Matt.Cross

Break Out Another Thousand That's what BOAT stands for.... Confucius say "Boat is a hole in the water that fool throws money into." Kidding aside, that's a really nice boat!

@DefenseDepot this is Exhibit A, better get yourself a groin protector because this crowd is a bunch of ball busters....

I made a barrel collar for a suppressor on a lathe, does that count?

We're glad to have you! I have a few years of experience as a Machinist Tool & Die Maker under my belt, so I love machining and machine projects and parts and the industry in general.

Got any pics of its current configuration? It might be easier if we saw what we're dealing with....

Welcome to the forum! As stated in response to your other thread, it's OK to post a link to your site as long as it's not being spammed all over the forum. When your website/business becomes a commercial success, don't forget us.

I'll make an executive decision to allow it as germaine to the thread overall. Assuming you become more successful in your future endeavors, please think of us when you're prepared to be a forum sponsor.

Utilize, operate, make use of... etc A reaction rod is a superb alternative to a vice block.

Sexy!

just use the report feature for any post you want deleted and mods and admins will take care of it

That's exactly right! We will speak of meal dots in none other than reverent tones!

Sure enough! I misread that linked page rather badly, you're absolutely right. Bad math was the result of terrible reading comprehension in this case, I stand corrected!

Hold your breath while you wait, LOL....

Stripper glitter, specifically the kind that rubs off of a banana hammock....

Isn't that a MOA optic in the process of taking 3rd place? My eye isn't what it used to be but I could swear that's a Vortex Viper Gen II PST 3-15x44 EBR-2D, which happens to be MOA adjustments if I'm not mistaken.... BTW, congratulations to you @JBMatt for taking 3rd with such a significant handicap. It was mighty nice of you to give 1st and 2nd a fighting chance like that...

That's some sexy Mk12 action right there! Tom's getting a little tongue action between his legs from that trailer too, you can't tell me that animal doesn't know how to have a good time!

Wow, that's amazing! 1st and 3rd place are separated by 2.05 seconds and tied for hits on target. 2 seconds! Unbelievable...

Far be it from me to deny you your matronly impulses, by all means protect the helpless soul from himself...

Well, what a candy-coated cream filled sweetheart you've turned out to be.... 😇

You're so needy...

As much as this pains me, I have been summoned and must summarily pass judgement. Being that enablement and the inevitable condition of bankruptcy are the foremost values we promote here, I hereby rule in favor of Dirk. Do pass along your review of the item in a timely manner, please.

Oh yeah, you're also really good at throwing something I've said back at me at a moment where it's ironically hilarious.... I think that's what you did when I referred to you as... well, you know...

LOL... I don't remember either Doc, but I remember how bad I was hurting from how much I'd been laughing. It was probably something you said that made me lose control all over again.... Good times! You have a way with the off-the-cuff one liners!

Thursday - March 17th 4:00am EST I rolled out of bed, having had a solid 2 hours of sleep after preparing for the trip by doing laundry late into the night. Having put my gear and suitcase in the truck the night before, I threw my clothes on and headed to the airport. On this trip my case wasn't TSA inspected, which is both unusual and lucky for me, because I tossed a hundred rounds or so of boxed 200gr subsonic .308 ammo in there just for a SDTF demonstration. I didn't particularly care if it got tossed, because it was dirt cheap and not a necessity. Turns out it didn't matter anyways, my case went straight to the plane. When I arrived in PHX, I walked straight from the plane to the luggage office, and from the luggage office straight to my ride with barely any wait whatsoever. Kim was there to pick me up along with her daughter Rita, and son Ephram, all of whom are extremely cool. I hadn't spent much time with Rita or Ephram, but we got really well acquainted over the weekend, which was an odd mixture of exciting, hilarious, terrifying, and damaging to my delicate psyche. They're my kind of warped, and I love 'em dearly for it. So I rolled in about 10:00am on Thursday and we rolled out towards the Casa De Pain, planning the day or so of prep that had already been arranged for Thursday. Little did I know that "Mr. Shiny Objects" had already decided to capitalize on his chance to gain an extra day in the dirt by leaving for camp on Thursday evening... So shortly before sundown on Thursday, we had camp set up and a few choice targets ready, and Tom made us an excellent supper on his fancy new camp kit. Friday - March 18th ~7am CMT I woke up to the sound of Tom and JB Matt fervently hoping to cold-bore the Mile. I'll tell ya right now, for all the smack that got talked before the shoot about how the Mile is "Old Hat", that Mile target laughed off it's fair share of near misses before it's luck ran out and it sucked up 200 grains of 300 Win Mag anger. Breakfast followed the Mile action, and the pistol course got set up as did the remainder of the rifle targets. We've got 100,~200,~300,~450,~650, ~720 yard IPSC silhouettes scattered across the desert floor for the rifle action, as well as some various small gongs at around 250. The rifles get broken out of the Pelican case, this year I focused on spending quality time with the MA TEN, and the Tikka 6.5 Creedmoor. We settled into all the usual comfortable shooting shennanigans until sundown, when the targets at distance got backlit for the usual nighttime fun. A few stragglers, mostly the usual suspects (locals and whatnot) had also rolled in by then. I decided that a nighttime demo of 200gr subsonic 308 ammo would be a great way to ding some close-range targets, and I spent a little bit of time reveling in how quiet that OPS INC 12th suppressor makes a subsonic round, and the contrasting noise of the 100 yard plate registering some subsonic 308 anger. It was awesome to see the enthusiasm that got generated by the demo, as well as witnessing the inherent need to want to giggle when the guests that got in on the fun got behind the gun to enjoy the Hollywood suppressor effect. Great times, got about 3 people working on reverse engineering subsonic 308 rounds to replicate the load. If I'm lucky, I may never have to buy subsonic 308 again.... I'll test you guys 308 subs completely free of charge, just for the record. After all the shooting tapered off a bit, we all engaged in some fireside fun and relaxation, and everybody went to bed at a fairly reasonable time, which worried me a little... but OK. More to come....

Affirmative. New couch, more comfortable. If the cats don't make ribbons out of it before Fall Shoot, it'll be awesome!