Hoplite Arms

[TxWelder35]

Copper and black

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One of my cheap ARs has been tempting me with A copperhead snake pattern lately

 

[_Windrider_]

I’m thinking multi cam Arctic would be dope

 

[iceng]

Dazzle-cam. Not even once...

 

[dutchboy53]

Hi,

A 4 stripe rifle ghillie, lol

I am going to have to discard all my 3 stripe clothing and go exclusively to my own 4 stripe (4 Ps) clothing lines.....

Stripe 1: Pursuit
Stripe 2: Perfection
Stripe 3: Power
Stripe 4: Performance

Sincerely,
Theis

Vier striefen model

 

[brianf]

I really don't need another rifle but that would push me into it... I wonder if she'll see through "Honey, I bought you one so we could do this together."

make it a cool color and shell be ok with it

it shows up tacticool tan and she'll call bullshit

make it a cool light pink ww2 British desert camo and youll be tough for a old school color and the wife will think its for her

 

[phlegethon]

Dazzle-cam. Not even once...

I love WWI dazzle.

 

[brianf]

Dazzle-cam. Not even once...

actually with the ribbing on the chassis...that might look really slick

 

[Samuel Whittemore]

actually with the ribbing on the chassis...that might look really slick

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How about ....



Disclaimer: Dear Theis --I've moved and left no forwarding address. You can not find me. I'm now in the FBI's protection program. This was not my fault.. somebody mentioned "Dazzle Cam" .. blame him. lolol

 

[THEIS]

Hi,

Awesome on the protection program.

Those guys love Mexican food for dinner (Something about an inside joke to their Border Patrol colleagues).

I will see you later tonight while they are shitting through strainers from tainted refried beans, lolol

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[brianf]

How about ....



Disclaimer: Dear Theis --I've moved and left no forwarding address. You can not find me. I'm now in the FBI's protection program. This was not my fault.. somebody mentioned "Dazzle Cam" .. blame him. lolol

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That snow camo is a keeper

 

[THEIS]

Hi,

All the individual pieces of the chassis system.

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[gnochi]

Hi,

All the individual pieces of the chassis system.

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Sincerely,
Theis

I’m very impressed by the part count in conjunction with the everything else.

 

[_Windrider_]

That snow camo is a keeper

Agreed

 

[Samuel Whittemore]

Agreed

Jungle camo isn't bad.

 

[RedTimber]

Jungle camo isn't bad.

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Top one is just MO Bottomlands

 

[brianf]

I’m very impressed by the part count in conjunction with the everything else.

To many or not many?

 

[Striker]

For your consideration

 

[THEIS]

Hi,

More fitment and assembly today.

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[W54/XM-388]

Have you experimented with the best way to attach an Elite Iron bipod to the rifle?

 

[THEIS]

Have you experimented with the best way to attach an Elite Iron bipod to the rifle?

Hi,

I have not but it should be able to attach to the NV Bridge picatinny rail.
Guess I will order one, lol

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[brianf]

Jungle camo isn't bad.

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the bottom "duck blind" is cool.

wonder if a hydro dip would get in all the crevice's

 

[W54/XM-388]

Hi,

I have not but it should be able to attach to the NV Bridge picatinny rail.
Guess I will order one, lol

Sincerely,
Theis

I was going to order one of those Elite Iron bipods to go with the rifle, so if you want, I'll be happy to buy the bipod from you when you are done testing with it, if you don't wind up wanting to keep it.

 

[gnochi]

To many or not many?

How few parts there are, including fasteners. It’s super elegant.

 

[THEIS]

How few parts there are, including fasteners. It’s super elegant.

Hi,

There are a fair amount of fasteners, lol...Although a majority of them are hidden from sight.
For example there are 8 fasteners that connect the center section to the forend.

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[lash]

the bottom "duck blind" is cool.

wonder if a hydro dip would get in all the crevice's

I think that those wanting some sort of customer colors should contact someone like Brad (used to be Short Bus) of Custom Coatings, at least I think that is the company name. His work is impeccable and worthy of this system.

 

[powdahound76]

Short-bus is his hide handle.

