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In an effort to get in better shape, gain lean muscle and loose fat I shifted my diet to a "Paleo like" diet. Nothing official, but I've been conscious of cutting way back on my sugars and simple carbs and getting a lot of protein daily. My question is about ammonia smelling sweat. I...

Ran this past weekend with a work colleague and his friend. What a great race! If you like things like Tough Mudder, Spartan Race or Savage Race...this is the race for you! The obstacles were legit military obstacles, complete with classics like; the dirty name, belly buster, A frame...

Quick question for the annealers out there about annealing and sticky bolts. I'm shooting a 168gr SMK from a neck sized only / fire formed and annealed LC LR surplus brass with CCI BR primers and 42.5 gr of Varget. While not a completely underpowered load in LC brass, it shouldn't be that...

At jiu jitsu class last Thursday doing a clock choke on my training partner while rolling. Couldn't quite get the tap, so switched my hips and twisted my torso a little more...heard several loud POPs. I'm still a white belt, so I'm sure I wasn't executing correct technique. Rib temporarily...

Picked up some CCI Large Rifle primers at a gun show this past weekend, as they were there and it seems like everywhere on line is out of stock. Question, should I expect a noticeable difference between the BR and the 200 primers?

Local gunshop has a model 75 with Redfield sites and Unertl scope blocks for $350. Bore and crown looked decent. Stock had a lot of character but should clean up. Could make a decent trainer. Anyone have any experience with these, how do they shoot?

Anyone got a go-to load? I have a lot of once used HXP brass, Varget, CCI BR primers and 168gr SMK's but wanted to see what others were doing vis a vie powder and projectiles before experimenting.

I bought an 8x scope on eBay based on the description that it was "the civilian version of the scope found on the USMC M1903-A1/Unertl from World War 2. Incredibily difficult to come by don't miss your chance to own this one!" should have known better, but it is the 8x 1 inch target scope with...

Basra Boy inspired me, the journey has begun. The M1903A1 1941 USMC Sniper is my favorite rifle, or at least tied with the M40A1. It has been a long standing desire of mine to add one to the collection. My goal is not necessarily to create an exact clone, but more of a reproduction "look...

Home bedded my rifle, to include the floor plate. Upon reassembly and function check, the follower doesn't retain my rounds anymore (e.g. I can't get my rounds to stay seated in the magazine). They don't "catch" in the magazine and push back up into the path of the bolt. Rifle is a stock...

This came up in another post, and it looks interesting. http://www.sweetshooter.com/ Wondering what the experiences are of those folks that use it? I'm particularly interested in how effective it is at preventing rust for long term storage vs just coating down with a light coat of oil...

Relatively new to reloading (only about 3 years), but this load for .308 is flattening primers and occasionally creating a sticky bolt. This "should be" a moderate load, right? OAL: 2.80 Powder: 45.5 gr of Varget Brass: Lake City LR (two or three firings) Primers: CCI-BR2 Bullet: 168 gr SMK

But since I can't really run right now, want to get a bike to keep in shape. I know almost nothing about bikes. Not sure if I should get a mountain bike or a hybrid, leaning towards a mountain bike with a spare set of "road" wheels I can pop in. Most of my riding (80% or so) will be on an old...

Developed this about four months ago. Very frustrating, as I was training to run a Tough Mudder later this year and was making good progress in my running. For me, pretty sure it started as a result of tight calf muscles. I used to be a heel striker, switched to a neutral / ball of the foot...

I bought a "chamber insert" in order to shoot .32 pistol rounds out of my .30/'06 Springfield. That "insert" is now jammed in the chamber and won't extract. Can't use a rod / dowel because there is nothing to push against. Questions: 1) Any tricks/things to try at home before taking it to the...

I don't start a lot of threads or make a lot of comments, but I've been gleaning knowledge from SH for a couple of years now. The recent GB is yet another benefit. Since the original GB thread has gotten a little tainted, I thought it might be appropriate to start a thread for the silent...

I really like the idea of having a .22LR conversion kit for my AR's. Nothing like practicing on the cheap with the actual gear you'll be shooting for muscle memory. My question is that I've heard it's better to spend the extra money and get a dedicated upper instead of the conversion kits...

Recently purchased one of these to go with a Lee zip trim. After following the instructions, I'm not sure if this thing is defective or not. I'm screwing it CLOCKWISE onto the spindle (as per the instructions) and while it screws down on the spindle fine, it opens up the jaws if the outer ring...

I'd heard such great things about the Savage MKII online, that I bought one about a year ago. I was disappointed in the performance. I was shooting up a brick of old "plinking" ammo I had...and I knew it wouldn't be pin point accurate with it...but was still expecting a LOT more from her...

I'm new to reloading. I'm working on case prepping my first batch of once fired brass. I have a Sinclair tool that indexes on the case head. I have a couple of questions though. 1) It seems to open up the flash hole quite a bit. Is this an issue for .223 cases (e.g. does it take too much...