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    Your thoughts on stepping up from .308 to .300WM

    That is exactly why I started shooting in FTR competitions at 1K. I wanted to learn to read the wind. It has taken awhile, but it is worth it IMO. I highly recommend it. Another benefit of FTR is barrel life. Edit: welcome to long range shooting... :)
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    Your thoughts on stepping up from .308 to .300WM

    My recommendation to you would be based entirely on what you are personally trying to accomplish. first I am Not sure what you mean when you say you qualified for your club's 600 yard match. it sounds like you had to shoot a Tyro (qualifying round) of some kind in order to be allowed to...
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    Long range HELP

    300WM, 230 OTM tactical Bergers #30112
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    Resize loaded ammo ?

    Would you take the firing pin out of a 1911, chamber a round and point it at your head?
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    155 or 185 for 308 to 1k

    If its a 1/12 twist, I doubt you will be able to adequately stabilize the 185's. http://www.bergerbullets.com/twist-rate-calculator/
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    Resize loaded ammo ?

    I've been reloading ammo for more than 40 years. I've never done the thing described, and I never will. I will pull them apart before I do that. No offense, but...wow. So you're going to chamber a round pointed at your head? Or at the poor slob in the apartment above you?
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    F T/R Competition F T/R build sequence question.

    The more "custom" your rifle becomes, the more single-purpose it also becomes. If money is no object, and you want a custom FT/R rifle, there are several people who would be very happy to build one for you. The high-dollar single shot custom actions are probably, for such a project, a good...
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    Lightweight Hunting Build- Deer-Yotes 0-800yds? .243 Tikka + Bushnell LRS G2

    I do dearly love getting to know a new rifle....enjoy! :)
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    When to use an expander mandrel; is it even necessary?

    It's not just about runout, it's also about neck tension. Afaik neck tension inconsistency is prevented by a) regular annealing and b) neck turning, in addition to neck brushing and, for me, use of an expander die. At 1000 yards it matters.
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    F T/R Competition 3-5Oct14 Long Range Championship @ Camp Butner ( N.C.)

    Extremely interesting conditions all weekend long at Butner this weekend...the range threw nearly everything except the kitchen sink at us. Fun! Edit: I don't know if there are any new shooters reading this, but Butner IMO was very challenging this weekend and I encountered more than one...
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    New guy with new gun questions

    This isn't mentioned often but I'll mention it: it is my understanding that you want the scope to be reasonably close to center at the elevation / range you will be shooting at most. Do not buy too much +MOA in a base, if doing so will make you crank the scope all the way down for most of your...
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    McRee / AICS magazine feed issue WITH PIC!!

    um.....perhaps I spoke too soon, the feed lips on my .308 5 rounders are .395" and .403" respectively, and my ten rounders are all between .405" and .410". My mags are all AI marked. The feed lips being too narrow would definitely hold the round too low. I still wouldn't bend them...
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    Lightweight Hunting Build- Deer-Yotes 0-800yds? .243 Tikka + Bushnell LRS G2

    I input a wind speed of 1mph. The effect of wind is not exactly linear.
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    McRee / AICS magazine feed issue WITH PIC!!

    Perhaps the thread should be titled "McRee chassis feeding issue with AICS magazines"? I would think it entirely possible that the chassis is mis-positioning the mags.
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    Questions about zero consistency.

    Go this this web site: JBM - Calculations - Trajectory (Drift) pick your bullet, give it a reasonable starting velocity, and then scroll down to the bottom and click "calculate". The program assumes a 100 yard zero. Now, change the temperature only by 25 degrees or so, and see what happens...
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