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Fast loader would be fun. Magpul mags. Magpul butstock.

Why are you not sold on SSD? Is it because of Sean's bad luck? In theory the 8GB should be plenty for a OS and a couple programs, but I can say I have no idea of the Read/Write speeds of the hybrid SSD. In terms of a HDD a 5400rpm is a bit slow, but pleyny usable.PS - Just checked my HDD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148371) which ironically cost more for something that is half the drive (at best) as what you proposed and has worked just fine for me. Not just Sean's bad luck. I know of numerous premature failures. When you consider the ratio of SSDs to traditional platter HDDs out there, the percentage of failures is tremendous comparatively. I have far too much info on my drives that are terribly important to me to take that chance. Unfortunately the failed drive had a ton of info I cannot recover. Some of the information were case study information, captures, videos, and PP presentations that have cost me a lot of income... not only that, but the information lost are references I saved that I may never be able to recover. This drive is only the second failure I have ever had, and this one was from physical impact... not really a drive issue. I have no one to blame but myself for this loss. I also have some old externals that are 7 years old and still function.Time for more backups. SSD has a much lower failure rate than HDD in consumer products. Like crazy less. Order of magnitude maybe. This is taken up in fall related deaths, and climate changes in laptops. In enterprise servers that changes.Even so, it's no more than 1% or so in the applications I have access to. That's mostly university and small server data. SSD also makes up for the cost difference in power savings and cooler running. The most common failures are related to firmware death, or the SSD being old. If you have a 5 year old drive of any kind you are kind of on borrowed time already. In every system we have built with an SSD I have never seen a complete fail. We have in HDD after months of operation though. Either way most failures on either side are firmware related. I just had to completely wipe my machine as Windows lost itself on a BIOS update. Stupid fucking error durring start up. Even then I was able to image the RAID and get all the data back. I had to move up to Windows 8.1 though. Lost the 7 CD key somewhere..... What? You are reading Samsung releases, not real ones. Per GB stored SSD's have WAY higher failure rates. Per GB sure. Per drive, nah. I'm at more than 15 SSD installed and no dead drives yet. I also haven't used a Sammy. Crucial mostly.

Any rig we build will be SSD based unless the client really wants to save some cash and have huge storage needs. Depending on the workload an SSD can save hours of downtime every year. I'm thinking about setting up a network storage solution but the cloud is pretty cool too.... I haven't decided.

For performance, heat, and power reasons most IT folks could care less if they failed 10% more often. And the most obvious for portable devices is they are so much more likely to survive a fall.

No skin off my knee. It's just anecdotal that they have a higher failure rate. In practice it's less than 1% difference assuming good brands etc. Probably the same way I won't by a GM because way more of those end up broken down. Might not be accurate but it's my perception and thus my reality.

I'm on a .338 Lapua of the 3. But the 50BMG strikes me as useless for a civilian round. The .375 is cool, but I don't need to be shooting over a mile. The .338 can squat at a mile, and is much more affordable to shoot, overall... plus load data is readily available. Also, and most importantly for me, it is the most comfortable to shoot. I don't need a lot of kick to love the gun... I do need a lot of accuracy. I contemplated a .308 but feel the 6.5-284 just seems like a more practical round.One of my co-workers loves recoil, but he is an awful shot. He has a .300 ultra win mag, and a .50 Beowulf, and they have created a recoil flinch he can't get rid of. I purposely loaded 3 shots instead of 4 in my 22-250 because he was pulling it low and left. Even with the 11.5 pound beast (yes, it is a very heavy small caliber rifle) and a feather recoil he was flinching. Just something for you to think about. I just want to shoot comfortably. It assures a better shot. We think almost exactly the same. The 50 is the least interesting. The 338lap and the 375 come close to the same to shoot, or was last time I looked. Lap brass was near the price of gold! Lap brass is very high, almost 2.5X as much as Winchester for the 22-250. But it comes with drilled, not punched flash holes, it is annealed, and it generally comes sorted, as most boxes of 100 should be within .05 gr. I more meant the size than the brand. I feel good brass is worth it as you will get more loads from it and better repeated shots. The .338lapua size is crazy spendy because of the cool snipery factor. At least it was when I looked last time.

