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Went out to the range to shoot my new Daniel Defense M4 V7. It's brand new and wasn't sure what it would shoot like. Time for accessories, starting with a scope. I was only shooting 25 yards here but I could hit whatever I wanted, a really fun, easy gun to shoot. Sights are not even centered, just screwed them on out of the box.

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Went out to the range to shoot my new Daniel Defense M4 V7. It's brand new and wasn't sure what it would shoot like. Time for accessories, starting with a scope. I was only shooting 25 yards here but I could hit whatever I wanted, a really fun, easy gun to shoot. Sights are not even centered, just screwed them on out of the box.

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Judging by that target, is it a shot gun? :lol:

I put a scope on my AR then took it off and stayed with iron sights...when I was allowed to shoot it, I used it primarily for "jungle lane" tactical shoots and not very much static shooting.
 
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Judging by that target, is it a shot gun? :lol:

I put a scope on my AR then took it off and stayed with iron sights...when I was allowed to shoot it, I used it primarily for "jungle lane" tactical shoots and not very much static shooting.
LOL, I was going to ask the same question. :laugh:

I am fortunate in that I can shoot on my property, but unfortunate that I don't even have time to ride my bike, so getting to the guns is even a bigger problem.

I use to reload for accuracy when I still worked for a salary and had time. I have around 4 gallons of gunpowder in my workshop attic and a whole large stand-up cabinet full of reloading kits, cases, bullet points, chronograph, etc., but it has been so long ago, I would probably have to learn from scratch.

My claim to fame was going out with a bunch of bench rest shooting fanatics, shooting custom $4,000 rifles, using a $350 Savage 30-06 I purchased at Walmart. They made me look like a total idiot and could not stop laughing, but I spent hours reloading and modifying that rifle until 6 months later I kicked their butts.
 
We have some gear . Daniel Defense is some nice stuff . My go to rife is the bottom one with a 40 rd mag for home . Carry 20s in truck , and 30s every where else.
Tristan has the Knights, and the heavy hitting 308 AR10 . Rings steel @ 800 yards so far . He has not quiet made the 1000 yard hit yet . Says it's the Glass .
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We have some gear . Daniel Defense is some nice stuff . My go to rife is the bottom one with a 40 rd mag for home . Carry 20s in truck , and 30s every where else.
Tristan has the Knights, and the heavy hitting 308 AR10 . Rings steel @ 800 yards so far . He has not quiet made the 1000 yard hit yet . Says it's the Glass . View attachment 1639196View attachment 1639197View attachment 1639198View attachment 1639199View attachment 1639200View attachment 1639201View attachment 1639202View attachment 1639203View attachment 1639204View attachment 1639205View attachment 1639206

Went out to the range to shoot my new Daniel Defense M4 V7. It's brand new and wasn't sure what it would shoot like. Time for accessories, starting with a scope. I was only shooting 25 yards here but I could hit whatever I wanted, a really fun, easy gun to shoot. Sights are not even centered, just screwed them on out of the box.

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View attachment 1639194Hi very nice gun. I hope you get to the range a lot it is so much fun. And I hope you never need it for home defense.
 
We have some gear . Daniel Defense is some nice stuff . My go to rife is the bottom one with a 40 rd mag for home . Carry 20s in truck , and 30s every where else.
Tristan has the Knights, and the heavy hitting 308 AR10 . Rings steel @ 800 yards so far . He has not quiet made the 1000 yard hit yet . Says it's the Glass . View attachment 1639196View attachment 1639197View attachment 1639198View attachment 1639199View attachment 1639200View attachment 1639201View attachment 1639202View attachment 1639203View attachment 1639204View attachment 1639205View attachment 1639206
Hi. Here in MA. we can only have a 10 rounds in a gun. So if 3 people brake into your house, and they are shooting here under all that pressure you better be a very good shot.
 
LOL, I was going to ask the same question. :laugh:

I am fortunate in that I can shoot on my property, but unfortunate that I don't even have time to ride my bike, so getting to the guns is even a bigger problem.

I use to reload for accuracy when I still worked for a salary and had time. I have around 4 gallons of gunpowder in my workshop attic and a whole large stand-up cabinet full of reloading kits, cases, bullet points, chronograph, etc., but it has been so long ago, I would probably have to learn from scratch.

My claim to fame was going out with a bunch of bench rest shooting fanatics, shooting custom $4,000 rifles, using a $350 Savage 30-06 I purchased at Walmart. They made me look like a total idiot and could not stop laughing, but I spent hours reloading and modifying that rifle until 6 months later I kicked their butts.
Here in Canada the government has drastically put the stop on owning certain rifles and many hand guns. I'd love to be able to shoot on my property...a buddy of mine has a farm and he has a deal with the local junk yard to bring him out a car once in a while so he can shoot it up....his brother in law owns the junk yard....

