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    Maven RS1.2 2.5-15x44 new model

    I don’t know what percentage of page views results in scope purchases, but I do know that I would have never gotten this scope if it weren’t for this thread. I would hardly have known about it. I’ve been checking this thread at break time, lunch time, and right after work since it started...
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    Painless load development (mine)

    I believe he guessed at the velocity. I’ve heard Form say in a podcast that he can pretty much get within 100fps of a cartridge/barrel length/yardage on most guns. Otherwise you can look at a reloading manual and get close enough to make a good guess I’d say.
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    Maven RS1.2 2.5-15x44 new model

    Because its reliability is known, or another reason?
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    Maven RS1.2 2.5-15x44 new model

    That bounce at 10:10 on the video made me question whether or not I’d do that to my new scope. At the same time, I dropped mine hunting right on top of the scope from about 20”, so ya need to know it’s going to hold up when it happens. Thank you for the test and the video!
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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    😂😂 you were thinking everybody’s actually been using 30cals and the joke is on you.
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    General Tikka upgrades and why

    What’s the worry about the bottom metal? I’ve seen several threads discussing different bottom metal. What’s the issue with stock?
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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    I have hornadys load app and they have blc2 getting 2850 for 75eldms, and 2900 for cfe223 out of a 20” barrel.
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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    2860. Blc2. I had my gunsmith ream a longer throat and the bullet is sitting out a ways. I could be wrong on the muzzle velocity, but I changed it to match what I was dialing for impacts at 550 and 600 using the bc’s listed for the tmk
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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    In the spirit of the thread, I wanted to go the same route as the OP. He and the rest of the people validating that choice have convinced me. I saw the impact on the elk, had another round in the chamber right after and was ready for a follow up if necessary. My experience this year with a 223...
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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    185yds, 223 with 22” barrel
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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    Entrance through ribs in the first picture, chest cavity in second, lungs in third
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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    I’ve seen all the pictures and shot a deer with it, and read as much as I could find about the terminal performance. But for some reason, it’s nice to validate it first hand. Another data point. 77 TMK, 2460 impact velocity out of a 223. Cow elk. She ran for about 5 seconds and dropped. Big...
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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    77gr TMK 2673 impact velocity He ran for about 5 seconds and dropped. His lungs were soup, and the top of his heart was shredded. I found the bullet in the trampoline/hide.
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    Painless load development (mine)

    How do you determine the accuracy requirement of the gun? Do you pick a distance you want to shoot to and a size target and then put the WEZ to it?
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    Spotting your shots

    I had a 22” 280ai with an impressive brake on it. I was shooting out of the back of the truck with the tailgate down sighting in. That was dumb. It’s like I was trying to go deaf and create a flinch. I’m now going down the 223 suppressed route to get better. I heard Eric Cortina say that he...
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    Spotting your shots

    How do you train yourself not to blink when the shot goes off?
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    Cold bore zero versus (very) Hot bore zero “test”

    I haven’t cleaned mine in a few hundred rounds. Neither gun had a clean bore. And I’m talking cold bore like it hasn’t been shot in a day, not shot ten minutes before and left to cool.
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    Painless load development (mine)

    Is that because it can’t be made to shoot better, or because it’s a waste of time? That could be a bitter pill to swallow, especially if you bought a barrel from a company you’d expect a good barrel from. I’m relatively new to reloading, and I was determined that my reloading techniques were...
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    Cold bore zero versus (very) Hot bore zero “test”

    I’ve seen on a couple guns that the velocity of the first shot will be consistently lower than all the rest of the shots. I’m guessing it has to do with the expansion of the steel as the temperature changes. If the first shot is always slower, I think it would matter at distance. We were using...
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    Cold bore zero versus (very) Hot bore zero “test”

    Is there some sort of consensus on whether or not fluting of any kind will affect the stress of a barrel ? And is properly stress relieving more important in skinnier barrels than heavier ones?

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