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... Okay, for you guys following "The Mailbox", over the top of the scope is a water tower 484 yards out there. Satisfyingly, the Leica was sitting right over the NightForce's crosshair. As expected, the 3D model drooped under the weight of the Leica and is aiming about 10 feet over the N-F. The N-F is aiming at the landing on the right side of the water tower. Again, ain't nuttin' but a thang. In the other thread, there's too many low-IQers giving me shit, so don't expect this type of post as often, as I got better things to do than stoke the haters, plus my ban button stands the chance of overheating. I need to know if y'all are savvy enough to read the upside down 484 yards ? 😎 ML


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stevemakeen Screw the haters,these types of experiments & posts make life interesting

trevorreust I like it, wonder if you could get with Leica and have them do a limited run with numbers inverted? But yes no biggie to read upside down.

bill_stanton_ I think all this stuff is so cool. Literally coming up with solutions out of thin air. Or plastic.

kristof2319 Personally, I very much enjoy these type of posts. Thank you for sharing the genius.

captain_roundhouse Don't let those couch surfing ding dongs stifle innovation. Most of them probably own chinese knockoffs of your products and don't even realize it. For every one of them, there are 100 more of us. Heck, if you ever have problems with your engineering dept playing grab fanny all day, I'll print and deliver to Leander faster than you can think up version 0.2

jordin_metz Anyone know how long it takes to get some Troy Front and Rear Folding Battle Sight with Tritium Inserts Combo?

optiskate Pretty neat idea.

vaportrailtactical I thought the U shape thing (previous edition) was going to be a press fit so you could place it however you wanted

  -  laruetactical @vaportrailtactical ... Naw, a thunderstorm rolled through while it was printing, power blinked and she lost her mind. 1 like

andrewmconrad So it's just mounted right next to it to get you an accurate yardage while prwtty much keeping your eyes down range at all times?

  -  laruetactical @andrewmconrad ... Yep, it's that complicated. 3 likes

  -  andrewmconrad @laruetactical pretty neat! Are you gonna produce that or just for fun?

  -  laruetactical @andrewmconrad ... I'm gonna finish it and see if the work required to make it makes it viable 2 likes

  -  carsincvw @laruetactical Mark just release the .stl and let the ender3 army after it😂🤣

  -  andrewmconrad @carsincvw ender 3 army 😂😂

seanklk Came out nice! 🔥

vine_matt Screw them, LOVE these posts, I like the way you problem solve and come up with creative solutions to problems.

nomadw308 Ok I'm sold...just not in retirement park white

  -  laruetactical @nomadw308 ... How dare thee, that's UDE aka Urban Dark Earth 1 like

broneill129 Wouldn't it block your face when shooting? At least if you're a righty. Or stand the chance of the recoil driving it backward into your head?

  -  laruetactical @broneill129 ... Reread my "Mailbox" posts 1 like

ljsiii That is badass!!! If you can't read upside down then move along!!! 1 like

day.man0 h8h??? 😂😂😂

  -  laruetactical @day.man0 ... Live free or die ... 1 like

  -  day.man0 @laruetactical for now anyway...we are being rapidly invaded by the surrounding liberals.

  -  jwhiteinstallations @laruetactical this has real promise just in the night hunting community. Not to mention everyone else that shoots long distance. There aren't a lot of options in rangefinders for the NV and thermal crowd unless you want a $5k raptar 1 like

  -  laruetactical @jwhiteinstallations ... Yep, you'll be able to range in the dark since your Leica is preset to aim where the scope is looking. 1 like

alau_firearmstraining That's cool!

eadie.steve Does the Leica have a constant ranging option or do you have to triggAR it?

  -  laruetactical @eadie.steve ... Gotta trigger it

elmer_the_fudd_ How about a video of you firing it?

  -  laruetactical @elmer_the_fudd_ ... Gotta make an aluminum version first 1 like

cvmn66 I'm just jealous of the 3d print all I've managed get out of the home built printer was a blob of melted plastic, so if anyone needs a plastic model of used chewing gum I got you.

  -  laruetactical @cvmn66 ... Thanks for posting that, I'll hold off on taking a sledge hammer to mine 😂😂😂 1 like

depredadorsolutions Man I think this is cool. I can read it. Perhaps @leicahunting can make the distance display rotate; for applications such as The Mailbox.

an_internet_explorer_ Couldn't you flip the whole thing over and mirror the bolt pattern that goes to the scope and have it work like a cradle? That way the Leica would be right side up?

an_internet_explorer_ I mean...it would hang lower since you'd want the view finder parallel with the glass... hmm end up too much in the way?

