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    Help with barrel contour on first custom build

    No weights
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    Help with barrel contour on first custom build

    Straight 1.250 would probably balance okay at 26"
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    Help with barrel contour on first custom build

    28" MTU or heavier in a foundation. I have a 26" MTU on my rifle and the balance point is barely in front of the magwell. If it were a little further forward the balance would be better, but it is not bad.
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    Why the hatred for savage?

    I think a lot of the hate around here is for prs use. When you consider the cost of traveling to matches, the gun is the cheap part. There are a lot of good guns out there that have a malfunction rate of maybe .01% I would say most Savage, and I have several, are closer to 1% when run in a...
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    Is cleaning primer pocket really needed?

    I let kids or ro's walk the prize table in my place. I have all the shit I need. If I want something else, I work hard to buy it. The prize tables were meant to advance the sport, not be a goddamn payday. I don't sweat the prize table. Also, trading primer pocket cleaning for dryfiring or...
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    How much do you set back your bullet to start with?

    Anyone who got this from the video needs to watch it again. Chasing the lands is making the load .008" longer when the lands wear .008" to maintain a particular jump or jam. He is chasing the node. He specifically states that he will shoot a load for the life of the barrel if it continues to...
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    Is cleaning primer pocket really needed?

    This discussion has been beat to death. It has been stated by several that you should do it because you can. That is simply not true. Orkan has it right, as usual. If you are in my position, where I typically have to push off work, sleep, or both in order to load for a match then the 2...
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    Why the hatred for savage?

    I can't believe savage wouldn't send parts to fix the sear slam fire issue. That is bullshit to the highest level. Let me guess they wanted you to send it in and they would fix it. Just another reason to say fuck savage. Yep, or I had to hire someone with an FFL to make the repairs. I told the...
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    Why the hatred for savage?

    I have not read the whole thread yet, but LL nailed it. I shot matches for 2 years with a Savage action. I didn't have much disposable income. I bought a Cabelas 12fv and used the action. I bought a used HSP stock and Criterion prefit. I put a Burris XTR2 4-20 on it. I had less than $2k in...
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    Rifle Scopes Burris XTR3!!!

    The glass in the one 30X I have is VERY good for the money. It hangs with my AMG in most conditions. Not quite as good resolution wise but better contrast. In high contrast situations I can see A LITTLE better with the AMG. In low contrast situations I can see more with the XTR3. Tracking...
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    Most effective training drills for limited time

    Dthomas pretty well has it covered. Dryfire as much as possible and focus on the fundamentals. Translate those fundamentals to live fire as often as possible even if you only have 300 yards to work with. If you want to work on wind calls inside 300 yards get a good .22lr. I do disagree...
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    What happened to the art of the "Hustle?"

    There are some great pieces of advice in this thread. The secret to success is not hard work. That is a part of it, but only a small part. I have had a side hustle for over ten years, but just made it my full time job in the last 3 years. I do not yet consider myself successful. When I see...
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    For those who use levels as an aid…

    If I could like this 1000x I would. Make a plumb line at distance. Hold gun the way you will shoot it. Make vertical crosshair follow line. Make level centered in vile. Check that scope tracks vertically up line when bubble is converted in vile with crosshair plumb/level. Done. The gun...
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    Caliber question not tryin to start an argument

    I thought maybe you were, but I didn't catch it 100%
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    Caliber question not tryin to start an argument

    That shit is a myth. I have tried it. It is a good way to get extra performance and better barrel life. It is better than the typical 6 creed running 4350 hard enough to get those speeds, but I've never met anyone in real life that got the outrageous claims across several barrels. Most guys...
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    Caliber question not tryin to start an argument

    I agree with almost everything you have said except this. I have been through 4 cheap button rifled, but hand lapped 243AI barrels. I ran a heavy charge of H1000 in all of them. I ran 105s in the 3150 range and 115 dtacs in the 3050 range. All barrels lasted 2000 rounds before shooting...
  17. M

    New rifle action

    I had a gunsmith do something similar. I haven't had time to mess with it yet, but I would assume no issues with the wedge lock removed from the xylo???
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    PRS Talk Thoughts on trying PRS with no DOPE?

    It was touched on briefly once, but I want to emphasize. Do not buy a cheap light based chrono! A magnetospeed Sporter has served me well. They are around $160 new. I had a light based chrono that was around $150 for a long time before the magneto speed became available. It was pretty...
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    Zero shift cause found

    I had a rail come loose on a Savage once. After that I started prepping the action/railing to create adhesion instead of release during the bedding process. That same savage had all of the screws loose a few thousand rounds later, but there were no issues with the zero shifting or shooting...
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    Mark Gordan method for finding depth to lands??

    I use this method to track throat erosion and to make sure that I am not touching the lands. I do not want to touch the lands because I do not want to pull a bullet when unloading a loaded round. To understand how much the distance from the lands matters in keeping the gun in tune, go watch...
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