S2H winter class 2026 observations and lessons learned

[Formidilosus]

I’ve used these mags for several months now in 223 and M+ sizes.

All 4 of them have thousands of rounds each and have performed VERY well.

They’ve done well in desert heat and blowing sand here in AZ as well as blowing dry grass/foxtail dust in VERY windy conditions in Northern California.

@pods8 (Rugged Stitching)

Good to hear.


And good to see you post.

 

[Nine Banger]

Did the parallax essentially become immovable as well? Any diagnosis? Happen to all of them?


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I had ranger bands on my parralax knobs before I got to class.

 

[RancherJohn]

One more thing that got discussed but hasn't been posted about in this thread is gun lube. I have used various lubes over the years with mixed success, but as was brought up in discussions there are lots of negative side effects of common lubes (toxicity, off-gassing at temp, etc...). After hearing of TW25b, I will be giving it a go on a few guns to see how it does. My backup plan is to raid the pantry and de-virginize some olive oil per @Formidilosus recommendation.

 

[RancherJohn]

What do y'all mean by "clocking" the scope bumpers - I have a couple sets in my cart ready to purchase as soon as HouseHold-6 signs off on the expenditure.
Thanks
-Doc

Here's a picture, just rotate them to make opening a fluid, one-finger affair. On the ocular, make sure it clears your thumb when crab-clawing the bolt/clears the bolt itself on the underside. This will be scope & ring-height dependent.

 

[svivian]

@Formidilosus on average what percentage of students come with rifles properly assembled and zeroed?

What have been the Most common mistakes? Aside from aftermarket trigger springs