Hi all -

I was looking at my bolt the other day and I noticed it looked like one of the the springs was broken. I took the bolt apart and found the spring wasn't broken, but the firing pin washer appears to be a split washer, or it is broken. I can't find online pics of the savage washer, in high enough resolution to determine if the washer is supposed to have a split in it, or if mine is broken. Can someone help with this information?

Looks like this 3 piece spring system was a recent change for Savage, to fix issues with their single spring version.

I`m outside the U.S and cant seem to find a M40A5 muzzle brake for a clone build, anyone have a drawing they can let me have so I can get one made up?

For sale is a lightly used Gen 1 (OG) SWFA 3-15x42mm Gen 1 FFP with Mil-Quad reticle. This got moved around between a couple 22LR rifles over the past few years and so it has mostly some light signs of safe wear - specifically a bit of finish marks on the corners of the knobs. Otherwise, it's in excellent mechanical and cosmetic condition. Included are Butler Creek lens covers, sunshade, and original box.

$475 shipped. No trade offers will be considered at this time. SOLD!!!

- SPUHR SR-4000 34mm rings, 1” height, used but excellent condition, $275


Accessories

2 new MK Machining 34mm 3d printed bubble levels

$25/ea

- American Rifle Company M10 34mm, 32mm/high height rings. Used excellent condition, $120

-American Precision Arms 34mm LOW Gen 1 rings, excellent used condition. $120

NIB Hawkins Precision UL Tactical 34mm Low height rings, $150

-NIB Hawkins Precision UL Tactical 34mm medium height rings, $150

-SPUHR ISMS SP-4006 34mm 0moa, used but excellent condition, $350
Vortex marked Seekins Precision rings, 34mm, low .92” height, used but excellent condition, $115

WTS: Wilcox MRF XE has been mounted but very lightly used. Pressure pad has never been mounted or used. Purchased from mile high last fall. Message for more details $9,000

I have a custom long-range Remington 673 black powder rifle in .45 caliber. The barrel is 26.5 with a 2" muzzle brake. I traded for the rifle a few years ago and never really used it. The rifle is accurate out to 500 yards.

I'm open to offers as I can't find a compatible rifle for sale or that has been sold, so if you're interested, make an offer. I'll ask $1000 as just a random number so this ad has a price. I can't be insulted.

Used kit in great condition. Wrap is just on to prevent any scuffs. If buyer wants, I can remove the wrap and send pics of the entire unit prior to shipping it.

Has TMR mil reticle, SPUHR ring and mount and SiCo Radius.

SPUHR parts included:

Spuhr A-0601: Leupold MKIV Spotting Scope Ring​

Spuhr A-0029: RAPTAR Adapter​

$2750 shipped conus.
Price drop $2450

Ran into something odd a few days ago with some new Alpha 6.5cm brass. Grabbed some virgin cases to start loading for a new gun, and wasn't happy with the .262 expander ball in my Forster sizing die; I could feel not a whole lot of resistance (there was some, but not what I was wanting) when seating the bullets in my inline die/arbor press combination. (I'm using the K&M press that has a short arm).
So I took the expander stem out of the die, chucked it up in my drill and polished on it a little to get it to .260 for a little more neck tension. Seated a few more rounds and NOTHING. ZERO difference in seating feel. How??
I was soo shocked I sized a case with NO expander ball in it, and seated a bullet in it after doing that and there was same neck tension, which is very little. I am so confused I have no idea what is going on. Could this be because the cases are brand new? Could it be bad brass? I'm guessing a lot of springback? Why dont my already loaded rounds from 2 weeks ago have this? When I try to pull a bullet out of my previously loaded cases it's really hard, and now all of a sudden they pull out really easy. I measured the od of these new bullets and they're the same as the old ones I loaded a while ago. Why I'm so confused is because this is a new anomaly for me. I've been loading rounds like this for a year now, and when I move to progressively smaller expander balls the amount of force needed to seat the bullets goes up. And now, all of a sudden out of nowhere, nothing I do changes the super light neck tension I have now. Nothing I do changes the super easy seating force I now have when seating... I have four Forster dies in 6.5 creedmoor and theyre all the same.
Have any of you experienced this?

