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    Gunsmithing Another laminate stock finishing question....

    I have a new stock coming in the near future (see: http://snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showgallery&Number=1470839) and I want to get shooting with it as soon as possible when it arrives. I have read alot of methods for finishing stocks and the stockmaker (Joel Russo) provided me...
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    Photos New stocks for Christmas!

    Ordered a couple of new stocks from Joel Russo a few months back to replace the plastic one's on my Rem 700 .243 (green) and my brother-in-law's Vanguard .270 WSM (blue). Should be here in the next couple weeks... Should be a very merry Christmas for us!!
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    Bullets were fine, now keyholing after 150 rounds?

    Anyone ever have this happen before? I've been shooting 105 AMAX bullets from my factory Rem 700 .243 with 26" 1:9.125 twist barrel since I got it and they seemed fine, but after about 150 rounds through it, I had a few keyholes with the starting loads of retumbo which were fine before. Some...
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    Experimenting with seating depth?

    Hi guys. I'm new to reloading and I was wondering about experimenting with the seating depth of my loads for my new Rem 700 SPS Varmint in .243. I have measured the length to the lands with a homemade dummy round with low neck tension that gives me very repeatable measurements, confirmed with...
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    Rifle Scopes 2.5-16X50mm or 4.5-30X50mm Bushnell Elite for .243

    Hi, new to the forum and just bought my first rifle, a Rem 700 SPS Varmint in .243 cal. I'm looking to put a Bushnell Elite 6500 scope on it but wasn't sure which was more practical, the 2.5-16 or the 4.5-30. I will be mostly plinking and target shooting too as far as I can push it out because...