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    Range Report Anybody shooting 80g bullets in .223?

    THANKS for the good info! My .223 rem is a SPS and its only a year old. I do think I have a nice long chamber. A "to ogive" length of 2.000" puts me on the lands. Not sure but my best guess puts my jammed OAL around 2.37"... The best load I've been able to find so far is based off of the factory...
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    Range Report Anybody shooting 80g bullets in .223?

    I'm starting to look into my next .223 barrel... I'm thinking about a 1:8 to shoot bullets in the 75-80g range. I'm thinking of going 26" for the velocity. Looks like you need to shoot the 80g'ers to get your BC up over .4... What kind of speed is reasonable to expect in a medium .223 load with...
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    Are Air rifles the pacifier or alternative to ammo availability & cost?

    Steve, That night shoot sounds like a good time. I wonder, did it come about because you guys wanted to shoot in the cooler temps at night? Do you generally see less wind at night as well? Not being able to spot my misses was killing me at Raton. Its been raining a ton at Raton lately (two...
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    Polar Bear 260rem v2.0

    Dang! I want one! You've definitely got all us lefties jealous with that templar action! VERY NICE!
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    Are Air rifles the pacifier or alternative to ammo availability & cost?

    Hey Steve, If you feel the need to fill the 12fpe gap in your collection, check out this new "FTP 900" that Air Arms just came out with: Airgun forum: New offerings from Air Arms I am planning on making it to the September match at Raton. I would be GREAT to squad up with you! Let's...
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    Are Air rifles the pacifier or alternative to ammo availability & cost?

    Hi Steve, Thanks for the info on the scope. I know what you're saying about the S&B, once you look through good glass, its hard to go back. I wish there were more affordable FFP mil/mil scope choices out there. You'd think somebody could do one at $400 or $500 that would be a winner... like...
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    Are Air rifles the pacifier or alternative to ammo availability & cost?

    Hey Steve, Good luck at the match. Let us know how it goes. What's the verdict on your swfa 3-15 so far? How do you like it? Is the glass just as good as their fixed power models? I just pulled a big old sightron SIII 10-50x off of my AA Ev2, and put on a swfa 12x instead. I've been...
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    Newb reloader has a go at fiddlin' with seating depth... A few questions...

    Thanks OFG! Yeah, I noticed the factory A-max loads shot pretty well and they were about a .095" jump according to my math. The factory .223 are also a huge jump... A lot of variables to play with... First thing I tried was matching the factory loads before anything else. If "kissing the lands"...
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    Newb reloader has a go at fiddlin' with seating depth... A few questions...

    Thanks to all three of you guys for the advice. Sounds like I need to load up some more 6.5 and go longer with the range. Will do. Interesting, Beluebow, that you may see potential in the 10 off and 30 off .223 groups. Thanks for mentioning it. Pressure is good so I do have some room...
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    Newb reloader has a go at fiddlin' with seating depth... A few questions...

    First, a HUGE thanks to TresMon for all the good info in those stickys above. I can't even begin to tell you how helpful that info has been! I found that 42.4g's of H4350 put me right in the middle of a big node with my 140g A-max's in my 25" barreled 6.5cm. I'm right at 2810fps. Today I loaded...
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    Are Air rifles the pacifier or alternative to ammo availability & cost?

    Hi Steve, Thanks for the videos! GREAT STUFF! As they say, a pic is worth a thousand words. Well a video is even better! That cocking mechanism looks pretty slick. I can't believe that 6fpe is holding up for you at 50 and 60yds! That is some good shooting. That's pretty cool that you get...
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    Rimfire Rifle Photos Thread

    Thanks for the info. I'm tempted to try to figure out an AI stock for my rimfire to match my main center-fire rifle as far as ergonomics and training goes. I may have to look into the airsoft "AI" stocks for the savage. Otherwise, I was thinking of spending some money and trying to make a step...
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    Rifle Scopes Please tell me about SWFA

    Another big fan of the SWFA scopes here. I own a bunch of them now and have zero complaints. Definitely best bang for your buck. Some good info here: REVIEW - SWFA Super Sniper 10X - SNIPER 101 - YouTube
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    Are Air rifles the pacifier or alternative to ammo availability & cost?

    Steve, I was just about to say congrats on the new FWB 601, and then I read it needs some help. Bummer! Shouldn't be too painful to ship the 601 away since you've got that new steyr to keep you occupied. Thanks for letting me know that steyr IS available in a lefty. I did not know that. I...
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    Rimfire Rifle Photos Thread

    Not too exciting compared to some of the custom builds in this thread, but I'll post a few pics to help with my quest towards 100 posts. I've been very happy with this savage for the money invested. Its been shooting great for me with wolf and CCI sv. Its got a DIP 20 moa base and bottom metal...
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    Range Report Cheap F1 chrony.... worthless? Or valuable tool? Confusing results at the range...

    Thanks for the info. Good to know a 100 to 150fps difference due to light conditions is not uncommon...
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    Range Report Cheap F1 chrony.... worthless? Or valuable tool? Confusing results at the range...

    I'm a newb to re-loading and I've been seeing some weird stuff happen lately. I've never had a reason not to trust my chrony, I've shot arrows, airgun pellets, and rimfire bullets through it and the numbers always seemed to be on track. The F1 never gave me any reason not to trust it. My buddy...
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    Are Air rifles the pacifier or alternative to ammo availability & cost?

    VERY COOL Steve!!! Thanks for the pics! You don't see those everyday. I WAS close with my guess... I think its the same action/cocking mechanism as the "Hunting 5". I wasn't thinking you were going for a 10m gun... I was thinking full power.. Is it like 6fpe or something? Probably 100+...
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    Are Air rifles the pacifier or alternative to ammo availability & cost?

    Hey Steve, It makes sense that the target size can really affect how well your apeture sights work. I hadn't thought of that.... Anyway, I think its about time you spill the beans and tell us what UPS is bringing you on Monday!!!
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    Are Air rifles the pacifier or alternative to ammo availability & cost?

    VERY cool to hear the AG is helping with your silhouette game! Steelplinkers.com makes some great AG targets, and they're good folks to deal with. He's got some 1/10 scale targets for you: Silhouette
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