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  1. 5R Milspec

    .223 as a starter rifle?

    Re: .223 as a starter rifle? I have had a 223 700 sporter for many years now and I love the little rifel.My 12 year old daughter now shoots it.For me she has been able to shoot it just as good if not better than I at her age.When she's through shooting it and ready to move up in cal I'll...
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    300 WIN MAG LOADS

    Re: 300 WIN MAG LOADS what they are say is a good start
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    .223 hand loads.

    Re: .223 hand loads. mine like's the high end of 8208xbr ( 24.0gn ) with a 69gn NCC.I'll be trying the 70gn VLD soon with the same powder.
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    X-Mark Pro screw protruding

    Re: X-Mark Pro screw protruding or you can do as I have and buy an older Remington trigger to replace the new one with.I have just bought two and just put the first one in and I love the older one now that its set.
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    rem 7005r

    Re: rem 7005r There hasn't been one yet that I haven't heard of or seen that would not shoot.Many here have great shooters and I have three of them.Me mine is a 24 incher and love it.I just helped my boy get his first in a 308 and he loves his.Now I will add that the newer triggers are a pice...
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    300 Win mag help needed- new project

    Re: 300 Win mag help needed- new project for elk I'd go with the 210 vld with H1000.You can start at 74gn and work up from there.Being that your hunting you will want them close to mag length so holding them long is out.
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    Rifle Scopes Oculus scope Has anyone heard of them

    OK my boy needs a scope but the buying of a rifel has set him back a little.As of now he's useing a scope of mine but really needs a better scope. So here I'm asking if you guys have heard of an Oculus before.My boy was told about them but not really up to date on them.Their web site only shows...
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    Remington bullets

    Re: Remington bullets I am really sorry for I posted the wrong info so please do not try my load.I was thinking about a 115gn bullet not a 124gn bullet. My load for a 115gn FMJ is 4.6gn of HP38 or W231.I will add that you can load 4.0-4.2gn of either powder at COAL of 1.100You can even use...
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    Help me decide which bullet. fo .223

    Re: Help me decide which bullet. fo .223 if its a 1:9 twist I'd try a 75g A-max.Reason why I say this is that they work just like a NBT.
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    Remington bullets

    Re: Remington bullets try 4.6 of HP38 or W231 at an OAL of 1.100 this is what I load for a FMJ 124gn bullet in my 9mm
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    How much crimp and flare?

    Re: How much crimp and flare? look good to me
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    5r or sps

    Re: 5r or sps 5r gets my vote
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    Can someone smarter than me explain this? 308

    Re: Can someone smarter than me explain this? 308 It could be the fact that one barrel is more of a true 1:12 and the other not.Like many have said there are all kinds of small factors to count that would cause this to happen.
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    New Remington 5R .300WM Extraction issue.

    Re: New Remington 5R .300WM Extraction issue. Are the cases showing any kind of marks that shouldn't be their?If so then there is your answer,if not well we need to figure it out.It could be that the slide needs polishing.Does the bolt feel tight if so then a case can cause it to be harder to...
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    Hunting & Fishing Looking for a good .308 hunting load, input?

    Re: Looking for a good .308 hunting load, input? Just saying for info to feed on.I have found that the A-max works just as good if not better than a NBT.They both are Poly tip bullets one just has a harder thicker jacket ( the NBT in fact )while the A-max has a softer thinner jacket.After...
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    Fieldcraft Lethality of the 22LR- Results!

    Re: Lethality of the 22LR- Results! Around here in my neck of the woods I am always asked.Just what will you be shooting if we went to war right here at home with some one.I always say one of my bolt guns and a 22lr.Let me tell ya to how many times I have been laughed at.They just don't...
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    Berger 75 VLDs in a R700 SPS Tactical .223

    Re: Berger 75 VLDs in a R700 SPS Tactical .223 Sorry about that I load them into the lands.I would give the OAL but your rifel is not my rifel.I too forgot to say that I was useing IMR 4064 but cannot say to the ammount for I am not in my reloading room. As I said before I couldn't or didn't...
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    700 SPS Tactical, SPS Varming, AAC-SD or 5R??

    Re: 700 SPS Tactical, SPS Varming, SSD-AD or 5R?? They make camo paint just for covering up pretty stainless rifels.Plus the 5R is a great shooter.
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    Berger 75 VLDs in a R700 SPS Tactical .223

    Re: Berger 75 VLDs in a R700 SPS Tactical .223 I too have given them a try but not enough to say anything.Work just got in the way but hope to try them again soon.From what I can remember I was getting 2 inch groups at 300 yards.Not bad but looking for better.MY rifel is a 5R with a 1:9 like...
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    Forster vs. Lee collet die

    Re: Forster vs. Lee collet die When I first started useing a Lee collet die I was useing Remmy brass.So when I tried out my first 100 cases of Lapua brass I found that the Lapua brass had a thicker neck than the Remmy did.At first I thought that the collet had got stuck in the other part of...