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Rancid Coolaid
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Pretty colors.
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billyburl2
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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 |
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If it is tourist season, why can't we shoot them?
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cyborg
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Urimaginaryfrnd
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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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JF4545
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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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Urimaginaryfrnd
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Edited by Urimaginaryfrnd - August/21/2009 at 09:41 |
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JF4545
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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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Kickboxer
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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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Urimaginaryfrnd
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I sent you a PM with the name.
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Rancid Coolaid
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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.) Edited by Rancid Coolaid - August/21/2009 at 11:29 |
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cheaptrick
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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!!
Had a NICE 3 shot group going and...yup...pulled the 4th shot and put the 5th shot back in the group.
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Sgt. D
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Beautifully done!
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Take care of Soldiers, Show em how its done and do it with em, Run to the Fight & and hold your ground! I die my men go home! If you're a NCO and this ain't you. GET OUT! GOD BLESS AMERICA!
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“A hunt based only on trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be.” – Fred Bear
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RONK
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Nice shooting, Mark! Very nice indeed! |
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cheaptrick
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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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pyro6999
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i would love to shoot groups like that mark.
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They call me "Boots"
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Kickboxer
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Very good shooting, Mark.
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JF4545
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Good Job Mark!
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Steelbenz
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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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Steelbenz
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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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