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SONIC SAAMI · Sunday at 9:37 AM

WB300 · Sunday at 9:36 AM

Tempting

308Gunner · Sunday at 9:35 AM

Wellllll there is the action thing and then the list goes on

El Dirtbag · Sunday at 9:32 AM

Would you start over or let it ride?

I recently bedded a Tikka yesterday and placed bedding between the action and recoil lug by accident. This is a Pure Precision stock that already had the pillar bedded. If the recoil lug wasn’t already bedded, I would have glued it to the action before bedding. I still have to clean up the spill over in the magazine/trigger area.

I’m concerned that if I remove the bedding from the recoil lug, I won’t have full contact between the action and recoil lug because the rest of the action is bedded at this height.

DownhillFromHere · Sunday at 9:28 AM

BigJimFish said:
The reason for very high 100-150 ft lbs of torque on a barrel is not related to the barrel coming loose. It is related to the amount of elastic deformation you will get in the threads during the shot.

Maybe this explains what I've experienced since I switched back to my 6.5CM barrel last week, preparing for a match at a venue known for longer ranges and a fair amount of wind.

I only torqued the barrel to 50 ft/lb, less than the 75ish used in the past. Using my well-established load - Berger 140 HT at 2750ish from 7x-loaded Peterson brass fired only in that barrel - all of a sudden I'm getting a little "click" at the top of the (Defiance Deviant) bolt lift in maybe half the rounds. Haven't had that before. Brass looks fine; no primer flattening or ejector swipe.

Accuracy... meh. Half-inch @100, but should be a little better.

I'm gonna put on another 30-50 ft/lb and see what happens.

lash · Sunday at 9:28 AM

Ronin22 said:
So why all the barrel nut hate? LOL

Fair question. I wouldn’t know for sure, since I have both a Savage .338 that shoots one hole groups and a .260 Remage that does the same.

lash · Sunday at 9:11 AM

Ronin22 said:
Yup. Is that better since it's not in the chamber?

I don’t think that it’s much different than the load applied from a shouldered barrel. The barrel nut is acting as your shoulder, if you will. The threads are being loaded in the same way.

I could be wrong.

RedDawn · Sunday at 9:05 AM

RedDawn said:
So the crack is between the 2 halves where they are welded together .. the one on the left actually moves in and out when you squeeze it. The middle one hasn’t cracked through all the way yet but it’s coming.

Anything I can do to salvage it or toss it and switch to metal DDG mags when Mike finishes them ?

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So I reached out to Vudoo in Oklahoma by email explaining my situation plus when I purchased the rifle and mags (Dec 2023) Well it took a day or so but the customer service dept replied back with I can’t find anything on a warrantee for the mags what is your mailing address I’ll get you 2 in the mail though. I’ll let yall know when they get here !

gunn317 · Sunday at 9:05 AM

Bump with updated trades

37L1 · Sunday at 9:04 AM

Threadcutter308 said:
Just wait (it'll be a short one) until (AI) "videos" start showing up in courts, being used as evidence to convict people of crimes. Judges, juries, prosecutors and defense attorneys won't be able to tell the difference between real and AI.

It's coming. I've never been more certain of something, I can feel it in my bones.

Evil ? Absolute evil.

Lawyer Uses ChatGPT In Federal Court And It Goes Horribly Wrong

A lawyer representing a man in a personal injury lawsuit in federal court has thrown himself on the mercy of the court after he used ChatGPT.

www.forbes.com

lash · Sunday at 9:01 AM

Ronin22 said:
I like it! So, what is going on with a Savage barrel nut rig? The threads are also inside with the bolt head. Then there is the nut. So is that mechanically locked vs tension of threads?

I believe that the barrel nut is preloading the threads against the receiver.

DonE911 · Sunday at 8:57 AM

I am not an F class shooter. I'm can however consistently shoot .5 moa to .75 moa from 100 and 200 ( all I have at my home range ). I don't care how good the rifle is, those are my personal limitations. Ive never been able to shoot beyond 600, but i can hit targets at that distance. Wish i coukd say i coukd do it at 1k, but ive never proven that. Yes I sometimes shoot smaller and on a bad day maybe a bit bigger. In order to do that, I do need to make good ammo with low sd. I'm closer to 100 than I am 20 years old, so my shooting isn't likely to get any better from here on out.
I've been reloading for 30 years and lots of things have changed over the years, but this is my process for my bolt rifles. Hi volume semi auto rifles or handguns don't get as much detail.
Assuming once fire brass that was fully prepped and neck turned. My brass doesn't lay in the dirt all day either.

Lube
FL resize and deprime ( my pin size cleans primer pockets to new look without wedging )
Wet tumble with dawn and lemon shine. I inspect each case before final rinse and lay on a towel to dry. I use harbor freight rock tumblers to wet tumble brass. They have rubber drums and make very little noise compared to the plastic tumbler drums.
Neck size with Lee collet neck sizer and prime on the single stage press ( Lee ) I have a Dillon for high volume stuff.
I throw a short charge and hand trickle to a Kernel ( if I go over I dump it back and do it again )
Seat my bullet

I load in batches but usually only load 25 to 50 rounds before I get up and do something else for a while. I don't want the process to start feeling like a job.

I'm sure my method won't win Benchrest competitions, but my testing shows the ammo better than I am, as is the rifle that fires it. I do think my ammo is good enough for NRL hunter or PRS type shooting, but again, I have to proven that myself.

