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    Rifle Scopes SB PMii or Steiner M5

    I’m running an M5xi 3-15 w/MSR and I’m probably biased, but it has been working incredibly well for me. There is literally nothing about it I don’t like.
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    Sidearms & Scatterguns Top CC of snipers (title for fun)

    CZ P-07
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    M1 Garand

    Varget/168 Amax is perfectly acceptable. The load development has been done for you, many, many times over. You will find accuracy at 46.5 grains + or - 0.5 depending on the brass you use.
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    so far so good

    I'd go with a small file to get a good shape to the cut and then contour with a round file. Looks good so far, what part of IA are you in?
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    What to look for

    That actually looks like a postwar commercial action to me, FN maybe or even one of the others. Anyways not enough in the pictures to tell but I not going to say its a sportered-mil action. If its an actual commercial from Germany, 7-800 wouldn't be too bad, but they were not made in .30-06...
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    What to look for

    Sounds good... take lots of hood pics.
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    What to look for

    Post pics and I'll gladly help you out. I buy and sell them with alarming frequency.
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    Need help loading some .270 Win

    Thanks guys, that's helpful. I'm doing this for a friend quickly as possible. Since the target is black bears I'm going to stick with the accubond. Berger and Barnes availability is nil here.
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    Need help loading some .270 Win

    Not new to loading but completely new to .270 Win. Tikka T3 1:10 22" lite stainless rifle. I am trying to work on a load for the 140gr. Accubond. IMR4350 and N160 were lets just say less than amazing. There would be a few moments of hope with random good groups but nothing consistent enough...
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    Vintage Rifle Reloading Thread

    Hornady lists 46.4 gr. Varget with this bullet in #8 manual (not sure on #9 manual) as max @ 2550 FPS. I can tell you 2550 is a sweet spot for MV for the 175-178 gr bullets. 46.5 gr Varget or 4064 is used interchangeably but most people are shooting 168 Amax.
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    Vintage Rifle Reloading Thread

    Actually I'm losing my mind as well. The muzzle velocity of M72 was 2640 (@ 78 feet) which comes out to 2700-ish not 2540 like I said earlier. Anyways, the higher BC of the 175 SMK does make of the difference inside 600 yards and my duplication load is right at 2540-2550 with that bullet. There!
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    Question / clarification on Tula small rifle primers at Midway

    Your info is all correct. However, the 556m is not much more horsepower than the 223m and I use 556m exclusively now. The 223m is probably the better match for N133 but if you load several favors of 223 as I do then just go with the 556m, they are very consistent and versatile. And yes they...
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    Vintage Rifle Reloading Thread

    Sandwarrior, The milspec for .30-06 was only 50,000 PSI, not the 60,000 PSI currently approved by SAAMI. Most of your "Garand" loads are always going to "seem" lower in modern published manuals that address the issue, Hornady #9 for example. Although the load I posted is a "do all" load for...
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    Vintage Rifle Reloading Thread

    http://www.snipershide.com/shooting/snipers-hide-reloading/227631-duplicating-m72-ammo.html See post #7 in the above thread for the specs on M72. 50 grains give or take of military 4895 behind the 173 grain FMJ match. Modern reloaders are better suited matching the original MV which was about...
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    IMR 4320/Hornady 178 BTHP

    I tried it last year with the 175 SMK. IMR-4064 and RL-15 both won in accuracy, by a little bit, SD/ES numbers, by a good amount, and in velocity, by a wide margin. The only thing I have ever gotten good results with IMR-4320 are medium .30-06 loads and 7.62x54R.
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    Hooray! Got my Springfield.

    Great explanation of why reduced loads doesn't matter. I was going to say something similar but you did it much better. Again I don't berate people for shooting them as the vast majority were likely not hardened improperly. But with no way to tell... the good ones are still easy to find.
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    Vintage Rifle Reloading Thread

    This is a load that should be in everyone's notebook. Rifle/Caliber: M1 Garand .30-06 Springfield Brass: Any Bullet (or mold number if cast): Any 168 Match Powder/Charge Weight: 46.5 grains of IMR-4064 or Varget (your choice) Primer: Any suitable LR or LRM Seating Depth: COL 3.33" Velocity...
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    Hooray! Got my Springfield.

    Any 1903 is a nice rifle but there are just so many un-f-ed up ones that are high number I just don't see the value. I don't belittle people who shoot them but when the "right" ones for shooting can still be found for $600 without looking too hard. I do like the wood!
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    Pattern 14 Enfield Value (.303 British)

    From what you describe it's probably in the area of $475-500 but pictures would help.
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    1943 Izhevsk

    I was just thinking the exact same thing. One could get around the barrel collar by using a Savage style nut. Also, Hornady makes a darn good .312 174 match but the 308 idea makes much more sense. Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk
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