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    Rifle Scopes What does a lack of parallax adjustment translate to at distance ?

    Would probably be O.K. to 500. Beyond 500 might start to cause significant problems. It all depends how well you can naturally center on the scope. One trick to check center is to pull pull your head back (some move the scope forward to always have this happen) until you see a shadow around the...
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    Rifle Scopes UNERTL MST SSDS, US OPTICS MST-100 or Unertl W/ USO upgrade

    I'm with you on this, brother. I think the man hole cover ruins the look too. And the 8 1/2 MOA windage knob is unnecessary and makes finding center by feel take quite a bit longer. No need to have more than 3 1/2 MOA windage when using the mil-dot reticle, on the rare occasions I feel the...
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    The "hard hold"?

    In general, hard holds seem to work best with light rifles and/or heavy triggers. As always, consistency is king, and consistency is more difficult to achieve with hard holds.
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    Flash hole deburring tool

    Thank you to everyone who has responded. I appreciate your taking the time to help. A question regarding the Lyman tool. What regulates the depth and attitude of cut if the centering cone is removed? All the tools mentioned seem to have cutting flutes on the actual flash hole pin. Am I...
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    T or F ? Its only an M40A1 if it has all the right parts

    Which is why I've been wondering how experimental anomalies of M40A1s have become the focus of this thread. I don't think it was the intent of the op. JMO.
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    Flash hole deburring tool

    I see flash hole deburring tools that also open up the flash hole (uniform), and I see flash hole deburring tools that index off of the mouth of the case for depth. I don't want to change the size of my flash holes, and I don't want to index off of something as potentially variable as the...
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    Advanced Marksmanship What technique do you use engaging moving targets?

    Rofl!
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    M40a1 build guide

    Lots of E-series receivers were used. I just recently got a new M40A1 stock made. The wait time was 5 months. You have to provide the proper recoil pad these days. Since they don't want to make smear patterns, it will work fine with my like-new E-series receiver. I'd love to have an original...
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    New load development: 168 SMK with IMR 4064

    If you're only shooting to 600 yards, then you might want to explore the 42 grain area. Your brass (primer pockets) will last longer, especially being Federal.
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    Advanced Marksmanship Holder over/off vs dialing

    I have to admit I forgot what this thread was about. Not wind hold or mil ranging, but holding to quickly compensate for range variations. I answered a post above thinking the topic was about wind hold vs. dialing. IMO, you don't need to substend .1 mils for wind or for range (distance)...
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    New load development: 168 SMK with IMR 4064

    Fine, if you're not going to shoot past 400 or 500 yards. Past that and ES/SD make a big difference. Decades ago when I was replicating the then current FGMM 168 gr. load, 43.6 gr. of IMR4064 gave me the same velocities (4064 was essentially the powder used at the time). Every lot of 4064...
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    Advanced Marksmanship Holder over/off vs dialing

    Why would you need to? What are you shooting, and how precisely are you able to estimate average wind value out to 1000 yards? As an example, with a standard .308, subtending 1/10 mil would only be practical if you can estimate average wind value between you and a 1000 yard target to...
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    XM-3 Rifle

    Thanks. Someone, please post a link here if and when you see it!
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    Prone- Slung and Biopod

    I've found that using a sling with the support (pack, etc.) is even more stable and repeatable. Adjust the sling so that your elbow in it is tight (don't lace your arm through or around the sling). Recoil is more manageable, and you may find your groups are tighter too, though you might...
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    Side play in sight picture using 1907 sling on R700

    You don't square up when using a sling. That may be the problem. Also, canting is often due to too tight a sling, or having it wrapped around the heel of your hand instead of over your wrist. Your wrist should be fairly straight.
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    XM-3 Rifle

    I'm confused. Is there an auction? Or is it just a forum topic and we're jumping the gun?
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    proper form...

    I'm not sure exactly where you are having difficulty with it, but I can say that some configurations and body types will not allow for proper eye relief while squarely behind the rifle. For example, only a pencil neck can square up behind an M40A1, IMO, due to the pitiful range of eye relief...
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    Advanced Marksmanship Whose has the best Snipers?

    Well, would it help any if I say.....someday....I want to be one?
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    Advanced Marksmanship Whose has the best Snipers?

    Just for the record, I am NOT an M40A1.
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    What powder is in Federal Gold Medal Match?

    The powder in FGMM 168s I bought back in the late 1980s was distinctly 4064. The powder in FGMM 175s I bought a few years back was distinctly RL-15. Now I hear they are back to using a 4064 equivalent, which is fine by me since I have now switched back to 4064 since Alliant couldn't take care...
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