Hi all, I have an AICS AX Rem 700SA black chassis with a 13" fore end for sale

This is a folder, comes with RRS arca rail grip, Anarchy thumb rest and Hoptic cheekpad. Will include all accessories it came with originally.

It has a few minor wear marks on the bottom of the chassis and a small notch in the top plastic for better rear tang fit. (shown) Magazines not included, just the chassis.

Price is $900. I will pay shipping and insurance. Add 3% for PP Business.

16" chassis previously listed has sold.

Thanks,
Pete

Catch and release. Bought a gen 2 and don’t need 2 of these. It is the standard length and single pull. Used but in good shape. *sold* shipped. Pics before podknobs installed.

Looking for a brookfield precision and tool m1a/m14 scope mount. Also if someone has a Aimpoint 5000 they’re willing to part with let me know. Thanks for your time.

New never used
$old shipped

HOGUER is my RokSlide SN. Feel free to message me there if you are uncomfortable with these pics just being stolen from their site.

Aesthetic mount:
SCT-3001A SAKO TRG/Tikko T3/Tikka T3X 30mm 1.18” height, new in box with wedge, $190

SCT-3006 SAKO TRG/Tikko T3/Tikka T3X 30mm 1.35” height, used no box or wedge
$140

ISMS available:

SP-6602 36mm 6 mil, 1.5” height, like new in box no leveling wedge $280

SP-3001 30mm 0moa 1.18” height, used like new condition, no box or wedge, $350

QDP-6016 36mm 6mil/20.6moa QD mount, 1.5” height, like new in box with leveling wedge $400

SP-4006 34mm 0moa, 1.35” height used but excellent condition, no box or wedge, $350 SOLD

Split rings

SR-4000 34mm, 1.0” height. Used, very good condition, $250


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For 2025 I am going to try and build two replica snipers using Remington M700/40-X short actions:

First, a "shooter" M40 replica for CMP vintage sniper matches - so I can keep my Chuck Mawhinny commemorative rifle mostly in the safe, given its increasing collectability.
Secondly, I hope to build a poor man's M24ish (with a short action) - so I will use my M24R a little less, given its collectability.

What I picked up last month to assist in those two projects is what I suspect is a 1969/70 era Remington 40X repeater that the previous owner turned into a poor man's M24ish rifle, complete with an HS Precision stock and a tan camo job. I have an extra RR prefix M700 receiver (short action 308) that I had refinished years ago, and that will be the base of my M24ish rifle. The 40-X has a clip slotted reciever, so that receiver + bolt + trigger + trigger guard will go towards that top wooden stock (BO M40 mount also shown). I can thank USMCSGT0331 for the vintage Remington buttplate for that wood stock - but it needs a bit of sanding to slim it down to the original M40 profile...and a front swivel.

Sort of a nuance, but the 1960s era M700 bolts are a little thinner in the wrist that the later bolts, and the checkering on the knob runs in a diagonal pattern, whereas the later M700 bolts are thicker at the wrist, and the checking runs in vertical and horizontal pattern.

I have no idea when this 40-X was made, but the previous owner thought it was 1969 based on some other original rifles.

The funny thing is the owner of the 40-X painted the rifle in a color and pattern very similar to my M24R shown on the bottom with its original camo job from its prior service life. Sort of an interesting coincidence, but I like it...He said he got the last 1/2" thick HS Precision buttpad marked “Remington” that HS Precision had on hand. It was under someone's desk, but he snagged it, and it looks better than the 1" versions.


For those who noticed, yes, the old 40-X target rifles from the 1960s had 27.5" SS barrels, and thus I will have my gunsmith cut this down to 24" and re-crown it so it looks more like an M24 barrel. I'll of course have the Redfield front sight block re-installed on the shortended barrel. In the end I hope have a long action M24R as a collection piece, and a short action M24ish as more of a range toy. Might use my extra M3A Ultra scope on the M24ish, but it's currently on my Mk 14 Mod 0 project, but I have most other parts - aside from the Sunny Hill bottom metal.


