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    Cost of ammo?

    Cost of ammo is something to me—it’s by far the largest cost per year for my shooting. I generally dont pay as much as shown in the op for match-grade practice ammo though. Last couple years I dont think I’ve paid more than $28 for a 20-round box. I dont see special buys like that for most...
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    Tall enough tripod

    I'm 6'3", my two vets "the kit" is plenty tall for me to glass standing perfectly upright on flat ground, I think I still have 4" or so I can extend it. I generally only extend the top 3 sections to use an angled spotter while standing. On a steep slope with binos I'd be a bit limited by the...
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    .223, 6mm, and 6.5 failures on big game

    For what it’s worth, it sounds like you have more experience than me if you are doing depredation “projects”, but at least the recovered bullet expanded. What was the impact velocity? It looks a little uneven, is that expanded 2x caliber diameter, 1.75x, 1.5x, etc? what were you expecting...
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    Lumley pillars in Tikka T3X "press-in"

    I installed a set in a wood tikka stock, but that one was bedded. Imo most times it’s not usually so much an issue of seeing an immediate improvement in precision, as it is ensuring the precision lasts for a long time by preventing compression of the stock over time and with repeated...
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    .223, 6mm, and 6.5 failures on big game

    Seems important (critical) to differentiate between a bullet performing exactly as it’s designed but that design not being a preference for whatever reason; versus a bullet failing to perform as it was designed. It seems perfectly valid to prefer a certain type of performance, while...
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    Scope Leveling; Instruction that ran counter to everything I thought I knew

    Thanks, Ive never seen that chart. It sort of confirms—yes, it creates error…but its likely small enough error that it’s less than the resolution of the scope (.25moa or .1mil). So in my mind the question becomes not WHETHER there is error as a result—this clearly creates error that needs to...
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    .223, 6mm, and 6.5 failures on big game

    What does this have to do with this thread? And You are probably technically correct, but in a way that does more to obscure the issue than to illustrate it. We arent taking about shooting rocks or hitting bullets with hammers. We’re talking about specific bullets (ie a constant) being sent...
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    Scope Leveling; Instruction that ran counter to everything I thought I knew

    I believe this is the setting in AB: It is grouped with the height over bore so it seems to be “measurement to the side of bore”. If it isnt what’s being discussed, what is it?
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    Scope Leveling; Instruction that ran counter to everything I thought I knew

    I think it addresses part of the issue. Leveling the reticle to earth with a canted rifle would address the increase in horizontal error as increasing elevation is dialed. However it doesnt address the horizontal portion of error caused by the height over bore angle(s) introduced by offsetting...
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    .223, 6mm, and 6.5 failures on big game

    So this has nothing to do with bullets. It’s two ways of relaying the exact same and 100% true story that I hope illustrate why many people want either extensive details or photos. One example I feel like provides enough relevant details and info to get the full context. The other is all...
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    Why are you shooting PRC, AI, creedmoor, or WSM?

    “Until ammo situation chills out”? Is it 2020 again? IMO the ammo situation chilled out 2 years ago. That could change but I havent seen it recently. Buy in bulk when it makes sense. Based in the above quote I understood the question that the OP considered the 6.5cm to be expensive to shoot...
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    Maven .6 LPVO Newest Newer New Model

    My impression is that these ffp lpvo scopes are marketed mainly at 3-gun competition shooters. Im not up to speed on actual mil use, but the folks I know personally who are more “modern” arent using scopes like this. Is my impression correct that these scopes are built for 3-gun and similar...
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    Side mounted sling swivels on tikka t3x

    Easy peasy—Grove tec makes flush cups with a nut backer made specifically for plastic stocks. Its an easy install on the butt stock. The forend was a bit more involved but worked fine—I tapped mine. If you do a search I posted pics if mine a year or three ago if you need. If youre handy its a...
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    Garmin or ballistic app is wrong?

    Also about groups and zero. If you zeroed or are verifying dope based off of 3-round groups that could be the bulk of the problem by itself. Zero precisely to the nearest click using a 10 or more round group, or it’s likely your zero is off a little, which isnt so noticeable at closer ranges...
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    Garmin or ballistic app is wrong?

    Incidentally there is also a setting that automatically switches between yards and meters based on your gps location. If you are near a border and occasionally pick up a canadian or mexican cell tower…TURN THAT OFF.
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    Garmin or ballistic app is wrong?

    ^^yes—AB has a function to auto-populate environmenntals. Turn this off if you want to input manually, it will always give you different solutions as those factors change. Also AB does have a function to use DA. It’s a startup setting same as you found for the one you already changed, you have...
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    Garmin or ballistic app is wrong?

    How many rounds are you shooting at each distance to determine where group is centered? How perfectly are you zeroed, and based off a 3,5, 10, etc round group?
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    Garmin or ballistic app is wrong?

    If your adjustment values are off a little that would do that—tall target should tell you. Are all of your inputs correct? DA mainly, but also sight height, etc will affect it some. BC is also going to be off—did you use a litz drag curve, or? Fwiw Ive been starting with box velocity and...
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    Doe's still yarded up

    The bucks are either elsewhere, or their timing is such that you arent seeing them, or both. THAT is unfortunately VERY normal. From last week of october through mid november, maybe again a month later if there is a secondary rut in your area, it ought to be more normal to see bucks around a...
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    KS Dept of W&P Survey

    Im pretty certain this survey is standard across many states, it is designed and administered by a third party, I belive at the request of one of the associations of state fish and wildlife management agencies…ie its not a kansas thing, it’s a thing done by a group that kansas dnr is a member...

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