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  1. mattj

    Anybody on here who is NOT an AARP member take up the snowbird life?

    From a life experience perspective, it may be worth it for you-- in terms of financially preparing yourself for 'retirement age', in my opinion it would be a terrible financial decision. You'd be pulling funds out of something that (generally) appreciates and dumping it into something that...
  2. mattj

    Rifle Scopes What do you want in a scope?? (Think outside the box!)

    Limiting to things I haven't seen mentioned yet: Possibly feasible: 'Instant' zoom toggle from remote switch (low to high zoom without hands having to leave the rifle). ie, scan for target at min zoom, once target in-scope, tap the switch to zoom in, engage target, tap to zoom back out and...
  3. mattj

    Suppressors SBR stamp no longer needed..........

    Most of y'all know this, but just a caution for those who may not be fully up on these matters (IANAL, research this stuff yourself and/or via a real lawyer)-- more or less: to be legal it must have been originally transferred as a pistol or as a "receiver". If you purchased your AR as a...
  4. mattj

    Washington state monthly matches at Upper Nisqually Sportsman's Club

    Bah, I'm out for the September match. Not sure when I'll be able to come play again, but I'll look forward to it.
  5. mattj

    Labradar doppler chronograph

    I may have missed the "answer" in this thread, but I know several were asking about shooting with suppressors. I submitted the question via their website and got a prompt response:
  6. mattj

    Washington state monthly matches at Upper Nisqually Sportsman's Club

    Looks like I have that Saturday available again for once, please put me down for a September slot (last chance for a while, unfortunately). Thanks, Matt J.
  7. mattj

    Rifle Scopes Is a 20x scope too much for engaging targets at under 600yds 75% of the time

    It depends on what kind of shooting you are doing. In many "tactical" style match stages where you are transitioning between far-apart targets and such under time pressure, I would say 'yes' -- for me 20x would take too long to "find" the targets (for < 600 yards in such situations, I'm...
  8. mattj

    Recent changes at TAB GEAR

    If there's any left I'll take: GREEN, D-RINGS, Regular Price $65.00, This sale $26.00 EACH And a 36" FASTEX belt. Thanks!
  9. mattj

    Pressure signs with shorter OAL??????

    Shorter seating decreases case volume which increases pressure. This goes over it a bit more... http://www.bergerbullets.com/effects-of-cartridge-over-all-length-coal-and-cartridge-base-to-ogive-cbto-part-1/
  10. mattj

    Washington state monthly matches at Upper Nisqually Sportsman's Club

    Please also put me in for July, if there's room.
  11. mattj

    NEW from XLR Industries CARBON chassis

    Hi Kyle, still rockin' my aluminum XLR, but definitely having thoughts about a carbon in the future. I realize it is very new and may or may not be super widely adopted beyond Magpul going forward, but have you given any consideration to a version of the carbon hand guard (or even the...
  12. mattj

    Rifle Scopes Before sending my new Viper PST 6-24 FFP back to manufacturer

    Yeah, perfectly level (confirmed by plumb line, etc) reticles always appear canted to me, but opposite direction depending on which side I shoulder the rifle -- I think it is an optical illusion that happens because our heads are generally canted somewhat when we shoulder a rifle... I do...
  13. mattj

    tactical pants

    If you want something super lightweight/cool yet durable, check out Rail Riders VersaTac-light pants (their new Bushwhacker pants look great too if you don't love the cargo pant thing).
  14. mattj

    Nikon M308 No more adjustment left to properly site in scope.

    Looks like the scope is sold with a 20moa mount -- make sure you didn't install the mount backwards (ie, the scope in the mount should be tilted slightly forward with respect to the rifle).
  15. mattj

    Rifle Scopes New Vortex Razor Gen II Rifle Scopes (Images, Spec, Etc)

    As a Vortex fan and current Razor user, I'm super excited about the 3-18x. It looks like the reticle on the EBR-2C is even finer than the EBR-3, which makes me happy -- hopefully it is still usable at the lower magnifications. Just the idea of a more "compact" Razor is certainly exciting as...
  16. mattj

    cross fit $$$$$$$$$$$$

    It's well worth it at least in my case -- I've had the same coach from the very beginning, and they keep the number of folks in a class relatively small, so it's been more like having a cheap personal trainer (who's kinda like my second mom now) than joining an expensive gym. Having somebody...
  17. mattj

    My XLR chassis improvement

    I had my smith bevel the magwell as well, makes a huge difference in ease of mag insertion, highly recommend it.
  18. mattj

    Wool Outdoor Cargo Pants?

    If you're on a budget and can find surplus woolies that fit, I can understand the appeal... Wool is great and and all, but in this day and age, if you're going to pay that kind of price I'd think you could get a shell+baselayer combo that would perform just as well or better but with less...
  19. mattj

    Rifle Scopes Why are so many people selling their razor's?

    I'm probably going to sell mine at some point, but only because I want to switch to 10 mil turrets and a different reticle (I could send it in to Vortex to have it done, but probably cost about the same as selling mine used and buying a new one -- I get new scope, some lucky Hide member gets to...