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GasGuzzler wrote:When I saw an S&W 4516 for sale locally by someone I'd traded with before, my NEO and three mags were for sale immediately. Put some OEM 9X19 with it and it sold in minutes, picked up in hours, and I the 4516 hand delivered all before lunch the first day. I still have a Shield9 if I want a micro-gun.
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NEOS was the .22 LR Plinker. Was that what you had?
https://www.beretta.com/en-us/u22-neos-/
I picked it up barely used with a couple mags for a reasonable price a few years ago and had to send it in on their recall. I picked up another 2 or 4 extra mags after that.

or were you talking about the Nano?
https://www.beretta.com/en-us/nano-pistols/

or the Pico?
https://www.beretta.com/en-us/pico/
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Dang, sorry it was a NANO
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Picked up a red dot with magnifier for either the PSA PA10 .308 or one of the AR-15 rifles.
Picked up a 1-8 illuminated scope for the 'lightweight' Aero Precision M5 .308 rifle.

I still need rings or a mount for the .223 Wylde build that's still pending. I'll probably transition the 5-20X from the M5 to the Wylde build.
Still need a 1-6X for the Beowulf and rings or a mount.
Need a couple three sets of 45 degree back up sights. (Beowulf, M5,
Need a rear backup for the PA10, I might go with a standard MBUS although I'd probably prefer the MBUS Pro or a Troy.

Still need a ambi safety or four.
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Ordered a 1-8x for use on the 16" Beowulf.
Was going for a 1-6 but teh 1-8 went on sale and it was actually priced less so I went for it.
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Dropped the 1-8X on the 16" Beowulf today.
First Vortex I've bought, on sale and it came with a Vortex unitized cantilever mount. Lower end Strike Eagle. Eye relief seemed good throughout the magnification range although a little tight at 8X.
Oddball torques on the mount 20in-lb for the mount screws to gun and 16 in-lbs (not to exceed 18in-lb) for the scope ring half screws. One steel recoil lug. Capped turrets on the scope with room in one of them for a spare battery. Came with lens caps, two batteries, microfiber cloth. Mount came with a tiny torx wrench.

Used a torque screw driver on the installation and a bubble level to match the top scope cap to the flat on the top of the mount rings.
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I like my Vortex scopes, all diamond backs.

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I have a Vortex I bought new (that's uncommon for me because I am cheap). It's on my ragged ole' Marlin 1983 model 783 .22WMR.

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I'd guess about a quarter of my scopes were acquired used on other guns.
Most of the rest were acquired on sale.

Picked up a Leupold 2-7 that was previously mounted on a Enfield 1917.
Got a Tasco on a 10/22 and another on a Remington 700. The one on the 10/22 probably should be replaced and although the one on the 700 seems clear I was planning on replacing it.
I think the other used 10/22 came with a Busnell or Simmons. Had a Simmons and maybe a Pentex(?) with long eye relief each of which came on a .44 revolver.
Got a Nikon on a 7mm08 Browning A bolt.
Won a Leupold Rimfire at a charity event.

3 Nitrex by Weaver 3-15X on sale. Mounted 2 of them on CZ-550s and one on a M1A.
2 Leupold 3-9X Patrol at dealer cost. Mounted one on a AR-15 and the other on a 308 AR.
1 Leupold 4-14X Patrol on sale. Mounted on a 6.5 Grendel AR-15.
2 Redfield scopes after Leupold bought them. Got them at about half list. Mounted one on a Savage in .243 and another on a Savage in 7mm08.
3 Bushnell 6-24X on sale. Mounted one on a Howa .308, one on a .308 AR and the last on a .243 large frame AR.
3 Bushnell 5-20X on sale. Mounted one on a 6.5 Grendel AR-15, another is slated for a .223 Wylde (this one was initially mounted on a .308 AR but was replaced by the Vortex because that gun isn't put together for long range.)
Picked up a Nikon 4-14X on clearance. This one was initially going to replace the Tasco on the Remington 700 and probably still will.
2 Athlons one purchase on sale with the Athlon QD unitized mount thrown in mounted on the 12.7x42 the other was on sale and got mounted on a .308 AR.
1 Vortex mounted on a 12.7x42 purchased on sale with the Vortex mount thrown in.

I had a Tasco air rifle scope that didn't survive an old Crossman 760 when I was a kid and later I purchased a Tasco .22 rifle scope that was rattled to death on an old Iver Johnson M122 when I was in college. I have a bit of a bias against Tasco as a result.

Have a Tasco Red Dot that is actually pretty good. Came with my first AR that was built by someone trying to get very close to Mil-Spec.
Have 3 Sig Romeo 5 red dots that were all bought on sale during holidays. One came with a Juliet 3 magnifier. One is mounted on an AR-15, the one with the magnifier is currently on a .308 AR and the third isn't mounted yet.
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GasGuzzler wrote:I have a Vortex I bought new (that's uncommon for me because I am cheap). It's on my ragged ole' Marlin 1983 model 783 .22WMR.

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That Marlin looks far from ragged, pretty nice looking rifle in fact.

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Been looking at getting a set of rings for the .223 Wylde build.
It seems the material and componet shortages have worked there way into mounts and rings.
Prices are up around 25% for the rings I typically use and supply is down as the usual sources are out of stock.
A couple unitized mount alternatives I like are in stock but at a 50-150+% premium I'd rather not pay right now.
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