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    308-260 rebarreling opinions needed

    Have a mid 80's rem 243 bdl with a shot out barrel. Going to have it rebarreled to one of the two only. .308 or a .260 Will be used for shooting steel/ paper out to 1000yds A few comps, Fclass, 1k matches, mostly for my enjoyment Occ. deer, varmints, hogs, etc Barrel will be 26"-24" ----...
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    Rifle Scopes Help to downgrade scopes--bummer

    Re: Help to downgrade scopes--bummer Many thanks for all the responses. Yes would like to keep the present scope but with no job in the future, and retiree medical insurance taken away, a guy can end up on a short rope real fast. Cant' seem to find the swafa 16x, Anyone's thoughts on the...
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    Rifle Scopes Help to downgrade scopes--bummer

    Here's the long and short of it. My job is soon to be gone, so I am in a downsize mode to be able to breath when the ax falls. Gonna sell my vortex viper pst. to downgrade. Already sold my Gap10. Looking for a lower priced scope for my 700 308. Uses, punching paper out to 600, dinging...
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    Rifle Scopes Vortex Viper PST-on AR10 Info help

    Have a GAP AR10, .308 coming and need to scope it. Narrowed it down to these Two. Vortex viper PST 4-16x50, moa, or the Vortex viper 6-24-50 moa. Uses- punching paper, occ. F class (for fun), silhouette out to 600 meters. Want the Illum reticle for varmints that runs the perimeter at night. Just...
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    Gunsmithing Help with DBM install in a McMillan

    Re: Help with DBM install in a McMillan Ackley, glad you got it running, I'm still working on it. Everything together, bolted up, I see the bdm is resting against the bottom of the receiver, and the mag is still not high enough to pick up a round. Options are running low. May need to relieve...
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    Gunsmithing Help with DBM install in a McMillan

    Re: Help with DBM install in a McMillan 2156SMK, will have to check the pillar length, thanks for the badger pdf. Just didn't want to do any milling if I wasn't supposed to. Thanks Edited to add-measured pillars, dead nuts on 1.07,,,0.72 It is a new Mcmillan HTG, but I believe was inletted...
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    Gunsmithing Help with DBM install in a McMillan

    Re: Help with DBM install in a McMillan Heat, stuck the bdm to the bottom of the receiver and the mag is still not high enough for the bolt to catch a round,,don't know if I want to mill down that much on the existing pillars,,, Had the bright idea to mill off the top of the bdm, which...
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    Gunsmithing Help with DBM install in a McMillan

    Re: Help with DBM install in a McMillan The stock already has pillars in it. Heat--that's what I was thinking, just needed a verification before I put it on the mill.
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    Gunsmithing Help with DBM install in a McMillan

    Re: Help with DBM install in a McMillan It's an Atlas worxs.
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    Gunsmithing Help with DBM install in a McMillan

    Installing a dbm in a mcmillan htg stock (yes, I'm cheap, trying it myself) with a rem 700 pss .308 barreled action. With everything installed and torqued down, the bolt just barely touches the top round in the magazine, but way short to catch the round and feed it. Looks like the only fix I can...
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    Feedback Good Guy List

    Re: Good Guy List JonnyHawes----good to go---good commo---fast ship---
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    Gunsmithing Free float a wooden remmy stock or leave the pads-

    Picked up an old remmy 700, wooden stocked, and noticed it has a pressure pad about 2" from the forearm tip in the barrel channel. I believe this is the way they did the stocks in the late 60's. Anyone had any experience with these old stocks, shoot better with pads or free floated? NO, I...
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    Rifle Scopes Anyone have info on this scope?

    Re: Anyone have info on this scope? 357 to big, still looking.
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    Rifle Scopes Anyone have info on this scope?

    Re: Anyone have info on this scope? Tried one, to big. Thanks
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    Rifle Scopes Anyone have info on this scope?

    Recently picked up this scope, its a simmons, japan made, model 1057, 4x. It has 2 horizontal lines with a dot in the center. Neat little setup. Problem is it takes a battery to light the lines/dot ? but I cannot find any info on which battery it takes, or volts. I have called simmons which has...
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    Berger 185 VLD-308 help needed

    Re: Berger 185 VLD-308 help needed Thanks for the info, I've read that the vld's are picky on seating, into the lands, off the lands. Any thoughts on this?
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    Berger 185 VLD-308 help needed

    Just discovered I'm about out of my sierra 175's and have a possible 1K match next weekend. I do have a couple of boxes of berger 185 vld's I have yet to try, so anyone been there, done that with this bullet? Can't seem to find a lot of specific info on this bullet, load. I have varget, RL15...
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    Movie Theater We Were Soldiers Once-

    From the book, We Were Soldiers Once, and Young, the movie. I know it's been out a while, but, just once can't they make an entire movie that is true, all the way through it, not just bits and pieces. There are mounds of after action reports, books, survivors, and gallantry, more than enough to...
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    Thoughts/suggestions on my rifle build?

    Re: Thoughts/suggestions on my rifle build? I prefer Mcmillan, Manners. You can't go wrong. $.02 worth
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    Catastrophic Bolt Damage on my FNSPR

    Re: Catastrophic Bolt Damage on my FNSPR Could be a flaw in the metal finally gave way. Handloads or factory ammo, usually the first thing asked?
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