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    M40A1 USMC spec clip slot drawing.

    Merry Christmas. Note the scope base and iron sight base holes are the original 6-48 and not the naval-military 8-40. M40XBs, 40Xs (both centerfire and rimfire), and M24s had the iron sight base holes on the aft-left of the receiver (700s were NOT drilled and tapped): What goes in the left...
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    M110 optic history

    Infantry snipers are not USASOC (Ranger, SF, and SMU) snipers. Vanilla Army frowns on innovation and initiative so I doubt they used any variations. SOTIC (now SF Sniper School) was influenced by SMU snipers who had contracted Todd Hodnett for training around 2008-2010. Todd introduced them...
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    M110 optic history

    The US Army fielded M110 with the Leupold M3LR as specified in MIL-PRF-32316 (AR) w/AMENDMENT 1, 5 October 2009 (superseding 7 October 2008). People confuse the KAC M110 (Army contract) with the USSOCOM SR-25 (1993-2000) and Mark 11 (fielded in 2000). M110 users might have US Army tapes on...
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    Firearms 1993 West German Sig P228 9mm

    DAMN Nice looking 228!! I'd buy it right now if I didn't already have a couple. Good luck with your sale!
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    Kollmorgen Scopes

    My son's H&R M1D:
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    Struggling W/ Armalite AR-10

    I have an AR-10T that started like yours (24-inch Lothar-Walther tube I had cut down to 22 inches, then to 20. Removed the Armalite tube and replaced it with an SWS and now a Geissele). Precision tested the last time it left the shop it put 10 rounds of meh GI white box 7.62 168s into 2.98...
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    Joseph Wambaugh

    Growing up I read most of his books and watched "Police Story" every Tuesday night. I saw Johnny Carson interview him on the Tonight Show. Many knew his name but had never seen his face. He relayed how, after a full law enforcement career, he was speeding and got pulled over. Embarrassed and...
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    Giraud Power Case Trimmer Ya, Nay

    I have three Girauds for the calibers I shoot the most -- 5.56, 7.62, and 338 Lapua. They work well for production numbers.
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    M40 orphan is home

    Standard M24s are long action. You can visually recognize the USAMU short action M40 - M24-ish rifles by the slightly narrower-lighter barrels, 10-shot single stack magazine, and Leupold illumination knob. If the original Remington air force barrels were excessively worn they were swapped...
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    M40 orphan is home

    This is an on-line archive photo of the first year they were shot at the Army Long Range Championships at Fort Benning in Spring 2004. The USAMU had turned in all M14s and drew the M40s from Anniston (there were not enough M24s to draw from storage). The M40s were converted by the Custom Shop...
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    Is the FBI holding the greatest shredding party in history??

    Technically called "The Prisoner's Dilemma." If nobody snitches everyone gets off or gets what they get. The first guy to roll and make a deal gets the best arrangement while everyone else hangs.
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    Friend from childhood recently passed. Left me his guns. Need some advice on one.

    Such a wonderful testament to a fine friend. See if you can ship it off to Springfield. They should be able to put it into the exact configuration you're looking for with a minimum of fuss.
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    Mk 13 Mod 0 stock

    Huh. Now that's interesting. When I was in industry several manufacturers had bar-code tags like that on their pressure and precision testing weapons for NATO / .mil ammunition EPVAT testing. Test technicians could do a quick scan to ensure consistency across ammo lots using the same rifle.
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    What’s the art behind hunting rifle accuracy

    I'll argue the opposing view. When I squeeze the trigger I know a well-executed shot will land where I point it. I don't shoot dots, but a hit on a large E-type or IPSC target only tells me I have a hit, vice landing within a known radius where I wanted to hit.
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    Ever seen a spot like this in a barrel?

    Friends don't let friends buy Salvage. Not fair as I'm told many tend to shoot better than they should. Still, it's like picking up a turd by the clean end.
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