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I bought one of those on sale year before last from some manufacturing demo clearing house. It has a semi-rigid divider that allows me to fit four music stands and some doodads in the bottom, then the divider on top of them and my four Graham flags on top of it. Works like a charm. Could fit six...

IMHO, there are plenty of hobbies that are no where near as deep a monetary black hole as Rimfire BR shooting. Most of the members of the local ARA league I participate in are pulling down 6 figure incomes and a two with 7. They don't think twice about dropping $1.5-2.0K+ for a case of ammo...

This past winter, I got my first custom barrel. I had to save up for almost a year as well to cover the barrel and the smithing cost. I bought a Shilen 4groove Ratchet for my Rem 40Xb and it shoots better than me. I racked up an ARA 2350 earlier this afternoon, which tells me the rifle and ammo...

Boy have they come a long way since I got mine back in 2014. Now there's good looking to go with good working. I like the implementation of the carry handle. Nice touch! Hoot

I clean after every range session. First at the range with a couple of passes of Kroil on patches, leaving it good and wet. Once home, a couple more Kroil patches and then the bronze brush. I follow that up with a one-way Kroil wet patch and a then switch to Hoppes. After the Kroil regimen, the...

And I didn't even count the Cliff Arnold 1-piece rest that I bought, since it was from before I bought the 40X and I didn't mention the used Leupold 45x45. All that money spent and still, many would argue that I should be dropping $1-2k/year on top shelf ammo as well. For the last 27 years, all...

I too live under the fallacy that a person on a budget can compete in a rimfire BR league. Recent history: Purchased a really sharp, used CMP 40Xb ($1200) with~98% bluing left. Replaced the trigger with a Jewell ($229.00) and put a used but clean Sightron SII 36X scope on it ($250.00), along...

My TRP held its own in the local ARA league and not because the participants were poor shoots. None of us have pockets deep enough to afford a $3-$5000.00 custom rig. A lot of tricked up, rebarreled 40Xb's, rebarreled 52D's, even 1 older Hall rig. I took 2nd place in the state one year with it...

I have only been exposed to and participate in ARA. In ARA, if someone shoots a 2500, (all bullseyes), its rare. Based upon what I've read, in IR50, if someone shoots a 250 (all bullseyes) its not rare. How many bullseyes do you see here? In ARA only one counts as a bulseye. In IR50 all of...

If I'm not mistaken, it is in Paris, TX :rolleyes: Hoot

Good Lord, are you up in Cook? At least there's plenty of open country to shoot without dealing with other people. Hoot

Being a working stiff, I will not waste expensive ammo practicing below 50 Deg F. In most years, this one being an oddly warm exception, that usually means outside rimfire season lasts from April to October up here. That's a long down time before the league begins in mid-April now. Once it does...

Given my experience with the two Sightron SII scopes I have, I too am interested in that model, but not in the LRMD (Long Range Mil Dot) model. My personal preference is for a less "busy" reticle. I understand the idea of using it across different missions, but I do not know any 50yd rimfire...

I for one am disappointed that Weaver just chose to cash in their chips on the XR 46 and walk away, instead of correcting the issue and moving on. It's hard to cough up a grand or thereabouts for a Leupold 45, when you're a working stiff. I looked through an XR 46 that a fellow league member has...

Do you discard the leading zero if the lot number begins with zero? There's some Midas in the Classifieds that has the following sequence of numbers: 042 44 5 115 5 Hoot

A fellow has an SII 36x42 for sale over on Accurate Shooter. Not me or related. Hoot Edit: I forgot to mention, with Burris Signature Zee rings, which is what mine wears.

The Sightron SII 36x42 is also a good choice and the lifetime warranty follows the scope. You can find them used, often for the same price as a weaver T36. I have one of each and the glass is a toss up by my eyes. I like the Sightron adjustments a little more, even though I have oversize turrets...

Happened to me twice yesterday shooting Tenex in my 40Xb with factory barrel. It was very humid with little wind. I pull a dry patch through after every ARA card and on two of the four cards, the fouling shot afterward broke supersonic. Hit about 1/2-3/4 inch high on the sighter bull. Got a...

I got my 1-piece from Cliff Arnold. Excellent machining workmanship. The shipping crate was so well made, I made it into a carrying case for the rest. I'd recommend him. Almost identical to the Pappas 1-piece, with a few improvements and for less money He also makes mechanical rear rests. He...

Thanks Tim. I suspect Frog Lube, being plant based, is akin to a waxy soap-like lubricant. Sure feels like it. Curiosity has led me to try a lot of different lubes over the years and I might just have to get some STOS, to satisfy that curiosity once again. Life is after all, for learning. Hoot