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For me, hunting is typically inside of 100 yards. I really like an AR in a pistol config for work of those distances. Very handy and easy to maneuver in the woods/brush. Even inside a 4'x4' box blind you can easily swing from window to window while on the gun. With my 10.5" 7.62x39 ... I have 154 gr Tula soft nose and some soft nose Federal that is used for hunting. I don't have any numbers for this ammo outta the setup yet. But what I do have is data for 122 gr FMJ ... MV of 2162 FPS At 100 yards this puts 997 ft-lbf of energy on target. At 200 it retains 776 ft-lbf. Compare that to an 18" .223 using 55 gr Hornady Spire Point. 2940 FPS MV At 100 yards this is 800 ft-lbf of kinetic energy on target At 200 it drops to 599 ft-lbf I also have a 10.3" .223 that I hunt with but I have no data for that one. I have taken deer with all of these setups. All with one shot ... and all at 100 yards or less. (The pistol shots were inside 50 yards) The pistols are configured with reflex style red dot sights. Scope on the 18'er. For some reason that I can't explain, for general work inside 200 yards, I gravitate toward the 7.62 every time. I really like that setup. The only con that comes to mind for the 7.62 might be ammo availability at some point in the future. Right now, the aforementioned Federal rounds are non existent as far as I've been able to find. And with future bans on imported Russian ammo ... might wanna get what you can quickly. Possibly worth mentioning also, I make sure to keep an xtra bolt and correct firing pin on hand for the 7.62. My lovely wife has gone nuts about hunting. She also went nuts over that 7.62 pistol. So now we have 2. My $.02

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Have this one on my VR80. Along with the plastic ones it came with. I keep the center dot turned off unless shooting slugs.

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I have witnessed an over torqued muzzle device cause groups go to crap as well. Some folks don't believe it can happen ... but it can. I did it. It was on my first build several years ago as I was experimenting with different type devices. Fortunately, when I loosened it a bit, groups came back together. Nowadays, whatever muzzle device I use is hand tight with blue loctite under it. I don't use any that require timing.

Same here .... I've said for years that there is a lot of wasted energy on highways. Every vehicle that goes by creates wind that could maybe be harnessed. I've often wondered also if there could be something embedded in the road to be activated as a vehicle passes by. (some sort of ratcheting mechanism?) The problems start cropping up in energy loss through each conversion process. Sure seems like there should be something though ...

Got the truck this past Friday. 13 months from initial order.

I suppose interpretations may differ, but read the linked article. If it's accurate, my interpretation is that Mr. Stoner never intended for the AR to be used the way we use them today. Modern day rifles have morphed quite a lot from the original design. Most specifically in twist rate, which has a great impact on usage scenarios. Published in 1981 ETA: In response to OP .... I have an 18" SPR in .223 Wylde that is a great shooter and much enjoyment. Obviously it'll do stuff out to 600 or better. But I have built 6.5 Grendels and a 6MM ARC for the stuff beyond 450-500. I stay in small frame calibers simply for the sake of parts commonality.

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From what I've seen ... Whatever number of guns they say it will hold, cut that number in half. Unless perhaps what one has is primarily handguns. I bought one of these. (I didn't pay what that website says) I had to remove the rack mounted to the door in order to use both supplied rows in the cabinet. Bolt guns are problematic because the bolt handle will bump the one next to it if you use the supplied cutouts, even shotguns will bump each other if they have a charging handle sticking outta the bolt. So I had to skip spaces quite often. AR style firearms take a lotta room due to the grip. More still if a scope is installed.

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Topic revival .... It's here .... Now the scavenger hunt for affordable ammo begins.

IMHO .. It fits quite nicely into a process referred to as "Menticide". Skip to 9:30

https://www.bridgecomsystems.com/collections/anytone-hts/products/anytone-at-d878uvii-plus https://www.bridgecomsystems.com/collections/amateur-mobile-radios/products/anytone-at-d578uviii-plus-tri-band-amateur-dmr-mobile-radio Learn to program them and you can have UHF/VHF/DMR all in the same units. Anytone has their own programming software. https://www.baofengradio.com/products/uv-5rtp Cheaper units w/o DMR. Use CHIRP for programming on these. Except for the addition of DMR programming in the Anytone units, I have the same programming profiles in all radios. (Half dozen or so) Profile includes GMRS, MURS, FRS, HAM Simplex, all weather frequencies, and local HAM repeaters. I almost never use them. Sometimes I'll turn one on and scan the locals. Or listen to the local Sheriff's dept. (They're still analog) I'm not licensed. But if they're needed, they are programmed, charged, and ready to go.

http://www.conventionofstates.com Possibly old news to some folks, but I just found it. TN is already in the fold. If it has already been posted, I apologize. Searched and couldn't find anything.

1/14/21 = Still no production date on my order for the Maverick. Meanwhile, during that first bit of snow we had, I drove my wife's Edge with AWD. I've owned many 4WD trucks in my life, still have one, but never one that would do what that AWD Edge did. Visited dealer, changed my order to the non hybrid version with the FX4 AWD package. I suppose now I'm another 6 months out. If that happens, maybe I'll order a 2023 model and cancel the current order altogether.

Given the uses and/or yardages that you'd most likely shoot after dark, I would think it's unlikely anything above 4x would be needed anyway. I don't have the needed experience with shooting after dark to speak with authority on the subject. As for daytime usage ... It does work at higher magnification levels. How effective it is would depend a lot on what your target is I suppose. If you were shooting one of those big black targets with a large orange dot, you'd probably be fine at higher mag levels. I had it on a 22LR so I never tried longer range shooting with it. I only viewed longer range objects. After a 15 yard encounter with a fleeing squirrel, trying to find and adjust the focus ring while following the little bastard thru the scope, I removed the Wraith and reinstalled a glass optic. The Wraith is simply the wrong tool for that job in my scenario. YMMV Image degradation while magnifying is simply the nature of the beast with digital stuff. Thermal included. In my experience, how much you spend for the device is directly related to how bad it is.

i've read speculation that it's because folks assume lever guns won't be effected by possible future bans on semi-auto or "assault weapons".

I have one. On one occasion, while bored in the deer blind, I ranged a house @ 1700 yards in daylight. I lusted after one of these for quite some time before taking the plunge.

I have the ADM mount from Outdoor Legacy Gear. It places the scope in the same position on the rifle as the supplied factory mount. I have been told by ADM, (via email), that the mount listed below will also work for the Wraith. Said they were bringing in a Wraith yesterday for testing. This style would allow for a more rearward positioning of the scope. I haven't yet received an update from any tests on their behalf. https://www.admmfg.com/ad-b3-c-cantilever-acog-base For bolt guns .... https://sightmark.com/collections/mounts/products/wraith-long-mount-for-bolt-action-rifles

With the Wraith 4K, due to the design of the mount ... With the mount as far back as it'll go on the upper, the extreme rear of the scope is 1/2" in front of the castle nut. (ETA: On an AR) This is w/o the rubber eye cup attached. In comparison, most of my regular scopes are set +/-1/2" behind the castle nut. I haven't mounted it to a traditional styled rifle. But IMHO, this is an oversight and a design flaw. The setup works ... but I don't like it being that far forward. YMMV

I've had a hybrid on order since the middle of June. Maybe I'll get it by next summer ...?

Did that once. It was quite spectacular.