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Deer hunting I assume? The 56mm objective will require mounting it fairly high. Also, the scope is 15" inches long and weighs 25 oz. IMO, it's too much scope for that size rifle and that shooting distance. I would put a good 3-9 or 3.5-10 on it, probably a 40mm. The 40mm still allows for good light gathering at max magnification and also allows for a lower mount. 9x is plenty of magnification for deer hunting at 300 yards. A simple duplex style reticle on a .308 is all that's necessary for that distance if the shooter is even mediocre at estimating range.

I hope you don’t eat your words.

And hopefully that law remains. I wouldn't put anything past the loons who are about to be running the country.

Possibly so, but the premise was that businesses should get to make determinations on who comes in. ERs are businesses.

It’s not clear if we are talking about .gov or business owners. Probably both. I’m all for property rights, but should hospitals (most of which are privately owned) be able to choose to turn away car wreck or gunshot victims who don’t have proof of a vaccination?

So is the “faux outrage” still ridiculous? Is it not ridiculous that requiring people to “show their papers” to see a movie is now being discussed?

I guess you skipped the first two paragraphs of the article... Now that coronavirus vaccines are starting to roll out in the US and abroad, many people may be dreaming of the day when they can travel, shop and go to the movies again. But in order to do those activities, you may eventually need something in addition to the vaccine: a vaccine passport application. Several companies and technology groups have begun developing smartphone apps or systems for individuals to upload details of their Covid-19 tests and vaccinations, creating digital credentials that could be shown in order to enter concert venues, stadiums, movie theaters, offices, or even countries.

Since when do you need a passport to enter a stadium, a concert, or a movie theater?

Before you even bother with red dots, is the fuzzy front sight significantly affecting your accuracy or speed? Some professional action pistol shooters actually target-focus with their iron sight guns, and I'm not talking about targets only five yards away.

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Doesn't sound like it was a violation of law, but UPS requires either the shipper or receiver to be a licensed manufacturer, dealer, importer, or collector. Not sure if a C&R would qualify as a licensed collector. FedEx will not allow a non-FFL licensed shipper to ship to another nonlicensee.

This. I also learned the expensive way that the included MOS plates and screws suck. I assumed that all those idiots having trouble with their MOS plates didn't use the right torque specs or skipped the thread locker, until I broke a screw on a 17. Now I have two C&H plates. The C&H is a much tighter fit. I now use this guy's method starting at around 11:00. And good luck finding green Loctite lol

No improvement for at least a year. More if the Dems win the GA Senate seats. If the Republicans win GA and Biden/Harris don't make gun grabbing an immediate priority, prices and supply could stabilize somewhat in 2022. If the Republicans don't and B/H does, it will be a long ride.

Larry Potterfield has mastered the art of separating me from my money on many occasions. As for the shipping, they don't seem to be any higher than anyone else for UPS Ground. They've tricked many a customer into thinking they are getting UPS Ground when they select UPS Basic, which is the Surepost xsubsailor mentioned above. I almost always avoid their free shipping unless I just don't need it anytime soon. The free shipping is often UPS Mail Innovations, which will get you your stuff in three days or 30 days.

It's not a quad rail, but the Magpul MOE M-lok handguard is an easy way to add attachment points for only $30-40. Magpul sells all kinds of sling/bipod/light attachments for it. I have two and am happy with them.

Freedom to not be forced/coerced/mandated/obligated to get a vaccine for a politicized virus that was rushed into production, has not been tested like other vaccines, and has unknown/undetermined long-term side effects? You’re damn skippy.

Like I said in some other post, I'll let others be the guinea pigs.

And I think the legal term for the last few posts is “thread drift” lol

I know a couple cops who shoot lights-out, but they didn’t learn it at work. No disrespect meant to the LEO community and the ego thing is not just cops. I cringe when I hear a new competitive shooter say “I’ve been shooting X years and I know how to use a pistol.” Sometimes I am wrong. I would rather train a newbie female because they don’t have to put their ego away. Their attitude is usually “I don’t know what to do, so teach me” vs “my granddaddy taught me to shoot and I really don’t need to listen to this” that some guys are thinking.

Ego is often a factor. We have LEOs occasionally come shoot USPSA or IDPA and the thinly veiled attitude is sometimes “I’m about to show ya’ll how this is done.” Them they get their asses handed to them and never come back. The LEO/tactical community sometimes writes off competitive shooting as irrelevant because the targets don’t shoot back, etc. But I’ve heard cop after cop comment after sh*tting the bed on their first ever USPSA stage “I’m not used to being on a timer with people watching.” If a little artificial match stress makes a cop’s brain turn to jelly, how will they resct in a real fight?

I’ve trained a few shooters and shoot competitively pretty seriously. I’m pro-LEO AND support the cops, but don’t get me started on the lousy gun handling incompetence/shooting skills I’ve seen from police officers. Not all of them, but a significant portion of them make me cringe. I wish they used more ammo and time at the academy and had a more rigorous annual qualification. The LEOs you mentioned ignored the basics—booger hook off the bang switch til you’re ready to shoot. This is more important than any manual safety, heavy trigger, etc.

I would disagree. If a newbie is not competent enough to handle a striker fired gun, they probably shouldn’t handle anything without supervision or training. All the safety gadgets in the world don’t matter if the user won’t keep his finger off the trigger.

A true badass.

Yep, I noticed 20 ga. birdshot was almost non-existent last weekend. Can't explain that one.

RIP Steelharp. Anyone know how his wife is?