I hunted in the mountains when I was a kid with a Tasco world class and it handled the bumps and bruises of the mountains fine. It wasn't even the cheapest scope in elk camp most years.

I am not trying to throw the 2.5-10NF down the drain or anything. But the Athlon 2-12 proabaly has better glass. And for the 1200+ there are alot ofnother options.

I sometimes wonder if one FFL should just try to specialize in left handed guns and accessories. Like Ned Flander’s Leftorium but with stocks and actions and the like.



Of course, if they were too successful in cornering the market they could face antitrust issues…

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That’s a great summary, but the hour-long original version is very much worth the watch if you have the time…

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A buddy got some Alpha 25x47 brass that .003" longer than a x47 Go gauge. His chamber is .001 over a Go gauge. Guess who had to bump shoulders on his new brass? So, Alpha's definitely not above reproach - no manufacturer is.

I'm running Alpha brass in my GT, as well. My brass arrived .001" shorter than my GT go gauge, which is basically perfect. I would be interesting to see how long your virgin brass is vs. a go gauge, just for reference (like, is your brass short, or is your chamber long-ish?). Long headspace can start to look like pressure problems, because the brass gets a "running start" at the bolt face during the early part of the firing cycle. It would also be interesting to see if you have the same issue after normally resizing the 1x brass and firing it a second time (bumping shoulders .002). If that's normal, you may just have to get all the virgin stuff fired and deal with it. And then, when you spin the next barrel, send a couple fired cases (not resized) to your smith, and have him chamber to that dimension, so you can keep using the same brass.

HogsLife said:

I don’t like Ben Shapiro taking it over. Mainly because he doesn’t believe Jesus was anything more than a common criminal. That’s the whole Orthodox Jew thing and secondly he just doesn’t engage people with kindness the way Charlie did. Him and Candace are far more argumentative, and lack empathy and the genuine care for the people they’re debating like Charlie did. I’d be really surprised if Erika allowed Ben to take it over full time…

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Yep.
That would suck hugely. Ben is a different animal and belongs in a different barn.

Like you, I hope Erika doesn't even consider that.

Longshot231 said:

I don't want him handling any food. He needs to be a shit-scooper in Afghanistan.

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he needs to be a goat in Afghanistan

MadDuner said:

Nobody would want him dead.
We want that worthless little fuck to be manning the drive-thru window at Taco Bell for the rest of his pathetic little life.

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I don't want him handling any food. He needs to be a shit-scooper in Afghanistan.

232593 said:

I remember.

Still want the asteroid to hit them.

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While this sounds appealing, anything big enough to accomplish that would also either destroy this planet or send everything back to prehistoric levels.

Needs to be current member of TPUSA.

Not from outside, definitely not a Shapiro type or Soros cartell member.

I'm in SA, what powder & primers do you have to sweeten the deal?

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In the case where it was really good, was your brass expanding .010” on the first firing? I’ve had predictably low SD’s with Virgin Alpha as well, but typically in cases where the brass is only expanding a thou or two on first firing. The new 25 x 47 brass I referenced above only expands .002” on initial firing. That chamber is cut particularly tight. As expected, the SDs were very low from the start.

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Yeah, you're right . . . brass expanding .010" on firing isn't going to produce such good results. I've never had that problem.

As you can tell from my chart I posted above, my virgin Alpha brass fit nicely into my chamber (a Krieger barrel).

Last night

Turns out the Duck is a forum whore!!

Barrel manufacturer?

I ran a 1-8.5 Bushnell SMRS on mine. Worked just fine and dandy. If I were going to do it over, I'd probably use a Vudu 1-10x with a SR5...but that's just me.



The OG SMRS just had a little heavy of a center dot...so I actually zeroed the 1 mil mark at 100 yds on the BTR2 reticle.

P/W or no?

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It’s not waterboarding if you use diesel.

The Vice President, JD Vance is currently hosting Charlie Kirk's show.

bohem said:

We offer two options:

1) Remage, standard lead time is 8 weeks and we can rush it as fast as 1 week for additional cost.
2) Custom install with the same lead time as option 1. The caveat here is that we need your action but when the action and barrel comes back to you it also comes with a laser engraved tag with all the critical dimensions on it to make you custom barrels without needing the receiver again. It essentially becomes a bespoke "prefit" for your receiver. It doesn't need to be done with us, and while I would prefer you come see us again, that tag has all the info needed for another shop to make you custom barrels. What I always tell people is that we don't need to do it but if someone says that it can't be done with the info on that tag be wary about sending them the work.

I'm happy to discuss further if you're still in need of support:

Josh
Patriot Valley Arms
484-696-78 seven four

josh at patriotvalleyarms dot com

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Great Options ! I applaud your Option 2 tag service, this is a great service for the community!

Unless you're planning on shooting groups, anything over 6x is going to be too much. Or wasted weight and bulk. I run a 3.5x ACOG with a top dot on mine. Out to distances the caliber is suited for, it does well and requires very little thought to use.