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M14/M1A built or buy??

Always wanted a M1A pattern rifle just for nostalgia/conversation piece but definitely plan on shooting it, hunting with it occasionally too. The easy button is just buy a Springfield Armory M1a national match and hope for the best but I want a little more than that.

Plan is to run it suppressed(velos lbp 762), smaller scope(thinking a Leupold mk5 2-10), I will reload for this gun and would shoot steel to 800ish and hunt as well.

With that being said, my gut tells me to have one built that is a little more refined than just a rack grade M1A but I don’t want to spend $4k on one either. What is the consensus here from yall that have done it both ways?

Optics SPF

Looking to sell. Zelle preffered but can take usps mo or PayPal ff. If paying with mo, expect delays.

Schmidt and Bender 3-20x50mm PMII. This one is CCW. Locking mtc turrets. Has some scuffs on the turrets and some small marks on the body but glass is clean and functions well. I do not have the rear scope cap but have one of the one hundred concept deals I’ll toss it. Scope comes with an ard.

The mount is not included but I will let it go with at buyers request. It is a 1.5” ARC M brace with 20 moa built in.

$2445 shipped without the mount. If you want the mount add another $270


Would consider trades plus cash for an NX8 2.5-20, XTR Pro, or a Cronus G2 at this time. I haven’t been able to shoot as much as I’d like for awhile and would like to let the S&B go to a good new home.

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Marlin 336 SBL lever action came home with me

This past weekend I stumbled across this new Marlin 336 SBL (.30-30 Win) at a local gun shop that I was checking out. I've always been a fan of the stainless Marlin 336 rifles but never saw one on a shelf. This one came home with me. Since it's already threaded for 5/8-24, I mocked it up with my TBAC Ultra 5 for the moment to check it out, but the shoulder at the muzzle appears to be too small (.680 inch) per TBACs requirements (.750 inch). So, I'll have to have it re-threaded for 9/16-24 and get the appropriate adapter from TBAC. Super excited to get it out and shoot it!


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SOLD Dasher Brass, SAC Sizing Die, Giraud Shell Holder & Copper Creek Modified Cartridge

Hello all, am moving away from Dasher as my new MPA PMR rifle is in 6br. The following is available.

Alpha OCD brass (x300) new from the same lot- $350 delivered. I did load 11 of these cartridges but never shot them. Primers were removed and bullets pulled. - SOLD

Alpha OCD brass (x227) 1x fired from the same lot- This is where I purchased them back in December. $200 delivered which is what I have in them, SOLD

https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/threads/alpha-6-dasher-brass-1x-fired-228-pieces.7239203/

SAC 6 Dasher sizing die w/ .266 Dasher bushing- $200 delivered

Giraud 6 Dasher shell holder- $40 delivered. SOLD

Copper Creek 6 Dasher modified case- $10 delivered (prefer to sell with something else, lol. ). SOLD

Will also be listing a 26" Gradous chambered barrel with a small shank AI tenon (AT, AT-X, AX, AT-XC).

All payment via PP F&F or Zelle. If local in Houston I can meet up, PM to make arrangements.

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New Tikka Chassis Rifle Coming T3X Ace Game & Target

Starting to look interesting...
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7 prc load help

Hey guys I believe I’m posting this in the correct spot if I am not someone please tell me. I just bought the gen 2 seekins havak elements in 7 prc I bought Peterson brass, CCI 250 primers, Berger 168 elite hunters. I could use some help on a powder choice. I would like to be atleast 2800 fps more if possible. I started yesterday with h1000 at 64 grains and I was around 2560 fps I know that’s a mild load and I’m going to keep working it up until I start seeing pressure just wasn’t sure if anyone had any suggestions on a better powder choice. With this only having a 20” barrel I know it will be harder to achieve the higher velocities. Also I would like to stick with the 168’s but could also bump up to the 175’s if someone’s has a good load.

SOLD Zeiss S3 6-36x Mil

Bought this off a member a while back. Ended up selling a few rifles so now I'm scope heavy and don't need it. I've never used it personally but it does have a few spots of wear from the previous owner. See photos.

