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  1. Rancid Coolaid

    Best budget options for NV/thermal clip-on, mid range.

    Using a C35 in front of a March 1.5-15, good setup. Also run a super yoter dedicated in a QD. In your situation, I’d want to try both, which, I know, will be tough for you. There will be challenges for running a scope with a 4X bottom end…
  2. Rancid Coolaid

    AR Mount Recommendations

    Dumb as it sounds, the world of bolt-on accessories is becoming a thing. With red dots and LRFs now getting added to scoped guns, a mount with accessory options is a good thing - Badger and Spuhr both check that box. I have an abundance of AM recon mounts and like them, but they ain't...
  3. Rancid Coolaid

    Rifle Scopes ZCO 4-20 or ATACR 4-20 for Hunting Application

    For serious hunting applications where budget isn't a big part of the conversation, I have trouble not recommending Swaro, they figured out hunting optics a long time ago and they are just about perfect - EXCEPT for those spinning turrets. My turret spinners don't wear swaro, everything else...
  4. Rancid Coolaid

    Uvalde

    I'm not defending the cops in this, I am saying there is lots more to the story than your echo chamber is telling you. And military is also government, if you wanna paint with a very wide brush... Is funny to me that media is great when people agree and the devil when they don't. Left wing...
  5. Rancid Coolaid

    Uvalde

    Arm-chair quarterbacks are the best... Learn about confirmation bias, or don't, I give zero fucks. Neither hyper-vocal side of the Uvalde incident is relaying all the facts, but that is almost always the way it goes.
  6. Rancid Coolaid

    Rifle Scopes ZCO 4-20 or ATACR 4-20 for Hunting Application

    Do you spin turrets or use the reticle? What are approximate min and max distances? I run the ZCO on a 300WM for hunting and love it, but there are other good options too. How and where (and when) you hunt is as important as all the rest.
  7. Rancid Coolaid

    Any 8.6 Blackout Builds here yet?

    By the way, with all the "fuzzy faxon bores" stuff, I took a close look at mine: not fuzzy, looks very crisp though I didn't put a bore scope on it. My guess is the earlies were more problematic than the later - though that could just be bias based on mine not shooting like ass.
  8. Rancid Coolaid

    Any 8.6 Blackout Builds here yet?

    Dammit man! I have to admit, a 160 Barnes at 2500 FPS from a 16" would alter my math quite a bit...
  9. Rancid Coolaid

    6.5 Grendel Barrels selection (late) 2023?

    I have 2 Rainier Ultra Match in 6.5G, have been great barrels for accuracy. Why is there "understandable dislike" for them here?
  10. Rancid Coolaid

    Rifle Scopes Kahles or Leupold MK 5HD

    I agree with the statement as a standalone; however, I would contend that Kahles having misrepresented itself and the gen1 and gen2 is less about gen3 or later and all about trust and respect. I have lost all trust and respect for both companies -and fully accept that others have not. Every...
  11. Rancid Coolaid

    Rifle Scopes Kahles or Leupold MK 5HD

    Kahles K624i gen 1 was optical garbage, gen2 was better but still not good - and all that was with premium pricing in place. Many inquiries resulted in responses of "that is the optical quality of the product." Was a screaming "fuck you" to their early adopters of the K line. Leupold: over 20...
  12. Rancid Coolaid

    Rifle Scopes Kahles or Leupold MK 5HD

    I don't buy from either company because both have, in times past, decided to thoroughly and completely fuck their customers. Maybe both are awesome now, but "fool me twice" governs... There are consistent and reputable scope makers out there.
  13. Rancid Coolaid

    Any 8.6 Blackout Builds here yet?

    You make my point beautifully. I fired 20 rounds of Gorrilla Ammo 280 solids (I think) from my 16" faxon and got nice 5-shot groups. I ran through a Thunderbeast arms 338BA, zero damage to brake or can. All rounds impacted as expected, all made nice round holes with no petaling or opening up...
  14. Rancid Coolaid

    Any 8.6 Blackout Builds here yet?

    To be clear: all experiences with Faxon 1:3 barrels have not been terrible. I'll admit to only being 20 or so rounds in, but accuracy of mine has been pretty good - have not yet recovered a bullet to see how mangled it is. As for links to everything: welcome to gun building, it is a fun hobby...
  15. Rancid Coolaid

    Most memorable hunting advice

    From a PH in South Africa: "You gotta take what the bush gives ya'." He told me this after I passed on a world class Eland that I have regretted ever since not shooting, because it wasn't on my bucket list of animals. Take what the bush gives ya! Words. To. Live. By!
  16. Rancid Coolaid

    Possible .458 Whisper Type Semi Auto gun

    From Portland, OR. I gotta say, thanks for that...I really needed that this morning. Always find a laugh here, always...
  17. Rancid Coolaid

    Anything better than PST Gen2 2-10x32 for under $1k?

    I have been a big fan of almost everything SWFA makes under their SS banner - EXCEPT for the 2.5-10 lightweight. I ran it very briefly on a lightweight AR and had a few issues when shooting into sunlight. This is the only scope I have ever had that would completely wash out, as in white-out...
  18. Rancid Coolaid

    8.6 Blackout accuracy and barrel twist

    Am, admittedly, new to the 8.6 parade, but really like it thus far. My application is target and hunting, and quieter is much much better. I've throw lots of 300BO rounds, sub and super; and the 8.6 is exclusively a sub gun. My setup is R700, Faxon 16" barrel, thunderbeast can, throwing 285...
  19. Rancid Coolaid

    Any 8.6 Blackout Builds here yet?

    Just built, first time on the range, awesome caliber, suppressed 22 bolt gun quiet - big ass chunk of copper. Dope chart for 285 subs is good to 300, now I just need a piggy piggy to wander out and test pass-through. I'm just starting out with it, but love it so far.
  20. Rancid Coolaid

    Night Vision Help me spend money on NODs (or not)

    Cool, that helps. My general setup is NODs for movement (dual 14s on a helmet) with a weapon-mounted thermal that also has an IR laser, for quick shots without transition to thermal - since thermal takes a few seconds to spin up, and laser is almost instant. Assuming you have a certain...
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