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    new to me savage 12fv 223rem

    I just acquired a savage 12fv stagger feed 223 bolt 26in 9twist varmint contour rifle with a Nikon monarch bdc 3-12x42mm scope and Caldwell bi-pod. I am a computer repair and network technician and as payment this is what I got as payment for only about 3 hours worth of work. I am new to the...
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    30-06 220gr handload

    Looking for decent 220gr load data, I was thinking 59gr of rl-22 with a cci200 primer would be a good heavy load. what are your thoughts.
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    AR 243

    Looking at building an ar243 for my wife using a mag pull stock and stripped panther upper and putting a custom 20in barrel on it. Any more sugestions
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    Hunting & Fishing Hunting rifle setup?

    would a 30-06 savage with a custom 26in varmint contour barrel, nikon monarch 2.5-10x42mm scope, accutrigger, boyds ross laminate thumbhole pillar/glass bedded stock make a great hunting rifle for all game because I plan to PCS to alaska.
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    Hunting & Fishing one and only one rifle for any north american game

    If you had to choose one and only one rifle to hunt all game in north america to include canada and alaska, what caliber and make would you choose for deer sized game plus.
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    Hunting & Fishing 375-416 ruger

    what is your opinions on the new ruger mags 375-416. which is better in their class because i was looking at building one off a savage action with a mag bolt of course.
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    300wby mag Hand loads Need Help.

    I have a weatherby MK-V 300wby Mag and been debating as to which bullet to use for large coastal brow bears and American bison, Bullet choices are as follows, 240gr woodleigh, 220gr woodleigh fmj, 220Gr nosler partition, 200gr nosler partition, and accubond, 200gr barnes Tip-TSX? I been...
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    223 match load Savage 12fv 26in 9twist

    What would be a good stable 223 rem match load/bullet for a 26in 9twist barrel?
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    Rebarrel options 30-06 savage

    I have a savage long action and was looking to rebarrel for the same 30-06 caliber it is now but I want an accurate barrel 26in, and varmint contour. 1 Name comes to mind, ER-shaw, I have a 26in chromoly mcgowen on my savage short action 260 Remington and could not be more happier with it. the...
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    10 twist 30-06 and 240gr

    Will a 10 twist 30-06 stabilize a hot loaded 240gr bullet.
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    30-06 reloading ?

    I just started reloading 30-06 and shooting factory 150gr core lockt ammo i found when i deprimmed and went to gauge the cases that there was no excess to trim unlike my 260 Remington and i know its not the case length gauge or could it be that it just isn't burning hot enough to need trimming?
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    ER shaw barrels

    are er shaw barrels okay because ive always used mcgowen which i have no problems with my 7mm mauser or 260rem, but er shaw has my barrel i want already made for my savage so no wait time or high cost. the barrel is a 30-06 varmint contour 26in. any opinions.
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    Learning more and more about the 30-06

    First off will the caliber ever go out of style or is there too much loads and rifles chambered for that round and from what i understand it is very popular in africa for cxp3 plains game up to lions.
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    30-06 240gr load

    I am looking for opinions on the 240gr pp sn bullet from woodleigh loaded hot in a 30-06 say 56gr of rl-22 to take Alaskan brown bear or African cape buffalo. this load would yield 3600ftlb of muzzle energy. I have heared of someone who loaded a 240gr smk like this but never a woodleigh. any...
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    Hunting & Fishing 240gr pp sn 30cal woodleigh

    I am looking for opinions on the 240gr pp sn bullet from woodleigh loaded hot in a 30-06 say 56gr of rl-22 to take Alaskan brown bear or African cape buffalo. this load would yield 3600ftlb of muzzle energy. I have heared of someone who loaded a 240gr smk like this.
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    Dangerous game

    i know this is far fetched but i know cape buffalo can be taken using a 30-06 in fact i know of someone who have done this. My question is what bullet and charge weight would you recommend. I'm thinking a woodleigh 240gr ppsn or woodleigh 220gr fmj using 56gr of rl22 for propellant and a...
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    Hunting & Fishing serious brown bear grizzley load 30-06

    It has been said that a 30-06 can take any game on the face of the earth with good bullet selection and shot placement. The largest game that has been taken in my family was a 1800lb cape buffalo shot by my great grand father who is still alive at 91 and hunts today. The bullet he used was a...
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    Hornady Amax for hunting

    Would anyone recommend a hornady amax particularly 208gr out of a 300wm for long range hunting. I read a story about a man who took a brown bear at 400 yards with a 300wm loaded with the 208gr but is it recommended?
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    Ballistics Calculator

    what is the best free and accurate ballistics calculator out to 1k yards, I reload so a ballistic coefficient calculator would be nice as well.
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    rifle stock debate

    I am debating on which rifle stock to get for my new savage 110 30-06, I am thinking ether a thumb hole wood laminate from boyds with glass bedding and dbm inlet or a hogue overmold with aluminum bedding and dbm inlet. please help i plan to hunt big game and target shoot because i have a 26in...
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