Recent content by Chipster697

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    Bottom Metal for Coup de Grace Build

    Pardon my lack of experience. I would need the stock and the bottom metal to verify that fitment, wouldn’t I? I just picked up my CDG action and have re-watched some of Ted’s videos so at least I know now what that little tab taped to the packing list is for. (Support for front edge of an...
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    Bottom Metal for Coup de Grace Build

    I realize now that the CDG was designed for AW magazines. Ted was crystal clear about that but I didn’t know enough at the time to understand the implications. Specifically only 10-round magazines. I sent Hawkins an email asking about their Hunter DBM and the CDG. They replied that there were...
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    Bottom Metal for Coup de Grace Build

    Oh! I did not catch the lack of an adjustable mag latch in the Hunter DBM. Very good to know. Is yours a CDG receiver or something else?
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    Bottom Metal for Coup de Grace Build

    In what way? Also, I just got off the phone with someone at Hawkins who cited all kinds of fitment issues with the CDG receiver. Surprises me because ARC recommends their bottom metal. 🤷 I did see a recent thread about problems feeding 7mm-08 specifically in their proprietary Hunter magazines.
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    Bottom Metal for Coup de Grace Build

    I am assembling a 7mm-08 rifle for hunting and some range play. Do not need or want a barricade stop. Ideally I want to be able to have a 3 or 4-round flush magazine for the woods but also be able to have 10-round mags for the range. ARC likes AW mags but I haven’t been able to find anything...
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    Mauser Action Builds

    I didn’t build this - Roy Vail did. Mauser action with a tapered octagon barrel in 7x57 Mauser. Just giving you guys something to aspire to… I confess that I didn’t even realize that the bolt is not jeweled until I got it home. It is engraved in a very fine, shallow herringbone pattern...
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    8.6 Blk reloading info

    First off, many thanks to everyone here experimenting with 8.6 Blackout and sharing your insights. I still think the cartridge has a lot of appeal for both subsonic and supersonic performance. However, the company that introduced it has zero interest in supporting 8.6 Blackout in the...
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    8.6 Blk reloading info

    You are the first person I’ve seen mention the barrel extension, but that was one of my first thoughts. Revealing my ignorance, do 300 Blackout barrels have different barrel extensions from 5.56?
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    8.6 Blk reloading info

    Thanks! I didn’t realize Alpha even made 8.6 BO brass and I’ll take their quality over Hornady any day of the week. I have a Fix rifle so the Alpha brass probably makes the most sense. Might grab 250 of the Starline though just as a reserve and for plinking.
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    8.6 Blk reloading info

    I only have 100 Hornday cases I bought from Q and 80 from once fired Gorilla ammo. Should I step up and pay $1.15/case from Q or just go to Starline for 77 cents a piece? With the 338 ARC media blitz, I’m afraid this is the last commercial 8.6 Blackout brass we’ll see.
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    45ACP

    Generic range round: 5.6 grains of Winchester 231 under a 230 grain FMJ I use Precision Delta bullets but am certain there are other options. This runs reliably in a Les Baer 1911 (gov’t), several S&W .45 ACP revolvers, and a Ruger LC 45 (PCC).
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    8.6 Blk reloading info

    Thanks for your replies. I will get some H110 and SMK 300s, but will start with the 1680 since that is the only “published” load data. I have other uses for H110 so it won’t go to waste. We’ll have to see what my barrel does accuracy wise.
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    8.6 Blk reloading info

    I read through the starting pages of this thread before ordering a Fix rifle about a year ago. Thank goodness I only paid about 50% of retail for it. Since my can finally showed up, I read the last 5 pages here and confess it’s just depressing. For me, 8.6 Blackout only is interesting as a...
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    Sako A III Carbine

    Correct on new membership, the rear sight and missing hood. Just to be clear, my cost was $1,215.00 before I dumped all of my Cabelas points. However, Cabelas doesn’t carry much I want to buy anymore and their approach to used gun pricing typically is “I’m gonna price it so high I just couldn’t...
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    Sako A III Carbine

    I went to the local Cabelas because I’d found a Ruger M77 RSI with a Mannlicher stock on GunsInternational. Didn’t like the finish or 18” barrel for .30-06 on the Ruger, but this Sako started haunting me. Have you ever picked up a rifle, raised it to your shoulder and thought ”This is it!”...
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