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    Hunting & Fishing DIY Mule Deer

    There are 8500 are so deer tags left and about 5000 elk tags left in Idaho, according to the Idaho fish and game site. Those will go quickly after controled hunt results come out (you can still apply through june 5th). Due to covid nonresidents cant buy anything dealing with spring hunts, but...
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    Hunting & Fishing DIY Mule Deer

    Idaho has otc for mule deer
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    M40 finally up and running!

    I didn’t really have any problems. I after each session I would use mineral sprits with a rag or 000 steel wool to clean it up and check out the grain. the only thing that was a PIA was the very bottom, or lowest point of the checkering. It took forever to raise that and sand out to the point...
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    Reloading fun

    No doubt it saves money for the amount I shoot since I started reloading years ago. It would cost a bigger fortune to shoot the same amount buying ammo... or so I tell myself
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    M40 finally up and running!

    Thanks!
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    Reloading fun

    I’m hunter and enjoy the the actual loading part, the brass prep not so much. I do find the terminal performance very interesting.
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    Member Link Up Louisiana members.. check in here.

    What kind of setup are running? I've been trying my best to stay out of the 22 rabbit hole!
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    M40 finally up and running!

    Well, putting the pieces together took longer than expected... but I couldn't be happier! Build specs: 6 digit Remington 700 receiver, bolt, aluminum butplate, and trigger assembly. Lija 1:10 remington varmint profile barrel Toki finished period...
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    M40 finally up and running!

    The scope obviously makes the rifle!
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    How should I be cleaning my precision rifle?

    Another vote for Bore tech Eliminator. I use that and Montana Extreme Copper Cream and Copper Killer when necessary. The Eliminator works very well and is very mild on the nose.
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    M40 finally up and running!

    I used this stuff called citrus strip, citristrip? It was much milder than the high potency stuff that ive used before. Not quite as effective, but no chemical burns either. for small projects its gtg.
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    M40 finally up and running!

    The stock could have very well started as an ADL and someone carved out the inlet for the bottom metal. I used a stripper to remove the gloss finish. The checkering was quite a pain. I believe it was not true checkering, but pressed checkering which makes it easier... I guess. The design of the...