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    What steel is he using these days for his 5R's? I just bought a Ruger Precision Rifle in .308, and they all come with an in-house Ruger manufactured 5- R CHF 1/10" 4140 steel. Not stainless like Remington made. Havn't shot it yet to see how nice it is.
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    I wasn't competing back when dinosaurs roamed 😉 But by the time I did start, every range officer of whichever club I was shooting at usually offered to trade for my issued .30-06 Match allotted (64 rounds?) ammo, for some variation of 7.62 surplus scrounged cartridges they had dragged along...
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    The shorty SR-25K is a good possibility. I just never saw any documentation or drop charts for it prior to Radom Guys post. Still got half a box of them sitting from like 30+ years ago. Used to reload for my SIG PE-57 (semi StGw57) in 7.5 Swiss because it duplicated the Schweizer Armee standard...
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    The 2005 7.62 155gr is the Palma Match bullet. Any idea what rifle this cartridge was used in with regards to sniping?
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    This is the reason M852 has the striations around the case, to provide a tactile feel so a sniper didnt accidentaly chamber these cartridges and shwack an enemy with it 😇
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    SOLD Remington 700 M24 Barreled Long Action 7.62x51

    GLWTS Rare item from Illion NY!
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    Franklin Ware Mann at Aberdeen Proving Grounds using his Mann Accuracy shooting machine rest. He was best friends with Harry Melville Pope, of Pope Barrels & Gunsmithing. He used Pope barrels exclusively in his shooting rests. These barrels are sold occasionaly on the CMP Auction website, and...
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    Started reloading using the new Sierra 169gr SMK with a .527 BC that provides super sonic performance out past 1,000 yards. Using a compressed load of Varget in M852 Lake City 1989 MATCH cases (2635 fps), my EuroOptic M24 Limited Edition Army Sniper School achieves 0.85964" Average Mean Radius...
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    The standard bullets used in developing National Match ammunition leading up to the M852 Special Ball sniper ammo that replaced M118 Match
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    1980 NATIONAL MATCH CARTRIDGE Work on the basic engineering study to evaluate commercial match-grade bullets had just been initiated when, in January 1980, the U.S. Army Armament Materiel Readiness Command (ARRCOM) notified ARRADCOM that they had received a request from the Director of Civilian...
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    DIMENSIONAL AND WEIGHT INSPECTION One hundred bullets of each type were randomly selected and weighed on a Metzler PC 180 electronic scale. Additionally, twenty bullets of each type were measured on a comparator uniformity of outside diameter, overall length, and boattail length. The results of...
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    EVALUATION OF COMMERCIAL CALIBER .30 MATCH GRADE BULLETS This engineering study was undertaken to improve the accuracy of the M118 Match cartridge, as authorized by U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) letter requirement, dated 14 December 1978. Specifically, the requirement states that the...
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    User Dissatisfaction with the M118 Cartridge For several years after its introduction, the M118 cartridge performed satisfactorily, and was well received, although complaints were registered regarding excessive barrel fouling associated with ammunition lots having WC846 ball propellant. A...
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    During 1958, funds were provided to production engineer the T275E4 design and prepare a technical data package for mass production. It was during this effort that definitive weights and tolerances for the bullet and its components were determined, and a two-draw bullet jacket process evolved...
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    The history of M24 Sniper ammunition is documented in this article. Main focus is on the transition from M118 173gr. to the M852 168gr. The article is dated prior to 1980, and does not describe 175gr loadings. NOTE: In the study cited, evaluations of several commercial match grade bullets for...
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    Nice job @kft101 These look 100% If you decide to manufacture the blast/flash suppressor itself, lmk and I will loan you my repro
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    Leupold Mark 4 ER/T 6.5x20x50mm M5A2 XM2010. Fkn hens tooth optic, nice score! What reticle pattern?
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    M24 SWS #US C8645212 with scope rings mounted in reverse position (nuts on right side). SIMRAD AN/PVS-9 night vision sight rail replaces upper front ring. Note jacked up Redfield rear sight base gouged from torque wrench tightening. Both rail slot positions did not allow enough clearance to...
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    Eagle drag bag goes hard af! Rare piece. Rings look extra height. Can you detail that scope? I'll research it if you havn't already. lmk
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