RAVAGE88 · Sunday at 8:55 AM

David Kahn said:
MB: Any idea when you'll be attacking rifle action manufacture?

I'm getting much closer, but can't say yet exactly when. The parts for three gens of V22s, eight magazines, two DBMs, a few tools and a new website has been an enormous lift for one person, but actions are coming more into focus each day.

MB

Baron85 · Sunday at 8:52 AM

I ordered my first sealed 9mm can and wondering what type of bullets I should run through it?

New can is a Hux flow 9k and will be used on a Springfield Kuna and MP5 clone.

My current 9mm can is a Liberty Mystic that I can take apart and clean and I have some leading buildup over time with my current FMJ 147 loads. It’s not much but I don’t want to fill up the inside of the new can.

I tried plated many years ago and had accuracy issues, don’t remember the brand, and with the current prices I’m seeing I might as well buy jacketed bullets. Am I missing a plated bullet that’s accurate and noticeably cheaper than jacketed HP?

Last option, what about coated bullets like Blue Bullets? I have tried a handful of different coated bullets in my pistols. Mostly good success but not sure if they will cause buildup in the sealed can?

My current choices I am choosing between, but open to feedback, are

Precision Delta 147 HP

Blue Bullets 147

Everglades 147 plates.

If there is a simple cleaning solution that negates the issue of buildup in the sealed can I'm open to hearing that as well. I am un familiar with how to remove lead and coating other than dis assembling the can like my current 9 and 22 cans and manually scraping it out.

XP1K · Sunday at 8:42 AM

armorpl8chikn said:
You know what is scary AF?
All the people who are increasingly entertained by AI videos and pictures.
You are literally watching, and being entertained by demonic entities.
You are being seduced by the antichrist and his "beast".

That, and the generations coming up now, not ever having known who some of these people being depicted really were, are going to think that these images and videos are real. Saddens me greatly. And people are just sucking this stuff up with a spoon.

I find myself praying for discernment a lot these days.

Beefmanne · Sunday at 8:41 AM

Mrhyne · Sunday at 8:34 AM

Yes it’s FFP/mils/PR2 reticle

XP1K · Sunday at 8:33 AM

glazer1972 said:
Had some changes made to mine.

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sirhrmechanic · Sunday at 8:23 AM

armorpl8chikn said:
You know what is scary AF?
All the people who are increasingly entertained by AI videos and pictures.
You are literally watching, and being entertained by demonic entities.
You are being seduced by the antichrist and his "beast".

Exactly. Around here dank memes and videos are made by people!! Not fake database software masquerading as intelligence!

FatBoy · Sunday at 8:22 AM

Run and Gun DMR was fun. Weather wasn’t an issue, maybe a low 80s for the late runners.

Match was well laid out and flowed well. ROs had their stage briefs locked in tight and two guys in glass when we were shooting any kind of distance or obscured targets. Props were set up very well. Overall very well put together.

The challenge was finding the targets. No berms and some painted (likely all but they got beat up over the day) made finding the targets in a sea of weeds and trees challenging. Combine this with 90-120 second or times and it was challenging.

I took a chance running the 6 ARC and it bit me. (Was not needed either) Even after the testing good last week I had bullets slipping loose and I had to mortar the last round out every stage. Four stages I needed to put together a cleaning rod and punch the bullet out of the lands. It cost me a lot of time. Maybe as much as 15 minutes clearing the rifle and getting packed back up to run.

That, and not being ready to run hills, was totally on me. I could have and should have done much better. Not sure I could have improved on my shooting much , but I could have had a solid load/rifle and a better VO2 Max.

Maser · Sunday at 8:21 AM

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wvfarrier · Sunday at 8:19 AM

I messaged an asked if he had one that wasnt made of Chinesium

wvfarrier · Sunday at 8:16 AM

MikeMiller said:
I am running 20” barrel and bought 1000 cases to load up. If I can’t get what I want 2900 plus fps with good accuracy from Tac I will try 2520

I was really hoping N540 would get me there but no luck.

Varget has been my "go to" powder for these spicier loads. The Viht powders did NOT like being compressed. Power Pro seemed to plateau far below where I was trying to get. Ram Tac did not get anywhere close to my sought velocity.

wvfarrier · Sunday at 8:15 AM

st1650 said:
Yeah I don’t care about reloading, just want to get some extra velocity on my wifes 223 hunting bolt gun. Might even make 88 eldm worth it in the 223 case.

It should certsinly meet your requirements. I suggest using hard primers, my experiments have shown that softer ones, such as federal, do not handle the pressure very well

Expert684 · Sunday at 8:14 AM

Green461 said:
Janesville WI, I rode my motorcycle down and had my gopro on my helmet. Nothing too eventful except one drunk guy got crazy and all the cops pounced him. I left my helmet on and walked through the small crowd filming. I dont know how I missed this, didnt see it when i was there... pry cause my helmet was on. lol.. But these 2 people in raspberry berets w/ AR's and sidearms ... probably the kind you find in a second hand store. And armbands that say something?? Only seen when reviewing my footage. Everything else was just the normal fruitloop kids waiving signs and cars honking nonstop.

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ANTIFA special forces. The man bun and the pudgy whatever gives them away. I guess not too funny considering they are retards.

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