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  1. BamaAl

    F T/R Competition What is the correct target?

    This may be the wrong place to post this but I'm not sure where else to put it. What is the right NRA target for high power, prone, with a bi-pod and rear bag? Edit added because of brain cramp in OP. Ooops. I forgot to put the distance in my original post. I am talking about F-TR but the...
  2. BamaAl

    Advanced Marksmanship Mirage from Barrel Heat

    This is probably a pretty obvious thing but I wanted to ask if what I think I saw is really what I saw. I have been thinking about shooting in a 200 yard high power precision match this weekend so Sunday I went to the range to practice. I thought the match description (target sizes) seemed...
  3. BamaAl

    Range Report You can take the man out of the Army....

    It was a very cool day at the range today. A good friend of mine is retired Army and has talked about going out to shoot sometime so I dragged him along today. On the way there he tells me he hasn't even touched a weapon in 25 years. So we get there and I lay out 4 pistols of various calibers...
  4. BamaAl

    Range Report Bullet Stability Trade-Offs

    So, I've been doing a bit of reading ( a dangerous thing I grant you) and a couple of inconsistencies have popped up. In 308 for example it appears that faster twist rates provide greater stability across the board. 1:10 for example seems to show the best stability across the board from 155...
  5. BamaAl

    Sidearms & Scatterguns My Mother-in-law found this in a closet....

    Recently my father-in-law passed away. He was a "collector" (aka hoarder ) and had told stories about a 1911 his grandfather carried on D-Day that he supposedly still had. But we had never seen it and he wasn't the type to show off his stuff. Low and behold my mother-in-law is looking...
  6. BamaAl

    Neck Tension for SMK 175 HPBT

    Does anyone know off hand if SMK 175 HPBT like a lot or a little neck tension? Trying to decide if it is worth switching over to Redding S type dies and if so would it be better to get bushing that sizes the neck down .001 or .002. Just don't really feel like buying a bunch of bushings to test...
  7. BamaAl

    OAL and Comparator Has My Head Ready to Pop

    Just got a comparator and a Hornday OAL gauge in the mail today. Naturally I couldn't wait to play with my new toys and got straight to work. But these measurements have me so confused I don't know whether to scratch my watch or wind my butt. HELP! Reloading 308 in a savage 11 long range...
  8. BamaAl

    Bullet Length Variances

    Today, out of curiosity, I measured my SMK 175s as I was reloading. It was the first time I've ever checked and I expected 2 or 3 thousandths delta. When everything was done I was surprised to find they varied up to 8 thouandths over about 30 rounds. So now I'm curious. Just how much...
  9. BamaAl

    Lapua vs Lake City Brass

    Got a question. I just got in my first 200 pieces of Lapua brass. I've been shooting Lake City. Had a good load with the Lake City for 308. Here's my question, or two. I could swear I read somewhere on here (but can't find the post now) that the powder charge wouldn't change much, if at...
  10. BamaAl

    Gunsmithing Stock refinish order of steps

    Sorry to ask this question that I'm sure has been talked to death on here. But I've read all the posts about wood stock refinishing I can find during the last year and I'm still confused. I'm refinishing a factory ruger 10/22 birch stock for my step-son and have never done wood finishing...
  11. BamaAl

    POI Shift

    I'm having an issue with my POI and would like a little advice please. I'll shoot prone for 30 rounds or so and I'm getting good groups with a consistent POI very close to my call. Then I'll take a break for 10 minutes or so to get a drink or something and when I shoot again my POI has shifted...
  12. BamaAl

    Rifle Scopes So I screwed up....

    Ever have one of those moments when you say to yourself "are you really that dang dumb?". Well, I had one today. Earlier this week I decided to lap my leupold QRW rings. Not really sure why. I had just never done it before and wanted to try. That should have been my first clue that this was...
  13. BamaAl

    Range Report Barrel Break-in Observations I Don't Understand

    So I broke in a new barrel today. I'm very happy with the way it shoots. But I observed some things during the process that I don't understand. I was breaking in a 30" Bartlein in 308 with 5R rifling. Ok, so the first 21 rounds it was steadily cleaning easier (5th patch clean) but it shot...
  14. BamaAl

    Marksmanship Training for Normal People...

    Running the risk of being flamed to hell and back...I've got a question on training academies. My wife, bless her little heart, has mentioned sending me off to shooting training as a gift. Kind of like summer camp for grown men. Anyway, I would really love to do somethng like that but I don't...
  15. BamaAl

    Range Report Shooter Calculated Solution vs Observed

    Help! I nned some learnin! I've been using shooter to calculate 1000 yard solutions and what I'm experiencing vs the calcs are a long way apart. I've tweaked everything I know and just can't come up with results that match what is really happening. Shooter says up 28 MOA and I'm consistently...
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