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I was thinking if I got a Shockwave that I'd replace the strap with a hand stop. Overall, I like the Shockwave more than the Remmy but I think Remington was smart to go with a Magpul fore end.

I'm thinking about ordering a .308 lower receiver (or two) just to have. Is it safe to say DPMS/LR308 is more or less the standard?

The Shockwave does not have a stock, it has a grip. The moment you put a stock on it, it becomes a sawed off shotgun. It is only through the special design of the grip that this thing is somehow legal.

I used to go to all kinds of auctions with my mother, firehouse, multi estate, on site estate, auction house. Never had a bad time at an auction. How much did you bid on that 1894?

Nothing to tell. Just lett'n y'all know what a shockwave would look like in a scabbard attached to a backpack. I scrounged the pic off the Googles. Looks handy.

Just like this....

I investigated the soft brass thing a little this morning. Apparently Hornady brass is a problem with reports saying cases are only good for about 6 reloads. Hornady also uses a large rifle primer and the primer pockets loosen up. Lapua took a different tack and uses small rifle primer pockets, to be used with magnum primers, along with a different recipe for brass. One review of Lapua brass said it was good for at least 15 reloads and they did the test without annealing. Not sure about the wisdom of that. The more I read about 6.5CM the more I want to stick with .243.or go with another mainstream caliber.

One of the brilliant design elements of the RPR is that swapping barrels is as easy as swapping a barrel on an AR. I believe the barrel life expectancy on a 6.5CM is about 3K to 4K rounds before accuracy begins to drop. Basically a .50 moa rifle becomes a 1 moa rifle. I the competition world that is important, in the hunting or hitting a 9" gong at 1000 yds, not a big deal. If I do go with 6.5CM it will be through the RPR.

Back in '13 I was talked into a .243 caliber rifle because of it's long range accuracy and light recoil. I can't really complain because the recoil is light and it's incredibly accurate out of my Ruger American Rifle. The only problem is it's only accurate for the first three or four shots. Now, when I say accurate what I mean is sub MOA accurate. After the 4th round, the groups open up to about 1.25", which is still plenty accurate for deer hunting. The RAR and .243 cartridge, great economy. So, the plan was to upgrade to an affordable ($1,000.00 at the time) Ruger Precision Rifle in .243 for a little more velocity and harmonic stability out of a longer heavier barrel. Ruger absolutely screwed me when they dropped the .243 cartridge from the RPR line in submission of the 6mm Creedmoor when they came out with the RPR v2.0. Now I'm thinking about saying screw it, the cost of 6mmCM isn't worth it compared to .243 so why not go with a totally different caliber all together. If I'm going to have to pay $1.25/rd I may as well hop on the 6.5CM bandwagon. Or, should I? In my research I learned a thing or two about Creedmoor. The most obvious thing was that both cartridges were practically unnecessary. 6mm CM and 6.5mm CM are just rebrands for .243 Win and .260 Rem. Both .243 and .260 were already fast flat shooting rounds, so, why did they reinvent the wheel? I can only guess that it's easier to sell a "new and improved" product over a tried and true one. Adding Creedmoor to the end of a cartridge name, apparently, automatically makes it more sexy, I guess. Something else I learned is that the brass for these CM calibers is typically soft and does not last very long. Precision shooters are also typically reloaders. So, what's up with the soft brass? Is it just another way to sap $$$ from the pockets of shooters? .243 and 260 brass is substantially stronger than the softer CM cousins. Is there a legitimate (technically rational) reason for soft CM brass? I don't perceive that there is any exceptional increase of value in Creedmoor, (over existing cartridges) to justify the increase in cost, so now I'm expanding the possible cartridges to replace .243. I may still go with 6.5CM but I will need a very convincing argument to do so. In the running is 30-06, .260, .270, 7mm-08, 308 or 6.5Grendel. Long range accuracy, cost per round and ballistic coefficient are the three major factors I'm considering. I guess everyone has their idea of a perfect round, for me, economy is also a big factor. I may just stick with .243 and get a Ruger American Predator rifle, which is the same as the RAR but with a heavier barrel and has a disgusting green stock. I dunno. Anyway, I'm always down for a good caliber wars thread. No matter who loves what, I always learn something new.

No firsthand experience with PA scopes but MAC (youtube) used that very scope in his 1000yds for $1000.00 challenge. He could not say enough about it. I was really tempted to get one for my SPR but I made a decision to only put made in the USA components on/in it. Were it not for that, I probably would have jumped on that scope. I went with a Leupold MK-AR 4-12x44 with a mil dot reticle. Vortex was also in the running for my SPR, their top of the line is world class, and so are the prices. In the scheme of things, the Leupold scope didn't cost much more than what Vortex was offering.

My wife does not like it when I play army in the house. :/

Well, it would make a sick scabbard gun on a 3 day pack. I could run around the house pretending that North Korea is invading the motherland and I'm securing the perimeter. Seriously though, it would be the cats ass of accessories for a MOLLE backpack.

