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    Barrel fluting - what is it good for?

    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ As above, for a given mass (<-the important given), the flutes make a stiffer barrel in a specific direction, not in all angles using the bore as an axis. Has to do with the stress focused at the ridges. So it will be stiffer in certain angular rotations than others. From...
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    R700 trigger ID help

    picture is worth 1k words. Could be the newer "externally adjustable" that comes on some of the tactical rifles, Tactical Long Range XCR in my case, which is considered either an "externally adjustable trigger" or a "40x trigger" depending on serial. If it is attached to the original action...
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    Rifle Scopes Scope leveling?...

    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Like this, I put a level under the bipod legs, level it all up, drop a line from a deck rafter and align alway. Assumes the bipod is level and square.
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    Gunsmithing Rem 700-Bolt will not open after firing! I'm confused!

    Wilecoyote is thinking like me in that the ring is stretch prior to failure unless you are hitting it so hard because the neck is jammed on some chatter you are stretching the case, unlikely. Rotating the bolt and pulling, if you have a little slop, might unscrew from a chatter and release the...
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    Gunsmithing Rem 700-Bolt will not open after firing! I'm confused!

    Was the ring a stretch mark? Real shiney? Were there drag lines above the ring? Without scoping the bore it is hard to say, but assuming it is a virgin ream, the shell should come out if they chamber easy and there are no over-pressure signs. Unless the extractor is failing, unlikely, as you...
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    Rifle Scopes Ideas on how to keep aluminum rings tight

    Good point.
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    Rifle Scopes .22LR scope?

    There ya go, OP has a solution. I wonder what the rifle angle is to hit 400yds?
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    Rifle Scopes .22LR scope?

    At 1050fps, it still would need 68.4 high and 6.4 down sighted at 100yds as in the prior example. So total range would be 74.8. Is there a scope with 75moa range?
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    Rifle Scopes Ideas on how to keep aluminum rings tight

    I regularly check the torque on my 300 win mag screws as the gun doesn't have a brake. I would think this should be standard practice. Have torque wrench will travel, I checked a bunch of guys scope at the range yesterday and they were all loose. From above: Putting rosin under the rings...
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    300 WSM barrel length, twist and contour??

    1 in 10 for 24" with 190's and less; 1 in 9 if you are going to shoot 220's, which are a waste of a good shoulder. Unless you are hunting the largest NA game, and there is a guy that did a very long write-up on the 300 mag, non WSM, that talks in detail about taking game with it, I wouldn't...
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    Finished my .300 WIN MAG

    the short barrel was lost on me. How long is the barrel? Also, 220smk is my next load, tried the 240's and hurt.
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    Rifle Scopes .22LR scope?

    I typed-up a note last night and I guess it didn't come thru and apologize if it does later with different examples but the gist is the same. I don't understand (and please read this as my ignorance, not that I am saying it can't be done) how you can dial-in both 50 and 400yds with a .22. I am...
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    Gunsmithing Rem700 bolt stiffening w/ use

    You have taken the bolt apart and cleaned it all, correct? Checked the firing pin, hole, spring, etc? Guy was at the range the other day with progressively lighter strikes until it didn't fire, took the bolt apart, filthy of course, he looked at it, said he couldn't see anything wrong. I...
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    Rifle Scopes .22LR scope?

    Where will you sight it? Sighted at 100yds with a 2" scope height you will need 48moa to see 300yds alone if I did my math correctly. So a 20moa base is a given and you might need to take some more metal off the base even then to get to 300. Even high velocity ammo will most likely drop...
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    DTA or custom .300wm

    I suggest you get a .300 and shoot the first barrel out then go upscale. My .300 has a nasty push that takes some getting used-to, brake or not. Also, the .300 burns barrels so you get maybe 800 shots before it starts to degrade. So it took me time to dial it in, followed by load development...
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    Rifle Scopes Poll - Scopes you have used and scopes you have broken.

    Post sales customer support, including warranty, is a big expense. In any market, you'll see one manufacturer start the trend and then they all follow suit. The impetus to do this is margin pressure (or plain old greed). So if SnB can't make enough profit at their premium prices, something is...
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    R700 7mm-08

    I like to see relatively stock guns shot well. As near as I can tell, the group was .335" or .32 MOA. I love 7mm.
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    Rifle Scopes Recommended scope under $1500

    I'm on my second as the first had a problem holding zero after a couple hundred rounds. It started ratcheting where I would get two and sometimes three 1/3" groups per 10 shot round. This was on a 300 win mag. The scope itself, 6-24x50 FFP G2DMR is very rugged, large turrets, solid clicks...
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    Rifle Scopes Steiner Military 4-16x50 or Vortex Razor 5-20x50?

    Steiner is well made, no question. I'm not wild about the tube diameter but often you only buy one mount so if you can get one of high quality at that diameter this problem becomes moot. I was thinking lately it would be nice to have light transmission spectragrams (might have the wrong term...
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    Rifle Scopes new scope rings

    That might be the one I have. I remember there was a heavy duty, four bolt per ring. I think it is well made, fits perfectly, but they could send an optional front bolt that is ground shorter. I have a machine shop so it wasn't a problem to make a bolt, but others would require smithing.
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