Hoplite Arms

[_Windrider_]

Hi,

When you have a play date for 930 and your CDO is so bad that you have to check driving route from hotel beforehand, so you know how long it takes to get there...

Welcome to my brain, lol....
Now it time to drive back other way 20min to eat.

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Sincerely,
Theis

CDO or OCD?

 

[Mr. Z]

CDO or OCD?

MUST be alphabetized!

 

[Mike Casselton]

CDO or OCD?

Compulsive Disorder Obsession.
It's alphabetical...

 

[SFree]

Dislexics of America
UNTIE !!!

 

[THEIS]

Hi,

Gamers gonna game, lol..

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[waveslayer]

Hi,

Gamers gonna game, lol..

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Sincerely,
Theis

Now all Grey with that brown

 

[brianf]

Now all Grey with that brown

didnt you guys just mock me for my indecision lol

 

[Stoweit]

Gotta say all black is pretty badass!

 

[BuLLet]

Yuck, I'm sick of all black / green rifles.... @brianf don't do all black!

Two color contrast... chassi one color, another for the receiver/barrel!

Gotta say all black is pretty badass!

 

[brianf]

No chance

 

[Topstrap]

Skittles went all black with his.

Topstrap

 

[Mr. Z]

I figured out the easiest way to bypass the color scheme problem and left it almost totally up to him.

My two requests were-

1- Action in birdsong green

2- Lean away from neon colors

Can’t wait to crack that case open and see what I get!

 

[W54/XM-388]

I'm assuming with some water colour paints, one could have endless fun decorating and re-decorating their rifle

I think a Hello Kitty themed Hoplite Rifle (water colour paint job that can be washed off) would totally leave some folks scratching their heads.

 

[GTOJOSH]

I'm assuming with some water colour paints, one could have endless fun decorating and re-decorating their rifle

I think a Hello Kitty themed Hoplite Rifle (water colour paint job that can be washed off) would totally leave some folks scratching their heads.

You know, I once "helped" my uncle restore a 66 impala ss. I did the body work, primer, wiring, engine, installed a t-56 with hydraulics, disc brakes, and had the interior tore all apart, cleaned, new foam, and stupid hog ring pliers in cue waiting for the kit he ordered to arrive while it was at paint. He was going to get it painted, and then I'd "help" finish the interior.
The crager ss mags went to 1000spoke gold wheels, the original chetau slate silver & maroon stripe paint went to spanish olive green with gold flake, interior went to white, which, ehh why not, and I went off to never help again. He sold it with the full interior kit in the trunk, sitting on a milk crate.
Right now, @THEIS is sitting on the John, hand to his forehead shaking a slow "no..." "watercolors? Neon? Squirrel rectum pink? WTH are they going to do to all these years of my hard work?" Pearls before swine and all.

I feel for you Theis. In 9 months you'll see a hoplite custom krylon in the px with a duct-taped on white foam cheek riser and a tasco 3x scope.

On the flip side- Maybe spanish olive green with gold flake would make a good barrel and action color with white chassis and gold accents. The impala line that comes out after the phalanx.

 

[koshkin]

I’m from NY and have a job…am I still gopnik? Lol

If you are from NY, gopnik is what you aspire to be. Regardless of your employment status.

ILya

 

[koshkin]

Hi,

Some of you need some psychiatrists supervised therapy, as in multiple therapists.... lol.

Sincerely,
Theis

Some?

 

[THEIS]

Hi,

Does this rock make my butt look big??

Here is another to help the color challenged members...

A little green, a little black, a little tan....all mixed up for the customer experience in helping assure you can make your minds up, lol.

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[spife7980]

Hi,

Does this rock make my butt look big??

Here is another to help the color challenged members...

A little green, a little black, a little tan....all mixed up for the customer experience in helping assure you can make your minds up, lol.

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Sincerely,
Theis

When is the 22lr mod coming up?
This would have been a nice time to debut it out at the dueces wild lol

 

[Schw15]

How does your quick barrel charge system work?