We can't even take most weapons out of our house anymore to go to a range...of all things the old SKS I have isn't on the list of banned weapons...I can take it to the range once it opens up again...even though it's very modified, the SKS isn't any good for tactical shooting as it's just too big and heavy. I have a few AR variants which were set up for tactical shooting and made as light as possible...

From a guy who used to shoot for a living, it's tough to not be able to anymore...
 
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We have some gear . Daniel Defense is some nice stuff . My go to rife is the bottom one with a 40 rd mag for home . Carry 20s in truck , and 30s every where else.
Tristan has the Knights, and the heavy hitting 308 AR10 . Rings steel @ 800 yards so far . He has not quiet made the 1000 yard hit yet . Says it's the Glass . View attachment 1639196View attachment 1639197View attachment 1639198View attachment 1639199View attachment 1639200View attachment 1639201View attachment 1639202View attachment 1639203View attachment 1639204View attachment 1639205View attachment 1639206
Nice hardware....I shot our military version of the AR-10 using match rounds...it was pretty good for a light duty sniper platform.
 
Judging by that target, is it a shot gun? :lol:

I put a scope on my AR then took it off and stayed with iron sights...when I was allowed to shoot it, I used it primarily for "jungle lane" tactical shoots and not very much static shooting.
Haha! I'll never buy a black target again. Need more stuff to shoot. You can't see the hits so it gets boring. This thing will pretty much hit what you point it at and at 25 yards that's pretty easy. Those groups in the middle were when I was shooting at the center.
 
LOL, I was going to ask the same question. :laugh:

I am fortunate in that I can shoot on my property, but unfortunate that I don't even have time to ride my bike, so getting to the guns is even a bigger problem.

I use to reload for accuracy when I still worked for a salary and had time. I have around 4 gallons of gunpowder in my workshop attic and a whole large stand-up cabinet full of reloading kits, cases, bullet points, chronograph, etc., but it has been so long ago, I would probably have to learn from scratch.

My claim to fame was going out with a bunch of bench rest shooting fanatics, shooting custom $4,000 rifles, using a $350 Savage 30-06 I purchased at Walmart. They made me look like a total idiot and could not stop laughing, but I spent hours reloading and modifying that rifle until 6 months later I kicked their butts.
There were some pretty serious guys at this range too. But they were nice and helped me out a bit. This place is members only and the membership is steep. So most here are real enthusiasts, not John Wick wanna bes.
 
There were some pretty serious guys at this range too. But they were nice and helped me out a bit. This place is members only and the membership is steep. So most here are real enthusiasts, not John Wick wanna bes.

Oooh, I wannabee John Wick. Able to wear paper thin body armor taking multiple hits while in the middle of beating a dozen assassins who are also beating the hell outta him.

‘He’s not the boogeyman, he’s who you call to kill the boogeyman.‘:laugh:
 
Haha! I'll never buy a black target again. Need more stuff to shoot. You can't see the hits so it gets boring. This thing will pretty much hit what you point it at and at 25 yards that's pretty easy. Those groups in the middle were when I was shooting at the center.
I can barely bring myself to shoot at paper targets anymore...I've done so much complex and real time shooting that going to a range and shooting a paper target at any range almost puts me to sleep...

I liked going to my buddy's farm and shooting up that car especially with tracer rounds...

We sighted in his Prairie Works .338 at 2000 meters...that was kind of fun although our efforts were only realized when we drove to check out the damage...to go out any further would have involved a targeting computer...
 
I can barely bring myself to shoot at paper targets anymore...I've done so much complex and real time shooting that going to a range and shooting a paper target at any range almost puts me to sleep...

I liked going to my buddy's farm and shooting up that car especially with tracer rounds...

We sighted in his Prairie Works .338 at 2000 meters...that was kind of fun although our efforts were only realized when we drove to check out the damage...to go out any further would have involved a targeting computer...
That 338 is around 350fps faster with a 250 grain bullet, compared to my 338 WM. on purchased rounds. I believe it is around 3,000fps. I got close to 2750 with my own reloads, did not want to push it further.

So, where do you get ammo for that thing and how much do you pay for a round?
 
That 338 is around 350fps faster with a 250 grain bullet, compared to my 338 WM. on purchased rounds. I believe it is around 3,000fps. I got close to 2750 with my own reloads, did not want to push it further.

So, where do you get ammo for that thing and how much do you pay for a round?
Currently 140 usd for a box of 20 match
 
That 338 is around 350fps faster with a 250 grain bullet, compared to my 338 WM. on purchased rounds. I believe it is around 3,000fps. I got close to 2750 with my own reloads, did not want to push it further.

So, where do you get ammo for that thing and how much do you pay for a round?
He can get ammo lots of places, But he gets it at a local gunsmith we used to serve with...I think it works out to around $6.00 a round for .285 gr Hornady Magnum match rounds

I generally shoot a Remington 700 heavy barrel in 7.62 and use Hornady SST match rounds which are around 2800fps.
 
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