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    Arnie Elkins

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  1. Once upon a time my Oakleys were in an apartment while it was being painted. The painters used sprayers, and everything ended up with a fine mist of paint dots. The Oakleys were the only things that had no damage, as the paint came off with a fingernail. Most paint, like latex interior house paint, comes right off smooth plastic. Sent from my SM-P900 using Tapatalk
  2. JayDee, thanks! I have seen the Grendel site you mentioned, and there is a lot of good info there. Back when I found it the first time, the cartridge was new, and no one seemed to have much experience with it. I am looking for information from people like yourself who have used it for some time, as I do not have time to chase down lots of details and experiment the way I would like before deciding which way I want to go. I would love to tinker endlessly, but I have reached the point in my life that if I am going to do something complex, I want something that just works. I pay a mechanic to fix my car, and it costs more than doing it myself, but I know it is done right, and I cannot take a class in different automotive systems every time I want something fixed or upgraded. I am a geek, and I build computers myself. Still, when I have some work to get done, I don't want a project computer, I want one that just works. I think I am ready to settle, as we all must, for the compromise that suits my situation. While there are no doubt 'better' cartridges for a given purpose, the Grendel seems to be the best balance of capability, availability, and price for me. In 2010 I was diagnosed with Parkinson's. In 2011, much to the consternation of my doctors, I began training in Tae Kwon Do. I say consternation because I was told by most doctors that a martial art in general, and Tae Kwon Do in particular, were not the best choice for people with Parkinson's due to the risk of injury. Parkinson's patients experience balance issues so frequently that my visits to the doctor begin with '"Have you experienced any falls since your last visit?". Over the past weekend, I passed my test for first degree black belt. What does this have to do with rifles? Quite simply, I have always wanted to see how far away I could hit a target, not because I am ever going to be in combat, or even to compete, and certainly not to attempt irresponsibly long shots on game animals, but to see what I as a shooter was capable of doing. I would love to hand craft a rifle, and lovingly polish each piece of brass as I hand constructed each and every round of ammo. I no longer have time for that, just as I no longer have time for the endless debates over the 'best' cartridge or load for this or that. I told my wife when I discovered that my tremor was caused by Parkinson's that if I were ever going to get a black belt, I had to start right away, because no one could tell how much longer I would have the physical abilities to do such things. Having completed that goal, I am now shifting priorities. Tae Kwon Do will be a part of my life for the rest of my time on Earth, but other things can now have their place as well. I love shooting, and my Glock has been my constant companion for many years, but my first love was and always will be rifles. I cannot explain why, but shooting targets with a rifle that others say I cannot just charges me up. But this quest is about the limitations of ME as a shooter, not the rifle or cartridge. If I miss, I want to know it was MY fault. When I reloaded, I could never spend the time to make the 'perfect' ammo. Now more than ever I am running out of time, so I need factory ammo. Would that I had unlimited money, but as I do not, and this is just a hobby for me, I want to shoot a lot without spending a fortune. I want a .308 at some point, but the Grendel seems to have more range with a smaller rifle. Shooting prone and not worrying about hiding from bad guys, and not having to adhere to the rules of any particular game, I can use anything I can afford. I think the Grendel is what I want. It has factory ammo that should be good enough, and inexpensive enough to shoot as much as I want without hassles. So, anyone know a local gunsmith in the Austin, TX area they can recommend to build a Grendel? Or, anyone have a Grendel for sale? Sent from my SM-P900 using Tapatalk
  3. I thought the Alexander 17 was a blowback? At any rate, a 17 would be a fun toy, and during the crazy ammo panic that was the only thing I saw on the shelf, but I will probably get a bolt gun for that.I did not realize anyone had made a 22 magnum AR. Sounds like fun. Anyone have one? There appear to be several already.
  4. Has anyone here usecd the Spartan left-side charge w/non-reciprocating charging handle upper as sold by Joe Bob's? It sounds just about perfect for what I want to do. http://www.joeboboutfitters.com/Spartan_Side_Charge_Non_Reciprocating_Billet_Upper_p/jb-non-recip-upper.htm Sent from my SM-P900 using Tapatalk
  5. You mean the career of you buying up all my old stuff? I have sold almost everything I had that was shooting related, so you would be out of luck anyway. Once I get my Grendel, the plan is never to have to sell anything ever again. LOL!
