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I've been using the 178 AMAX with good success and decided to give the 208's a try. I'm finding though how long these bullets are, and I was just wondering if anyone would care to share what kind of overall length they ended up with for their load. I determined the length to the lands in my Howa...

Have already read the topics about cold bore shots and whether or not it's the firearm or the shooter, so with that said... I have noticed on the last three or four range days, I have gone to the range just to do a 10 shot dot drill with the .308, do some work with the .22, and go home...

I've picked up a 1903A3 Springfield that's been sporterized, and I'm in the process of... re-sporterizing it. It's got an aftermarket trigger, cut barrel, no sights, and I'm finishing up a Boyd's stock in Pepper Laminate. Once I get all of the paint out of the action, I'll start coating the...

This weekend, a few friends and I will be testing a night hunting setup to use for predators, raccoon, and possibly hogs. Our idea is to build a few light stakes with IR illuminators on them pointing to the kill zone. There will be a digital camera with zoom on a tripod, which will pick up the...

Saw a big woodchuck mowin down beans in our bean field this afternoon. Took off as I saw him, so I set the Howa out with a couple rounds of 175SMK's in brass I still needed to fireform. Came back later and he was back out there chowin away, so I took a kneel and put one through, center mass...

I've been lurking on these forums for some time. After lots of reading, and finding myself with some money, time, and the sad realization that in 20 years I will be 40 and haven't done very many "stupid" things in my life, I decided today to blow all of my money on a rifle... I decided to...

I recently acquired a sporterized 1903 Springfield. It has had the original 2-groove barrel hacked to around 22" (Not even straight hacked, I'd guess 5 degrees off... I was impressed at how horrible it was). I'd like to get a little longer barrel for it chambered in .308, but I'm not made out of...

Hey all. I haven't been on here for quite some time now. I've been real busy working and piecing together a hunting rifle before I make the trip to my first days in college. Where I live in SW Michigan, only shotguns are allowed to take game. Sort of takes the fun out of it. But since I'm going...

Hey all, just wanted to share my little incident today. I got home from school and saw a woodchuck scramble into a stack of firewood. Figured since he knew where he was going, he'd been going there for a while and would be out soon, so I made a little hide in the shadow of our barn quick, got...

So, being in high school still, I'm a tight wad when it comes to buying ammo. The only stuff I've put through my Marlin is Federal Value Pack 550rd bulk stuff. Until a few days ago. I picked up some CCI Mini-Mag in 40gr CPRN. I decided to conduct a test, of course, and also included the Fed...

I was thinking about this today at work, and it really started bugging me... Why does no one make .22lr bullets boat-tailed or spitzer-shaped? They make .17 bullets like that, do they do that for .22 mag rounds? It's bugging me like crazy right now. There has to be a reason why it's not the...