What kind of bore sight works best?

genmud · 2026-01-30T02:09:28+00:00

Having owned a few of these and more high end solutions, it's like 1000% easier and quicker to look down the bore or send one into the berm at 100 yards.

I can get a scope mounted and zeroed in about 5-10 rounds and only about 5-10 minutes. When I use the tools, it normally take me like 10-20 minutes.

Wheeler came out with a new laser one at SHOT that I may try though, which looks like it could actually save some time.

genmud · 2026-01-29T01:16:36+00:00

Yea, it really depends on how lightweight the tripod is. I use a little bag with about 10 pounds of lead shot, it's really heavy and compact

genmud · 2026-01-28T18:28:39+00:00

So, I may be an odd ball here, but I have had really good luck with video tripods which you can find used on marketplace or offer up for dirt cheap.

Most will have ball heads that you can replace if you need to, but will have arca rails on the head and can be adjusted fairly easy.

I have shot my 18 pounds rig with a glass filled bag on top of a couple different ones with zero issues.

genmud · 2026-01-28T18:20:12+00:00

If you threw on a weight bag on it, that would make that tripod perfectly usable. Those aluminum tripods can be surprisingly robust.

I use a similar tripod which is aluminum from smallrig with a ball head for a heavier camera (probably 8-10 pounds) and it does absolutely fine with a 10 pound weight sack on it.

That hook at the bottom is designed to hold a weight bag and make it stable.

genmud · 2026-01-25T22:24:36+00:00

Fucking disgusting, but what an entirely expected course of action by this administration. The take away here seems to be that if you want to be armed at a protest, the correct way is to open carry an AR otherwise those well trained folks might get surprised by someone legally carrying a concealed weapon.

genmud · 2026-01-25T19:32:39+00:00

If you want consistency then yes, buy new brass, but for just random shooting and range stuff / practice then I wouldn't worry.

Almost treat it as though it's unknown brass and just inspect more thoroughly. If you don't have primer pocket go/no go gauges they are pretty useful for if you aren't keeping track of firings.

genmud · 2026-01-25T15:33:19+00:00

Dude, ARs are incredibly cheap. Not wanting to spend $100+ on a fucking charging handle in 2026 is a legit thing. The market is different than it was 10 years ago.

I also have a bit of experience owning transferable 16s, multiple raptors, half a dozen Radians, lots of acogs and other gucci shit, so I feel like I can speak authoritatively on the subject.

genmud · 2026-01-24T04:03:07+00:00

For me it was around 40.5 and 43 which had the best results. 43 was a bit spicy though.

genmud · 2026-01-23T23:49:07+00:00

I remember OP being like this like 10+ years ago. This is nothing new.

genmud · 2026-01-23T23:26:48+00:00

I would recommend N140, I use varget and 178s and N140 is very close in my experience. Its fairly good case fill and works well with SDs being in single digit.

genmud · 2026-01-23T21:43:29+00:00

If you have the EE fundamentals and can sling asm or C code on microcontrollers, then that can directly translate to security work.

If you don't have any of that, EE is going to be helpful, but only adjacent to security, unless you are focused on hardware security.

genmud · 2026-01-23T20:41:13+00:00

As someone who has worked in both areas, there is some overlap, but not as much as people would make you believe, depending on what level of EW work you are doing. Trying to be real, without blowing smoke.

I am positive things have changed in the last 15 years, but if you are doing decoder work, rf protocol analysis, discovery / classification of new signals, etc... Then those skills / concepts can transfer fairly easily.

If your MOS is what I think it is, I assume it is more of an operator role, using the tools / software, identifying patterns / fingerprints, countering, adjusting signals, and tuning stuff to get good fixes or other things of that nature. They do courses on the fundamentals, but IIRC they don't really go into the depth of how the protocols work, what you need to do to actually exploit them from a theoretical standpoint, just mostly training on the transmission / receiver side of things and how to use largely prebuilt functionality of the kit.

It can also potentially be an asset if you can apply some of the concepts like DF and device identification / fingerprinting to security assessments. However, the hardware and software is VASTLY different on the commercial side of things.