Same here, but I probably still wont get one. It's one of those neat things that looks fun but I doubt it would see the light of day after the honeymoon was over.

Steve, you need to make a instructional video for this technique. I have professional experience in video production and would gladly do this for you for free.

We almost always have major problems fixed. Blown engine, gear box, hydraulic motor. If a front caster breaks off, we weld it back on. These machines are very expensive. The 61" hydro is worth at least 3K used. They sell for like 5 or 6K new. The only problem I see with this mower is that it's huge for a walk behind. 61 is what a majority of riders are and who wants a walk behind that big when you should be doing that with a rider. A walk behind like that is used for special applications. It will be harder to sell but it will sell. The gear box going right after a repower is just bad luck.

That mower, with a working engine, is worth about $2,000.00. A problem/non working fixable machine can probably sell for about $750.00. More if it's a hydro. Harbor freight has 22HP vertical shaft engines for $800.00. Relegating a commercial mower to a parts machine takes more than a blown engine. EDIT: I just looked up Scag walk behinds and they only offer the 61" in a hydro. So in it's current condition you can get close to $1,000.00 for it on CL or FB, If you slap a HF 22HP engine on it, you could sell for 3K.

In 1987, I worked for a company called Bell Telephone Laboratories, better known as Bell Labs. Bell Labs was the research and development arm of the so called Bell system" It was there that the first practical transistor was invented by a Mr Shockley. I actually knew the guy. Lots of really neat stuff, like actual super science, was going on there. Well, to make a long story short, the Bell system was under attack from MCI and sprint and was forced into divesting several "areas", each area was a collection of departments that had common goals. I worked for Network System. There was now a new company that had been created for the BOC's, or the Bell Operating Companies Bellcor was to the BOCs what Bell Labs was to AT&T. They did some research but not a lot of development. They would create a "requirement", send it out to AT&T Network Systems, where they all ended up on my lap. It was up to me to identify who the SME (subject matter expert" was and send copies out for review and to provide feedback on the proposed technology. This was our only opportunity to influence the BOC on what direction they should go, which was for obvious reasons, the way we wanted them to go. Bell Labs didn't really change much administratively, but the brain drain and firewall between Bell Labs and former Bell Labs people over at Bellcor really put a wrench in the works. Hey, you want to read something funny. There was this one time a director asked me to put together a slide show on a PC for a trade show WE were going to attend. Well, at the last minute he decided I was not to be going. I was really disappointed because I actually love doing trade shows. Well, anyway, he jets off to the show, sets up laptop, overhead projector, the screen and the translucent screen that goes on the overhead projector. He could not get it to work, he also could not call me because it was a weekend and he did not have my home phone number. Well, at least he brought a lot of copies of the presentation with him. Anyway, monday morning arrives, and don't forget, at this point I was still unaware he had an issue. He walks into my office and I greet him with good morning and he replied "You suck and you are fired" I was like ha ha, really funny Chuck. Well, he was actually pissed because he believed I sabotaged the presentation, even though he was in possession of the laptop the entire time after we finalized the presentation. There was no possible way that I could have sabotaged the presentation if I wanted to, and I wouldn't because that's not how I roll. Three months later I was booted from the department for all of the sudden not doing a good job in a position I held for three years with excellent employee reviews. So, after the divestiture, AT&T got to keep the name Bell Labs, but the name Bell Telephone Laboratories , a name that had been in use for over a century was gone forever... FOREVER. Nobody could ever use Bell Telephone Labs, not even Alexander himself because he is dead. This little story, while it may be interesting to some, is actually quite pointless, much like this thread. Why? Because Taylor Ham is dead, just like Bell Telephone Laboratories. EDIT: Mrs Peel. I believe this is, game set and match.

That won't work either.

Unless you have a 5th of Jack Daniels (or Jim Beam), a funnel and the strength to pour it down my throat, I'm afraid you are at a disadvantage.

I think it may have something to do with the way they feel something should be instead of the way it actually is. Peel, I grew up in a house with 8 women. That trick, much like the Jedi mind trick, will not work on me.

Yanno, there just may be a correlation between that map and democrat voters too.

If you have $500 to burn, then it's worth it. Things are only worth what you are willing to pay. If you have the money, and it's what you want, then go for it.

Where exactly do you buy this Taylor Ham? Did it come with the house? That must be it, you found a case of randy old packages of Taylor Ham in the basement.

Oh, for flock sake. The package says Taylor Pork roll. End of story. Close the thread.

I liked your comment, but with just one caveat. My boss drive a Ram 1500 with a 5.7 Hemi. I have to say, that truck has some huge ball bearings. It pulls a John Deere tractor on a beaver tail trailer or two 60" inch bobcat mowers and a 48" walk behind with the bed full of blowers and other gear effortlessly and competently, BUT, it has been nickle and dimeing him .ever since it hit 90K miles. sensors, alignment, "modules", and other thingamajigs have gone bad or wrong. I guess it depends on what day of the week the truck was manufactured, maybe. It's a nice ride though. Very comfortable, and , when it's running right, very powerful..