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    Gunsmithing Polishing a new chamber?

    I wrap a piece of 320 wet/dry around a chamber fitting bore mop and spin it with a drill.
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    Gunsmithing Polishing a new chamber?

    Here's more than you ever wanted to know about chamber polishing.... https://www.varmintal.com/a243z.htm
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    Leupold Mark 5 Parallax Adjustment

    They once changed a Vari X III 6.5-20 for me and when I got it back it worked at 25 yards, but would go out of focus past 125 yards or so. Called them and they said that was the trade off. I sent it back and they put it back where it was at no charge. This has been 10+ years ago. Send them an...
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    Vudoo Gun Works V-22 Rimfire Bolt Action

    Looks like I'll have to recut the foam in my guncase! Hope the short 5's are in the pipeline, too, I know the Silhouette guys are waiting!
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    Rifle Scopes Lapping rings necessity or dumb in 2019

    Quality rings do not need lapping. BUT the base cannot be misaligned or twisted, many are, and people try to fix a screwed up base by lapping rings because they don't understand how crooked many factory receivers are (I'm NOT talking about high quality aftermarket receivers here). Remington...
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    Night Vision Dumb question on long term storage of NV and Thermals

    I'd read somewhere about keeping thermals in the fridge to extend life span of the tubes (or something like that), and some NV had tritium (that decays). Is that all old tech that has nothing to do with newer devices?
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    Night Vision Dumb question on long term storage of NV and Thermals

    So, if it sits UNused for 10-15 years, no worries?
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    Sidearms & Scatterguns For you guys who run a red dot on your shotgun

    I really like the RDS's with the circle around the dot (like Holosun 510c, etc.) The outside circle almost exactly coincides with my modified choke AND gives you a reference for lead amount on moving targets. And you have the center dot to zero your slugs.
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    Night Vision Dumb question on long term storage of NV and Thermals

    I want to buy some equipment to stash and it may sit in an ammo can for years (batteries out of course) and not be used. Does any NV or Thermal have a finite "lifespan" ? Thanks for the info!