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Charles, Like many HP shooters that I know, I bought a couple of the D models when they were offered by the CMP several years ago. Am still kicking myself for not getting 'on the ball' and getting one of the C models as well, but I should be - and am - happy to have what I've got. My first -...

I've purchased about a dozen of the new 700 actions from Brownells over the past couple of years, and each one has been checked in a GreTan-style truing fixture. IIRC, there've been a couple that actually needed truing cuts, but the rest would probably have been fine w/o any work. These are the...

I've just ordered a Thunder Beast 30BA can & mount(s); you can check their website to get more info on what thread sizes they offer. I plan on using this suppressor on multiple host rifles, with bores from 6mm up through 30 cal. Construction is titanium, which should help reduce its effect on...

I'm not aware of anything better than the Hawkeye borescopes that Gradient Lens Corp. sells - but if you've got that much to invest, you might consider buying the video system they sell to use with a Hawkeye.

I'm going to 3/4-24 mounts for a new suppressor - mostly because the bbl. on my DTA SRS already has those threads - but also to avoid the issue of reducing the dia. of the other bbls. I intend to use this suppressor on.

I have an AAC SCAR-H suppressor which has a MITER mount with triple pitch threads, and has indexing numbers 1-6, so you can start the can onto the threads at any one of the six positions. Not the same as a tuner, but it does allow the shooter to test to see if there's any accuracy advantage when...

Jim, I got a Mobil Product Guide booklet from the local Mobil distributor several years ago, and after looking through it, bought a 5 gal pail of Omega cutting oil. It had the highest percentage of sulfur of the four cutting oils they listed, and I've had excellent results with it over the past...

Lee, I could run as much as 34grs of Varget in the first two Dasher bbls. I had (done by Randy Gregory in Wisconsin), and got comparable velocities to what you're seeing. However, when I started chambering my own Dashers (using a set of PTG reamers that were supposed to be identical to the ones...

Has anyone tried a Howa rifle with their new HACT trigger? I've bought several of their barreled actions (mainly when there were no M700 actions available from Brownells) as the basis for custom builds, and have found them to be pretty good. However, I've never taken one of their old triggers...

G1 BC for the 155.5 Fullbore is .464; 185 LR BT's is .553.

I've tried H100V in several different cartridges; have yet to find anything that it shoots real well in. My 6x47s shoot much more consistently with N160 or Ramshot Hunter, plus I can get more velocity out of either than with H100V. I'd sure like to find a good use for it, since I've got about...

Man, that's awfully long for a 151gr 308, and the boattail's length is way out there too. Core must end way short of the jacket's meplat. I'm looking at bullet dimensional drawings in Bryan Litz's 1st book, and seeing nothing with a boattail of that length. And even Berger's 190 VLD's OAL is...

Ian, I bought a heavy (just over 2000lbs) Jet GH-13x40W in 2005 and had issues similar to yours. I got the single-phase model, which uses a chicom 3hp motor. There were multiple problems with this machine, but when the 'local' (180+ miles away) JET dealer brought a mechanic out to deal with...

Check out the reamer print for the Wylde throat - this has been almost universally used for XC HP throats in AR15s.

Lee, When I started looking for test indicators, my first purchase was a Mitutoyo, then an Interapid, and finally, two B&S Bestest - one with .0001" resolution, the other with .0005". If I'd known then what I know now, I'd probably have skipped the Mitutoyo (not a quality issue - it's just that...

EGW makes one piece bases with 0 or 20 MOA slope for either short or long Howa/Vanguard actions. Retail price on their website is $69+; too bad, since before they entered into a contractual agreement with Legacy Sports (importers of the Howa rifles), they used to sell the same bases for $39. At...

EGW used to sell one piece scope bases for the Howas - with zero or 20 MOA slope - for $39. Last time I called them to place an order for a couple more, they said they'd entered into a contractual agreement with Legacy Sports, and could no longer sell them. Now I see they've got them listed...

I've got a chance to purchase a bare M700 long action - no bolt, no trigger, nothing but the receiver. Just what I need for a customer's 7WSM project - or is it? This action came from a CDL with Rem's DM system, which I'm not familiar enough with to know whether the DM actions even have feed...

I saw only one recommendation for N160 in the previous replies, but I think it's a great choice. It's very clean-burning in my 6x47 Lapua, 6XC, 6.5x47, and 6.5x55. Very similar burn rate to the 4350s - try it, you'll like it.

I bought a pair of Hi-Wydes from Decot while at the SHOT Show in Vegas last Jan. Use them with orange lenses when slow prone shooting, and have been very pleased with them. However, the large frames are easy to hit with my hand when I'm shooting rapidfire strings with a bolt rifle in XC HP...