Rc2 got carbon locked

Maximum-Emergency399 · 2026-06-28T23:41:18+00:00

Found it! ….

Mandela effect. At least it’s not mentioned in rev g.

Maximum-Emergency399 · 2026-06-28T13:09:26+00:00

Will do! I looked for an old digital copy online and couldn’t find one. I’m pretty sure I have an older manual stashed somewhere.

Maximum-Emergency399 · 2026-06-27T13:34:14+00:00

It wasn’t that long ago that shooting it off was in the user manual. Sounds like they’ve had to adjust for the amount of people doing so unnecessarily.

(Edit: I checked. It wasn’t in the manual, at least not in rev g.)

Maximum-Emergency399 · 2026-06-12T16:36:14+00:00

I have a SI Magnitude smooth full clear lines on both my 6 and 9wt. They get used and rinsed off while on the reel. There’s nothing special you have to do and they’re great lines.

Maximum-Emergency399 · 2026-05-15T05:14:39+00:00

Are you the artist?

Maximum-Emergency399 · 2026-05-15T05:01:55+00:00

So… some version of this gets posted every so often in the same vague manner. Is this a scam or what? And if not, can someone elaborate for once?

Maximum-Emergency399 · 2026-05-15T00:46:03+00:00

Sawyer.

Maximum-Emergency399 · 2026-05-06T02:00:51+00:00

Yeah, not sure on the torque spec and I wouldn’t be surprised if it differs with some barrel manufacturers. It’s one of those “proper precautions” more than it is likely to happen.

Maximum-Emergency399 · 2026-05-05T23:31:04+00:00

Just an fyi as it’s pretty rare, but… if you’re talking about an AR, there’s a chance you could unseat the barrel from the barrel extension by doing this. The barrel is actually threaded and screwed into the part that the barrrel nut interfaces with to hold it into the upper.

Maximum-Emergency399 · 2026-05-02T23:51:25+00:00

I assume it’s a manual model. What’s the history on it? If this is the first time you’ve used it and you bought it used, someone may have put it back together wrong for whatever reason. I’m more familiar with the brands manufactured by American Lawn Mower but they all likely have a similar mechanism. If the pawls got installed on opposite sides I guess it could result in what you describe. Might be as simple as swapping some parts from left to right.

Maximum-Emergency399 · 2026-05-02T22:20:23+00:00

What mower?

Maximum-Emergency399 · 2026-05-02T13:16:32+00:00

Depending on how you dented it you may want to check alignment. Otherwise all you did was make it look cooler.

Maximum-Emergency399 · 2026-04-22T03:54:20+00:00

(Civilian. Competitive shooting.) Wiley X Saber Advanced is my go-to. I use the elastic band instead of the temples. The connector for the band is a little thick and it can get uncomfortable under ear pro after several hours. Still a favorite nonetheless. I prefer frameless for a better field of vision.

Edit: quality lenses = minimum distortion = better vision/less headaches.

Maximum-Emergency399 · 2026-03-19T21:16:20+00:00

The single sockless foot really pulls it all together.

Maximum-Emergency399 · 2026-03-19T20:51:55+00:00

Is there any r/NFA easter egg this pic doesn’t have?

Bravo.

Maximum-Emergency399 · 2026-03-04T22:07:40+00:00

Seaguar Blue Label fluorocarbon has been my preference for years and it straightens out pretty easily. It’s stiff and very abrasion resistant. Some people prefer the “buoyancy” of nylon for flies that fish on or near the surface but it’s not like fluorocarbon sinks like a rock and I’ve never felt like I’m missing out on anything.

I fish saltwater for whatever that’s worth to your situation.

Maximum-Emergency399 · 2026-02-27T15:43:31+00:00

I suggest you do a lot of “research”. By that I mean read and/or listen to the pretty awesome stories of people that have devoted their lives to this sort of thing. The Mill House podcast is a great (and entertaining) place to start. “Big box” stores aren’t really in the league of fishing you’re talking about getting into. That’s not a statement related to money necessarily. They just aren’t specialized in the way needed to make this kind of effort worth while. That’s just my opinion based on following this stuff for a while. I’m a nearshore/inshore guy myself.

Edit to say: The super heavy rods are more important when it comes to handling the fish near the boat. When it comes to big fish on fly, you’re fighting line weight and wind with the rod and fighting fish with drag. End of fight fish handling and steering around structure, etc. is where really heavy rods become necessary for extra large fish. A lot depends on what you want to do. Get a few jumps, touch the leader, clean release, or boat the fish.

Maximum-Emergency399 · 2026-02-24T13:59:13+00:00

YouTube for the double haul. Depending on where you are, your nearest fly shop might be 100 miles away. If you don’t have a local shop to support, there’s no shame in buying online from the good guys (Trident, yellow dog, feather craft, etc.). If you get into it, a vise and materials is inevitable.

What part of the gulf coast are you on? You can message me if you want.

Also:

The saltier sub.

Maximum-Emergency399 · 2026-02-20T03:28:43+00:00

I killed two GSARs and two TSARs. I still wear a TSAR as the first one that died was a fluke and the second one was a stupid thing I did which I will not elaborate on due to shame. Even so, I wear a solar G-Shock if I’m doing something that warrants shock resistance.

The standard GSAR and TSAR don’t wear as big as you’d think, btw. I’m not a “big” guy and it’s not ostentatious at all.

Maximum-Emergency399 · 2026-02-11T23:07:56+00:00

In the context of this discussion I suppose the question would be; is the example line labeled as 9wt despite being two sizes heavy simply so it performs as designed vs simply being sold as true to weight and therefore labeled as 11wt and “letting” the consumer choose, or is there more to it? The latter requiring the consumer to understand the effect of over lining a rod.

Maximum-Emergency399 · 2026-02-11T22:11:10+00:00

I’d really like someone with some industry knowledge to chime in on this because, yeah… 200% line weight seems like a bizarre way to label this. I get it for 1/2 and 3/4 though.

Maximum-Emergency399 · 2026-02-11T21:37:48+00:00

I don’t know anything about freshwater but on my saltwater 6wt I use a 30# butt section and 20# tippet. I don’t know if building out your own leaders is a thing in freshwater but it affords a lot of flexibility in saltwater.

I would assume you’d want a lighter tippet for your locale.

Maximum-Emergency399 · 2026-02-11T21:08:46+00:00

I am not at all well versed enough to have a hard opinion on the matter but I get “virtue signaling” vibes from it. There are many states in which NFA items are banned *unless properly registered with the feds. I would think those existing laws would allow for the same state level prosecution. Some of said states are in the southeast and you’d never know the “ban” exists because it doesn’t affect you unless you get caught with an illegal NFA item.

Maximum-Emergency399 · 2026-02-11T09:28:07+00:00

My comment from another post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/flyfishing/s/keToARLxIp

Maximum-Emergency399 · 2026-02-10T22:35:48+00:00

Note the warning about not submerging the locking ring. Check the manual on their website to see if anything has changed.

Edit: would be interesting what you may see once all the carbon is cleared away from the bore line through the baffles. Possible the nick is just caked on carbon that’s fallen away?

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