  -  laruetactical @ethan_fleitas .. I follow my own lead🤷 1 like

  -  an_internet_explorer_ @laruetactical won't argue with that! 🙌 I'm just glad I get to watch 👀🍆

trey_199_ I had this exact idea for a product this morning at work, and was gonna use my buddys 3D printer to make it happen, oh well Larue beat me to it I guess😂

hobbit0717 The first design is always the buggiest for me. That looks real cool.

mikenotgonnagetit This is innovation. This is cool shit! Too bad so many idiots can't figure out how prototyping works and seem to think that the prototype is or should be the final product.....it isnt. Keep up the good and cool work Mark and ignore the asshats that are talking shit all the while they arent building shit or even innovating shit.

joe.numbers Very awesome! I've wondered about something like this for a while and never got around to making something in the machine shop. Ignore the assholes

chad_c_peplinski I dig it. Way to get creative.

thebigred692000 I think that it shows a ton of ingenuity to be able to mount the range finder in a place that best suits you. Hater are going to hate. R&D is where it's at.

gh_arms I've been aloof but does a shortened or lowered 845 present too high? Pirates will need a special disclaimer if using this proto. 🏴💀

everyblade_of_grass Calling people dumb for not seeing the validity of this.. That's rich. 2 likes

  -  laruetactical @everyblade_of_grass ... Did you notice I don't hashtag. Means I didn't lure you in here. 15 likes

  -  everyblade_of_grass @laruetactical nope. Because I genuinely like your products and hate the big G. I'm skeptical of this one for reasons im sure shared by others but, I'm interested to see how it pans out 👍

  -  laruetactical @sasquatchtipsandtricks ... You're right, I'm slackin', as I thought way too long about responding nicely to a dumbass before I remembered I own the ban button. 2 likes

  -  laruetactical @sasquatchtipsandtricks ... Whoa, opsec, where'd your cute little DCMA threat go ?

  -  laruetactical @sasquatch tipsandtricks ... Ha, took me awhile but I got to the bottom of you Foster Brooks, you were the drunk that was the laughing stock of the ShotShow a few years back. Hope you're better now. Keep in mind I may have you confused, acuity and all that. Speaking of acuity, being a budding hypochondriac, I self-scheduled a cognitive test when I turned 60, to have a baseline to look back at/on when I turn 70, 80, 90 etc. I was able to recall, reverse, and recite 11 random integers ("numbers" for you hillbillies) backwards. Neither the neuro or his team had not seen that before. I did it several times 💯 mistake-free. Go figure. ML

derek.waffles Ah. You 3D printed it. Nice choice 1 like

drewster_001_ 👏

moowire If you have a problem reading numbers upside down just hold the rifle upside down, c'mon guys do I need to do all the problem solving? 😂 1 like

brax43521 Love the innovation Mark. 1 like

bernslow Screw the haters I dig it. Great idea and even better you turned it into a working piece 🤙

snakepitofficial_ Lmao "the future is now old man!"

*bolts mail box to side of rifle* 14 likes

  -  laruetactical @snakepitofficial_ ... "Rule #1 of Life. Do what makes you happy." 3 likes

  -  kamran_s_85 @snakepitofficial_ @dingxslinger 1 like

  -  dingxslinger @kamran_s_85 black eye has entered the chat*

jarrettmt As the rangefinder says, this post for all the "h8h"s out there.

mckeonekert Got it. Works for me.

mr.mercury24 I think there is... probably a way to design it so it's like... not upside down, but hey I'm not smart enough to figure it out.

fenton1441 Now I'm curious if leica can flip the digits with software. Nice rapid prototype! 2 likes

og_scottiep What problem is this solving? Is it faster than resting on the rifle and lasing? 3 likes

  -  laruetactical @og_scottiep ... As a ballistician, you understand the need for accuracy. This holds the Leica's range box rock solid while the button is pushed. 4 likes

  -  og_scottiep @laruetactical understand that. But wouldn't it being cumbersome and blocking FOV and turrets outweigh a rigid mounted advantage? As you can easily place the LRF on the elevation turret for stability. 2 likes

