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Citizens Liberty Organization / 🌎 Global Channels / 🔫the-armory [part 6]

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pathenryv2
(id: 479741380281761802)

29 May 2020 01:12

I mean 300 Norma and 338 Norma are still well optimized rounds used by the long range community

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Crye Salesman
(id: 368359599889186818)

29 May 2020 01:14

I mean no one in PRS or NRL uses them

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Crye Salesman
(id: 368359599889186818)

29 May 2020 01:14

Not that they’re *bad*

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pathenryv2
(id: 479741380281761802)

29 May 2020 01:18

They also aren’t thinking about effect on soft targets either

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Crye Salesman
(id: 368359599889186818)

29 May 2020 01:20

I mean you’re right

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Thecoolnerd98
(id: 571138550209445889)

29 May 2020 02:38

Sgammo.com

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pathenryv2
(id: 479741380281761802)

29 May 2020 02:46

What ab it

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Cannibal1-1
(id: 301334027325931520)

29 May 2020 02:52

I'd only go with 338 Norma and not worry about 300 Norma

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pathenryv2
(id: 479741380281761802)

29 May 2020 02:53

More expensive and prob overkill in some scenarios

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Cannibal1-1
(id: 301334027325931520)

29 May 2020 03:47

Overkill is a made up phrase used by the left in an effort to neuter all guns

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goofy_murican
(id: 338043741153656843)

29 May 2020 04:10

As the founding fathers intended...

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goofy_murican
(id: 338043741153656843)

29 May 2020 04:10

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Cannibal1-1
(id: 301334027325931520)

29 May 2020 04:17

Anyone know if Nasty Gurls still feild M16a2, a3, or a4 models?

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Fullbrightultra
(id: 201570471848837120)

29 May 2020 04:25

Got that mf thang on you lmao

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Fullbrightultra
(id: 201570471848837120)

29 May 2020 04:25

What caliber is the musket? Closest thing I own is an original trapdoor rifle

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pathenryv2
(id: 479741380281761802)

29 May 2020 04:44

@Cannibal1-1 in my units we had m16a2 and m4a1 I believe

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pathenryv2
(id: 479741380281761802)

29 May 2020 04:45

Also all SAWs up to m2

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pathenryv2
(id: 479741380281761802)

29 May 2020 04:45

And we’re engineers

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Cannibal1-1
(id: 301334027325931520)

29 May 2020 04:50

Coolio, I just prefer the longer M16 to the M4 because muzzle velocity

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pathenryv2
(id: 479741380281761802)

29 May 2020 05:04

I can agree on that

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pathenryv2
(id: 479741380281761802)

29 May 2020 05:04

I’ll assume they’ve got the short boys though

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[IL] throbbinhood
(id: 674661257596633100)

29 May 2020 15:40

Anyone have a line on a good priced pvs14?

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Shane_NA6
(id: 131233451390009344)

29 May 2020 15:41

Not sure where else to ask, but where do you bois get your isreali gas masks from?

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[IL] throbbinhood
(id: 674661257596633100)

29 May 2020 15:42

@Shane_NA6 most of them I’ve found online say for props only. But I would guess they don’t want to guaranteed they’ll work.

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[IL] throbbinhood
(id: 674661257596633100)

29 May 2020 15:44

http://approvedgasmasks.com/israeli-civilian-mask.htm

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TacticalBeard
(id: 188364925398286336)

29 May 2020 15:59

@[IL] throbbinhood define good priced

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[IL] throbbinhood
(id: 674661257596633100)

29 May 2020 16:01

@TacticalBeard under 3k for gen 3 white phospor

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TacticalBeard
(id: 188364925398286336)

29 May 2020 16:01

Not going to happen

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TacticalBeard
(id: 188364925398286336)

29 May 2020 16:02

Unless you wait for Black Friday holiday sales

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TacticalBeard
(id: 188364925398286336)

29 May 2020 16:10

New PVS 14s with gen 3 thin filmed green elbit tubes are 3k I can’t find any gen 3 L3 thin filmed WP for under 3.3k I got my WP during Black Friday sales for 2.4k

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TacticalBeard
(id: 188364925398286336)

29 May 2020 16:38 edited: 2020-05-29T16:40:21.309+00:00

That’s new tho

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TacticalBeard
(id: 188364925398286336)

29 May 2020 16:39

Can get lucky second hand

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goofy_murican
(id: 338043741153656843)

