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    Powder burns all the way down the case neck

    Re: Powder burns all the way down the case neck I called shilen they said to shoot some factory ammo an see if the necks are the same, then send it back with the brass. It shoots fair around 3" groups at 400 yards, and I just finished breaking it in(haven't played with different loads). If it...
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    Powder burns all the way down the case neck

    Re: Powder burns all the way down the case neck the neck is narrowest at the top instead of being strait to the top of the neck. I haven't measured it but you can see it by looking.It was new win brass. None of my other rifles have ever had that happen and my 22-250 only has burns halfway...
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    Powder burns all the way down the case neck

    I have a 223 and I'm getting powder burns down to the shoulder on the neck, and they appear to be rounded in at the top of the neck. This is a new barrel 26" and 7twist, right now I'm shooting 75bthp hornadays 25gr of varget seated just off the rifling. Just wondering what might be wrong, or if...
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    Rifle Scopes Bushnell elite 10x or SS 10x?

    Re: Bushnell elite 10x or SS 10x? natchez has bushnells for 169 last i checked
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    Savage detachable mag conversion kit

    Re: Savage detachable mag conversion kit Does the cdi work better than the factory. My factory 308 wouldn't feed well the rounds would pop up and cram into the back of the barrel. My 223 was fine until I rebarreled and now using 75gr bullets, was almost thinking of using a single follower...
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    Savage detachable mag conversion kit

    Re: Savage detachable mag conversion kit You can call savage direct, I don't know it might cost the same or more.
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    Hunting & Fishing can .243 be used on wild boar hunt?

    Re: can .243 be used on wild boar hunt? I shot one in the head with a .243 and it hit and went halfway down the pig right along the loins, 80 grain winchester silver box, power point I think. It was a big pig too, probably 450lbs.
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    Gunsmithing Bore solvent, best one out there?

    Re: Bore solvent, best one out there? Is butch's harsh on the bore if not taken out right away, and if so what exactly is it that is bad for barrels? I use butch's and then kroil to coat the barrel when I put it away.
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    Do you need to clean a rifle every time you shoot?

    Re: Do you need to clean a rifle every time you shoot? So is it ok to put the rifle away without cleaning it for a few days at a time? Or would you always want to at least clean the carbon out before storing it.
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    Advanced Marksmanship .

    Re: To clean or not to clean I always do before I put it away for more than a week.I thought I had to because the powder was bad to leave in there. So it's not a big deal unless it's corrosive military stuff.
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    max bullet grain for 223?

    What is the max bullet grain for the 223 1 in 7" twist 26"barrel. I see berger makes all the way up to 105 grain. Wondering how big people have tried and had success with, and if there is much benefit over 75 grains. I only have 600 yards here at the house to shoot also.
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    Gunsmithing New center feed box magazine question

    Re: New center feed box magazine question I did mine with my hands by squeezing the sides together. I tried to put it on the bottom of my blind centerfeed. I thought they made all the parts interchangeable, but it didn't fit.
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    Rifle Scopes Osprey optics?

    Re: Osprey optics? try and shoot through the glass from one end to the other. the mythbustrs said it was imposible
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    150 & 200 yards with the .22lr

    Re: 150 & 200 yards with the .22lr I had luck with win xperts $14 for 500 at 185 around 3" with 10/22 adams and bennett, harris bipod off picnic table. my friend used it to neck shoot a squirrel at 150 all hold overs