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    Ballistic-X App - Update inbound...Give us Feedback!

    The proposed upgrades sound great- as long as the app maintains its current functionality too. I’m not on the ‘hide much currently but got a notification and figured this was worth stopping in for. This app is one of my top 3 best shooting apps and I get a lot of use out of it any time I’m...
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    5.56 SBR Reloads?

    Yeah that does make sense. The CC bullet can do massive internal damage but doesn’t have a mushroom shape on exit like the TSX or typical cup & core. The stuff I’ve shot with it was DRT so no tracking but I’m not surprised to hear about little or no blood trail. Seems to be awesome on coyotes...
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    5.56 SBR Reloads?

    I haven’t tried the 62gr, but have some of the 55gr Lehigh CC loaded up; they’re doing 2,940 fps from my 11.5” barrel. Interesting bullet that appears to be pretty effective for the right application.
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    Red dot question

    First off, Riton red dots are absolute junk. Don't expect good results with them, and if you get it to work it probably won't last very long. It's very likely the adjustments aren't moving as you'd expect, and may not have a very big range of adjustment. Second, changing the vertical height...
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    AR10 pulling rim off and marring on brass

    Overgassed, yes, as I said earlier. Overgassed to the point of extracting while still under high pressure to bulge cases - no, these rifles won't do that. They rip the rims off first. And the cases shown in those pics aren't bulged there anyway. You're pointing to a particular spot on the...
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    Can muzzle brakes reduce or increase ES/SD?

    I'll preface this by saying I use those Phantom high speed cameras at work too. Perspective is important here. Think about the largest amount of vertical POI change you might see on target at 100 yd due to harmonics (whether that's from different seating depth, powder charge, etc doesn't really...
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    Can muzzle brakes reduce or increase ES/SD?

    Short answer to the OP: No, a muzzle brake does not affect consistency of the bullet's velocity (ES/SD). But what a brake can do is affect velocity readings over an optical chronograph; pressure waves can affect readings if you're a little too close, and muzzle brakes do affect those pressure...
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    CFE 223 for 77 Grain Pills

    I stopped buying CFE223; it doesn't do anything that other powders don't do better. For top velocity and easy metering, Lever is better and easier to find an accurate load for, and it usually shoots best at a max load unlike CFE223 which can get weird at the top end. And to be clear, full...
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    5.56 Brass headspace variations

    No your bolt is probably locking up consistently, as long as the rifle isn't being run dry. But it's pretty likely that it's at least a little bit overgassed, and if it's a lot overgassed that can make shoulder length vary because unlocking can be inconsistent from shot to shot. If it's at that...
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    Sidearms & Scatterguns Red Dot Zero Distance and Group Size (Pistol)

    I zero my red dot pistols at 25 yd, and then verify POI farther out as well as closer.
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    Who Makes Thermal Fit Stripped Uppers?

    Forgot to point out in this earlier comment - B Kings sells both mil-spec and thermofit "Mod-0" uppers. Gotta look at the description to understand what you're getting.
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    AR10 pulling rim off and marring on brass

    No. If the rifle were that badly overgassed, with a chamber that rough, you'd have the extractor pulling rims off until it broke. Your assumptions of what's happening here are incorrect. The case is NOT being pulled out under high pressure to be considered "unsupported"; nothing like that is...
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    Who Makes Thermal Fit Stripped Uppers?

    I've been using B. King's thermofit uppers lately with great results.
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    Bubble Levels Suck

    For scope mounting it doesn't really matter though, if you stop and think about how to use the level correctly (i.e. the same level in the same orientation for all measurements). Where people mostly go wrong with these are those dumb kits that use two different cheap bubble levels, one mounted...
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    Bubble Levels Suck

    Seems like people are talking about 2 different things here - mounting a scope to be level, as the OP said, and shooting with the rifle level. Different topics. In regards to mounting a scope level, OP your dad probably could have explained this too; it’s the difference between just owning...
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    School me on titanium actions

    That’s only true if you’re assuming they’re made to the same dimensions. Not really a good assumption, and no reason it has to be true.
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    Needing some .308 subsonic hand load advice

    No surprise that H4895 is a lot louder suppressed - the slower burn rate equates to higher muzzle pressure (i.e. the uncorking that is the primary cause of the gunshot sound) so there's a lot more for the suppressor to handle. Besides Trail Boss, other good powders for quite subsonics are at...
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    One-Day Range Load Development

    I don't believe you can be done with load development in one range session, because an important part of load development is proving out the load over multiple range sessions. I'd wager most of us have encountered loads that seemed to shoot well that first day, but proved to be inconsistent over...
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    6 ARC powder consensus for heavies in AR

    This is very true, definitely not just an outlier. I've been saying this here for years now - Lever burns cleanest and gives the smallest SD when run right up to max. If you're going to use Lever, load it near max. If you want mild loads, there are other powders that work better for that. In...
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    Need Confirmation on Rise Armament RA-434 Trigger Assembly

    You're seeing the hex end of that screw, it's just filled with epoxy. I have 4 or 5 of these triggers and like them a lot. I did adjust one of them (removed that screw with vise grips and replaced with another set screw of the same size), the others didn't need it. Yes, it's a light and crisp...
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