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Recent content by Baron85

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    Preferred barrel blanks (the company)

    Any experiences with their carbon wrapped barrels?
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    Accessories Atlas/Nanook/Prometheus SA bolt

    Just clarifying, by standard you mean 308 size bolt face?
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    Preferred barrel blanks carbon fiber?

    Any one running a preferred barrel blanks carbon fiber barrel? Considering a 7saw barrel and see they have the reamer. How is the accuracy and weight compared to a proof???
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    Blue Tooth Hearing Protection

    I bought a pair of the peltor sport tac 500’s as a backup for my sordins. I have not used them that much and the blue tooth no longer syncs. I also find the headband portion uncomfortable for me personally. I just had my Sordins battery box replaced after 10+ years of use. I wish I would have...
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    Bushing or mandrel or both?

    When you did the lubed necks vs not lubed, was this in new brass or previously fired brass? If previously fired do you leave carbon in the necks or does your cleaning method remove the carbon such as SS pin tumbling. I know when I used to SS tumble I had to lube the necks.
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    Bushing or mandrel or both?

    another reason I like the mandrel is that I “FEEL” that holding the brass in the die for a few seconds vs just a fluid stroke of the press up and back down would allow the brass to “relax” into the new formed state and may reduce spring back and may increase consistency?????? I have never tested...
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    Bushing or mandrel or both?

    I have used bushing only, bushing with mandrel or button, full length standard die with button and mandrel, and my current favorite is honed Forster full length die with a mandrel to set final tension. I didn’t like not running a button or mandrel because I would have a handful of cases with...
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    Firearms 6.5 Creedmoor Tikka CTR in KRG Bravo/bipod/extras $1300

    I’m watching this because I’m considering posting my tikka 223 with tons of upgrades and this not selling for the asking price has me rethinking.
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    20" 6.5 PRC Experience

    What is your load and velocity?
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    SOLD Kestrel 5700 elite with link

    Sold. Thanks Hide
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    Stiffest upper receiver for long heavy barrel

    Someone bumped my old thread I made about POI shifts with my AR, figured it may be helpful or interesting to others here. https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/threads/poi-change-from-bipod-to-barricade.7150615/#post-11525934
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    POI change from bipod to barricade

    I have learned to control it better. I think it’s a combination of inherent issue and technique to overcome it. I just practice on being as consistent as possible with the pressure I put on the forend or pushing into a barricade. Different technique than I use for my bolt guns. I feel im pretty...
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    SOLD Kestrel 5700 elite with link

    Still here
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    Bighorn Origin Build Thread

    @Rob01, what are your thoughts between your tl3 and the origin? I recently picked up 2 origins but won’t see them first hand until end of the month. I replaced my TL2 with the origin since it was the last rifle I had that didn’t have readily available prefits. Hope it wasn’t a mistake :) Here...