29 May 2020 16:45

@Fullbrightultra the musket is .577 cal, but due to the way minie balls are made, it's operationally a .58 cal

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TacticalBeard
(id: 188364925398286336)

29 May 2020 17:46

Nice

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Remnant
(id: 555965901040517120)

29 May 2020 18:06

Considering a 1x4

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Roma Victor
(id: 188104565659402240)

29 May 2020 18:21

@goofy_murican I thought you had your hammock slung off it for a second there in the first image lol

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Sparrow
(id: 263533549595000836)

29 May 2020 18:22

I want a musket stock that I can use to lay an AR or other semi-auto into, and make a semi-auto musket

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goofy_murican
(id: 338043741153656843)

29 May 2020 18:22

Traditions sells musket stocks I believe

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Sparrow
(id: 263533549595000836)

29 May 2020 18:24

I'm just wondering what weapon would properly lay in one...

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Crye Salesman
(id: 368359599889186818)

29 May 2020 18:26

Mini 14?

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Sparrow
(id: 263533549595000836)

29 May 2020 18:26

Hmmm, maybe...

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Crye Salesman
(id: 368359599889186818)

29 May 2020 18:26

Browning BAR (the hunting ones)

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Sparrow
(id: 263533549595000836)

29 May 2020 18:26

Are there ways to get long barreled minis?

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Crye Salesman
(id: 368359599889186818)

29 May 2020 18:26

🤷🏻‍♂️

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Sparrow
(id: 263533549595000836)

29 May 2020 18:28

Yeah, can't really find any sadly. Oh well, future project maybe

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Remnant
(id: 555965901040517120)

29 May 2020 18:48 edited: 2020-05-29T18:50:48.368+00:00

Decided to go for a Vortex 1-6x24

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TacticalBeard
(id: 188364925398286336)

29 May 2020 19:05

I have the 1-8 on my G3 there solid for the cost

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Flakston
(id: 283018715287781376)

29 May 2020 20:38

Thoughts on the sig romeo 5 rds? Yay or nay?

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Crye Salesman
(id: 368359599889186818)

29 May 2020 20:42

Meh

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Flakston
(id: 283018715287781376)

29 May 2020 20:51

Any reason? I'm not very experienced with good brands of optics

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Crye Salesman
(id: 368359599889186818)

29 May 2020 21:07

I think at this point I would grab one of the proven holosuns over a sig

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Cannibal1-1
(id: 301334027325931520)

29 May 2020 21:24

For a budget red dot, Vortex and Holosun are solid choices

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Jon Irenicus
(id: 550902313313894411)

29 May 2020 21:26

Personally I’m going for a Accupower eventually. I’ve used the vortex before and i have no complaints. Anyone know if it’s worth the money getting an ACOG seeing as it’s similar price to an Accupower?

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[CA] SoyBoi
(id: 338553359843721218)

29 May 2020 21:26

I have a holosun, solid buy

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Cannibal1-1
(id: 301334027325931520)

29 May 2020 21:26

If you got the money I'd totally go with the Trijicon ACOG

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Jon Irenicus
(id: 550902313313894411)

29 May 2020 21:28

I’m building a mid range rifle. Pros and cons of that and the 1x8 Accupower?

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Jon Irenicus
(id: 550902313313894411)

29 May 2020 21:29

Holding zero would be the top priority

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Confused
(id: 205492937423978496)

29 May 2020 21:33

Accupower and accupoint are rock solid scopes. They'll serve you much better than an acog

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Confused
(id: 205492937423978496)

29 May 2020 21:35

Acogs are nice but they're limited. Designed to hand to people who score minimum passing on the asvab. The accupoint is basically a variable acog without the vcog price tag

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Confused
(id: 205492937423978496)

29 May 2020 21:38

Plus the accupower / point has a massive range of eye relief while the acog has a tiny box right in front of the charging handle

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Jon Irenicus
(id: 550902313313894411)

29 May 2020 22:00

I think you told me all of this before and just forgot lmao

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goofy_murican
(id: 338043741153656843)

29 May 2020 22:23

Should I worry about a crack in the stock of my musket that's been epoxyed back in place?