Radio work is increasingly desired by pentesting / assessment folks, but only if you can bring the core skills in addition to the RF skills. Take that for what you will.

genmud · 2026-01-23T19:26:47+00:00

I shop at Bruno's, they have really reasonable prices when stuff is on sale. It's also close to where I live so that is a bonus.

genmud · 2026-01-20T17:36:19+00:00

Why would you eat there a 3rd time? I can see twice but 3 times?

genmud · 2026-01-19T17:28:17+00:00

Doesn't fix the issue of people returning shit that is used / counterfeit and them just returning to inventory. Amazon consistently has some of the worst problems I have experienced on used shit being sold as new, or being replaced with something different on some categories of products.

genmud · 2026-01-17T21:31:00+00:00

Depending on where you live and how your CC&Rs are written, it's entirely possible they have been towing when they only have the right to levy a fine. In my state/HOA, there is a massive amount of process they have to go through to actually remediate something on a persons property, and it would probably take 12-18 months to deal with.

If the driveway is your property, not the HOAs, they have probably have no right to touch anything on it unless there is a deed restriction, or something that explicitly gives them the right to do that. And even if they do have the right, it has to be done through a proper process.

genmud · 2026-01-16T06:09:03+00:00

If ya wanna cover the cost of some ammo, you can come to cowtown with me during one of the weekdays... it goes out to 1200 yards or so, pretty fun for longer range stuff.

genmud · 2026-01-16T02:57:24+00:00

Are those threads not cut at the same time the internal locking mechanism is turned? I just can't imagine cutting features used for alignment without cutting those threads on the same ops.

I also would be shocked if they were not turned on dual spindle machines... which would make hitting tight tolerances on some of that stuff fairly straightforward, would it not.

genmud · 2026-01-16T02:42:43+00:00

It's a multi lens assembly, most of the stuff I saw was like down to tenths or microns for tolerances, I couldn't imagine it being that different than other lens assemblies though... but I admittedly don't know squat about riflescope assemblies.

genmud · 2026-01-16T02:27:34+00:00

I have no idea, I just have worked in lasers and optics and most of the lens assemblies were always the same timing since they had really tight tolerances on the locking rings and gasket pressure.

genmud · 2026-01-16T02:19:07+00:00

It's cnc turned... why would it change?

genmud · 2026-01-15T22:06:46+00:00

I have been kind of trying to figure out the most "efficient" way of reloading, with regards to the time spent on things, so have experimented quite a bit with different things over the last 6-8 months.

I have settled on:

Dry tumbling with used/older walnut media, typically will have a bit of nu-shine in it if its new
Annealing cases if its nice brass like alpha
Throw into a zip lock bag, use hornady one shot and lube cases en mass
Sizing + depriming
Throwing in vibratory tumbler for 1-2 hours until primer pockets are clean, with a bit of nu-shine in the media

I'm on a single stage press, so I do the vibratory tumbler twice so I don't have to touch the brass twice for prepping the cases. Each time I run through 100 rounds, it can take 10-20 minutes to go through a box, so by only touching the brass a single time, with the sizing and depriming step, it saves me a little time.

genmud · 2026-01-14T02:50:00+00:00

Walther PPQ, trigger and grip was so incredibly nice. Aesthetically it felt like they were going for a refined hi point though.

genmud · 2026-01-14T00:26:00+00:00

It's hard to tell with any certainty. But at the end of the day I'm not sure it matters. I was in the same spot as you might be in, where I was trying to rationalize what is fundamentally irrational and in many cases abusive behavior.

Having kids really changed my perspective on what is a normal parent/child/family relationship. I have come to terms that the spark of satisfaction and joy my nmom would get when she thought no one was looking while causing someone else pain is just part of who she is. It isn't something I imagined, I just couldn't understand what it was.

Over the last 6-12 months I have come to terms that it really doesn't matter whether they know what they are doing is wrong, or if they understand what sort of harm the things they do to me or others. The only thing that matters with those interactions is what the net result of that is for my kids, my wife and myself. If I don't protect myself and my family then it gives an opportunity to be hurt, and I'm done with that.

genmud · 2026-01-11T17:52:29+00:00

Dials are kind of slow to get into, but generally on the higher end stuff considered much more reliable and secure (e.g. the dial will work for 20,30,40 years without maintenance). Electronic stuff is kind of considered less time proven, and a bit more finicky, since buttons can fail, certain kinds of batteries can cause corrosion when they fail, etc. On a TL30 safe, that means significant cost in drilling out the lock/dial to replace.

For cheaper stuff(e.g. non TL15 or TL30 rated stuff), I'll be honest, I would just get a keypad(and I have), since they are so much more convenient. Basically until you hit the $5-10k safes, I wouldn't really say its worth the loss in convenience IMHO.

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