  6. I am planning to build (or have built) a 6.5 Grendel AR-style rifle for long-range precision shooting. Since hearing about the Grendel cartridge, I have wanted one. I have had other ARs, but for various reasons I have not had a Grendel, which is okay as I never had the money to do it right. Please refrain from suggesting any other cartridge unless it fits in a standard AR-15 platform. I understand there are 'better' cartridges, especially on the AR-10 size chassis, but I don't want one of those right now. Let me make a few things clear. I am not a sniper, nor will I ever be. I do not expect to shoot sniper-style matches any time soon. if ever. If ever I decide to shoot 3-gun matches, I will use another rifle. This is supposed to be fun, and my budget is not unlimited, but I want to have my dream rifle, and one really good Grendel would be worth more than a safe full of not-quite-what-I-had-in-mind rifles. We will be moving in June to Austin, TX courtesy of my employer. I know nothing about the 'shooting scene' out in Austin, but I hope to find places and people there that will allow me opportunities to explore the limits of my shooting abilities at long range. I had a Geissele SD-E on my last AR, and it was my favorite trigger ever on any gun, so I am probably going to go with one of those. I love the two-stage for precise shooting, so single-stage triggers just do not impress me the same way. I have very long fingers, so even with the straight trigger, I loved the overall feel, and my finger placement, when using a Stark grip. Many would find the reach to the trigger much too long, but I felt it was perfect. The only trigger I know of with a similar reach is the POF EFP, which unfortunately for me is a single-stage. I know that the Grendel was designed to give good results even from short barrels, but it seems every cartridge has a 'best' barrel length for a given application. In the long-range arena, is there a 'best' barrel length for the Grendel when using factory ammo? I am not set up to reload at the moment, although I would like to do so in the future. I really want a side-charging upper, as shooting prone makes reaching the standard charging handle difficult, and I do not wish to break my nose trying to charge the gun. I have Parkinson's, and my coordination on my left side is not nearly as good as the right. Being a right-handed shooter, I would like to maintain my firing grip with my right hand while operating the charging handle with my left. It would seem that a side charging upper would be my best bet, so who makes the most reliable, easiest to use side-charging upper? In a perfect world I would have loads of free Grendel ammo. Since our world is less than perfect, I would like to have a rimfire version of my Grendel as well. If I can have two uppers on the single lower, that would be great. Alexander Arms has a .17HMR AR, although they have warnings about using third party triggers with that upper. I have emailed them regarding using the SD-E with the .17HMR upper, and since I just sent my question today, I have no information yet. Whether the 17HMR would work or not, I would like to build a .22LR AR as well at some point. If I cannot have a .17HMR, I would like to build a side-charging .22LR. I want a dedicated rimfire barrel for whatever I get, as an inaccurate gun is only irritating to me, and if the gun is not reliable, I will stop taking it to the range. What is the most reliable, accurate rimfire AR set up currently? And can I use it with the SD-E trigger? If not, what is the most reliable, accurate rimfire setup that would work with the Geissele? FYI, I had a Vortex PST 6-24, and I loved it a lot. I love the FFP reticle. I may get one again for the Grendel, unless I can find something only a little more expensive that is substantially better. Not knowing of anything near the price of the PST that has a FFP reticle and a lifetime warranty, I do not expect a lot of new options, but I would be happy to listen if anyone has ideas. It would be great to have only one scope that could be moved back and forth, but I do not really expect to move that easily between rimfire and Grendel. For a rimfire, the cost of the PST seems a bit high, given the max range of the cartridge. I could get a similar PST in lower magnification, or in a SFP configuration, but I would like to luse once scope. Are there any options for moving a single scope between rifles of different caliber and being able to reset the zero without starting over every time? Thanks! Arnie Elkins rifles dot rock at gmail dot com