Thats why you keep me around. remember stuff

 

[Samuel Whittemore]

the bottom "duck blind" is cool.

wonder if a hydro dip would get in all the crevice's

Just watched a bunch of Hydro dip gun stock vids... seems from what I saw and comparison to the crevices on this, it would take ok.

 

[iceng]

I've hydro dipped a few stocks previously. Come out good.

Look into multi colour anodizing. We can't do it in Australia, but the paintball guys have it down to a fine art. Super impressive.

 

[Tokay444]

My good friend Tyler Fare is:

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[brianf]

Really nice, I’ve see the original splatter effect a few years ago.
That is really nice

 

[THEIS]

Hi,

So I got a couple questions sent to me that more people are probably interested in too, so here goes.

1. How does the rifle balance and where is balance point?

I will work of finding a more narrow item later today/this weekend.

ETA: Will trade lumber scraps for enclosed cargo trailer with AC unit, lol

2. How secure is the locking hinge?

I removed the internal spring from this piece so I could pull it out far enough to show the locking clasp.

Here I the hinge side of the locking mechanism.

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[THEIS]

I was going to order one of those Elite Iron bipods to go with the rifle, so if you want, I'll be happy to buy the bipod from you when you are done testing with it, if you don't wind up wanting to keep it.

Hi,

What model/features were you interested in and I will get that exact model to test out?

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[W54/XM-388]

Hi,

What model/features were you interested in and I will get that exact model to test out?

Sincerely,
Theis

I was thinking that probably the weight would be a good thing so might as well stick with the steel, so I was going to go with:

REVOLUTION BIPOD Standard Steel Model​

REVOLUTION BIPOD Standard Steel Model - Elite Iron

ELITE IRON® BIPOD® STANDARD STEEL MODEL Click this video link to watch the full demonstration of the bipod's features. ELITE IRON has been researching and developing alternatives to the traditional bipod for years and has patented their proprietary designs based upon deep experience of real...

www.eliteiron.com

Or if they think you need the bigger model for your rifle, then:

REVOLUTION BIPOD STEEL .50 CAL MODEL

REVOLUTION BIPOD® Steel .50 CAL Model

REVOLUTION BIPOD Steel .50 CAL Model. Designed for rifles up to .50 caliber this bipod will keep your rifle stable in any situation.

www.eliteiron.com

I currently have the standard steel one on my AXMC and it's very nice and stable.
I don't think there is much need for the "panning" model.

Right now on the AXMC, I have it attached to a piece of rail on the underside of the handguard.

The mounting ring diameter appears to be about 2.1 inches

Generally folks want to put these as far forward as possible, so I wonder if they have ever thought about doing a custom mount for the Arca rail since a lot of folks are now moving to that going forward?

 

[brianf]

i have been clicking around for another waste of time project as i usually do

but i found a few steel arca/RRS rails that can be attached to m-loc

plan using them as a forward extension

you can prob find the same for the AX

currently im using the Pheonix top hanger and its a beast

 

[THEIS]

Hi,

Hmmm, so it appears Elite Iron does not have a mounting interface that can go directly to RRS rail so we would have to Mlok a short picatinny rail out front but picatinny rail is probably more secure in regards to the bipod mounting and its' forces under recoil.

RRS rail "clamps" tension can be a hit/miss depending on who manufacturers the tensioning device as to where Picatinny rails have a built in "hard stop".

YAY...another thing to ponder and get to the bottom of, lol

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[spife7980]

RRS rail "clamps" tension can be a hit/miss depending on who manufacturers the tensioning device as to where Picatinny rails have a built in "hard stop".

Build it to the spec and everyone who bitches can go pound sand for being out of spec. Its not your job to support others bad machining

 

[brianf]

^^^^if it was only that easy lol

i wonder how many reviews are posted on the net calling a rifle not accurate etc..because they use a Chinese knock-off product and the MFG has to go into triage mode knowing they cant call them a "Poor"

 

[THEIS]

Build it to the spec and everyone who bitches can go pound sand for being out of spec. Its not your job to support others bad machining
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Hi,

Our integral RRS rail on bottom of forend is built to that exact specification.
I was referring to having a direct mount adaptor for the Elite Iron to go to RRS rail instead of picatinny rail.
I am definitely not wanting to make that adaptor so that would depend on the clamping fixtures of someone else.

