.224 Valkyrie was supposed to be the next big thing for long range shooting in a .22 cal case, it was made by Federal who overhyped the fuck out of it and it failed spectacularly.
I am immediately reminded of a Fuddly Friend of mine, who keeps T/C contender barrels in almost every imaginable chamber.
.224 Valkyrie is a half step between the .223 Remington and the .22 Nosler - it's meant to be a small bore magnum chambering similar in scope to the 6.8 SPC but not needing a new barrel (functionally the .224 is based on the 6.8 SPC case, necked down to a .224 bullet). unfortunately medium game doesn't care if the bullet is .22 or .30, and .308 is very cheap and available.
That is why i prefer the fixed magazine ARs. They don't look retarded.
high height-over-bore is desirable in some circumstances, and was the norm prior to the mid-90's. wild bore hunting from a vehicle, for example, or if you need a lot of vertical travel for something like .450 Bushmaster past 200 meters. thumbrest pistol grips were very popular (alongside "revolver" bird's head style grips) for a hot minute as well in the late 80's.
not really - he doesn't mention any compliance parts. a thumbrest grip literally has a nub or extrusion to rest your thumb. it's still a normal pistol grip otherwise. unless he means a "non pistol grip", which is usually designed to prevent the thumb from wrapping around the rear of the grip, or is very oddly shaped to purposely keep the hand at or just below the action.
Ares SCR looks fairly nice.
Looks like a tactical Mini-14.
How does one not comply in a pozzed shithole like California?
i suppose in some ways. it looks very different from a Mini-14 in most ways to me other than at a distance. other than the abbreviated carrier, special lower receiver and lower parts kit, and modified recoil system, the upper can be any standard AR-15 compatible upper, and the stock can be modified from a Remington 870 or Stevens 320 stock.
sounds like a Hogue competition grip - these were OEM for a few companies through the 90's and even up into the 2000's. you find them on small bore bullseye rifles mostly, and they've fallen out of favor. Sierra Precision makes a version too, and there's the popular "clone" of the H&K PSG-1 grip with the added palm support.
No vendor will ship a lower directly to a CA buyer. They all have to send through an FFL, who runs the BG check and registers the sale. You could build it to a standard configuration, but it's a felony if you get caught.
As much as I love federal’s American eagle FMJs is as much as I hate how much they shilled that damn caliber.
That actually sounds like a typical gun show price in this panic. Doesn’t mean it’s worth it, but it seems like everyone’s taking advantage, trying to get a little more for their guns right now. I think I remember hearing new S&W M&P-15’s were going for damn near $1000 a few months ago.