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Night Vision The Official: Steiner C35 Thermal Clip-on Review and User Thread!

So, Charles / HebrewHammer sent me a Steiner C35 to get my thoughts on it. I haven’t bought one (yet), but with a full LIST price of just $4K for a legit 640px dedicated thermal clip-on with HD display, I’m gonna grab one anyway (be sure to have mercy on a poor ol’ Horta, Mr Hammer).

I’m a big fan of getting the negatives out of the way first, so I’m going to beat the C35 up a little before going into what it does very well, which is what it was designed to do.

First, the C35 is a fricking Brick House! At over 35-ounces with battery installed, it’s the heaviest consumer thermal I own. It’s big and bulky compared to its competitors as well. I don’t own any Yoter/Bering stuff, so I can’t compare with their units.

Second, the battery is a funky 18650 “B”. You can NOT use a standard 18650. It won’t fit. One is included, but you’ll need to get more or — use an external Anker-style USB pack.

The rail mount is a monster and the QD throw lever is a boat paddle.

I’ve looked all over the unit itself, the packaging, and the documentation and I can’t, for the life of me, figure out where this thing is made. Someone help me out here… WHERE IS THIS DAMN THING MADE?!

I figured it was from Chynah and the core was likely iRay, but I’m not so sure. The unit has the funky FLIR Boson color pallettes, so there is a slim chance it may NOT be Chinesium (fingers crossed).

More (good news) to come shortly. Dinner time.

Initial presentation:
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The Razor 1-10x is in a 1.57” Scalarworks mount, so the C35 looks to be designed for a 1.5” optic.
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“The Crew” of comparison thermals:
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The Testbed — Geissele SOCOM SD, Razor G3 1-10x in Scalarworks, other meaningless trinkets. Will be testing the C35 for POI shift on multiple guns/optics pairs.

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Pre-fight contender weigh-in: First, the Heavyweight! Steiner C35:
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Next, the longtime Reigning World Clip-on Champion! BAE/Oasys/Trijicon UTC-Xii:
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The reigning Middleweight Champion of the World! BAE/Oasys/Trijicon UTM-x:
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The recently-dethroned lightweight World Champion! BAE/Oasys/Trijicon SkeetIR-x!
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The NEW Lightweight Champion of the World! Pixels on Target (PoT) Voodoo-S!
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The Slant-eyed Lightweight Contender from Chynah! The iRay USA RH-25 Choodoo:
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Ze German contender from ze Fatherland, the Andres Industries TigIR-6M!
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And last but not least, a lightweight contender from Planet Unobtanium! The BAE FWS-i:
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ALL units were weighed in full USABLE form — meaning batteries were installed and their rail mounts were on.

AMP Mark 1 BURNT ELECTRICAL SMELL DURING OPERATION

My AMP Mark 1 Annealer is probably at the 60,000 mark by now.

1. The smell has been there since it was turned on before actual use, on day one
2. It manifests upon turning the unit on
3. It’s the smell you encounter when your toaster shorts in a bad way or your alternator is about to give up the ghost (might this be Ozone?)
4. It used to bother the heck outta me, but I’ve gotten used to it
5. The apartment hasn’t burned down

Just what or where IS this smell from?

I remember varnish being mentioned in one of AMP’s videos, but they didn’t mention any smell associated with it.

SOLD Simms Tributary Waist Pack - Woodland Camo $45 TYD NWOT Fly Fishing / Minimalist Pack

New without tags. No holes, odors, rips/tears etc and zippers and buckle work as they should. I bought this to “go minimalist” and that’s just not my style.

$45 TYD USPS Priority mail. PayPal friends and family with no note for payment.

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SOLD Hawk Hill Barrel Blanks - $300 each OBO

Asking $300 OBO each. Shipped free. I can make a deal for multiple.

At the bottom of the images, I included the contour information. The marksman and rem var are very similar and weigh 5.5lbs and 5.4lbs (blank barrel), respectively.

Hawk Hill 6mm barrel blank (SOLD)
M24 Contour
1:8 Twist
29″ Blank

Hawk Hill 6mm barrel blank x 2 for sale
Marksman Contour
1:8 Twist
29″ Blank

Hawk Hill 6.5mm barrel blank (SOLD)
Marksman Contour
1:8 Twist
29″ Blank

Hawk Hill 6.5mm barrel blank x (SOLD)
Rem Var Contour
1:8 Twist
29″ Blank

Feel free to message me with any questions you may have. PayPal FF, Venmo, CashApp, or Zelle.

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2025 Scout Sniper Association M40A5 rifle raffle

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Well, gentlemen, it's that time of the year again! We're about a month out from drawing the winner for an epic M40A5 clone build, the rifle raffle ends on May 5th.

