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Recent content by DownhillFromHere

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    Newby looking for opinions

    Or adjustment induced. When I got my gen-1 V22 in an MPA BA Comp chassis (complete rifle purchased directly from Vudoo), there was maybe 1/8 - 3/16 of an inch of vertical play in the fully-inserted magazine. I would experience frequent failures to feed the last round. The solution was that MPA...
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    Newby looking for opinions

    To be clear for OP: The Vudoo third-generation Three-60 has a 60-degree bolt. The second-generation V22 has a 90-degree throw. Both are available.
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    Newby looking for opinions

    I started "precision rimfire" in 2018 with a CZ-455, put it in an MDT LSS-22 chassis, mounted a rail, dinked with the trigger... It was ok. Purchased a first-gen Vudoo in MPA BA Comp chassis in 2019. Have been competing with it since. I built a Rim-X late in 2022... it's in an MDT ACC Premier...
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    Why can NO ONE call 6BR the same thing???

    I'm using Alpha brass/CCI450 with Berger 105 Hybrid Targets and 29.8 Varget (2785fps) or Barnes 105 Matchburners and 31.0 CFE223 (similar velocity). Both bullets do best at .060" off the lands. My chamber is cut to the tighter end of SAAMI spec, and knowing now that my loads work best with a...
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    Barrel questions about Tikka T3X TAC A1

    Spoken like a true "expert" who showed up six months ago with a Tom Clancy screen name coupled, probably, with his birth year and posts all about Tikka. I'm not a Tikka "expert" beyond having owned , reloaded for, competed with, and learned how to fix the factory-f'ed-up firing pin in one of...
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    Barrel questions about Tikka T3X TAC A1

    If you do any casual searching here on SH and elsewhere, you'll find that 6.5CM barrels reliably last 2500 rounds or so, potentially much longer with factory (mild) ammo and if the barrel is allowed to cool sufficiently (never gets too hot to hold tightly with bare hand). To my knowledge...
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    Share some Dope

    One other thing about your ammo besides dope, especially in AZ with spring coming on. I've seen this any number of times: newbies to competition leave their ammo in the sun, it gets relatively hot, and their dope becomes useless. I've also seen guys take measures to keep their .22LR ammo from...
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    Share some Dope

    And my Vudoo needs .2 - .9 more "up" from 150 to 300 with my Center-X than Rob's SKLR (which is ~25fps faster), and he and I shoot pretty much the same places - which generally have a lower DA than Trigger Monkey's data. Heh. Well, since Yuma is around 200' ASL and Flagstaff is nearly 8000'...
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    Autocorrect and the shooting community

    When writing text for a shooting-related audience on a device with autocorrect capability, make sure that "Loctite" doesn't get changed to "Lactate." That is all.
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    Where Do We Go From Here?

    I agree - up to a point. Consider the RimX system. Mine is built in an MDT ACC Premier chassis. It cycles more smoothly than any other rifle I have or have ever had. But [begin lengthy rant] it really galls me to pay $125 EACH for RimX 10-round magazines - and 10 rounds is all it will hold...
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    Where Do We Go From Here?

    Sigh. Hey Mike, put an ambidextrous Fortner action on it and have it eject straight up like a P08 Luger. Inclusive to everyone, and .22 brass doesn't burn like 9mm when it falls straight down your shirt collar...
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    Jumping into LRPS w/ my first "premium" optic.

    For the Steiner - call - On The Phone - @gr8fuldoug at CamerlandNY. The business is a huge supporter of Snipers Hide. I and many others here have purchased from Doug. Ask questions. Buy with confidence. For Vortex, Eurooptic seems to have become a favorite vendor here - they carry Steiner as...
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    Jumping into LRPS w/ my first "premium" optic.

    OP, I understand that you need to keep to a budget at this point in your life. If you find a decent mid-range optic - which is where your price point is, especially on the used market - you should feel comfortable buying it and upgrading in a few years. I put a gen-1 Razor (5-20x50) on my first...
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    Gen 3 Razor vs PM2 vs ZC Opinions

    Yeah, the early G3 turrets were awful. A buddy of mine who was sponsored by Vortex recalled that early-release AMGs had the same issue, and Vortex corrected it. So it has been with the G3... I waited until the fix was confirmed effective and sent mine in. I finally sent my second early-release...
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    Gen 3 Razor vs PM2 vs ZC Opinions

    I have one ZCO 527 with MPCT2 and three gen-3 Razors. Is the ZCO $1000 better than a G3 Razor? Not to me. That is not "just" my opinion. Since the G3 came out, there have been more than a few firing line comparisons involving a number of PRS leaderboard contenders. Agreement is that ZCO is...