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  1. smoothy8500

    Brass for precision Semi-Autos.

    I have used everything from Federal, GI "once fired" LC, Winchester, PMC, etc., and they all have a lifespan of 4-5 firings. I inspect for imminent case separation and find the number increases dramatically at the 5th-6th reload. No one mfr was significantly more accurate or longer life with my...
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    WARNING on Freedom Munitions .308Win 168gr A-Max

    They figured you'd wait another 3 years for a response.....
  3. smoothy8500

    Out of the box problems with my ZCO 527

    I'm guessing this....or maybe the "other guy" with a broken scope at the match was operator error/mount/ring problem...Either way, hate it when a complainer shows up here but doesn't report on the final disposition. Easy for a novice/uninformed shooter to assume it's the scope because they don't...
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    Old eyes and iron sights......or I can't see shit anymore.

    That is true and I agree with the psychological factor impacting our ability to aim accurately. Perhaps I should rephrase it to "the common rule of thumb" for 90% of older shooters.
  5. smoothy8500

    Old eyes and iron sights......or I can't see shit anymore.

    Using that "formula" will have too strong of a script, which leaves the target blurrier than necessary. Stick with the formula I gave in post #3. Those numbers have been tried and tested for years. You are correct though as to the vertex being close to the inner edge/bridge of the glasses. This...
  6. smoothy8500

    МЦ-55 Zenit rifle by Yevgeny Dragunov

    Cool rifle. Diopter sights take a bit of learning, and a lot of trial-and-error to become proficient. There are probably more than a few youtube videos in your native language on international air rifle or international small bore ( think Olympic competition) to get you on the right track on...
  7. smoothy8500

    New member from Socal

    South OC also. I shoot with Santa Margarita Gun Club on MCB Camp Pendleton. Have to be a member if you're a civ and jump through some hoops but its OK. Membership also give you access to the base MCCS recreational range which goes out to 1K meters. Pala is another range, they host PRS matches...
  8. smoothy8500

    Old eyes and iron sights......or I can't see shit anymore.

    Been using corrective "prescription" shooting glasses for over 10 years. Pretty common in NRA High Power/CMP/ Palma/Intl smallbore circles. You need to get a little more focus on the front sight and the target will be slightly fuzzy, but visible. The common formula for M1 Garand/M14/Palma rifle...
  9. smoothy8500

    Barrel cleaning with alcohol

    Wait, Wouldn't eliminating oil from the bore before the first shot eliminate the "cold bore" offset that usually happens (1.5 MOA sometimes) ? I'm assuming the oil in the bore from the last patch from cleaning is going to create more POI offset than a squeaky-clean bore. I may try it on the...
  10. smoothy8500

    First time reloading

    Can't go wrong with the classic 168 or 175. The SMK 169 and 177 have shown great long-range results. Since you plan on single-loading/firing, the extra COAL of those projectiles won't be an issue if you won't be limited on keeping them at magazine length.
  11. smoothy8500

    First time reloading

    I second @Maurygold suggestions, especially for a novice reloader. The copper solids are somewhat finicky and have a very narrow powder load "range".
  12. smoothy8500

    Diopter Focus

    I'm in the same boat. It seems the thread @Im2bent references is concerning the parallax setting matching the image focus? Ideally we'd have image focus and parallax correction match, but if we can't get perfect reticle focus we may have "some" error, but not enough to mess things up too bad.
  13. smoothy8500

    Many around here who took the jab now showing same.

    "The scientific community has been left stunned after a group of leading scientists presented evidence..." Well, a study of ten people that had a vaccine, five who felt symptoms the first time (fatigue, soreness, etc) vs five that didn't feel symptoms post vaccine. Measured skin temp and...
  14. smoothy8500

    How do you note your rifles current zero setting when storing a rifle?

    I think some old crusty CMP Garand shooter wandered in here by accident? "Zeroed" sights mean it was clicked all the way down and needs to add 8 -12 "clicks" up for 100 yds...... We'll just be nice to the old boomer and offer some prune juice.
  15. smoothy8500

    Another win.... Modelo sales dropping for first time in a decade...

    Eh, 1% drop in sales isn't exactly tanking...
  16. smoothy8500

    First post here, but question regarding m855 ammo

    This sounds more and more like the typical questions on Arfcom.... :rolleyes:
  17. smoothy8500

    Healt friendly brass polish

    Healthiest choice is no polish-you don't need it. Just use walnut or corn cobb media in your vibratory cleaner.
  18. smoothy8500

    Keystone Pipeline Conspiracy Theories?

    Hmmmmm, just maybe, could it be that Greenpeace was actually right about the potential it could rupture?
  19. smoothy8500

    Ballistic calculators disagree with my actual elevation amounts - help please!

    We do the same, and quit calibrating the targets due to the constant changing of POI/POA on the screen. With that said, shooters should be skeptical of using an E-target to establish a hard zero, unless it's their own target with confirmed calibration.
  20. smoothy8500

    Ballistic calculators disagree with my actual elevation amounts - help please!

    Yeah, if you had said in the first post that E-targets were being used, a few of us would have asked "did you calibrate the targets?" ShotMarker and Silver Mountain have to be calibrated, because the electronics will say "center" where it "thinks" is center. You would check your electronic...
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