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    My .30-06 180gr Sierra GK Load development

    I wouldnt stress about the amount of bearing surface in the neck at this point if thats the only thing keeping you from loading longer than book coal.
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    Shooting a Kimber Mountain Ascent accurately

    A light gun’s accuracy is significantly more affected by an imperfect trigger press than a heavier one. Reducing your trigger pull weight should help this.
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    Bare shaft tuning a recurve

    I always start with a full length bare shaft with the weight that I want up front(insert + field point) LESS 25 grains. I do this for 2 reasons: 1. If I cut too much and make the shaft too stiff I’m still ok; 2. The shaft will stiffen up a little when you add your fletching. I shoot at 5 yards...
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    9MM ammo for bears defense?

    In addition to bear spray, I carry a G19 in griz country. That’s the only pistol I have. I load it with 147 grain fmj. These feed and shoot well. Never had to use it against a bear. For what it’s worth, it did kill a bovine cow that had to be put down. 1st one to the skull put her out of...
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    Youth 243 recommendation

    Ruger American Youth model. Fit was great for my 8 year old. No problems with recoil shooting from the bench using reduced loads. Extremely accurate even with factory ammo. Nikon prostaff 3-9 provides ample eye relief and clean crosshairs. That short barrel is loud though. Don’t skimp on the...
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    Hornady 7mm 139 GMX tips?

    Regarding the bolt and magazine mod... have you had any feeding issues with factory length ammo?
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    Hornady 7mm 139 GMX tips?

    In a t3 7mm-08 that I have loaded for, the OAL is limited by the magazine length @ 2.810”. So, I have 139 GMX seated approx .112” off the lands so that they just fit into the magazine and cycle properly. I tried seating deeper...but longer was better.
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    light 243 bullets suitable for deer

    Maybe you could keep those deer loads for deer season and have a reduced load with lighter bullet for practice until the fall? The reduced load I use for kids ages 8-11 is a 58 grain v-max with a light load of H4895. I keep range sessions to 10 rounds, even though they want to shoot more...
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    OAL Length testing question.

    .015, .030, .045 If magazine length is the limiting factor, start at max mag length and follow the same procedure.
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    Budget scale?

    I think I have the same Hornady scale. I use it to get within a couple tenths then double check and trickle the final kernels onto a beam scale. Sometimes the Hornady will get off by a couple of tenths, but it only takes a second to rezero. Again, I double check every charge on the beam scale...
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    7mm powder choice?

    160 partitions, RL-25, CCI 250 primer, .015 off the lands.
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    I want to start shooting a traditional set up. Where to start?

    From experience, I Like the Black Hunter hybrid longbow over the Samick sage style bows. It’s cheaper too. Get one in 35-45 lbs. Learn to shoot it and learn the arrow tuning process. It will be nice to have when you want to practice your shooting form(or change it) in the future too.
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    Euro Mount Help, Please.

    Oxyclean in the first boil. Pick and scrape every once and a while. I like to knock out the little bones around the ear canal to open up the brain cavity too. Keep simmering until it is flesh free. For whitening and degreasing boil/simmer in clean water with 40 volume developer(peroxide). I...
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    Tough backstrap; can I fix it?

    I let my meat age for up to a week in the refrigerator after pulling it out of the freezer. Unless your going to braise those cuts slow and low, I’d want to get that silver skin off of there before cooking too.
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    Butchering knives - what do you use.

    Victorinox 8” fillet/boning knives. Same ones that I use for fish.
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    Tikka superlite

    I agree with “shoot it first.” If your not satisfied with it accuracywise, consider sanding down the tabs in the stock that may be touching the barrel.
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    .350 Legend, .257 Rob, .450 Bushmaster

    .257 Roberts is a fun cartridge to shoot. I have used it for deer and 2 generations before me have used it for deer and antelope. My kids will be using it with reduced loads. I don’t see much in the way of factory ammo for it though. Consider this if you don’t reload.
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    Tikka t3x recoil

    I have t3x superlight in 7RM. 7lbs with scope, unloaded, limbsaver recoil pad. Recoil is not bad shooting off the bench. However, if I went to 300wm I would want my setup to be closer to 7.5lbs total weight.
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