JonF

Since you work in Manhattan, check out Camera Land Inc on Lexington Ave some time. They sell and STOCK a LOT of rifle scopes there, including some of the ones you're interested in. I dont think they will have all 3, but you may be able to at least check out 1 or 2 from your list. I bought a high end Vortex from them and they were excellent to deal with, know the optics fairly well and have no problem haggling down a bit off msrp. Definitely worth a shot if you're already in the neighborhood.

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dang, that would have put you in 2nd place in irons too. that's a very respectable finish for being rusty! can't believe I took second place in rifle. 2nd place is just first loser. Who finishes "second" anyways?

She may protest, but Ill definitely be coming that day, no matter what.

I have it and the dies work just fine. Any reason why you'd want to mix and match? Some people have had issue where they load so blazingly fast, the hopper cannot keep up with supply, but once they drop into the feed hose and die, that part works great. I've never experienced this and i can comfortably load 5-600 per hour at my pace.

Iggy, any multi-gun stages or strictly rifle or pistol for the whole match?

What is the assessment you're referring to?

keyword: sometimes! there is one place that sometimes gets a keg during beer week but its for basically one day and not guranteed. with russian river scaling back thier distro even more, it may be a thing of the past.

Straight from the source! I was behind enemy lines in Cali for some training this past week and so while in the area I made a trip up to Santa Rosa to the Russian River brewery for a visit. This is an amazing beer and the best part is that its only $5/bottle from russian river themselves. lol

I just picked up a case of this foul swill.

And while you're in Long branch (or the Red bank location), try JR's. Thier spin on the burger is gourmet sliders: two thick, handmade patties cooked to your liking with a variety of toppings or tasty preconfgiured options. I like the spicy bacon burgers on wheat buns. They also have tater tots FTW!

Oh snap, you mean entire stage win, not just division! Which one was stage 2 again? I can never remember the names and layouts unless i built it...

I found a few shells that were fired in the same scenario like that while picking up my own brass (diff caliber) at the range. The expansion is comical when it holds together.

Mk VII, 44M, 2 tone in Titanium Carbon Nitride/satin chrome. Its a fairly rare factory color combo and Its my summer carry gun.

Embedded vid for the cleaned up version. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHJ-NSC8820

Lots of great stages today. Challenging, yet still a lot of fun and a fairly normal classifier that you don't need eagle eyes or a Nightforce scope to make out the A zones! My vids from today:

The intensity of the flame that a primer produces during ignition is called brisance and is more potent than many people realize. Below is a link to a test of various rifle primers but tout can get an idea of the amount of flame produced by such a little item. http://www.6mmbr.com/PrimerPix.html

It certainly does reinforce the point (And not targeting anyone here, but serves as a stark reminder) of why its important to use proper safety equipment while reloading. Why anyone would choose to NOT wear safety glasses while reloading is, to be quite frank, dumb, even despite the evidence here of what are some of the more extreme circumstances. You're dealing with flammables, explosives, projectiles and parts under extreme pressure which, to put it scientifically and politely, is a recipe for massive potential energy release. Even though the process of reloading, just as the process of firing a gun itself is safe as long as you observe proper safety precautions, when shit does happen, it can be potentially catastrophic. Whether you're talking a KABOOM'D gun or a kaboom'd press, you don't want to be caught on the business end of either with your proverbial "pants down".

Testing your experimental contraption for the first time at a live match? What could possibly go wrong?

Most of the A-B primary brewed products (not including the better brands that InBev merely own distro rights for) are classified as "Adjunct lagers". Adjunct beers are made by substituting some percentage of the essential (and more expensive) pure barley malts with cheaper and inferior rice/corn alternatives whose only goal is for profit, not taste. The net result of the product is a less pure beer from traditional beer standards and the side effect are "off" flavors and aftertastes that are synonymous with *all* the A-B beers in thier lineup. Essentially these are the lowest of the low on the beer totem pole akin to cheap fast food where fillers are intently used to dilute and spread the product farther while increasing profit margins. Now if you like the taste of A-B beers, thats fine, so long as you know you are willfully drinking a product intent to deceive you and drain your pockets. Of course A-B, along with even the craft brewers, are a business out to make money, its just the difference is that the quality craft/micro brewers intend on giving you the absolute most quality product possible for your money whereas A-B wants to give you the absolute least they legally can.

Have they beefed up or redesigned the F800's in the last few years at all? Last i remember, F8's would slowly disassemble and separate thier rear suspension and frame when used primarily off road as a true ADV bike.

The Henry action is SMOOTHER then silk, the trigger pull is light and the price is right. Its hard to justify any other really.

No issues with mine, but some of the holes for the various pins and controls are rather tight. I had to file a few thousandths off the mag release latch and button to get them to slide freely. The takedown pins are purportedly always tight for all receivers, but not tight enough to have to alter anything although you will need a punch or something like that to get the pin started.

Like Sgt. Slaughter, i shave with a blowtorch.

Ha! Generally, due to time constraints at a match, i rarely would pick it up (or pick up very little). But with the price and availability of it these days, many of us are certainly trying to reclaim as much of our own as possible. Its still always a losing proposition though, but desperate times are desperate times, yanno?