Recent content by sidpost

In the past, a weak Dollar or strong Euro/Yen had the biggest impact on my life. High taxation nation residents I spoke with complained most about exchange rates on their currency to or from the USD. Tariffs were rarely mentioned. We can focus on tariffs, or inflation, or currency exchange...

When I look at past "panic buying" I see it not working out for the early adopters for the most part. As a former FFL, I saw people pay $1,000 for a Glock and $100 or more per high-capacity magazine. AR-15s and AK-47 clones were also price gouged to huge levels. Blanket tariff levels being...

ITAR controlled so, no exports without huge paperwork and approvals.

I am looking for a lower power variable scope for pesting on a Weihrauch HW97K in 0.25" caliber. I am debating the Airmax in 2x7-32 or possibly 3x9/4x12-40 against the S-Tac 3x16-42. The S-Tac is easily twice the cost but, I would rather get the "right" scope over saving ~$100 or so. My pests...

Banking on Import Taxes that haven't been implemented yet is premature at a minimum. Especially on products that are relatively low volume and aren't loaded with "spyware". A ~$200 scope isn't an >$1500 cellphone or laptop.

Krale got me my HW 97K. Now just waiting on the scope.

Yep, 100% mail theft from my mailbox so, I no longer get USPS service at home.

I got tracking confirmation on the new shipment. I feel bad for Krale and hope the package is returned but, UPS shows it was signed for by Sharon so, its probably headed to Facebook marketplace at this point. Like credit card fraud and shoplifting, even if consumers don't pay for it directly...

Yep, they should be replacing my order based on the latest update. However, at the time I ordered, I got the last one in stock. Hopefully, my order will be fulfilled soon and shipped to the correct address.

Got one sitting in my shopping cart as of ~1 hour ago!

Krale confirmed it is likely lost so, we both lose since insurance won't likely apply and US Law is what it is. I hope "Sharon" returns it but in today's world, my expectations are low.

Krale confirmed it was an error on their end as my address book entry was good.

I live in Texas and had my Krale order of ~$800 with my HW 97K in 0.25 delivered to a town with the same name in Pennsylvania. Imagine my disappointment at getting the UPS delivery notification only to see it was delivered in a different timezone, ~9AM locally and delivered at 9:50AM. 😭

Thanks! Yep, with NV base magnification often being 2x or more, higher magnification scopes will have you looking through a soda straw at individual hairs or feathers on your target species. Which Sightrons are you running that work well?

What Hawke do you recommend? The Airmax 2-7x32 is ~$250 which seems targeted to my application. Really good glass is super nice but, I don't want to spend more on the scope and NV clip-on than the rifle by a significant margin. The Sightrons recommended above are suggested as having a lot...