The Czickness LIII….CZing into the summer with friends near and far.

[ditcherman]

Dang! TX came to play!



With your money! Next thing I know you'll be wanting to paint my whole truck!

I mean, c’mon, it doesn’t cost that much more to go first class.

 

[gmcttr]

223?

I just got the last part (scope mount) for a 6mm arc that I bought the first part for in 2019....

Slacker.

 

[KJQ6945]

I mean, c’mon, it doesn’t cost that much more to go first class.

Spending other’s money is why we are here. Right?

 

[Born2vette]

Morning gang!

 

[mcapo]

Slacker.

delayed gratification.....

 

[mcapo]

LOL, I'm laughing with you.
I have two small bolt face, 700 short action actions that I bought 25+ years ago, still in the boxes, I've used none of the three AR lowers from the last run Andy did for us.
A 1919 Browning kit with a few barrels thats never been finished, along with Ingram kits.
This has been the year for scopes in my house, I have so many scope less rifles that never get used because it it. I think I have bought 5 scopes so far this year.

I have a new Woox stock that would go perfect with a SA 700 for a 204 Ruger. ;-). Anyone have a barrel laying around?

If we all got together and collectively assembled our unused parts, I’ll bet we could open a gun store.

 

[patience0830]

Morning gang!

Welcome home, ya big hearted rascal!

 

[patience0830]

I have a new Woox stock that would go perfect with a SA 700 for a 204 Ruger. ;-). Anyone have a barrel laying around?

If we all got together and collectively assembled our unused parts, I’ll bet we could open a gun store.

A very weird, oddly nerdy gun store.

 

[mcapo]

A very weird, oddly nerdy gun store.

You have to go 3 to 4 pages deep into the classies to find much sold.

Seems like an excellent time to open a gun store....

 

[DadSmith]

Good morning INGO.

 

[rkwhyte2]

Morning all

 

[JayCo]

Morning everyone

 

[JayCo]

A very weird, oddly nerdy gun store.

I'm positive there is a market for a store like that. I'll help market it

 

[DadSmith]

Just ran across Athlon scopes. Are they a good scope? Say Athlon vs Arken?

 

[wtburnette]

Morning all...

 

[Leadeye]

My late red raspberries are rolling in right now. My son and I picked and ate for 10-15 min or so when we got to the house.
My black raspberries didnt do that well this year for some reason. Maybe the heat was to much.

Same here, the reds and yellows are producing, the blacks flowered but made no fruit.

 

[Creedmoor]

I have a new Woox stock that would go perfect with a SA 700 for a 204 Ruger. ;-). Anyone have a barrel laying around?

If we all got together and collectively assembled our unused parts, I’ll bet we could open a gun store.

I tease my kid that I want to be at my own auction. Its all great stuff.

I dont have any 700 barrels, I do have 1919 Browning, M60 and a few M16's
and a load of adl Remingtons and Savage's bought to rebarrel and restock. Just too many projects. None in 204 though.

 

[Creedmoor]

Same here, the reds and yellows are producing, the blacks flowered but made no fruit.

No yellows here, but my early and late reds have been very good.
Blacks the same as you. Very interesting,

 

[Firehawk]

Just ran across Athlon scopes. Are they a good scope? Say Athlon vs Arken?

I recently was looking up a bunch of info on that exact comparison. Both companies have several tiers of quality so you have to make sure you’re comparing apples to apples. The short answer is most reviews say Athlon out performs Arken but Arken is usually priced lower. For example the Athlon Ares BTR is said to be better than the Arken EP5 but the EP5 is cheaper. I was also looking at the Riton 3 Conquer as an entry level scope that has good reviews.

Full disclosure: This is only what I saw according to forums and YT reviews, I have no hands on experience with any of these brands.

I haven’t researched the other scopes mentioned by CZickos but I took notes to look into them. Recommendations made by long time CZickos carry a lot of weight to me. So I’ll definitely be looking at the other models mentioned.

Athlon Ares BTR 4.5-27x50 review



Riton X3 Conquer 6-24x50 review

 

[MindfulMan]

Scopes are a tangled mess ! I've looked through some expensive ones, and of course. there's optical excellence .... but getting the last 10% of performance will cost you dearly. If you have the coin and inclination, go for it!

I only own one Athlon scope, and it's one of the cheaper ones. However, it's been mounted on 'Brutus' since the very beginniing, and it hasn't broken yet. That's a good sign.