It sure is! I used the 5D Tactical Jig and had it cerakoted Graphite Black at a local shop, Sinner Mass Fabrications, in San Antonio. Turnaround time was about a week.Is that a HYDRA-MATIC from Atomic Engraving?
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It sure is! I used the 5D Tactical Jig and had it cerakoted Graphite Black at a local shop, Sinner Mass Fabrications, in San Antonio. Turnaround time was about a week.Is that a HYDRA-MATIC from Atomic Engraving?
Good choice I have exact same.
I honestly don’t miss that optic. Only reason i wish I’d kept mine is considering the price they’re going for now i could’ve made 100% profit. 1/2 MOA clicks and a TMR reticle. Definitely the weak link in that system. NXS 2.5-10x32 or 2.5-10x42 is currently what I’m planning. In the meantime since the XM3 is nowhere near done I’m going to use the 3-15x50 F1 on it.I can't believe I'm at that point in life where I keep thinking to myself "sigh - should have bought a Leupold Mk4 back before they were discontinued."
Don’t get me wrong it was a good option but the miss match in click value and reticle is just a deal breaker for me.
This is how many of us learned. Probably most over the age of 35 here cut their teeth on mixed systems. It’s not complicated and when you are using this type of system as designed you’d probably set the zero and use hold over/under with your range card as you’re likely not going to have time to dial anyway.
Matched turrets make a lot sense but all but two of my scopes are mixed and though I don’t claim to be particularly good at this shit it works. I will admit, my F1 with NP-R1 is probably faster than any other scope I have for 100-1000y shooting without touching a turret.
You can train through it if you want to, but I guess it’s really not necessary with the re-issue on the 24mm units and the availability of the 32 and 42mm.
I honestly don’t miss that optic.
Oh I get it - I built mine in 2012 for OIF nostalgia, but hated the optic so much that I just kind of re-imagined it with a modern optic. But lately I find myself unexplainably longing for that stupid banged-up Loopy. Sure, the rifle feels a lot like what I trusted my life with, but I can't help but look at it like it's missing something. Like a step-child you raised, but who clearly is more his biological father than you.
Wait till you hit your late 30's and you look back at your 30 year old self like "that fuck'n guy was an idiot".I agree it's doable just kind of pointless this day in age outside of staying clone correct. Of course an anecdotal argument and I'm making liberties here, one could argue the entire system is just that, this day in age but I do love the rifle.
I truthfully would love the little thing if it was 2/10th Mil. I've had one mishap with that particular scope hunting because all my rifles are setup Mil/Mil, vowed never again and have been weening the fam off of MOA since I now have all of them (even the GF) into it. User error? Absolutely. Consolidated because it was the one optic in the safe that wasn't Mil? Also yes. Nothing wrong with MOA either I was fortunate enough to start 12 years ago with a Mil/Mil SN-3. To turn around an play a bit of a hypocrite if it had been Mil clicks with an MOA reticle I wouldn't mind it so much.
You also just reminded me that I'm 30. Shit time flies. I was sitting here thinking I'm only 29 and was like wait...oh yea.
Mod H with a OG Ops Inc 12th
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Krylon, some mesh and took some of the paint off with brake clean. Mod H just look better with fucked up paint jobs for some reason.
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Loves 77 TMKs over 23.5 XBR. I don't think I'll have the elevation to take it back out to 1000, but with the x50 nightforce and 20 moa mount, I was at 12.7 mils at 1000 yards.
Fingers crossed. Every little bit helps when trying to stretch 223 that far at 150 ft above sea levelI think you’ll be surprised. I run the NXS MOA/mildot 24mm in 1.3” Nightforce rings (0 additional MOA) I’m at 40.0MOA to 1k with 77SMks over 24.4gr RL15 in Wolf brass cases. This little scope has a shot load of internal elevation.
It was and is a damn effective system.
More info, interesting results:
We will be out there Sunday morning.... zeroing in 6 MK12sThat is CCC Range. I am a member there. Awesome range.
