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Have issues with solid copper
When I first started loading copper I treated it just like traditional bullets for jump. It was frustrating getting a good group, followed by a bad group, with no consistency whatsoever. I finally started giving the much more jump and the problem went away. With some of the loads it seems...- Seamaster
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- Forum: Ammunition and Reloading
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Nosler brass.
Nosler sells it's brass prepped, and unprepped. The prepped brass comes in a box and is more expensive than the bulk unprepped brass.- Seamaster
- Post #21
- Forum: Ammunition and Reloading
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best deer hunting cartridge
After looking at the OP's previous posts in other threads, I believe that he/she may just be a troll. -
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Leftover elk tags
There are good reasons that these tags are leftover. Some large ranches do not allow any hunting. I know of a couple of large ranches that do not allow hunting, or even graze cattle, turning them into "sanctuary ranches" for huge herds of elk late in the season. Elk like to go where there is... -
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Colorado OTC - How bad is it
The last time I hunted OTC in Colorado I had some other guy (a complete stranger) in orange with a rifle that just followed me around. He stayed about 150 - 200 yards behind but he simply followed me no matter where I went, rough country, steep country, timber, or open areas. I tried turning... -
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A non typical elk gun thread
I would certainly give serious consideration to the Sako 85. Tikka is the budget option from Sako and has many, many very vocal fans. I am not knocking the Tikka at all, for the price it a fine rifle but it is not quite the same overall quality as a Sako 85. -
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Thumper gun project
I hope this rifle will see real Africa and not just another South Africa shooting farm. I have been some places that there have been times where I wished I was holding a thumper instead of a .375. -
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Otc archery, gmu 80,help pls.
Australia and New Zealand are two different places. He is a Kiwi (NZ). -
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Leupold Firedot
Moorfield Mike, I have a few of the 3.5-10x40 and the 4.5-14x40, and have a friend that has the 3.5-10x50. I do like the 30mm tubes better than a 1" tube. These are pretty good scopes, and are worth the money. To me the 50mm model does not seem to do anything more than the 40mm model except... -
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What scope for my new lightweight build
A light rifle with a 2 lb.+ scope would be pretty funny. I like the VX5hd. I have not heard anything negative from anyone that actually owns one yet, myself included. Schmalts has very good prices. -
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Rifle Elk Caliber and Bullet Choice for 2023
300 WM - 180 gr AccuBond somewhere in Wyoming -
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Thoughts on Extreme Velocity Spread and Fixing it
Sometimes a large ES is not very evident on target at 100 yards. If you shoot the same load at 300 yards you may not be very happy. I have seen fellows load their cartridges a bit long to the point where any inconsistency in length may be the difference in a jam, a touch, or a small jump. If...- Seamaster
- Post #8
- Forum: Ammunition and Reloading
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To cut or not to cut, that is the question. Suppressor & Barrel Length
When I got my first suppressor I was expecting too much based upon internet chatter. It does reduce the blast a bit, but it certainly is still very loud and nothing helps the supersonic crack. I have a few rifles that I use suppressors on and many that I do not. When I shoot at large game... -
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I want every butthole on the forum! By butthole i mean opinion.
A Cooper in .257 Roberts would certainly do the trick for whitetails in PA without unnecessary recoil. Otherwise I would be tempted to choose his favorite action, have somebody screw on a good barrel, a nice aftermarket trigger, and a walnut stock from a vendor like Stocky's. And of course... -
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New Remingtons
KYgunco lists a price of a little less than $1,600 for the Alpha 1, but I don't know if they have any currently in stock. It seems like a lot of rifle for the money. I do not think I could build a similar rifle with the same features for that cost. -
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Chambering problems
I have seen this problem fairly often with new handloaders. It is the first thing I check when a new loader has problems chambering.- Seamaster
- Post #31
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Warne or Vortex rings?
He obviously had the top screws in further than he should have had before he tightened the bottom. That does not let the bottom screws get torqued tightly on the bases. I have made that mistake myself when I first started using those vertical splits. He also was using his scope alignment... -
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Warne or Vortex rings?
That fellow sure didn't know a whole lot about scope mounting, but I guess he needed something to put on his youtube channel. -
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leupold vx 3hd zero range
If it a scope that I intend to dial for distance it will be zeroed at 100 yards, and then dial for distance. On most hunting scopes that will not be dialed I set zero at whatever distance keeps me on the target area the furthest ("max point blank range"). Usually that works out to be somewhere... -
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Mountain Rifle Caliber? Ya- I know...
I would guess that the choice of cartridge is tied closely to your target market. Since you are using a fairly inexpensive action with a total cost of approximately $2,000 I doubt that you are really trying to sell to fellows with deep pockets that tend to like classic cartridges. If that is...
