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Headphoneus Supremus
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Medium, light, and heavy tactical precision rifles. Top is the medium; a Remington 700 Tactical (left-hand) with 26 inch tube. Its internal box magazine has been custom lengthened to hold its preferred fodder of 175gr Sierra Match Kings seated to be 0.010” off the lands when chambered. It’s scoped with a Leupold Long Range Tactical 4.5-14x50mm (30mm tube) and mil-dot reticle; note the extended scope leveler. Trigger has been replaced with a Timney that breaks like a glass rod at 2.5#. Shooting sling is pretty standard but of a synthetic material that is much more stable than leather; no rattle swivels. It wears a VAIS comp. I can shoot this gun into 0.375” at 100 yds.
Middle is the light; a AR-15 HBAR (stainless) in .223Rem, free-floating 24” tube with another VAIS. It’s wearing a Leupold 4.5-14x50mm that’s built on a 1 inch tube with standard turrets. It has a lighted mil-dot reticle for low light use and is fitted with a crisp JP Performance trigger. Standard load here is a Hornady 60grain VMax. This is a 0.50” gun for me.
Bottom is the heavy; a completely custom H. S. Precision left hand short action in .300WSM with 26” barrel and another VAIS. It’s wearing a Leupold LRT 6.5-20x50mm (30mm tube) with mil-dot reticle and scope leveler. The trigger is a thing of beauty and art, breaking cleanly at 2.5#. With loads as first worked up, and the bullets must be seated well back from the lands to fit in the detachable magazines, this rifle shoots under 0.50” for me at 100 yards with 175gr Match Kings.