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I've got a caldwell ballistic precision. It's certainly not the most amazing chrono, but it's light, easy to set up, and can connect to your phone to store data (android and apple, no windows phone support, sorry!)
Has been finicky in very overcast and very bright days, but usually works.
I've even shot my bow through and registered arrow velocities with success.
Best of all, it's cheap. Bought mine for about $50 on sale.
(note: the tripod is CRAP. toss it and use a good one. I use a vanguard alta pro 264 for photography. works just fine with the chrono)
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Ruger model 77 in .243
The old style with the red 'rubber' buttpad. I have never been kicked so hard by a rifle. It was insanely painful to shoot, even compared to the .45-70s & .458
It felt like I was being whacked with the sharp edge of a spatula every trigger pull.You should come shoot mine in .308! It's loads of fun! /s
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I have never had a problem with any of the Leathemans that I have had. I currently have the Wave that I only carry on occasion, but has never let me down. I used to carry it every day, but I did not like it on my belt and it was to big in my pocket. My EDC is now a leatherman skeletool cx. It fits my hand and pocket well for daily practical use. I also do not like a serrated edges and this particular model has the staight edge. It also has some carbon fiber parts to make it lighter. I highly recommend the skeletool.
Leatherman Skeletool! Aww yeah. It's now my go to multi-tool at work and home.
Reasons:
1. Fit - it is plenty comfortable. The slight curve fits my palm and fingers and applies just the right amount of leverage. If I need more, then I need a bigger tool than this one.
2. Tool selection: Two sets of screwdriver tips - big and small flat, bit and small phillips. Knife. Pliers. Bottle opener.
3. The tools I use the most - Knife and bottle opener - don't require me to open the tool and fiddle to use them.
4. Forget the pocket clip - the carabiner clip hangs from a belt loop and the tool tucks in my back pocket. Easy access- no flopping about.
Curiosity got me. I ordered a SOG Powerlock from Amazon, it's this one:
I have always wanted one of the SOG's to tryout. If I get it and don't like the feel of it I am sure Amazon will be happy to accept it back.
Reasons?
Figured I'd give the compound leverage thing a try, 1/4" drive (sounds neat, may sound neater than it is), lots of tools.
I have a SOG as well - it was my go to before the skeletool. The extra power is super helpful in specific circumstances. Cutting tough wire, pulling staples/nails.
I have the EOD - the spike comes in handy despite not being an explosives guy - punching holes in drywall to start a cut is a breeze. Also fun. Have also used it to puncture empty isobutane bottles for my MSR stove. The V cutter is great for stripping small wires, opening letters/box tape and other minor slicing. The blade was soft, and bent. Meh, don't use it much. The saw, however has trimmed many a small limb in the woods that was just a bit too green to snap. (didn't have a big blade to chop).
To me - the 1/4 drive is a bit silly. Even more so once I lost the little spring that holds sockets on it.
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Such a ridiculously happy tune. Is that one of the Youtube ad free musics?
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YHM 7.62TI. Rated full auto and weighs in at 15 oz. I don't know of any shop that does layaway on a suppressor.
Lots of good suggestions. Thanks, I'll look into the ones mentioned.
The layaway is not mandatory, but it seems like a good idea to be able to pay on it over the time it is in jail.Keep an eye on the rating. YHM makes two different levels of their 30cal cans, one is rated 308, the other up to 300WM.
If you weren't so bloody far away, I'd take you out to shoot with mine.
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I use a YHM M2 Phantom that I got from Mike Dresner at Law Enforcement Sales. Not sure about layaway but you won't deal with a better guy.
Did the same. Phantom M2 QD. Love it. Mike is a great guy.
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Sold my 442 to a buddy - got to missing it about two weeks later. Picked up a 640. Mmm Steel. .357 is angry out of the 'lil dude. I could handle 38's all day long in the 442 - a box of .357's and I'm done shooting the 640 for the day.
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I recommend the Pelican 1910 or 1920. They are priced between $20 and $25. Great lights for the money. I have a few of each.
http://www.pelican.com/us/en/product/tactical-dive-flashlights-headlamps/small-light/standard/1910/They're AAA and 2AAA lights, but I love mine. They're small, great runtime on low (where I use it most of the time) and durable as heck. I did have to shim the batteries in my 1920 - they rattled enough to piss me off. A small slip of paper cut to a single roll fit in and stayed put. Now it's perfect.