  7. Wow! I have never seen anything like it, and it is one of the coolest guns I have ever seen. Sweeeeeeet!
  8. Thanks for the input. I am quite aware of the differences in rimfires--my 10/22 used to prefer Remington HP, until I put a new barrel on it. I haven't decided on a new favorite. Then, about 3 years after my last serious attempt to shoot groups with it, I took it out a couple weeks ago and shot a .75MOA group--with Remington HP! Go figure. I'm looking at using the 22 upper as a training sub for my precision AR, so even at around 30 cents a round, the cost beats the heck out of .223 GMM at $1.50 a round. Not that I will turn down cheap 22 if/when I see it, as I also have other guns to feed, and most of them are not picky, but at the moment I have a hard time finding any 22LR ammo at all. Oh, the days of the $10 bricks... Anyway, my original question was mostly because I was puzzled by the Wolf stuff, and I wondered if anyone had info about the real difference. No way to tell which is 'better' for a particular gun without trying it, that is for sure. Thanks! Arnie
  9. Could not find any info on this, or what felt like the right forum, so I ended up here. Does anyone know the difference between the two varieties of Wolf .22LR ammo? Ammunitionstore.com has two listings: http://www.ammunitionstore.com/products/22lr-ammo-wolf-performance-40gr-match-target-500-round-box.html http://www.ammunitionstore.com/products/22lr-ammo-wolf-performance-40gr-match-extra-500-round-box.html The products look exactly alike, and the stats on the Wolf site are identical: http://www.wolfammo.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=14 Yet the Match Extra costs $10 more per 500 rounds? What is the difference? I'm getting a .22LR upper for my AR, and I will need something to shoot through it. This stuff is supposed to be good, and it is available, so I thought I might try some, but I would like to know what the difference is before I buy. Anyone? Thanks! Arnie rifles.rock@gmail.com
  10. Thanks to the suggestions on here, I got the FF3 in the Burkett mount, and I finally got to the range today. I had a problem with the scope mount, so I have not gotten to really work on groups yet, but I sighted the dot at 25 yards. I managed a sub 1" 5-shot group using the dot, which for a 3MOA dot shooting off one leg of a bipod I thought was pretty darn good. I am VERY happy with the dot setup, thanks guys! The gun has adjustable gas, and it is throwing the brass about a foot, so when I shoot with the gun rolled over to the dot, it goes about 6 inches up and comes back down almost on the gun. I may have to open it up just a wee bit more, but I will probably try it out more first.
  11. Thanks for the report! Wow, now I have to find a way to try one! I really like a 2-stage trigger, but the reach issue is really big. I think I could get used to the single stage. Looking forward to the range report!
  12. Congratulations! My boys drive me crazy, but the day each of them arrived in the world will always be one of the greatest days of my life.
  13. I had a Geissele SSA on a DPMS LR-308, and I liked it a lot. I might not like the POF, as I finally noticed that it is a single stage. I really like the look of the trigger blade, as it seems like it would lengthen the reach to the trigger, as well as forcing you to put your finger in the same spot every time, as there is only ONE spot. I'm trying to decide which Geissele to go with, the SSA, SSA-E, or one of the SD models with the flat trigger. It looks like the flat model should have a slightly longer reach than the curved one, which I might like, but I have not used a flat trigger before. My rifle is set up like an SPR, so I am not looking for ultimate speed and ultra-short reset like a 3-gun trigger. I liked the SSA with its short, light first stage, and crisp break. I'm not sure how much lighter I would go on the pull weight, I thought it was pretty darn nice on the SSA. Still, I am eagerly awaiting reports on the POF EFP trigger. Isn't competition a wonderful thing? Arnie
  14. I harp on this constantly with anyone who will listen, and strangely enough that number has gotten smaller, but I digress. In order to understand a negative, the mind must first create a positive, then reverse it. If I tell you 'do not think of a blue elephant', what happens? First you must think of a blue elephant, only then do you understand what you are supposed to avoid thinking about. If I tell you to think of a blue elephant, you do. If I tell you not to think of a blue elephant, you do too. We must focus on the outcome we want, and give the mind a direction. You are exactly right, you should have told the shooter to keep the gun pointed in a safe direction, or to keep it pointed inside the safety angle. It is a very, very difficult habit to create, and I have to remind myself every day to tell my kids what I WANT them to do, not what I want them to AVOID doing. Glad everything worked out ok, and everyone remained safe. Arnie
  15. Hello?? Hello? Is this thing on? Bueller? <crickets_chirping> . . . </crickets_chirping>
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