... The point is the worst thing you can do is have your buddy stand on the hard case to help you get the latches to lock. Best to have the rifle absolutely "loose" inside the case, with zero pressure applied against it ... of course this all made sense after I was told 👀 ML
1,018 likesandrew_wyler_david I like to suspend mine in saltwater while traveling. Seems to keep everything working right 9 likes
- laruetactical @andrew_wyler_david ... you are in Florida, so you do you 🤷 6 likes
- andrew_wyler_david @laruetactical I like to call it the least conservative red state in the country 2 likes
- tomasnumerouno @andrew_wyler_david its Flaustralia, you should know this. Florida is amazing and trash all at once. 1 like
- usingmyrights @andrew_wyler_david If we could remove a few of our major cities it'd be a much deeper red.
- laruetactical @usingmyrights ... There-in lies the rub ...
project_jedburgh Bahahahaha
- laruetactical @project_jedburgh ... You're "projecting" again Project Jed🤷
- project_jedburgh @laruetactical quality rifles deserve projecting
houstoncustomfoam Great. A new selling point for me.
- laruetactical @houstoncustomfoam ... ✅
charliesclones I remember Arnold Palmer's wife on the late night Johnny Carson show explaining that she used his her husband's balls the night before a major tournament fir good luck. I believe she was referring to his golf balls 😂 2 likes
- laruetactical @charliesclones ... And Johnny said "Bet that makes his putter stand up" 😎 6 likes
- laruetactical @charliesclones ... But, to your point, yes, it's best if your rifle is "free balling" inside those hard cases 6 likes
- charliesclones @laruetactical ML - our age is showing 😂
- laruetactical @charliesclones LOL, you're right !! 😎😳 2 likes
- mattamp_ut @charliesclones is that like tennis elbow?
- charliesclones @mattamp_ut probably not 😂 1 like
invincadoc Harmonics are affected by simply being stored in a foam case?!?! 2 likes
- laruetactical @invincadoc ... No, the system "warps" and aims a smidge somewhere else 7 likes
the_ghost_of_robin_olds fuddlore 9 likes
- laruetactical @the_ghost_of_robin_olds ... Quips from a Hipshooter ... 1 like
mtbrown1801 When I mention that name I get blank stares from the young guys.🤦 3 likes
- laruetactical @mtbrown1801 ... Ha, he's won everything there is to win, once to several times each 💪 8 likes
- mtbrown1801 @laruetactical he is one of my biggest influences in rifle shooting. He's another of those guys that I wish would do more permanent record media ie video or book but seems to prefer to be off-grid. 1 like
- big_iron_operator @mtbrown1801 I haven't heard his name in years.
- mtbrown1801 @patrickryanparker you must be old too.😄 1 like
savageguns089 Man is a damn legend. nice guy too, he came to train guys at my old command years ago, I was the support guy range tech and he took time to talk to me and give me pointers. 1 like
tubefitter61 It makes sense. If Uneven torque on your scope mounts effect accuracy why wouldn't the stresses of being pressed into a case. It couldn't be much stress but in a games of thousands every little bit helps. 1 like
realmda13 Some dude threw his out of a plane and then threw it back together and shot a $2000 drone. Legendary. 2 likes
thirtythree_three Interesting. Do you recall the type of rifle he was using? 5 likes
- laruetactical @thirtythree_three ... What does it matter the type of rifle he didn't stomp shut in a hard case after the day's shooting ? 1 like
- thirtythree_three @laruetactical Just curious about materials. I imagine a wood system with older-style scope mounts would be more susceptible than, say, an MRAD or AI with a LaRue Mount. Just curious. It would also be interesting to test effects of leaving a system baking in the sun vs covered. 3 likes
- laruetactical @og_scottiep ... Another nay sayer ... hehehe, I'm guessing you've never hooked up a sickle-bar mower onto the back of a live-PTO equipped Massey Ferguson tractor. If you had, you would've noticed that big sickle bar, even though it's made of lots of steel, goes "boing !!" when you snatch it up at the end of the mowing cut. Yet, if you have your head out of your ass, it will still cut a good straight row even though it shows such flexibility. 🚜
- laruetactical @og_scottiep ... Common sense is common sense. But if you're in need of testing, knock yourself out.
- laruetactical @og_scottiep ... "no, I'm not standing on them" ... in that case, you aren't a test case. ... just someone looking to argue ... and apparently seeing Bennie's name triggered you. If you have any qualudes left, use force and break one in half. You'll need the other half for tomorrow's internet.
zachary_stein The amount of junk I hear in the shooting world. 11 likes
- laruetactical @zachary_stein ... Ha, pull your scoped rifle out of a hard case you stomped it into a few days before you stepped on the flight you flew to a match in, then shoot the "Make it and Take It" stage first. 7 likes
mcg343 "Leaned against a wall...almost vertical." If some would have done that back in my STA days they would probably still be pushing ‘em out and I've been out for more than a couple of decades. Leaning was always a no-no 2 likes
flintlockchip Most people calling this bunk aren't actually accurate enough to notice the difference, another example is If you leave weight on a barbell for a long enough period of time while in a rack it will bend.
- laruetactical @flintlockchip ... It's comforting knowing there's a certain segment that gets it. Thanks for the good example. 1 like
- flintlockchip @laruetactical you're welcome thanks for the post.
joey3021 It's almost like hard cases have foam that you can trim out to inlay your rifle. 2 likes
mdrumscarter My Pelican hard case with cut out foam to fit the rifle closes easy. If you have to force or stomp the case closed that's not good anytime on any rifle 6 likes
gom358 I don't like hard cases... not at all. 1 like
czfanatic This theory is 100% true and tremendously amplified with high powered air rifles.
icecoldmn I'm running the LaRue insert in my pelican case. Works great and fits my obr like a glove...
dramworx Bennie Cooley 🔥
ghostmarmot Ok I have questions, did someone actually do that? Stand on a case just so it'll close that is.
- latewhitehunter @ghostmarmot the troops do it all the time. When you have to fit 1.5 a carbine, extra upper, pistol, grenade launcher, 15 mags, NVG, MBITR, and half a machine gun in to a pelican case designed for one hunting rifle, you do what you have to do! 1 like
- dabean4 @latewhitehunter I thought we were talking precision shooters.. 1 like
him72984 I throw mine in the trunk of my car with no case. I'm no precision shooter though.
zmk_official I keep mine inside of a live eel
auav8tor Hey speaking of cases, I have 6 from the awesome accuracy specials, can I trade them in for something cool :) 2 likes
- laruetactical @auav8tor ... You bought 6 of those MGUs ? 👀 4 likes
- ftw_edc @laruetactical Just ordered my first, excited to get my hands on it 👍
- auav8tor @laruetactical when you know you know. Sold off all the junk builds I had after receiving my first UU kit. Good stuff. 1 like
latewhitehunter I thought the point was that even the guys who win sniper comps are often full of s**t? 7 likes
captain_weenis And unload your mags, otherwise the springs turn into limp noodles. 2 likes
_davidmatthew_ Crazy.
sailorripley55 Now I can follow @cooley.bennie So, thanks for mentioning him. 2 likes
hildreth.casey This may help put it in prospective. @cooley.bennie can see the shift because he places no negative external influence on the ballistic solution consistently. Most of us can't hold the difference. That said, always confirm zero in the event of a large shift. 1 like
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