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RCBS Chargemaster.
They're great. Not cheap, but great. One day I'll own one, until then I deal with my slow method on a small digital scale with slightly below volume throws and a powder trickle to bring up to weight when I'm loading for accuracy.
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Came in the mail at work today.
1. Super stoked about the stuff. Will post pics tonight.
2. I'm 90% sure who my secret santa is. Lets just say, he knew exactly - I mean exactly what would be perfect. Kudos bro! (keep it secret! But I'm totally hitting you up for the Santa's bonus on the list, when you're ready of course :cool:).
Stay tuned, I'll update this post with pics later tonight!
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Looks like this may be the Nighthawk pictured instead of the Talo but I did find a Talo in stock at Classic Arms and went with it. I handled just about every gun Ruger makes within reason and although I would love to have a Match Champion now it's not something Daddy would have fell in love with.I am super excited about it and am now looking to get some personalized wooden grips made. Anyone have any suggestions on who to go to for that? I'll get some pictures posted after I get a chance to shoot it.
Thanks again for all the advice and for steering me towards a Ruger.
What kind of work are you looking for in the grips? Exotic wood? Specific carving patterns? Something else?
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I think the Vaqueros are beautiful revolvers.
Seconded.
I'd say get a matched set. But that's just the little kid cowboy dream talking.
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I've got a pair of 5.11 gloves I wear. But not because they're tacticawesome. They were $5. Hooray $5!
As a bonus, they keep me from burning my hands on the can when I forget that it gets hot.
Also have a pair of "Nebo" gloves. Bought them off the sale rack at an ace hardware. Came with a folding box cutter! Not sure where the box cutter is now... the gloves are in my dad's shop. They're designated general use gloves. Anyone can grab, just put back on the bench when you're done not cutting your hands open.
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Beautiful gun. You might have just put another project on my "To Do List" if I ever get the funding for it.
Stones River is where you shot it at, right?
Bingo. Don't have easy access to land, and haven't ponied up for a membership at a range yet. It's not too bad out there; and as public ranges go it's nice to have the RSO's watching out for people being rather unsafe.
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I picked up this...
A LT OBR. I am a little excited about this one. Now I have to buy a bunch of goodies for it.
Positively drool-worthy. :drool:
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Yep! ALG. Good eye. My goodness. As for the sling, it's Magpull, I just don't know which one, I grabbed the box. It was that or a made in china BS $15 one. I oppted for $50 and not smashing my chest just to get the gun around me. So I went with it. It is the MS3 Gen 2. As for liking it, it is nice, I don't like how it blocks my hand. I have to figure out a way to make it fit better than it does. If I didn't have a good grip and needed to fire I would be in trouble. So I am going to work on that part. This one has no rattle. I think I need to shorten it a bit and reposition it and then it might be good. But what I really need is field time down in the bowl to test fire it and see what works. The weathers been so cold we haven't gone down the hill.
hah, yeah, there's only a few triggers that have that nifty silvery sheen. Lucky guess.
Thanks for the heads up on the sling, look forward to hearing how the range day goes, once it isn't quite so frigid.
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Nice! How well does the magpul match the cerakote? Looks good in the pic.
How do you like the magpul sling? Is that the newer MS3? Played with the polymer catch? I didn't like the old version too much, buddy had one and it rattled a bit.
What trigger is that? ALG?
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Thanks for the praise guys and gals, guess it did turn out pretty slick. :cool: Gonna get some black satin krylon for the bipod this weekend - if I can bring myself to brave the madness.
Next step will be barrel threading. Gotta find someone local, really not terribly keen on shipping the barrel. This was about a year in the making, from inception (seeing the early prototypes from KRG) till completion (if it can ever actually be "complete").
@mrsmonkeyman2500 - Is that the .308 semi auto that's in the works? Take pics as you go along. Wish I had, would've been fun to document the whole build. Now I'd have to tear it down just to pretend!
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Gorgeous build! Reminds me of why I can't own a bolt gun... expensive taste.
