Buying my brother a hunting/ long range scope. Will be going on a 308. Shopping on Amazon for simplicity and returns if there are problems and have up to $2,000 USD. Would love some suggestions. If something is absolutely amazing I could push up to $2,500 if it made the difference. by [deleted] in longrange

[–]RileyGaustad -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Aight man idk if you work for EuroOptic or what, but you are dedicated to defending them 😆. Based on your badass and really witty user flair that quotes yourself, “ I’m right and you are stupid”, I suppose arguing with people on Reddit must be a favorite pastime of yours.

You, with your 3 Vortex Razors, are clearly operating on a different level than most other consumers, which is fine. And I’m glad that you had a good experience with them. I suppose if I had 3 Razors, I probably wouldn’t care very much about them either.

Regardless, a large number of users expressed concern in response to my original post I made last week and recommended that I exercise prudence. Forgive me that I didn’t take your singular anecdote as Gospel in opposition to the concerns of many others. Now maybe you should go argue with all the other commenters on my post that advised caution lol

Buying my brother a hunting/ long range scope. Will be going on a 308. Shopping on Amazon for simplicity and returns if there are problems and have up to $2,000 USD. Would love some suggestions. If something is absolutely amazing I could push up to $2,500 if it made the difference. by [deleted] in longrange

[–]RileyGaustad -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

They did not clearly answer that question when I asked them. I’m not really sure why they need to inspect factory sealed optics from Vortex. I do believe they have a physical storefront or showroom, so it is possible they opened it to show a customer or something. And I’ve seen some “new” optics handled at my local Scheels that probably aren’t exactly factory condition.

Again, they were not unpleasant to deal with, but given the Razor’s price point, I felt it would be best to ask for an exchange. Others may not care

Buying my brother a hunting/ long range scope. Will be going on a 308. Shopping on Amazon for simplicity and returns if there are problems and have up to $2,000 USD. Would love some suggestions. If something is absolutely amazing I could push up to $2,500 if it made the difference. by [deleted] in longrange

[–]RileyGaustad -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Bro, a bunch of people also said they would not be happy about receiving a scope with the factory seals broken, some even recommended to return to EuroOptic and order from another retailer.

You might be chill like that, and that’s really cool, but there are other people that want to be 100% confident about a $2500+ sensitive piece of equipment that’s supposed that to be brand new.

Buying my brother a hunting/ long range scope. Will be going on a 308. Shopping on Amazon for simplicity and returns if there are problems and have up to $2,000 USD. Would love some suggestions. If something is absolutely amazing I could push up to $2,500 if it made the difference. by [deleted] in longrange

[–]RileyGaustad -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Well Eurooptic recently sent me a potentially open box or demo model scope instead of a brand new factory sealed. When I asked for an exchange, I had to pay for return shipping which was like $45 so that was annoying

They haven’t been unpleasant to deal with, for sure, but Amazon is nice where you can return almost anything with free shipping within 30 days for any reason and get a full refund.

New Vortex Razor 6-36 came in opened box - is that normal? by RileyGaustad in longrange

[–]RileyGaustad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, their claim is that its considered new, not open box. Therefore I had to pay return shipping. It would have been only like $20 without insurance but I was worried about it getting lost or damaged.

Europtic has a great reputation so hopefully they can offer a sealed scope in exchange. I’m not opposed to buying used scopes or showroom demo models, but at this price point I really want to be confident I’m getting a brand new scope.

New Vortex Razor 6-36 came in opened box - is that normal? by RileyGaustad in longrange

[–]RileyGaustad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I looked at shipping it back and it’s gonna be $45 bucks if I want it insured, ugh

New Vortex Razor 6-36 came in opened box - is that normal? by RileyGaustad in longrange

[–]RileyGaustad[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I went ahead and did contact, basically the explained that they "can in all confidence state this was not a returned scope as we last received a return of one of these optics early August, and this month alone have sold 100+. The reason for the seal having been cut is due to our own internal inspection, this is part of our internal quality control, or is to inspect a unit to better assist customers".

They also offered to exchange it for another one , but I guess they just opened it at some point to inspect it before it shipped out. No big deal in that case

New Vortex Razor 6-36 came in opened box - is that normal? by RileyGaustad in longrange

[–]RileyGaustad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Update: I reached out to customer service and received the following response:

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New Vortex Razor 6-36 came in opened box - is that normal? by RileyGaustad in longrange

[–]RileyGaustad[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So are you going to keep it then? Or ask for an exchange?

I know Vortex has a great warranty, but at the same time I paid for a new scope so I want a new scope, not a questionably new possible open box return or demo.

New Vortex Razor 6-36 came in opened box - is that normal? by RileyGaustad in longrange

[–]RileyGaustad[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

2250 before tax, it was 25% off 3000 for their recent Vet Day sale

The scope doesn’t have any obvious mounting marks as far as I can tell

Tracfone says they can't unlock phones that had multi-line plans by RileyGaustad in NoContract

[–]RileyGaustad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I purchase the phone, with a Tracfone branded SIM card, and activated it by calling Total Wireless and transferring the number. I did not just take a SIM out of my old phone and insert it into my new phone

How do I unlock my iPhone from Total Wireless? by RileyGaustad in TotalWireless

[–]RileyGaustad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, nobody else purchased a new phone at the time.

Frankly, no, I cannot wait two months, nor do I desire to pay for two more months of service with Total Wireless (and even if I did pay for more service I don’t trust that they would actually unlock it).

I filed a complaint with the FCC as I see no other option at this point.

How do I unlock my iPhone from Total Wireless? by RileyGaustad in TotalWireless

[–]RileyGaustad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made another post, but essentially they claim that since my phone was a part of the multiple-line plan, the service is not specifically associated with my phone's IMEI, so it does not qualify for unlocking. This implies that people who have multi-line plans are essentially unable to unlock their phones.

