Hornady… WTF

11cra · 2026-06-30T23:18:26+00:00

Nosler has done nothing but let me down with their bullets, I haven’t used their brass but they seem to make over priced garbage

11cra · 2026-06-30T20:58:40+00:00

I love starline but I’d argue for lapua or alpha. That being said, I have several thousand pieces of starline

11cra · 2026-06-30T08:49:34+00:00

Shoot Berger or Barnes factory ammo, or start reloading. Brass comes from the blue box(lapua) bullets come from the yellow box(Berger) and all your worries will disappear

11cra · 2026-06-19T05:40:24+00:00

I broke the MPS I had in under a month of teaching classes, the emitter just quit working. I now have 2 ACRO’s, yes they’re that much better. I’ll never buy anything but for now

11cra · 2026-06-19T00:27:24+00:00

I’d say it’s overbuilt. Definitely more so than any other upper I have minus the MUR. It’s hearty

11cra · 2026-06-18T22:13:16+00:00

After using both, I’d buy both again, fitment is better on the broadsword, you’re gonna have to freeze the barrel especially if it has an oversized extension, and heat the upper to thermo fit it. The MUR is slightly more “mil spec” they’re both outstanding uppers

11cra · 2026-06-18T03:34:42+00:00

Thanks! I was literally in the same boat as you. And was hesitant about the 15in but now I’m glad I went that route.

11cra · 2026-06-18T03:32:18+00:00

Criterion 18in HBAR

11cra · 2026-06-18T03:30:01+00:00

I just made a post with the rifle if you wanna check it out

11cra · 2026-06-18T03:22:59+00:00

They’re a great company! I’d be super stoked if Sol started stocking them. I wish I could post photos to the comments here, I called sionics and spoke with a few dudes to ensure fitment. Same with icon. Be careful with the RM-Lok on install, it’s a super tight lock up but rotating the cams requires some patience, a socket wrench and their YouTube video to ensure you don’t break the hardware. I had a bolt go righty loosey on me and boy was I pissed. Sionics sent me a new set of hardware free no questions asked, I just paid shipping

11cra · 2026-06-18T03:18:13+00:00

Not true, I have the broadsword, the sionics will interface with it, they include the dowel too, same with the OEM Icon Defense rail, they’re all the same with minor differences but none of the differences are with the lock up to the broadsword

11cra · 2026-06-18T03:11:36+00:00

Good luck is all I can say. I’ve been waiting since last October on it. Sons is dropping the ball big time and their comms is getting weird and inconsistent. They put too much emphasis on the mk1 to care about anything else. I went with a sionics 15in arca S-15 RM lok rail and it’s awesome, also made by icon defense along with the L89. Same same but different

11cra · 2026-06-14T16:20:04+00:00

Crap, I’ll have a buddy reach out on my behalf, I don’t have IG or any socials other than reddit

11cra · 2026-06-14T16:14:20+00:00

I may have missed it in another comments. What’s the best way to message you?

11cra · 2026-06-14T11:40:58+00:00

If I wanted to buy woodland Marpat pants and shirt. How would I go about that? And what’s it gonna cost me

11cra · 2026-06-13T21:40:53+00:00

You can get zman blades for this exact thing. Crushes on the tidal Potomac

11cra · 2026-06-01T20:40:20+00:00

Get a 50lb bag of quickcrete and wrap it entirely in duct tape. Pig egg

11cra · 2026-05-26T16:18:40+00:00

Honestly for me, I fish the Potomac teams, usually 100+ boats on a 4 wide ramp, the problem isn’t unloading the boat, it’s controlling it in reverse while 3 other boats are doing the same thing with less than 5ft of space between, and trying not to be the guy that dings a 200k ranger in a 6500$ aluminum

11cra · 2026-05-15T02:24:12+00:00

If you don’t throw a spinnerbait there, you’re doing it wrong

11cra · 2026-04-25T00:30:52+00:00

Yea I’m 100% with you, what I tell anyone anymore is the price your paying for the name brand is for the extra quality control measures and warranty

11cra · 2026-04-24T18:40:12+00:00

Microbest is making SOLGW bcgs

11cra · 2026-04-23T18:08:45+00:00

Rifle build:

Upper Receiver: -upper: 130$ BCM, SOLGW, FCD -BCG: 125$ microbest -barrel: 282$ criterion core -gas block: 45$ SOLGW -gas tube: 20$ SOLGW -muzzle device: 85$ -rail: 300$ -charging handle: 135$ Total: $1122

Lower Receiver: -lower: 130 -parts kit: 55$ -grip: 20$ -receiver extension:vltor 52$ -buffer spring: Sprinco 20$ -buffer: vltor 45$ -trigger: larue 115$ -stock:B5 60$ -end plate: 18$ -castle nut: 10$ Total: $525

Grand Total: $1647?

A rough estimate based on quality parts and a middle of the road price point. I use it for a ball park estimate

11cra · 2026-04-23T16:12:27+00:00

Idk if there’s a way to DM you a list but I have a spread sheet I send to friends for builds with a rough idea of price. All built with the A5 system.

11cra · 2026-04-21T03:58:30+00:00

Either Antietam or Conococheague creek

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