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Originally Posted By ChickenMan11: What does that item do that looks like a flashlight which is mounted on the side of your rifle? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By ChickenMan11: Originally Posted By Defender3: Arrived yesterday. Dug up an LT608 I used when I had a M14 in a Sage EBR chassis and it appears it will get the unit far enough forward to ensure sufficient detections. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/52736/2F9B7E51-16AD-4B33-8E0C-9CAE9F88C718_JPG-2797279.jpg What does that item do that looks like a flashlight which is mounted on the side of your rifle? It's a small form factor radar unit designed to capture bullet velocities. |
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Originally Posted By SpeyRod: Originally Posted By Defender3: It's a small form factor radar unit designed to capture bullet velocities. Chronograph. It's a small form factor radar unit designed to capture bullet velocities. |
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Originally Posted By Defender3: Did some velocity testing and new barrel break-in today. I tested an AndiScan Micro while using my Labradar. Any day on the range is a good day on the range. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/52736/IMG_6258-2847728.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/52736/IMG_6255-2847730.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/52736/IMG_6259-2847729.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/52736/Velocity_Testing_AndiScan-2847722.jpg View Quote Unless you go to the range without boresighting new glass, forget tools at home to make any corrections, and it's raining. Fired 2 rounds total and decided to pack it up instead of wasting expensive ammo. |
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Also tried to get some MV data but my Magnetospeed didn't pick up either shot. Wouldn't have done me any good anyway. All in all, it was a shit show.
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Ya'll with your fancy bolt actions.
Decided I needed another bolt but on a budget. This one is so bad ass it makes a 'zip zip' sound when you cycle the bolt and it has a 'bolt action bolt hold open feature', can't cycle the bolt if the mag is empty, genius! How does it shoot? It amazed me with its flimsy hollow stock. I did add a Larue pic rail to attach a decent bipod. Pretty sure this Larue part is what made it shoot! Attached File Attached File Please don't be jealous! |
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Originally Posted By DuneShoot: Ya'll with your fancy bolt actions. Decided I needed another bolt but on a budget. This one is so bad ass it makes a 'zip zip' sound when you cycle the bolt and it has a 'bolt action bolt hold open feature', can't cycle the bolt if the mag is empty, genius! How does it shoot? It amazed me with its flimsy hollow stock. I did add a Larue pic rail to attach a decent bipod. Pretty sure this Larue part is what made it shoot! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/247601/IMG_8445_jpg-2848281.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/247601/IMG_8448_jpg-2848282.JPG Please don't be jealous! View Quote Not a bolt gun, and also not very fancy by today's standards. |
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Originally Posted By DuneShoot: Did add an optic to a real rifle. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/247601/IMG_8480_jpg-2848288.JPG View Quote |
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Been traveling - some nice updates to the thread!
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Oh well, the NF ATACR I bought off the hide had to be sent back for repairs. The zero-stop is frozen solid. Seems to be a known problem, but means the scope will be down for 6 weeks.
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Originally Posted By Defender3: Oh well, the NF ATACR I bought off the hide had to be sent back for repairs. The zero-stop is frozen solid. Seems to be a known problem, but means the scope will be down for 6 weeks. View Quote Dang. Is there any preventative maintenance you can do? I haven’t set mine. |
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Originally Posted By Defender3: Oh well, the NF ATACR I bought off the hide had to be sent back for repairs. The zero-stop is frozen solid. Seems to be a known problem, but means the scope will be down for 6 weeks. View Quote I haven't even set my zero stop yet. I just keep dialing zero for the different barrels and holding(T3). I'm scared to go look now, I better not mess with it. |
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Originally Posted By mettee: I haven't even set my zero stop yet. I just keep dialing zero for the different barrels and holding(T3). I'm scared to go look now, I better not mess with it. View Quote It's a manufacturing issue. You working the zero stop shouldn't induce the issue, but it could highlight it. Best to at least check since it's warrantied. |
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I like the RRS leveling head.
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I use the shit out of that tripod. Love shooting from it.
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I need to master my tripod skills.
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Those of you that have attended the Larue armorers course, do they cover anything about the barrel extension fit to the upper?
