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  1. SavageSlayer

    Hunting & Fishing help with rifle selection T/C or Tikka

    Re: help with rifle selection T/C or Tikka I have no experience with the TC's at all but my buddy has the Tikka T3 lite in .270 Win. That thing shoots lights out and I have never felt an action smoother than a T3. He hand loads for it and it will routinely shoot .25-.5 MOA at 100 yrs. He...
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    Hunting & Fishing New Guy in So.Cal

    Re: New Guy in So.Cal Welcome DirtyDave, It is good to see more CA folks out enjoying hunting. I recently moved to OC, pretty close to you. I usually travel back to Oklahoma each year to hunt whitetails but it is just too expensive this year. I am trying my luck at some CA mulies this...
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    Hunting & Fishing cali. rifle deer a zone

    Re: cali. rifle deer a zone I have a D7 tag. My gun season doesn't start until September 17th. Good luck to you. I look forward to seeing pics and hopefully being able to post a few of my own.
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    Hunting & Fishing Is there anything to shoot in Socal?

    Re: Is there anything to shoot in Socal? There is supposed to be some deer and pig hunting around the Palomar Mountain area. I have seen deer up around Julian and even several dead on the side of I5 through La Jolla. There is a game preserve in Torrey Pines and they wander off from time to...
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    Hunting & Fishing Best trophies from the last decade

    Re: Best trophies from the last decade I have posted this elsewhere in the hunting forum, but I'll post it here too. This was definitely a trophy for me. California wild pig, 300 lbs., 3" cutters. Picking up the mount from taxidermist in a couple weeks.
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    168 grn barnes tsx

    Re: 168 grn barnes tsx I use the 168 gr. T-TSX exclusvely for my hunting rounds. They are devastating on game and are extremely accurate. I shoot them out of my Savage 10FP .308 Win. with 24" barrel. The load I settled on was 44.1 gr. of Varget in Lapua brass with CCI BR2 primers. I get...
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    Hunting & Fishing hunting in Southern California

    Re: hunting in Southern California I am not sure about coyotes, but there is supposed to be some decent pig hunting around the Palomar Mountain area in North San Diego County. I travel to central CA to hunt yotes and pigs. Kern County has some decent coyote hunting and you can't beat...
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    Hunting & Fishing non lead

    Re: non lead That was a guided hunt and it was a guranteed hunt. No pig no pay and wasn't crazy expensive like most are. If you want more details just PM me and I will let you know. My twist rate is 1:10
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    Hunting & Fishing non lead

    Re: non lead I have the same problem you do with these Condors. Even though there has never been a condor killed in CA by lead poisoning we have this "knee jerk reaction" law that says because it is possible for a condor to ingest lead from a gut pile we have to ban lead ammo. Anyway...I...
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    Advanced Marksmanship What would cause this?

    Re: What would cause this? Hey JACQ, I have a Savage 10 FP with 24" barrel in .308 with 1:10 twist. I shoot the 155 Scenars with 45.4 gr. of Varget and get a consistent 2800 +/- 10 fps out of my loads. I use Lapua brass and CCI BR-2 primers. I think you will be getting the velocity you...
  11. SavageSlayer

    Why hunt with match ammo?

    Re: Why hunt with match ammo? Look, Bullets kill. That is their greatest intended purpose. That is what they were designed for all those hundreds of years ago. Can you hunt with match bullets?...Sure. Do people hunt with match bullets?...Sure. Do match bullets kill?...Sure. Ask this...
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    Hunting & Fishing coyotes w/mange?

    Re: coyotes w/mange? Yes, coyotes can get mange. If you do a google search for "coyotes with mange" and look at images there is plenty of pictures and information about it. What you are describing almost sounds like they are shedding their winter coats. Many people have seen them and they...
  13. SavageSlayer

    .308 OCW

    Re: .308 OCW Thanks for all the info guys. I think will do some more development with smaller increments and move to 200 yards and see what happens. <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BCP</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Small 3 shot groups like that...
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    .308 OCW

    Hey guys, I would appreciate any help or insight on this OCW I just did. Round robin method letting barrel cool at least 1.5 to 2 min. in between shots. It appears that groups 3 and 4 have roughly the same POI. It is hard to ignore group 2 though .204".
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    Gunsmithing What to do with barrel

    Re: What to do with barrel Sorry for the delay guys. Here it is: Before After...Sorry there is lint left in the barrel...new patches. The Tubb's Final Finish made a huge difference. The thing cleans up in about 30-45 minutes now vs. 3-4 hours. he bore is smoother both visually and...
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    Gunsmithing What to do with barrel

    Re: What to do with barrel <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: pjparker</div><div class="ubbcode-body">This looks like the perfect candidate for David Tubb's Final Finish bore lapping bullets. </div></div> Hey Paul, I am going to the range tomorrow...
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    Gunsmithing What to do with barrel

    Re: What to do with barrel <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: a-hull</div><div class="ubbcode-body">How long is the barrel? and is it factory savage? if the bore dimensions are tight enough, you could have some of the tooling lapped out and cut the...
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    Gunsmithing What to do with barrel

    Re: What to do with barrel Thanks for the advise guys. I checked with Northland and he doesn't have what I want in stock. I checked with Shilen and they have a 25 month wait. I really am in no mood to wait 2 years for a replacement barrel. Can you guys recommend anything else? I guess I...
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    Gunsmithing What to do with barrel

    Hey guys, I have a Savage 10FP in .308 win that is a couple years old. I probably have about 400 rounds through her (factory barrel). I have always known the barrel was rough as it takes me a few hours to clean even if I only shoot as little as 4 rounds, plus accuracy goes to $#!+ after about...
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    Hunting & Fishing pet loads

    Re: pet loads Lapua brass CCI BR2 primers 44.1 gr. Varget Barnes 168 gr. T-TSX COAL 2.810 Muzzle velocity is about 2700 fps I shoot .5 MOA out to 300 yards with this load in my Savage 10FP in .308. I have taken deer and pigs with this load and it should be good for anything from coyotes to...
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