Comes with the box and manual.

Zelle or Venmo gift or cover the fee. I can not accept PayPal. My account is locked by PayPal.

No trades. Happy to do whatever to verify I'm legit. Been seeing to many scammers on here lately.

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John Roberts Caught in Secretive, Invite-Only Club for Traitorous Judges

How much more do we need to see or hear to know that Roberts is a traitor?

Investigative journalist Bad Kitty Unleashed reported on Thursday that Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is involved in a secretive, invite-only club for elite judges in Washington, DC.
The secretive club America Inns of Court also includes the radical America-hating judges James Boasberg, Beryl Howell, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Amit Mehta—all hard-left judges and Trump-haters.
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Gen 3 BRN-180

Yes, I did a search, no results. Does anyone have a gen3 yet?
Compared to gen 2, is it worth the swap? I shoot lefty often so the left side charging handle isn't necessarily a good thing. The sealed upper is, and they are hella maneuverable due to light weight up front and very light weight on the back end. Having run lots of piston guns, I am a BRN180 fan, but not sure about the gen3 just yet.

New Winchester 52D

This has been quite a fruitful month for me with respect to Target .22 rifles.

In addition to a Remington 40XB, I also got this Winchester 52D. It is US marked and supposed to include the CMP certificate. Also came with a set of Redfield Olympic sights and a hand stop.

Stock is a little banged up, but the price was good.

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This might be a fun one- Have you ever made a firearm purchase out of "spite"?

I have.

As a quick disclaimer- this thread is more about the business/consumer relationship but I'm keeping it related to a firearms forum.

With that said- I've absolutely purchased a firearm out of nothing more than spite because of how a business (one of which I've had a long established relationship with/and no I'm not intending to name them) treated me.

As a quick backstory- as I'm sure many here can understand I'm talking about a 'preferred' FFL. You likely might know the type- the one where you knew most employees by name & they knew yours. If an interesting trade came in- you'd receive a phone call from them to let you know because it was something you would likely be interested in- a business/consumer relationship that usually takes many years to develop.

I know it's often said from the consumer perspective in these stories that "I've spent a fortune!" there. And then someone points out that the margin is low and you just aren't that important. So with that said- just wanted to move on, I'd spent enough time & money there to build relationships with the owner & employees, and as for "how much I spent there over the years"... well let's just say I could have purchased a car in cash between the guns, ammo, & accessories. Maybe not a Mercedes but easily a Honda Accord or Nissan Altima easily across the categories I mentioned.

Long story short- the business was sold to a new owner (and this would have been around the height of the 2012/Sandy Hook gun craze where any gun dealer could throw out a line and make a considerable profit without much effort). The new owner decided they'd move locations, rebrand the FFL, and focus on the gun owner 'lifestyle'...

Ok- kinda changed the shop I built the relationship with, their prerogatives/outlook on things, and while I missed knowing the owner personally, I still knew a good portion of their (longterm) employees and decided to stay with them throughout the change in ownership/location.


I ran into my first "hiccup" with the new owners with regards to a Colt Delta Elite I had put a deposit on several months back when I was doing my weekly/biweekly ritual of stopping in to see what was for sale and low & behold there was a shiny new Colt DE there in the counter for several hundred dollars more than I had locked in my order for. In fact... here's the exact pistol I'm referencing...

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Again, at this point I still knew most of the employees and brought this to their attention and (yep) they had my order from however many months ago. One of them got the store manager that remained with them from the ownership change/move (ironically one I also knew for over 8 years at that point and previously worked with) to hash out my... "thoughts" about seeing the exact pistol for sale in their counter that I had ordered months ago (easily over 6 months) without my order being fulfilled. Without getting into the "nitty gritty" details, we worked it out.

Time went on and I was seeing more and more of these type of shenanigans as the new owner changed their business focus, cut the loyalty programs, and the longterm employees all found new job opportunities. And... I still stuck with them because of my history with the business (or at least their name) and trying to support "small & local" businesses.