 

[BuLLet]

Your butt is big... no matter the Color!

Though, that green and black is sweet and the contrast I'm talking about!

Hi,

Does this rock make my butt look big??

Here is another to help the color challenged members...

A little green, a little black, a little tan....all mixed up for the customer experience in helping assure you can make your minds up, lol.

View attachment 7705609

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[koshkin]

Did someone say 22LR mod? What did I miss?

ILya

 

[spife7980]

Did someone say 22LR mod? What did I miss?

ILya

Wishful thinking and making up shit.

 

[koshkin]

Wishful thinking and making up shit.

Damn. Just as I got my hopes up.

ILya

 

[Mr. Z]

Wishful thinking and making up shit.

The whole thing was making up shit. I’ll take one.

 

[W54/XM-388]

Damn. Just as I got my hopes up.

ILya

Who knows? Theis might be able to do that eventually.
I mean Blaser came out with a .22LR kit for their R8 (the one that goes up to the big .500 calibers).

You would just need a new barrel, an adapted magazine and a different bolt.

Folks slap down $5k for their Voodoo rifles and such, I bet there would be a market for a $2000 kit to turn the Aspis into a .22LR top notch target rifle, and you could have the option to shoot Geno's new VLD solids in .22LR as well.

 

[koshkin]

Who knows? Theis might be able to do that eventually.
I mean Blaser came out with a .22LR kit for their R8 (the one that goes up to the big .500 calibers).

You would just need a new barrel, an adapted magazine and a different bolt.

Folks slap down $5k for their Voodoo rifles and such, I bet there would be a market for a $2000 kit to turn the Aspis into a .22LR top notch target rifle, and you could have the option to shoot Geno's new VLD solids in .22LR as well.

I have a couple of rimfire projects in the works. When I am done with those, I was thinking about picking up a Vodoo or RimX or some sort of a toggle action rimfire, but if Theis gets moving on this...

ILya

 

[W54/XM-388]

I'd throw down for a $2k kit to make the Aspis into a kick ass target .22LR right away.

Otherwise if I'm spending the money, I'd either get the .22LR kit for my Blaser R8 or get an Anschutz 1827F

 

[koshkin]

I'd throw down for a $2k kit to make the Aspis into a kick ass target .22LR right away.

Otherwise if I'm spending the money, I'd either get the .22LR kit for my Blaser R8 or get an Anschutz 1827F

I was thinking of getting a Voodoo, but there are a couple of other things I want to do first with rimfires. Theis has a little time, but not too much.

ILya

 

[brianf]

I was thinking of getting a Voodoo, but there are a couple of other things I want to do first with rimfires. Theis has a little time, but not too much.

ILya

Unless you are going to do biathlon shooting buy the vudoo get a few bricks of center-x and don’t look back….I did

 

[Goat123]

Hi,

Well there is always that possibility, lol.....

Did I mention that tank style brakes are where it is at IMO, instead of the "gill" style brakes.
There has to be something to the fact that heavy recoiling artillery and canon systems do not use "gill" style ported brakes

Sincerely,
Theis

This artillery inspired brake really tames my 50.

 

[THEIS]

Hi,

Just a picture tease while we work out/on a nitride process that meets our criteria and quality; along with waiting on barrels.

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[Mr. Z]

If you want to get rid of that beat up old scope you can put it on my rifle before you ship it out.

 

[THEIS]

Hi,

Well not everything is in holding pattern while awaiting barrels and nitride services to be finalized....

We have a 300PRC and 6.5CM barrel waiting to pair with these gems for further testing of the Conversion Kits...

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[THEIS]

Hi,

A direction and angle that not much has been shown of, lol.

And they said starting a firearms business would be all shooting and hunting, lol..
6th one of these "hunts" in 6 days and still have another one today, lol.

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[THEIS]

Hi,

Batch number 2 of Aspis Receivers being cleaned and inspected today.

