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    Rifle Scopes Bushnell Elite vs. Vortex PST FFP

    Today, I received a brand new (same model) scope in the mail. Exactly eight days after I mailed off the damaged scope. Any mass produced product will have it's share of defective units, and any company deserves a chance to make it right if one gets past there quality control and into your hands...
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    Rifle Scopes Bushnell Elite vs. Vortex PST FFP

    Given that Midway has their Weaver V-24's on sale right now for $280, and that I have a Weaver V-16 and a couple of T-36's that have served me well for more than 20 years, If Buschnell doesn't come through, I may just get another Weaver, and be content without the expensive "Tactical" garbage...
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    Rifle Scopes Bushnell Elite vs. Vortex PST FFP

    I hope so, because I had to put your bullet proof guarantee to the test today. I bought a Buschnell model ET6245F that I mounted on a Phoenix Custom Rifles .338LM, sighted in at a local range and noticed a viscous substance that looked like drops of oil visible on the rhetical plane, I ignored...
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    Controling Runnout?

    I guess so, I changed bullets in the .338LM, tried some 300gr SMK's over 91gr of H-1000 and even through runnout was comparable, my group sizes went from almost four inches to two inches at 300yds. I guess there's a reason they cost twice as much as the 225gr Horiday SST's. I've got some more...
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    Controling Runnout?

    I understand some of that, and admit much of it is still over my head, but will take your word for it. I don't think I have unrealistic expectations. I know a factory rifle and a .338LM aren't likely to be capable of anything near the 0.077" bughole group my PPC shot a couple matches ago, but I...
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    Controling Runnout?

    My 6ppc is a used Hamond built Remington 700, Shillen 1in14 twist, R-7 profile barrel, .262 neck, McMillen stock, Jewel trigger. My .223 is a factory Remington 700 SPS varmint in a Bell&Carlson stock, with a Jewel trigger, and the original factory barrel. I also have rifles set up exactly...
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    Controling Runnout?

    I'll shoot .2 groups with my 6ppc, but my .223 and .338LM are doing .75 to 1.25 consistently. I do the exact same thing with my .223 and .338LM that I do with my 6ppc , I start with new Lapua brass, turn necks, Debur flash holes, uniform primer pockets, resize using an RCBS Pardner press...
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    List of Shooting Ranges over 500 yards

    Best of the West Shooting Sports Liberty Hill Texas, near Austin.....1000yds.
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    Newby looking for a place to shoot ELR in central Texas.

    I'm normally a short range bench-rest shooter. I'm new to ELR, and Just bought my first "BIGGUN", .Phoenix Custom Rifles, Stillar Tac-338, looking for a place in central Texas (near San Antonio) that I can stretch it's legs beyond 1000yds. Thanks, JDBraddy
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    What is this???

    I measured each, and chose five of the longest cases, each chambered in the rifle without resistance, so I set the sizing die so that it touches but does not bump the shoulder at all, in fact a couple of these cases actually grew a thousanth longer when sized, I assume because of the neck...
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    What is this???

    Took both guns to a gunsmith today, each rifle had the correct bolt in it, and headspace of both rifles are within spec. Also had the bolts marked, so there will be no chance of mixing them up in the future.
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    What is this???

    Thanks Guys, Think what I'll do is use the cases with visible rings to reset my sizing die to bump the shoulder 0.001" or less, then discard them. Will also take the rifle to a gunsmith tomarrow to have the headspace checked. Then reload the remaining brass and see what happens. Guess every once...
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    What is this???

    I'm using an RCBS full length die, I used an RCBS micrometer to measure, and adjusted the die to where it bumps the shoulder back about three thousanths of an inch on a fired case. The case necks have been turned to a thickness of 12 thousanths of an inch.
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    What is this???

    I fired a round yesterday, and noticed smoke from around the bolt, it was difficlut to lift the bolt handle, then the case came out in two pieces (see picture below). This was not a hot load, 7mm-08, 150gr SMK, 42gr Alliant 2000-MR, Fed-210 primer, 2.800-OAL, Remington brass, chronographed at...
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    LETS SEE your reloading setup

    I'm set up on a folding table in a walk-in closet.
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    Loading 7mm-08

    I'm almost 50 years old, and have never been deer hunting, but would like to go someday. I'll probably just use it from the bench at the range, or perhapse metallic silhouette. We have a silhouette club locally, but I work weekends so it's hard to make it to matches.
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    Loading 7mm-08

    Fed-Ex brought my components today, Decided to try your recipe, I necked down some Remington .308 brass, turned the necks to 0.014" loaded about 50rnds of 150gr SMK's on top of 39gr of Varget, Federal primer, 2.85 OAL, and went to the range. Went to the 50yd line first, just to get on paper...
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    Loading 7mm-08

    I took a Rem-700 varmint in 7mm-08 Remington as part of a trade deal, had a set of RCBS FL dies already, took it to the range, put a couple boxes of remington factory ammo through it, just to funtion test it, and fireform the brass. I adjusted the torque on the action screws, and the old-style...
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    Gunsmithing When did Remington start modifying recievers to not accept old style remington trigger?

    I bought a used Rem-700 AAC-SD, It had an X-Mark trigger, and I had an extra old style Remington trigger, so I tried to install it, but discovered that the opening on the underside of the reciever, lacks the relief on the right side that allows part of the safety to pass through, so when...
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    Lots of weight to lose

    Talk to your recruiter, make him earn your enlistment. When I went in the Army many years ago, they had a delayed entry program, they had dietary counseling and PT lead by the recruiters while you where waiting up to a year, to leave for basic. I lost 200lbs before I went in. Stayed in for eight...