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    Rifle Scopes NF NXS adjustment

    Hey guys, With my new nightforce NXS will I be adjusting the scope reticle to the POI or the POI to the reticle? Cheers, Josh
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    Crimping issue

    Hey Guys, When I'm using my lee factory crimping die on my 208gr AMAZ projectiles no matter how hard I try or how much I adjust the die I still can't get enough to stop the projectile being able to be moved by hand in a rotational direction. I tried on a factory round and achieved the same...
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    Rifle Scopes New scope help

    G'day everyone, You would have noticed recently I have been asking about various scopes. I have narrowed it down to the following. - Swarovski Z6 3-18x50 - Nightforce ATACR 5-25x56 - Leupold Mark 6 3-18x44 - Vortex Razor HD - USO 3.2-17x44 These scopes are in the AUD$2000 - $3000...
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    Rifle Scopes Nightforce ATACR

    G'day guys, I'm sure many of your are sick of my endless questions but I want some genuine feedback on the nightforce ATACR. I'm searched it in the forum before but only shows threads on when people have first got them and their first look opinion. I read one review against a PM-II and...
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    Grain weight accuracy

    Hey guys, I've got myself set up now and just started readying my first load of H1000. I'm loading 75gr and when I weigh it on my hornady GS-1500 digital scales and I can never get 75.0gr. I'm using the provided lee "perfect powder pourer" and ensuring I do the same thing every time but...
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    MIRS vs PrecisionReflex

    Hey guys, Wanting your opinions on the McCann MIRS or the Precision Reflex rail system? Now I'm running a bull barrel I want to get the scope down nice an low. I'm currently running a Redfield Battlezone with a 44mm objective but wanting to upgrade to a Zeiss Conquest HD5 with 50mm...
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    Rifle Scopes Millett LRS-1

    What are these scopes like? Pros and cons? Read about 2 dozen reviews and they are mixed but all say that had no issues with the company if the scope broke or had any defects after use
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    Rifle Scopes Who is SWFA??

    Hey guys, This might seem like a strange question but in Australia we don't have this brand and was wondering what they are like, what they are equivalent to and what do you think of them? Cheers, Josh
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    Rifle data cards

    Hey guys, Awhile ago I was reading "American sniper" and he was going on about this card thing he has on the side of his stock with the zero and adjustments for the different ranges and I'm wondering what they are called and where can I get them Cheers, Josh
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    300WM, 208gr Amax, AI Mag

    Hey guys, I've read various other thread on this and they just get all jumbled up and the answer is lost in the heat haze. I've bought myself so 208gr amax projectiles for my 300 Win Mag and was just test fitting the round into a case and noticed it was heaps longer then the 180gr rem...
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    Picatinny rails?

    Just wondering who make the picatinny rail on the McMillan TAC rifle ranges?
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    Gunsmithing Barrel selection

    Hey everyone, I'm getting a new barrel for my Rem 700 .300WM and will be running hornady 208gr amax projectiles. Currently I'm running a 26" barrel with 1 in 10 twist. Now the questions being are: - should I go more length in the barrel - what twist should I run - is there any need for...
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    McMillan Stock Arrived!! :)

    My new McMillan stock has finally rocked up and because I bought it from their inventory (because I'm impatient and wanted it now) and I've found out that it was designed to suit a 1.250" barrel and I have a .650" barrel. Can the stock be packed up or should I buy a barrel to suit?
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    Tripod? Are they worth it

    Hey guys, Was scanning through my Facebook and saw this awesome bit of it as a promo for the new XLR chassis and got me wondering are tripod's any getter then bipod's. Obviously they are more stable due to the third leg but are they worth lugging around to set up in a hunting ambush position.
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    Hornady Amax 208gr Reloading

    I've chosen the hornady amax 208gr to load for my 300WinMag and notice a lot of people are going 78.5C when hodgdon says 78.0C max load. What loads are you guys using? Also what is your case prep.... Tumbler or ultrasonic or both? Any info would be great cheers.
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    Gunsmithing Case cleaning

    Which way is best? Ultrasonic or tumbler? Or both? Tumble and deprime then ultrasonic or what?
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    Gunsmithing Barrel heat

    Hey guys, Got a standard Rem 700 SPS 300WM rifle and going to mount it on a McMillan A5 adjustable but I'm in a bit of a pickle. The McMillan was designed for a kreiger HV B/C with 4" cylinder, should I buy this barrel so it fits perfectly? The standard barrel gets hot enough to drop round...
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    Hunting and target

    Hey guys!!! What's a good reasonably priced projectile to do both hunting and target. I looked at nosler CC's, AMAX and Accutip. Any others I should check out?
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    Nosler Custom

    Hey guys, I'm new to reloading and am up to picking projectiles. I like the look of these and the price but am unsure how they will work on animals. Anyone tried? I'm looking at the 190gr to launch from my 300WM Anything to help will be great cheers
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    JAE vs AICS

    Hello fellow shooters, I am upgrading my remington SPS stock to something with aluminium bedding and picatinny rail mountings. I have narrowed it down to two stocks and want to know which is considered better. The AICS 1.5 thumb hole stock or a JAE stock with the following dealer...