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  1. The bike is getting me into some honey holes. ...

    The bike is getting me into some honey holes.

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    I use a battery drill with a deep socket that is...

    I use a battery drill with a deep socket that is about the size of the case and hold and rotate it in the flame until the brass changes colour, not to red. I size 204 Ruger cases to 22-204, 6mm-204...
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    Either one will kill stuff, the 3-9 will give you...

    Either one will kill stuff, the 3-9 will give you a slight advantage in FOV on 3x, My Mini Howa wears a 1.5-6x40mm. You can shoot very small groups with a 3x or 4x scope, as long as the glass is...
  4. Thread: Farm bike vs quad

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    Just a few thoughts, Mahindra sxs are almost the...

    Just a few thoughts, Mahindra sxs are almost the same size as a Suzuki Samari as are most of the sxs's, for me a small 4x4 would be better than an ATV as I can travel long distances with it also.
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  5. I have a decent mountain bike BUT am getting a...

    I have a decent mountain bike BUT am getting a little too old for long days on it, I'm 73 now. I put this together for hunting coyotes down here on the desert. Mornings are in the high...
  6. 123094 My favorite waterfowl shotgun, steel...

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    My favorite waterfowl shotgun, steel barrels 65mm chambers with 1 oz of bismuth at 1100 fps at about 1/2 of SAMI max pressure. This one happens to be a Husquvarna. If they still lock up...
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    I have a Freedom 1.5-4x20mm on one of my combo...

    I have a Freedom 1.5-4x20mm on one of my combo guns and it is every bit as nice as the VX-2 it replaced. I like the Pig-Plex reticle for fast acquisition on close in coyotes.
  8. Thread: 6mm Downsides

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    Any thoughts to a 6x45mm, 6x45 AI/6mmTCU, 6x47...

    Any thoughts to a 6x45mm, 6x45 AI/6mmTCU, 6x47 Rem or 6x47 Improved/6mm-204. I shoot a 6x45mm and a 6mm-204.
  9. Thread: 22/204

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    I've been shooting a 22-204 since 2006, I had PTG...

    I've been shooting a 22-204 since 2006, I had PTG grind me a reamer just for opening 223's up. I have put a 6mm pilot on it to open a 6x47Rem to 6mm-204 and had a gunsmith build me a 25-204 in 2005...
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    There is a "Spanish Destroyer Carbine" that was...

    There is a "Spanish Destroyer Carbine" that was issued to the Spanish Police, Prison system, and Civil Guard from the 1930's to 1960. You might be able to find one of them.

    Here's a link to pics...
  11. Thread: Classy 222's/223's

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    I'm a big fan of the 222 Rem, I've had a number...

    I'm a big fan of the 222 Rem, I've had a number of them over the years The only fly in the ointment is in combo guns, the rimless case wants to fall under the extractor. I find the 5.6x50R Mag a...
  12. Thread: Reloading 222

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    LC 78 is 223 brass made in the Lake City plant...

    LC 78 is 223 brass made in the Lake City plant near Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sounds like it was resized to 222 Rem and not trimmed. I make 222 Rem brass from 223 a lot and that is how they look...
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    Growing up we didn't have organized firearms...

    Growing up we didn't have organized firearms competitions in the schools I went to but they did in the High School my wife went to and she competed in small bore shooting, she continued into college....
  14. Thread: Reloading 222

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    That Model 70 is massive, the same action size as...

    That Model 70 is massive, the same action size as a 30-06 but a great shooter and fairly rare, I put target springs in the original trigger and it is nice.
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    In bigger bores .35+, I have a Rem 721 re-bored...

    In bigger bores .35+, I have a Rem 721 re-bored from 30-06 to 35 Whelen shooting 250gr Hornady RN's about perfect for anything bigger than deer. I have a couple of big bore deer rifles, big bores...
  16. Thread: Reloading 222

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    The 222 Rem is one of my favorites, I have a...

    The 222 Rem is one of my favorites, I have a heavy varmint rifle for Prairie dogs, ground squirrels and targets, Savage action , I use Benchmark and 40gr NBT's in it . A late Vixen with a floor...
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    The odd man out here. For me the most versatile...

    The odd man out here. For me the most versatile cartridge, is the 250-3000 Sav. I can purchase 85gr pre-lubed cast bullets for $39./500 so it is close to the cost of rimfire ammo to use it on...
  18. Thread: Euro mounts

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    The drilling I did the rings for is a JP Sauer...

    The drilling I did the rings for is a JP Sauer 1950's in 16ga/16ga/7x57R.
  19. Thread: Euro mounts

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    While I'm not a gunsmith, I have some experience...

    While I'm not a gunsmith, I have some experience fitting small parts. If you have the patients you can do somethings yourself. I I recut a set of Weaver steel high rings to mount a low power scope...
  20. Thread: Hunting on skis

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    Great vids. We started hunting on skis in the...

    Great vids.

    We started hunting on skis in the 1960's. One year the snow was exceptionally deep up to our waists and made going into the forests to hunt rabbits near impossible. We found some...
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    No, actually it is pretty simple, it is almost as...

    No, actually it is pretty simple, it is almost as if Howa planned it to be done. I didn't shorten the top of the bottom plate so mine holds one less than the mag in the "how to". The hardest part...
  22. Wisconsin deer opener early 1960's, my dad and I...

    Wisconsin deer opener early 1960's, my dad and I were a long way back on an old abandoned logging road fairly thick knee high brush in the track. We ran into a pretty young lady all dressed for a...
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    Here's a short mag I did on my Howa Mini in 6.5...

    Here's a short mag I did on my Howa Mini in 6.5 Grendel. I will try and post a link to a "How To"

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    http://www.65grendel.com/forum/showthread.php?15155-Modified-4-round-flush-mag
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    106310 This is with the original Leupold 2-7...

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    This is with the original Leupold 2-7 Compact on it. I tried the 1-4 scope shown but the ocular housing is larger on the 1-4 and I had to go to higher rings and then build up the comb with...
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    I bought my first Sako 222 about two years ago...

    I bought my first Sako 222 about two years ago and it has become one of my favorite coyote rifles, 52gr Speer FB HP over Benchmark.

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