folding mechanism on the Pro chassis locks up extremely tight with no wobble. I really don't have...
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