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Recent content by jdn159

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    D.I.Y. Rear Bags

    Well, this post motivated me to give some diy bags a try. Kryptek typhon camo canvas from eBay with a smooth leather like material from Joanne fabrics. Filled with poly fill from Michaels. Pretty easy to do, thx for the ideas.
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    Gunsmithing Tubb Speedlock Assembly

    Re: Tubb Speedlock Assembly Not an easy job. I did one speedlock on a model 70 and repaired a cocking piece on another i had bought used. the hard part is getting the proper shape of the cocking piece wher the safety cam engages. if too much material is removed, the safety won't work...
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    Rifle Scopes redfield base

    Re: redfield base All i needed to know, thanks
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    Rifle Scopes redfield base

    Question for you guys. Second post on the forum. I have a winchester model 70 22-250 with a redfield one piece base with the dovetail front and windage rear and low rings. I want to change scopes and this is going to require high rings. Does anyone know if the leupold rings will work with...
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    Rifle Scopes scope height?

    Re: scope height? 1. measure the diameter of the barrel directly below the objective lens this = a 2. measure the diameter of the objective lens this = b 3. measure the distance between the bottom of the objective lens and the top of the barrel this = c scope height = (a/2)+(b/2)+c NOTE...