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She coulda kept it - after we hosed it off at the house...

That's badass - completely. 5.7 mils at 800 yards is fucking amazing. I'm really looking forward to this one, and coming up with my own handloads. There's a pretty big jump in the BCs on the Hornady projectiles, looking at the 103 ELD-X, 105 BTHP and the 108 ELD-M. Click it to make it bigger.

I don't think there's anybody just selling the followers. For the mags, I look at what I need - always need that 30-rd body, and prone the 20-rd bodies are great. For that, because that cartridge case is fatter, round count is lower. I've only used what I know works, and the Alexander Arms or E-Lander 17-rd mags are flawless, and the C-Products 25-rd mags are flawless (the ones with the blue followers).

Doesn't work, at least not the one I tried. I tried it backwards from what you're doing. Was working on a guy's PSA complete upper, test-fire time on my Aero M5 lower. And it wouldn't fully close to engage the takedown pin. I don't suggest that combo, at all.

Which is a damn nice scope, higher price range. I've got one or two coming - won't know how many I'll be able to buy until the order comes in to the local dealer. I have one Athlon Ares BTR in 2.5~15 mag, and that is one badass scope. That one lives on the Grendel Mk12 Mod H.

Lesson 65b is a motherfucker, for sure. When you see something you want/need/lust after, and its in stock, you better buy it right then. Because, mere seconds later - it won't be in stock, and you're out of luck. I must have made that order by the skin of my teeth - because I said "Fuk it, I'll take more of those." I checked out seconds before some other person did, and I'm getting them, and his order isn't processing right now, and he's trying to figure it all out. Cussing at his computer right now. JUST like I would if I put them in the cart, they said "in stock" - and MY order won't go through right now. It's ALL about the timing, men. Nothing more than that. If you want it, you better get it, while it's there. If you hesitate, you're dead.

OOOOPS!!! Looks like I got that last 10-pack of mags. They're showing Out Of Stock now when you click that link I provided. THAT, men, is the TRUE DEFINITION of the very truth in... Lesson 65b. Lesson 65b. You Snooze, You Lose.

Just added 10 more of these, and 2 PRI Combat Latches to the mix. https://dsgarms.com/magazines-dsg-4401-0006 Because.

My local guy is good. An when you're here for a shoot, and need something - we just text him, and tell him to bring out xxx rounds of whatever - he'll bring it. Unless he's asleep in the chair at the campfire beside us... You really will get discounts, if you're here for the shoot. He's made SO MUCH this year, that he doesn't even care anymore, about local, regular-customer pricing. This year has been NUTS, in the gun industry. He beat last June, on June 4th this year. He beat LAST YEAR on June 9th... It's fucking crazy out there... Panic-ers are driving the market.

Terminator Dog...

Not my local guy. He was discounted from retail before all this madness, regularly, but with his increased hours, increased workload, and increased daily NICS checks that he has to do every day, from panic-buying - he increased his ammo prices to MSRP. He saves personal-protection ammo for gun-buyers - only - and only sells ammo to walk-ins with a ration - one or two boxes only, for range ammo, if you're not buying a gun. That means that nobody can come in and hoard his ammo, and he has ammo for all his customers. There's nothing worse than buying a new gun (when you're a panic-buyer), and you can't get any ammo for your new gun that's going to save your life in the next 5 minutes... So they think... There were several of us that talked him into this policy, and pushed him to do it, and it's working out. The price-gougers will be remembered, and that practice will limit their future earnings. Let them do it, just don't support them. Let the "Panic'ers" support them right now - but never give them another penny. Drive further to someone honest, and give THAT person your business, and let them know that you're there for their business, BECAUSE of their business practices...

This is exactly why I'm never gonna get any Grendel brass from him...

That's what sealed it for me, and just "make this one very nice from the get-go." There's only three possible DOD entities that this can possibly be, because those are the only three with that kind of pull. This round happened fast, and there are very few places with that kind of "rapid-acquisition" horsepower.

