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Rick_a
| | Posted on Saturday, September 21, 2024 - 07:37 pm: | 
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After an exhaustive search an optic was chosen.
The contenders were:
Generic ChiCom Colt clone. It's simple. Inexpensive. Nostalgic. And everything I need. Downsides are I've been here before and wasn't terribly impressed. They also have issues with quality control...to be expected given the $55 price point.
Next up was a Cabela's 3x prism. It stacks favorably to others in this class for about $100 less. My store had one for ages until I wanted it. I'll take that as a sign.
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Finally there's Vector Optics. Rumor has it that these are the guys that make the higher quality ChiCom optics for everyone else. I found a "factory 2nd" on eBay for about $100 off. Whenever I've had thirty cal rifles with variable scopes I'd most often keep them on 4x. So it is.
It only has a 600 yard BDC, but I think I'll survive.
Primary Arms has some new micro Prisms, but they're a bit rich, yet. It's basically their micro magnifiers with reticles in them. People primarily complain about the eye relief and restrictive eye box...which is a general prism optic thing...but particularly bad here.
The only complaint with my Vector Optics choice is customer service. Let's hope it doesn't break 
I do have the gun in hand, and it balances pretty well for the weight...which is the main reason that I wanted as little weight in the optic as possible.
(Message edited by Rick_A on September 21, 2024) |
Ducbsa
| | Posted on Sunday, October 06, 2024 - 07:52 pm: |
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https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2024/10/05/how-t o-disarm-america-with-this-one-simple-trick-n49330 84 |
Aesquire
| | Posted on Monday, October 07, 2024 - 07:19 am: |
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https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/10/06/orlando- sentinel-desantis-gun-sales-during-hurricane-n2401 844
Sounds like an invitation to loot the Orlando Sentinel. |
Ducbsa
| | Posted on Thursday, October 10, 2024 - 07:58 pm: |
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Kamala!
https://pjmedia.com/victoria-taft/2024/10/08/as-ca lifornia-ag-kamala-made-kamalas-gun-illegal-n49331 65 |
Aesquire
| | Posted on Sunday, October 13, 2024 - 09:15 pm: |
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https://twitchy.com/aaronwalker/2024/10/10/dear-jo n-stewart-the-second-amendment-protects-the-first- video-n2402034 |
Aesquire
| | Posted on Sunday, October 13, 2024 - 09:42 pm: |
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Gregtonn,
Pat,
It would seem you are ignorant of the primary innovation in the AR design...the buffer assembly.
See that big long spring in the picture above? It eliminates bloody eyebrows in all but the most inept shooters.
It also allows the shooter to reacquire the target more quickly.
Feel free to redirect the subject as you usually do.
I'm waiting for your response to my guess about the gas system. And your opinion.
Sorry about my bad habit of ADHD thread drift, apologies for annoying you.
But I'd rather be right than win an argument.
And I haven't shot an AR-10 in a really long time, so all my recent experience with battle rifle "caliber" rifles is fixed breach, lever or bolt action rifles. ( battle rifle, aka 8mm Mauser, .303, .30-06, 7.62 NATO, 7.62x54R, etc. ) I suppose the 6.5 & 7mm Mausers ( Swedish & Spanish ) also qualify as "Full Power" battle rifle cartridges, but at the lower limit?
Imho, and this seems to be the dispute here, the locked breach & semi auto actions with rare exceptions, certainly do reduce felt recoil.
I'll go with shotgun design because I've more experience with them.
One Brother in law has a Franchi in 20ga. using the Browning Long Recoil action. Kicks really hard, when the barrel hits the stop and transfers the motion to the frame & stock. Feels to me like a 12ga. pump. With a weird double hit to the shoulder.
The other brother in law has a Browning ( FN ) gas operated 12ga. ( same as Winchester SuperX2 with added mag cutoff ) Nice and soft compared to any pump. ( or that Franchi )
And I've tried the Benelli M4, short recoil/inertial action, and rate it between a gas operated and pump.
But that's all subjective. The total impulse for the same cartridge should be identical, it's just how the impulse is stretched over time. Right?
So... Please enlighten me where I'm mistaken. You were right on the goose loads. |
Aesquire
| | Posted on Sunday, October 13, 2024 - 10:09 pm: |
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https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=60824 |
Aesquire
| | Posted on Monday, October 14, 2024 - 10:20 am: |
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https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/10/13/mystery- drones-penetrated-restricted-us-air-space-in-virgi nia-pentagon-is-stumped-n4933292
Goose loads good call.
I'm now curious about the current generation of high powered air rifles. Not being plagued by drones, myself, asking for...  |
Zac4mac
| | Posted on Monday, October 14, 2024 - 04:14 pm: |
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I strongly recommend the Crosman Nitro gas piston.
Breakbarrel single stroke, will go through an empty steel spray can.
Muzzle velocity is right around 1,100fps in .22cal with a Crosman premier hollow-point lead pellet.
Z |
Aesquire
| | Posted on Monday, October 14, 2024 - 08:26 pm: |
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Thanks, plus Crossman is local. Been looking at Gamo & Ruger. Air piston? Hmm. Never tried.
