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    Best optics cleaner, pen or cloth?

    I've always deferred to manufacturer recommendations, or info like the below link. since they recommend a blower and brush as a primary means of cleaning, and the handful of professional photographers I've worked with in the past all used brush/blower on their expensive lenses, I am curious...
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    DIY RokStok in maple

    I dont want to take this thread off topic so if you have questions shoot me a PM. Key is lining up the nail and the bit. Those two things are perfectly aligned…so the nail locates and positions one side of the hole, while the bit locates the other. Its not for when you need a hole located to...
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    Ballistically Challenged Newbie Looking a new purchase

    Splitting hairs. Even a 1:10 270 will stabilize most lead 150gr bullets, but at 400 and in none of it matters, pick a normal sized bullet and shoot, it,ll kill any huntable critter in NA just fine. Fast twist is only needed for higher-bc copper bullets or heavy for caliber high bc lead bullets.
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    March, leupold, NF scope suggestions

    You could not pay me enough to put a second focal plane 24+ x scope on a hunting rifle. 10x, no problem. 24x, 32x nope, HAS to be a FFP for me. People do it, but to me its a liability and renders the reticle useless at anything except max power, which is much too high for 99% of the shots I’ll...
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    DIY RokStok in maple

    A trick to get your screw holes to line up, works if you have a drill press and if you know where you want the hole to enter and exit on both the top and bottom of the stock. It’s especially useful if you’re working from a funny shaped blank that may not be exactly squared up. Take a sheet of...
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    Don't underestimate old guy strength

    I used to rely on old guy strength. Its fun, enjoy making him hurt while you can. Now when I want to beat a whippersnapper I have to rely on old guy treachery and deceit.
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    What to do with a Rem 7600

    If its not, its darn close, but I'm fairly sure theyre interchangeable. Timney makes a trigger kit for them that is a noticeable improvement, but its still catastrophically bad compared to a decent trigger on an off the shelf tikka or any other decent rifle trigger. 7600’s are very reliable as...
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    What to do with a Rem 7600

    Its possibly a collectors item to some, Id look into that before you do anything. The 7400’s dont have a great reputation, but 7600’s have a bit of a cult following depending on vintage and exact configuration, especislly in the Northeast and upper Midwest. Im betting if its in good shape as-is...
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    Question Regarding Pinned vs Unpinned Picatinny Rails

    Not sure what ammo you are shooting, but a quick plug into the hornady calculator for their 168 eldm match ammo says your 1000 yd elevation should be in the neighborhood of 10 mils. On a 32 mil scope you should have roughly half of that available—you’d have plenty of elevation travel to hit 1000...
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    Question Regarding Pinned vs Unpinned Picatinny Rails

    If worried about it you could epoxy the rail too. Or, a set of UM rings pin directly to the action eliminating the rail entirely—thats probably the “most correct” answer from that perspective.
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    Turkey leg recipe?

    The legs are truly great braised until falling off the bone. Those bony tendon things in the legs pull out easy then, so youre left with meat rsther than inedible bony stuff. Other have mentioned carnitas or tacos, the posole recipe, etc, all of which are favorites in my house. The other recipe...
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    Masculinity and Caliber Choice

    Or at least look both ways before bringing quiche to deer camp.
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    Masculinity and Caliber Choice

    Yah, @yeti12 I get that. Sorry if that wasnt dripping with enough sarcasm. Point was that people make all sorts of decisions based on a combination of objective, anecdotal and emotional reasons, and to a degree, for someone who has a lot invested in it, to have your balance of objective and...
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    Masculinity and Caliber Choice

    But @Decker9 my identity and life ethos is all rolled up in my cartridge choices, so if a .xxxPRC/CM/AI/etc isnt objectively the best, then who am I really and what is all this really for?
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    I think I’m finally done with Salomon

    Yeah, unfortunately I think soft soles = disposable. I get a year out of them max before theyre toast. stiffer boots arent as cozy out if the box, but they do last longer. Are the lowa renegades really the same way? Id have thought they were better made.
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    Looking for Tikka stock with long/tall grip surface.

    https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/modifying-stock-grip.353813/#post-3574794
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    Scope mounting loctite or not?

    I received a response from Talley manufacturing as well. My question was WHY they recommend against loctite, if it was a scope functional issue or if it was something else. Talley: "we do this because generally people do not use the product as directed. If a little works, a lot must be...
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    2024 Cold Bore Challenge Plans

    Went to check out a bunch of spots that I thought could work for a cbc. Drove south to the national forest, which is the only public land where shooting isnt explicitly illegal here. I stopped at three different places first, and couldnt get more than 200 yards, maybe a touch more, out of any of...
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    March FX 1.5-15x42mm Q&A

    Interesting scope for sure. Seems like a “concept scope” akin to a “concept car” you’d see at a car show, ie an R&D project to develop an idea. Props to them for working on it, but bummer it doesnt seem to be race ready for the way I’d use it. Re some of the comments above about low...
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    Scope mounting loctite or not?

    Loctite brownish. All of em. 😁

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