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driftersgear · Dec 29, 2024

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RavenRocksPrecision · Dec 26, 2024

9mm 94gr MIL/LE frangibles - sale ends at the end of 2024.

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pierce460 · Dec 26, 2021

Looking for a 25PRC reamer, let me know what you have. Thanks

ZA206 · Jun 20, 2024

In my quest to find a good alternative to XBR-8208 (because it's never available) for my 77 TMK loads, I got 1 lb of N540 to try out. Do any of you guys have experience with this powder using heavier bullets in 223/5.56 loads?

I have used several other popular powders in my search for an XBR alternate, including Varget (too slow), TAC (not accurate enough), Staball Match (too slow), AR Comp (it's awesome but I'm allergic to it...

) and a few more that I'm forgetting at the moment.

Thanks,

-ZA

Ex E6 · Dec 29, 2024

PTFE : Micro ball bearings . Sprayon solvent carrier evaporates leaving behind a slick DRY coating of Teflon aka Polytetrafluoroethylene.

Temperature range beyond anything you will find yourselves involved with. Doesn't attract dirt dust ,so ideal for desert areas as well .

I've been using this stuff for decades ,a superior lubricant as well as NON STICK coating . So carbon fouling slides off . Don't tell everyone or the price will skyrocket

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Feb 3, 2017

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To Nitride Or Not To Nitride?
01/05/2017

I've got a defiance ultralight action about 5 months out and trying to lock up the last details of the build. I can't decide if I should nitride the action or not.

I've read the below thread and very briefly discussed this with Norm from Defiance, but I don't know what I don't know. I understand nitriding is supposed to increase corrosion resistance, decrease friction, prevent galling...etc. but I don't quite understand the end result of what happens to my action if it were not nitrided. Is it going to rust up in 2 years and be galled all to hell after 10k rounds? I think I'm leaning towards not nitriding, but want to make sure that it isn't some giant mistake.

scout.com/military/snipers-hide/forums/5514-bolt-action-rifles/15132062-nitride-a-deviant

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SonicCrackXFirst Sergeant
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Re: To Nitride Or Not To Nitride?
01/05/2017
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The bolt is the only part that is CM steel. That will rust a lot quicker than the action. If you do not keep an eye on the bolt, it will start to rust. If you run the bolt lugs dry, they will gall in short order. You can just have the bolt melonited. It will increase the corrosion resistance of CM and prevent galling.
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davisj3537XSergeant
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Re: To Nitride Or Not To Nitride?
01/05/2017

I honestly had not pondered the idea of just having the 2 bolts treated. I wouldn't think twice about that. I was just a little hesitant to have the action itself done.

Thanks for the insight man.

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MWDG3XSergeant
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Re: To Nitride Or Not To Nitride?
01/06/2017

I like the feel of even a sloppy factory action after melonite. Learned my lesson nitriding with the barrel hogged on. This little Howa Creedmoor will be arriving at Short Action Customs tomorrow for melonite treatment.

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308pirateXGunny Sergeant
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Re: To Nitride Or Not To Nitride?
01/06/2017
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I would pay $0 for a rifle that has been nitrided by anyone else other than the OEM. The metallurgy has been altered in ways beyond design intent.

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MWDG3XSergeant
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Re: To Nitride Or Not To Nitride?
01/06/2017

OEM's don't nitride, they ship their parts to facilities for treatment.

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bohemr13

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Re: To Nitride Or Not To Nitride?
01/06/2017

OEM's ship their parts out for a spec on nitride too. "It's nitrided" is like saying "That truck is painted"

Kinda like saying "I got it DLC coated"...

You can be entirely safe and entirely unsafe with nitride depending on what was specified. If you don't know what you're doing you should probably not do it.

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6mmsniperXPrivate
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Re: To Nitride Or Not To Nitride?
01/06/2017

ive got an old savage action that lost a little of its bluing. i bead blasted it all off the other day. i want to send it off to be nitrided. $55 through rock creek.
guinea pig test i guess.. ive had bolts done it the past, i like it. kinda want to do a whole action.
im like you, dont know if there is any do's or dont's??

