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  1. dingle

    Tikka hard bolt lift after dry firing. WTF

    If it's of any use, I had metal shavings cause the same problem that manifested as a heavy bolt lift. When swapping out a bolt shroud, I used an apparently junky hex key to keep the firing pin cocked and a chunk or two of that key sheared off without me noticing. This shaving or two landed in a...
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    Your Groups Are Too Small

    I hesitate to wade in too far here, but have we considered that using one's preferred "load development" tends to: -make the shooter more confident in having reduced variables, and -that confidence leads to better shooting habits, and -those better shooting habits, unconscious as they may be...
  3. dingle

    Fishnet base layers. They work, and you want them.

    Puzzle not, except over how they can deliver an order as fast as an American store with zero drama. Well done... somehow....
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    Woobie?

    @Lawnboi @Packin_packout I always thought I'd carry my Kifaru woobie for cold day glassing comfort but I've never actually done it. You guys don't find it's too bulky to just throw into a day pack as an option?
  5. dingle

    Elk Hunting Reality

    Probably less than you think. I know that's an annoying answer but it's true. Good luck.
  6. dingle

    Shooting School Recommendation?

    I need a new stupid superlative phrase. This all is hard to believe. These are basics. I still refuse to consider myself excellent for doing and caring about them. But I appreciate the eye opener stories. If the situation is this dire and you're telling me I'm the 1%, maybe I should find a way...
  7. dingle

    Tikka T1X in 22lr

    Which direction did you end up going?
  8. dingle

    Shooting School Recommendation?

    99th plus. If true and not hyperbole, I repeat my previous use of "insane".
  9. dingle

    270 Win Twist Rates?

    Thanks for the replies, everyone. Looking forward to hearing what direction the OP goes.
  10. dingle

    Shooting School Recommendation?

    All disturbing enough. But like... is behavior like this really that widespread? Am I/are we really the 90th percentile for caring to set up reliable gear and working to be proficient at a perishable skill? I witness general dipshittery at the local public range but I always had the impression...
  11. dingle

    DIY Walk In cooler help!

    Draw it first, including corner details. Really!
  12. dingle

    Shooting School Recommendation?

    One in ten has a zeroed rifle? Really? What else could there be? I'm really asking. This sounds insane to me.
  13. dingle

    270 Win Twist Rates?

    What's the history on .270 factory barrels coming in a 1:10" twist if there's no downside to a 1:8"?
  14. dingle

    SWFA, what’s the deal?

    If this is of use to anyone, the customer service guy on the phone says the OEM for the variable magnification scopes is the same as it's always been - an outfit in Japan. I probed no further.
  15. dingle

    Kifaru Slick 20

    I concur on all counts. My 5 year old 20 degree Kifaru Slick bag isn't nearly as warm now as when new. How to define "nearly", I can't really do. I find myself bringing a 5 year old Kifaru Woobie as an optional supplemental blanket on autumn hunts and this helps get through nights in the teens...
  16. dingle

    SWFA, what’s the deal?

    I managed to avoid asking a good question like this. I wonder as well.
  17. dingle

    The most repeated thread topics *or* posts?

    You win
  18. dingle

    Toprut No Longer Hosting Google Earth/KMZ Files

    Watching.
  19. dingle

    30% off everything @ SWFA

    Expected lead times from a phone call to customer service: 6x42 fixed 3-4 weeks from now, 3-9x42 HD around the beginning of the year.
  20. dingle

    SWFA, what’s the deal?

    I just got off the phone with their customer service and asked why they held such a dramatic sale and if they're going out of business. She told me they're clearing out inventory to focus on their SWFA optics (for some reason also including SWFA optics in said sale) and that they are not going...

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