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    223 Rem Bolt/Trainer Loads

    I've compared all three (CCI 400, 450, BR4). I am quite content with -400s for my .223 bolt rifles; even the spicier IMR-8208XBR loads didn't cause excessive primer flattening. ES/SD values simply did not justify the added expense at all.
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    Rifle Scopes Interesting observation

    ^^^ This. If someone were to give me a Send-It level or two, I'm sure I'd try them out. But I can't bring myself to pay even even 40% off for one when plain ol' Vortex bubble levels for $40 apiece get the job done and are easily visible from my cheek weld. [Hopefully Frank doesn't see this and...
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    223 Rem Bolt/Trainer Loads

    I am totally OVER buying Hodgdon powder for reloading because of the price. I've gone to Vihtavuori, N135 for .223 and N150 for 6BR. I still have a full jug of H4350 for 6.5CM (seldom shot anymore) for which I paid under $300... While advice from @spife7980 is usually golden, I will disagree on...
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    Ultrasonic cleaners

    I'm a bit early along with my ultrasonic cleaner experience (see "recomendations" thread here). I bought mine for suppressor cleaning. Experience so far: A friend gave me a jug of Hornady One Shot Sonic Clean Solution Gun Parts Formula. It is toxic - contains dipropylene glycol n-propyl ether...
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    22lr maintenance

    👆👆👆This (Vudoo method). C4-soak patch in the leade for 10 minutes, wipe off bolt as needed while leade soaks, push wet patch through bore twice, two dry patches, done. Takes about 15 minutes. The Vudoo video talks about keeping the "seasoning" intact in the bore. I believe in this. Indeed...
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    DeLane Development Group Rimfire Ventures

    @RAVAGE88 Acknowledging accuracy as highest priority in any new development, I do hope the magazine can have a follower button to facilitate loading, especially Lapua rounds in summer. Thanks from the arthritic-handed septuagenarian.
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    Does anyone else get frustrated reloading

    This. Same rifle, but heavy-barrel .25-06. No deer, but a fair number of groundhogs with 87-grain spitzer at 3400fps (according to Speer #7). ------- Let's talk "precision" and getting the job done. Decades ago at a skeet shoot, a guy was selling a Remington 1100 that interested me. Saturday...
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    Best Sub $750 optic for target and varmint - 2025

    My bad on the Midas TAC. I just googled it and looked at the first thing that came up. I've only messed with one of those, and it was several years ago. I thought it was decent then, but I was early along in my rifle journey and running Vortex Viper PSTs. The main purpose of this longish post...
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    Best Sub $750 optic for target and varmint - 2025

    Not sure why you're looking at a Midas TAC (30mm tube, 1:4 magnification ratio) when you specified 34mm tube and 5-25x (1:5 ratio) and you have a $750+ budget. I and a couple of my match buddies have compared the Vortex Strike Eagle 5-25x56 to one of my gen-3 Razor 6-36x56, my ZCO 527, and a...
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    Suppressors Ultrasonic cleaner: Recommendation(s)?

    The only CLR use case I have right now is on the first inch forward of the chamber and the muzzle of my stainless barrels. I used to use it in the entire bore until I discovered that a putting a thick C4-wet patch on a cleaning jag one caliber smaller than bore size works wonders, without the...
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    Suppressors Ultrasonic cleaner: Recommendation(s)?

    I appreciate the feedback, guys. I think I'm going with the one linked by @CK1.0 and @LeftyJason . I wished I already had it this afternoon as my 6BR got an overdue cleaning. It wear the APA 4-port brake with the little top ports in it... which I discovered wuite awhile back just clog up with...
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    Rifle Competition Events Geisselle match at Coleman’s Creek

    Cool. How many rounds of rifle, pistol? Conflict with the .22 match at Frontline. Since I won't be shooting this month's Frontline rimfire event, I definitely want to do the July one. Hopefully we could do the September 6th one at CC.
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    Rifle Competition Events Geisselle match at Coleman’s Creek

    I'm interested in a report on this. I like the idea of a gas-gun-only match, but the description sounds like it's another macho-man thing that CC likes to do....
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    DeLane Development Group Rimfire Ventures

    Well, this specific part of the community is moving onward/upward with you. I wouldn't touch "Vudoo" with somebody else's 10-foot pole anymore.
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    Suppressors Ultrasonic cleaner: Recommendation(s)?

    Thanks for the steer re wattage. Makes sense. I guess you know the link above references an unavailable item, but Amazon does put up an alternative. I looked at the Harbor Freight units... there's a HF store not too far from me so that was attractive... but reviews point to an underpowered unit...
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