Zeroed my thermal today. Something's been eating my father-in-law's chickens and I aim to make it stop.
You don't want this one, some jackass cut a notch in the rail for the FSB.
(It's me, I'm the jackass)
That just makes me want it more.
That's what she said
Nice.
Awesome! It's a coon though for sure.
They are called people now sir.
It’s comments like above that really give you a feel for the diversity of the area that someone’s from
I grew up in the NY suburbs so I’d get jumped for that
I grew up in Brooklyn. It’s a crap shoot if I’d get hung for that or not
This will likely be the funniest comment I read today lol.
Kill that sumbitch.
Post pics of it leaning against the coyote's corpse after.
That's the hope!
Something’s been eating my father-in-law’s chickens
Gonna fuckin' put E.T. on my wall
What's this from?
you can't see the signs?
A really good movie that’s worth your time (Signs)
a really bad movie thats not worth your time (Signs)
Happy hunting
Is that a factory LMT barrel or did you get it custom profiled that way?
Thanks! Nah, this is a Faxon 20" Gunner barrel that I had converted by d. wilson.
Impressive! But why did I ask??? Now I'm daydreaming about getting a custom barrel for one of my MRP's
Do it! He does excellent work! A rifle length upper needs to be notched to fit an FSB, just a heads up
Thanks for the heads up but mine are both quite old. The rails on mine aren't even long enough to cover their mid-length gas blocks. I forget the exact year they are from (maybe 2009?) but they both say "patent pending" on them 😁
Ah, the 9.25" doesn't cover a midlength GB anyway, it's just supposed to meet up with it
Yes indeed. Hell, back when I got it, FSB's were still the most common setup and it was nowhere near as common to have a rail covering a lo-pro GB
I wish I would have picked some up back then
1:7? 1:8? How’s it shoot 55gr? That profile is nice.
1:8 twist. It shoots great with 55gr, stacking shots at 50 yards. I haven't gotten to take it out farther than that though
Idk if that’ll be enough when it turns out to be a squatch. Aim for the face if so buddy
If it's a squatch I might die, but at least I'll die with a pile of brass at my feet
Word. God speed 🫡
the amount of people that are zooming into this photo to see if that optic is bridged is probably pretty high
Me .. I’m people
Hopefully higher than the amount that just assumed it was, haha
Is that upper and hand guard one piece?
Yep! It's a monolithic LMT upper
Came here to say this. From a distance, all my autistic alarm bells were screeching
Sorry, Popeye's was closed in my chicken neck of the woods.
I better not catch you out there this weekend
Plot twist. It's a bigger chicken eating the chickens
OP is out watching for the predator and hears a deep voice behind him. "Cluck cluck, mother effer."
That’s what the phrase “pecking order” refers to. Though it’s not really the size of the chicken that matters.
Chickensquatch
Love the free float. Looks like a well done chop too. 👌🏽
Thanks! I was pretty thrilled with how it turned out
Nice! I have an Echo 3 and it’s cool thermal
Awesome! I don't have any experience with the Echo 3, but I love the Echo 1
I love how this rifle is sort of a modern reimagining of the XM16E1. Modern 3-prong and 20" barrel combined with that A1 grip, perfection 👌🏼
A1 stock too. That's the vibe I was shooting for, a retromod M16.
To be fair, I use A1 grips on all my ARs
Who makes this grip? Looks awesome.
I have no idea, it's a surplus bakelite grip that I got from AKOptions. Their around $12 on sale, but the quality is variable
Is this a monolithic upper? It better be..you brash son of a bitch.
Yar. I've already gotten a handful of people with my optic placement though
Yeah I knew 😏 just wanted to make sure you weren’t retarded 😌
just wanted to make sure you weren’t retarded 😌
Whoa buddy, I wouldn't go that far. I definitely still am.
What’s the handguard length? Nice build
Thanks! It's a 13.25", I had to notch the upper for the FSB to fit
20” is a vibe checker. poor bastard animal. shouldn’t have touched the chickys
They fucked around, they're gonna find out
Nice upper. I see you’re a man of class
Let us know how it goes
Just set a trap lol
Sounds like someone hates fun...
Trapping foxes is remarkably difficult, though, it might not be a fox.
I’ve trapped grey and red fox
So you would agree that not only is it not just a matter of "set trap, get fox" but you'll probably not succeed right away, right?
But it’s probably not a fox, I would assume possum/coon. In the past it’s always the possums that get in my coop, set a dog proof foothold trap, shoot em the next day before work.
I agree that it's more likely a coon. I've not had issues with opossums getting at my animals (yet), but rather just taking eggs
If there’s a fox there and you know how to trap k9s you will catch it, lol.
Well, that's the thing - most are not experienced trappers.
Smoke the fucker and let us know what it was lol
I will absolutely report back
Reeeee OpTiC oN hAnDgUaRd
Lol, smoke the bastard and tell me if my suspicions are right. I've had to take out possums, raccoons, and foxes for getting into my chicken run.
I think there's an exception for monolithics. I'll definitely report back with the results
*proceeds to clean teeth with a toothpick….
* insert lazily written bridged optic comment here *
- insert reference to monolithic upper here *
Blah blah something something move the optic off the rail
Why tho?
Whoever is downvoting OP, this is an MRP.
