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    My interpretation is that the head of a socket...

    My interpretation is that the head of a socket head screw has separated from the shank, if you have been able to remove the shank from lower half of the ring it should simply be a matter of fitting a...
  2. Talleys make an alignment bar for setting up...

    Talleys make an alignment bar for setting up their rings, without using it you are reliant on a bit of luck in achieving perfect alignment as there is firstly the possibility of improper positioning...
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    I've had 3 X-Bolt barrels removed/fitted by...

    I've had 3 X-Bolt barrels removed/fitted by experienced gunsmiths for various reasons without any problems, doesn't sound like it's going to suit you but I have a new X-Bolt .308 barrel here surplus...
  4. Thread: Mini Jetboats

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    You'll be very lucky to get an inflatable jet...

    You'll be very lucky to get an inflatable jet boat now, they're all Russian made. Attack Marine 3.2m with Kawasaki LX1500 engine and pump with 10 mm UHMWPE in the bottom is a very good boat, but...
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    Maybe it says that on the warranty but I don't...

    Maybe it says that on the warranty but I don't think that is how it is applied.

    I bought a Burris 2-7 in the late seventies, it was a good scope but found itself utilised as a replacement on an AR...
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    No problem, I just happened to be quite aware of...

    No problem, I just happened to be quite aware of the facts, as far as the farmer is concerned he was known to have a fairly short fuse but that doesn't mean to say that he didn't have other facets to...
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    True version: It was the shooter that ended up...

    True version: It was the shooter that ended up with most of a 308 bullet lodged very close to his spine not the pilot, yes in his butt, the helicopter flew from the scene of the shooting near...
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    2B is a good place to start for a hunting rifle...

    2B is a good place to start for a hunting rifle but you can ask them to vary that profile according to what you want; they can vary it to suit your stock or your aesthetic requirements. I have a 23"...
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    Must be pretty small deer where you hunt or else...

    Must be pretty small deer where you hunt or else you're a lot bigger than the guy in your avatar - "multiple animals".
  10. Thread: 270wsm xbolt

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    IMR7977

    IMR7977
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    Surely it's a Tikka, Browning's can't shoot like...

    Surely it's a Tikka, Browning's can't shoot like that, you're going to upset the narrative here if you post stuff like that.
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    I'd be surprized if it was anything less than...

    I'd be surprized if it was anything less than difficult, like keengunNic says, a lot of excess brass that needs to find a home.
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    It depends on how enthusiastic you are to own a...

    It depends on how enthusiastic you are to own a wood/blue rifle that won't stand up to particularly wet conditions the way a modern stainless/synthetic one will. There are no...
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    My #1 gun is my Tikka M55 in .243 that I bought...

    My #1 gun is my Tikka M55 in .243 that I bought new in 1978, it's now on it's third barrel, a Sako this time. I wouldn't part with for all the tea in China. To put my 40 years of experience with that...
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    140 gr Nosler ballistic tips are a better...

    140 gr Nosler ballistic tips are a better projectile for 7-08 particularly at the velocities you are like to be getting, ELD-X or M likewise. 160 Accubonds are a very tough projectile that works well...
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    Hunt the same places as in the winter, they don't...

    Hunt the same places as in the winter, they don't change their habits a lot seasonally as they live in a particular habitat, and this doesn't move. The difference between winter and spring/summer...
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    Manganese is typically the element responsible...

    Manganese is typically the element responsible for work hardening tendencies in carbon steels, the percentage of manganese in steel is sometimes increased in the manufacturing process for such things...
  18. VX5 3-15 for you, no contest.

    VX5 3-15 for you, no contest.
  19. Thread: Hunting pants

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    You sound a lot like you have been wounded, maybe...

    You sound a lot like you have been wounded, maybe if you included a breakdown of your cost structure alongside the rest of your commentary there may/or may not be some sympathy forthcoming from the...
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    In the days when I trapped possums for a living...

    In the days when I trapped possums for a living in the mid seventies, early eighties a faithful Mercator with it's Solingen steel blade was the only knife in the game, to sharpen them we used a round...
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    0.002" is generally sufficient, it's an...

    0.002" is generally sufficient, it's an interference fit, even a size for size fit requires force to assemble/disassemble, this is true of any size for size fit.
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    It all looks several levels above plain...

    It all looks several levels above plain utilitarian to me, very nice. :thumbsup:
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    Just measure the OD of a fired case neck and...

    Just measure the OD of a fired case neck and subtract 0.002" and that should be your bushing size, or very close to.
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    Like I said I have both scopes referred to but...

    Like I said I have both scopes referred to but with 42 and 50 mm objective lenses respectively, I don't observe any distinguishable quality in the glass but with the 3-18 you need to use the side...
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    As I have said before on here, I have the...

    As I have said before on here, I have the original VX6 2-12x42 ZL (no side focus,non HD), VX6 3-18x50 ZL (SF illuminated windplex) and VX3-18x50 ZL HD (SF illuminated duplex), comparing them at dusk...
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