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[huntnh]

Love how the threads go into the recoil lugs! Great design

 

[THEIS]

Hi,

So while I am impatiently waiting for a full nitride version to get back to the shop...
Here is what full cerakote version looks like in a full bolt manipulation event.



Sincerely,
Theis

 

[THEIS]

Hi,

CNC Machines are a great piece of equipment that are absolutely essential in precision manufacturing but having a true old school craftsman that takes pride in their work is also absolutely essential.

The top and leading angles of our bolt handles are shaped by HAND in order to get the very best primary/mechanical extraction "feel" that we can get.

Machine oversized and hand shape!!

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[1moaoff]

Hi,

So while I am impatiently waiting for a full nitride version to get back to the shop...
Here is what full cerakote version looks like in a full bolt manipulation event.



Sincerely,
Theis

Looks nice!!! Sooner or later.

 

[brianf]

Looks nice!!! Sooner or later.

Personally I’d rather wait a week for delivery then get “preorder” quality, which seems to be a common occurrence

 

[THEIS]

Hi,

All barrels have been ordered for the "Plank Owners 10" as their desired specifications were placed and confirmed.

What the "Plank Owners 10" did not know they will be receiving is pretty much the entire receiver and bolt will be nitrided as we "think" we have finally finalized the nitride process that gives us what we are wanting.

The new provider (The previous one did not work out) received a complete action and bolt assembly (minus couple small parts) today and should be finished in 3 days. Once we get it back to inspect we will send most of the "Plank Owners 10" serial numbered parts to the nitride provider.

Hopefully shortly after that is finished we will start to get barrel deliveries coming in.

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[_Windrider_]

Hi,

All barrels have been ordered for the "Plank Owners 10" as their desired specifications were placed and confirmed.

What the "Plank Owners 10" did not know they will be receiving in pretty much the entire receiver and bolt will be nitrided as we "think" we have finally finalized the nitride process that gives us what we are wanting.

The new provider (The previous one did not work out) received a complete action and bolt assembly (minus couple small parts) today and should be finished in 3 days. Once we get it back to inspect we will send most of the "Plank Owners 10" serial numbered parts to the nitride provider.

Hopefully shortly after that is finished we will start to get barrel deliveries coming in.

Sincerely,
Theis

Alright alright alright

 

[brianf]

I must be missing it plank 10?

 

[THEIS]

Hi,

The "Plank Owners 10" is the first group of Hoplite Arms System adaptors.
A Hoplite Arms version of the USN "Plank Owners" certificate.

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[brianf]

Hi,

The "Plank Owners 10" is the first group of Hoplite Arms System adaptors.
A Hoplite Arms version of the USN "Plank Owners" certificate.

Sincerely,
Theis

Had no Idea ..I get sea sick lol

 

[waveslayer]

Had no Idea ..I get sea sick lol

And if I can get some official uniforms made you'll have a sick outfit to wear while running your gun

 

[sirhrmechanic]

And if I can get some official uniforms made you'll have a sick outfit to wear while running your gun

In case you are looking for ideas for us plankowners

Will be happy with this, though…

Sirhr

 

[THEIS]

Hi,

O shit, we have to push the above post with those pics off the current page, lolololol...

So perfect timing for me to ask a question, hahahaha

Just HOW???
How is it that most rifles we see posted on forums and social media appear to have pristine perfectly looking barrels and such? These are just a few barrels from over the past year and half of stuff and the exterior of them look like they are 10 years old, lol and were not treated bad.

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[AngryKoala]

Hi,

O shit, we have to push the above post with those pics off the current page, lolololol...

So perfect timing for me to ask a question, hahahaha

Just HOW???
How is it that most rifles we see posted on forums and social media appear to have pristine perfectly looking barrels and such? These are just a few barrels from over the past year and half of stuff and the exterior of them look like they are 10 years old, lol and were not treated bad.

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Sincerely,
Theis

So by not treating bad do you mean you only stuffed them down your pants once or twice?

 

[waveslayer]

They aren't Carbon wrapped,