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Gun Thread: Happy 2nd Gun Thread Anniversary! [Weasel]![]() Happy 2nd Anniversary! Can you believe its been two years? Two years! Well, the time has flown by, and all of the commenters and contributors should take a bow for making this a fun place to talk about one of our favorite subjects. I'm constantly amazed you all continue to show up week after week, and I appreciate it bigly. No kidding. Seriously even! I really do look forward to hanging out with "you people" Sunday evenings and talking about guns and shooting. Post-NoVaMoMe 2020 Discussion & Analysis Anyhoo, the Gun Thread show must go on, and let's get to that below, shall we? I made it down to the farm last week for the first time in ages. The grass had to be beaten back, but otherwise all was good and I managed to get a little shooting and video work done. Link HERE for those on a mobile device. As I mentioned in the video, this is a rifle I put together with the intention of shooting in mid-range matches, but never got around to doing that. Still, it's a fun rifle to shoot, especially when you remember to bring all the right gear. I forgot to bring the correct rear bag for the rifle and had to improvise, which is evident in the group shown near the end of the video. It is illustrative of an important point, however, in assessing your shooting. Any time you see vertical stringing on target, it's almost always due to a goofy rear bag setup. I plan to bring this rifle to the TXMoMe in October and if you're there, you're welcome to try it! ![]() photo courtesy hogmartin
Please feel free to discuss your 2020 NoVaMoMe experience in the comments. Texas MoMe Rifle Clinic A few spots for the clinic are still available so if you are interested, let Ben Had know! Have you ever wanted to take a peek inside the Federal Ammunition plant? Well your wait is over! [h/t JT] Link HERE for those on a mobile device. Our pal Sua Sponte continues his .22 LR testing and sends us the following update: Finally had some free time to head back out onto the range and do a little more testing. Not sure if it was just the weather or what, but it just didn't seem like everything was falling in line. More than likely it's due to it being so long since the last time I did any ammo testing nearly a month ago. Anyhow, just as with much of my previous testing using the (Ruger 22LR Precision with Caldwell bipod, Tandemkross Game Changer Comp and a UTG 6-24 x50 scope), today I broke out the Norma TAC-22 40g LRN (1100fps), Aguila 40g SE SV LRN (1130fps), CCI 40g SV LRN (1070fps) and a new one to the testing pool, Geco 40g LRN 22LR Rifle (1083fps), all from fifty yards. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Great report, thanks Sua Sponte! Yep, being off the range for a while can definitely show up on the target the first time back! Next, our pal PacosMojo sends us a picture and description of the glorious .475 BSM, or Bishop Short Magnum. ![]() 7.62X51 NATO flanked by 475 BSM round (left 275gr. Barnes HP, right 400gr. SP) PacosMojo tells us a little about this cartridge: I'm a big fan of weird and frankly impractical AR calibers, and this one definitely fits the bill. According to the cartridge's inventor, Dianne Bishop, Bishop Ammunition, the 475 BSM is the largest cartridge capable of fitting into the chamber of an AR-10. The 475 BSM employs a unique case incorporating a rebated rim matching the diameter of a 7.62X51 NATO round, thus the cartridge will function in an unmodified AR-10 bolt. Published ballistics claim the 475 BSM will propel a 390gr. bullet at 2,510 fps, generating 5,600 fpe at the muzzle. So I just had to have one! After waiting about six months for the complete upper to be delivered, I attached it to a hand built lower and headed to the range with 20 rounds of fresh off the press hand loads. At $150 for 20 factory rounds, hand loading isn't optional. Dies, brass and bullets are included in the price of the upper. I didn't quite observe the published ballistics, but my loads still managed 2,400 fps, which equates to just under 5,000 fpe. That's 458 Winchester Magnum territory out of an AR platform. Given the superior ergonomics and recoil mitigation afforded by an AR compared to a typical bolt action rifle, I'll take it. Now I just need save up enough cash to take it along on a buffalo hunt! Wow! Very impressive. Thanks PacosMojo! Stabby Things ![]() The top is custom made by Ozekes, a small knife shop in Sinop Turkey. He is a true craftsman and even after all these years, it is as sharp and keen as the day I picked it up. I had given him a picture and he produced it from that. I wanted something that could cut and skin and it does both well. You can still see the tape I put on in Somalia. They cover up the brass in the handle. Very nice! Thanks Diogenes! Link-O-Rama I'm really very seriously not kidding around anymore. Buy Ammo Look at that smile!! ![]() Please note the new and improved gmail account morongunthread at gmail dot com. An informal Gun Thread archive can be found HERE. If you have a question you would like to ask Gun Thread Staff offline, just send us a note and we'll do our best to answer. If you care to share the story of your favorite firearm, send a picture with your nic and tell us what you sadly lost in the tragic canoe accident. If you would like to remain completely anonymous, just say so. Lurkers are always welcome! That's it for this week - have you been to the range? | Recent Comments
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