Matt.Cross

I made only this claim.... So you see, the nature of MY claim was regarding what my shooting skills LACK. With that said, I'll gladly burn your ammo shooting for a 1-mile hit. Smiling with every round sent downrange....

I'll be the very first to admit, I got nothing for a mile. Out of all the attempts I made on the Fall trip, I got one 'maybe' hit. Heck, I'm not even proficient at 1,000 yet, although the Tikka makes it easier.... You got all the mile skills in this duo, I won't even kid about that.

Oh no, not by a long shot, as a matter of fact AND definition, you haven't done this by a mile. You placed 1 (and only 1) shot as intended. Demonstrating control over the shot placement requires a second shot (at minimum) to establish repeatability. So when it comes to proving your point you've actually literally missed it by a mile...

LOL We're going to look up the definitions of "control" and "fluke" when I get there. You clearly have no grasp of either concept.... If you can't repeat it, it's not controlled. Prove control over 5.3" of shot placement at a mile by any two successive shots, and the $100,000 is yours free and clear. I'll be on hand for 5 days to witness it first person, and I'm even rooting for you, I want it to happen. 5 days is plenty of time to get it done.... Spicy indeed!

Humor me and prove it wasn't a fluke, and the money is yours.

I do the same, I look at my scope and make a correction without thinking about it. If I'm spotting for someone, that's a different scenario, you gotta be able to give them MILS. You for instance, I could give you either because you can convert it too and I know that. After doing it a while it's just second nature...

I don't have anything that'll reach a mile, I'll be spotting for whoever can at that point. 5.3" just to answer your question, and I'll give you $100,000 dollars if you can control 5.3" of difference at a mile under ANY circumstances.

Depends on how precisely you round. Just as an example, I don't calculate off of 1.047", I use inches out to 500 and that's a reasonable margin of error and calculates quickly. Past 500 i use 1.05 which is an error of .003" per 100 yards. Max error at 1k is 3". That's less than .3 MOA error, definitely smaller than what I'm capable of controlling as a shooter.

I know, I know.... "But Matt, math is HARD!" Of course it is, everything that is worthwhile in life is difficult somehow. Buck up and deal with it snowflake.

There's no shame in having to have math skills. Having to remove your boots and gloves to do your MIL math, now that's just embarrassing.... That's when the MOA sniper is gonna take you out, when you're counting fingers and toes!

MIL math is mostly multiples and divisions of 10 or powers of 10. It's the MOA shooters that are rocking the real math prowess.

I'm versed in both. As long as I know which one I'm using, I genuinely don't have a preference. I started with MOA and stuck with it for consistency's sake.

@Rsquaredand I are the resident "gear snobs" (because Nightforce optics and other expensive tastes) and we both run MOA optics. You'd be loved and accepted with open arms on the MOA side.... It's those knuckle dragging sister shagging mouth breathing mountains of cumulative inbreeding damage over there on the MIL side that will give you grief. @98Z5V

That looks delicious! I'm drooling on myself... more so than usual anyways....

^^^ This post right here needs to be written upon stone for the ages to come.

It's fine, it's fine. I know what you meant... No big deal. Don't you worry about a thing. It's all good. 🦽

Uh huh. You done gone and messed up my friend! If I was you I'd find myself two extra sets of eyeballs and sleep with all six of them open.

I beg to differ sir, I have owned no less than 3 DPMS LR-308 (DPMS never made an "AR-10 after all) platforms, and none (zero) had a chromed bore for the bolt assembly. Having owned ~6 large frame AR platforms over the last decade or so, I don't recall a single one having a chromed bore in the BCG. I'm curious as to what exactly makes the lack of it "cheap" to borrow your expression. I've got over 8,000 rounds of wear & tear on a BCG and no functionality issues have arisen. I have to confess I don't understand what makes the chroming valuable to the efficacy or performance of the plaform.

Glad to have you, welcome to the forum!

Done. Thanks for the heads up!

Princess Lay-ya

It hurts to see you lose a friend Greg, and for the world to have one fewer good people in it. RIP sister, you've done well, we'll see you again.