Whelp- it all came to a breaking point (for me) over a relatively insignificant inquiry I made. The gist was they advertised matching any competitors pricing on their social media & there was a comment made on that post asking if that included online pricing, not using the business's social media account, but rather the (then) general manager of their whole operation used their personal account to respond to that question and assert that "yes, online business are included and they would beat their prices".

Less than a month of that post- I was at the shop and eyeing up a Berreta 92 Compact that they had under the glass- it was something I was interested in but not fully committed to since it was more of a curiosity than a necessity for me at the time. I shared that with them as I was handling it and asked about the recent posts about beating competitors pricing. I'm sure you already know where this is going but I was told "nope" from the sales floor manager, best they could do was knock of $10 (it was something trivial like that) and was still well over a hundred dollars more than the online price.

You can believe me or not, after all I'm just another internet stranger here, but I STILL gave them the benefit of the doubt and asked to speak to the manager on duty because after all my years of doing business there and building relationships I was certain we could correct the statement. Well, that didn't happen and essentially I was told that if I could get a better deal (haha- their sarcastic response) then do it.

Well I had enough by that point and within the next 2 hours after that exchange I went ahead and ordered that dang pistol to be transferred to me by their closest FFL competitor. Come to think of it- I have a picture of that pistol here too...

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So yes- I was close to purchasing this pistol regardless, but in this particular instance I bought it out of spite (it has been a fantastic pistol for what it's worth & I still have it).

This next part, as I've grown older and (allegedly) wiser, I'm no longer as proud of but after I purchased that pistol and did the transaction from their direct competitor (who was in the same town), on my way home I made a point to stop at the other gun shop and speak to the same manager to let them know that I followed their advice and pursued other options. Admittedly they didn't seem to care & it was a rather juvenile move on my part but dang if it didn't feel good at the moment.

To sum everything up- I have since stopped doing all business with the one I originally mentioned and the competitor has been my #1 "go-to" for all things firearms related for the past... 10+ years now.

I know- kind of a long synopsis but the question I wanted to pose is has anyone else had a similar experience with their firearm purchases over the years or in other business pursuits?

-LD

Sidearms & Scatterguns Glock 21, Smith M&P, or CZ P-10 .45 ACP

Been looking at plastic fantastic full size .45’s.

It’d get an optic out of the gate, all handloads, all powder coated cast bullets at upper end or +P loads (no bullseye, but no supers).

I’ve not shot any of the pistols in the title. I did shoot a Gen 5 20 10mm with a Holosun and was amazed how well I shot it out of the gate, so I figure a .45 in the same gun would be pretty similar.

No duty. Just a hunting backup/lease bumming gun.

Mostly curious about accuracy, ergos (wouldn’t mind a touch a
smaller grip than the Glock), trigger, and recoil. All three seem to have a pretty good rep as far as dependability (though I’d like to hear it if anyone begs to differ).

Any opinions?

Tikka T3 Barrel / Yuck

I purchased a used Tikka T3 Tac A1 awhile back at my LGS... Been to the range with it a few times and functioned fine - Groups seemed a bit open but I was shooting junk 308 and didn't think much of it. Took it over to a friends after shooting to work on it and he put his bore scope down it - Yuck. Not really sure what I am looking at but appears to be pitting? rust?

How would you recommend I proceed with the barrel? Thoughts?

Thanks for the input

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SOLD WTS: Leupold MK4HD 6-24 PR2 mil

WTS: like new leupold mk4hd 6-24x52 ffp scope with PR2 mil/mrad. Did a couple prs 22 matches. Amazing scope but I got another gen 3 razor. Comes with turrent tape and extras. Comes with box and everything it came with. Bought new from EuroOptic

$1200 shipped conus

PayPal f&f

No trades

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Redfield 3-9 Cerakote

So I found a 1” marked gen 1 for my M40 build. It has the glass in the ocular cracked so I decided to try cerakote instead of waiting on someone to start anodizing again. I used the sniper green color. It turned out pretty good I think. Now I’ll send to Mike at Iron Site and get it refurbed with a mildot reticle. Getting closer!
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