Random thoughts...

I'm 37. When I was a teenager, shooting relatively cheap guns with cheap scopes for deer hunting, I was typically using Tasco, Bushnell, and Simmons, 3-9x40. I remember my dad had an old 6x Redfield widefield that I thought was pretty decent.

Back then, I thought my Simmons was a good scope. But I didn't actually know any better, until one day I looked through a Nikon ProStaff, and was blown away at the optical clarity. Then a few years later my uncle got a mid-range Leupold, and again, I was blown away. I often reminisce about the days when I thought a Nikon ProStaff was the end all be all of rifle scopes.

And many of the most popular scope companies today didn't even exist 20 years ago. Seems like Vortex just popped up out of nowhere and now they're everywhere.

My entry into "precision" was a New England Firearms, break-action 223 with a bull-barrel and a cheap BSA scope with some ridiculous magnification, like 40x or something. Fun gun, I regret selling it.

I have a like new condition Minox that I am looking to sell. I have owned plenty of these and they are some of the greatest scopes for the money. Thanx for looking. Feel free to text for more pics. I would like to get this scope moved today.... Not really looking to trade. Just need cash.
Jason

Sell a GA precision 308. Heavy fluted barrel.
Bipod and scope not included.
$3600.00

WTS:

GAP Built never fired

6.5 CM, 24” Barrel, in a black AIAX Chasis

APA Fat Bastard Muzzle Brake

Spuhr 0 MOA Mount

(2) 10 rd AI Mags

KAHLES 625i, CCW, FFP, 34mm tube SKMR 2 reticle

Atlas BT10-V8 Bipod

(Wife is hitting serious issues in week 38 of pregnancy with our first child and the industry I work in just got laid off, woo hoo! Sucks for me)

$ 5500 (OBO) + shipping to FFL or FTF in South Carolina

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41-24 with less than 2 minutes. Never count Nick Saban out.

This story needs to be told and investigated....

10 million per introduction.......
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I like how CNN tries to act like they have standards.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/cnn-terminates-chris-cuomo-effective-immediately

Maybe MSNBC will give Fredo Brian William's spot.

Man seeks medical help after artillery shell became lodged in ...​

https://www.dailymail.co.uk › news › article-10270067



2 days ago — Army bomb squad technicians were sent to a hospital after a man arrived in casualty with a WWII anti-tank shell lodged into his rectum.

I have set the wheels in motion for my second build (picked up a chassis / trigger / magazines etc on the Black Friday sale and have a Terminus Zeus on order).

Trying to decide on glass. I have a real itch for a ZCO scope and have been offered a ZCO 5-27 with MPCT3 reticle for a great price (scope is a few months old but is perfect).

This build will be a trainer / for use in local competitions probably in 223 or 223AI. The local competitions are 500 max. I know ZCO is highly regarded and I dont doubt they are a great scope but as some of the competitions I plan to shoot with this rifle are benchrest style events demanding high accuracy (as opposed to simply making contact anywhere on a plate) I wonder if I would be better with a second focal plane scope with 1/8 adjustments?

A SFP scope reticle is general finer allowing for better accuracy (I prefer a fine dot in the centre for this reason on either SFP or FFP).

I already have a 10-50X Sightron S3 (which is SFP) and a 7-35X Nightforce ATACR. The ATACR has better glass but I feel like I can be more accurate with the higher magnification / finer reticle on the Sightron. To be fair I haven't had as much time behind the ATACR.

Thoughts?

Are there any SFP 1/8 scopes that are in the same league as the ZCO?

Is the reticle on the ZCO fine enough at max magnification for this style of shooting?

Does anyone find that the "Fatal Funnel" on the MPCT3 obstructs their view and hinders them from seeing trace (I suspect thats why the MPCT3X was launched and I think I would prefer it but then I would have to buy a new scope costing significantly more)?

Thanks in advance.

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I've been fire-forming a bunch of new 300-PRC Lapua brass. Took some 1x fired brass out for a test spin yesterday and they wouldn't fit into the chamber ... bolt wouldn't close on any of them at the range. Brought 'em home and because it's an MRAD and super easy ... I pulled the barrel and sure enough, the rounds wouldn't seat into the chamber. Went to my sized 1x fired brass that I used for this, and they fit just fine. Dismantled the ammo and re-sized and that made the cases fit just fine ... dropped in and dropped out easily.

Charged and seated the bullets and checked again ... No-Go. Scratched my head over that one, and figured maybe I'd screwed up the head space and the bullets were hitting the lands. Went through that whole process again and it all checked good. Decided to take one of the finished cartridges that didn't fit, and decrease seating depth steadily until it dropped in the chamber ... No-Go. So the problem is not about the bullet hitting the lands, or the size of the case at the beginning of the seating process.

Pulled the bullet to test the case ... and it didn't fit. I'm stumped. How the heck does seating the bullet take a perfectly good case that fits fine, and turn it into a case that doesn't fit in the chamber. What am I missing here? I'm not even sure about next steps to troubleshoot this ...

Here's another gem that moves Georgia ahead against Florida, although there is not enough information to know if it was just the destination of the flight or where this fine lady hails from, needs more research.....

Ok guys don't blast me but this is my first custom build as well as first 700 based. Finally received my barrel so just got done torquing it down.

LP Fuzion action
6mm BRA Prefit shouldered barrel
Brand new Lapua brass

I made two dummy rounds last night while barrel was off getting CBTO measurements and using these once I chamber the round it won't extract the case when running the bolt. What am I missing? I measured the bolt head and it looks to be .480 and when I much a round down on the bolt seems that the extractor just barely catches. Ill attach a pic of bolt head.

Armor crews fire new barricade-busting tank round - Army Times​

https://www.armytimes.com › your-army › 2021/12/03



14 hours ago — Soldiers with two tank crews from the 3rd Armored Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, recently tested the Army's newest 120mm tactical round.

11-28-21 Clinton House, SC. Started at zero range and work our way out to a mile, 28 rounds total. I truly appreciate the folks on the forum that did help thank you! I’m now 57yo. Been around a while. Word of advice don’t be negative, karma is a bitch.

WTF kind of footwear is that??? Weird.

Selling a certificate for 100% off for any one Thunderbeast suppressor. Includes the big 338 cans (actually most appealing to someone looking to get a 338 can). No expiration date, redeem direct thru Thunderbeast. $1200

Looking at a 9mm carbine, possibly for SBR later on as I'm in AZ.

So far I've tried out the scorpion and the stribog, liked both especially the stribog price.

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WOW!

What do you guys find to be acceptable standard deviations in powder charge for 40gn class rounds (308, 6.5s.) In other words, what will you accept from throwing charges before you go into weighing them? SD of .05 grains, .1 grains, .2 grains? I realize that the distance being shot is a big part of this. Thanks in advance.

I can't read the rules, so I'm getting banned for a few days. Maybe that'll give me some time to RTFM, so I don't get banned permanently. Maybe, just maybe, when other members warn me, I also won't get mouthy when they are just trying to police their own ranks.

So why has someone not made an aics pattern ar reciver?

This is a brand new nightforce ATACR box and all. I bought this and mounted it on my rifle for next year and has been laying in a pelican case. Would like to get what I paid for it. $2900 shipped and insured to the lower 48

Willing to trade for multiple 4.5-27 razors or other scopes plus cash to add up to the price I paid.

First public “I’ll take it” in the comments gets the deal.

Shoot me an PM for pics. Moving into a new home this weekend so I will be a little delayed getting back to PM’s