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It appears that I have worn out the barrel in my RRA National Match rifle. At the National Matches up at Camp Perry last week, I was not terribly happy with my shooting. I actually thought it was just me having a bad day until I swapped out my rifle's upper with a brand new one. After the swap...

I'm thinking seriously about attending the "Duracoat University" conducted by LCW. If anyone here has attended previously, I would like to hear your thoughts. Thank You, HRF

For anyone who might be interested, the link below will take you to a video I made a few days ago at the CMP Eastern Games: Camp Butner NC. The are plenty of vintage sniper rifles in the video; as well as a few vintage snipers, and quite a few other past military rifles. Be kind, I'm no Cecil B...

I'm counting down the minutes until I get off work on Friday! HRF

As I peruse the various forums, I'm a little dismayed by the banter of the youngsters. It appears that many of them are looking for the "majic bean" combination of optic, rifle, and cartridge that will insure precise hits at extended ranges with little or no effort on their part. As I...

During my last training session, I was having a pretty good day at the range so I decided to make a video of my last couple of shots. If you'd like to watch it, follow the link below. Hope you like it! 2 shos through 2 pennys from 100 yards - YouTube HRF

I'm about to give this bullet a try in my M1. To this point I've been using 168 gr. SMK's, but I thought the Palmas might work well for 200 yard Garand matches. I. Just wondered if anyone else had any experience with them in a Garand. HRF

I recently added. CMP M1 Garand to my stable. The rifle is a joy to shoot, and it's wonderfully accurate, but I'm having consistent failures to feed on the 7th round from the clip. The following is a detailed description I posted on another forum. I thought I'd post it here too. I would...

For most of my competitive shooting career, I estimated wind speed and direction by what I'll call "traditional means." Depending upon the venue, I would observe the wind's effects on trees, grass, weeds, and range flags to make my wind call. Last year, I bought a Kestrel wind meter in an effort...

Ok, in light of the conversations we've been having this should be fun. In your opinion, who is the most historically significant Sniper, and WHY? I'll go ahead and make my nomination right out of the gates. It is none other than Marine Gunnery Sergeant Carlos N. Hathcock. No, he doesn't...

I'm a brand new M1 Garand owner, but I'm pretty well acquainted with handloading the 30 06. I managed to brew up a pretty good combination for my new rifle on my first attempt. That load consisted of 46.5 grains of IMR 4064 behind a 168 gr. SMK, and it proved to be both accurate and reliable in...

A couple months ago I was getting desperate for some powder to load my match 30-06 ammo. None of the powder I typically use was available anywhere, so I ended up buying a 5 lb can of RL 19 figuring it was better than nothing. I have never used any of the RL powders prior to this, and I was a bit...

I just finished this book, and I think it just might be Hunter's best BLS book yet. Anyone else read it? Have any thoughts? HRF

Don't get the wrong idea from the title of this thread. I'm not a troll spoiling for a cyber brawl. Rather, I'm a true fan of vintage rifles, and I wanted to create a place for others to tell why they are fans too. In an age where we are drawing ever near to a firearm that will shoot by itself...

These threads have been fun, and there has been some very good information put forth by those who have elected to respond. So in the interest of preserving the veracity of the "Vintage Sniper Rifle" section of the hide, I thought I'd throw out one more of these questions: What is the most...

Ok, folks. We've had a couple preliminary bouts. Now it's time to dim the lights, drop the cage into the ring, and get ready for the "No Holds Barred" main event. Here we go: What is the most historically significant FIREARM ever produced, and of course, why? HRF

My thread on cartridge stagnation got me to thinking about the most historically significant cartridge in terms of its influence on future firearm/cartridge development and/or world events. Rather than alter my previous thread, I thought I'd start a new discussion. So here we go: What is the...

I shoot the 30-06 cartridge out of an original M1903, an 03A4-gery, and most recently an M1 Garand, and the 107 year old cartridge never ceases to amaze me. Pondering that lead me to question just how far we've come in terms of cartridge performance in the past century or so. Certainly we've...

Hi all. I just got back from the CMP East Coast Games at Camp Butner NC. I shot my JRA 1903 A4 in the Vintage Sniper Match and managed to score a 99 1-X from 300 yards and a 96 3-X from 600 yards. That's some of the best shooting I've ever done in my life and I am extremely psyched. I just...

Reading the thread below regarding Leupold Customer Service started me thinking about the various negative comments I've seen over the years directed at Leupold and/or its products. I have no reason to disbelieve anything that has been posted, but I thought I'd start this thread to see if we can...