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  1. Nothing beats wood. But if I wanted acrylic and Ludwig’s were too expensive I’d go DW.

    They all sound pretty mediocre imo. I wanted a set of the green sparkle bonham vistalites a few years back and I kept hearing the kick drum and bailing.

    I tried really hard to get those. Really hard. Credit card on the table and everything.

  2. Im just using a red dot.  I don't plan on shooting beyond 100 yards with this rifle.   I don't feel too bad, I was aiming for the vertical black bar on top of the target.  

    Ah that’s right - you got that primary arms red dot right?
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  3. Sleep quality is huge for me, so yeah; good tip and definitely will be doing what we can to make things more comfortable. We did a light weight overnight last year and it wasnt great. Sleeping on the ground in 12 degrees in a backpacking tent wasn’t very restful. We have to do what we can to be more comfortable.

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    I’d take a couple of hot ass skanks up there with you. That would help you sleep better.
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  4. It was Dury’s. I checked my texts and they bought it for 70% retail, so I was a little high on my first number
    . A few of the notes from my buddy:

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    I remember these pics.

    Yeah there is some gold in there.
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  5. Keep a good inventory documented so they can take the list to dealers and get quotes for the lot. A guy I used to work with just went through this a year or two ago when his FIL passed leaving a garage full of guns, ammo, accessories. Had to have dealers come look and try to inventory/quote; but it was a PITA. Dealer bought all the firearms for I believe 75% of appraised retail.

    Yes - keep an inventory and specify in your will what you want done. My daughter doesn’t want any of my guns so I have them earmarked for other people.

    I’d be surprised at that 75% number unless they were collectible. I’ll clue you guys in on something - gun stores pay about 60% of wholesale on trades/purchase. Ex - Glock 19 has a wholesale price (ex.) of $500 and a retail of $600. Gun stores would buy that gun from you for $300 to $325 depending on condition, original case, etc. it’s kind of the standard, although pawn shops will sometimes do a little better because it’s easier for them in some ways.

    Estate stuff - usually we would look at the whole lot and offer no more than 50% of what we could sell it for - but some variables could move that up or down a bit. Ex- we did an estate purchase a few years ago from an ex FBI HRT guy. The ammo was out of control and fucking hard to find good shit as well as special made Springfield 1911’s only made for FBI HRT. Yeah, we paid more. If it’s just a bunch of random shit, we want to be in for less.
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  6. It sure feels like it.   Pretty fun to shoot and feels compact in the right ways without very much recoil.   I honestly don't notice hardly a difference between this at 12.5" or a 16" rifle. 
    [mention=214]Handcruser[/mention] Thoughts on the PA SLX MD-25 Gen II red dot vs their 1-6x24mm SFP Rifle Scope - Illuminated ACSS Aurora 5.56?  Both are $199 right now.     

    Report in. Your failure to update us on purchases is aggressive, and will not stand.
  7. I have a mini 14. It's fine.  I use it as a truck/ranger gun when hunting.  I cannot imagine paying $1k for one.  You can get a much better rifle on an AR platform for that.  Truthfully, half of that.

    Preach preacher.
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  8. It sure feels like it.   Pretty fun to shoot and feels compact in the right ways without very much recoil.   I honestly don't notice hardly a difference between this at 12.5" or a 16" rifle. 
    [mention=214]Handcruser[/mention] Thoughts on the PA SLX MD-25 Gen II red dot vs their 1-6x24mm SFP Rifle Scope - Illuminated ACSS Aurora 5.56?  Both are $199 right now.     

    I’d go lpvo so the 1x6 if it has the cap for motac you can add to it.

    That cap allows it to have an auto on feature - meaning the second it senses movement it turns on.
  9. Still have some things to add but this is my new 12.5" MK4 Banshee.   I've put a about 200 rounds through it so far.  For those on the north side of Houston, I highly recommend checking out the BTO range in Conroe on 105.  Kind of a pain to get to but worth it because they have a 100 yard indoor rifle range.  They have a decent amount of rentals and even a full auto Sten, MP5 and Grease Gun. 
     
     
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    8t or new primary arms lpvo with motac cap.
  10. Curious what your thoughts are on mounting height.   This is obviously kind of a personal choice and is based on what is most comfortable for the shooter but as I look at optics there is some clear division between height.   
    Took the new Banshee out to the range today.  It was pleasantly surprising how little recoil I felt considering it's only 12.5"  I ended up putting around 125 rounds through it with several different types/brands of ammo that I wanted to run through it and all of them were pretty much conistent.   Only shot at 50 yards because I was using iron sights and there was a fairly large crowd of fudds on the 100 yard range that were being fudds.   When I unpacked, one of them wandered over and asked what I was shooting because it was clearly a lot smaller than all of their bolt action stuff.  After I told him what it was, one of the other ones said something to the effect that it was a girls gun.   I came back with "Well, I have daughters so they'll get better at it than I will."     
    Overall, I was pretty happy with how it shot.  My spreads were decent but I need to put a lot more ammo through it.   Hopefully I'll be able to get out tomorrow again.   Shooting outdoors kind of sucked because the humidity was shitty.  
    Put another 100 rounds through the PDP at 25 yards and it was fine as usual.  I definitely need to swap out the stock Walther sights for something else.  

    Fuck that guy. I hate people like that - and it’s a NATO caliber.

    Back to optics. Sans magnification id look at Romeo 8t (mainly because side I want one lol) or perhaps a Holosun combo or Holosun 512. Lots of options here - I think eotech is overpriced.

    You can also look at an lpvo like the vortex viper or sig tango msr. I like my viper a lot and will probably upgrade one day to a nightforce.

    I’m probably forgetting a bunch of things.

    AR536 from Burris would be great. I have one on my hog gun - don’t make the 5x anymore but they make the 3x (332) I think.
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  11. Thanks Cruiser. The nightstand gun is just a bare bones Ruger SR9. I've never run an optic on a pistol before so any thoughts on that are greatly appreciated.
    The majority of my shooting is at the deer lease but I'm in DFW so I just need a find a place around here to try out some of the guns.

    Gritr might be a good choice.

    Shoot them and then decide.

    Optics take some practice but once you get it you’ll never go back.

    Take an optics course.
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  12. Need the surly thoughts on a new EDC. My brother just bought a Canik mete MC9 and that's nice little pistol for the price especially with that trigger. I'm currently in between going with the Canik and a Holosun optic or looking at the myriad of the Sig 365 options. I handled the XMacro yesterday and really liked that but the price point is significantly higher. Is this a buy once cry once or are there any options I should be looking at?
     

    Well, here goes.

    Both are great guns. I dislike both.

    Cabins have a weird feel to me and 365’s I don’t like the recoil. It’s not too much, it’s just weird. I also don’t like the sound they make - I can always tell when one is being shot on the range.

    Both are great reliable weapons.

    What is your nightstand gun? I like to deploy the same functionality across multiple situations.

    In the striker fired world, I’d shoot the following too and see what you like-
    Hellcat
    Hellcat pro
    43x MOS

    Stream light and Holosun would be my picks on the apparent budget we’re looking at if you feel inclined.
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  13. Anybody use a speedloader for their rifles?   I have one for my pistol but thinking about grabbing one for the AR.  Thoughts on the Maglula rocker style versus the Striplula or ETS types?
    Going to range tomorrow with the new Banshee.   I put some Magpul flip up sights on it to start.   Going to see how it shoots and then start looking at optics/red dots.  

    Let us know if you want some direction on optics.
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