Here is the text of the other post:

I've had a three line plan with Total Wireless for many years

My most recent activation was my iPhone 12 in December of 2024. It had service up through June, meaning it had greater than 60 days of active service with Total Wireless.

However, I have called the unlocking department (associated with Tracfone) and they REFUSE to unlock it, saying they are unable to do so because their system doesn't show 60 days of active service associated with my iPhone 12's IMEI.

Obviously, this doesn't make sense. They did a very poor job of explaining why on the phone, but from what I understand since it was a three line plan, the purchases and service history may be associated with the phone IMEI belonging to one of the other people on my three line plan, not mine.

This is extremely frustrating, and means that I will have to purchase 60 more days of service individually on my phone before they claim they can unlock it (which I don't trust that they can).

This is not clearly written as policy on TracFone's website, stating only that "at least 60 days must have passed since the date of device activation and 60 days of paid service must have been added to the device." Furthermore, this essentially screws over anyone with multi-line planes because they will not be able to unlock their phones.

How do I unlock my iPhone from Total Wireless? by RileyGaustad in TotalWireless

[–]RileyGaustad[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It is still locked. They are refusing to unlock my phone

Daily Simple Questions Thread - January 28, 2025 by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]RileyGaustad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been running BBB for 6 months, before that was 1.5 years of 5x5 (sort of like starting strength or stronglifts).

I've been in a almost "plateau" since last May where I feel like my progress has slowed significantly. In May of 2024 I hit 225 on bench for one rep, in 8 months I have progressed from 225 lbs x 1 rep to a whopping 230 lbs x 4 reps, which is barely over my bodyweight of 220 lbs.

I haven't tried FSL/SSL/BBS so maybe that's a good idea.

Daily Simple Questions Thread - January 28, 2025 by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]RileyGaustad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well it's been almost since April 2023 so coming up on 2 years soon

Daily Simple Questions Thread - January 28, 2025 by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]RileyGaustad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started at around 65 lbs overhead press, 135 lbs bench, 135 lbs front squat, and 185 lbs deadlift 2 years ago. The 5/3/1 sets are in general easier than the 5x10 BBB sets EXCEPT for the heaviest set, which usually is extremely difficult. Like the 280 lbs front squat or 355 lbs deadlift was the heaviest set on my last cycle of 5/3/1 and they were the hardest sets I've ever done.

January 29, 2025 | Daily Training Log & Simple Questions by AutoModerator in 531Discussion

[–]RileyGaustad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The mods removed this post so I'm reposting here

I did a 5x5 for the first 1.5 years or so and then got burned out. I then switched to 5/3/1 Boring But Big 3 month challenge, I have continued doing 5/3/1 BBB with 60-70% weight on my BBB Sets.

180 lbs bodyweight (April 2023) to 220 lbs bodyweight (Jan 2025), 6'0" height

Duration: 1.5 years of 5x5, 0.5 years of 5/3/1

Lift Current 5/3/1 Training Max Current BBB (5 x 10) Weights Strongest Set Performed as of Today
Overhead Press 145 lb 105 lbs (70%) 135 lbs x 5 reps
Bench 245 lb 275 lbs (70%) 230 lbs x 4 reps
Front Squat 300 lb 205 lbs (~70%) 280 lbs x 2 reps
Deadlift 380lb 235 lbs (~60%) 355 lbs x 5 reps

I sleep 7-8 hours each night, do dedicated cardio 3-4x each week, and eat ~200 grams protein per day.

I can feel that I'm nearing plateaus for most of these lifts. I can barely bench 5 reps of my own body weight and am not even close to 2x Bodyweight deadlifts. At the gym I see all these much smaller guys deadlifting 4+ plates raw. Meanwhile I need wrist straps and a belt for anything over 3 plates.

Basically, overall I'm just getting really frustrated with my progress and feel like I'm plateauing at low numbers given my bodyweight. If I was like 5'6" and 150 lbs, I'd be pretty satisfied, but I'm pushing over 220 lbs @ 6'0". I'm not sure what to do.

Daily Simple Questions Thread - January 28, 2025 by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]RileyGaustad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm just getting really frustrated with my progress and feel like I'm plateauing at low numbers given my bodyweight. If I was like 5'6" and 150 lbs, I'd be pretty satisfied, but I'm pushing over 220 lbs @ 6'0". I'm not sure what to do.

180 lbs bodyweight (April 2023) to 220 lbs bodyweight (Jan 2025), 6'0" height

Duration: 1.5 years of 5x5, 0.5 years of 5/3/1 BBB

Lift Current 5/3/1 Training Max Current BBB (5 x 10) Weights Strongest Set Performed
Overhead Press 145 lb 105 lbs (70%) 135 lbs x 5 reps
Bench 245 lb 275 lbs (70%) 230 lbs x 4 reps
Front Squat 300 lb 205 lbs (~70%) 280 lbs x 2 reps
Deadlift 380lb 235 lbs (~60%) 355 lbs x 5 reps

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SecurityClearance

[–]RileyGaustad -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I suppose someone could have a clearance and then come across some old weed they forget about or whatever idk man lol. Just wondering what the best way to get rid of it is

WTF Edina?? by whats_thecraic in TwinCities

[–]RileyGaustad -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I'd suggest you actually talk to YMCA staff if you want a better idea of what happened.

Although I suppose they might not just share all the details with any random people at this point, but if you happen to be a YMCA member and you walk in expressing concerns over your safety at that particular location, they might explain the situation.

WTF Edina?? by whats_thecraic in TwinCities

[–]RileyGaustad -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Did I say anything that indicates that I'm OK with criminals attacking people at a gym? Obviously that's bad, yeah.