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    Reloading newbie, need advice on equipment

    Re: Reloading newbie, need advice on equipment If I were to start over again with just one reloading book it would be Sierra's...tons of great info on reloading.
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    .308 SIE 175 --- Varget or IMR 8208 XBR

    Re: .308 SIE 175 --- Varget or IMR 8208 XBR Add me to the happy with 43.5 gr of Varget, 175 gr SMK, Lapua brass and CCI BR2 crowd. 2.82 OAL in Remington 700P with 26" bbl. With Winchester brass, it's 44 gr Varget.
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    Range Report Minimum range without damage

    Re: Minimum range without damage Agreed that velocity is an important factor...I see some damage to my AR500 from 3,200 FPS .223 at 200 yards, while .308 at 2,600 FPS just knocks some paint off.
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    What is your favorite quote/saying?

    Re: What is your favorite quote/saying? "We translate the past according to our particular conditioning and interpret it to suit our prejudices." -Krishnamurti
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    Kydex belt holster for PMAGs?

    Re: Kydex belt holster for PMAGs? My kydex (Blade-Tech, IIRC) works fine with PMags...just have to loosen the tension screw a little more.
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    New for the Remington 700 - the Bolt Lift

    Re: New for the Remington 700 - the Bolt Lift Was packing up to head to the range Monday when the mail carrier walked up with the package. Installed quickly with solid, gapless fit on my 700P without using any of the o-ring spacers. Plenty of scope clearance and greatly improved functionality...
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    Midway Promo Code

    Re: Midway Promo Code Glad to help.
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    Midway Promo Code

    Re: Midway Promo Code Here's a $10 off that's still current: "To receive your $10 Savings: Add at least $50 of regular price, in-stock products to your cart. Enter 5051210 into the box titled, "Promotion Code" on the shopping cart page. See the discount applied on the Confirmation page...
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    how do you use your data book?

    Re: how do you use your data book? I note total rounds by date or group as well as pertinent notes on conditions, loads, distances, scope adjustments, group sizes when testing, observations on techniques that may need further work...basically anything that I could use or will need later to...
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    New for the Remington 700 - the Bolt Lift

    Re: New for the Remington 700 - the Bolt Lift Order on the way...appreciate the info.
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    New for the Remington 700 - the Bolt Lift

    Re: New for the Remington 700 - the Bolt Lift Regarding potential clearance issues, before ordering it would be helpful for me to know approximately how much additional height (vertical dimension) this might add to the knob portion. On my setup, the highest portion of the bolt knob clears the...
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    Suppressors 1911 in 9mm

    Re: 1911 in 9mm I wanted a 9mm 1911 for Steel Challenge type matches. I spent a lot of time at the STI table at the an area championship match comparing the Spartan and the Trojan. The Trojan stood out with better build and better balance in the 9mm. Found one used complete with a set of Vz...
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    Rifle Scopes What is your oldest functional scope?

    Re: What is your oldest functional scope? I bought my Ted Williams (made by Weaver) 4X by mail order from Sears back in the early sixties while I was a kid. I mounted it on my Remington Nylon 66 back then and it's still on there today, performing just as well as when it was new.
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    Powder charge accuracy/long range

    Re: Powder charge accuracy/long range For me, I consider occasional variance of a tenth of a grain out 45 grains much less significant to success than the consistency of one's performance and technique behind the rifle. The occasional tenth of a grain variance falls within the margins of...
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    Rifle Scopes Official Falcon IS CRAP thread. YET AGAIN!

    Re: Official Falcon IS CRAP thread. An almost Falcon owner checking in. The first Falcon Menace 5-25x50 I received had long glob of something or other inside the tube that created a small shadowed silhouette near the 4 o'clock edge of the eyepiece. Returned for exchange and I ate return...
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