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    45 acp / 45 auto rim can you use the same dies?

    Re: 45 acp / 45 auto rim can you use the same dies? Lumpy Grits is right on the money. When you start loading AR cases, take a look at loading some 250 grain .45 Colt bullets. This really upgrades an already excellent cartridge for uses other than short-range paper punching. Back when the...
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    Gunsmithing 1911 overhaul

    Re: 1911 overhaul Everybody wants to start grinding and polishing on the feedramp when they they have feeding problems - that's why there are so many 1911s out there with bunged up frames and barrels. Yes, it can be a contributor, but 90% of feeding problems are resolved by deburring the...
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    Advanced Marksmanship Rapid fire field target shooting in Norway

    Re: Rapid fire field target shooting in Norway Splendid! The Brits were taught a similar system, and wild reports from the German trenches insisted that every "Tommy" was armed with a machine gun. Cheers... Jim
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    accurate arms powder

    Re: accurate arms powder My old Steyr SSG did well with AA2520 and 168 grain Sierra Internationals. It meters like water, which makes charging cases so easy and fast! Have been using it lately in .223 with my Tikka T3 Varmint, and I can ask for nothing better than the way these loads are...
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    Sierra 168 "International" HPBT

    Re: Sierra 168 "International" HPBT Looks like I was a few "clicks" off. Apparently it was developed in 1958 for a 300 meter Fee Rifle match - NOT 600. My mistake! Cheers... Jim
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    Sierra 168 "International" HPBT

    Re: Sierra 168 "International" HPBT If I remember, that was the original name for that particular bullet. I think I still have some early promotional literature about the bullet being designed for a particular 600 meter match popular on the Continent. They abandoned that for "Match King" as...
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    Longrange with a 10/22

    Re: Longrange with a 10/22 Thanks for sharing your knowledge guys! And Dogbone, I'm going to give that modified V-block a look. Cheers... Jim
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    Longrange with a 10/22

    Re: Longrange with a 10/22 Here's a question from an ignorant fellow: If "barrel droop"is deemed to be a problem, why not bed the heavy barrel into the stock? Then locate, drill and tap two new 6-48 blind holes into the underside of the barrel, and use them to lock the barreled action in...
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    Guns........ A great Financial Investment

    Re: Guns........ A great Financial Investment Don't know if they're really a great investment, but they can certainly be a good "bank account." I found myself out of work some years back, and sold off $20,000 worth without emptying the safe even half way. I turned that into machine tools...
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    Gunsmithing Tikka T3 Questions

    Re: Tikka T3 Questions I think a lot of people have modded those mags to permit longer COAL. I even remember a post here where the guy said it was "easy," but I fiddled around for the better part of a day to get mine done - and it's still not feeding just right. It's a crying shame that...
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    Gunsmithing Chopping 308 barrel real short

    Re: Chopping 308 barrel real short I think at that range, you'll find no regrets. I once owned a 13" Galil in .308, and it was a hell of a rifle! Only thing was you had to take care to close your mouth before firing, as it would make your teeth hurt! That little "meat axe" was no slouch...
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    Pathetic "what should I build?" question

    Re: Pathetic "what should I build?" question Lots of great input! Thanks guys! Cheers.. Jim
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    Pathetic "what should I build?" question

    Re: Pathetic "what should I build?" question Good point amigo- Just a range rifle for prone shooting. Planning to leave that blank good and heavy, and I'll probably bolt it into another excellent McRee's stock. Thanks for your input. Jim...
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    Pathetic "what should I build?" question

    Here's the deal - just picked up a late '60s, early '70s Rem 700 ADL in .270. I was really looking for a short action for a 6.5 Creedmoor build, but couldn't turn this down at the price. I will probably try tackling this myself, as I have a big lathe, and good gunsmithing skills; I've just...
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    midway varget

    Re: midway varget I had been told by Midway that there was no Varget, and that they would refund the charge on my CC. I'm working at the loading bench yesterday when I hear a "thump" at the door. Dang if it wasn't 8 pounds of Varget from Midway. I'm going to have to take back all that...
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    Rifle Scopes Best value rings, mounts, etc. ?

    Re: Best value rings, mounts, etc. ? +1 on the XTR rings. They're very stout and a good bargain. Mate 'em up with the EGW base for a very good and economical setup. Cheers... Jim
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    Suppressors Rem 870 Synthetic 18" cyl.

    Re: Rem 870 Synthetic 18" cyl. The only proper way to do this is to use a tapered mandrel. Grease it lightly, insert it into the magazine, and then planish out the two detents with a hammer having a polished face. I lathe turned my own mandrel, (threaded at one end for a large bolt to act...
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    Single Stage Press Advice

    Re: Single Stage Press Advice I'm a recent Co-Ax convert. Always had an interest in one, but I'm pretty frugal. Finally found one used (don't think it ever loaded a round, but it had a few small spots of light rust), and bought it for $75.00. I was a little unimpressed the first week, and...
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    What works best with the Steyr SSG 69 P1 ?

    Re: What works best with the Steyr SSG 69 P1 ? Mine shot prety well with everything but LC M118 Match. I finally settled on 42.0 AA2520 under the Sierra 168 International bullet. Cases were M118 Match, and the combo chronograped at 2768 fps. It's a top end load in my rifle, so start at...
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    Suppressors Colt Series 70 / Series 80

    Re: Colt Series 70 / Series 80 Nonsense! You can put just as fine a trigger in a Series 80 as in a Series 70. Also, Bill Laughridge (of Cylinder and Slide), who is im my opinion the nation's most knowledable 1911 man, will gladly show you how both machining and metallurgy are significantly...
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