Skel
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Tough to beat a Clint Smith video. A bit of an.. eccentric..? guy, but he gets it.
Ammo is too expensive now lolWhy is this thread dead and buried?![]()
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Yeah, I'm pretty blind myself. I have a 3X prism scope for my AR and I can't see shit. LOLTook my M&P sport AR-15 out for the first time... finally. It was my first time shooting rifles asides from plinking with a 22 (I usually shoot handguns and shotguns).
Only did 50 yards and couldn't do better than a 2" grouping using both iron sights and a red dot. I was surprised how hard it was to see and target at 50 yards without magnification.
A buddy of mine bought one and I have shot it a couple times. Surprisingly nice gun.It seems like ammunition availability is ticking up a bit recently. I have all the .22lr and 9mm I need, it just cost too much. I picked up a Taurus TX22 for plinking and practice this weekend. The rear sight is junk, I have to ask for a replacement or put more expensive sights on a cheap gun. I think I'll email and have them send me a new sight before I spend $80 on something better. It does seem to shoot just fine though.
Ammo availability is very good now, but prices are still about 2X what I remember. 9mm is about 40c a round, 45 is still around 50-60c a round. 5.56 is up around 75c a round, and you can't find 300BLK almost at all unless its a reloader.It seems like ammunition availability is ticking up a bit recently. I have all the .22lr and 9mm I need, it just cost too much. I picked up a Taurus TX22 for plinking and practice this weekend. The rear sight is junk, I have to ask for a replacement or put more expensive sights on a cheap gun. I think I'll email and have them send me a new sight before I spend $80 on something better. It does seem to shoot just fine though.
I have the TX22. I was one of the first with a barrel problem. I got it replaced with the same barrel issue. Basically the rifling inside wasn't even on the first few batches and so it fouls up fast. It still shoots, but not accurate at all. Supposedly they are suppose to ship me one when they get extra in stock of the fixed barrel but.. it's been years now I think. It functions all the time at least. It feels good in the hand too. Just the moment I shoot a magazine I am having to pick out lead bits from the end of the muzzle every time though.It seems like ammunition availability is ticking up a bit recently. I have all the .22lr and 9mm I need, it just cost too much. I picked up a Taurus TX22 for plinking and practice this weekend. The rear sight is junk, I have to ask for a replacement or put more expensive sights on a cheap gun. I think I'll email and have them send me a new sight before I spend $80 on something better. It does seem to shoot just fine though.
That is a real neat kit with the barrel detachment. Haven't seen that before.Its been a while since I have posted, but here is the last couple of projects -
First up is the new Nightforce NX8 4-32 and hunter stock I put on my tried and true Remington 700 AAC-SD -
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And this one I just finished, it started off as a basic Ruger PC Charger, added a folding brace, holosun, tandemkross trigger, tandemkross game changer pro comp (for when I am not using the can), tandemkross mag release, tandemkross extended bolt handles (both types), odin works AFG, magpul MS4 sling, and crimson trace light kit -
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Fits nicely in the outside pouch of my laptop bag.
I wish I had bought one when the CMP had them but missed out on that. Still hoping for a 1911 from them. Always meant to get one to sit next to the Garands and 03A3.I had an M1 Carbine for many years. its neat to play with at the range, but thats all.
I took it to a minuteman course and it failed to perform as well as an AR-15. At that was at 75 yards & under.
well that was the whole point.I wish I had bought one when the CMP had them but missed out on that. Still hoping for a 1911 from them. Always meant to get one to sit next to the Garands and 03A3.
Probably what surprised me the most is how light and easy to handle it is.