The Official 2nd Amendment Appreciation Thread

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NorthDallas40 said:
I believe the standard .30 and .50 boxes were designed to lay in ammo belts to feed the .30 cal M1 and the .50 cal M2 respectively and both machine guns are designed to accept/cradle the standard boxes?
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Just FYI, the 5.56 cans (the ones with the bandoliers) are the same size as the .50 cal cans.
 
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Grand Vol said:
Just FYI, the 5.56 cans (the ones with the bandoliers) are the same size as the .50 cal cans.
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Thinking about it more they have plastic cans sitting next to these at the store and I just can't imagine those plastic ones truly supporting the amount of weight that can potentially go into them. I could be wrong but I'd say the weakest point on the plastic cans is handle. It'd really be awful to pull one of those off a shelf to have it fail and spread a couple thousand rounds of ammo across the floor.
 
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Coug said:
Thinking about it more they have plastic cans sitting next to these at the store and I just can't imagine those plastic ones truly supporting the amount of weight that can potentially go into them. I could be wrong but I'd say the weakest point on the plastic cans is handle. It'd really be awful to pull one of those off a shelf to have it fail and spread a couple thousand rounds of ammo across the floor.
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I was fairly lucky that I had a consistent source of free ones when I was active duty.

The metal ones will last so long as you aren't beating them up.
 
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holdemvol said:
Anyone have any experience with a Bergara b14 hmr?
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Yes, I bought one for my nephew to get him started in long range precision. It’s simply a tack hammer. Crisp single stage trigger, butter smooth action, and famous Bergara barrel. It has an aluminum chassis sitting inside an adjustable composite stock.

Get it in 6.5 Creedmore and feed it some quality match ammo. If you can’t get sub MOA groups, get some lessons.

Also in that price range, if you prefer a chassis rifle, checkout the Howa HCR.
 
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hndog609 said:
Other than keeping in mind they are pretty heavy I've only heard good things.
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The “HMR” stands for Hunting Match Rifle. For a hunting rifle, they are on the heavy side. For a match rifle, they are on the small side.

The rifle is perfect for neither but very good for both.
 
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Coug said:
Thinking about it more they have plastic cans sitting next to these at the store and I just can't imagine those plastic ones truly supporting the amount of weight that can potentially go into them. I could be wrong but I'd say the weakest point on the plastic cans is handle. It'd really be awful to pull one of those off a shelf to have it fail and spread a couple thousand rounds of ammo across the floor.
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I’ve bought several from Harbor Freight, no issues. I compared them to the Plano ones and they’re exactly the same. They have a coupon now for $3.99.
 
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txbo said:
Yes, I bought one for my nephew to get him started in long range precision. It’s simply a tack hammer. Crisp single stage trigger, butter smooth action, and famous Bergara barrel. It has an aluminum chassis sitting inside an adjustable composite stock.

Get it in 6.5 Creedmore and feed it some quality match ammo. If you can’t get sub MOA groups, get some lessons.

Also in that price range, if you prefer a chassis rifle, checkout the Howa HCR.
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Thanks. I've been drooling over it for a few months. Problem is I am about to buy a few acres to build on, and it's going to be hard to justify after I told my wife all "extra" spending had to stop for the next year...
 
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Coug said:
Thinking about it more they have plastic cans sitting next to these at the store and I just can't imagine those plastic ones truly supporting the amount of weight that can potentially go into them. I could be wrong but I'd say the weakest point on the plastic cans is handle. It'd really be awful to pull one of those off a shelf to have it fail and spread a couple thousand rounds of ammo across the floor.
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I have a plastic MTM can that I use for storage, it works fine for my purposes but I would be nervous lugging it around by the handle if it were full.
 
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holdemvol said:
Thanks. I've been drooling over it for a few months. Problem is I am about to buy a few acres to build on, and it's going to be hard to justify after I told my wife all "extra" spending had to stop for the next year...
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LOL! I understand. Also that rifle deserves some decent glass to set on top of it. You're really looking at at least another $1000 to be able to get out of that rifle everything it's capable of.
 
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txbo said:
LOL! I understand. Also that rifle deserves some decent glass to set on top of it. You're really looking at at least another $1000 to be able to get out of that rifle everything it's capable of.
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Yeah I've thought of that too. Im sure it's much more capable than I am right now. I may just try to sneak a 2nd AR in right now and buy a distance rifle after we sell our house in a year or so.
 
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Burhead said:
Thanks. Just reading some the review people seem to like them. Trying to decided if its worth shelling out nearly $900 this weekend.

Decisions, decision :banghead2:
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This may be worth checking out for $540.

https://www.stagarms.com/stag-15-bones/

You would need a hand guard and stock (which people tend to replace anyway), and a set of flip up sights. You end up with a really nice rifle with a lifetime warranty for $800 or less depending on the furniture you decide on.
 
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txbo said:
LOL! I understand. Also that rifle deserves some decent glass to set on top of it. You're really looking at at least another $1000 to be able to get out of that rifle everything it's capable of.
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The only problem with that is that word is getting out on this rifle. In a year I bet you won't be able to touch it for $1000.
 
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Coug said:
Thinking about it more they have plastic cans sitting next to these at the store and I just can't imagine those plastic ones truly supporting the amount of weight that can potentially go into them. I could be wrong but I'd say the weakest point on the plastic cans is handle. It'd really be awful to pull one of those off a shelf to have it fail and spread a couple thousand rounds of ammo across the floor.
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I've got several of the plastic cans. I purchased mine at Rural King. They hold about 500 rounds of 556 if I remember correctly. They've held up fine. Great for your spent brass too.
 
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holdemvol said:
Thanks. I've been drooling over it for a few months. Problem is I am about to buy a few acres to build on, and it's going to be hard to justify after I told my wife all "extra" spending had to stop for the next year...
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You need it to protect your land! Worked for me..... once.
 
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txbo said:
The only problem with that is that word is getting out on this rifle. In a year I bet you won't be able to touch it for $1000.
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I thought GV was the one that was supposed to talk people into spending money around here?
 
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holdemvol said:
I thought GV was the one that was supposed to talk people into spending money around here?
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LOL! I'll stop. I'm just really excited about the precision rigs that can be had today for under $1000. Tikka, Howa, Bergara. Even Ruger and Savage have offerings that are capable of decent precision.

Just a few years ago you would have had to spend 3 or 4 times that to get what these factory rifles can do.
 
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