Why are you not sold on SSD? Is it because of Sean's bad luck? In theory the 8GB should be plenty for a OS and a couple programs, but I can say I have no idea of the Read/Write speeds of the hybrid SSD. In terms of a HDD a 5400rpm is a bit slow, but pleyny usable. PS - Just checked my HDD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148371) which ironically cost more for something that is half the drive (at best) as what you proposed and has worked just fine for me. Not just Sean's bad luck. I know of numerous premature failures. When you consider the ratio of SSDs to traditional platter HDDs out there, the percentage of failures is tremendous comparatively. I have far too much info on my drives that are terribly important to me to take that chance. Unfortunately the failed drive had a ton of info I cannot recover. Some of the information were case study information, captures, videos, and PP presentations that have cost me a lot of income... not only that, but the information lost are references I saved that I may never be able to recover. This drive is only the second failure I have ever had, and this one was from physical impact... not really a drive issue. I have no one to blame but myself for this loss. I also have some old externals that are 7 years old and still function. Time for more backups. SSD has a much lower failure rate than HDD in consumer products. Like crazy less. Order of magnitude maybe. This is taken up in fall related deaths, and climate changes in laptops. In enterprise servers that changes. Even so, it's no more than 1% or so in the applications I have access to. That's mostly university and small server data. SSD also makes up for the cost difference in power savings and cooler running. The most common failures are related to firmware death, or the SSD being old. If you have a 5 year old drive of any kind you are kind of on borrowed time already. In every system we have built with an SSD I have never seen a complete fail. We have in HDD after months of operation though. Either way most failures on either side are firmware related. I just had to completely wipe my machine as Windows lost itself on a BIOS update. Stupid fucking error durring start up. Even then I was able to image the RAID and get all the data back. I had to move up to Windows 8.1 though. Lost the 7 CD key somewhere.....

Winmag........ Yes..... But no.

I'm on a .338 Lapua of the 3. But the 50BMG strikes me as useless for a civilian round. The .375 is cool, but I don't need to be shooting over a mile. The .338 can squat at a mile, and is much more affordable to shoot, overall... plus load data is readily available. Also, and most importantly for me, it is the most comfortable to shoot. I don't need a lot of kick to love the gun... I do need a lot of accuracy. I contemplated a .308 but feel the 6.5-284 just seems like a more practical round. One of my co-workers loves recoil, but he is an awful shot. He has a .300 ultra win mag, and a .50 Beowulf, and they have created a recoil flinch he can't get rid of. I purposely loaded 3 shots instead of 4 in my 22-250 because he was pulling it low and left. Even with the 11.5 pound beast (yes, it is a very heavy small caliber rifle) and a feather recoil he was flinching. Just something for you to think about. I just want to shoot comfortably. It assures a better shot. We think almost exactly the same. The 50 is the least interesting. The 338lap and the 375 come close to the same to shoot, or was last time I looked. Lap brass was near the price of gold!

Sounds fun!

Back to the calibre talk, I have really been thinking that if I decide to go with some super XL magnum I might do a .375 Cheytac. .338Lapua is kind of go to, or 50bmg, but the .375 is hot fire. It's also a fraction of the cost to load from the .408 or .416.

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Nothing makes me think cowboy like a lever action.

I don't like most "tactical" designs. What I do like is the adjustable functions and vertical grip. So that usually means more "tactical". That's why that sako TRG is so amazing. Not much fancy shit, but adjustable in ways I need. I'm a goofy shape.

BTW..... That viper scope is sweet. A buddy has one and it's definitely good to look through.

6-6.5 is the sweet spot for short action, non magnums. And you are right, there is so much data out there it's incredible. 6 or 6.5 creedmore is really interesting. What I know is that I want to load my own. I also want 2 calibres minimum. One reasonable, and one for the sake of making big noise and compensation for my Nordic penis. The best rifle I have ever fondled in person was a sako TRG. I already liked sako actions, but that was like warm butter. And more importantly it was extremely stout. If money was no object, I would grab a pair of AI rifles and another USO scope. I'm also thinking about the DTA systems. Being able to convert the rifle from one caliber to another is appealing, and the bullpup design would be nice if I used it for hunting. Not cheep though. I would never have to move the scope though. Just keep the zero for both calibers documented. Savage rifles are fantastic and maybe the best value out there. I would have to have a rifle made however and I don't like most of the stocks the have, and I want a box magazine.

Which 70-200?IS II from Canon. It's unbelievable.

That fucking 70-200 Best lens ever. That and the 1.2 50mm are my fucking jam.

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Love those big reference ones. I'm so in love with B&W though...

Smith MP Shield.XDm is feels better to me.

Soooo.... buy one? I have less time than ever. So I pour over some forums waiting for a deal. With how cheep AI rifles have come down though.......

I'm still looking for a bolt action. :-D

I am with you there Matt, but usually one 45 is all it takes.Better get a para or STI. Double stack .45 like a baws.