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    Are these tooling marks unacceptable in a barrel ?

    How bad are these ? Can they be firelapped away with the wheeler kit ? Or am I just a retard with a borescope.
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    Leica 2.5-15x56 deal at Eurooptic

    https://www.eurooptic.com/Leica-Amplus-6-25-15x56i-Ballistic-BDC-Riflescope-50411.aspx That's a pretty good deal for solid hunting glass. mil/mil with zero stop and toolless re-zero. List Price $1,599.99 Your Price $969.99 You Save $630.00
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    Sidearms & Scatterguns Milling a 1911 slide for a red dot ? RMRcc or 507K

    Thinking about getting a spare slide for my 1911 commander to send it to my smith for a milling job so not too concerned about compatibility with other footprints. Any reason to go either the RMRcc vs a 507K ? Beside the whole made in China thing ?
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    1911 9mm 147gr - am I inducing the POI height

    So I used to shoot exclusively a G19X with a DPP with 147 gr. I never worried about my POI because I've always just set my zero at 15 yards and it's hitting where I'm aiming. Now I acquired a beautiful custom 9mm 1911 with traditional iron/fiber optic sights and even with a low 6 cloak hold...
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    458x2 American SBR Thumper

    So a gunsmith good friend of mine wants to work on a fun 458 dedicated subsonic thumper. He's already setting up a WTO Switchlug Tikka off the mag bolt face for his 7-6.5PRC and would like to switch barrel to a 12.5in thumper We're thinking .458×2-inch American in a 1:10 twist for the Hornady...
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    CCI SV Past 250 yards

    So I was a looking at the prices and unavailability of my usual Eley Match and I was wondering since I stocked up on a lot of CCI SV, maybe there’s a way to improve on the LR ballistic. My RimX can shoot them into 1/2 or better at 50m and I used a tuner to find the least vertical at 200 yards...
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    6.5 Creed SRP vs LRP - How much do you generally down load when switching

    I was lazy and made a boo. I had a very very accurate load in Lapua SRP that wasn't even showing pressure signs in 40C summer last year. Had a few Sako LRP once fired brass so I thought meh, let's just load and shoot. (dumb dumb dumb) It's mild but not really an obscene load, 40.0 gr varget...
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    I hate dry tumbling after resizing - what are the alternatives

    I don't mind dry tumbling my fired brass since I usually leave it on in the shop for 5 hours but I hate having to do the process again after lubing and resizing because then there's always shit in the primers flash holes and I always worry that a tiny piece of corncob get stuck inside the case...
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    Gunsmithing 300BLK misfires on CCI BR4 & Rem 7 1/2

    Long story short I started in the 300BLK bolt game with the AAC Remington SPS 700 which was a mediocre experience (inaccurate, misfires, etc) and since apparently it was a semi-common issue, I switched my handloads to using Fed 205m/CCI 400 only. then I sold the barreled action and got a...
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    Bushnell Match Pro available travel

    I’m considering a Bushnell Match Pro for a RimX. I know the specs say they have 18 mils of available travel but I heard that with Burris bushing rings you can get quite a bit more travel. Ideally I’d like to get 22-23 mils to reach 450 without hold over. I know some scopes if you remove the...
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    2B contour thread pitch (approx 0.675) for 7mm-08

    Considering putting a brake on my lightweight 7mm-08 build. I plan to get my smith to finish the length to 20" which should give me approx 0.675" of thickness. I know that's not enough for 5/8-24 but what about 9/16-32 ? Insite does offer their brakes in that thread pitch. I think also a Gen 1...
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    284 win as a repeater/tactical ?

    Thinking about getting a bigger brother for my 7mm-08. Now that Lapua offers factory 284 brass and MDT has XM magazine and there is even a DSSF Tikka LA Mag ( https://ndrshootingsupplies.com/collections/magazines/products/10-round-magazine-tikka-t3-t3x-long-action ). It's really tempting to go...
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    Bartlein 2B 7mm-08 for a all around short range hunting ?

    So I'm already thinking ahead for next year hunting season. I already have a defiance anTI ultra light build for coyote in 204 ruger but I'd like to swap the bolt and barrels for fall hunt (mostly deer and black bear inside of 200 yards) Plan is to go 7mm-08 because I'm using a HS precision...
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    Wandering zero, scope or could be something else?

    So before I send Vortex *another* scope back just weeks before deer season I thought I'd ask here first. 300 BLK Defiance AnTI, Bartlein 1:8 prefit barrel. Shot great this spring, easy 3/4 moa on Speer 150 gr and even sub moa with the lighter 110 VMAX, 110 & 120gr TAC-TX. Now coming closer to...
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    Night Vision Poor man's handheld thermal scanner

    I'm looking for a chinesium or ITAR friendly handheld thermal with high fov and the ability to record on a microsd. Don't need much more than 300 yards so a 384x28 core is fine. I like a 1-1.5x optical mag range for a scanner. Budget is 1500-2000$ So far I have the Iray E3+ on the list I...
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    400-500y hunting cartridge in a 2.860" coal

    So I already have a very nice, lightweight short action Defiance anTI on a Manners ultra classic which I use for coyotes. It has a HS DBM so cartridge coal is quite limited at 2.86". Thinking about getting a new barrel and bolt for something heavier game than white tail/mule deer. Now if I...
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    Mid weight 6.5 bullets Lapua 120,123 136 or Berger?

    So I want to work up a load for my factory DTA 6.5 26” 1:8 barrel. Only have maybe 2 lbs left of H4350 and I know I probably won’t be able to get more this year with the way things are going. Also can’t get any 140+ Hornady or Berger in Canada, everyone is out. That being said, I have a big...
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    Shooting sitting with a tall bipod

    Just wondering what's the hide's opinion on how to be the most effective when shooting sitting. With a 13-27 Harris bipod and ARCA rail - are you not more stable by bringing the bipod back toward the magwell/center of gravity like with a tripod and or are you still more stable by having the...
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    6" picatinny/arca rail ?

    I have an old DTA Covert Gen II that has the full picatinny rail. I still can't seem to find the A1 handguard conversion that would allow me to run a full length arca plate. Failing that, what would be the best way to mount a full ARCA plate ? I haven't seen any full length 6" long picatinny...
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    False shoulder on Wilson FL bushing dies for 300BLK and headspace issue

    I'm kind of chasing my tail here so perhaps someone more knowledgeable than me can help. I'm using IVI 300 BLK new brass. I bough a few Ks on sale last year, didn't have issue with the AR but now I have a new Defiance anTI with a match Bartlein barrel and it seems like I'm having issue with...
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