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Jdc1 said:
Cruiser Corp has the DUI in stock….
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The TLC universe is not cooperating. Got the “Notify me when available“ death ray....
 
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Coooool blue vice white...

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I had a momentary lapse of reason.


The LED bulbs are polarized. I plugged in initially with no visual feedback. Had a partial recall. Switched bulb and everyone was Happy...plug and play roulette. I know this is hardly visionary but I was bored.

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Chungas Revenge said:
Did some testing of different bulbs for the cluster. Seriously, what else do I have to do till the thaw..?
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Ski
Tie flies
Drink whiskey
Plot the next big adventure
Hammer out some body work

Drink beer.
 
Habitual, mundane and necessary plumbing...

When I scoured the way back machine, I found the post where I thought Blue silicone plumbing was going to be the next best thing to 3:70 gears. I was redoing the engine bay plumbing today, when my good friend and spiritual advisor, B-ray showed up at the homestead with a cold snack and an issue with an optic. Not being one to leave a trusted companion and hunting cohort in a 2nd focal plane dilemma, I shifted gears.

Old Blue.....It’s not just a dog, it’s silicone.

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Chungas Revenge said:
Habitual, mundane and necessary plumbing...

When I scoured the way back machine, I found the post where I thought Blue silicone plumbing was going to be the next best thing to 3:70 gears. I was redoing the engine bay plumbing today, when my good friend and spiritual advisor, B-ray showed up at the homestead with a cold snack and an issue with an optic. Not being one to leave a trusted companion and hunting cohort in a 2nd focal plane dilemma, I shifted gears.

Old Blue.....It’s not just a dog, it’s silicone.

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Not to derail, but curious on your thoughts between second and first focal plane optics. I know all the pros and cons of both, just curious on your opinion. Parameters: as close as 100 yards but routinely 500-800 and as far as 1000. Hunting.
 
So, we did manage to insert some new engine bay plumbing. Didn’t quite make it to mission complete. But, we did spin a yarn, tell a tale (er two) and plan a bird hunt. That’s walking in the tall cotton where I’m from...

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Skreddy said:
Not to derail, but curious on your thoughts between second and first focal plane optics. I know all the pros and cons of both, just curious on your opinion. Parameters: as close as 100 yards but routinely 500-800 and as far as 1000. Hunting.
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please derail..!

FFP in MOA, that’s my girl. Although, my go to rig(s) for eastern whitetail, <300-400 in 2FP. I’m hanging it out for everyone to have swing at here but, it’s like everything else, it’s a tool of choice. A lot of my close friends shoot FFP in MILRAD. I get it. I just cut my teeth on FFP in MOA and sometimes you have dance with what I brung (it’s a real word). I have, and do hunt, “eastern distances”. IE way different than big sky country. My last 5 whitetails have been <150m. New powders, projectiles and optics have pushed the limits of ethical hunting distances, way passed what was acceptable 30-20-10yrs ago.

I run a couple different optics 2FP on a 6.5, 308, 7mm-08, 30-06, and I shoot FFP on the same calibers up to and including 338LM. I think, IMHO, it depends on what you want to carry in your “tool box”....

There is an old joke that goes something like this...”Nobody shoots more than 400yds, unless it has a really big rack”..

did I just maneuver all around your question?
 
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Chungas Revenge said:
please derail..!

FFP in MOA, that’s my girl. Although, my go to rig(s) for eastern whitetail, <300-400 in 2FP. I’m hanging it out for everyone to have swing at here but, it’s like everything else, it’s a tool of choice. A lot of my close friends shoot FFP in MILRAD. I get it. I just cut my teeth on FFP in MOA and sometimes you have dance with what I brung (it’s a real word). I have, and do hunt, “eastern distances”. IE way different than big sky country. My last 5 whitetails have been <150m. New powders, projectiles and optics have pushed the limits of ethical hunting distances, way passed what was acceptable 30-20-10yrs ago.

I run a couple different optics 2FP on a 6.5, 308, 7mm-08, 30-06, and I shoot FFP on the same calibers up to and including 338LM. I think, IMHO, it depends on what you want to carry in your “tool box”....

There is an old joke that goes something like this...”Nobody shoots more than 400yds, unless it has a really big rack”..

did I just maneuver all around your question?
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No maneuvering at all. All my current setups are SFP but I’m looking for new glad for my .300 wm this is strictly a bear hunting rifle (I bow hunt for elk and deer). I’m looking at a FFP MOA and I guess just looking for someone to confirm my own decision. Rifle currently has a Nikon Monarch SFP(can’t remember mag; 16x?). I’ve taken bear at 800 yards but want better optics and zoom for those distances. I am by no means a long range shooter or anything, just want a clearer picture on those chances I’ve got a big ol forest pig way out there munching some berries on a steep alpine meadow.
 
Skreddy said:
No maneuvering at all. All my current setups are SFP but I’m looking for new glad for my .300 wm this is strictly a bear hunting rifle (I bow hunt for elk and deer). I’m looking at a FFP MOA and I guess just looking for someone to confirm my own decision. Rifle currently has a Nikon Monarch SFP(can’t remember mag; 16x?). I’ve taken bear at 800 yards but want better optics and zoom for those distances. I am by no means a long range shooter or anything, just want a clearer picture on those chances I’ve got a big ol forest pig way out there munching some berries on a steep alpine meadow.
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Just 2 cents worth of opinion. Take a look at the Arken scopes. FFP, 34mm, Z-stop, great turrets, built like an old 40. I just put one on a Win M70, Post 64 300WM...a bit on the heavy side but..!!!

Its good for what ales ya’...
 
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