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  1. Viper1

    Gunsmithing Is full Bedding of the Action Necessary?

    Hi All, I've got three rifles to bed for best extreme long range accuracy. An experienced gunsmith buddy of mine recently told me that he strongly feels that only the recoil lug area of the action needs bedding on modern, aluminum chassis stocks like the Bell & Carlson Medalist line. I've...
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    Considering purchase of Savage 110 in 338 Lapua

    Considering purchase of a Savage 110 tactical 26" in 338 Lapua. Does anyone have direct experience with this rifle chambered in this cartridge? Any comment is helpful. Thanks, Viper1
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    Rifle Scopes Scoping On The Cheap

    I am one cheap bastard. Ask anybody. It came from my father who was the king of all cheap bastards and, although a very successful food canner in Texas, always looked for the best for less. Not that he had no style or didn't care for nice things, he just didn't want to pay the going price for...
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    New Rifle A'Comin'

    Hi Y'All, UPS comes tomorrow with a new rifle, not only new to me but new to the manufacturer. It's a Remington 700 Tactical Cerakote 300WM 26" with the 26" fluted barrel. It's the stock that caught my eye though. It is a Bell & Carlson copy of the early '70s stock on the M40 A1 rifle. Now we...
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    Barrel Length and Thickness Contour

    Gentlemen, There comes times in each of our shooting lives when we must ask what may seem to others as ludicrously basic questions. Nonetheless, they beg answers and the truly stupid question is the one unasked. My Gunsmith buddy, with whom I have been associated for 25 years, recently...
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    To Camo or Not - That Is The Question

    Just a quick one guys, I shoot the rifle below. And this really is for you current or former field operators with combat experience, but does camo on a sniper rifle really affect the operational security of the shooter? Or is just the base colors, in my case black stock and non-reflective media...
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    Gunsmithing What Torque for the Action Mounting Screws?

    Gentlemen, Just a quick question on torque. What value do you use on the two action screws on the Rem 700? I've got the B&C "Medalist" stock and I set it to 61 in/lbs as I saw that in a magazine somewhere. Many Thanks, Rob
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    Rifle Scopes Have I got enough scope?

    Hay All, Setup: Rem 700 SPS SS 26" on a B&C Medalist stock, but here's the question, I'm running a Leupold M4 6.6-14 scope. Question: is 14x enough for 1,000 yd or a scosh more? Thanks, Viper1