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He learned a few things and cut some checks.

Hint..................(grin)

Rumor has it that Alexandria Ocasio Cortez is one of Stumpy's love childs.. after a weekend bender....

They both seem to be of the same place mentally....that and you can see the family resemblance in the eyes...

Ya gotta wish him well, to think he has a daughter that has made it all the way to the US Congress...

how many other campfire members can say that?

just today she was talking about WW 2 is going to start and destroy the planet in less than 12 years...

Girl is a national brain trust and chip off the old que ball like her dad....

Congrats Stumpy.. the campfire is proud of ya.... and your daughter...

Shefire,

Your perpetual Man Lust Fantasies are telling. Hint. Congratulations?!?

On the average,how many times a day do you think about me? Now not on one of your "Special" days,just an average one?

Bless your heart...there's no slighting your taste in men.

Hint.

Laughing!...............

Thanks Stimpy... I'll take that on advisement....coming from you, that level of BlahblahblahBlahblahblah
BlahblahblahBlahblahblahBlahblahblahBlahblahblahBlahblahblahBlahblahblahBlahblahblah means a lot.

It's your Imagination,simply Pretend with it as you must.

Hint.

Congratulations?!?...................

Thanks Stumpy... I knew I could count on you to give me advice.....

ya know for a short guy operating on two brain cells... you can surely cut and paste a response from
years of the your lab coming up with them for ya... Give the old boy a scratch between the ears for me...

and you go have another beer.... and scratch your nuts for a while...

I'm sure it is some of the simple pleasures you now enjoy since its winter.... in Ft Lauderdale Alaska

Thank you to all who gave me positive feedback.
Any additional comments both pro / con are also appreciated .
Semper Fi,
Soup

Congrats on deciphering the code that Soup is a Marine .Now you can continue derailing his thread by playing patty cakes with Stick lol.

Heavy metal...7" and 8" 243 Win's.............

Valid Point.... Apologies to anyone who feels they need it.

I'm sure SOUP, can cope by ignoring what he doesn't feel contributes to his question.

Tough to whoop the 224 and 243 Grendels.



Hint...............

TTT

Soup, now that you described your rifle in more detail, I think my initial comment still stands - that it sounds like you have a sweet shooter, but maybe a bit more specialized for precision than I (and probably a lot of other hunters) would want. A lighter rifle with a thinner barrel profile and slimmer handguard (along with other changes) might fit you better.

Soup, Coyote hunting isn't like whitetail still hunting. if you can hump your rifle from setup to setup put a bipod on and pretend its a m60 on a pintle mount!
we are of the same age and i find i'm lightening my carry guns. yous sounds like medicine for reaching out to shy dogs.
i am going out this weekend and my savage 10 in its current stock pushes 10 lbs.
key is finding a youngster that wants to hunt with you and getting him/her to pack it for you

ps OT. pray that Big Stick finds his sanity. clearly missing.

AR `s are great coyote rifles for callin critters,i now use a AR-10 243 win. with a 24 inch barrel,nightforce scope and Nosler partition bullets to save on the hides. good luck,Pete53

Soup, I took this picture for ya today of one of my hunting ARs to give you an idea of a more streamlined and portable AR if you want to go that direction. This one's nothing special (and I don't even like the scope, so ignore that part) but is nice to carry in the woods for a few reasons:
- that stainless 20" barrel is a light profile perfect for hunting where you'll only fire a few shots at a time.
- 15" handguard that is free float but very slim so it's easier to carry & hold, more like a traditional hunting rifle size. Note the short rail section at the end for a QD bipod mount if desired.
- the side charge handle is reciprocating, and makes it easier to quietly close the bolt on a loaded round
- light weight stock and light forged receivers and barrel profile bring this one in at less than 7.5 lb as pictured with an empty mag. Add 5-10 rounds and it's at 7.5 lb even.

The sling is missing at the moment, but I consider that a necessity for this type of rifle and it normally wears one.

The best part about these is you can build it how you want. You can also paint it camo or have it hydrodipped if you want.

Side note - this one is not a 223, but you can build the same type of setup in a 223 as well. This one is a 30 cal wildcat using the 6.8 SPC case, and the barrel is a re-purposed 30/06 bolt action barrel I re-used for the light profile.

Nice looking rig. I see uppers for sale with and without a reciprocating side charge handle. I guess I don't know what the term reciprocating refers to in this case. Can you help?

I think it means the knob either stays put at the shot or moves with the bolt.

Reciprocating means that the handle is actually attached to the bolt directly. It means that you can use the handle to slowly close the bolt if desired but yet also push the handle to close the bolt completely.

I think right-side reciprocating handles are the way to go for a hunting gun.
I think left-side (such as shown above) are the way to go on a fighting gun.

Actually on a reciprocating the handle is attached to the bolt carrier not the bolt, I agree with the rest of your post, I have right and left side charge uppers and much prefer the right side handle for coyote hunting if you are a right handed shooter