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    To expand or not

    Gina..you "silly rabbit".....we are all tumbling down there with you,my dad used to say ,,,"you dont stop learnin till theyr throwing dirt in your face"....shooting is like everything else,,,it changes/evolvs ,,what worked 20 yrs/10yrs/1yr ago may not be the best today....get a Redding type "S"...
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    Which minute of angle rail?

    Kurt ....start thinkin in moa's or inches ....the numbers are on the turrets to simplify your come up's.....its tuff to go up 103 and then bak down 41 and bak up 37.....get it??!!....get a 100 yd zero and zero the turrets there....then no matter where u go up-n-down its much simpler to keep it...
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    Which minute of angle rail?

    Hi Kurt.....another way of thinking about it is........how many moa UP are left when your rifle is zeroed at 100yds.???? ..then you will need aprox 12-14 moa to get zeroed at 600.....you may have enuff ...but if your about out of travel then 10 would bring you down a lil' and still allow you to...
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    Josh got his college football scholorship!!!

    Wonderful.....Congrats to him.....you shure have been a good grandpa to him........I will watch for him on the field,at the HOME games...hahaha.......Roger
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    Tony Boyer

    its been 30 yrs since I had a 1A but memory (fuzzy) tells me they were Weaver #36 ...if you are going with that style of base ...you can pik one up at wallyworld and try it.....if that doesnt work ...call Wally Hart ...he will know what works.....Roger
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    6PPC and 30BR using the same receiver/bolt

    to the OP....I think you may be asking ..."will a .308 bolt face pull a PPC reliably"..?....YES ...my Panda will shoot/extract/eject both with NO problems....some actons/bolts with various extractor/ejector combos ,,will NOT....ask about a specific action/bolt and you will get an answer about...
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    New Years Resolution

    nhk....that is an excellent resolution ....we will all be praying for your resolve....Happy New Yr..yippppeeee...Roger
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    Question for WS2 - Danzak users

    Thats a tuff one John.....Iv tried about evry combo out there....with and without WS 2....it is very difficult to get a rifle to do what you/we want it to do....my best advice for groundhog matches etc....is DONT clean during the event....WS 2 allows most cals...unless larger capacity mags....to...
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    Bullet Seaters

    Hi Centerfire....cut a lil' circular shim (with a hole in the middle...sorta like a donut)....outa a pocket "Bank Calendar" that you get at the bank for freee....it is .010" thick.....give it a try ....let us know what you find....some people drop the floor(machine some metal out) of the base...
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    Bullet Seaters

    Dear Centerfire.....that .013" that you mention doesnt give you .013 clearance...the case tapers very little....I havnt done the math but prolly a half a thou or less on the sides....you need room for dirt/dust/pocket fuzz....I usually put a lil shim uner mine to gain clearance (longitudal like...
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    Bullet Seaters

    Centerfire.....you shuld worry about what the wind is doing and not try to improve Wilson dies......Roger
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    Bob Schmidt has fallen ill

    Mike ..thank YOU for letting us know about Bob.....I am a nobody in the "B"enchrest game but have found that no matter where I go arround the nation to shoot in an ocasional match I find the same love for shooting and brotherly love that you show for your friend Bob...please let him know that we...
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    New powders from Alliant Varmint and AR-COMP

    Hi Jerry....good to see you still kikin......is the Varmint a stick or ball powder.....it mite work in a BR with lil'l bullets.....it looks like winter is just about to strike...ahah...hav a good un...Roger
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    What is the proper neck tension for a magnum rifle?

    Steve....with a type S die neck turning is NOT required,,,you just have to use a bushing .003 ,+/- a lil' , smaller than a loaded round ND...Roger
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    What is the proper neck tension for a magnum rifle?

    Do you have a type S die which uses bushings??? if so you must remove the expander ball so that the ammount of "squeeze" is determined by the bushing,,,NOT the expander!!....Roger
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    bausch and lomb 36x

    Brandon....the answer to your ? about the Sightron varible is YES...it is much better ....more power,variable,30mm tube(lets in more light and more turret adj travel).....I have used one at 600 and found it to be very useable....lots of scope for the $$...Roger
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    bausch and lomb 36x

    The B&L and Weaver are good scopes ...but they have "limited" travel on the turrets....for long range a 20-40 MOA base is usually required....nuthin wrong with the optics etc....just not enuff UP for wayyy out there,and then get you back on at 100....its not abig problem with a target rifle...
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    IBS 600 Yard SOY Points Update

    Sam...congratulations on a good year of shooting....I admire the way you give back and help all of your fellow competitors (new or old,like me,,ahahha)....you are rite about Richard ,,he gave us all a scare,,,its important to enjoy the life and health that we have and never forget where we came...
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    Lapua brass....

    Eddie....your rite..it is wayy past time for Lapua to step up and take care of the Becnrest shooters who have made their brass a big seller in the US.....if the brass was allready 6mm PPC there would be no need for a special fire form bbl and the time and expense of doing that phase of the...
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    Another benchrest legend passess

    Jerry...Thanks for letting us know ...sorry to hear it....I havnt seen him in 10yrs+...he was at Fairchance Pa the last time I shot with him and he lookd bad then....we all take our health and life for granted....do what you can as long as you enjoy it....he was one of us...Roger
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