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  1. dirtykid

    Cross-breed press

    If I am using RCBS press's currently, but want to be able to control my neck sizing more precisely. Should I cross-over to Hornady dies, so that I can take advantage of their neck die bushings, as well as the lock and load feature ? OR Stick with RCBS ? I think they might have neck die...
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    Whats wrong with this picture ?

    So I put in my bid on GB for some RL19 2#'s at 25.00/pound I won the auction Did GB crash again and I happened to be the only person to bid on this item ? OR Did I buy somebodies OLD stock sitting on their shelf for ages ( The number on the container says CE0519/2512OZO40613) I...
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    Top shot ?

    I thought I read that it was back on for a new season, I scanned thru my cable guide on the History channel, and could not find a listing coming up to set my DVR to record the series... Anybody know when , or if it is back on ?
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    Help me pick a NICE scope !!

    Nevermind, covered in another thread
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    Best chronograph for the buck

    I am looking for a new one , last cheap one I bought was just that, THE LAST CHEAP ONE I WILL BUY , ( But what did I expect for under $100 ?) So Im ready to make a investment in a quality machine, It wont be used indoors,mostly outside,often in cold weather (20-30degreesF) Both places I...
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    Too much twist for bullet weight ?

    Picking out a new barrel for REM-700 30-06, common choices are 1:10 or 1:9 I would like to be able to launch 200gr + projectiles at times, but for the most part will be loading up 150-165gr pills by hand, Is there such a thing as "overtwisting" ? That is, the 1:9 twist rate actually...
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    Magnum primers,

    It has probably been covered before on here, But all I could find recently on a shelf was Magnum primers for my rifle, I had worked up a nice load for my .243 with 65gr Vmax/4895/CCI200 , I wanted to try to stretch the konockdown with a 75gr pill, All that was available was CCI 250's so I...
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    .243 Case trimmed length too short ?

    Im just getting started reloading,and the 1st 200 rounds of .243 that I reloaded with 75gr V-max's and H4895 seemed to have performed well out of my REMMY-700, this time I noticed the cases had stretched to a tad-beyond the max, so I full-length resized them,and noticed they were a little on the...
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    A must-read

    maybe this should be in the activism thread, not sure but it really needs to be spread-about the country,and repeated often COLUMBINE STUDENT'S FATHER 12 YEARS LATER!! Guess our national leaders didn't expect this. On Thursday, Darrell Scott, the father of Rachel Scott, a victim of the...
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    Remmy 700 question

    Picked up a REM-700 in .223 at the last local gun show for my youngest, It does not have the "drop-out" bottom plate allowing you to dump the cartridges that were top-loaded,you have to cycle the bolt each round to eject the unfired cartridges, Im wondering if there is a way to convert it ...
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    Question of condition

    I just picked up a DPMS 243 at a more-than-reasonable price considering the market conditions,, Looking at the picture of the bolt,does the crack on the end by the extractor look normal ? I dont have another one nearby to look at to compare it with Any input would help,, Thanks !!
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    Determining twist rate

    Managed to pick up a REM-700 .223 at a gun show this weekend, The guy didnt have any manual or other information on it, How can I determine what the twist rate is on the barrel ?
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    Texas residents,, PLEASE Help,, !!

    Gonna be traveling to the great state of Texas to observe my sons graduation from Lackland Basic training,, I have researched all the laws regarding carrying my handgun in and thru all the states I will be passing thru,and staying in. I am stumped on Texas,though, I have looked around on the...
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    "From my cold dead hands"

    Somebody just recently posted a pic of poster showing skeleton-hand holding a glock in slide-lock and it says "now you can have it" can somebody re-post that ?? Im gonna have my tatt-artist draw that out for me ,, Thanks !
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    "Straw" purchases

    A close friend of mine asked me to purchase a handgun for him recently because he didnt want "they" to know that he has a handgun,, (No criminal record,just paranoid) Luckily the pistol KT-PMR-30 seems to be out of production for awhile and i've avoided the situation for now. He was mostly...
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    AR-common parts?

    Just went searching for a set of new gas-rings for my Bushy XM-15,and no-one in town seems to have any, looking at colt's bolt-design and others they ALL look the same , does anybody know if the gas rings are interchangeable ? the reason i ask is i stopped at Gander Mountain and the kid behind...
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    AR-sights

    I decided to drag my Bushmaster XM-15 out of gun case and took my 3x9-50 Nikon i had on it and put that on my Savage-17HMR,Now im stuck with factory iron sights,ICK ! I want to teach my 2-youngest how to run this gun and i would like a mil-dot scope with the ability to use some better-quality...
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    Machetes (not the movie)

    Im looking for a GOOD -quality machete for clearing the invasive buck-thorn from some of my shooting "lanes" for predator hunting and trapping next year. I checked out Cold-Steel on-line and all they have is either what looks like $30-cheapies (pretty much what i've found here locally) or some...
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    Citi-bank ?

    I caught a snipet of a comment in a magazine about Citi-group supporting anti-gunners or something, can somebody enlighten me ?
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    Ammunition reliability

    I have pushed about 700-800 rounds thru my Glock 27, and for the FIRST TIME EVER , I had a bad primer. Center was clearly dimpled, and it looked like the firing pin indented as deep as shells that did go bang, So my question to everybody is how often have you had factory-ammo not go boom ...
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