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  1. 5RWannabe

    Gunsmithing Stock refinishing Quesiton

    I have an old Rem 788, shoots well, but the stock is ugly. so so ugly. My father bought this rifle back in the 70's I think. Ive been tossing around the idea of refinishing it myself. Well because I want to, and pulling it out of the closet brings back memories of the old man, I remember...
  2. 5RWannabe

    10/22 BC mags in stock at nachez

    http://www.natchezss.com/product.cfm?contentID=productDetail&prodID=BCEXPSS25AC&src=bckrdAlrt http://www.natchezss.com/product.cfm?contentID=productDetail&prodID=BCEXPSS25SM&src=bckrdAlrt i hope im puting htis in the right area, and not breaking any rules, but i thought this was exciting...
  3. 5RWannabe

    CDNN has AR 40 rounders in stock , 28 bux

    They have 40 round steel magazines with an upgraded no-tilt gray follower for any AR-15 style rifle, distributed by Charles Daly Defense. .. You have to call to order this is not on their website... Telephone: 800-588-9500 i just got off the phone with em a few min ago and they are in stock...
  4. 5RWannabe

    Rifle Scopes Burris XTS-135 vs Vortex Strikefire

    I think i have narrowed it down to those 2 choices for my first red dot. I know their not aimpoints so lets just move on. the XTS is on sale for 120 from midway right now. with a ring, bring it up to about 150. I have heard people say that the XTS 5moa red dot is to big, but the system works...
  5. 5RWannabe

    Gunsmithing Recommend a Smith for Bolt Work

    As some of you know I got a case head stuck in my Rem 700 bolt. I am looking for a skilled, decent priced, moderatly quick turnaround on smith to fix my bolt. (get the brass out, check for other damage/ clean) at this time i am not looking to replace the extractor.
  6. 5RWannabe

    Gunsmithing rim stuck in remmy 700 bolt

    so i had a rim get stuck in my bolt. overpressure or damaged case problem / or both. the rest of the brass broke off. any good tricks for getting that out of there? should i send to a smithy? it's had probally 800 rounds through the gun, maybe time for a good bolt cleaning anyway. and to make...
  7. 5RWannabe

    newb reloading question

    shooting 308, with LCLR 04, RE15, Fed 210m, and an assortment of Hornady BHTp's why do my 178's end up a bout 6 inches to the right if i zero'd my remmy 5r with the 168's. does the tighter fit (longer bullet more surface area) and rifleing grab it that much? (at 100 yards) i have noticed...
  8. 5RWannabe

    Gunsmithing HK Shotgun Forend help

    i bought a surefire forearm model 616 for my early # 50,000 range HK MIS90 from some guy on ebay. he said this "worked as intended" but he did not have the Spacer Tube that fits between the receiver and the forearm , which also goes around the magazine tube. Surefire no longer has these either...
  9. 5RWannabe

    Hunting & Fishing Heli Hog Hunt Video

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  10. 5RWannabe

    Handgun Powder Question

    im going to be doing some night shoots coming up and i have noticed a difference between the muzzle flash from one brand of factory rouds to another, (remmy seems much tamer and less flash than say fiocci) Which powders are will give me the least muzzle flash and which will give me the most ...
  11. 5RWannabe

    Headspace measuring and bump question.

    I have read on other posts to bump back the headspace off a fired casing .003''. so i measured about 30 pieces of brass == 3x fired win brass. and got numbers ranging from 1.624 -1.627 with most being in the .025 to .026 range. do i use a average being like .25 or .26 and take my -.003...
  12. 5RWannabe

    Please Help with Resizing

    I use a Forester FL sizer die for my .308 I have no problems resizing brass that was fireformed in my SS 5R Chamber. (new winchester brass from bimart) my problem is that i bought some "once fired" brass online, a mix of LC 04 LR, winchester, Remmy, Federal, Hornady brass. most of this...
  13. 5RWannabe

    Acceptable tolerances in C.O.A.L. for .308

    Acceptable tolerances in C.O.A.L. ?????????? so im new to reloading, my grandfather used to reload, now that im shooting more I choose to pick up this art also. Currently I am only reloading .308 win. using my friends press and some forester dies i bought. I understand that some shooters...
  14. 5RWannabe

    New Rem 700 5R Questions (cleaning)

    Hello fellow hide members, I have just received after a 24 hour nics delay (scary first delay ever)... A new Rem 700 5R SS Mil. .308 I have Used Hoppe's #9 since i was a child, in combination with Sweets 7.62.(i know not to leave that in the barrel for to long).. as of recent i have my...
  15. 5RWannabe

    what size limbsaver?

    what size slip on limbsaver to go on a H-S precision stock off a rem 700? med or large?
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