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    April 8th Eclipse

    The last total eclipse in the USA was in 2017 and the next one will be in 2044. For the one in 2017, my house was in the path of totality, and it was one of the coolest things I've witnessed in my life. We're planning to drive to Texas, if it looks like the weather will be decent. The difference...
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    The Shoot2hunt Podcast

    Have you never had a bad Tikka mag? I bought a spare 4 rounder and a 6 rounder to have ready to go when hunting. I'm shooting reloads at around 2.25 coal, and never had a problem feeding from the mag that came with the gun, but with both the new ones, cartridges in the magazines sometimes tilt...
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    WTS/WTT Red Kettle Wind Shell for sale

    Gone, sorry. I should have updated. I didn't worry about it because I was going a year between nibbles, lol.
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    Hornady Match Vs Reloads

    Hornady match has been very accurate for me. I've been able to match and maybe beat it with reloads but not by enough to matter for hunting. From online suppliers it looks like 7 PRC Hornday match 180 eldms are around $2.80 per cartridge. You can probably reload for a bit less than half that. I...
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    My gear/pack layout from base layers to binos

    lol. Maybe a little. I was really wondering if anyone else had an issue with it. Not a bad idea.
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    My gear/pack layout from base layers to binos

    I tried the fjallraven pants based on recommendations here and like them quite a bit. Only real complaint for me is the fit. I had to go a size up in the waist in order to have them be big enough through the thighs. Maybe I have thunder thighs. I don't think I've seen anyone else complain about...
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    My gear/pack layout from base layers to binos

    You've obviously put a lot of thought into your gear. Far more than me. Looking through your list, the one thing that comes to mind that I'm surprised isn't included is a brimmed hat, unless I missed it. I hate being out on a sunny day without a hat to keep the sun out of my eyes. I think my...
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    6.5G brass -> 22 ARC - 1 step or 2?

    I have a 224 Predator (22 Grendel variation) and I've necked down 100 lapua 6.5 Grendel and 100 starline 6.5 Grendel in one step, without ruining any cases, using hornady dies. Might depend on the dies/lube you use.
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    223: cci400 vs cci450 vs cci41 vs BR4

    Other than needing to adjust a powder charge (slightly) to deal with a milder or hotter primer, I haven't seen a difference in 223. I generally use standard primers with stick powders and magnum primers with ball powders but it doesn't seem to me like the 223 has enough powder for it to matter...
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    Solo elk trip in a Toyota tacoma

    Haha, that's what I was thinking when I saw the question. Where there's a will there's away, right? In all seriousness, I have a Nissan Frontier (with the short bed) and it's no problem.
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    • Post #46
    • Forum: Elk
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    hey, wait a minute

    Should have thought about it more. I suppose variable ring spacing could be overcome by including a spacer with the rings to set correct spacing and then remove after tightening, but then you'd have very little mounting flexibility.
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    hey, wait a minute

    With CNC equipment it doesn't seem like it would be that hard to make rings with 20 Moa built in. I only have very limited experience in that area though so I'd be curious to hear someone thoughts on that (@Unknown Munitions). Burris Extreme signature rings work well, but are only for picatinny...
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    Tikka updating 300 wsm twist rate- 1-10”

    As an additional data point, I had a 1-12" 30-06 (measured with cleaning rod) that shot 208 Amax just fine. I'm at 4500' or so though. Never tried anything heavier in that gun.
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    Painless load development (mine)

    Oh, gotcha, my initial response was because I've seen guy worry too much about small variations but that's too much and I wouldn't accept it either. I'm not sure what a reasonable expectation is for the uniflow with good technique. The next time I have H4350 out I'll write down some weights with...
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    Painless load development (mine)

    How much variation are getting from one throw to another? I'm not an expert, but my guess is + or + 0.2 grains won't even show up on a target at 500 or 600 yards. From field positions anyway. 0.1 grain accuracy is nice, but not as needed as people sometimes think. I'm using a Lee thrower, but...
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