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308pirateXGunny Sergeant
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Re: To Nitride Or Not To Nitride?
01/06/2017 Last edited 01/06/2017 by 308pirate
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bohemr13 wrote:
OEM's ship their parts out for a spec on nitride too. "It's nitrided" is like saying "That truck is painted"

Kinda like saying "I got it DLC coated"...

You can be entirely safe and entirely unsafe with nitride depending on what was specified. If you don't know what you're doing you should probably not do it.

I thought it would be understood that when I said an OEM nitrides a part it means an OEM designed the part in question to be nitrided and then had it processed. Whether or not the nitriding is done in house or subcontracted (as it is about 99% of the time) is NOT the point.

The point is that amateurs are taking it upon themselves to order heat treatments on parts that that may or may not have been designed with that specific metallurgy in mind considering the loads they are under plus the required safety factor.

I've been a manufacturing engineer for nearly 25 years, I know exactly what I'm doing. I just didn't stumble onto the nitriding or "meloniting" fad like most people in this community did a few years ago. Hell most people hought it was a "coating" and some still think it is.

You all do whatever you want to your rifles. I'm just telling you why I pass by any ad in the EE that says "melonited" or "nitrided" on it.

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FourT6and2

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Re: To Nitride Or Not To Nitride?
01/06/2017

I've shot a melonited/nitrided Defiance right alongside my own, which is cerakoted with the bolt parkerized. And the difference is very apparent. I much prefer my action over one that is melonited. The melonited one felt weird. Like it was lighter or brittle or something. And mine ran much smoother and easier. But the melonited actioin was dry and I run my bolt with oil, so that's probably a big part of it. But just the feeling of the metal-on-metal when you close the bolt or when the bolt cam surface hits the receiver and makes that "clack" sound, the melonite action was almost hollow sounding. Probably just in my head. But it was pretty apparent to me.

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MWDG3XSergeant
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Re: To Nitride Or Not To Nitride?
01/06/2017

It does sound different dry. I oil mine even after nitride. I've spoken with several different nitriders about the process. There's no magical point of safety regarding heat. The process only works at certain temps. I understand different alloys react differently to heat, but you can't just dial it down and expect the process to work.

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davisj3537XSergeant
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Re: To Nitride Or Not To Nitride?
01/06/2017

bohemr13 wrote:
You can be entirely safe and entirely unsafe with nitride depending on what was specified. If you don't know what you're doing you should probably not do it.

I was hoping you could expand a little on this man. I realize the process is taking a previously heat treated (and then milled in this case) product and reheating it to nitride. This may reduce internal metal integrity slightly to increase exterior metal integrity significantly. Then obviously since you're doing another heat treatment you're likely going to be taking the, bolt in this case, out of spec just a bit.

Am I missing other siginficant downsides of this process?

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davisj3537XSergeant
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Re: To Nitride Or Not To Nitride?
01/06/2017

I'll be honest I'm very attracted to doing just the bolts. Seems like it would prevent galling and be a little more user friendly if it was fired dry occasionally.

My thought process is that in this case if I were to later realize it was a mistake then it would only cost me 2 bolts which probably have a much shorter wait time than an entire action. If I did the action and regretted it then I'd have a bunch of barrels mated to an action I no longer wanted AND have to wait nearly a year for a replacement action.

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Hk45CTXPrivate
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Re: To Nitride Or Not To Nitride?
01/06/2017

I was going to get a stainless/carbon steel colt nitrided at one point. I studied and actually called a gentlemen who nitrided precision barrels, and he said no way in hell he would touch a colt. His words were if you didn't know the exact heat treat and composition of the alloy it was a crapshoot. The gunsmith that offered the service was shocked when I told him about the conversation.

