Search results

Search the forum Search Articles
  1. D

    Surefire ICAR

    Not all of us. I'm aware this is The Hide and I'm sure there are some here that would do stuff for 50 more FPS that would make a crack whore say: "Nah...I'll pass". Outside of this place, there are people that would rather see longevity than a 150fps bump. Crazy...I know. Kinda ties into...
  2. D

    Chrono expectations in a semi vs bolt gun?

    Everything's going to be on a case-by-case basis. I've been doing stupid precision rifle stuff with about 2 dozen different 14.5" AR15 (other types of function will be different) 5.56's in the past decade and - Make - Twist - rifling type - chamber - material ALL make a difference. I'm...
  3. D

    Surefire ICAR

    Initially I thought a proliferation of the ICAR/six-8 style guns/receivers would give us more 6arc interest and lead to more development and factory ammo options (still would love to see a Fed GMM 6ARC offering). But as you illustrate, I don't think folks are going to be happy with just a...
  4. D

    Not a terrible MPVO feature set...

    That MEPRO seems like something a fella could get use to. Though I needed to see this like a hole in the head...that MK1 is sick. If they sold that MK1 receiver set/rail as a kit, I'd shove a 16" G$ HBAR in it and wait for the S&B Meta even though I need another scoped AR like a fat kid needs...
  5. D

    New ar15, what to get

    Right now if I were not doing SS, I'd go with a Geissele barrel over a DD or FN (Hodge, Noveske n4, etc). Hodge/Icon/SOLGW Drive lock or Hodge SLock rail Pick your G$ flavor trigger and run it with a Vltor A5H2/Green Springco. It's hard to turn down G$ stuff on sale now, but if I had to pick a...
  6. D

    XM7 worries from the field.

    Was more making light of that old presentation of 54R vs 51….and all that stuff that was not all that accurate Anywho…. Do the Chinese (or whoever has the baddest armor we want to poke) have enough of the plates to warrant significant fielding? What warrants us to commit to the change...
  7. D

    XM7 worries from the field.

    The buzz of “overmatch” contradicts that… Lots of Schatz PowerPoints on that Not saying I disagree with you but it’s a thing…or was at least
  8. D

    XM7 worries from the field.

    They jumped 10k psi in going from M855 to M855a1 EPR...and that was not without consequence or at least some side effects.
  9. D

    XM7 worries from the field.

    My (and maybe some others) reservation on 6mm is not what we know, but what THEY would insist on doing to it. Some fucking 100+ grain steel tipped EPR at 85k psi or whatever. Personally, I'd be down as hell for a 6mm WOA/6 SPC/6 Valk spitting an 80-90 grain pill at a respectable clip and not...
  10. D

    XM7 worries from the field.

    Said inertia in reference to my previous comments, lack of a suitable replacement and the mere logistics and my complete lack of faith in government efficiency would leave me to believe it'll be a minute. 25+ easy. May be looking at a full century of total service before all are fully gone.
  11. D

    XM7 worries from the field.

    If that were completely true, they wouldn't be fucking around with 6.8mm.
  12. D

    XM7 worries from the field.

    While it still enjoys incremental improvement, there are no shortage of accounts from high op-tempo guys that believe that a 12.5-14.5" AR15 is the ideal compromise in weight, recoil, controllability, accuracy when it comes to actual "gunfighting". Not the one-stop shot Bob Lee 1-kill shit but...
  13. D

    XM7 worries from the field.

    You could make a lot of fudds very conflicted
  14. D

    XM7 worries from the field.

    Not saying it's ideal BUT given our history we don't chase after what's logical either. We will never not have to find hardware solutions to failures in software (training) problems so I expect those things to always be on the table. We have a rather poor track record in prepping for what...
  15. D

    XM7 worries from the field.

    With what Terry points out, it wouldn't surprise me that we start looking at the "long-range shotgun" effect again. The old Salvo/SPIW/HK CAWS/duplex bullet/quantity over quality again if the targets are going to get faster/smaller in drones and the distances are getting shorter in trench warfare.
  16. D

    What defines an MPVO?

    Call it what you will... if anything its probably better defined by what it is NOT. Not an lpvo for general purpose. Not a behemoth 5-25 that I'd put on my best precision bolt gun/boat anchor. Rather, the intermediate compromise for my gas gun/shorty/hunter. As per the "IPVO" Already been...
  17. D

    What defines an MPVO?

    Under 30oz Under 14" Under 50mm Objective Under 20x top end (likely as a result of the above)...but no less than 9 or 10x NOT an LPVO (which would be defined by an optic likely with a 1/1.1x bottom end and certainly no more than 1.5x)
  18. D

    XM7 worries from the field.

    I mean...you still got the barrels, ammo and magazine modifications. Though cheaper, not sure if the juice is worth the squeeze still proportionally. Not saying they did the Federal death launch but the 6max launch could've been done much, much better. Folks were open to a not-6ARC and...
  19. D

    Reticle Design and our Disagreements

    Well, if you get any traction...hit me up when it's time to do the LPVO reticle. I got that in my back pocket for a while.
  20. D

    Reticle Design and our Disagreements

    Good luck! Can't wait to see it. You going to put a patent on it? Make 'em pay that premium if it takes off?
Top Bottom
Back
Home
Forums
Merch
Alerts