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    Savage Kaboom at Local Range

    That pistol didn't blow up at an indoor range around Navarre, did it?
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    Time pieces/Watches?

    I own one watch, a Rolex that was a graduation present from my grandfather 55 years or so ago. It sits in a safety deposit box. When I broke the last watch I actually wore a few years back I never bothered to get another. Cell phone works fine and generally I don't care what time it is or even...
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    Heavy Bolt With Mild Load

    First thing, is you load filling a minimum of 85% of the case. Low case fill can rarely cause weird pressure excursions depending on how the powder is laying in the case. P.O. Ackely chased that problem some years back and IIRC there was some more recent experimentation along the same lines...
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    Velocity- Accuracy Relationship Question

    Even if your velocity is the "same" your ES (extreme spread) and SD (standard deviation) may differ enough to be problematic as range increases. In developing one match load several powders in the same range safely achieved a decent velocity which was my target velocity but only one was best for...
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    Crimping for rifle accuracy…

    In a bolt rifle accuracy loads shouldn't be crimped, uniform neck tension should be accomplished by resizing and that can be controlled by use of dies with interchangable neck sizing inserts or by slightly undersizing and using a precision expander mandrel. Once you get into large hunting loads...
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    Vibratory Tumbler Recommendations

    Well, I have a couple of tumblers. My Midway from about 1993 is still working fine so you don't have to spend big bucks. Pretty much any name tumbler will work fine. Hard to beat the Dillon customer service though.
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    Rim-x barrel

    Here's a little commented on fact, 22 LR subsonic match ammunition has such a small charge of powder that going past a 20" barrel can end up costing you velocity. It is a little barrel specific, that is it varies from barrel to barrel. In the rimfire benchers competitions it seems like Shilen...
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    Cleaned my lenses, now I think they’re ruined?

    Since I do fair amount of photography and lenses were never cheap, I always added a UV filter over the lens, a lot cheaper to replace than a good lens let alone a prime lens. Once I got into expensive scopes I did the same thing, putting a UV lens on the scopes which I view as cheap insurance...
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    Any experience with Douglas barrels?

    Got one for a 6mm AI project. Shot great after break in.
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    Farrell Industries, vs Near Manufacturing, vs Murphy Precision one piece bases for Winchester Model 70 Super Grade.

    All three are excellent companies. My personal recommendation is Ken Farrell. Years back I was trying to complete a project in a hurry and didn't know what combination of rings and mounts would do exactly what I wanted. I called Farrell and Ken shipped me a selection of rings/mounts with no up...
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    Pete Buttigieg Tells ‘Daily Show’ GOP’s Focus on Transgenders Getting in the Way of Transportation Needs

    There are around 15,000 slots for air traffic controllers, they are currently 6,000 short of filling those slots and the gap is growing. The quality of new air traffic controllers is decreasing. I know two recently retired senior air traffic controllers who cited putting the correct pronouns on...
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    Scope rail bedding question

    With rifles that I mount scope mounts/rails I don't intend on changing I glue them on using golf club epoxy which resists impact shearing and acts as a bedding compound. The rail can be removed with a heat gun (the epoxy will melt around 350 degrees F) and can be cleaned off with MEK (methyl...
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    Beyond Trigger Control: The Imperceivable Press

    I learned more about trigger control from competitive pistol competition (Speed Steel, Steel Challenge and USPSA) than I ever did from long guns. Not too many long gun shooter will burn through 500 rounds in a practice session. Consistent squeeze with the ball of the finger and since over travel...
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    I have a Zero Obsession Lately

    Being simple minded, my process is pretty straightforward. Stick a collimator on the end of the barrel for a rough zero, take it to the range with a middle of the road load and zero at 100 (not a lot of handy longer ranges), develop a load for maximum accuracy with decent SD/ES numbers, set zero...
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    Begrudgingly, I’m looking to get back to reloading and right now specifically looking at electronic powder dispensers

    When RCBS first came out with the Chargemaster I picked one up. That unit failed after a couple of months and RCBS promptly swapped a new one. Plus one for service. I've been using it ever since. It's been a huge timesaver as I shoot a lot of rounds in multiple chamberings, I consider it a must...
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    this jerkoff Southwest CEO

    Before I retired corporate would force me to fly Southwest when traveling west. Flying cattle cars wasn't pleasant and there were usually problems. After I retired I flew Southwest in a wheelchair and they left me stranded in Midway Chicago. I'd rather walk than fly Southwest.
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    If you could only own 2 caliber Rifles?

    Easy. .22 for small game, -06 (which will kill anything on this continent, especially with the non-sporting head shot).
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    I'll Post This Here - Hornady's Podcast #50. I thought it was one of their best, but some reloaders might not like what they see....

    I've had extremely low ES spreads with remarkably inaccurate loads, and high ES loads with excellent accuracy (at least inside 200 yards). For long range low ES rules, my 1,000 yard load typically runs an ES of 5 fps, best batch was 3 fps. Which just happens to make the SD look pretty good...
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    Why isn't straight pull more popular?

    Same argument, different decade. Same answer, it's the shooter, not the rifle. Technique and practice. Here is an example of bolt shooters beating semi auto shooters with the same magazine capacity in the Norwegian Stang shoots.
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    Credit Cards will track gun sales for LE

    Cash is King
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