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  1. Oddball Six

    Maggie’s Things I learned from a decade-plus on the 'Hide

    I was thinking this morning after making a quick profile update, I've had my 'hide account longer than my kids. In the time I've been a member of the 'hide - active or just lurking - I've built 3 houses, sold 2, and had 3 kids, 5 dogs, 9 cats, 49 chickens, 4 turkeys, and 11 ducks - and more...
  2. Oddball Six

    Picking up a 300WM and questioning the S20

    I am ready to pull the trigger (groan) on a budget 300WM build. I'd like to pick up the rifle (stock, action, Barrel, ready to shoot but not optic or rings) for about $1500. After shopping around on Eurooptic, I was thinking the Sako S20. Until I started tooling around on the 'hide in depth...
  3. Oddball Six

    Grayboe Phoenix or KRG Bravo

    After a few years behind my mostly OEM Tikka T3 CTR, its time to part ways with the stock. TLDR: would you rather buy the KRG Bravo and "have it now" or wait 2 months and pay a little more for a Grayboe Phoenix? In an ideal world, I would spend 800 or less on the replacement stock, have it...
  4. Oddball Six

    Safe Hygrometer

    Do you have a hygrometer sitting in your safe to monitor humidity? Bought some land and for the first time have a nice "shop" space to bolt down the safe. It will be less climate controlled than the house, but... its Colorado so its pretty dry here. Thinking maybe add a hygrometer to the...
  5. Oddball Six

    Sidearms & Scatterguns P229 Legion IWB Holster

    The thread almost says it all. RH appendix carry. Must not have kydex touch skin. My personal favorite isn't available for a P229 with rail. I typically like the Cobra gunskin: https://cobragunskin.us/product/the-grabber-style-x2/
  6. Oddball Six

    DIY: Repainting my 308, Lessons Learned after a Year behind the Trigger

    For those with ADD, we start with gratuitous gun porn of where we end the story: Lessons Learned after a Year Behind the Trigger Compared to many here, I am still "wet behind the ears". I got into shooting with USPSA and IDPA and moved over to rifles because I like the challenge that range...
  7. Oddball Six

    Not Bedding my XLR/Stiller?

    Doing some end of winter tune up work on my rifle. Upgrading the trigger, different base, better rings. Just some things that a season of getting behind this stick have helped me realize I can make different choices that might suit me a little better on my "I did it myself" budget build before...
  8. Oddball Six

    My first rifle paint - COMPLETED!

    My first self-done paint job. I still wish I could have used OnTarget Customs - I love ARP's work, he has done a great job for me in the past - but that simply ended up not being an option, mostly for marital reasons. Intended for use in the high plains of Colorado. Stiller 308 action, XLR...
  9. Oddball Six

    Stiller / XLR Evolution - 308 LA Shorty Build

    Had to re-post the thread, as the original contained significant errors, since remedied. I wanted to build a short 308 build, for paper and elk, plus the occasional 'yote or prairie dog. The reciever is a Stiller Lonestar special-run action. It is identical to the Tac300 but uses the older...
  10. Oddball Six

    New Miniseries coming up on the History Channel

    Without violating the religion rules on here, there is a new miniseries making it to the History channel soon that looks pretty interesting. http://www.thebibleminiseries.com/ Unlike a lot of the shows filmed around these themes, this one seems to have a pretty significant budget, and the...
  11. Oddball Six

    Gunsmithing Recoil Lug Pin

    Anyone know where one can buy a Recoil Lug Pin or two, or convince some soul to slip a couple in the mail? Oddly enough, just the pin.
  12. Oddball Six

    Sponsor Dashboard Page

    Ll, would like to suggest as an added value to your sponsors, a sticky thread in each forum that lists the sponsor name ana link to them for that area. Sponsors can chose up to X forums to show up in the listing for. Plus a dashboard style page somewhere on the site that lists the sponsors...
  13. Oddball Six

    Profile and Settings Configuration Video

    Configuring your Profile on Snipers Hide - YouTube Video for how to setup your profile, set your user name, and a quick guide to all of the key settings in the "general settings" of the user profile. I didn't dive into anything in the blog/gallery/subscriptions in this one. We will see...
  14. Oddball Six

    Orientation Video on the New Snipers Hide

    Introduction to the New Sniper's Hide Forums - YouTube I have another video coming soon on setting up your profile. This really is just a high level drive by on looking at the site and the new shoutbox.
  15. Oddball Six

    Gunsmithing Dimensions Detail of an XLR Evolution

    I reached out to kyle. Right now they dont have a detail diagram with the XLR evolution dimensions. Anyone willing to measure thiers? Looking particularly for a long action xlr, like for a remington LA. Nearest half inch accuracy is ok,. Mine wont be here until its too late to order...
  16. Oddball Six

    Rifle Scopes is there any reason to go mil anymore?

    Given equal training with milradian and moa based scope measure, is there really any reason these days for a civilian to stick to mil over MOA or IPHY?
  17. Oddball Six

    Gunsmithing Devcon Type for Aluminum Skim Bed?

    <span style="font-style: italic">[I did search. There are a lot of threads with people saying they use this or that devcon, but none that specifically address my thermal expansion match question, below.]</span> So I am doing my first action bed. The action is a Stiller "Lonestar" special run...
  18. Oddball Six

    Sidearms & Scatterguns Short Range Review of the Sig P229 SAS

    Rather than load down the thread with pictures, I put all the high res versions at: http://sdrv.ms/WPl8YQ I picked up the P229 SAS at Jensen Arms in Loveland, CO a week or change ago to provide a larger alternative to my previous concealed carry firearm, which was a Glock 27. Even with an...
  19. Oddball Six

    Suppressors Experience with the AAC 300-TM Yet?

    Anyone had a 300-TM out? How does it compare to a 762-SDN-6? To a SureFire SOCOM762-RC?
  20. Oddball Six

    Gunsmithing Experience Skim-bedding Tac21

    Anyone share thier experience skim bedding an action into MDT's Tac21 chassis? Any lessons learned to share? Gotchas to avoid or techniques that worked especially well?