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    Shooting Techniques And Low Quality Ammo

    Re: Shooting Techniques And Low Quality Ammo <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Arbiter</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Try a variety of cheap ammo types. With all of the surpus currently available on the market, there's quite a few different...
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    Which binoculars with reticle?

    Re: Which binoculars with reticle? Why not the M24 from Fujinon ? It sells for 250 Euro in Germany. Here is the link : http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?View...em=360350881688
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    Gunsmithing Duracoat Tikka ONE Question

    Hey there ! Just one short question : Am about to duracoat my Tikka lite and wonder wether or not i should only sandblast the barell and degrease the receiver because the receiver is already parkerized or if i should also sandblast the receiver ? For degreasing the parkerized surface, does it...
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    Recommendations on binos under 1k?

    Re: Recommendations on binos under 1k? I can also recommend the Fujinons, they are great optics, but i would advise you to get a civil version without laserfilters because they give a strange tint. . A good alternative, although more than twice the price of the Fujis is the Swarovski...
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    Why i did not buy a Bushnell Fusion

    Dear Community ! i recently planned to buy a LRF and was about to go for a Bushnell Fusion. Just wanted to share with you my thoughts, and what i finally chose to buy. It was clear to me, that if i was going to shoot further than 300 meters, that i was goingt to need a LRF. As i was also...
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    Lightweight TActial Bolt Action ....

    Re: Lightweight TActial Bolt Action .... Well i would call 2.8 kilogramm without scope "light". My Tikka weighs so much / few and it is an absolute accurate gun.(.5 or .3 shot groups are no exception with handloaded ammo9 I just wondered because i would suppose that especially in rural/...
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    Lightweight TActial Bolt Action ....

    Hey there ! Yesterday i was wondering , why most popular sniper rifles are not constructed to be lightweight. With heavy recoiling calibres, it is understandable that one prefers a heavier over a lighter weapon. But given the fact that very much sniper - military rifles are chambered in .308...
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    Sniper Training Book

    Re: Sniper Training Book Well, no i aint gonna be a sniper, but i thought that probably i will find useful advice about longrange shooting in such a book. Unfortunately, here in Germany you find very few seasoned longrange shooters. So it is quite difficult to gather some advice.
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    Sniper Training Book

    Hey there ! I am looking for a comprehensive sniper training book. What do you recommend ? Up to now i have only hunting experience in shooting up to 300 yards maybe, and i would like to learn a bit more about exterior ballistics, wind doping and atmospherical influences on the bullet path...
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    Gunsmithing Scope Mount upper with 20 MOA inclination

    Re: Scope Mount upper with 20 MOA inclination "Near", they make exactly what i was looking for, i was just hoping that i would find such a mount for maybe 150 dollars. Thank you for your responses ! All the best
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    Gunsmithing Scope Mount upper with 20 MOA inclination

    Re: Scope Mount upper with 20 MOA inclination It is for a Bushnell Elite 6500 4.5-30x50 that will be mounted on a Tikka T3 lite , .308 , with a Picatinny Rail
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    Gunsmithing Scope Mount upper with 20 MOA inclination

    Hi folks ! I am looking for an affordable integral scope mount with 20 MOA inclination. Do you have any suggestions ? Thank you in advance All the Best Basti
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    Steiner Binos

    Re: Steiner Binos i think, there is a reticle in the military version. That is the difference
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    first time loading the bipod: Thoughts, Results.

    Re: first time loading the bipod: Thoughts, Results. Hello ! I had the same problem with the harris type bipods. I tried out a really cheap copy from the verspod bipod from china and i am more than happy with it. You can find it on the dealextreme.com webpage for 30 dollars including...
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    Question for Tikka fans (owners)

    Re: Question for Tikka fans (owners) I don't know for the US , but in Europe, you can buy Tikkas also ready chambered in .260