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lawofsavageXGunny Sergeant
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Re: To Nitride Or Not To Nitride?
01/06/2017 Last edited 01/06/2017 by lawofsavage

FourT6and2 wrote:
I've shot a melonited/nitrided Defiance right alongside my own, which is cerakoted with the bolt parkerized. And the difference is very apparent. I much prefer my action over one that is melonited. The melonited one felt weird. Like it was lighter or brittle or something. And mine ran much smoother and easier. But the melonited actioin was dry and I run my bolt with oil, so that's probably a big part of it. But just the feeling of the metal-on-metal when you close the bolt or when the bolt cam surface hits the receiver and makes that "clack" sound, the melonite action was almost hollow sounding. Probably just in my head. But it was pretty apparent to me.

I have little to no technical knowledge about nitriding. However, comparing a greased/lubed action to a dry action isn't all that useful in my opinion.

I have an MPA full build with a Kelbly AtlasTactical action (nitrided). When I first got it, I had read that one benefit of nitriding was being able to run the action dry so I did that for a while and was a little disappointed since in my opinion it was about 80-90% as smooth as a blued Tikka CTR I have and less than that as a stainless T3 (both Tikka's were greased/lubed).

After I put some grease on the Kelbly it's slick as snot and is noticeably smoother than the Tikkas.

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padom

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Re: To Nitride Or Not To Nitride?
01/06/2017

DLC. Ive run Josh's TL3 which is DLC coated, both the bolt and action and he runs it dry. Very slick!!

I chose to have my TL3 action DLC and leave the bolt because it already comes NP3 coated. Cant wait to pick it up.

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rick539 · Feb 15, 2024

So jumping on the 22 ARC bandwagon. 18” barrel through Odin Works. Probably 8-10 weeks out. I know it’s early in the process, but any ideas on buffer system/weight. What i have seen so far in the literature (which is very sparse), should be similar to 6 ARC.

33jeep · Nov 7, 2024

Mk 4 HD 4.5-18 x 52 PR2-Mil, 183626
Lightly used on gas gun in Badger mount.
Has box and all original parts and front alumina cap.

$1100 Shipped

308_monsta · Dec 30, 2024

Used for a 2 day match. Haven’t cleaned
$130 PayPal f/f

Xtremegunnr · Dec 28, 2024

Used w/ box

$210 shipped

Klay23 · Dec 30, 2024

SOLD shipped

In perfect shape. No rings are included, just scope and all contents as new. Original box included as well

Would trade for dnt 7-35 mil scope”the one”

kilizyrag · Dec 29, 2024

My wife gave me my Xmas present early; A Garmin Xero. So I had to play with it. I chronographed 25 shots while practicing at 100 yards. The loads are what was left of my break-in batch I had thrown together on the progressive press.
Green is all shots included in the SD.
Yellow is every 5th shot included in the SD.
Red is every 3rd shot.

Sample size does matter.

BurtG · Dec 27, 2024

Pregnant woman stabbed 14 times in front of young daughter over bad pizza delivery tip: deputies | Fox News

Brianna Alvelo, 22, allegedly became upset with a customer over the amount of tip she received after making a delivery to the Riviera Motel in Kissimmee

www.foxnews.com

Can’t post a screen shot cause Frank didn’t pay the data center rent.

Long story short , shit hole woman delivers pizza 1.5 hours late. And cold. Gets a $2 tip on $35 order. Brings armed boyfriend back. The 2 illegals hold the pizza buyers boyfriend at gunpoint. While the pizza deliverer stabbed the pregnant poor tipper 14 times.

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BigDaddy0381 · Dec 30, 2024

I have low diving board and a pic rail
DB $65 shipped

stanley_white · Dec 8, 2024

I would welcome any views on the Maven RS.6 - 1-10X28 FFP.

https://mavenbuilt.com/products/rs-6-1-10x28-ffp

-Stan

jab00 · Jun 14, 2020

Need some help finding a source for a couple replacement Clamping screws (M5 Tx 20) for my Sphur mount.

I had a “idiot” moment just now while mounting my scope and forgot to check which bit I had in my driver and stripped two screws with a T15 bit.

Is The thread pitch something that I’d be able to find at Home Depot in the M5 fastener tray?

308pirate · Dec 4, 2024

UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot outside Manhattan hotel, no arrests

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown and rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead, sources say.

www.foxbusiness.com

CEO of one of the largest health insurers in the US shot dead in plain daylight for no apparent reason.

