Rodney65 said:

That is quite nice. I often find myself wanting to carry just a bit more than my bino harness with two little molle pouch wings can hold.

I "downgraded" from an Eberlestock to a Cabela's house brand as the yoke is simpler, the bino pouch is a better size, and the MOLLE wings are larger. I usually carry binos, 10 round AICS mag, kestel, mouth calls, phone, gloves, and little things like drag lines, batteries, rubber gloves, and ear plugs. Wouldn't mind adding more ammo and some other trinkets.

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I also just this summer made another modification on the chest rig. Fixed a spot to main lift on one side, to hold an Anker battery that I can just cable plug my Therm. hand scan into for long run time power .
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gruntlife86 said:

Is the price a typo?

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Do you have nothing better to do? Looks like your history on this site is nothing but trolling and low-balling. Move along.

RegionRat said:

Well, just trying to help you out, but here is the problem.

We have everything from experts to rookies on here.

When you give general advise about only needing 5 shots to make a judgement call, you are only correct when addressing folks who have very tight guns and lots of experience. What has your advise done for the folks with no scientific background and low shooting experience?

This is what happened when Scott Satterlee told the 6.5 Guys that you only need a chrono and a ten round ladder to find a flat spot and you are done.....

Not all systems have an inherently tight SD/ES so your story only works when you already know the gun has a tight SD/ES. The average rookie who reads on this forum has become confused by the swirl that has erupted from the proliferation of chronographs and that YT video that told them they only needed to blast a 10 shot ladder over the chrono and not even aim.

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The trap is that we all were new once, and carefully written technically sound statistics presentation meant SFA to us then. We were worried about spending an extra $200 on a scope or rifle. Our shooting wasn’t consistent or precise, along with Hornady 6.5 CM ammo now being $4 a shot means $120 wasted.
Like I posted earlier, my 3 shot group is representative of my experience with that rifle, load, and my shooting ability. For several years my results have averaged out to about 0.75 MOA. I’m not burning a bunch of V570, 245 Bergers, and Lapua brass life, along with limited barrel life to give a statistician a hard on and prove to myself what I already know.
I do 20-30 shot groups with Rimfire at 200+ because it is very inconsistent and it’s easy to forget the cost/session. Let’s see some super geek statistical discussion if Rimfire results if folks want real frustration.

Still kicking. Nothing aside from some squirts, which may be unrelated.

Was kinda hoping for a vision quest.

Rodney65 said:

Yeah "clicks" are 0.1 mrad. Sorry I pulled them both up on Strelok and that was what was saved for each chart. I fixed it. I was more focused on the elevation in inches because for snap shots I wanted a longer point blank range and for me that's anything plus or minus an inch or two.

I am sitting on a stash of .17HMR TNT, the JHP rounds. I read some posts on other forums about how people had poor luck with the poly tipped for larger game but the JHPs were okay.

I give opinions I receive on Sniper's Hide more weight than other forums so thank you for the responses. Most people here have quite a lot of time and money invested and experience gained in long range and precision shooting and it not as fudd centric. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

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The 20gr XTP/JHP is the ticket for larger/tougher critters for sure, whereas the 17gr V-Max is explosive of smaller/thinner-skinned vermin. I’d stick with the 20gr and keep shots within 50-75y max for larger game (closer the better for yotes if you want to ensure a humane kill).

While it’s true that a .204 or .223 will far outperform the .17, I still find it has a solid place especially if you can get a decent deal on a case quantity of ammo for it. Moreso if you don’t reload (most good factory .223 is spendy anymore!). A quarter a shot isn’t plinking territory by any means, but for a shorter-range pest gun it works great IMO!

Since the tb630lrf is on the way. Relegated the hydra to my brothers 16” mid length. 70gr tsx at 2630. 33yd zero should be dead on at 200yds according to AB quantum.

Definitely benefits from an LVPO. Was sitting in comfortably at 3x on the PA SLx1-6. Sighting in for clip ons sucks though I’ll admit. Took me about 15rds

I updated to firmware 2.22 in my 5800X w/WEZ. The kestrel app can only pull target card or Sector info. It will not send back updates to the Kestrel. Any fixes or pointers on what to do? I am new so , it could be me.

DeathBeforeDismount said:

Fair enough. I don't know anyone who has shot them side by side and didnt come away saying the G trigger was much better. Yea they were a great value for 75 bucks( and why I have a bunch of them) but it's not worth saving $50 for a heavier trigger that is poorly sculpted.

