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    24" or 26" 300 win mag out to a mile?

    I have a 20" 300 Win Mag, but no where to shoot a mile with it... I went with 20" because that is what Todd Hodnett recommends as optimal. As for 1 mile.. I have seen an 18" .308 gas gun shoot a mile, it is all just a math problem combined with good dope...
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    CATARMS Precision 3 Gun, 12/8/12, Marble Falls, TX

    I know it is short notice, but this has been difficult to get hashed out between the property and everything else. Clear Advantage Tactical and Texas State Tactical would like to announce the first CATARMS Precision 3 Gun match on December 8, 2012. Presented by: Texas State Tactical and Clear...
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    Rifle Scopes Leupold Mark 4 Blackout

    Re: Leupold Mark 4 Blackout I'm surely interested.. I will be using Blackout for hunting.. Still waiting to see pricing and such.
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    Rifle Scopes SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

    Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more! So I have had my 5-20 for about 2-3 weeks (I ordered the day they hit 10000) and just received an email that the 1-6 is back ordered today. Does that mean that they sold too many to fulfill out of their first run I wonder?? Hopefully they...
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    Gunsmithing Jewell Trigger fails to reset

    Re: Jewell Trigger fails to reset <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: m14er</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The front screw is sear engagement. You may want to remove the barreled-action from the chassis. It makes life a lot easier. The manual is a...
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    Hunting & Fishing Help me select a 308 win bullet for long shots

    Re: Help me select a 308 win bullet for long shots <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: PGS</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Buck I shot with the 155gr at 320 meters last fall.. </div></div> I will shoot my 4 does and 2 bucks this year and not get as...
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    Gunsmithing Jewell Trigger fails to reset

    Re: Jewell Trigger fails to reset <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: m14er</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Looks to me like you need more sear engagement. I had a similar problem with my Jewell when I recently had my Surgeon rebarreled. The gunsmith...
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    Gunsmithing Jewell Trigger fails to reset

    Re: Jewell Trigger fails to reset <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: procovert45</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Just call them.........simple </div></div> I did. They were not super helpful. Surgeon is actually sending me a replacement Jewell but I...
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    Gunsmithing Jewell Trigger fails to reset

    Re: Jewell Trigger fails to reset On the recommendation of a friend I am dumping the Jewell for a Shilen trigger.
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    Gunsmithing Jewell Trigger fails to reset

    Re: Jewell Trigger fails to reset <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Sandbogg</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I would take the action out of the stock and try the trigger. Also, I had a run of broken sear tips on one of my Jewell triggers ( caused...
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    Gunsmithing Jewell Trigger fails to reset

    Re: Jewell Trigger fails to reset <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: excaliber</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Take a punch or even a pencil and see if you can push down on the sear. Make sure the sear can move freely up and down. That will be step 1...
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    Gunsmithing Jewell Trigger fails to reset

    Re: Jewell Trigger fails to reset When y'all keep talking about the Sear are you referring to the "block" on this chart #11 as opposed to the "sear" which is #5?
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    Gunsmithing Jewell Trigger fails to reset

    Re: Jewell Trigger fails to reset <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mikee Booshay</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Looks like an AI stock. You usually have to relieve a bit of metal inside the stock, to clear a Jewell with a safety. Don't use a...
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    Gunsmithing Jewell Trigger fails to reset

    Re: Jewell Trigger fails to reset <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: excaliber</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If you take the bolt out of the action, and look at the top of the trigger, that is the sear. When the trigger was installed, sometimes the...
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    Gunsmithing Jewell Trigger fails to reset

    So I went out to put some rounds over the chrono today to start to true my data and on my fifth round the Jewell trigger in my brand new Surgeon won't reset. I am at my wits end. One of the gunsmiths from Surgeon said to "tap the tabs on either side of the sear" but I can't see the sear...