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I'd love to have a Weatherby Mark V action, but not so much the Mark V rifles they catalog. Is there a decent source out there other than simply buying the least expensive Mark V one can find? Perhaps a smith that stocks them? Amplification/Gripes: 1. Monte Carlo stocks: I hate this design...

I've got a stubborn barrel nut, looking to let it sit for a minute over the holidays. I can think of Kroil, Liquid Wrench and WD-40 offhand... what have you all had best success with? Stubborn in this case being 125 lb-ft indicated on the torque wrench (nut spec'd at 100) and haven't done much...

It’s about time to rebarrel my KRG SOTIC. I’ve decided it’s going to be a range/game gun. I’ve got a compact 6.5 Creed in the safe. I’ve got a Delta-51 in .308 on the way. I could do either and keep/gain some efficiency in terms of powders and projos. I could also do something else entirely…...

The action lives in a Manners CS-2 with mini-chassis… no idea what screws I need and ARC isn’t sure if the Xylo screws are the right length for other chassis options (understandably). I have no idea where the original action screws came from, nor what the appropriate spec is for replacements…

Obviously that’s subject to production and availability. I know that for folks like me, that matters. As I think about ordering a barrel, I was considering 6.5 Creed, 6 Creed, .308 Win because they have good factory ammo options. “A man‘s got to know his limitations…” and I know that I won’t be...

It occurs to me that if I had a 3D printer, it would be pretty easy to make whatever replacement grip panels I wanted for the W-3 since they just bolt on. I would guess no one is doing it en masse because there just isn't a large enough market for it. However, if anyone is experimenting with...

I've been a wet/ultrasonic cleaner guy previously. I decided I would try tumbling, but wanted to do it dry. Popped over to Primal Rights, dug through my pantry for my medium grain sushi rice, dumped two pounds or so of that into the tumbler with a bunch of brass, and off I went. Three hours...

My Nomad 30 finally cleared "jail." Comes from Dead Air direct thread. Dead Air also have KeyMo and Xeno mounts. Alternatively, I could swap the end cap to Area 419's and buy into their Hellfire system. I am sure there are others that I am missing. I started running some numbers on what all...

I was casting about for some high end glass for a future rifle, and decided the D28HV52WFIML ticks the boxes I need ticked. I poked around the thread here on the Hide, liked what I read generally, and now just need to source it. I know I can order it from Long Range Supply or Euro Optic...

Maybe I'm late to this party... in which case, I apologize. $3.50 a shot and you can't reload it... but, the 2020 claims were match accuracy and single digit SD... https://tvammostore.com/

I broke a Gen1 Trijicon Accupoint 1.25-4x optic. My Tikka T3x in 7mm Rem Mag was the culprit, 7.6 lbs all up with that little optic on it. Anyhow, didn't realize it until I put it on another rifle. I sent it in to Trijicon, and they said "Yeah, bro, that thing is obsolescent, we're not going...

Looks like I'll be testing just how much bedding matters to my rifle project here over the next few outings to the range. The bedding didn't survive the first 45 rounds intact, sadly. If I were a betting man, I'd bet that the disappointing targets that comprised rounds 26-45 were the result of...

I've had uniformly terrible results in two calibers now, with multiple bullets. For those of you using this stuff to good effect, do you have any tips or tricks? Does it at least make good fertilizer?

I'm looking at putting a 30mm tube on top of my ARC Nuc G2. Currently have a 42mm objective, might be en route to a 50/52 mm objective (lots of space over the Proof CF w/ the pic rail in place). Using the ARC version of the coin spacers, 4 pennies will about do it. Herein lies the question -...

Simply, does anyone have experience getting a M70 to run well that they’d like to share? I‘ve been fiddling with my M70 for a while now. A couple basic wants: 1. Enough bolt handle clearance to avoid banging my knuckles on the scope. 2. Mag that handles a reasonable COL so I don’t need to to...

I was taking a look at my .30-06 load development (M70, 24" Bartlein) after finally getting to the range with Lab Radar this past weekend. I had 58.8 grains of H4831sc compressed under a 195 grain TMK in a Lapua case with (IIRC) a CCI 200 (could have been a Federal 210... don't have the notes...

I’ve had my eye on one for a while. I put together a rifle that deserves some nice glass and weight is a factor. 24-25 ounces for this, it’s FFP, mil/mil, 3x on the low end, illum if I want it, knobs that are not stupidly large, no eye test where the reticle should be... the D24V52FML ticks a...

There are no less than three threads in which I could post...so, the only logical thing to do was start a new one ;-). Ignore the optic setup if you can. I had exactly one spare optic in the safe...a Gen 1 Accupoint. Awesome for hunting here in GA where a "long shot" is 200 yards. I had this...

I never intended to hand load to quite the extent I am now...and, my dwindling component stocks bear that out. I lucked into another box of CCI 250...which means I have about twice as many of those remaining as I do CCI 200 and Fed 210 (combined). I'm making a bold assumption that some of you...

Edited to update - crappy memory, had to get the calipers out again. I was measuring COL on some ammo and noticed BIG deviations. Like 15 (not 30) thou. This was with 195 TMK. I was seating around 3.34 - 3.33 (doing a seating depth test) and noted about 1/3 of the projectiles I loaded came...