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    Your Groups Are Too Small

    Good data collection. Did you shoot one entire box, followed by the next, and so on? Curious, as the first 2-5 shots of some of your velocity graph lines seem noisier than the next 15. Wondering if the bore condition could still be settling in to a new powder/jacket combination.
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    Hunting Rifle Trigger Pull Weight

    12-16 Oz. Wouldn't recommend it for others until they've shot and hunted enough to have their own opinions. No problem shooting them in gloves, but when the hands go numb that's a different story. There is some liability, and I accept the tradeoffs.
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    Images: Hunting with KRG Bravo

    You know it.
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    Images: Hunting with KRG Bravo

    I've only had this one a couple weeks, but they certainly work... That said I'm interested in saving a pound for some hunts via a UPR myself.
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    Your Best Budget Gun ever?

    My standout (haven't done much with budget guns in years) is a Ruger American Predator in 22LR. It would shoot mid-priced ammo into MOA for 10 rds, and the function was perfect. Sold it to a good friend for an eventual T1x upgrade.
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    Hunting/PRS chassis or stock options

    I've been hunting with a 6 Dasher in a MPA Ultralight, the Bravo will replace the MPA if I like it enough after playing with it, with the polymer vs aluminum in hand being a contributing factor. My other hunting setup is a 22BR built on a Tikka CTR that has the CTR stock as it shows up with the...
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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    That's smoking the 88's in that case, what barrel length and powder if you don't mind?
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    Hunting/PRS chassis or stock options

    There are aspects of a stock or chassis that are clearly good or inferior from a mechanical standpoint; like how high the top of the butt sits vs the bore of the rifle (higher being better IMO) and how parallel the fore-end and bottom of the buttstock is vs the bore (more parallel being better...
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    6mm/6.5

    Using 109 ELD's, I took a deer with one this fall and a friend took an antelope. They performed well in both cases.
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    22-250 / 22cm with TMK’s and ELDM’s

    No personal experience, though I haven't heard of issues stabilizing 88's in a 1-8 at 22 Creed speeds from friends. That said, some thoughts: Thick air is harder to stabilize bullets in. Colder air is thicker air, all else equal. Bullets launched with a slower muzzle velocity are less...
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    6.5 Creedmoor/260 for Deer, Elk, and whatever else.....

    Some additional data. I had mostly moved on from 6.5's to 6's (and just recently 22's) by the time I got more interested in terminal ballistics, so I don't have autopsy pics or wound specifics, but I do have pretty good notes on the shots and the results. Some of the following are from family...
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    6mm /.243 hunting success on Big Game

    That rifle weighs ~ 11 lbs as pictured. I've shot some big bodied deer, and he's easily the most likely to have succumbed to Type 2 Diabetes if I hadn't shot him first. With two of us on that hill we could barely move him for pictures. Starting velocities were 2790-2880 fps just depending on...
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    6mm /.243 hunting success on Big Game

    I've had very good results with 6mm's the last handful of years. I also punch a lot fewer tags than I used to. Here's what I and some friends and family have taken with my 6mm's. Nothing has gotten away, nor close. WY Antelope 6 Dasher 108 ELD ~440 yds (this one’s from memory) Impact...
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    Tikka after 19,000+ rounds (M595 and T3’s)

    After the cost of 20,000+ rds of ammo, plus any costs associated with shooting that much (travel, tags, match fees) the cost of a factory Tikka is approaching a rounding error. Pretty cool overall, love to see good equipment get well used. I did have a shooting partner break a bolt stop pin...
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    Hodgdon discontinues IMR Enduron powders

    Those powder lines aren't made by the same facility, or even in the same country. So, unfortunately, it won't increase the supply of the H-series powders.
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    12X50s: MeoStar B1 Plus vs Maven B.6

    I have the Cabela's branded Meopta 12x50's, they're probably a couple updates back at this point. They've sold a few pairs letting people look through them at matches and hunting. I would slightly prefer either Swaro 12x, but definitely not enough to justify the cost difference for me. I...
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    NX8 4-32x50 MIL-C F1

    I have the scope/reticle combination in question. I find the reticle to be thin for my taste, but usable. I also wouldn't choose their specific pattern of hashes (I prefer the ZCO reticles and the Kahles SKMR's) but again it's quite usable. Mine has been solid, including drop testing. I...
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    Parallax marks or not?

    I absolutely prefer reference points to put me in the ballpark. When I'm zeroing or testing, I'll actually take the time to dial it out properly. When I'm shooting things that count (competitions which have fixed time limits, or animals that have unknown time limits) I've never dialed it out...
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    Spotting impact at 1000 yards

    Manage recoil such that I can spot my own shots. I'm not interested in any rifle setups that don't allow this reasonably. Bipod prone at 1000 yards is about as forgiving as it gets in my opinion. Also, plywood behind your target makes it almost impossible. A good dirt berm directly behind it...
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    How bad is the glass on SWFA 3-15

    I found the glass to be just fine in mine, similar enough to the SS 3-9 that if there was a difference I don't remember it. I did think the eyebox got tight on top. I usually stopped at 12x and called it good. I think of it as a functional equivalent to the LRHS 3-12 but with older style...

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