Recent content by Doc_Lane

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    Battle Rifle Optic Choice??? GO...

    With a $400 budget, I would echo some others here who said Aimpoint PRO. I got one for $387 online a couple of months ago. I haven't got to use it as much as I'd like yet, but I have been impressed with what I have seen with it so far and it came highly recommended to me by friends. (Plus...
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    Tavor scalping has begun

    Like some others have said here, I see free market principles in play. I saw a vendor offer a Tavor for $3000 at a recent gun show. I saw it sitting there shortly after the show opened on a Friday and saw it still there shortly before the show ended on Sunday evening. I think the price he was...
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    New member in Northern Virginia

    Hello all! I just joined, so I might as well introduce myself. I am pretty new to long range shooting, though not so new to firearms in general. I belong to several other gun forums, and most of my experience has been with older military firearms. Living in northern Virginia over the past...
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    Scar 17s

    I bought a SCAR 16 back in 2011 for about $2,600 from a local gun store, and they had a SCAR 17 there for $3,200. They were flying off the shelves at those prices a couple of years ago in my area. (I got the last SCAR 16 the store had and was filling out my background paperwork when another...
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    Amazing results from a 700 AAC-SD

    Very nice! Great looking rifle and great shooting. I used to see quite a few of the 700 AAC-SD rifles at stores and gun shows in my area, but they are harder to find now. I am guessing more people are realizing how great of a gun it is for the money.
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    Stupid Fun at the Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot

    Great videos! I'll have to plan a trip there one year with my son.