Not sure if Charming_Prompt was making a joke because of that, but it's weird to downvote OP
They'll figure it out eventually
If I had more shitposting tendencies I would go grab one of my MRP's, mount an optic all the way up near the GB, and post the photos to the sub
I think you should anyway.
Shitposting is life.
Even though I have an actual reason to have it this far forward this time. The rear iron crowds the screen with it further back
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What if my handguard can't be removed from the upper?
then you're good to go. my bad, brotha
No sweat, mang, it gets people all the time. This time I have a reason to have it so far forward instead of just trolling
It's an MRP. There is no difference between the receiver and the rail: it's one piece of solid metal.
It's monolithic. . .
Faxon barrel fucks
I love it
How do you like that Sig thermal?
I like it! It's my first time using it, but it was really easy to zero and pick up my handwarmer target.
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I've only messed with it a few times, and I've only shot with it once. My target (a handwarmer taped to some cardboard) was easy enough to ID at 50 yards, but it was pretty warm out yesterday and other targets (black clay pigeons that had been sitting on the berm all day) were pretty hard to pick up with the ambient heat.
At night, I was able to ID targets at the end of my street (not mounted on a rifle), which is about 150 yards away. I'll report back when I have more opportunities to check it out at longer ranges.
Are the heads of the chick's missing?
I don't believe so. I haven't seen them though.
Ok because raccoons almost always go for the heads. When coons attacked my chickens they ate their heads off
Ah, gotcha. I'll ask him about the specifics.
I really could use a new hat...
😆 for sure man. Yeah pretty much every animal has a certain way of doing things. So if you get specifics like what part of body was hurt/eaten, were any drug off or were the remains there? Shit like that. Maybe we can help you narrow down the culprits.
The FPS out of that long barrel must be nice
Turns practice ammo into duty ammo, I'm told
Fmj already has a nice FPS. 3200 FPS would certainly make a round compelling
what thermal?
Sig Echo 1
You won't even have to shoot, you can poke it from a mile away
Pokes is quiet
Cool build. There needs to be more 20” ARs
Thanks, and fax.
Quad rail is best rail
Factual
What ambi lower is that? Also an LMT?
Yep, MARS-L. I trimmed the right side bolt catch so my Aero COP uppers would also fit.
What are those grey rail covers on the side or is the handguard painted like that?
They’re rail covers.
prob a coon
Prob a samsquanch
also highly probable
What’s that rear sight?
A2 chopped from a surplus Colt carry handle
Dukes dog proof coon traps for the win !!! Easy peasy !!!
But then I don't get to drink beer while I hang out on my father-in-law's lawn waiting for the chicken thief to show up so that I can shoot it
Plot twist: it’s your toddler.
I would be very surprised if I had a secret toddler that I didn't know about
That is part of the plot twist. It’s been raised by wolves.
What’s the optic
It's a Sig Echo 1 thermal reflex sight. This was my first time actually using it, and it was pretty rad. Easy to zero. Need hotter targets though, lol.
Is it possible to put a magnifier behind that? Sorry if that’s dumb I don’t own any thermal nor have used any lol
That's not dumb. You couldn't put a magnifier behind this optic, it's basically just a digital thermal camera that mounts to a gun, so you're just looking at a display screen
…could you put a magnifier in front of it?
You need special germanium lens magnifiers. Which is very expensive, but they do make them. Not specifically for this product though, so would require some DIY.
Nah, it would just read the heat of the object in front of it. It also doesn't focus within, like, 10ft, so you'd just have a blurry, indecipherable image.
Oh I gotcha thank you 👍🏻
No problem!
I'm having the exact same problem (13 chickens down to 3). I've been researching the clip on thermal route but God is everything expensive.
Super expensive. One of my best friends gave me this optic as a wedding present, or I still wouldn't have one, lol
definitely more serious than an egg-sucking dog
Uh why sig over the v1/v2 rattler?
I don't know anything about the rattler, but the Sig was a gift
choosing the right tool for the job is the hallmark of a pro.
this right here screams "see, im not a nutter! ill use my 'general purpose rifle' for this general purpose! this is a totally logical choice - its not just a fantasy, someone actually needs me to use my AR in real life!!!!"
please update when your FIL bans you from his property lmao
someone's got a chip on their shoulder...
Bro... on the rail 😒
Take as much time as you need
😂 I didn't realize it would keep happening after already being addressed
Oh yeah. Folks just can't help correcting others, no matter how wrong they are. They get in such a rush that they don't read the rest of the thread first.
The whole thing is the rail bud. Do you see a gap there?
You figure it out yet, buddy? Or do you need more time?
So I think I get it (it's a monolithic/one-piece rail, so there's no loss to stability) but does that sight really work so far forward?
Yeah, it does. The optic is basically just a thermal camera with a reticle, so there's unlimited eye relief. You're just looking at a screen. Moving it further back results in the rear iron crowding the screen.
Well that's rad as hell! Cool toy. Only thermal sight I ever used belonged to a buddy, and it had one of those big rubber pieces you're supposed to basically press your eye socket against.
Ah yeah, I've never used one of those. I couldn't really compare the two styles.
so there's no loss to stability
That's because you are use inferior M-Lok rail. Superior quad rail too strong to flex.
Interesting. Learn something new every day...
(I'm actually curious about the difference between M-Lok and quad in this regard)
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I’ll stop eating the chickens for that MRP-L upper