Fingers crossed. Every little bit helps when trying to stretch 223 that far at 150 ft above sea level
I’ve built all 3. Agree with your point on the MK4. Sold all mine. Kept the Mod 1 and put a NF 3.5-15 on it.Its really hard for me to wrap my head around the idea of paying 1300 for a leupold that is 15 years old... The optics on the market nowadays in the price range beat it in every aspect across the board. Again, to each their own. They are nice rifles, and im sure they shoot great. I just cant understand the cost vs performance with todays options. That being said i have some old handguns that arent anything up to todays standards. The are unique in their own right, and thats why i have them.
"MRE-ish"?? What dat?I’ve built all 3. Agree with your point on the MK4. Sold all mine. Kept the Mod 1 and put a NF 3.5-15 on it.
Mod 0 was pure sex but the Mod 1 is the best shooter so that’s why I kept it
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Kind of a spin off of the delta MRE. Not really a clone"MRE-ish"?? What dat?
Not really a clone of anything. Idea started with the early GWOT CAG MRE build, but with some changes. 15.1” Compass Lake Recon contour, AEMB and collar, ARMS 38 sex rail."MRE-ish"?? What dat?
Backup irons mounted to block originally?I have wondered as long as I have looked at MK12's, why did they leave the gas block exposed and not use a longer rail? I haven't dedicated much time to finding this answer for myself, I must admit.
The exposed GB isn’t uncommon. if you think about it, the GB for any FSP rifle is exposed, along with the MK12 Mod 0, Mod 1, OG SR25, Mk11, and M110.I have wondered as long as I have looked at MK12's, why did they leave the gas block exposed and not use a longer rail? I haven't dedicated much time to finding this answer for myself, I must admit.
Backup irons mounted to block originally?
With your load You’re probably 75-100 FPS faster than I am with a better BC. I’m at like 490 AMSL. 1k full sized IPSC is actually pretty easy,,,,, at dusk and dawn . If there is a buffer fly fart of wind all bets are off, at least with my wind skills.
Pay close attention to your head position. The 24mm , at least mine, has significant parallax at 500 and beyond. The 32mm I run doesn’t suffer from this.
Edit: in the video he was running either a M3 or M2 variable. They cut him adjusting parallax, but he certainly did once past 300. I originally ran an M3 vari-x and love it but I can engage targets significantly faster with the compact NXSs from 50y to 600 using reticle holds. I never got comfortable using the M3 like that because of the image when parallax wasn’t set. In a perfect world I’d run a 32mm with the NP-R1. Not sure they exist...
10# spec is “optimistic “
"MRE-ish"?? What dat?
id really just like to find the NXS 32mm in mils. i like the np-r1 but would snap up a mil-r in a heartbeat.
Wish it was the 32mmMay be your lucky day
SOLD - Nightforce 2.5-10x24 mil-r
I have for sale a nightforce nxs 2.5-10x24 mil-r, it was bought new and mounted in a geissele ddc mount and put on a spr and it's never been used, I'll get pics up asap..It has the throw lever and zero stop..Cross posted so first I'll take it gets it. $2000 shipped and insured.www.snipershide.com
I'm a fan of the 32mm. Although mine is the plain Mil Dot. Kinda wish I could get a MD 2.0, but I didn't like the Mil-R at 10X so I went with the Mil Dot.View attachment 7649315
No. It's a Burris FF3 in their 30mm mount. The top of the red dot body is planar with the top of the turret. As soon as you can peak over the top of the turret you can see the dot.Do you have any issues seeing the red dot over the turret? What mount/red dot are you running?
Well, Greg you have convinced me to paint mine, just from this statement. Always thought yours was one of the sexiest mk12 I'd ever seen. I'm gonna do it!! LolYou should paint EVERY MK12.
Oh god yes. As much as I initially wanted to make mine as correct as possible for nostalgic reasons, I just couldn’t bring myself to pay money for the Leupold optic I hated so much.Scopes were garbage compared to today's.