So, that should keep me busy in 2025....just need to find a proper Bartlein barrel for the M40 replica, and the Sunny Hill 520 bottom metal for the M24ish...

34mm mount 1.54" tall FDE with RMR 12 o clock plate. Good condition

Have not been able to find the front cap for the mount, will not separate.

$225 obo shipped.

Trades considered - ARC M10 34mm Rings - 32mm or Higher plus cash. Badger C1 34mm 1.54 Black straight across trade

First and foremost, just in case anyone is confused, this thread is about taking a 300 PRC case and necking it down to 7mm. Call it the 7/300 PRC, the 7 PRC long, 7mm 300 PRC, whatever you want to call it.

I didn't see a reloading thread here, and while I may have missed it because of not using the right terms in the search to find it, I figured I would start one as a placeholder. I ordered a barrel from PVA for my Desert Tech during their July 4th sale, so as soon as it comes in, I'll be posting all my load development here. I have ADG brass, 180 ELDM, and a few different powders to try: Reloder 23, Reloder 26, H4831SC, and H1000. If anyone else has loads for the 7/300, let's see them! I'm anticipating 3100+ fps with the 180 ELDMs and 3200+ with RL26

Brand new in box never used Kestrel 5700 Elite w/ AB and Link in flat dark earth color.
This thing is $750 on Amazon.
$650 shipped CONUS.

I have decided to try the Vector-x binos so selling my Revic BR4 rangefinder. Purchased from Optics Planet in March of 2022, used it for a few hunts and to the range a few times, then promptly deployed overseas in 2023-2024. In short, not much use. It has been updated to latest firmware and everything works just as designed. Asking $900 shipped.

I’ve searched and looked on here so I tried to do due diligence if this is posted a lot. I am currently building my house, in the basement I’m doing a vault room with concrete and metal cased concrete for the roof. The room is 12.5 x 10.5. The entrance will be in a hall way the room in the other side will be a movie theatre type. What re cheap effective ways to hide the vault door?

Carbon Six Sendero 6.5 Creedmoor 24” threaded 5/8-24 barrel.

40 rounds through this. Shot great! But I’m not doing anything with it in the back of my safe and have another need.

$550 shipped CONUS.

Also have a Curtis Scout action for $800 here.

Brand new never used comes with box as pictured
$145 shipped
I can only accept Zelle cash app usps mo or cert check nothing else
No trades

Atacr 5-25x56 mil xt
NF 1.54 magmount
Rap-i
Accuracy 1st bubble level
Tenebrex killflash

SOLD$2450 shippedSOLD

Selling my gently used Burris XTR III 3.3-18x50 non-illuminated SCR2 Mil (model # 201202) w/box, sunshade, exposed windage turret, and throw lever.

SOLD

I have never had a canted scope base. Getting a Seekins Havak PH2 that comes with a 20 MOA base on it mounted with 5, #8 screws. My question is if I dial 20 MOA (approx) down when sighting in at 100 yards, my scope will start there, not optically centered. My scope is a Nightforce 4-32 x 50 SFP. It has 90 MOA vertical travel range. Which means I will be using 20 of 45 (half of 90) MOA to get it sighted in. I should have 65 MOA of up travel left for elevation adjustments. I don’t really need a 20 MOA base as my shots won’t exceed 600 yards, more likely 400 yards. I don’t have the scope yet but have ordered it. I have always assumed if a scope was able to be adjusted within a range, the optical clarity should be the same within that range. I have read a scope performs best when optically centered. I’m not sure if that is true. For you guys that routinely dial for long shots, do you notice any degraded optical clarity when looking through your scope compared to it being optically centered? Will my scope still be as clear when viewing through it with 20 MOA dialed in all the time as a starting point? If it’s a problem I can try to get a 0 MOA base. Given it has 5 screws it would probably need to come from Seekins. Most of the REM 700 bases I see have 4 screws. I’m not sure they make them but probably do.

Trying to build a folding shorter, lighter, more compact bolt gun than my m24. What length barrel would you dudes suggest? It’s going in a AI AX chassis.