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  1. J

    3RD Generation Shooting / VARGET 1 lbs 7/15/2013 1545CDT

    166 Left at 18:10 PST.
  2. J

    Hornady L-n-L Progressive Question

    I just assumed that this was something that could be just adjusted out by screwing in and unscrewing out the primer pusher thingy. Is that not the case?
  3. J

    OCW testing FAIL

    1. No bipods WHILE testing. You can use it after that. It just makes it more accurate, so one less factor to worry about. I don't think you are the best shooter off the bipod (I suck at it too), so it should help, while you are doing load testing 2. You are misunderstanding the parts of OCW -...
  4. J

    OCW testing FAIL

    rjacobs, you can't mix the brass! (Just kidding. I just wanted to pile on, since people think telling you that same thing 20 times will make it more clearer. Hopefully it is more clear now :-)) When you say factory 168 SMK ammo, what brand is it? My recommendation to go get a box of Federal...
  5. J

    Is Federal Gold Medal Match brass the same as their hunting ammo brass?

    OK, so I took a picture of it to show the difference. Anyone else seeing this? One on the left is the one with the little embosed ring around the flash hole. I have about 100 of these as well as the regular type. Not sure which came from what batch, because like everyone I thought they are all...
  6. J

    Graf .308 bullets in stock again

    One on the left is SMK and one on the right is GRAF?
  7. J

    Varget in stock: 1# and 8# available as of 15:10 pdt, 6/11/13

    I ordered some 1 lbs. Is this a legit business? Hard to believe someone having 800 lbs supply available that is not called for already?
  8. J

    Is Federal Gold Medal Match brass the same as their hunting ammo brass?

    There is a difference. I just noticed it for the first time tonight after stainless steel tumble. Only problem is I am not sure which is which. One of them has a little ring around the flash hole, inside the case. The brass is thicker there. These weigh about a grain more than the other brass...
  9. J

    Gunsmithing How smooth should the bore be if it was hand lapped at the factory?

    OK, so to wrap this up, here is my range report with the new barrel. I was able to finally get it installed myself this week and go shoot it tonight. Overall I am very happy, it reduced my group size to about 30-50% of what it used to be. Also, it seems to be a lot more consistent, and much...
  10. J

    Disappointed with "expensive" spotting scopes

    I have to disagree here. I do find the gitzo tripod worth 3x price difference. When I purchased it, it was the only carbon fiber game in town, and it was way lighter than anything else. I paid for the lack of weight part. i used to travel alot on foot with it for my business, and it was worth...
  11. J

    Gunsmithing How smooth should the bore be if it was hand lapped at the factory?

    Hawkeye. This was the best place for the price: Bruno Shooters Supply: Hawkeye Borescope 17" Kit without Angled Eyepiece ***IN STOCK 05/13/13***
  12. J

    Gunsmithing How smooth should the bore be if it was hand lapped at the factory?

    OK, I got the replacement barrel today from Brownells. The new one is perfect! Very smooth finish throughout the entire bore. Almost no tooling marks whatsoever. 99.5% of the bore surface is smooth with no tooling marks. Whatever tooling mark there is, it is very faint. Not like the last one...
  13. J

    Disappointed with "expensive" spotting scopes

    More Update - Positive! Finally got a hold of a friend who has another Vortex (who told me to buy this in the first place) and borrowed from him this morning and this time I took it to a spot that I could measure 300 yards. This time I took an old target with six .308 shots tightly grouped but...
  14. J

    Disappointed with "expensive" spotting scopes

    Could you elaborate more? how would you rate the sharpness between the three? pentax, razor and sightron rifle scope?
  15. J

    Disappointed with "expensive" spotting scopes

    Quick close up photo of edges of the scope and chromatic aberrations of the scopes. 1. Vortex CA - purple fringe 2. Vortex CA - removed it digitally 3. Vortex CA - not as bad as Vortex, but it does have some CA 4. Vortex CA - removed it digitally As you can tell, the sharpness of the...
  16. J

    Disappointed with "expensive" spotting scopes

    OK, so I took the advice of the forum as well as my own advice. I went and purchased the Vortex last night. I tested it out under the outdoor condition this early morning when it was still cool but bright enough (overcast this morning, as usual). Summary - Vortex will be going back to the...
  17. J

    Gunsmithing How smooth should the bore be if it was hand lapped at the factory?

    Yes, it is button rifled barrel, since it is by Shilen. I am assuming these are either button chattering while it is being pulled or reamer mark where they didn't flush it fast enough to get all the shavings out and it got caught.
  18. J

    Gunsmithing How smooth should the bore be if it was hand lapped at the factory?

    To answer others question about who the manufacturer is - it is Shilen standard match barrel sold via Brownells as short chambered barrel for Remington 700. I double checked with Shilen tech again this morning and I was told it is normal for the standard match grade. Per their description on...
  19. J

    Disappointed with "expensive" spotting scopes

    hmmm, I wish I can say it was noticeably superior, but for me it wasn't. Razor does out resolve Konus, since Razor at 45x was more clear than Konus at 60x and you could crank Razor all the way to 60x and you can see the target bigger. I just didn't get the feel that it was night and day better...
  20. J

    Gunsmithing How smooth should the bore be if it was hand lapped at the factory?

    I know...I've been intentionally vague about the maker because I wanted to give the benefit of the doubt for the manufacturer first. I also wanted to shoot it and see how it does as well as how much fouling problem it will have. If it shoots tighter than my factory and has much less fouling...
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