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    Rifle Scopes What base and rings for light weight hunting rifle

    I'm looking for my the best base and rings for my newly built hunting rifle. I'm looking for something high quality and lightweight. I was thinking about leupold 2 piece base or one piece base, with leupold rings? Anything out there better for the application? Action is a remington 700 scope is...
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    270 Win Load

    I'm looking for a proven 270 winchester load using 130gr bullet. I've searched and had no luck finding any loads for this cal.
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    Rifle Scopes Leupold varmint reticle ?

    I'm thinking about putting a leupold VX III with the varmint reticle on a hunting rifle. Can anyone explain to me how its designed to work. Is there say 2 moa between each line etc. I can't find much information on the reticle, whats your experince been with it.
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    Loading 243 using H4350 question.

    I looked and see that most everyone using H4350 is loading 41 to 41.5 grains when loading 105 gr bullets. However in the loading manuals states that 37.5 is max. I am loading now and I'm working up my loads to find my max in this gun but 41.5 just seems like a lot over max. Can someone verify...
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    260 AI

    I'm having a 260 Ackley built as a hunting rifle. It's getting fairly close to being done. My question is what are most people doing to fireform the cases? Middle of the road charge of powder or oatmeal and some pistol powder? Also Does anyone have any load data for the 260AI using a 140 gr...
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    Hunting & Fishing Where to hunt hogs in SC

    Has anyone used a outfitter or guide in the SC area for hogs? Maybe even had good luck on same public land? That they would like to share. My girlfriend is about to drive me nuts to take her hog hunting. Plus I wouldn't mind sticking one with an arrow. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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    Hunting rifle 22" or 24"

    I searched and couldn't find what I was looking for so figured I would ask. I'm building a hunting rifle in either 260 AI or 6.5 creedmoor haven't decided yet. I want to know how much velocity I will loose with either round when going from a 24" barrel to a 22" barrel. And how it could possibly...
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    7mm-08 load

    Just bought a browning xbolt micro midas for the girl friend Looking for a accurate hunting load. Checked the loads listed but really nothing there. Gun has a 20" barrel 1-9.5 twist I believe. Would like to load 120 sierra spitzer with either varget or R15. Never loaded any 7mm catridges before...
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    Colt 6940 Cutting barrel

    Bought a 6940 last year, and have been wanting to put a suppressor on it and cut the barrel back to 11.5. Any reason not to cut the barrel on that particular rifle?
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    Rifle Scopes ring height for nightforce

    It's time to order my rings for my build that will be finishing up next week. Have a nightforce and wanting to mount it in badger ordnance or nightforce rings. Will be using a 20MOA rail from either badger or nightforce depending on the rings I go with. Gun is a remington 700 with a m40 contour...
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    What twist for 168 gr smk

    Getting real close to ordering my barrel for my M40 A1 build. It's not going to be a real clone just a look a like. I want to make the gun bullet specific, I would like to shoot the smk 168 gr. What would be the best twist for this bullet? I have heard 1-12 and 1-11. Whats your thought and...
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    M40A1 barrel

    Looking at ordering my barrel for my M40A1 build. Has anyone seen better accuracy or quality out of different makes? If so who?