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    Hornady 178BTHP + new powders:AR-Comp/2000MR/8208?

    There seems to be some new players recently, over the "usual suspects": - 175SMK, 155Scenar, 155SMK(2156) - RL15, Varget I would like to know if anyone have got good loads of 175SMK & 178BTHP(Hornady) from these new powers: - Alliant AR-Comp - Alliant 2000-MR - IMR 8208 XBR This is mainly for...
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    Range Report R&D Precision .308WIN Custom (RR) Added Pics

    "Range Report" Thanks Randy! After many months of gathering parts and many more months of waiting, here it is, finally: 15 of the first 17 rounds thru the tube (2 rounds are used to acquire zero), @ 100yds: Next, is to try to "reloads".
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    Request for Kernels dimension for these powders

    If you have any of these powders on your reloading bench, can you PLEASE help me out? Vihtavuori N530 IMR 3031 Accurate 2015 Vihtavuori N133 Norma 201 Can you please measure the length of a few kernels and post them here or PM me? Basically, I want to know the average length of them. I am in a...
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    Anyone got a 20" Larue OSR?

    I want to see some pic.... And some range report potentially... I am wondering what MV will you get out of M118LR (175SMK) thru that LW-50 20" barrel... Thanks!!
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    Is a 30cal Rock barrel "fast"?

    I m having my custom .308WIN rifle built. I want to get to 1k meters(yards) consistantly. What length of barrell should i go with? 26"? 24"? 22"? Some people told me that a "fast" 18" or 20" barrel will get me to 1k yds, and that BHA 175SMK will have MV in the range of 2650fps..... I would...
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    Looking 4 a few of CCI250 & Fed215 in San Diego

    Looking for a couple of CCI 250 and Fed 215 primers to test in San Diego. I've heard that magnum primers perform well with some powders like Varget, and I would like to test a couple with RL15. I am just looking for like 20-50ish primers to support my test. Please let me know if you have any...
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    Varget vs RL15

    I had been using RL15 like forever... for 308WIN, 175SMK.... I am just wondering if there is any significant benefit to go Varget? Any benefit if i ever go 155Scenar?
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    Rem700 SS 5R + AICS 2.0 + NF NXS 22x

    Special thanks to many friends here on the hide, after *many* months of parts hunting, back orders, trades..... my rifle is finally in a "serviceable" state!! Probably not something you hasn't seen before since this seems to be quite a standard and popular build. The rifle will stay like this...
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    Gunsmithing X-mark Pro Trigger adjustment

    I backed THE "screw" out quite far, and the weight is still a little heavy.... is that the way it is? My 700PSS has a much lighter pull weight...
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    Rifle Scopes Tricks to mount optic perfectly horizontal?

    What's the trick to mount the scope perfectly flat?