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    Rookie looking for opinion on my first bolt action gun

    Hi, I don't know what to buy as my first bolt action gun...I want my gun (6.5 creedmoor) to shoot reasonably accurately and to reach 1200 meters...that's the longest shooting range in my country. But the problem is, almost nothing is in stock in my country... it's hard to get something good...
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    150 gr vs 175 gr vs 180 gr

    So I have a lot of federal brass that I have saved from shooting. Is there any difference between 175 gold medal and 180/150 fusion brass? They look identical and have the same stamps. I am still learning reloading, so I am trying to find the max grain weight before I even start reloading with...
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    First 308 reload

    After a lot of research and talking to people, I ordered a lot of reloading equipment. My goal is to gain accuracy with my 308 for competition. I’m just finding it hard to see where I start. There are a ton of opinions on what works and I know I am going to go way down the rabbit hole on what my...
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    New to this, need help.

    I am new to long range shooting and need all the help I can get. Any and all advice and help will be greatly appreciated. So far I have purchased a savage LE 110 FCP .338 lapua mag and a nightforce NXS 8-32x56 zerostop .1mil MLR illuminated. I'm not looking for a bunch of negativity on what I...
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    Gunsmithing Rookie 700 ADL/BDL Question

    I picked up a Rem 700 ADL on the cheap a while back. Is it fairly easy to convert the action to BDL? I know that the 'box' needs to be switched out, but wasn't sure if the new one needed to be welded, etc. I'm thinking of using the ADL as a base to build off of, but would like the benefits...
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    Rifle Scopes rookie super sniper question....

    ok, i am just getting into the next level of shooting, i finally got stretched out to 300yds today and learned allot from my 100 yd zero. on my 308 w/ a 100 yd zero i shot off the first dot down w/ a super sniper 20x and was impacting about two inches low, i have now set the knobs to zero(for...
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    Rifle Scopes ,,,dumb rookie

    today at the range,,i was sighting in my new ss scope,,in my excitement i forgot the blue lock tight,,after my 300 wsm,went, through some rounds,, it start throwing rounds a lil wild,i saw the scope move,and grasped it,, and it wobbled,,bad,, came back,took scope off at ring mounts, and the...