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Recent content by Nolo Contendere

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    .308 Rem 5r help

    2.815 seems to be doing the job. I loaded up some 165 Partitions behind 45.5 grains of BL-C2, as per Nosler's data. Will be hitting the range Wed afternoon...
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    Rifle Scopes How close is too close?

    Mounted a scope this weekend - it's extremely close to the barrel. I can slide a piece of copy paper between the scope & barrel but can't slide a business card in there. Also the BC obj lens cap touches the barrel. I can slide the scope back to get a little more clearance if I have to...
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    .308 Rem 5r help

    It groups well (ragged holes) but when I changed ammo it was off by 4 inches or so at 100 yards. Not a big concern but a bit unusual.
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    .308 Rem 5r help

    Took it out yesterday - shoots fine.
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    .308 Rem 5r help

    ehh - I'll work them down to SAAMI specs when I get home & run them tomorrow. I get so hung up on details sometimes that it's almost counter-productive. I find myself refusing to use factory ammo even though I do realize that millions of animals every year are taken with factory ammo & that...
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    .308 Rem 5r help

    Did you contact Remington? Was it more or less the same as mine? What was the outcome?
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    .308 Rem 5r help

    The fact that I can't make a custom handload & operate the rifle as it was engineered to is not satisfactory to me. I feel it is a manufacturing flaw rather than a safety feature on their part - I'll call them on Monday & report back.
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    .308 Rem 5r help

    The gun has never been fired so the fact that I hand load should be irrelevant, but I see your point; maybe I'll wait until I talk to someone at Remington before I fire it. I called Customer Service today & they were closed for training. I just got a new Leupold scope for it this afternoon &...
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    .308 Rem 5r help

    ok - I took a measurement w/ my Hornady OAL gauge on my Rem 700 5r MilSpec (new - never fired) & came up w/ 2.360 using a Nosler 150 Accubond. Worked up a load & ran it down to 2.340 OAL on the cartridge is 2.970, SAMI is 2.80 - they chamber fine but are to long for the magwell. What gives? Is...
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    Rem 700 5R Barrel question

    I picked up a Rem 700 5R in .308 unfired from a guy who had a change of plans in regards to the rifle. I plan on using it as a deer/ hog hunting rifle & was wondering if anyone has cut down one of these barrels & what I could expect in regards to accuracy if I decided to. Most of my shots would...
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