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkOh, it wasn't too terrible, to start.
barreled action 450
choate stock 200 (replaced this option with KRG - 800)
primary arms 4x14x40 mil mil 280 (Replaced with Burris - 850)
warne maxima 50 (yeah, honestly I haven't found better rings. Lighter, but not better)
weaver rail 20
(add bipod)
1000 -> 2280
But I had a case of "expensive taste" as well, and the costs jumped significantly. And I still need to get a rear QD point and a sling, and might eventually get a GG&G or Atlas bipod
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My buddy has a dog with similar issue(but much worse case), vet says allergies. They're going to get her tested because it hasn't gotten better in quite some time.
My parents had a german shorthair pointer with very similar stuff, vet had us bathe her in a diluted betadine solution and they'd clear up. I convinced the parentals to change her food and they went away permanently.
Good luck, you'll get it sorted!
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So, I've been building this for a while - finally made it to the range to test it out.
Specs:
Barreled action is bone-stock taken off a Savage 10fp in .308 win. 24" barrel, accutrigger
Bolted directly into a KRG Alpha 180 stock
Accurate Mag 10rd magazine
Burris XTRii 3-15x50 SCR-Mil
Weaver 20moa base
Harris Bipod up front, in Krylon OD green
Ammo was rolled up by a buddy - 41.6gr h4895 175gr nosler hpbt 2.800 COL
Took it out to the range to get some time behind it and get my initial feelings on it.
Where it excels:
Comfort - jeez this thing fits me like a glove. Small palm swells, perfectly straight and smooth front strap on the grip, panels are perfectly grippy.
Flex - next to none. Didn't have a good way to load the bipod, and sitting had some bounce. Expect it to be problem free when prone
Recoil - low. Very manageable. The stock isn't that heavy, nor is the barreled action. It's definitely not super light though, I'm not walking through the woods all day with this one unless I absolutely have to.
Where it needed work:
Feeding - the magazine needed some tweaks, burrs on the feed lips were sanded off, the feed lips needed slight spreading, and the follower had to be lightly adjusted for the last round. After those, no problems whatsoever
Reaching the safety - wasn't as easy in this stock as in the factory tupperware. Not extreme, but was a bit of a stretch.
Elevation adjustment - going to have to reset the zero stop on the scope, factory is set (per the manual) 20 moa below center, I'll need to adjust that out, or remove the 20moa rail. Probably don't need the rail, what with the amount of adjustment available (over 30mil)
Where I need work:
About .75moa, if you don't count the flyer. Shot six 5 shot groups, all just like it. Didn't bother with trying to zero the scope, was on paper and wanted to see what it could do. Every time I pulled the 5th shot of the group. Note to self - slow down, follow through, stop rushing to get up on the last shot. Also, might do a little better without gloves. Just enough wind to nip at my fingers, so they were on from the start.
Finally, it was a lovely clear cool day, and now it's a great clear cool night.
If you don't want to go out and see it yourself, there's the moon. Shot with a Nikon D3100 and a Tamron 70-300. 1/40s f32 from my backyard. Not the best pic ever, had a bit of fog on the lens because I wasn't waiting for the lens to acclimate. T-shirts and 30-something degrees. Brr.
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Didnt die this time!
Sent from my SPH-L720 using TapatalkAwesome! Living: Good! Dying: Not as good.
Glad you're ok, that can be really scary. Had a jack fail on me once, but wasn't under it. After that, moved to stands and wheel chocks, I don't trust just the parking brake.
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... owes me X:XX amount of time back
Glad to oblige. Please find Jimmy and hop inside his time machine*, it'll certainly move you through time**.
[media]https://youtu.be/Y-P0Hs0ADJY[/media]
Note:
* Time machine not real. Any belief in the possibility of time travel proposed in another time wasting video and/or jumping in a cardboard box powered by Doritos is moderately disconcerting. The affected individual should consult a trained medical professional for immediate psychological evaluation.
** Movement through time is not guaranteed to be in a direction desired by the traveller. Likely you'll just move forward in time. Probably by about 30 seconds or so.
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YUP. JET BIKE! Woo!
And the Tuk Tuk. Hot dam.