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    Bonding a picatinny rail to an action

    "Permanent" isn't as permanent as it sounds. All the commonly recommended epoxies I'm familiar with will release with heat. Don't know about the black loctite there. I've had a pinned-screwed-epoxyed (not just bedded) rail come loose to the tune of 7 moa. I ended up off paper at 100...
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    Bonding a picatinny rail to an action

    People do bed rings or rails for perfect contact, but that isn't what this thread is about. The idea here is to glue them together to strongly reduce the chance that the action-rail interface ever shifts, aiming to eliminate a potential way to lose zero.
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    6CM clickers

    Copy that, good to know about new tools/methods.
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    6CM clickers

    Not a 'smith, but I wouldn't want anyone cutting a throat on a rifle of mine without dialing in the barrel to be concentric to the bore. Seems way easier to do so with the action off. If I already have a gun otherwise disassembled pulling the action off the barrel takes maybe 2 minutes. The...
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    Anybody Ditch the Bubble Level?

    For most hunting situations at most hunting distances, I can't disagree with you. If you're testing the limits of reasonable hunting engagements or shooting competition it starts to matter. As a guy who shoots competition regularly, adding a step to check my level and adjust is probably a 1 to...
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    Anybody Ditch the Bubble Level?

    We'll have to disagree. On a flat range or surrounded by level and plumb references, sure. In common hunting terrain, people I know who use levels all day find themselves guessing wrong regularly. I don't think using a level is the be all-end all, but I think consistent use will increase...
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    Anybody Ditch the Bubble Level?

    I'd recommend practicing with it built into your shot process until it feels wrong not to check it. It will take a lot of deliberate reps, but if you shoot at distance regularly (like a PRS match) I think you'll find your wind holds get way more consistent. Lots of people like the Send It but...
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    Group size evaluation

    Yes, that is the AVERAGE of those groups vs the true population. However, the error bars on what an individual group will give you get ever larger as the round count gets smaller. There's no free lunch, the higher the level of certainty you want, the larger your sample population needs to be...
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    Tikka .243 AI

    @Tom-D That’s a pretty different equation than here, I found some for $99 in stock. Good luck!
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    Tikka .243 AI

    You could, but it'd probably cost you more than new dies. And yes per everyone above, the "proper" way to do an AI'd case is to set the shoulder back, but it isn't like you can't work around it if the barrel isn't set back. You'd just want to control headspace on the initial firing a different...
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    Tikka t3x .243 win 108 eldm vs 6.5 creedmoor 130 tmk

    With a factory barrel that's already chambered, the juice isn't worth the squeeze for most shooters IMO. If you're a rifle looney and really want to justify it, seveltri gave the reasons (though you can only lengthen the throat, not shorten it, unless you set the barrel significantly back). To...
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    The Shoot2hunt Podcast

    I don't, and other than the mentioned instance I haven't felt the need too, their feel and function has remained consistent. If one started feeling different, I'd flush it.
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    The Shoot2hunt Podcast

    My experience, fwiw. 15-20 years ago I mostly used factory 700 triggers, adjusted by me. I don't recall any failures to fire, but I definitely had issues with firing pins falling without touching the trigger. I tested them by bouncing them on the buttstock, but they clearly had issues, I'm...
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    RokStok

    Played with it with the low rings and the ubiquitous Howard Leights. For me and my face they make contact with the stock, but in no way are pushed out of position or uncomfortable. Tried it after with my high rings and they make contact too, albeit slightly less. I’ve put a couple hundred...
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    RokStok

    I had about eight match shooters try out the Rokstock as I have it setup with UM high rings. Everyone had muffs, no one had issues. The only comment was one shooter found the comb too low for their taste setup that way, obviously easily fixed with lower rings. When I Get home tonight I’ll...
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    Charging bear/timed shooting drill

    Well, some of us can’t go shooting any given day! A lot of people probably don’t have shot timers (see: every hunter I’ve ever known who doesn’t shoot competition too). I’m sure some people probably don’t want to post the worst score, and what’s been shown is pretty good IMO, not...
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    Maven RS1.2 2.5-15x44 new model

    It’s a TBAC Magnus, and it’s on a TBAC CB Brake.
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    Maven RS1.2 2.5-15x44 new model

    So far so good. Appreciated the tool-less turrets when I rezeroed in the headlights to accommodate a last minute suppressor. Loved the reticle at 624 & 10x. My biggest complaint is the parallax knob on mine is stiff at room temperature, and REALLY stiff below freezing.
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    Does Energy have the potential to affect terminal performance?

    All models are wrong, some models are useful. The most useful model of bullet performance I’ve seen to date is…X bullet type performs acceptably between Y1 (upper threshold) and Y2 (lower threshold) impact velocities. Once I started thinking in these terms, terminal ballistics started to add...
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    Maven RS1.2 2.5-15x44 new model

    Yards I assume, but exact parallax adjustment is atmosphere dependent, so it isn’t something that can be nailed down exactly. It’ll vary more than the 10% difference between yards and meters in different conditions. And based on my VERY limited experience today, it’s forgiving enough you...

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