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  1. vmpglenn

    Howa Mini Action 6.5 Grendel re-barrel

    After having less than stellar results with the factory 20" threaded barrel, I decided I would try a custom replacement barrel from Crown Ridge Barrel Works. I asked them to take a standard Sendero profile they had in stock (1:8 twist 5R) and custom profile the front for a Surefire MB68AR...
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    Optics SOLD: Bushnell LRTSi 3-12x44 G3 mil illuminated + Sig Alpha mount

    **SOLD** Up for sale is a basically mint condition Bushnell LRTSi 3-12x44 scope with a G3 mil illuminated reticle, 10 mil per turn knobs. Scope body is 30mm, elevation knob includes a zero stop. Great sized scope for an AR15 or AR10 -- and bolt guns, of course. Note again, this is the...
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    Magazine question for all you Savage AICS owners

    I have a Savage 10FPSR installed in an AICS. As far as I can tell, everything is installed correctly and the magazines feed fine under normal circumstances. However, I've noticed that if I apply upward pressure on any of my AICS magazines (factory 5-round, Accurate Mag 10-round, Alpha Type I...
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    Savage 10FPSR + Shilen 6.5CM bbl + AICS = nice!

    We finally got a break in the weather up here in WI so I decided to sneak out and zero my new rifle. I started with a stock Savage 10FP-SR. To this, I added a Shilen 24" 1:8 twist stainless 6.5 Creedmoor barrel from Jim at NSS. I had the barrel Gunkoted flat black. Then I dropped the barreled...
  5. vmpglenn

    Armalite AR-10A carbine (uses Magpul LR20 mags)

    Here is my new AR-10A (A10A4CBF). I just can't seem to stay away from .308 ARs. This is replacing a 16" DSA STG-58 carbine –– I just can't seem to get comfortable shooting FALs. As pictured, weighs a shade under 10lbs empty and about 11.5lbs loaded with 20 rounds. It's a bit under 9lbs with...
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    Hunting & Fishing Which of these 2 optics would you use for hunting?

    I have a 16" 6.5G carbine that I'd like to use for hunting whitetail, feral pigs, and maybe even wolves (if DNR ends up allowing this). I have two scopes I can use: (1) Leupold VX-R Patrol 3-9x40 TMR reticle with Firedot, 1/10 mil knobs (2) Nightforce 2.5-10x32 illuminated mildot reticle...
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    Photos 6.5 Creedmoor in AX AICS

    24" 1:8 Krieger barrel, NF F1 in NF ultra high (1.375") rings. I tried like hell to shake the 6.5 Creedmoor bug but this rifle just hunted me down...
  8. vmpglenn

    6.5 Grendel 18" SPR, now with SF can

    I built this 6.5 Grendel AR around an Alexander Arms 20" button rifled barrel. I had the barrel cut to 18.25" and threaded 5/8x24. I also had the LaRue gas block pinned. The gas system is rifle length, and it works very well with Hornady 123gr Amax factory loads, throwing brass to my 4 o'clock...
  9. vmpglenn

    New FNAR Match with McMillan stock

    Anyone have any info on the new FNAR Match configuration with the McMillan stock? It's interesting to see a semiauto precision rifle with a bolt-action look and feel. ETA: Fuzzy screen capture photo of FNAR Match with 20 round mag:
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    Advanced Marksmanship Interesting thumb placement for precision shooting

    I've seen this twice now, once with Monty LeClair (SEAL) on Larry Vicker's TV show shooting the FN SSR and once in this photo from the 1st USASOC Sniper Competition: Does this technique of not wrapping the thumb around the pistol grip improve trigger control, recoil control, or...? I'd...
  11. vmpglenn

    21" .308 or 20" 6.5 Creedmoor?

    I've just built a .308 AR with a Noveske 21" .308 barrel. I've set it up specifically to shoot the Hornady 178gr Superformance rounds, so it has an Armalite rifle-length gas system, heavy buffer, and Tubbs flat-wire action spring. I have the option of swapping in a Noveske 20" 6.5 Creedmoor...
  12. vmpglenn

    Mega MA-TEN build: now in 6.5 Creedmoor AND .308

    I just finished building a .308 gas gun on a brand-new Mega MA-TEN upper and lower set. The barrel is a Noveske N6 1:10 polygonal twist 21" stainless tube, and I'm using an Armalite AR10 BCG. LPK is all AR-15 -- the AR10 bolt catch won't even fit -- and I'm experimenting with a Wilson Combat...
  13. vmpglenn

    Just another Barrett 98B .338LM shorty...

    Yep, 20" qualifies as a shorty in the .338LM world. This 98B is my first .338LM rifle. The barrel is 1:10 twist. The ergonomics and trigger are great, the brake makes it easy to shoot, and I appreciate the reasonably-priced mags. Thirty rounds of 250gr Hornady BTHP down the pipe so far, and...
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    Range Report MV for Hornady .338LM from 98B 20" bbl

    Just wanted to drop a quick note that my Barrett 98B 20" .338LM launches the Hornady 250gr BTHP factory loads at 2615fps corrected to the muzzle (80degF, 65% humidity, 900' ASL, using a CED M2 chronograph). ES was 53, SD 15.3. 10 round string.
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    Rifle Scopes NF F1 on NF Unimount OK for .338LM recoil?

    Will the combination of a Nightforce F1 mounted in a Nightforce Unimount (extra high) be OK for the recoil on a Barrett 98B .338LM? I'm pretty sure the scope will be OK, but I'm not sure about the mount (would hate to have the scope slip in the rings, etc). Thanks.
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    Range Report Is $69/20 a good price for Hornady 250gr .338LM?

    I came across this .338LM ammo at $69/20 rounds. Good price? I am new to the .338LM world. Thanks all.
  17. vmpglenn

    My take on the Mk12 Mod1 SPR

    Since I am an AR expert (read: I have a few tools) and since I know better than the armorers at NSWC Crane (read: I don't even know what I don't know), I thought I'd take it upon myself to precision craft (read: assemble while the kids are asleep) my interpretation of the classic SPR...
  18. vmpglenn

    Rifle Scopes WTF! Premier going out of business???

    Noted gun writer Dave Fortier posted on ARFCOM that Premier Reticles is going out of business, effective tomorrow. Does anyone else have info confirming or denying?
  19. vmpglenn

    Photos My three guns: the AR grows up

    This is what the rest of my carbines want to be when they grow up. Armalite AR10A4C, Noveske N6 14.5" 7.62 bbl | Noveske Crusader, 12.5" 6.8 bbl | LWRCi PSD, 8" 6.8 bbl
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    Range Report M118LR out of an M110 - why is my MV so much lower

    For M118LR coming out of the 20" barrel of an M110, KAC uses 2572fps as the MV value in their Bulletflight iPhone ballistics app. Conditions appear to be standard (59degF, 29.92"HG, 0' ASL). Yet I have BH 175gr red box .308 coming out of my 20" 1:11.25 twist 416SS triple-lapped AR10T barrel at...