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I am hoping that our intrepid heroes get smarter this season. I mean some of the choices they make seem awful dumb. The whole "There are M16s and 1000s or rounds of ammo laying around and I will keep my hunting rifle in an odd caliber" kind of choices.
No doubt, I don't get it either, but it is a TV show.
And Suppressors.. they're attracted to sound? Isn't that a no brianer.. lol
Not the kind of thing you typically find laying around though, but no reason I wouldn't have made one by now that would handle rimfire.
Anybody got ideas as to how to watch if you have dish?
I read that AMC might be streaming just to screw with them, but haven't heard for sure.
Between the Walking Dead, Breaking Bad and Hell on Wheels, Dish really screwed up dropping them. Seems like it's just turned into a big pissing match between the two of them now.
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Whoo Hooo....... Season 3 starts in just a few days!! Anyone else pumped? From the trailers it looks like this season is going to be bad ass
You knew Merle would be back at some point right........
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I use a 100 yard zero for 3gun just cause the hold overs out to 500 yards are dead nutz on with the dots on my MTAC.
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Holy crap. Watching that with my phone so the picture is tiny, but was that 8 shells in like 3 seconds.
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Good advice Merlin. I did make it short enough so my 9th 7 1/2 fits about 2/3 of the way in. 8 slugs and buckshot fit no problem.
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Well got one made and it seems to work great. Used the 5/8 dowel with the rim of a 12ga screwed to one end to hold it in place. We'll see how it works in practice this week, but I don't foresee there being any issues.
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1K pistol rounds. Holy crap the round count is only 209, I thought I was over packing with 500. Do I need to stuff more in the bag or what? This is only my second major and I've never been to Rockcastle, but at the Midwest earlier this year I brought double the round count and came home with a ton of ammo. I've got plenty of ammo to bring if needed, just don't want to drag a bunch of useless weight around.
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Okay I leave in one week for the Blue Ridge Mountain 3-gun. Tac-ops rules for this match state the shotgun can only hold 8 rounds in the tube, so I need to plug my 10 round tube down a bit. I have 3 factory plugs at home, but none of them are long enough. So I picked up some oak dowel rod today in 1/2" and 5/8" diameter. The 5/8" its perfectly inside the mag spring, but still moves freely, the 1/2" fits loose. Any reason not to use the 5/8" dowel to make the plug? Could the spring possibly bind up on the larger dowel?
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Ok, for those of you shooting hand load 55gr, what is your bullet of choice? Like I have said, I have only been shooting the cheap stuff meaning any off the shelf 55gr fmj, American eagle, umc, etc.
In my experience the only FMJ bullet I've ever been able to find that will group is the Hornady 55gr FMJ-BT. Until I found them I was using 50gr V-Max and 69gr SMK's. When I found the Hornady FMJ's would group pull 1 MOA, I just stuck with them. At around $80 per 1k they are tough to beat.
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I think Jomar is mean!
Are you still mad about:
a.) That I whacked you with a twig?
b.) That we stuffed your bags and rifles cases with twigs? (Did you find them all yet by the way?)
c.) That I made a prop to commemorate the event and everyone got to re-enact it?
Or d.) All of the above?
You know that twig story will never get old, right?
This could have been the first ever poll in the "Hell, I was there" topic. While I am sorry that there was an actual injury involved (not due to the twig whacking), but the Midwest Championship twig incident will live in infamy. 
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Try Lancer upper. They use Krieger 1:7.7 barrels that shoot very well. Mine shoot 1/2 MOA at 200 consistently.
You really should take the "Snipers Hide Challenge." No one has yet been able to post 6, five round targets with consistent 1/2 moa at only 100 yards. If you can do that at 200, 100 should be a snap! Here's a link for you with the guide lines etc. Looking forward to seeing some great shooting!!
http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=3594709&page=1
I looked at the rules for the challenge and it bothers me that they don't allow benchrest type setups (bipods or sandbags only). I want to eliminate the weak link in the challenge (the shooter) to see what the rifle is capable of.
Not true. You can use any rest you want as long as it doesn't clamp the gun in. I tried it, but came up a bit short you can see my results here.My link Haven't posted on that site yet, I may eventually. Looks like I would be in 4th place right now.
I used my BR set on my first 2 attempts and it didn't work very well without bag riders on my AR. Third, best and final attempt was done using my old one piece rest from Target Shooters Inc.
Good shooting on your part, but look again on that Sniper's Hide thread to see what types of rests they allow.
