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    Ruger Precision Rimfire

    The Ruger Precision Rimfire is like the 1984-1988 Pontiac Fiero - a potential great thing cheaped down and turned into a turd by beancounters. I've never seen one do well in matches - maybe because they're mainly purchased by newbies with little experience? When they first came out, I played...
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    Is it worth reloading precision ammo on a single stage versus progressive press?

    I use a 1990s-vintage RL550B in hybrid mode. Anneal (AMP with Aztec) and tumble in corncob with Lyman Turbo-Brite. Tool head #1 has deprime/resize die in station 1, expander mandrel in station 2, and seating die in station 3. All have a rubber o-ring under lock ring to allow some flex. So lubed...
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    What's the Go-To 223 Brass Now?

    I bought 1000 Starline .223 cases when I started reloading .223 (for bolt rifle) several years ago. Still running it, couldn't ask for more wrt accuracy and longevity. I weighed 20 cases and weighed their H20 capacity - admirably consistent for budget brass. I've never competed with my .223 so...
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    Rifle Scopes Tikka T3 Tac A1 - scope mount recommendations

    My TAC A1 still lives on in my ballistic calculator. It could reach 1300 yards with the Razor 5-20x50 on the flat rail and Hornady 140gr ELDM factory ammo at 2600fps (Tikka barrels tend to be slow). The furthest I've ever shot in a match was a little over 1200. "Funniest" scope elevation thing...
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    Rifle Scopes Tikka T3 Tac A1 - scope mount recommendations

    You might find the Online Training offered here to be of use. It certainly was for me. If you are paying for a subscription, you already have access to it. If not, read on. You can subscribe as long as it's worthwhile, or if there other subscriber benefits you find useful. To access (I use a...
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    Paper Range Log

    I make my range session notes in a "Rite in the Rain" folder with roughly 4x6" pages. I record rifle info (which one), environment info, session goal(s), ammo data, scope elevation settings for various ranges, and whatever other notes that come to mind. This usually takes no more than a couple...
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    Rifle Scopes Tikka T3 Tac A1 - scope mount recommendations

    My TAC A1 in 6.5CM easily reached 1000 yards with a first-gen Vortex Razor 5-20x50 on its flat rail and early-on use of slowish Hornady 140gr ELDM factory ammo. No need to dink with adding more elevation capability unless you actually need it. I do plenty of eye rolls when I read about people...
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    Preffered optics vendors/sponsors here on the forum?

    I've dealt with both Doug (CameralandNY) and Richard (CS Tactical). Both are outstanding; buy with confidence.
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    Razor Gen 3 6-36: will 1.125 work?

    I have three of those scopes, all with 1.26" rings, mounted on Defiance and Terminus actions with 20MOA rails and a Rim-X with a 30MOA rail and a truck axle barrel. They all clear fine with room for caps.
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    Rifle Scopes Tikka T3 Tac A1 - scope mount recommendations

    So it looks like you may have Nightforce rings - I'd keep them for sure unless you encounter some problem. Just make sure they're torqued properly. It also looks like the rings are set very close to the ocular and objective bells... I was taught that the rings should be at least 1/8" away from...
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    RimX vs Vodoo V-22 vs Tikka T1x ACE

    It's true that variants of CZ-457, Bergara B-14, Tikka T1X, etc. might shoot as accurately as a Vudoo or Rim-X. But there's a reason why everything is compared to Vudoo or Rim-X. You're the 976,341st person to ask, "Should I get [whatever] or a Vudoo or a Rim-X." If budget permits, get the...
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    6GT Teething issues (Feeding 1st 2 rounds)

    This will sound a bit "out there" but it made a difference for me. Try using a mag loader like MDT's. I got one because my arthritic hands also had difficulty cramming the last two rounds into 10- or 12-round MDT magazines. And, like you, I would have occasional issues with the first one or two...
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    350 legend silencer

    Yes, son got the Rugged Alaskan 360 - but not the titanium variant. I was so impressed I got one of my own. I took mine out for the first time today. Observations: With his copy, there was no POI shift at all on my .223 bolt gun compared to unsuppressed/braked. Bartlein 5R 28" Heavy Palma...
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    What Optic Are YOU Running?

    One rimfire-specific scope "thing" not mentioned so far: the elevation turret on a match-use rimfire scope will really get a workout compared to centerfire. With the commonly-used centerfire calibers in PRS-style matches, one will typically use a max of 10-ish mils of elevation; hotrod calibers...
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    Rim x for vudoo

    You tease you. Over the years I've wondered if Vudoo's original, massively-overbuilt 12/15 round aluminum mags got pulled because they would misfeed/stop if the cartridge column was misaligned (photo) and a user had to be so.bleeping.careful. to load them correctly. Explanation: note the...
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    Rim x for vudoo

    I own both rifles. RimX mags will fit in a Vudoo and vice versa (AICS footprint) but won't feed. I don't think so. If anything, it's the other way around - I would run Vudoo mags in my RimX. I tried. Why? COST, pure and simple. Yes, the RimX aluminum mags are beautifully designed and made. But...
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    Optic choices for $3500 and less?

    Yeah, that's where Rob and I shot the mile. While I got a few hits on the 4x4' plate with 6.5CM, Rob achieved multiple hits on the 12" plate with his 7mm RemMag (175gr Hornady handloads I think). That session got me enthused about building a 300 PRC because, at a mile in the 10-15mph full-value...
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    Optic choices for $3500 and less?

    You said in your first post that your daughter's 6.5CM will be used at 1000 yards and in, and you'd do a 7mm for the mile. Even if you shoot the 6.5CM to a mile, how often will you do that as compared to more reasonable 6.5CM ranges? Yes, a 6.5CM will reach a mile - @Rob01 and I have plinked at...
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    What Optic Are YOU Running?

    ZCO 527 MPCT2 on Vudoo. Earlier, Vudoo wore one of three Vortex Razor 6-36x56 optics in my safe. Why the switch: The higher the max magnification, the narrower the reticle - which can become a problem when you're trying to scan .2-mil subtensions on the clock. I learned the hard way that...
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    Scope advice for NRL22 competition rifle

    Sigh. I'm a retired computer engineer who was very hardcore about documentation I wrote for my software and, later, cloud systems. I would document some process and give the draft to a non-subject-matter coworker. If he/she had to ask for clarification of some instruction sequence, the "problem"...
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