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Rifle Scopes Tariff effects on imported optics

Yeah, pretty much any time an industry can increase prices blame free (obamacare, covid, tariffs, etc.) you can bet a lot of companies will increase the amount their extra cost plus a chunk more to pad some profits. You can make a case that it helps offset the reduced volume of sales that higher prices could cause, but if you look at the balance sheets it rarely works out that way.

As long as consumers keep buying at higher prices it's hard to blame companies for grabbing some extra profits while the gov't takes all the blame. Consumers are at the same time the most powerful group in existence, and so stupid as a whole they are unable to wield it.



This is not a large margin or profit industry, many of us are doing this because we enjoy the industry and community. The owner of CST has multiple businesses, some that make way more money (Construction, drafting,engineering) than CST.

If CST doesn't break even or becomes a burden than we will no longer exist as is or he will sell it.
I'll go back to selling jewelry at the Pow Wows o_O

Are the FN SPR enthusiasts extinct?

Yes that's all true, but given the choice between dealing with PTG, installing a unit from FN that hasn't been made in 5+ years while using proprietary mags & going with a current production unit from @LRI that uses AICS mags, well, that's a no-brainer to me... But the heart wants what it wants, man. The only things 'wrong' with the TBM are its ugly as fuck & proprietary mags (which I'm sure are only getting harder to come by).

Rifle Scopes Tariff effects on imported optics

Tariffs always get passed on to the consumer in the long run. Unless the costs to manufacture magically go down everything coming across the border unless it’s exempt is going to increase in price with new tarrifs.
Especially when the tariff is equal or greater than the actual margins...

Rifle Scopes Tariff effects on imported optics

Just curious if any of our vendors or reps have been in talks about potential price increases due to tarrifs. Would love to know what the likes of vortex, Armament, ZCO, NF , S&B , ect are planning to do in the short and long term.

I have discussed it, but as of right now as of this post nothing is confirmed yet. I'll say that if there is something you want and can get it, it is probably cheaper right now :(

Anyone Make An Extended Lever (not knob) For The Atlas Bipods?

The Atlas CAL Gen 2 comes standard with a podloc style handle, are you looking for something longer than that? IMO it’s plenty long.
Yes. Mine for some reason when you tighten it, it has a very short degree of travel before it locks up really tight, and at that point it's still not tight enough for my preference. The, when I want to loosen it, it's almost impossible.

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Well, you do have to be a complete piece of shit to get fired from the federal goobermint. So there's that feather in her cap!

They offered an 8 months pay and benefits compensation for anyone that wanted to quit.
So yeah, pretty stoooopid to not take the offer. Of course her diversity in black hair culture degree doesn't have a bright outlook for employment in the job market.

Rifle Scopes Scope riser on a prs rifle? i have an eye relief problem

This is the fix. Holding up mbrace mount at same same position, that'll work just fine. so obvious and it didn't occur to me I'm embarrassed haha.Thank you 😊
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No need to be embarrassed at all brother! We all learn something new everyday.

I wish I could like those M-brace's but the top of the rings are too thick to make room for the crossbolt. On my optics I use my left eye to see/view the turret position with my cheek still on the stock and the M-brace blocks my view.
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