I'm following a thread about thermal fit and it has me thinking. Why is a thermal fit necessary.... |
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Originally Posted By mettee: Those of you that have attended the Larue armorers course, do they cover anything about the barrel extension fit to the upper? I'm following a thread about thermal fit and it has me thinking. Why is a thermal fit necessary.... View Quote Can you be more specific? The LaRue large frame extensions is slightly larger than other manufacturers. Somewhere (I think) in the early part of the thread might be a link specifically talking to a snipers hide post where a guy machined his LaRue barrel to fit another receiver. |
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Originally Posted By Defender3: Made up a small observation station. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/52736/IMG_6841-2923013.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/52736/IMG_6842-2923010.jpg View Quote Nice! |
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is that a kestrel weather vane or something else?
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Originally Posted By bfk4lyfe: is that a kestrel weather vane or something else? View Quote Yes, it's the cheap one. The Kestrel fits right into a small holder at the front. I also have a small rod with a ribbon for wind. I'm going to integrate it with the wind meter. |
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Originally Posted By Defender3: Can you be more specific? The LaRue large frame extensions is slightly larger than other manufacturers. Somewhere (I think) in the early part of the thread might be a link specifically talking to a snipers hide post where a guy machined his LaRue barrel to fit another receiver. View Quote Well there is a big deal about thermal fit and specific fit for extension to upper fitment being thermal fit on the hide. My rifle and about 10 others that I have shot(Tobr) are super accurate and they are definitely not thermal fit. I have not measured the bearing surface area on other extensions vs the Larue, so maybe the Larue is achieving precision another way. |
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Originally Posted By mettee: Well there is a big deal about thermal fit and specific fit for extension to upper fitment being thermal fit on the hide. My rifle and about 10 others that I have shot(Tobr) are super accurate and they are definitely not thermal fit. I have not measured the bearing surface area on other extensions vs the Larue, so maybe the Larue is achieving precision another way. View Quote I can tell you they did not talk about thermal fit in my Armorer's course. I would suspect anything that Mark is doing as a TTP would be verboten. He may be achieving tighter tolerances due to his uppers and lowers being machined vs cast, and by controlling all the process in-house vs sending out to a jobber. So, in essence, he's stacking his own tolerances to achieve a tighter fit, and thus, better accuracy. |
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Originally Posted By mettee: D3 you need one of these: https://accurateshooter.net/Blog/swfabigeyes02.jpg View Quote Bro, that's $7500 in glass! I've had high power Vortex and Swarovski spotters and decided to go to the binos. Less eye strain, better field of view to call shots and a more compact footprint. The downside is older eyes do like more power, so 15x at 1,000yds allows you to see the hit, but not necessarily where if there are multiple hits already on target. |
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https://www.sgammo.com/product/260-rem/200-round-case-260-rem-130-grain-eld-match-ammo-hornady-8553
Wow, someone buy this, they won’t ship to Ca otherwise I would have already. |
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Originally Posted By bfk4lyfe: https://www.sgammo.com/product/260-rem/200-round-case-260-rem-130-grain-eld-match-ammo-hornady-8553 Wow, someone buy this, they won’t ship to Ca otherwise I would have already. View Quote Target sports has it for $315 with free shipping. |
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Is Target Sports worth getting the membership again? I dropped it when they had nothing and what they did have was crazy high.
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Originally Posted By mettee: I shot my tmk load recipe a few days ago. It was pretty muggy out and I couldn't keep the sweet out of my eyes. 130 Sierra TMK 42.2 H4350 Federal 210 Norma brass 2.100 BTO 2.814 COAL QL Projected MV - 2727 Actual MV - 2750 @ 90 degrees Couple of my decent groups, had a couple 3 round groups all touching. Radar was picking up other bullets besides mine. https://i.imgur.com/MDuuUNb.jpg https://i.imgur.com/BtoWd36.jpg https://i.imgur.com/gz29Mgy.jpg View Quote Great stuff there! That 42gr window seems to be the bomb for the 6.5 and 260. |
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I set my diopter with parallax set to infinity, on high power, against a one color back drop. I'm still having weird focus issues with my eyes. It could just be allergies and sweat in the eyes, it was frustrating. I'd like to do the moa all day challenge at some point.
I scored a box of the closed nose 130 SMK's. I am also curious to see how those do. I'm going to shoot the tmk load at some longer distances and see how they perform, the SD was low so I'm sure it will do fine. |
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Originally Posted By mettee: I set my diopter with parallax set to infinity, on high power, against a one color back drop. I'm still having weird focus issues with my eyes. It could just be allergies and sweat in the eyes, it was frustrating. I'd like to do the moa all day challenge at some point. I scored a box of the closed nose 130 SMK's. I am also curious to see how those do. I'm going to shoot the tmk load at some longer distances and see how they perform, the SD was low so I'm sure it will do fine. View Quote I routinely adjust my parallax. I could be at 600yds and my parallax could be at 500 or 700yds. Those TMKs should perform well regardless of distance. |
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Agreed, I am always checking my parallax, my bigger issue was the diopter focus. My reticle kept going in and out of focus, or I couldn't focus at all. It was really messing with me.