I've tried it with a JP and a 1-4x Burris Tac30 scope and didn't even get close. I'm wondering if I could have done better with a better and more powerful scope. I'd really like to see other shooters (since I am not a good shooter) in this forum give it a try, especially those with JP's. The current leader is using a DPMS w/ 16" bull barrel and his smallest group right now is .197". His average is .459" and he just missed 1/2 MOA for a six groups on his target.
Here's how it reads straight off the rules. I was shooting off the bench using a rest.
10.) Post what type of semi-auto rifle, ammo used, and how you took your shots (prone, bench, bipod, sandbags used, blah blah blah)........... No lock down gun vises!! Sandbags are ok, bipods are ok, monopods are ok.... If you are using a vise, then you are not really shooting the damn rifle and a monkey can shoot the rifle for you.
I was not using a lock down vice. That said, I agree with you and others that this would be a nearly impossible feat with the optics typically used on most 3-gun rigs. I wouldn't even bother to attemp it with my 1-4x MTAC, that center dot is huge. With 4x optics I'm happy with anything close to 1". Even with bigger glass it's tough, it took me 3 tries to get the target I posted in absolutely perfect conditions. Heck with my 16 1/2 pound 6mmBR bench rifle that shoots mostly in the 2's and 3's, it could be tough to get six consecutive groups on one piece of paper under .5MOA just due to me.
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Thanks for the kind words of encouragement Jomar. And to be clear, I have no hard feelings towards anyone but myself for the DQ. I take full responsibility for it, as it's my gun, in my hands and I am the one responsible for making sure it is clear as per the clearly defined rules state. Nothing to be gained by being a poor sportsman or throwing a tantrum about it. All an attitude like that does is suck the fun out it for those around you. I had 3 brand new shooters on our squad Saturday and the last thing I would want to do is tarnish their first multi-gun experience with a display of poor sportsmanship.
When it happened my round count seemed off, but it went to bolt lock and I did take a quick look in the chamber to make sure it was clear, but missed that bugger hanging out of the tube. I chalk it up as a good learning experience and hopefully I use what I learned to avoid it happening again. Good news is that it was just a club match with nothing more than bragging rights on the line as far as finish order goes.
Culprit was definitely a weak mag spring. When I tore the gun down I only had about 9" of spring past the end of my 10 round tube. Another lesson learned. I am just thankful that it happened at a club match instead of in Kentucky a couple weeks from now. Though I did plan on replacing the spring after this match anyways.
As far as switching over to heavy metal goes, you have nothing to worry about. Just don't take a stick after me at Blue Ridge(Inside joke to the MN crew).
Chris
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Gotcha. This was not a sanctioned match. Local outlaw 3 gun.
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Yep, Not the best day for this 3 gunner, got my first stage DQ at a club match today. Last stage of the day for our squad. Kind of a unique stage with limited rounds allowed. Only 12 rounds allowed for each gun. 6 rounds in 2 pistol mags, 6 rounds in 2 rifle mags, shotgun tube loaded with 6 rounds with 6 more rounds staged on the table. All three guns staged loaded on a table with empty chambers, no ammo or mags on your person. This was a thinking stage as you could start and finish with any gun you wanted, but here's the kicker there were more targets than you had ammo forcing you to go for doubles with the shotgun and/or single A's with pistol and rifle. Actually kind of a neat stage idea trying to make the best out of a pretty short small bay. At this range the rules clearly state any abandoned weapon has to be completely empty.
Started with the shotgun, shot 4 and loaded my last six off the table. Ran the shotgun empty (I thought) and proceeded to finish the stage with pistol and rifle. Time to clear guns and there's a fricken shall halfway out of the tube partially on the lifter with the bolt locked back. S.O.A.B!!! Mag spring must have gotten weak on my M2 and it crapped out on me with one shell to go on the last stage of the day.
Not arguing against the stage DQ. The rules are the rules, just venting. Match was going good before this. Not quite the results I was looking for 2 weeks before hitting Blue Ridge!! I know this type of situation has bit a lot of shooters before me, just sucks to take a DQ due to a malfunction.
It is what it is I guess. Off to tear apart an M2 and medicate my woes away
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Try Lancer upper. They use Krieger 1:7.7 barrels that shoot very well. Mine shoot 1/2 MOA at 200 consistently.
You really should take the "Snipers Hide Challenge." No one has yet been able to post 6, five round targets with consistent 1/2 moa at only 100 yards. If you can do that at 200, 100 should be a snap! Here's a link for you with the guide lines etc. Looking forward to seeing some great shooting!!
http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=3594709&page=1
I looked at the rules for the challenge and it bothers me that they don't allow benchrest type setups (bipods or sandbags only). I want to eliminate the weak link in the challenge (the shooter) to see what the rifle is capable of.
