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  1. justinbaker

    Nosler 155s instock also how are they in a 20 inch

    there in stock at midway i prefer a 175ish bullet, but this seems to be the only thing i can find right now. anyone have luck shooting them in a 20 inch barrel? what powders should i try? i have varget, 8208 and tac
  2. justinbaker

    Gunsmithing Cracked Bell carlson stock...

    i picked up a rough but cheap bell carlson stock a few weeks ago from another member. as i was removing the previous bedding, i cracked the stock :mad: anyway to repair, or at least reinforce it? far side in this pic overhead shot
  3. justinbaker

    Gunsmithing Canted trigger in 700 action...

    this is brand new never fired 700 varmint 308 barreled action. I bought it in november in hope to get my dad into the long range game. not the triggers fault, as iv installed 2 different xmarks and they both look the same. its as if the lug is not square with the rest of the action. so it...
  4. justinbaker

    OCW target 105 amax h1000 UPDATE

    id like to get everyones thoughts on my OCW target. I usually do the ladder test, but have not had time during the day, so these were shot in my ranges 100 yard tunnel. i felt like i was fighting the POS xmark pro trigger shooting these, so im not sure what the fuck happened with some if the...
  5. justinbaker

    Necks not expanding on new 243 brass

    new hornady 243 brass 41.5 grains imr 4831 new remy 700 243 i was fireforming them to my chamber so i could start my load workup, and after fireing the necks are still VERY tight. I cant even get my lee collet into the case necks. any ideas? here is the picture of the fired case. i was...
  6. justinbaker

    7 WSM action...

    dumb question but what are the differences in a remy 700 SA and Magnum SA? trying to help my dad piece together the parts for his first custom gun, and he is set on the 7 wsm if were sticking with a factory 700 to have blueprinted, do we need to have a magnum action, or can you just replace...
  7. justinbaker

    Long Jumping berger 308 175 UPDATE with ladder tes

    I just picked up some175 vld hunting bullets and ifi want them to fit in the mag ill have to jump them at least .181 Anyone jumping them this far? Iv read the article by Berger that you can jump them up to .130 with good results, just not sure if I should even waste my time UPDATE I went...
  8. justinbaker

    Gunsmithing Timney installed = tough bolt lift

    just installed a timney on my factory 700 after pulling the trigger, the bolt is very tough to lift i have not adjusted the trigger at all. any ideas?
  9. justinbaker

    see anything wrong with this timney

    this is a huge bummer. I was sick and tired of the xmark. so i paid for the 2 day shipping to have this one today. was hoping to use the new trigger to workup a load this weekend and shoot in a match next weekend and of course both timney and the place i ordered it are closed till monday
  10. justinbaker

    Damaged 700 bolt?

    ok so yesterday at the range after firing a shot, i went to cycle the bolt and when i went to close the bolt on a new round it stuck well with a little force it lifted, and i removed the bolt. and here is what i found. isnt that bottom lug (correct term?) supposed to be straigh across? this...
  11. justinbaker

    Gunsmithing Quick skim bedding question...

    Is this much play in the rear Tang normal ? The ejection ports are level <object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6ZLPKybV3wk"></param> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6ZLPKybV3wk"...
  12. justinbaker

    question about shipping stock for DBM inletting

    dumb question but im getting ready to ship my stock to Jeff at CDI do i just send the stock? no reason i need to send the barreled action as well, right
  13. justinbaker

    Brass length variation...

    is it crucial to have them exactly the same? just measured my 308 and the largest is 2.016, smallest 2.011 my chamber is much longer, so they have plenty of room to grow should i trim them all back to 2.011? brass is lapua 3 times fired
  14. justinbaker

    new bullet lot and big Ogive difference...

    so im loading some hornady 178 HPBT bullets for my 308 the first lot, which i have been shooting well has the bullet ogive at .687 so my loaded round is 2.173 from base to ogive new lot is .719 that seems like a huge difference to me (.032) so with these new bullets should i still seat to...
  15. justinbaker

    Ladder test 308 178 HPBT UPDATE

    eta: update in last post remington 700 178 gr Hornady HPBT match varget shot at about 400 yards im just getting into long range shooting (aka im not very good yet)so i shot 2 identical ladder tests and here are the results the "X" shots are are sighters and barrel foulers. After shot 1 i...
  16. justinbaker

    Rifle Scopes scope on 20 moa base, I have 42 moa up and 26 down

    i mounted my scope (vortex viper with 68 moa overall travel) on a 20 moa base after 100 yard zero, i have 42 moa up and 26 down. what could be causing that, shouldnt i gain alot more "up" travel rifle is a win 70, egw base, tps rings
  17. justinbaker

    quickload question. difference b/w CIP and SAAMI

    im loading for my 22-250 and trying to figure out what the difference between 22-250 CIP and 22-250 SAAMI thanks guys!