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Pretty colors.
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JF, I believe that rifle is a M1A socom or scout. It was the replacemaent of the Garand and chambered in .308 not 30'06. And Wes , that indeed is a very nice rifle. (and great photographs!)

Edited by billyburl2 - August/20/2009 at 21:36
If it is tourist season, why can't we shoot them?
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Originally posted by pyro6999 pyro6999 wrote:

little gopher!!


I smell vermin poontang!!!!!! Hello Mr. Gopher.... Meet Mr. Rabbit, he's your friend.
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Thanks Rancid I somehow knew you would like it.

Edited by Urimaginaryfrnd - August/21/2009 at 09:40

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Nice Rifle Wes, I like that SOCOM, Did you do all the refinishing on it or did it come that way, it looks new!
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Edited by Urimaginaryfrnd - August/21/2009 at 09:41

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Well they did good! Did you know that your mail box has been full for a couple days Wes?
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Nice slings, Wes.  Where did you get those?  The one's I've been able to find lately have been a little "flimsy". 
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I sent you a PM with the name.

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I know, I know: it is an afront to my warrior spirit to take a fine, precision rifle and photograph it indoors, I should be ashamed - and I am.

Finally got the 40X (LH, 7.62NATO-stamped barrel) back from the smith, with new 20" barrel cut-down.  I like it, allot!

It'll be on the range within a few days and another report will follow.  For my purposes (it will wear a suppressor most of the time), the 3-9SS is about perfect.

The rifle next to it is also .308, and is for barrel-length and OAL comparison.  It is a 24" tube.







Also, someone asked about balance point of the scoped 40X, it is right at the crease on the stock - just forward of the front scope ring.)  It will be moved a little further forward when the can gets mounted, but I am OK with that, this will be a rifle fired from supported positions, not off-hand, or that is the plan.

(Edited because I posted one pic twice.  And for last point added.)


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Well, went and shot a few rounds down her today and came up with this.
This is the first 5 shot group, cold bore and all and it turned out to be the best group of the day and it measured .357.   
Rounds were 155gr. Sierra Match Kings, CCI BR-2 primers and 46.5gr of "Vargay" and shot @ 100 yards.   
 
 
NOT Betty's drug of choice before her "make over", but the Palma's shoot pretty well, but can't be loaded up close to the lands like she prefers.
 
Here's a pisser!!   Shoot Self 
Had a NICE 3 shot group going and...yup...pulled the 4th shot and put the 5th shot back in the group.  Cencored 
 
 
 
   
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Beautifully done! Thunbs Up
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Excellent
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 Nice shooting, Mark!

 Very nice indeed!

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Thank you, Gents. Thanks for your interest.  
Going back out tomorrow with some 155gr. Lapuas I've been
rat holing. Should do a tad better.  
 
 
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i would love to shoot groups like that mark.
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Very good shooting, Mark.  
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Peeker Good Job Mark!
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Looks like she still sings when you stroke her right Mark!!!

   Even if you did give her a trim.

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If I cut mine down it will be only to add a can. But I have better things to do with 200 bucks than give it to the BATF right now. I think everyone needs to put mufflers on their noise makers.  Think about it, you wouldn't drive a car without one would you?  Billy don't answer that!!!  But just to save every-bodies hearing we should push for mufflers on all firearms.  Just my 2 centavos. Only 2 percent of gun crimes in the US are suppressors used, more people are killed with steak knives.  I'm sorry guys I'll quit mt rant.  
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