I donated this rifle to the Scout Sniper Association (SSA) in order to help raise money for the Marine Scout Sniper community through the SSA. The SSA is a 501(C)(3) charitable organization and 100% of the funds raised from this rifle raffle will be used to fulfill the SSA's mission. This includes supporting active duty and reserve Scout Sniper units, as well as helping out gold star families who have tragically lost their Scout Sniper family member. The SSA is a phenomenal organization and they do incredible things for the Scout Sniper community, and any support for the SSA is greatly appreciated.

This year's raffle rifle is an M40A5 clone build, and it was assembled by 2 amazing Marine 2112 armors - Jake Meyers and Deven Huffman. Both of these Marines donated their time and efforts to build this M40A5 sniper rifle. These 2112 armorers have personally built dozens of sniper rifles for Marine Scout Snipers to use in combat. This first-hand experience ensures that this M40A5 was meticulously built to the original USMC M40A5 specifications, with no detail being overlooked.

This is truly an extraordinary clone rifle, and since it's not a vintage gun, its modern features make it a very versatile rifle. You can take it to the shooting range, take it into the field hunting, shoot competition matches with it, etc. Whomever wins this rifle is getting an amazing gun that isn't just historical, it's also very usable! This isn't a wall hanger, it's a rifle that's built to take on many years of hard use. The M40A5 kit also includes many of the SL3 accessories, so it's a complete package.

You can purchase raffle tickets for this epic M40A5 sniper rifle at this link:

https://rafflecreator.com/pages/90636/2025-m40a5-rifle-raffle

Please let me know if anyone has any questions, and I'll do my best to answer them. Thank you very much for your support and I wish everyone luck with their raffle tickets!

Here is the actual prize M40A5 sniper rifle

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Here is the actual prize M40A5 sniper rifle being test fired by members of the USMC shooting team. They easily achieved sub-MOA performance with standard M118LR ammunition, and they really enjoyed shooting this rifle. It's high praise all-round for this M40A5:

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Optics WTT or sell 30mm PRECISION QR EXTENDED CANTILEVER MOUNT for the non QR PRECISION EXTENDED CANTILEVER MOUNT

Just as title says I want to trade the precision quick disconnect cantalever mount for the non quick disconnect cantilever mount because I relized I dont need the qd style. The mount I have is like new I will trade even straight up with someone if they have one thanks in advance

Accessories Parts Bin: JP SCS, B5 Systems , Arken Mount

Spring Cleaning/Moving Sale
  • JP Gen2 Silent Captured Spring, standard weight for AR-15 - Like new, ran in a 300BLK SBR for 40 rounds, tops. SOLD

  • Complete B5 Systems color-matched set consisting of a Bravo Stock, Type 23 grip, and the grip plug (closes off end, dampens, and holds two AA, 123A, or CR2032 batteries). Coyote Brown color. Mounted on a gun but never taken out to the range, just went a different direction with the furniture color.
    $55 shipped for all three items

  • B5 Type 23 P-Grip, FDE color
    $15 shipped (or add it to the B5 set above for $5)

  • Arken Rigid Precision scope mount, 34mm dia, 1.5" ht, 20MOA. New. SOLD
PayPal F&F no notes or Venmo. DM me if interested in any of it. Thanks!

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PRS Talk Non-Samson Barrel profile for balance/NPA

What is the consensus barrel profile that will get us po' non-Samson Foundation owners to "best" balance?

I have a Centurion with full brass internal weights + L3i Dina and currently run a Benchmark MTU+ 28inch, but feel I can't load into my Schmedium without it feeling a tad nose heavy and wanting to dip down. Looking for a better NPA.

Looking at CRB and want to hear 26 vs 28 and CRB comp vs 1.25 straight (strictly as it relates to balance for PRS and positional)

Also, what's the consensus for number of extra impacts I'll get if I cerakote? :)

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Optics Nightforce nx8

2.5- 20x nightforce nx8 mil-c reticle will come with Hawkin rings and mk machining level, pretty much brand new just been mounted, just looking to go a different route


Would be willing to to work out a deal for a Kahles 525i dlr left wind knob

Or asking 1950 shipped for everything

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The “experts” have done it


They went full retard- like total complete full retard - by thinking that we are all full retards .

According to these expert - gang tattoos on face neck hands and chest or tattoos of crimes or rank in a gang - is not an indicator of gang affiliation or activity.

So having the double crowns with a star or MS-13 tattooed on the face turns out that does not mean the person with the ink has committed murder to be admitted to the gang or committed murder to handle the gangs “business “. I feel so dumb I wrongly assumed gang tats on face made one part of the gang whose symbols are represented.
Guess according to the “experts “ it’s just a fucking fashion statement. Who knew ?

Hornady brass weight differences

Last night I was loading some 6.5cm and I decided to see how much difference there was in the weights of each case. All hornady.
Most of the brass hovered around the 158 to 160 gr area but had a decent amount of them that were in the lower 150s.
It got me thinking, how much does this affect round consistency? I would think it would if you have a case that's 8+ grain weight difference.