I'm way more hopeful on this 6 ARC - it's just a necked down Grendel, and Grendel is fuckin' KICKASS... I think this 6 ARC is gonna be good, and that's why I'm taking the plunge on the LaRue hardware all the way. If you're gonna have a LaRue rifle, it BETTER be a badass... I think this is gonna play out very, very well, in distance, accuracy, all that. I think this cartridge really has it. And... you succeeded. I'm the fucking guinea pig here...

@DayWalker, not to add any pressure to you, on that future Mk12 Mod 0 build, and I'm not sure if you noticed it or not... but my Mod 0 was built on Noveske receivers. I'm just sayin'... If you're gonna build a Mod 0, don't hold anything back...

Alright, LaRue 5.56 lower is ordered. Progression.

Solid, sound logic, right there - well done throughout that thought process. That's exactly what I'd do, too. On that damn Valkyrie, I just built that thing with nice parts, and made it "SPR-ish" to make it a good foundation. I won't say I hate it, and I have uses for it, but it certainly wasn't the Grendel-Killer that the gun-media hyped it up to be. I'll keep it and won't sell it, and I'll shoot it and fuk some coyotes up with it. I'm glad I built it like I did, and didn't sink Mod 1 or () Mod 0 money into it. I'll have the lowdown on this 6 ARC before summer is over. It'll be a few months for me, too. Right now, the barrel (THE barrel) is a done deal, if FedEx can actually pull this off, and I need to get that lower done TONIGHT. After that, it's easy street for this one. Who would have ever thought it's cheaper to have a LaRue rifle?... Fuckin' Mk12s ain't cheap...

If the Mod 0 has your heart - then that's where you need to go. You will LOVE IT, every single time you pull the trigger. If you compromise on the Mod 1, when it's not really what you wanted, you'll wish you'da done it different. That is EXACTLY why I built a Mod 0 first. Going with a Mod 1 after that was a cakewalk... I STILL have to finish my Grendel Mod H, with some proper parts. It sucks to still need to do that, but I need to. It's another few hundo that I need to put into that thing to make it right - because it's designed around a Gen III carbon forearm. It'll never be "right" without the other stuff.

By the way, just checked tracking on my 6 ARC barrel, and it's ben bumped to Friday, instead of Thursday. Thanks, FedEx.

THAT is where the sale is! If he commits to a Mod 0, I'll buy him that handguard that he needs right now. Like, RIGHT NOW. I'll store it for him until it's time. @DayWalker - think about it. Mod 0 or Mod 1. Hit the other thread for the details on the money output. I can't beat that 25% off, not daily. The only thing DVOR has right now is the Gen III Natural carbon fiber, at $265. https://www.dvor.com/precision-reflex-gen-iii-ar-15-m16-round-free-float-rifle-length-forearm.html If we're gonna paint this thing, then it just doesn't matter. Otherwise, you need to "like" that look of the carbon fiber. I'll buy this fucker right now, and hold it until you're ready.

You would be creating an illegal SBR, if you even pinned that 12.5" upper to the lower that came on the 18" gun. Now way around it, you'd be an instant Felon, waiting to get caught. Once that happens, your gun and voting rights are gone. Forever. Bad idea. I even made a comment once on one of the PSA online website ads, about their 12.5" barrel - asked them why they don't have the "NFA Laws Disclaimer" and offer NO notice that the barrel cannot be used in a rifle build, unless it's an SBR. Know what? all the PSA Fan-Bois went nuts and called me a complete idiot... Who's laughing now, PSA? Think you might want to include that information in your online website ads?... I TOLD you it would happen...

Well... that explains it! It's gotta be Michael Mallinen.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Just wait for it. Shiit ain't no joke - check this out... Don't fuk with beavers, people. I stand behind this statement, with deep personal conviction.

VLTOR is a Tucson, Arizona company, with .gov contracts on alot of stuff, and you're in North Idaho - how does that guy work into the VLTOR equation?

Lucid is gone, as a company, and Dan Konrad was the man behind that design - and he's out, too. That was the best wood out there, by far. It's amazing. I - knowing now, in this future - wish I would have bought 50 sets of it. I'd be rich now, retired, and have land and structures, based on what people were willing to pay for that stuff, these days.