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    Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms

    Re: Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Cesiumsponge</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Also I completely hijacked this thread. Sorry! </div></div> That's ok. I was getting tired of the repeated...
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    Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms

    Re: Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Cesiumsponge</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thank you for the information, Boris. Basically this boils down to a tool that won't be worn out by anyone but...
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    KRG Whiskey-3 Chasis

    Re: KRG Whiskey-3 Chasis I shot my TRG 42 in 338 well right from the beginning (the ergonomics really fit me I guess), but as soon as I chanegd over to the Whiuskey 3 folding stock (kept the TRG forend), my groups got smaller. Very first range session. I guess it fits me even betetr than the...
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    Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms

    Re: Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms Great information to have, Kortik. Appreciate it. Jim G
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    midway mat all curled up

    Re: midway mat all curled up No curling problems with mine. Jim G
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    Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms

    Re: Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Sean the Nailer</div><div class="ubbcode-body">OOooooooooOOOOOHHHHboy, this again. Gimme a minutes, I'm gonna do a 'search' to find other thread(s) that spoke...
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    Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms

    Re: Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Cesiumsponge</div><div class="ubbcode-body">So how many uses is the Borka or Effetto Mariposa factory calibration good for before a recommended calibration...
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    Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms

    Re: Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Grimm</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">They rarely come in the right...
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    Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms

    Re: Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms I appreciate your gracious approach, Boris. Thanks. Jim G
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    Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms

    Re: Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms Boris: I did not realzie you were a site sponsor. I appreciate the sponsorship greatly, and you are correct in pointing out that you have a product intended for this need and market. I feel badly now having posted about a product that...
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    Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms

    Re: Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Sean the Nailer</div><div class="ubbcode-body">There are two kinds of salesmen on this site. Those who found a need, came up with an idea, perfected a process...
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    Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms

    Re: Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kortik</div><div class="ubbcode-body">From the techical point of view, I would not recommend this bycicle tool you've posted about for anybody who cares about...
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    Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms

    Re: Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms I just found the webpage that I ahd seen, and the product shown here in the photo on the left is the Borka driver I was shown by a friend who had one: http://borkatools.com/pages/atd644b/atd644b.html This one WAS made in Taiwan, per the...
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    Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms

    Re: Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kortik</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JimGnitecki</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I...
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    Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms

    Re: Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kevlars</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
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    Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms

    Re: Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms I did not know the one model was U.S.made, and I'm not going to try to convert you. You use your Borka's if you like them, and I'll use my Effetto Mariposa. Jim G
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    SIG special pistol+Speer Gold DOT = Incredible SD

    I know that many of us on the forum are reloaders, and we strive for consistency in our loads. Most of us routinely match or “beat” the factory loads. For example, my own early efforts on .308 loading are giving me a standard deviation (“SD”) of 16.5 , while the Federal Gold medal and Black...
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    Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms

    Re: Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Yasherka</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Jim, Have you seen the Borka wrench? It has the full range of torques one might need for firearm maintenance, and in...
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    Effetto Mariposa - GREAT torque wrench for firarms

    I have been less than happy using the normal type torque wrenches on firearm scope rings, scope bases, and barrel securement bolts (like on the LMT). Now I have found a GREAT solution thanks to a passing remark made by someone on the LMT thread: a mini torque wrench intended for use on delicate...
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    LMT .308 MWS

    Re: LMT .308 MWS How hard is it to swap out the trigger in an LMT MWSE? What triggers come highly recommended? I am trying to figure out what change I need to make to get to the next level of improved results. I shoot my TRG better than I shoot my LMT. I know that the TRG fit is better for...