  -  laruetactical @og_scottiep ... Have at it. You rest your Leica any which way you can. I'm not worried about field of view for stuff standing near anything I'm shooting at that's in need of a range finder. 9 likes

bottom_rung Snazzy 11 like

johnnywayne3 Only number I can read upside down is 518008 4 likes

lincolnlogga I'm going to print one for mine tonight. That's a good idea

fbgrobdapope I didnt get it at first but now that i do i love it

joburn21 good idea. but my only question is why not (given the fact that you have the materials and software) make a design that would hold them upright

d_k0 Major problems if there is water in that tower...

rogersgunworks4 Love it 😎 improvise adapt and overcome👊

arieck Ignore em and keep posting this stuff, it's great. 2 likes

tubefitter61 Good old bauxite.

khernanj I love these kinds of post. Makes me happy to buy your stuff. 3 likes

khernanj Is it possible to mount it to the top of the rail behind the scope mount and hold the range finder up right (not upside down)? Just a thought..

  -  laruetactical @khernanj ... Anything is possible with the Sheetmetalman's creed "Weld to fit ... paint to match" 14 likes

  -  charles_helm @laruetactical Lol...🤣🤣🤣 but true!

gunnertwo Smart set-up!

treyherschap 🧡🧡

hunter_maxey21 This in what innovation looks like!
Needs a few final tweaks like you discussed in the last post but overall I think this is a solid product to be sold.
🤣 upside down numbers aren't hard to read but the haters I'm sure will beg to differ 5 likes

  -  laruetactical @hunter_maxey21 ... If you can't read that upside down 3 digit number, then you got no business shooting at the distance it reads 🤷 17 likes

  -  hunter_maxey21 @laruetactical exactly

scout1776 Don't stop posting ignore the shitheads 1 like

pewpewvette What if you did a cantilever under mount so it can be right side up and still level w the cross hairs?

sherman_556 That's bad ass

bredfearn79 Looks like the idea is coming along.

dpatch4252 Some cool concept in the works ... 🔥

mikeb945 F those haters. Let's see what they have built. 1 like

bugsbikes Ban the heck out of em. The rest of us love this style of content. Keep it coming Mr. Larue. 6 likes

iavramis Is it possible to build some type of tensioners or worm gear to allow you to zero it with the reticle? I was trying to figure out a way to do that with my spotter and range finder- I failed. I always wondered how "co-witnessed" the Wilcox range finders are to the scope when they are put on a diving board. 1 like

  -  laruetactical @iavramis ... This is the basic first step, if course it can be a CNC alignment device if that's what the poors want ... or something a lot less involved.

  -  kodak_zakk @iavramis the Wilcox raptars are zero-able and hold zero pretty well

  -  kodak_zakk @iavramis the raptar is also the answer to this whole design

bruhnstick Cuttn' edge .. great idea boys

jonathanklee570 Interesting. Guessing you're a lefty?

  -  laruetactical @dob07gt ... Not a lefty, but I am a ginger. Hope this helps. 7 likes

  -  jonathanklee570 @laruetactical lol just think it's a pretty cool idea. Figured you were either removing the range finder before firing or were a lefty. Then again, if you were a lefty, you'd probably be cranking out left sided ejection port ARs by now with everything else you do.

shmavid777 What did you use for material/infill? Is adding more mass realistic? I've become invested since the first post. 3 likes

  -  laruetactical @its_davidb94 ... Until the world runs out of bauxite ... the world is my oyster. 9 likes

  -  bordeth @laruetactical when that happens we will just mine the moon! 😀😀

seeyatim Frickin cool Mark, that print came out nice! 1 like

tyreleddy I night hunt with a thermal scope and it's almost impossible to tell the range when your looking at a screen.... I would have killed dozens more coyotes if I would have known the range. Something like this would solve my issue. Great idea. If you want to throw one in with my UU .308 kit when you ship it that would be great!👍 2 likes

hammerheadoutdoors Hubba hubba

the.firearmacy h8h yards? What does it mean?! How could anyone possibly crack that code?!
I like this idea 1 like

gsdpanzer Most people don't understand down and dirty concept prototyping. I have had more proof of concept shit held together with gaffers tape and coat hanger wire than I can count. It's not the finished product folks. Relax. 37 likes

  -  laruetactical @gsdpanzer .. ☝ This man gets it. 16 likes