It's the woodchuck digging under decks and shed I'm unhappy with. |
Rick_a
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 - 05:48 pm: |
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I have an RWS 48 with barrel shortened to 12." I like it.
 20140313_171905 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr |
Aesquire
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 - 09:55 am: |
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https://twitchy.com/fuzzychimp/2024/10/23/kunce-ki nzinger-shooting-reporter-hit-with-shrapnel-n24026 22 |
Aesquire
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 - 10:16 pm: |
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https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/10/lef ties-cant-shoot-either.php
More on above unsafe irresponsibility.
Which I think is deliberate, but... Politics.
Anyway... I'll indulge my Safety Nazi persona, and condemn these fools for cretins.
Wear glasses! Idjits!
End rant.
Won't even get started.
I even get the silly short range. Photo shoot and actors with no skills, so you can't film hits if they don't. The worst part is they could have more safely used full pop cans and got better hits on media. I suppose they thought "tacticool!!" & ... Unsafe. |
Blake
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 - 10:37 pm: |
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I get a lot of satisfaction just plinking with the pellet rifle in the back yard at 25 yards.
Sure costs less. |
Rick_a
| | Posted on Sunday, October 27, 2024 - 03:01 am: |
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My rifle assembled.
 PXL_20241026_121337640~2 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
The trigger pull was 7lbs. With a reduced power trigger and disconnector spring it was down to six. It ended up weighing 8lbs 12oz, which was about a pound lighter than I expected. I had to buy a cantilever mount to get the proper eye relief behind the optic. The illumination died permanently soon after mounting it, which is a major annoyance.
It's a good looking gun, I think...aside from some minor cosmetic issues. It should make for a good shooter. About $650 for a working 308 semi auto seems a decent deal. |
Aesquire
| | Posted on Monday, October 28, 2024 - 06:49 pm: |
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https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2024/10/24/miss ouri-democrats-gun-stunt-that-led-to-a-reporters-i njury-just-got-even-worse-n1226676 |
Aesquire
| | Posted on Monday, October 28, 2024 - 06:49 pm: |
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https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-nation/warr en-burger-got-it-wrong-19th-century-sources-confir m-the-2a-protects-an-individual-right/ |
Tpehak
| | Posted on Monday, October 28, 2024 - 08:53 pm: |
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Rick_a
| | Posted on Thursday, October 31, 2024 - 05:33 pm: |
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I got a deal at work and replaced optic. Already had some furniture, so replaced that. Might get some backup irons, IDK.
 PXL_20241031_124246282~2 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
It's now a solid 10lb gun. |
Ducbsa
| | Posted on Friday, November 01, 2024 - 06:11 am: |
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I guess it would be offset sights for that gun? I am thinking about some, too, but haven't done anything except look online. |
Aesquire
| | Posted on Friday, November 01, 2024 - 08:37 am: |
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The iron sights at an angle, so you just tilt the rifle? |
Rick_a
| | Posted on Friday, November 01, 2024 - 08:16 pm: |
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Yeah. Most likely some MBUS Pro offset. I feel like every rifle needs backup sights, damnit. I also want to have an excuse to shoot a gun with the lean |
Ourdee
| | Posted on Sunday, November 03, 2024 - 08:23 pm: |
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Found an amazing CCW pistol. Sig Sauer P365 with manual safety. Weighs 18 ounces. Comes with 10 round magazines. I picked up some 17 round magazines that are not any longer than the 7 round mags for my 1911. I was surprised at how it grouped without any real effort from me. |
Aesquire
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 05, 2024 - 05:09 pm: |
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I highly suggest you check out The Fat Electrician's take on the Mk 19 Grenade Machine gun. NSFW language!
However, due to language, I'm just going to post the link, to the short on the Chinese Sniper Grenade "rifle".
LANGUAGE!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DZqOy_0xrsQ |
Rick_a
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2024 - 09:17 am: |
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quote:Found an amazing CCW pistol. Sig Sauer P365 with manual safety. Weighs 18 ounces. Comes with 10 round magazines. I picked up some 17 round magazines that are not any longer than the 7 round mags for my 1911. I was surprised at how it grouped without any real effort from me.
Those are decent little guns. I also like the Springfield Hellcat and Glock 43X as well. |
Ratbuell
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2024 - 09:30 am: |
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Admittedly I never tried the Glock - the Glock signature grip angle is WEIRD to my hands. I tried the 365, and ended up with a Hellcat. The 365 was too "round" - it rotated in my grip (XL hands, admittedly) in both elevation and windage; the Hellcat is more squared-off and stays put. I can mag-dump 14 rounds into a 6" plate at 7 meters, and every shot rings out. My last recert, the instructor commented "I heard two chimes but only see one hit on three of your silhouettes...damn...you overlaid your shots!"
My Hellcat and I play well together  |
Rick_a
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2024 - 12:53 pm: |
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quote:I highly suggest you check out The Fat Electrician's take on the Mk 19 Grenade Machine gun. NSFW language!
However, due to language, I'm just going to post the link, to the short on the Chinese Sniper Grenade "rifle".
That is a strange device. I have mixed feelings |
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