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goofy_murican
(id: 338043741153656843)

29 May 2020 22:25

Esspecially if said crack starts where the butt of the barrel is

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Bender
(id: 188041857773731841)

29 May 2020 22:34

idk

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Bender
(id: 188041857773731841)

29 May 2020 22:34

fire it and find out

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Bender
(id: 188041857773731841)

29 May 2020 22:34

record it

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Cannibal1-1
(id: 301334027325931520)

29 May 2020 22:59

I wouldn't worry unless it is all the way through the stock

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goofy_murican
(id: 338043741153656843)

29 May 2020 23:10

Yeah, it's not all the way through and it appears that someone filled it with epoxy

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Crye Salesman
(id: 368359599889186818)

29 May 2020 23:55

Ew

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Azmuth
(id: 465226958733836288)

29 May 2020 23:56

?

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Sparrow
(id: 263533549595000836)

29 May 2020 23:56

If it's not tactical then Crye doesn't like it.

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Azmuth
(id: 465226958733836288)

29 May 2020 23:56

Ah

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Sparrow
(id: 263533549595000836)

29 May 2020 23:56

*Hides Adidas AK in corner*

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Azmuth
(id: 465226958733836288)

29 May 2020 23:58

Is that better?

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Confused
(id: 205492937423978496)

30 May 2020 00:01

Dickmod and an inferior cartridge, but nice rattle can

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Confused
(id: 205492937423978496)

30 May 2020 00:02

Oh wait is that a broom handle on an ak?

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Crye Salesman
(id: 368359599889186818)

30 May 2020 00:03

AK is a dumb platform sorry Chief

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TacticalBeard
(id: 188364925398286336)

30 May 2020 00:15

I’d kill for an trijicon ACCUPOINT that has the ACOG reticule inside

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Crye Salesman
(id: 368359599889186818)

30 May 2020 00:16

If only such things existed

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TacticalBeard
(id: 188364925398286336)

30 May 2020 00:17

Is they made that it would replace all my optics

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Crye Salesman
(id: 368359599889186818)

30 May 2020 00:19

I’d still keep one tolllll boi aimpoint

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Confused
(id: 205492937423978496)

30 May 2020 00:19

I like the triangle reticle on my accupoint. It's really simple but effective for short to medium range shooting. No clutter, just a little green arrow that says place bullet here

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Crye Salesman
(id: 368359599889186818)

30 May 2020 00:20

That’s what my dad uses on his hunting rifles/AR’s

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Crye Salesman
(id: 368359599889186818)

30 May 2020 00:20

They’re *good* but I don’t personally like them

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TacticalBeard
(id: 188364925398286336)

30 May 2020 00:20

I have an RMR on my ACOG so it has a decent height for passive NVG aiming

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Crye Salesman
(id: 368359599889186818)

30 May 2020 00:20

That’s a good setup

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Crye Salesman
(id: 368359599889186818)

30 May 2020 00:21

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Confused
(id: 205492937423978496)

30 May 2020 00:22

Only real thing I've noticed about the accupoint that's meh. The objective lens is small, so you don't get as much light through it in the dark as larger optics or red dots

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Crye Salesman
(id: 368359599889186818)

30 May 2020 00:22

I mean it’s a sweet optic, I just don’t like the reticle choice

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TacticalBeard
(id: 188364925398286336)

30 May 2020 00:23 edited: 2020-05-30T00:24:29.821+00:00

^ Same if I got one the triangle is obviously the fastest option but it dosent have. BDC . It really would be a home run if they had some more reticle options

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Crye Salesman
(id: 368359599889186818)

30 May 2020 00:25

Yeah. The reticle on the 1-8 I have is okay

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Confused
(id: 205492937423978496)

30 May 2020 00:26

Yeah it's essentially a glorified red dot that has magnification. Put the tip on them at 25, put the whole triangle on them under that, and stick it somewhere on their torso over that. Definitely not precise but good for stuff like 3 gun

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goofy_murican
(id: 338043741153656843)

30 May 2020 00:26

For older guns, does anyone know how to case harden parts?

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Confused
(id: 205492937423978496)

30 May 2020 00:28

I look forward to the day I can afford something like an atacr

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Crye Salesman
(id: 368359599889186818)

30 May 2020 00:28

Same lmao Im not thattt Gucci

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Crye Salesman
(id: 368359599889186818)

30 May 2020 00:28

I will in a few months haha @goofy_murican

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goofy_murican
(id: 338043741153656843)

30 May 2020 00:29

I see

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goofy_murican
(id: 338043741153656843)

30 May 2020 00:29

Because I have a lock plate and hammer that I need to case harden

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