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    Rifle Scopes Rifle Scope Ring Height and Clearance Calculator

    Yes. You'll almost certainly get the wrong answer anyway.
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    Rifle Scopes Rifle Scope Ring Height and Clearance Calculator

    It's good for certain setups but misleading for others. For example, I can practically guarantee that you'll get the wrong answer if you have a canted rail or mount. Kudos to @GunDudeUSA for stepping up and making that calculator available, but I wish he'd followed up and corrected its flaws...
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    Rifle Scopes Need help finding throw lever

    http://shop.aadmount.com/Exact-Fit-Throw-Lever-Minox-ZP5-5-25X56mm-EFTL-ZP5.htm
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    Rifle Scopes Doesn’t add up

    Oh, interesting. Is it possible that the "extra" elevation adjustment (12 mils for the PA and 6 for the Athlon) isn't evenly distributed above and below optical center? Maybe you got lucky with the distribution on the PA and/or unlucky with the Athlon? Since your rifle is already zeroed, you...
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    Rifle Scopes Doesn’t add up

    I'm not familiar with the PA and Argos scopes. Are these the ones you're talking about? https://www.primaryarms.com/primary-arms-4-14x44mm-riflescope-mil-dot-pa4-14xffp https://athlonoptics.com/product/rifle-scope-argos-6-24x50/ Because if so, the specs on those pages don't match yours --...
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    What Sunglasses are you wearing?

    My everyday dress eyeglasses are from Salt Optics -- their Hamilton model. Rims are acetate, in a very masculine-sounding shade called Matte Mauve Mist, and everything else is titanium (temples are springy Beta-Ti). Lenses are G15 polarized CR39, so the world looks great through them and they...
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    Rifle vise for cleaning and general smithing?

    I have a CTK. Works great.
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    Helmet liner questions

    Three ideas: 1. For proper sizing, you need to take into account not only the circumference, but also the shape (as viewed from above) of your head -- the more oval-shaped your head is, the larger a size you need. 3M has a procedure that involves measuring front-to-back and side-to-side with...
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    Rifle Scopes Do you lube your 1913 rail?

    Anyone who's concerned that a thin coat of light oil on the rail will make the mount less secure could try this experiment: With metal jaws on your vise, clamp a piece of clean and dry flat steel tightly enough that you can't move it. Mark the position of the handle. Open the vise, apply a...
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    Rifle Scopes Do you lube your 1913 rail?

    No, oil is basically incompressible, so it can't be pressurized. The reason for oiling the threads and the underside of the head is to make sure that the plug will always be torqued under the same conditions. The plug will usually be coated in oil after an oil change, so they specify that you...
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    Rifle Scopes Do you lube your 1913 rail?

    The oil recommendation is in the "Repeatability" section of the instructions, which should be a clue as to the reason for it: The lubrication helps to prevent the mount from sticking as it's being tightened on the rail, so it can freely slide into the same position if it's removed and replaced.
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    Feedback Good Guy List

    @wilson3899 is GTG. Easy transaction, fast shipping, item was exactly as described.
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    SPUHR 4602

    I'll take it. PM incoming.
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    Rifle Scopes Making first purchase, need info...

    You're asking the wrong question. What you've listed are just the scopes' identifying characteristics; trying to make a decision by comparing them would be like trying to choose a car by only comparing vehicle weight, number of doors, engine size, and minimum octane rating. To choose between...
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    5G e(edge?)

    Probably unrelated. The "5Ge" thing is just a marketing deception by AT&T: "5G Evolution" is their new, misleading name for what they used to call 4G LTE. Nothing in your phone (except that 5Ge logo) has actually changed as a result of the rename; it's still connecting to the same network, at...
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    Packable cleaning kit

    Pro-Shot Products recently released this 6.5mm kit: http://www.proshotproducts.com/Coyote-Pouch-Coated-Rods-for-65mm_p_1001.html I've got one and it's pretty nice, although you'll want to add this: http://www.proshotproducts.com/556mm223-Cal-Bore-Obstruction-Remover_p_975.html The kit is so new...
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    LOL! Sometimes you just gotta laugh

    But then there'd be nothing to talk about in this sub-forum. The article wasn't so terrible. It's easy to make fun of the author's misunderstandings, but we really shouldn't: There's no shame in having had no prior experience, and he was certainly honest about it. Plus, it sounds as though he...
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    Do I need a bubble level?

    Oh, wait. You're talking about a 0.030" movement of the BUBBLE within the spirit level? I thought you were talking about the movement of the rifle in space. The correspondence between rotation and bubble motion depends on the size and shape of the spirit level. So yeah, I completely agree with...
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    Do I need a bubble level?

    If I correctly understand what you're saying, I think you may have overlooked a factor: The movement is equal to the sine of the angle multiplied by the distance between the pivot and what you're moving. The sine of 2 degrees is 0.035, so 0.030 of movement causes 2 degrees of cant only if what...
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    No tin foil, there's a real danger with this,

    It is pretty cool. I wish they still made things out of Bakelite; it has a look that modern plastics can't really replicate. It's not my collection, by the way -- just a photo I found on the web while searching for something unrelated. But when I saw this thread I knew it would be the perfect...
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