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I have been struggling with my hand loads for a Savage 110 .30-06. The finished ammo is hard to chamber. Moving the bolt forward is not particularly bad, but it is hard to rotate and close the bolt. The gun does not do this with factory ammo. I have been using a Dillon case guage, so I'm...

I have a Savage 110 in .30-06 that I am intending to use for general purpose target shooting. Anticipating 100 to 300 yards. I have some 150 gr Gameking and 168 gr. Hornady BTHP match bullets. I know the COL that will engage the rifling for both kinds of bullets. Do I want to set my COL a...

I have a Savage 110 LH with a wood stock that doesn't have sling studs. I got a set of Uncle Mike's studs and swivels from Midway with the correct screws for mounting in wood. I intend to use a 1907 style leather sling with this rifle (got used to them in High Power and that's just what I've...

Considering a job possibility in Dallas. I know Texas is generally reckoned a gun-owner-friendly state, but I'd like to get some more info about the Dallas area and what is available there for shooters. I used to shoot a fair amount of NRA high power rifle, and if I was in an area where matches...

Starting a load project in .30-06 for my new (to me) Savage 110. Primary purpose of this load will be range fun, to see how accurate I can get with this gun. That got me thinking Matchkings - always had good luck with those. On the off chance I might take this gun hunting some time, I was...

Last week I completed my first AR build. I purchased the upper as a complete unit in a face to face sale. The seller described the upper as an LAR upper receiver with a DPMS bolt carrier group and a Wilson chrome lined barrel. I built up a stripped lower and put a stock on it and was initially...

I've always had a tendency to do this, but the last time I was at the range it was really marked. I was shooting a CMP garand at an SR-1 target at 100 yards and painted a beautiful line of holes right up and down the middle of the black. I was using the CMP greek surplus ammo, but I don't see...

I've been looking for a bolt gun for some time. I ran across this one listed on a local gun board. It is a Savage model 110. I don't know the exact age of this, nor do I think the seller does. It is definitely not one of the newer ones with the Accu-trigger. I'm meeting with the guy to check it...

I have a small pile of no-name 1911 mags that I picked up various places at various times, usually included when I purchased some pistol or other. Most of them don't work very well, and give me strange jams. One of the most frequent jams I encounter is the slide trying to feed a new cartridge in...

I have a lot of AA#5. I bought a large quantity because I liked how it behaved in 9x19mm. Then I used it for .45 ACP, and didn't like it. Lots of flakes of unburned powder in the gun. Annoying to clean. Same result in .38 spl. Now I'm getting ready to load some 9x18 Makarov, and AA#5 is the...

I am in the process of building a second AR-15. My other AR is a DCM-match style and has a nice 2-stage trigger. I know that the only way to get my new gun that good would be another expensive 2-stage trigger - but funds do not permit this at this time. If it is possible for the "shade tree...

OK, new 16" LAR .223 upper. I bought it in a FTF private sale, so I don't know to what extent LAR will back this up. The upper is new and hasn't been shot until today. Don't have my new lower yet, so I "borrowed" one from my match rifle. Williams 2-stage trigger - don't know if that...

Background info: I am using a Lyman Universal Case Trimmer like this one...

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Will a 1:9 twist barrel adequately stabilize a 69gr BTHP? How about a 75 gr? 62 gr? I am contemplating an AR build. Most of the ammo I load is 69gr (along with some 75gr), and most of what I buy is 62gr. My other AR is a 1:8 and it loves these. Seems like most of the mid-priced AR...

I am thinking about making something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2zYvMpTeqI&eurl=http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2008_10_01_archive.html I am tired of making deliberate groups on paper. I want to practice shooting fast within "minute of bad guy" accuracy. Dad has a machine...

Here in IN, we are 8 days before opening day of gun season. I usually don't get too psyched until a couple days before. This year, for whatever reason, I have been geeked up for most of the Fall. It is almost enough to make me want to take up bow hunting so I can get out there earlier.

I am saving up for a new bolt rifle, I will probably buy in about a year. (Life is different now with kids - time was I would have just run out and bought whatever, whenever I wanted to). The primary use of this gun will be range/target fun. On the farm where I shoot I can get out to 2-300...

I've had great luck with AA powders in the past, so I'm looking for (hopefully one) AA product to use in both 9 mm para and 45 acp. Was thinking AA #5 -- anyone used it in these calibers? I'll be loading 124 gr and 230 gr FMJ's, respectively. Both will be for range use. I want these loads to...