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    Sad day,,,, New Begining!

    :) It's kind of a sad day for me, I had to sale two rifles that I know you guys got tired of hearing about all the time,:o my Weatherby Vanguard and my Savage 111 3006. My wife and I are forced to move, and I had to come up with deposit for new place. So it was a "no-brainer" for me, and it's...
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    Morel mushrooms

    Hey you turkey hunters don't forget to pick those dudes while your in the field.... I haven't been yet, I'm trying to pack my house and move, might miss the hunt this year. If you find'em post pics, so I can lick my computer screen!!:p:o:D
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    Horizontal stringing?

    The rifle is a 700 bdl .243 win, not sure of twist. Problem is it wont group 100 grain bullets with no less than 5 different powders, two different primers. Finally I found a decent load with a 95 grn. Ballistic Tip, and IMR 7828,(45.2 grains to be exact) and the grouping was 2 inches wide, ( 5...
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    Hartford Arms Double barrel.

    A friend gave me an old box that came out of his fathers garage after his passing. It has a dissassembled SxS, and the walnut stocks are here, the locks and hammers, triggers, trigger guard, breakdown lever, forearm brakedown lever, and some screws.... No barrels. the stocks have been stripped...
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    Springfield plinking load.

    Any of you Springfield fellas have a preferred plinking load for that dude? My cousin has taken the handloading course given by a local NRA instructor, and my uncle passed him the springfield that my father gave to him way back in the fifties.... We took it to the range and shot some of my loads...
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    The "One"

    I have returned from range with load data in hand and I believe I have found another "One": this load is for my daughters Savage 111 (ole flat-top), 6.5 -20 x50 Whitetail Classic, Leupold bases and rings, 85 grain ballistic tip from Nosler......the pics say enough....:) ps sorry the pic is...
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    Accubond Long Range

    Any of you Nosler fans tried these dudes yet? I'm saving for a batch of 150 grain .284's for my 7mm rem mag. Just wanted to know what I'm in store for.:)
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    Guess what I saw at the range today?

    First of all the rifle season for deer in Missouri Is over, when I got to the range today there were about 100 cars already there, with a line out the door.:eek::eek::mad: If this is a reaction to what the president may or may not do, where in the hell is this going? Usually the two weeks...
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    Alliant Reloader 19

    What are your favorite uses and bullets for this powder?
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    Brand new dies.

    Brand new dies. And Using 85 grain Ballistic Tips in 25-06!! Bought my daughter a set of RCBS 25-06 dies and a box of Nosler Ballistic Tips in the 85 grain weight. The nosler manual (#6), has a few of my powders listed but the Hogdon 2013 manual has a wider variety of powders to try with this...
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    Accubond

    Well the 130 grn Accubond has accounted for another successfull hunt. I shot a nice fat buttonbuck with my .270 win at 75 yds. The shot was through a full value wind but it drifted very little at 75 yds, I took the neck shot so I wouldn't mess up any "sausage meat". It knocked a softball size...
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    Barnes TTSX 130 grn

    Just ordered a box of these for my son's .270 win (Handi-Rifle). Does anybody use these bullets and have some ideas about powder selection?
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    Mossberg MVP

    Has anybody seen or got to shoot Mossbergs new Varmit Preditor?... details please??//
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    New addition to handload for.

    My daughter, (with help from a good neighbor) purchased her third rifle, it's a Savage model #111LH, (old flat top), 25-06, synthetic stock with a Pentax 4x32 scope on it, maybe 10 rnds shot through it. she only paid $200.00 cash! Anyway I digress,,, Give us some load ideas for this rifle...
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    Weaver V 12

    This scope is in real nice shape, can it take recoil from like a 30-06? . I wish I had my computer up, I'd send pics. It's nice looking, all steel 4X12x 32 it looks like.
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    6.5-06 petloads

    I'm going to start working up data in the books for this chambering, does anybody have any recommendations to get me started?:) Also, Is it advised to use 30-06 brass and just run it through the 6.5-06 dies?:o
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    To Paint or not to Paint?

    I'm considering camouflaging my original synthetic stock on my Vanguard,, I have done a few now and so far they look better each time. I'm sorry but the computer I use to post pics on is on the fritz, so I can't show any pics today,,, just wanted to know what you fellas thought of painting...
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    New Problem,,,,,

    I had my first loose bullet problem with my 7mm mag loads. As I went to seat the bullets and measure their OAL I noticed that some were loose,,, like hand loose,:(.. I went over to the cabinet and retrieved the Lee crimping die and crimped them with a moderate crimp,, problem averted...
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    Mauser action threads

    Does anyone by chance know the exact tap size for the trigger guard screws that actually hold the action to the magazine, on this mauser,( from turkey).
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    Scope quality?

    Anybody know anything about a Leupold VXIII-3.5x10x40???
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