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  1. mavracer

    24" Barrel in 44 Mag Lever Action?

    Yep the hydra-shok is probably the closest to a full power load and it's at least 200 fps shy. There's no reason to use a slow and bulky powder to achieve mid range and economics says it's not smart to use 20 grains of powder when 10 grains of a different powder works fine.
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    What was your first marksmanship badge of honor? .....

    When I took hunter's safety, they let us shoot 5 rounds of 22 from a bolt action single shot. 4 shooters at a time each with an instructor close at hand, when my instructor looked at my target with 4 clover leafed in the x and 1 about 1/2" away proclaimed "this isn't your first time shooting"
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    Building a lighter AR didn't work out so well...

    Before I spend $300 on a handguard to lose 3 or 4 oz, I'd just skip breakfast my fat butt could sure afford to miss a meal easier lol.
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    Compact/Micro 9mm Suggestions?

    The Kahr trigger is a smooth constant pull with no stacking. IMHO leaning on or blaming a particular triggers feel is a crutch for poor trigger discipline. I used to really like the Kahr better than striker triggers that stack or had a wall before breaking as coming from a background of shooting...
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    Building a lighter AR didn't work out so well...

    Always good to have a goal in mind, but like you said WRT weight there's compromises I'm not willing to make.
  6. mavracer

    24" Barrel in 44 Mag Lever Action?

    As Craig said absolutely, they'll be a scooting too.
  7. mavracer

    Building a lighter AR didn't work out so well...

    The barrel is the biggest difference at a 7.6 oz savings from the one you have. They pull another couple off cannibalizing the upper and lower. Really there isn't much else to it. Like you said the MFT would get a bit if you want to go that way.
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    Building a lighter AR didn't work out so well...

    Guess in today's world facts are rude, I wasn't raised that way. In order to get under 6 with a optic that weighs near a pound you're gonna need to get the base down around 5# you're not gonna get there starting with a barrel that weighs 1 lb 10 oz and a standard weight BCG...
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    Building a lighter AR didn't work out so well...

    you can tell yourself that but the scale and simple math say otherwise.
  10. mavracer

    16ga ???

    There's just so much overlap with shotguns and shotgun sports, IMHO it comes down to it isn't more popular because it's not more popular. My grandpa Jack had a couple 16s that I've inherited they down game and break clays just fine.
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    Building a lighter AR didn't work out so well...

    You really haven't done that bad as a lightweight build, but your goal was ultralight lol. If you want ultralight you really need to start with a pencil profile barrel and don't add stuff you don't need to. As for optics you're not really gonna lose much unless you lose the battery too most...
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    Is there really that much difference 115 or 124gr for the 9mm

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    Is there really that much difference 115 or 124gr for the 9mm

    Yes the experiments have been done for over a century and yet somehow you would need them done again. A 200gr solid bullet of the same shape and diameter at 1000 fps will out penatrate one that weighs 150gr at 1155 even though they have the same energy because the 200gr bullet has significantly...
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    Is there really that much difference 115 or 124gr for the 9mm

    Semantics call it whatever you want it's still the momentum of the bullet. Been done over and over and yet here we are again with you in denial. But it requires momentum for the bullet to pass thru the hole
  15. mavracer

    Is there really that much difference 115 or 124gr for the 9mm

    Because it directly relates to the momentum of the bullet and momentum is better depicter for the potential for penatration than energy.
  16. mavracer

    AR15 Barrel Length Study

    Switch from 55s to 77s and you have about the same if not more retained velocity and close to double the energy. My 12.5" with a Griffin taper lock mount and a 5" suppressor is actually a smidge shorter than a 16" with a bird cage. No it's not anywhere near quiet, it's significantly quieter...
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    66% of gun stores I visited say these optics helps are absolutely worthless....

    I changed out several of my rifles from SFP scopes to FFP and in the process passed some of the SFP scopes to other rifles all told I zeroed about a dozen rifles. The process was basically exactly the same. At 25 yards look down barrel and center silhouette raise head and move reticle to...
  18. mavracer

    Is there really that much difference 115 or 124gr for the 9mm

    All things being equal the 124 is gonna have a smidge more penatration. Especially from the Shield where you're gonna be down on starting velocity.
  19. mavracer

    Who needs 357 Dainty?

    I agree except I'd change the last sentence to got little use for 357 mag.
  20. mavracer

    What are the date stamps for Uberti 1873 revolvers?

    Should be a 2 letter date code
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