Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
10-25-2019, 03:05 AM
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
10-16-2019, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 9,769
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
10-14-2019, 05:32 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 9,769
I had saved things like "disposable" surface...
I had saved things like "disposable" surface planer blades, dull bandsaw blades, dull files & etc. against the day I got time to set up a forge.
Spec'd out an LP burner and picked up some fire...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
10-13-2019, 10:58 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 9,769
I'm a knife/tool sharpening nerd. Sharpening...
I'm a knife/tool sharpening nerd. Sharpening edged tools is one of my preferred methods of meditation.
Since I get to cook pretty much every day and carry a pocket knife any time I'm wearing...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
10-07-2019, 02:37 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 27,156
Old Farley Mowet story mentioned a Ukranian...
Old Farley Mowet story mentioned a Ukranian imigrant Canadian hog farmer who lived near one of the lakes in Saskatchewan. He netted suckers, "trash" fish out of the lake for high protein hog food-...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
10-03-2019, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 27,156
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
10-02-2019, 04:25 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 27,156
D@₩^!
The first time I saw a sounder of wild...
D@₩^!
The first time I saw a sounder of wild hogs crossing a field I was driving past in central WI, I thought: Darn, those are some ugly dogs. By the time I had passed them, I had figured out...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
10-01-2019, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 71
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Dog to tree coon. A big flashlight. Shoot coon...
Dog to tree coon. A big flashlight. Shoot coon between the eyes with a .22 when you see the light reflected from its eyes.
How it was done where I grew up.
This guy down the road and his hound...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
09-30-2019, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 16,605
Is that factory ammunition?
If these have...
Is that factory ammunition?
If these have been accurate for you, could you measure a loaded round with those Barnes 110 gr. bullets base to ogive length and let me know? I've only done subsonic...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
09-30-2019, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 27,156
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
09-29-2019, 10:40 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 16,605
The 6.5mm 120 TTSX has been "in and out" in all...
The 6.5mm 120 TTSX has been "in and out" in all cases so far on deer. Three shots were broadside through both lungs and either through or just above/behind the heart without hitting any bone except...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
09-29-2019, 05:53 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 16,605
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
09-29-2019, 05:04 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 16,605
Replacing the irregular weight/non symetrical...
Replacing the irregular weight/non symetrical Czech bullets with decent quality bullets works a treat.
http://www.saubier.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=402&pictureid=1530
The below groups were...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
09-25-2019, 06:20 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 16,605
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
09-25-2019, 03:25 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 16,605
Well, THAT was disappointing.
I had found some good reviews of S&B 6.5 CM 140 grain FMJ ammunition.
I have had very good luck accuracy wise with a couple of other S&B products, so I bought some of the S&B 6.5 Creedmoor 140...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
09-24-2019, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
09-24-2019, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 7
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Buyer beware!
My younger brother wrecked a...
Buyer beware!
My younger brother wrecked a rifle back in the 1970s by shooting with an obstruction in barrel. And sold it back to the original seller, without telling the gun shop owner, which...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
09-24-2019, 03:45 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,437
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
09-20-2019, 02:51 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,047
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
09-17-2019, 01:31 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 16,605
Not yet! I would certainly consider that,...
Not yet! I would certainly consider that, especially if it allowed custom reloading for a bit more snort without beating the $#!? out of the action.
I also am thinking a better trigger is called...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
09-17-2019, 01:18 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 16,605
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
09-16-2019, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 16,605
A few pictures
Figured out your upload & posting process, I think.
All groups were shot with Hornady "Black" 140gr OTM ammunition, less than $20/box, occasionally on sale for $15 or so. Good enough for barrel...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
09-16-2019, 11:42 AM
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Replies: 28
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True enough, the long, thin walled neck of the...
True enough, the long, thin walled neck of the Hornet case is vulnerable to denting, crushing and, eventually, stress cracking- although I have and continue to reload several hundred 22 Hornet brass...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
09-16-2019, 02:26 AM
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Replies: 9
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I have single fed several CZ 527 rifle models,...
I have single fed several CZ 527 rifle models, they all worked. Have seen the George Calhoun single loading blocks which replace the magazine, have not needed one yet.
I have a single feed "sled"...
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Forum: Small Caliber Discussion Board
09-15-2019, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 45
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New toy arrived.
6.5 Creedmoor 22" barrel...
New toy arrived.
6.5 Creedmoor 22" barrel AR10 "hunter" variant, made by APO in Alexandria MN.
(Relatively) inexpensive Sightmark "Lattitude" PRS scope: Mil-mil, first focal pane "Xmas tree"...
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