Recent content by nick338

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    .308 Winchester

    And you want that case in your rifle's chamber over the long haul? No thanks.
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    .308 Winchester

    This is where I'm at with this. I have no desire to run 80K psi loads through my action and barrel consistently, and if I'm not doing it consistently, I have no use for it. There needs to be far more data made available on the stress this puts on the action and barrel over years of repeated...
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    .308 Winchester

    What action/actions are you using for the hybrid loads?
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    .308 Winchester

    It's funny, some people swear by the tipped Sierra's and some people hate them. I never saw anything to write home about in any of the Black Hills ammo loaded with them and the few I tried with handloads were nothing special. I really am a Berger whore, however my current .308 bolt gun has...
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    .308 Winchester

    Don't sleep on the Berger 175 OTM. Has been phenomenal in my M1A.
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    .308 Winchester

    I'm already setup for Hawkins Precision hunter extended mags. They have an internal length of 2.980"
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    .308 Winchester

    A1-3. Same as the Darpa XM3, only with adjustable cheekpiece.
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    .308 Winchester

    Short action Bumblebee, magazine length. These are loaded at 2.95" OAL.
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    .308 Winchester

    Some very early testing with a new 18.5" build with 210 Sierra Matchkings and N550. Both 5 shot groups.
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    .308 Winchester

    Use .243 and G7. Unless you aren't shooting beyond 500 yards.
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    M14/M1A built or buy??

    NF 4-16x42 is what's on it in the picture. Currently it has a NF 5-25×56, same rings.
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    M14/M1A built or buy??

    Post #19 is the rifle.
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    M14/M1A built or buy??

    Reliable ejection won't be a problem, but the brass dinging the windage knob on the way out will be.
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    M14/M1A built or buy??

    Pretty sure I have some APA .850 rings on mine and have no trouble clearing the rear sight. Also running an LRB M25.
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    M14/M1A built or buy??

    Sweet rifle. I miss my JAE stock.