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    HS Precision Rifle Thoughts

    My HS Precision HTR chambered in 30.06 has the smoothest action of any of my bolt guns. I've had it for about five years now and it will still hold one half MOA. My standard load is 53.7 gns of IMR 4350 behind a 190 SMK. The second picture is of a 300 yard 10 round group I shot a while back...
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    20" .260 Muzzle Velocity Question.

    Win M70 LA with a 22 inch Krieger barrel, 42.3g of H4350, 139 Scenar, necked down WCC 308 Brass, AV of a 10 rd string about a month ago was 2820. Temp was in the high 60s.
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    Loads for 30-06

    My standard 30.06 Load is a 190 SMK with 53.7 gns of IMR 4350. In Laupa, Win, LC, or FC cases this load shots sub MOA at 300 yards. AV is 2740 from a HS Precision HTR 2000 with a 26 inch 10X barrel.
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    Training Courses Long Range Precision Courses

    Ghost 1. Here are a couple other options for Long Range Precision Courses that are in or near Colorado. The Precision Rifle Workshop (PRW) is a Co based operation and conducts Long Range Rifle courses in Co and WY. The second is a SD base company called Professional Marksmen Inc, but he runs...
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    Long Range Shooting in Texas

    More Info on the Austin Gun Club (AGC) that is not currently on their web site. They have a Tactical Membership that is $1000 for the first year and $575 annually after the 1st year. Plus there is no daily charge for range use by members. This allows access to the long rifle range (out to...
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    Any news on the FN SPR bottom metal...

    Re: Any news on the FN SPR bottom metal... After several range trips I am happy to say that I've not had any problems or issues. Don't know how the mags will stand up to running and gunning (I'm too old for that any more) but where the bulk of the mag is protected by the bottom metal I...
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    Opinions on OAL for .223 Bolt Gun

    Re: Opinions on OAL for .223 Bolt Gun DAT, my Rifle is a Rem 700 SPS Tac .223, HSP Stock, CDI Bottom Metal w/AI Polmar Mags and my go to load is as follows: 77 SMK CCI 400 Small Rifle Primers 23.7 gns of Varget Brass, what ever I have preped (FC, LC, Win, etc, dose not seem to matter) OAL =...
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    Purely porn

    Re: Purely porn Guns are like grapes --- best in bunches
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    M1A's, M21's, and M25's show em off!

    Re: M1A's, M21's, and M25's show em off! Springfield inc.Loaded Standard Arms 18 Mount with Low Warne Rings Leupold VX 3 4.5-14X40 Scope (Retofited with M1 Knobs and TMR) Coyote Stock Riser Fiberglass GI Stock (Bedding in selected areas) Shimed Gas System Sadlak Guide Rod Harris BiPod
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    Range Report Best of the West near Austin

    Re: Best of the West near Austin There are 30 plus shooting positions on the rifle range and even on weekends I've never not been able to get a position on the firing line. Qual is simple, under the observation of the RO you must be able to hit a 250 and 500 yard steel target 3 times. The...
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    Range Report Best of the West near Austin

    Re: Best of the West near Austin Go there at least once a week (usually on Saturdays) for long range rifle shooting. Prices are resonable, the staff is friendly, they have bays for short range pistol and rifle, trap and skeet ranges for the shot gun crowd, and my favorate, a 1000 yard rifle...
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    Any FNH guys tried one of the new TBM kits yet?

    Re: Any FNH guys tried one of the new TBM kits yet? Got mine last week and ran 60 rds through the mags this past weekend with no issues. Pics and more info in the link below. http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=3326864&page=4 CDAT
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    Any news on the FN SPR bottom metal...

    Re: Any news on the FN SPR bottom metal... No, they must be removed from the rifle to be reloaded.
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    Any news on the FN SPR bottom metal...

    Re: Any news on the FN SPR bottom metal... Action Guy, I should have said I reviewed the instructions, because lets face it, changing out bottom metal is not exactly brain surgery. Given the simplicity of changing bottom metal I think the instructions were a little excessive. But better to...
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    Any news on the FN SPR bottom metal...

    Re: Any news on the FN SPR bottom metal... FN SPR A1 TBM Conversion Kit update. Got mine on 14 Aug 12. Took longer to read the instructions then it did to install the bottom metal. So far I am impressed with the form, fit, function, and overall construction of the kit. Ran some dummy rounds...