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    NRL Hunter Skills Division Benefits

    I've RO'd several NRL Hunter matches, here's how a typical skills shooter stage goes: "Hey man, how's your day going?" Shooter: "It's been fun, challenging though!" <I look at their handwritten scorecard, see that the shooter has not been hitting that many targets> "So I see you're a skills...
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    223 Rem Bolt/Trainer Loads

    My current 223 trainer barrel has 7,600 rounds on it and is still shooting sub 1/2 MOA. I've got another barrel ready to spin on but this one wont die. XBR 8208, 23gr, 2800 fps, 26" Bartlein, Hornady 75 bthp, Dillon progressive loaded. I've shot a ton of the 75 ELD-M too and they shot great...
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    PRS gas gun matches

    Thanks, will pass the info along.
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    PRS gas gun matches

    Gas gun only, or bolt gun and gas gun combined? Scoring for impacts or is it time-plus where speed is what matters?
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    VTAC Barricade for PRS and Gas Gun Competitions

    Build it sturdy, build it strong. Last club match I was at the barricade literally tore apart pulling screws out of the 2x4 end grain. Wobbly barricades aren't fun to shoot off of, since it just makes everyone use tripod rear. Don't make ports so small that competitors are banging turrets...
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    Match Cases/Organization

    Ditto to above. Soft case drag bag when driving, Pelican case with custom cut foam if flying. Cutting foam is pretty easy, and replacement foam inserts are cheap. Just get a brand new razor blade knife with one of the extending long blades, and switch to a new blade as soon as it's not cutting...
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    6mm Dasher

    Should be mostly broken in then. Also possible your lot of Varget is on the slow side or has a bit more humidity. Based on your test targets I'd just rock 31.6 gr at about 2800 fps, watch to see if it speeds up which might put it in the 31.9 velocity range. If you ever change lots of Varget...
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    6mm Dasher

    Seems a touch slow, is the barrel fully broken in? 31 to 31.2 grains Varget usually gets me about 2830-2850 with a 26" barrel.
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    Why are AR15s so difficult to shoot for the average shooter?

    I guess I suck then. My DDM4v7 shot 5MOA or worse with eastern euro 55gr blammo. Tried some of my own handloads with Hornady 75bthp and it shot more like 1.5MOA with the factory barrel. Put a new custom Bartlein barrel on it and it shoots 0.5 - 0.6MOA.
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    Why are AR15s so difficult to shoot for the average shooter?

    Bolt guns have shorter lock time and no reciprocating parts moving during the firing process, making them much more forgiving of poor shooters. Bolt guns are more accurate generally, and likely are shooting higher quality ammo based on what the average shooter buys. Bolt guns are much more...
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    PRS Talk 140 RDF in a dasher

    Nick's a good shooter, he'd do great with any caliber. Haven't chatted with him about it but suspect that the 6.5 Dasher is just for fun and to try something different. I bet recoil is pretty chill for a 6.5 and you have all the time in the world to watch the bullet to get there... nice and slow.
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    Stupid question Monday, has anyone considered shooting an opposite handed rifle?

    Match directors in our area specify that it has to be all three - weak side trigger finger, weak side shoulder and weak side eye.
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    Stupid question Monday, has anyone considered shooting an opposite handed rifle?

    No, there would be a lot more problems and more gun movement. If you shoot enough weak-side/left handed with a right handed rifle you will have experienced this. Shooting prone or any other modified prone with a bipod and a rear bag - your rifle should be supported by the rear bag and your...
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    CMMG Radial Delayed 9 mm - First trips

    I've always been interested in getting one of these as a fun range toy. Have you followed the articles/recommendations for upgrading the buffer setup to smooth out the recoil impulse? The go-to recipe seems to be an A5 length buffer tube, a Tubb flat wire 308 spring, and a Kynshot RB5007...
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    TriggerTech acquires Hawkins Precision

    I've got over 50k rounds across 5 Trigger Tech diamonds, have been very happy with their performance. The only issues two issues I can recall are one time when I a pierced a primer with an overpressure load and gunk blew into the trigger and caused it to cease functioning. I cleaned the trigger...
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