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Recent content by Erik Cortina

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    how often do you anneal

    Re: how often do you anneal Every time. A little different topic, but F/L sizing does not kill brass life, F/L sizing improperly kills brass life.
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    Gunsmithing Loss of accuracy at 1000 yds

    Re: Loss of accuracy at 1000 yds <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 1000 YDS. IS FUN</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Does anyone have an idea of what would cause this, or have I received two rifles from Remington with bad barrels? </div></div> Yes...
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    F T/R Competition Team USA F-T/R & Combined USA F-Class Europe Tour

    Re: Team USA F-T/R & Combined USA F-Class Europe Tour You can't double it, it doesn't work that way. If you drop one point in ICFRA then it's a 4, but if you double it then it becomes an 8 in USA scoring, when in reality it's a 9. A point dropped is a point dropped, no matter what system...
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    F T/R Competition Team USA F-T/R & Combined USA F-Class Europe Tour

    Re: Team USA F-T/R & Combined USA F-Class Europe Tour <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Darrell Buell</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Team USA wins the New Creedmoor Cup after an outstanding match in brutal conditions. The final score was USA: 7166 -...
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    F T/R Competition .260 Rem competitive in F Class Open?

    Re: .260 Rem competitive in F Class Open? Yes, the 260 is a fine cartridge and will be competitive in F-Class. If you are talking midrange you can be very competitive, in Long range you will have to work hard to beat the 7mm's in a windy day, but overall you should be fine.
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    Brass baked in oven at 350F?

    Re: Brass baked in oven at 350F? You will be ok.
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    Powder Temperature Stability The bottom line!

    Re: Powder Temperature Stability The bottom line! I don't know about all this temperature unstable powders, and I'm not 100% sure I believe it makes that much difference. I shoot F-Class, and one day I had a 14 shot run "clean" at 1000 yards, after that the conditions changed and I had...
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    Rifle Scopes Geovids or Swaro Range Finder?

    Re: Geovids or Swaro Range Finder? I just got the Geovids and they are awsome. Yes, a bit heavy but worth the weight instead of carrying a set of binaculars and a rangefinder, much faster aquisition of targets.
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    .270 Kill shot capable at 1000 yards

    Re: .270 Kill shot capable at 1000 yards <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Bevan</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> ... .308 is gay </div></div> Tell that to all the snipers using them to fight for your freedom and mine! -X3M
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    Gunsmithing Cut and Crown a barrel in S. Texas?

    Re: Cut and Crown a barrel in S. Texas? Call Mark Pharr at Tumbleweeds Custom Rifles in Round Rock Texas, he does excellent work. http://tumbleweedsrifles.com/index.html
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    Who's Shooting the TacPro Lone Star Match Sep 19th

    Re: Who's Shooting the TacPro Lone Star Match Sep 19th They will post the results on the TacPro website in about a week or so.
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    Who's Shooting the TacPro Lone Star Match Sep 19th

    Re: Who's Shooting the TacPro Lone Star Match Sep 19th <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: bigjohnintexas</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'll be the big S.O.B. with the ugly GAP rifle. Get inline for Bar B Q before me or you'll be sorry. (hence the...
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    Hunting & Fishing Varmit Round

    Re: Varmit Round <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: HOGGHEAD</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: X3M Hunter</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div...
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    Remington vs Savage Action

    Re: Remington vs Savage Action <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: valmet76</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Can somebody explain to me why they like Remington actions? I can't think of anything about the 700 action that I like. Seriously. FWIW, I own a...