Not true. You can use any rest you want as long as it doesn't clamp the gun in. I tried it, but came up a bit short you can see my results here.My link Haven't posted on that site yet, I may eventually. Looks like I would be in 4th place right now.
I used my BR set on my first 2 attempts and it didn't work very well without bag riders on my AR. Third, best and final attempt was done using my old one piece rest from Target Shooters Inc.
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Welcome aboard from another Minnesotan
I'll be at the SCAPSA 3-gun this weekend too if your going. -
Well I don't have a DPMS 3G1, but I did use the DPMS Mk 12 barrel (which is the same they use on the 3G1) on my 3-gun build. I can tell you the barrel is a solid performer that will rival many that cost much more. It's a hammer.
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Yep. That's the one I meant. I've got the same one, just couldn't remember the brand. It's a handy little tool.
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Try a small butane torch. Should be able to provide the heat needed without any trouble. Keep light to moderate torque on as you give it a little heat and it should pop way before you warp anything.
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The .5 MOA Challenge has been mentioned a few times in misc threads, so it seamed appropriate for it to have it's own topic. Here's the link to it .5 MOA challenge. I'm not a member over there, and don't feel the need to be on yet another forum (if I had been successul then maybe). But figured since it was about the nicest day you could ever hope for, I decided to give it a try just for the challenge. The idea is 6 five shot 100 yard groups, all under .5 MOA on the same piece of paper. Getting a .5 group here and there with a good AR isn't all that lofty of a goal, getting 6 in a row is a bitch!
Like I said it was a nice day today, hovering right around 79 degrees and absolutly zero wind. The perfect situation to shoot some groups and with winter coming I needed to check the zero on my varmint rig anyways. I also needed to zero my 3-gun rifle, so I had plenty of excuses to sneak away for a couple hours.
Well I almost made it. 6 consecutive .5 MOA groups is a pretty tall order. On my third attempt I thought I was going to pull it off, then on my second to last shot on my last target I totally choked and sent one way out into right field
I called it quits after that and it turned out a couple of my groups I didn't totally screw up were over .5 anyways. I ended up with a .5493 avg. There it is, I tried it now it's your turn. Lots of talk on the interwebz, let's see what you got.
Rifle is a real mutt, but it works. Bushy lower, DPMS Hi-rider upper, Lothar Walther 20" barrel, Jard trigger at 15oz, Nordic Covette comp, DPMS HG, A2 stock, Sightron 4-16x scope in Burris Signature Zee rings. Load is a 50gr V-max on top of 26gr of H335 with CCI BR4 primers
What really suprised me was my 3-gun rig. I had just torn the thing completely down to do a little touch up work on the feed ramps. Barrel off, scope and mount off, stripped to the upper. Put it all back together a couple nights ago and shot it for the first time today. What floored me is the zero didn't shift at all. First group was just over an inch and dead on POA. Pretty good for a 4x optic (hence the big ass target). I just couldn't believe I never even had to pull the scope caps, that's gotta be just dumb luck.
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He is absolutely serious.
Steel or paper? Just wondering if hits would be audible.
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Bring a twig with you Chris, and you'll easily throw Brian off his game. Just make sure you can run faster than he can, which should be no problem if you hit him in the right spot.
Make sure to get his other leg
You guys are just mean
......... Okay, I'll come clean there was a stick remark in my last post that was deleted before it hit the board 
I need all the good karma I can get. The Midwest twig conspiracy almost needs a place in the "I was there" topic. -
Chris, I was going to tell you about the scoring at this match until I saw you were shooting in my division. Hehe!
While I'm flattered that you would be concerned, I don't think you have too much to worry about when it comes to me pushing you down on the leader board Brian. FYI.... Holding back advice is not the best way to encourage me to drag a 12 pack of Grain Belt all the way to Kentucky either
This could have been the first ever poll in the "Hell, I was there" topic. While I am sorry that there was an actual injury involved (not due to the twig whacking), but the Midwest Championship twig incident will live in infamy. 
I called it quits after that and it turned out a couple of my groups I didn't totally screw up were over .5 anyways. I ended up with a .5493 avg. There it is, I tried it now it's your turn. Lots of talk on the interwebz, let's see what you got.
I need all the good karma I can get. The Midwest twig conspiracy almost needs a place in the "I was there" topic.
My first stage DQ........Bummer
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Not sure I follow you Jw. At this match the safety means nothing as far as grounging the gun goes, the gun had to be completely empty, safety on or not.