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    My knife builds

    Yes mate. More to come.
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    My knife builds

    Hand sanding used to annoy the crap out of me. But now I enjoy seeing the result, so its not so bad.
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    Cold Bore Challenge Q&A Thread

    Yes, and would also be interesting to see if there is any correlation between hits / misses with particular scopes. Though it would be difficult to strip out other variables like wind reading ability, individual shooting ability, etc.
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    6.5 or .223 for a practice rifle

    Yep, my thoughts too. And barrel life on the 223 will be at least double.
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    Kestrel knives review- never buying another

    The worksharp is a very nice tool. I bought this one because I had to sharpen a lot of scissors for work, but it works great on my knives too. Its particularly good for putting an edge on difficult to sharpen steels...
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    My knife builds

    Update to add part 4 Once I have my handle scales drilled, I can taper the tangs. I grind the end of the tang progressively down to around 1mm (apparently that converts to 0.0393701 of an inch). The trick here is tapering the tang back towards the blade so that the handle sits flush with no...
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    .375 h&h bullet selection

    I use 260gn Accubonds for sambar deer in Australia. I recon they would be great on black bear. They would also be fine on white tail. My son shot a fallow deer spike with his 375 Ruger using a 260gn Accubond and it worked well.
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    How to use a mil/mil scope-reticle, turrets and proper usage

    Pretty sure you cant anymore. Strelok pro is my favourite and its still on my phone, but he's been banned from the the Google & Apple stores because he's Russian.
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    Anyone used Tubb DTAC .338 with nosering?

    I had never heard of the nosering'd DTAC until Ryan's 6UM thread. Seeing the results of the 6mm nosering made me curious about what DTAC bullets were on offer. I did some searching and found that a 299gn 338 DTAC is available. I am thinking about trying some in my 338 edge, but just thought I...
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    Is mounting the rifle on a tripod steadier?

    A good tripod is great. A cheap tripod will just frustrate you. RRS with an Anvil30 is the benchmark for steadiness from a shooting tripod. I have an innorel carbon tripod which are just okay to shoot off, but its much more work to get steady than off an RRS.
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    Any terminal ballistics reports on the heavy/high BC 270 bullets?

    Thanks make. Good to hear another encouraging report on the 175 TGK. They are about the only heavy for calibre bullet for the 270 that is actually available here at the moment. I am going to have to buy a few boxes.
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    Any terminal ballistics reports on the heavy/high BC 270 bullets?

    Thanks. Thats very helpful. Its probably the most results I have heard from one person. Really good to hear the 175TGK is performing for you across a good range of animals and distances.
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    Any terminal ballistics reports on the heavy/high BC 270 bullets?

    Yes, if you are running monos, you definitely need the velocity. I prefer a heavy for calibre led core bullet to copper bullets, but thats still pretty new for the 270 cal. I have no doubt it will kill things, but just trying to find some real world performance in what is already on the market.
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    Any terminal ballistics reports on the heavy/high BC 270 bullets?

    Thanks. I am hearing the 6.8 Western is selling in the US, but hasnt really got to Australia yet. Im hoping it gets more momentum.
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    Any terminal ballistics reports on the heavy/high BC 270 bullets?

    I am thinking about building a fast twist 270 cal rifle. Either a 270 Win or a 270WSM throated to use long bullets. I have been able to find a couple of barrel makers here in Aus that can make something that would work for this project, either a 1/9" twist, or a 1/7" twist. Given that pre 6.8...
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    My knife builds

    Update to add part 3 - steel post heat treat I have all the profiled blades back from heat treat. These have all been heated to temperature, air quenched, and tempered by the ovens. They all Rockwell hardness test around 60HRC. As you can see in the following photo, they have a grey looking...
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    Cold Bore Challenge Q&A Thread

    The answer to that question depends on your shooting style and the conditions. When I shoot a target or an animal, I generally dial for elevation, but hold for wind. So very rarely do I hold the exact point of impact on the intended target. This is because the ebb and flow of wind often makes it...
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    Left hand Tikka Stock Options

    One other option that I have done a few times if there are limited LH options is to buy a chassis in right hand, then modify the bolt handle cut-out and relieving for the safety, and drop the barrelled action into that. I have 3 left hand Remington clone action rifles that are in MDT HNT 26...
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    Recommend Meat Hauling Packs

    You gotta just Cam Hanes that shit
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    Cold Bore Challenge Q&A Thread

    Firstly, thanks to all the organisers who contributed to running this cold bore challenge. I got out for the second shot yesterday (post #50 updated). My kestrel 4500 decided to die, so I could only guess at the wind which was varying from very light to about half a MIL hold at 450 meters. For...
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