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    Beta blockers

    I take Propranolol daily as a preventative measure against tremors caused by my diabetes. I suffer from some long term usage effects of the stuff. Mostly it is inertia in getting daily tasks done and while I wouldn't call it a sense of well being, I just don't give a shit. The tremors are bad...
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    Question from a noob

    You have a vertical crosshair and a target that is something wide, right? Use that information for your hold. 10 mph wind at 9 o'clock, 300 yards out, hold the left edge of a 10" wide target, if you miss right, increase your hold by the amount of the miss. Can't spot you miss? You have other...
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    Question from a noob

    Most of the shooters I know dial elevation and hold wind. Be it estimated wind or measured wind, you still have to observe the effects of wind at long distance using clues available to you. It is actually pretty rare to have wind at the shooter and wind at the target to be the same. Now even...
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    Rifle Scopes Market for high priced glass????

    Photography is a money eater for sure, just an average kit with nothing fancy can run 10k easy, get into larger format and it gets huge. Motorcycle drag racing, or any form of racing is a good way to turn a large fortune into a small one. To compete in any of the Pro ranks means a lottery...
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    Question from a noob

    The issue with a BDC reticle has nothing to do with the reticle, it is really a user issue. The reticle is designed around a specific load. That means bullet, for BC, powder charge for velocity and even primer. It is on the shooter to calibrate the reticle to his equipment and specific range...
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    Will my retarded DIY equipment idea actually work?

    I see one potential drawback. Shouldn't be too hard to overcome though. The smooth surface of the plywood is going to act like a skid atop a set of ball bearings. Try loading the bipod and your gonna take off forward. You would have to make it long enough to at least get your chest and maybe...
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    Rifle Scopes Athlon Ares Issue or Non Issue?

    Yeah, I made that mistake on my Surgeon equipped rifle. I thought the built in rail on the action was 0 MOA but it turns out it was 20 MOA. I chose a 20 MOA Spuhr mount and wound up with 40 MOA of cant. That took me right out of the scope's adjustment range.
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    Emergency vehicle precedence

    Your locale may be different than mine. Here, if I call 911, our FD rolls with their own paramedic unit and a fire truck follows. They run code the whole way to and return. You can call a private ambulance service but would be foolish to do so if someone is bleeding badly or in some form of...
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    Emergency vehicle precedence

    An ambulance with no lights or sirens is nothing more than a taxi. It don't provide any information as to whether there is a patient aboard or if the crew is just heading out for coffee. To boot, that was a private ambulance service, not fire department. I really didn't see any signs of an...
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    Emergency vehicle precedence

    I kinda wonder, the cop was running code, the ambulance was not, that would give the cop reasonable expectation that the ambulance should have pulled over. He has no way of knowing that a patient was in the ambulance and since they weren't running code, it obviously wasn't a critical situation...
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    Bergara HMR Bolt Handle Broke Off Twice.....

    One tiny little photo would have made this issue a lot clearer. Think you can post one. I don't know how many Remington 700 actions are out there, or, for that matter Bergara but something was wrong, twice. This just flat should not happen.
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    Ruger Gunsite Scout .308

    I have one, it is, for me, a hunting rifle and a damn good one. Most of my shots are at 200 yards and in though. Swarovski Z5 3,5-18 atop. I started it out with FGMM 168s and shooting off a bench, was able to get it to 5/8" groups. For hunting, switched to Federal Premium 165s. Shot pretty...
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    Gunsmithing Correct barrel blank length??

    So order a 30". Good chance your gunsmith owns and even uses a tape measure. He probably has a parting tool for his lathe as well. Of course you will be paying twice for the extra metal. Once to Bartlien for the blank and again to the gunsmith for removal. Why not ask your gunsmith what he...
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    Etiquette question

    Sooner or later, you are bound to piss someone off. It is just the nature of Internet forums. The inhabitants of this place are a crusty bunch of dogs but, it you hang around long enough, and read with care, you'll also find they are quite knowledgeable and more than willing to share...
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    Rifle Scopes So which scope maker absolutely 100% makes their own glass and or lens.

    There is glass and then there is glass. You can come up with something you can more or less see through by going to a beach and scooping up some sand and melting it, provided you can come up with a hot enough furnace. Now, optical glass is a kinda different animal. It is mostly pure silica...
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    Idiot Climbs Statue of Liberty to Protest ICE

    Do like I do with a cat that has climbed to somewhere it is unhappy with. Ignore the fucker. When it gets hungry or thirsty enough, it'll figure out a way to get down, or not. Cordon off the inpact zone so no one else gets hurt and prevent any aid from the ground. The situation will solve...
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    Rifle Scopes Is there a clear winner for best glass?

    You'll find the absolute best glass in astronomical telescopes, not something you can buy in a hobby shop but something with a 1000 or so tons of steel supporting it and it mostly looks up at the distant objects in the sky. These days, with modern grinding and coating techniques, all of the...
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    Me, the Gun, Both?

    Well, way before the rifle, I would check myself. Unless you were up in the far north, it was probably hot. Were you properly hydrated? You would be amazed at the amount of water you can lose on a hot sunny day. Hydration has to start about 48-72 hours before the event. If you didn't have to...
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    Rifle Scopes Swfa 5-20x20 HD

    Here, I did your work for you. Open a Google search window and enter the following. SWFA 5-20x50 lens caps
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    Rifle Scopes Swfa 5-20x20 HD

    A lot of 35mm and digital cameras have lens caps that will fit that objective lens so long as the scope has internal threads. The other end of the scope, you are likely to find something that will slip on at a local pharmacy. Pill bottles have all sorts of sizes, Depends on the diameter of the...
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