I'm trying to develope a few loads so if certain components aren't available I can substitute another |
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Originally Posted By mettee: Agreed, I am always checking my parallax, my bigger issue was the diopter focus. My reticle kept going in and out of focus, or I couldn't focus at all. It was really messing with me. I'm trying to develope a few loads so if certain components aren't available I can substitute another View Quote My eyes aren't that great these days. I was out zeroing w/ my new-to-me S&B and when I dialed up to see my impact the image got kinda fuzzy. Thought my diopter or parallax was acting up but nothing I did cleared it up. I dialed back down to 8x to finish and with each shot the image got fuzzier. Eventually, even at 5x, everything was a blur. Didn't matter how close or far. Got home and looked through my other scopes just to make sure it wasn't my eyes. |
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We old
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Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: My eyes aren't that great these days. I was out zeroing w/ my new-to-me S&B and when I dialed up to see my impact the image got kinda fuzzy. Thought my diopter or parallax was acting up but nothing I did cleared it up. I dialed back down to 8x to finish and with each shot the image got fuzzier. Eventually, even at 5x, everything was a blur. Didn't matter how close or far. Got home and looked through my other scopes just to make sure it wasn't my eyes. View Quote I'm almost certain I mentioned somewhere before page 50 that getting old sucks. |
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Originally Posted By Defender3: I'm almost certain I mentioned somewhere before page 50 that getting old sucks. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Defender3: Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: My eyes aren't that great these days. I was out zeroing w/ my new-to-me S&B and when I dialed up to see my impact the image got kinda fuzzy. Thought my diopter or parallax was acting up but nothing I did cleared it up. I dialed back down to 8x to finish and with each shot the image got fuzzier. Eventually, even at 5x, everything was a blur. Didn't matter how close or far. Got home and looked through my other scopes just to make sure it wasn't my eyes. I'm almost certain I mentioned somewhere before page 50 that getting old sucks. Luckily (I think), this wasn't a case of O.L.D. Just something breaking. |
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Here is my scenario:
Redding type S bushing sizer with SAC bushing. I set my die to size properly with all my brass but it seems like some Hornady, and only Hornady brass gets sized down smaller for some unexplained reason. It's only .003 difference, and maybe I'm more concerned than I should be but I'm trying to maintain consistency. Anyone else have hornady brass size inconsistently like that? Some of this brass was shot suppressed so I can only guess that maybe it's deformed in some way, or maybe the brass quality is different. I did notice a difference in brass from the older black box and the new white box, maybe it just bumps back easier. |
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Originally Posted By mettee: Here is my scenario: Redding type S bushing sizer with SAC bushing. I set my die to size properly with all my brass but it seems like some Hornady, and only Hornady brass gets sized down smaller for some unexplained reason. It's only .003 difference, and maybe I'm more concerned than I should be but I'm trying to maintain consistency. Anyone else have hornady brass size inconsistently like that? Some of this brass was shot suppressed so I can only guess that maybe it's deformed in some way, or maybe the brass quality is different. I did notice a difference in brass from the older black box and the new white box, maybe it just bumps back easier. View Quote You have omitted some potentially vital details. Virgin or fired? If it came out of a gas gun, the forces to forcibly extract the brass while it's still hot and malleable are significant. Annealed? Trimmed to length? How much lube as that can affect bump? Full resize? |
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Originally Posted By Defender3: You have omitted some potentially vital details. Virgin or fired? If it came out of a gas gun, the forces to forcibly extract the brass while it's still hot and malleable are significant. Annealed? Trimmed to length? How much lube as that can affect bump? Full resize? View Quote Sorry I assumed, I know what happens when I assume. All my brass is from the 260 tobr and at this point once fired. Not annealed not trimmed. None of the other brass I size is processed at all prior to sizing. Once I size, I trim, then I tumble again to remove lube. I used very light application of the dillon case lube. Before I size I typically distribute what's there with my fingers, it seems to leave a more uniform amount. It's a full length sizer, redding type S. I will probably start annealing after the second firing... |
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