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Rifle Brand for 7mm Rem Mag
I am interested in the new Remington 700 Alpha. It adds some very nice additional features to the traditional 700, and it is a bit higher priced to reflect those changes. Better stock, trigger, bolt, etc. It is their new premium model. -
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Proof Carbon vs Steel barrels
I have been a benchrest shooter for many years competing is a sport where the rifle's weight is important, and I have yet to see a carbon fiber barrel on the line. The competitors in benchrest do everything and anything to gain even a tiny bit of an advantage, and most of them would be screwing... -
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HSP stock, Rem Arms 700 - To bed or not to bed?
It would not take much time to put a small touch of bedding compound into the rear of the recoil lug mortise to make certain that the lug has full contact during recoil. With that you should have good results without the bother of bedding the full receiver. HSP makes a good stock. -
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Gimme the Story on Kimber Rifles
Montana 308. Beautiful rifle, but with problems. The mag box was to high for the recess and that caused most of the issues until I took a file to the bottom of it. After a full rebedding and fooling with the rifle for a few months with different handloads I got it to shoot well enough to hunt... -
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A new build followed me home
I have a nice little 700 Stainless Mountain Rifle chambered in 270 Win that will be wearing a Douglas premium barrel chambered in 257 Roberts in a few weeks. I do not need yet another 270 in the safe, and I currently only have one 257 Roberts and feel the need for a second one. The long... -
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A new build followed me home
I doubt that you would ever regret a new barrel in the classy original 257 Roberts, unless you are stuck with factory ammunition. If you handload for it the old Bob does many, many things very well with very little drama. -
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First Wyoming Antelope Hunt
Trespass hunts on good ranches are extremely rare anymore, if they exist at all. Most of the good ranches are leased by outfitters, or the owners only let people that they know hunt there. Drawing doe tags is tough. A few years ago doe tags were easy and hunters often took multiple does... -
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To crimp or not to crimp?
I only crimp the heavy recoiling cartridges (375's and larger), pistol cartridges, and the 22 Hornet. The remainder do better with no crimp. I have been a fairly serious benchrest shooter/competitor for the past 50 years or so, and there are good reasons that none of us crimp. Factory...- Seamaster
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Light functional binos
My wife likes the Nikon Monarch 7 binoculars better than any others (including my Swarovski's). They are light, clear, and priced right. -
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NFA Wait Times
March 18th eform filed. November 23rd eform approved. -
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Carbon barrel for .308 or Bergara Wilderness HMR in 6.5 Creedmoor?
Look hard at Douglas barrels (located in Charleston, WV) for this type of shooting. They are very good quality and have fast delivery. I use them on most of my big game and varmint rifles. They are far superior to any hammer forged factory rifle barrel and the price is right. -
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Carbon barrel for .308 or Bergara Wilderness HMR in 6.5 Creedmoor?
A steel sporter barrel will weigh approximately the same as a sendero carbon barrel. A 26" steel sendero barrel will weigh about 1.5 lbs. more. Much depends on the length of the barrel. My choice would be steel, sporter contour, threaded, and probably just a bit shorter than the factory... -
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CRF 3 position safety options
Douglas is fast and their barrels are very good. -
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How tight a group?
On internet boards almost all rifles shoot 1/2" groups. I saw a fellow at the range one day shoot ten groups that were somewhere around 1 1/2"- 2" on the average, but had one that was smaller. He cut out and saved the small group for display purposes, and was later telling people at the club...- Seamaster
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- Forum: Ammunition and Reloading
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Tripods 101
My wife is far into the deep end of photography so we have a few tripods around. Most of her tripods are Manfrotto. I keep a Manfrotto 190X in my car for use with a spotting scope. It is heavy, but it is a good quality aluminum for about $250. A good pan head will cost another S150 or so... -
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Accubond Polymer Tip issue
I had a few Barnes TTSX bullets that lost their tips and were set aside for range use only. At 100 yards they shot into the same group as bullets that still had the tips. I would imagine that it would make a difference at much longer ranges, but no measurable difference at 100 yards. I...- Seamaster
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Leftover Wyoming cow tag
Late in the season Area 6 cows get into large herds and stay on ranches that you can not hunt. As others have plainly said, there is a reason that tags are left over. -
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Tipping
If you tip 10% individually based on your individual hunt price, it is the same as if you tip a combined 10% based on your combined hunt price. I tip guides based on their effort, the length of the contracted hunt, and their knowledge and advice. I normally tip guides somewhere around 10%... -
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Do you put TSA-approved padlocks on rifle case?
I fly with handloads fairly regularly with no problems. My handloads are in plain MTM slip top boxes with a rubber band around them, not factory boxes. As long as the cartridges are properly secured nobody cares. I do put my MTM boxes inside a yellow Pelican 1200 case with TSA locks when I... -
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Remington 700 bolt hard to push down
I doubt if it is extra lug contact. Frankly, the lugs on properly squared actions have a lot more contact than the lugs in the photo. Some do a good job cleaning up and squaring a 700 action, while other "gunsmiths" are a bit a bit lacking. Anybody can screw on a barrel. Are their any...