A GI trigger is viable...doesn't mean I will run one.

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Also fair enough lol.

I just meant that if the OP liked ‘em, they’ll definitely get the job done without breaking the bank. I’m with you that a G trigger (particularly the NM) is better by a good margin. For a dedicated precision gas gun, that’s what I would run. For a more general purpose DMR/SPR/whatever rifle and below, a well broken in or properly cleaned up Larue does alright, especially at the $80 mark.

At $115 though, if you don’t just *really* prefer the feel of the Larue, I agree that waiting for a sale on the SSA is a better deal.

BytorJr said:

Repeat Loser Beto O'Rourke Tells Texas Crowd Democrats Will Do Whatever it Takes to Regain Power: 'F**k the Rules' (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit | by Mike LaChance

Beto O’Rourke spoke to a crowd in Texas this weekend and made it clear that Democrats will do whatever it takes to regain power, saying ‘f**k the rules.’ He claimed that Dems will redistrict blue states in response to what Texas is doing.

www.thegatewaypundit.com

This one statement…’F the rules’ is why the “GOP” better get voter ID laws passed in next 3-6 months or we’ll be right back to communist rules.

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From the article (which was quoting the report from CBS news):
"More than 200 people packed the Ridglea Theater for a rally led by former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke."

From the theater's website:



"This classic space is perfect for large events with capacity for 1000+."


Yeah, "packed" @ 20% capacity. Nice, CBS. Nice. And they wonder why people call the MSM fake.

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devildog93 said:

The machine is protecting him. It's going to take someone bulletproof to take him down. Someone who can't be smeared reasonably and is hardened to take the beating that is inevitably coming their way. Not too many people want to be involved in that.

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Or someone with a personal axe to grind that happens to be terminally ill.

gopherslayer said:

Graham is a rubber stamp for dem judicial nominations. That guy needs to go.

Bauer sounds like a pussy. It’s called making the world a better place not keeping the same BS going so you don’t upset the swamp.

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He was bought out or blackmailed out. These decisions are never just logic, like deciding whether you buy a new car this year or wait a year.

BytorJr said:

WTF…..at this point, if i lived in SC, and somebody got a dog on the ballot, I’d vote for the dog. Graham has GOT to be primaried….he’s evil…just as evil as any communist in House/Senate.

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If Graham is the front-runner on election day, I will vote for his democrat challenger instead.

Either we get him out in the primary, or just embrace 6 years of a card carrying democrat in his place.

G19 barrel is sold!

Sossa said:

ProMag makes a flush fit 10 round, Thermold makes a 10 round w/ the baseplate just under the magwell.

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Recommending ProMag or Thermold mags, is like recommending a Yugo as a good buy.......

It's just not done in polite circles.

Life is great. Youngest transferred from IU to the U, and we moved him to Miami last weekend. He’s out on his own, doesn’t know anybody down there and will be a great experience for him.

In here now to hold my spot until after church. Thanks for the effort man.

JR1200W3 said:

- I literally just proved they absolutely can be

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I have been around long enough to make most every incorrect assumption about reloading for precision (or watch other people make them and fail). With that experience, I can say with practiced certainty that by the time I've shot 3 - 4 groups of five shots - at least 2 of which are at distances of 300+ - that I have a clue of what is going to happen to that next 5-10 round group.

I will never argue against the statistical accuracy and confidence level of more data inputs. That being said, there comes a point where it is less applicable to your intended discipline than the online reloading statisticians might have one believe. And until you get a human who is capable of shooting equally across all days and environment that is equal across those days as well, then you are going to have a mean that will not be replicated the next time out. It would be like taking two samples of political leanings in Oklahoma, and then conducting it again in Connecticut.

^ So what we really need are a bunch of 50 round groups, shot on different days, in order to get your true data .

What we learned from this exercise above, is that people are going to poo-poo whatever it is that doesn't meet their ideologies and methods.

@JR1200W3 Thanks for your effort. If anything, it replicated what I've seen around here and gave me more confidence that I'm not completely we-todd-did.

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Keep the trade proposals coming, as well as offers!

dms416 said:

Aurora Sportsman’s?

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Yessir...I'm over in Sycamore. ASC great range for summer fun.

Lawless said:

Gotta hand it to the female cop, she ain’t skeered…..she ain’t trained….but she ain’t skeered.

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