According to ABC News, police say the shooter was wearing a ski mask and fled down an alleyway near West 55th St. Suspect described as a skinny man, standing at about 6-foot-1 and wearing all black.

Wallaback · Dec 26, 2024

Good day Hide,

I've got an annoying problem with my (previously reliable) Remington 700 SA that I've been struggling to diagnose.

The rifle is built around an old R700 SPS .223 action that I've been putting lots of lipstick on over the years. It has an aftermarket Remage barrel and Timney trigger, and used to live in a KRG Bravo.

More recently, I played a bit of musical chairs with my setups and placed the R700 in an MDT ACC Elite chassis. Ever since I've done that, 80% of my shots have been a sort of delayed and/or failure to fire. I pull the trigger, hear the click of the sear releasing, but can see the firing pin indicator stay extended in the back of the bolt. Sometimes, after a fraction of a second, the firing pin will drop and the action fires. Other times, the firing pin stays back and doesn't actually release until I've either tapped on the bolt or (more scarily) touched the safety (while staying on target of course).

I've taken the bolt apart, and there's no gunk, oil buildup, or other immediately apparent faults with it. I use the exact same amount of torque on the action as I did in the Bravo, using a Torque Screwdriver. The rear action screw does not protrude into the action.

Frustratingly, I have also been unable to reproduce the fault at home or at the range using snap caps or fired brass. The gun seems to function 100% with those. It only happens with loaded, chambered ammo!

Has anyone ever seen anything like this?

Obviously the "easy" answer would be to put it back into the Bravo and hope that the problem goes away again, but the curious side of me would rather try to find the fault and fix it.

Rhed · Dec 14, 2024

I’m thinking of investing on a 1550nm handheld RF with BT and AB. Looks like PLRF25 BLE X3 is the only one still out there? Is there others that I should be looking into? Not investing on any 905nm types. I’ve tried a few of them including some bino ones, and when the heat wave starts they just don’t give readings. Or give inconsistent readings. But when I range with my Raptar S, it slices through the heat wave and gives reading.

Mike_Pancake · Dec 16, 2024

Not for sale

BigAl! · Dec 30, 2024

Two 50 count boxes of Barnes 30 Cal (.308) 180 GR TTSX bullets.

$70 shipped

MtnGhost · Dec 30, 2024

I have (3) sets of leg extensions and a set of the Accu-Tac G2 spikes. $85 shipped USPS Priority CONUS.

Himrightthere · Dec 28, 2024

The title speaks for itself. Are electronic levels worth it over bubble levels? Why? Considering getting a Sg Pulse of Send it but not sure if it will make a difference.

Mulepackhunter · Dec 29, 2024

Due to a few really good deals i am deciding between two options for optics and looking for opinions, thanks for any help.
option 1 -- Leupold mark 4 3.5-18 pr2 reticle
option 2 -- Leupold mark 4 6-24 pr3 reticle

My few thoughts are i prefer the pr3 reticle and I have a small concern on the 6 power on the low end.
I cant get the pr3 in the 3.5-18 as far as I see

Mounting on gas AR in 223 wylde
Thanks again

Covertnoob5 · Jun 24, 2024

Not sure if you guys are supposed to know but fuck it. I know the 25 cal stuff has seen itself grow in popularity the last year or so. I’ve been shooting 25 something since 2019 with the blackjacks. Still have about 700 myself.
Now the 135’s are all the rage and no one is super sold on the 134’s. I didn’t have great results with 134’s compared to my 135’s in a 25x47. YMMV on that one.
I guess the popularity is enough that a 25 cal 130ish grain projectile is being tested in the A Tip flavor.
Only reason I’m brining this up is because I see people, myself included struggling to get 135’s as they’re always sold out. There’s hope on the way! Lol albeit expensive.
With people abandoning their 25 cals for something with more bullet options like a Dasher/BR/6.5/6mm etc. you’d think it would be easier to find bullets but such is life. Anyway happy shooting y’all!

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