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  1. Snakum

    Range Report Hazard a guess on energy/distance for a 308 ricocete? Safe range distance from homes?

    Realizing there isn't a definitive answer for this, because it's based on load, bullet, angle of deflection, etc., but could someone provide an educated guess on how much of a safety buffer I need for an 800 yard range? It will be a single lane, about 20 yards wide, in the middle of 97 acres...
  2. Snakum

    Marking/making shooting lanes thru wooded tract?

    Weird question ... I'm making an offer on a large tract of land that is rolling hills and heavily wooded. I don't want to just knock down trees to cut my way thru, but rather selectively cut branches to make lanes. From an elevated platform about 10' tall I think I can get out to about 700...
  3. Snakum

    Guy claiming "Sniper school" at Benning in 1980?

    As a lowly mech grunt in the late 80s I was given a chance to go thru the post level sniper program at Hood with the ACR guys. I distinctly remember the instructors talking about the "new sniper school" at Benning opening up the next year (1987), and I have found references online to the sniper...
  4. Snakum

    135 SMKs and semi-autos revisited, w/questions ...

    I'm still trying to my semi auto to shoot ten round strings into 1.5 MOA consistently, out to 500 yards max. I've gotten very close with 150gr SMKs over 41.5gr 4895. Not quite there yet. Anyone using 135gr SMKs in a semi or a bolt gun? What is the max range you shoot them? How are they...
  5. Snakum

    Aervoe Olive Drab 987A compared to Krylon Camo OD?

    Anyone sprayed both Aervoe Olive Drab 987A and Krylon Camo OD? Trying to find out if Aervoe OD 987A is lighter or darker, more green or more brownish, than Krylon Flat Camo Olive Drab?
  6. Snakum

    Anyone from Stokes Co NC? Planning private range .

    ... maybe. We're looking at a few remote plots from 30 to 45 acres, with two in Stokes County NC. One looks like it could easily support a pistol/CQB pit and a narrow lane for steel out to 500 yards, and still leave plenty of room for horses and for hunting undisturbed. The other is shaped...
  7. Snakum

    How many is too many? Case separation ...

    I have about 250 Winchester and Black Hills cases that have been reloaded using a full length resize four to six times and the primer pockets are still good, never lost a primer. And they seem to be generally in very good shape with little stretching. Unlike Federal cases that dropped primers...
  8. Snakum

    Affect of speed on accuracy for .308?

    I started loading last year right after getting into long range shooting, and am just picking it up again after not shooting much for the last six months. Working up a load for my semi auto the best accuracy came from a round that only runs 2437 fps avg in the 18" barrel. I was told this is a...
  9. Snakum

    Converting MOA dope to mils to use hold-hovers ...

    I've never shot long range with anything but a mil/mil scope, but now I have a mil/MOA scope on my semi (1/4 MOA turrets) and I want to get my dope and then use mils for hold-over. I thought it was simple but the conversion I used yesterday had me WAY off. I missed something. Once I get my...
  10. Snakum

    Chase even more accuracy or get in the field?

    Have been running 168gr Amaxes at 2.820 OAL in my FCP-K for the past year and a half, cuz that OAL worked best during my first load tests. After widening the barrel channel and floating the tang and cleaning 700 rounds worth of copper out of it today I ran five of my 155gr Saiga loads (2.750...
  11. Snakum

    Floating the tang on Savage FCP-K ...

    I really like the Accustock due to light weight and stability. Very accurate for me. I have already widened the barrel channel and will be reshaping the grip to something closer to a McM, and was going to bed the tang. But I read somewhere that the tang should actually be <span...
  12. Snakum

    Shooting a semi vs. bolt ... technique change?

    When I'm practicing a lot I can shoot a bolt gun decently for a noob. Generally finish back in the pack in competition, but I shoot a little better every time out as long as I dry fire lots before hand. And with the bolt gun I can hold 3/4 MOA or better every time with handloads or FGMM when...
  13. Snakum

    Recent reliability info on DPMS 308Bs?

    I've been searching here and on a couple of other forums for info on the DPMS LR308 series and there is a little bit of info indicating that quality and reliability of the most recent examples might not be what it once was. I'm having work done on the Saiga in one last attempt to make it work...
  14. Snakum

    Anyone load for Saiga 308? Bullet? Charge?

    I'm trying to get a converted Saiga 308 down to a consistent 2 MOA for medium range SDM shooting and hunting, nothing past 400 yards - I have the Savage for 400 yards and out. I've tried a few things with the bullets (168gr Amax and MK) and powder (4895) that I already have on hand for...
  15. Snakum

    Likely BC and velocity of steel cased 145gr FMJ?

    I have a couple of cases of Barnaul steel-cased 145gr FMJ ammo and want to work up 'starter tables' for it before heading out to shoot it in my Saiga SDM rifle. I don't have a chrono yet and couldn't find a G1 BC for a 145gr FMJ. Anyone take an educated guess what my starting numbers should...
  16. Snakum

    Looking for RUGGED side-zip duty boots ...

    My old issue jungle boots and Herman Survivors used to last years and years of hard use hiking, shooting, hunting, wearing when riding the bike, etc. But looking for an 8" side zip boot I have found multiple bad reliability reviews for practically every brand out there. Everything from soles...
  17. Snakum

    Member Link Up Places to shoot LR near Sevierville, TN?

    Will be in Tennessee for a few days next weekend and was thinking of taking a couple of rifles since I rarely get to shoot anymore. Anyone know if there are any public ranges in the Sevierville area at 200 yards?
  18. Snakum

    EMT-B exam in 2 wks, need advice on field kit ...

    Background: In the late 80s I attended what was then called the Advanced Combat Lifesaver Course as an Infantry NCO, and got to use some of it later on while contracting - cuts, burns, assisted on GSWs including one sucking chest. Been taking the EMT-B for a career change/augmentation and...
  19. Snakum

    Ideas for buffering noise from a private range?

    We've been looking for property to build on when I finish school and we've got a couple of very promising lots running from 15 to 21 acres. The 21 acre property is a long strip which is perfect for a range and would yield close to 800 yards if I have the elevation figured correctly. The...
  20. Snakum

    Savage A-trigger woes ... Rifle Basix or other?

    Wazzup ma' niggles? Long time no read. Got to shoot today for the first time since I started the new job. My bro was in Fayettenam for the weekend and he brought his AK and Cetme and some other stuff, so I broke out the Salvage to check my zero for tomorrow (going to the big range tomorrow...
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