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    Sidearms & Scatterguns Hottest factory 45 acp ball loads you know of?

    I built a 1911 that's severely keyholing and I'm trying to rule out ammo/ slow barrel twist as the culprit before I throw money at it for a new barrel. So far I've tried federal and winchester 230gr fmj but it seems that they are both on the slow side. Whats the highest velocity factory 230gr...
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    Photos My $100 AICS project

    This project has been in the works off and on for a couple months. Its nearly complete apart from sanding and Duracoating. The magwell will be cut out for AICS mags whenever I get around to buying one so I can get measurements. The action area was machined from a block of 1.25" x 3" block of...
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    Accuracy trouble shooting an AR15

    Does anyone have a checklist they go through when troubleshooting an AR that just won't shoot? I've covered most of the obvious stuff like properly torquing mounts, rings, barrel nut, flash hider, etc, making sure the barrel is actually free floating and putting another shooter behind it, but...
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    Gunsmithing Is paint between stock and action a bad thing?

    I'm nearing completion of my homebrew rifle chassis project and I'm looking into duracoating it to finish. Should I avoid painting the top/interior of the chassis where the action contacts it? Obviously its no biggy to tape it up, but I'm curious if anyone thinks it'd have an affect one way or...
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    Manfrotto regular ball head vs. pistol grip?

    This isn't another "Which head should I get?" thread; there are plenty of those. I'm curious if anyone that has used both prefers a standard ball head over the pistol grip and why. I recently got to use a pistol grip and fell in love with it, but I know a large number of people opt for the...
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    Directly mounting rifle to tripod

    I've thought about epoxying a threaded sleeve into the forarm of my HS stock to allow mounting it directly to the head of my tripod. I'm curious if anyone has done or seen anything like this? Obviously it's a simple enough operation, but I'm unsure how well the threaded parts would hold up under...
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    Using a chrono at extended ranges?

    The layout of my home range that makes it a pain to use a chrono while shooting at the 100 yard target stands. There's a steep drop-off in front of the benches (about 8ft below the bench to target eye line). Is it possible/practical to set up my chrono at 100 yards in front of the target? JBM...
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    Adjusting .308 loads for 7.62 brass

    I need to load up 200 rounds for a comp, but to get that number with the brass I have on hand requires using some 7.62. My developed load was using the 308 brass. If I start low with the 7.62 brass and work up to the same velocity as the 308 will the loads be interchangeable? Or is it...
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    How do you like your sling configured?

    I've been thinking about picking up some flush cups and I'm wondering where you guys like your sling to attach. I'm thinking of putting a cup in the non bolt side of the rear and under the forend in front. I'm trying to get my rifle configured in a fashion that works well for both carry...
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    Which 308 bullets work well with a long jump

    Since I just found out that my 700p has the world longest throat (longer than 3" coal to make contact) and my internal mag is stock, I need bullets that are known to work very well with tons of jump. So far the best accuracy bullets for my rifle are 168 smks but they're not the greatest bullets...
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    Rifle Scopes Nightforce bikinis for SWFA 5-20x50

    Anyone know if the 50mm objective Nightforce bikinis will fit the SWFA 5-20? They use different BC flip up sizes but they seem pretty close. Thanks in advance
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    Rifle Scopes Quick review of the SWFA SS 6X

    <span style="font-weight: bold">Review of SWFA SS 6x42</span> Most of the people who own these scopes right now probably acquired them the same way I did, coupled with the SWFA 5-20HD from the black Friday sale. Since most of those people probably didn’t even look through it before they sold...
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    Rifle Scopes SWFA's HD lineup

    I now have a SWFA 5-20HD in hand and have to say its a very impressive piece of hardware. How do the other scopes in the HD lineup compare to the 5-20? Is the same glass shared by all HD scopes or are there varying levels of glass quality? Has anyone looked though a few of the scopes or done a...
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    Rifle Scopes Where does a fixed 6x fit in?

    With the SWFA package going on I'm wondering exactly what niche a fixed power 6x fills. It seems like too much power for the high speed crowd to fill the role of something like an acog for ARs. On the flip side I would think that bench shooters would opt for higher power in a similar form...
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    New Rainier match AR barrels?

    Has anyone had hands on the new Rainier Match 18" or 16" barrels? They're sold out so I was hoping a couple Hiders might have gotten their hands on one and could comment on how they shoot. They seem to have that same specs as WOA barrels with a 1-8 twist and a 50$ lower price tag. Both of those...
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    Easiest WW2 era rifle to DIY gunsmith?

    The obvious answer would be a Nagant since its less than a hundred bucks to get a new one if I mess something up, but I'm not crazy about them. My brother has a m44 that I hate shooting and being near because of the massive concussion of the muzzle blast. I'm looking for a project rifle that I...
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    Photos My precision rifle

    Nothing too special buts its mine and I love it. Specs: Rem 700p 308 chopped to 22" HS stock Duracoted OD green Wotac 4-14x50 gen 5 TPS low rings Eagle stock pack Harris SBRM My homemade TAB style sling
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    Rifle Scopes New tech vs. not so new tech?

    There's been a pile of great scopes released recently with great features like FFP, Mil/Mil, nifty reticules, etc (weaver tac, bushnell tac, vortex PST, etc). With the surge of new tech, earlier generation but slightly higher tier scopes have been plummeting in price. <span style="font-weight...
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    Loading under recommended seat depth for 223?

    I picked up some Hornady 68gr bthp's with cannelure from the midway blemished bullet sale with the intention of loading up a couple hundred rounds for my SPR. The problem is with my cases trimmed to 1.75 I have to seat the bullets to 2.20 to hit the cannelure since I'd like to crimp them...
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    Suprisingly 223 still seems the best round for SPR

    This is just a train of thought that I had while doing research for a match AR15 barrel for 0-600 yard paper punching. Interested to hear what you guys think on the subject, I really don't want anyone to get hung up on "best" since best is subjective and often confused with "perfect". Best for...
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