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[Terry Cross]

Hi,

Hmmm, so it appears Elite Iron does not have a mounting interface that can go directly to RRS rail so we would have to Mlok a short picatinny rail out front but picatinny rail is probably more secure in regards to the bipod mounting and its' forces under recoil.

RRS rail "clamps" tension can be a hit/miss depending on who manufacturers the tensioning device as to where Picatinny rails have a built in "hard stop".

YAY...another thing to ponder and get to the bottom of, lol

Sincerely,
Theis

You may have already researched this option and poo poo'd it but Area 419's Arcalock rails work with all std. Arca pattern accessories but also have the linear load being intercepted with their rail notches and compatible accessory interfaces.

ARCALOCK 12" Universal Dovetail Rail

**Rear Fixed Barricade stop not included, check it out HERE! MLOK Hardware not included. Area 419 is always looking for ways to improve existing products when we are not developing new technologies. With the rapid growth in popularity of ARCA rails in precision rifle, we saw a need to improve...

www.area419.com

I am positive that they offer the rail specs to other manufacturers to be used under license.

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[THEIS]

Hi,

@Terry Cross
Actually I have not looked at that but definitely will.
Now I wonder just how much arm twisting we have to do to Elite Iron to get them to do a RRS mounting adaptor, lol

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[Steel head]

Hi,

@Terry Cross
Actually I have not looked at that but definitely will.
Now I wonder just how much arm twisting we have to do to Elite Iron to get them to do a RRS mounting adaptor, lol

Sincerely,
Theis

Talk to them about something like the 4AW mount.

 

[THEIS]

Hi,

For those that might have missed the previous assembly/disassembly of the bolt video.

Here is a new one. YES that is the real firing pin spring, lol.



Also, I received a question about what happens if the magazine is rested on something; does it jam the bolt?

Our receiver is designed and cut to have the magazine "hard stop" into the receiver itself. It just physically cannot go any further into the receiver body without destroying the magazine.

Video coming soon.

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[godofthunder]

As someone that does product development/design for a living, this has been a very fun and cool thread to follow. Time to start penny pinching so hopefully I can pick one up some day!

 

[Terry Cross]

Now I wonder just how much arm twisting we have to do to Elite Iron to get them to do a RRS mounting adaptor, lol

....or look into two other options.

1: Approach Jon Addis about a minimum run of AcraLock adapters from Area 419. (He is a beast with a lot of design talent and knows how to make his high end CNCs perform to their potential).

2: Approach the guy in the mirror about designing and making some dedicated adapters. All it takes is SolidWorks and some machine time.

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[W54/XM-388]

@THEIS
You mentioned earlier about needing a black scope for your pictures.
I have a S&B PMII 12-50 x56 scope (that I got actually to put on the rifle), that I can send you if want something to take pictures with.

Also on the mount for the bipod, I'm good with whatever way you wind up going.

 

[THEIS]

....or look into two other options.

1: Approach Jon Addis about a minimum run of AcraLock adapters from Area 419. (He is a beast with a lot of design talent and knows how to make his high end CNCs perform to their potential).

2: Approach the guy in the mirror about designing and making some dedicated adapters. All it takes is SolidWorks and some machine time.

./

Hi,

Ironically I just received a new mirror 2 days ago and have not used it yet.

So I just took your advice and look at what I seen in it, lololol

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[Terry Cross]

Hi,

Ironically I just received a new mirror 2 days ago and have not used it yet.

So I just took your advice and look at what I seen in it, lololol
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Sincerely,
Theis

I will be texting you two links this morning.
One is for a good Optometrist and the other for a Therapist. LOL.


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[THEIS]

Hi,

Last update picture for the weekend, lol..

I am unplugging..well that is what I am telling myself, lol

Have to work on logistics of a few things in October.

Birdsong green and black combo.

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[lash]

I like that!

 

[_Windrider_]

Hi,

Last update picture for the weekend, lol..

I am unplugging..well that is what I am telling myself, lol

Have to work on logistics of a few things in October.

Birdsong green and black combo.

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Sincerely,
Theis

That’s a nice looking combo. I’m still leaning toward my multi cam alpine idea though. If @gayguns will get me the flecktarn and nightstalker renders I could decide.