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    9mm powder for defensive rounds

    stopped reading long ago just want to comment reloading mixed brass !
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    Firearms Anschutz 54.18 MSR

    see you and raise my 54.18 ms-ed. Purported to be more accurate due to stiffer action (sa), why did it lose favour in metallic silhouette ?
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    Member Link Up Need help from a memeber from England

    I'm in Canada. When I was in England a good friend made some parts for my pistol. I now want to ask him to make some more pieces. I'd like to talk to an English SH member who has a good knowledge of the law relating to manufacturing firearms parts there, and then shipping them. My friend is...
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    FIRING PIN STRIKE on OUTER RIM NORMAL?

    When using fired cases for testing strike footprint, and/or crush depth, or dry firing you should plug the case with some tissue. As mentioned on another thread "the residue left from burnt primer and powder is knocked loose and dumped in chamber throat creating an abrasive deposit that will...
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    Warning- Anschutz 54 rifles not safe to dry fire

    The rimfire benchrest experts recommend putting a wad of tissue in the fired case when testing rim crush to avoid that abrasive getting in the chamber. Good tips Justin, thanks
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    Smith Enterprises, Inc. Suing over a forum post.

    Video is brilliant - hit my funny bone I really laughed out loud - haven't done that in a long time
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    When do you clean your rifle barrel.

    Oh Oh!! Black from a clean barrel! That's what I use to judge cleanliness. I've sent Hoppes an email to clarify.
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    Tuning my handloads

    I'm going to do some load development for my old Rem 700 BDL 22.250. I did a lot of testing, 212 groups in 24 different bullet/powder/primer configurations, back in 1983. At that time it agg'd .379" with StdDev of .101 (5 shot groups-100yds), that was with Nosler 50gr Match which are no longer...
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    Anschutz 54.18 ms-ed and ammo testing

    Re: Anschutz 54.18 ms-ed and ammo testing moved - off topic.
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    Anschutz 54.18 ms-ed and ammo testing

    Re: Anschutz 54.18 ms-ed and ammo testing Yes, it was all indoors. The old stuff is from 1990 and the new, including Tenex, is 2007. I was going to repeat using a one-piece rest trying to take me out of the equation but the builder let me down.
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    Anschutz 54.18 ms-ed and ammo testing

    Hi Retired guy with too much time. Buying days WAY over. Now it's enjoy retesting the firearms. My son and I would pick a calibre and then research and buy the most accurate factory firearm I could afford. WWAYY preGoogle. I don't have a lot. I own one rimfire rifle. I'm doing web pages for a...