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I think you hit it dead on.

thank you very much!!!

just put a link to google images with safe search off <thumbsup> haha sidenote... not sure where your profile name came from but when I see a post of yours I cannot help but to sing "edgecrusher" by Fear Factory...

same here... DPMS told me that if I want to buy anything for my rifle(hand guard at that time) look for LR308 things as they are BASICALLY the same. Never thought to ask for the difference.

the hand guard is a beast to get off this rifle for whatever reason... but the mag well is stamped .308 WIN. Though there is without a doubt some problem, I have now found(after being "detailed" at the shop) that SEVERAL different brands of factory ammo are working while others are not. I literally went through EVERY brand and weight my gun shop hand including their person stock, finding what worked and didn't. I may be wrong here but I have always been under the impression that Barnes ammo was of "better" quality, found out the Rachel doesn't like feeding them either, but anyways I found and acceptable round to use for deer and coyotes (ordered 5 boxes) while my competition rounds still function fine. Problem solved...Er... managed. Thank you everyone for the knowledge, pointers, and the time to type them for me.

oh man that made me laugh!!!!! as for the pictures, understood

I picked up a Horus Vision 4-16 with the H-59 reticle LOOOVE it. I loved my vortex but for literally the same price I got some glass that had the same power and as clear or clearer picture AND a reticle that blows anything I have ever used right out of the water. If you can take the time to get used to the reticle and see exactly how much easier it makes distance shooting you will never go back. I bought the companies scope because I didn't have the money for something better BUT if you like ANY of Horus Visions reticles they do come in some NF, S&B, and many other big name optics!! Definitely check them out!!!

So my gunsmith buddy brought me over several of his store bought competition rounds along with some misc stuff. The Remington and Winchester worked fine, the Federal and Mil-Surp did NOT, and neither did any of his hand loads. His thoughts "the two brands that worked were in his opinion the best quality rounds he brought by far..." he thinks I may have little bit of a short throat AND a match chamber which is why my rifle is being sooooo picky with the ammo. He took the gun with him to confirm this. I will know by tomorrow evening. If that is the case I am fine running only the Rem or Win ammo. BTW he read everything that was posted in this thread looking for a good laugh at what people thought(much like watching the idiots on sons of guns) but he wanted me to post that he was very surprised at how well your answers or thoughts were in regards to my issue and he apologizes for the offence you felt when you read the first sentence of this. "good forum, good tips...I might have to join this one"

YES HE WAS!!

funny thing was we had one run 200m after being hit perfectly with the 338 R.U.M. he still hasn't lived that down. My buddy still tells him "man that deer is out there aways, wanna use the AR so it doesn't run too far"

My latest buck!

I actually prefer to hunt public, I like to fluff ego when I pull a nice buck or several deer out of public ground. The key is to go where nobody thinks the deer would ever be. As I am new here and cant seem to find some rules as my comp is being dumb, would hunting pictures be a bad idea? Id love an "AR Hunting" thread!

HAHA no, his .556 is for 100m and closer, and though I don't fee its the best deer round but to his credit he has never had a deer run more than 50m after being hit. Our large cal. rifles are for +800m on Muleys.

I second this, would be awesome. I learned most of my trade from my uncle living on the res. (Choctaw), and would love to hear(read?) other peoples skill sets and pointers.

Watched a hunting show years ago with my dad.... Hunters find a MONSTER elk on a cliff, they MISS the elk, he tries to run, slips and falls to his death... It was one of the saddest things I have seen, horrible... but I always remember it when I take an animal. I would have NEVER taken that shot...EVER. Neither myself or my father have watched a big name hunting show again.