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    Howa Superlite 308win Field Evaluation

    One thing that I noticed with my mini action and stockys stock, was that the recess for the recoil lug was about .015 too deep. When tightening the front action screw (which goes into that recoil lug) since the bottom of the action was against the inletting, and there was a gap under the lug, it...
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    Howa mini magazines

    Anybody have a source for the factory mags? 7.62x39 6.5g and 6arc. Not finding any in stock anywhere right now.
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    Sold Howa Mini 223, Stockys CF stock

    What color is the stock?
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    Miles on your old 7.3 diesel?

    If it starts good hot, it is not the hpop. If it has motorcraft glow plugs in it and a functioning relay, it should start ok. Cranking speed is huge with these. also, would have someone familiar with these do a buzz test, to check injector condition....with engine near temps that it starts hard.
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    Options with my Tikka 30-06

    300 and in, 130 barnes is impressive
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    Grizzly’s or not?

    Pretty cool. Looks like a sow and 3 cubs to me. The far bear looks to be older than the 3 cubs. Maybe an older cub. Was that far bear comfortable around the other bears?
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    Warming up vehicles in winter

    Not sure where I said anything about oil above the rings? I do agree that in most cases it really does not matter much. And yes I warm up everything atleast somewhat. And like I said above, with most modern fuel injection, even stuff clear back to the mid 90s, I really think that cold idling...
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    Warming up vehicles in winter

    yes, it slowly progressively becomes less of an issue as the engine slowly warms up, and that is the argument that the people who put out these articles are trying to push, combustion temps get hotter quicker, and engine warms up quicker being worked. No argument there, but I think the negative...
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    Warming up vehicles in winter

    Because engines running cold can have some incomplete combustion, leaving fuel on the cylinder walls. This fuel washes away oil on the cylinder walls. This is the theory, and for sure does happen on some scale. Personally wouldnt worry about it on any correctly running modern fuel injected engine.
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    Miles on your old 7.3 diesel?

    Change the oil and dont run them out of fuel, and the injectors will last a long time. Usually do fuel filter same time every year. See so many of these lately with 300+k with good running original injectors. Injector life got alot better when they got rid of the dual tanks. Looked at one...
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    School an SWFA Newb

    You adjusted the eyepiece by looking away and then back at the reticle, over and over? I struggled with this a little on mine, took a few times of very minor adjustments until reticle and target were crisp, with parralax setting reasonably close. Never had any difficulty with this with other...
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    Really big black bear from eastern North Carolina. 780 lbs worth.

    big bear. It would be nice to see a picture of it with the guy next to it to get a more realistic veiw of its size.
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    Since we love these stories

    Very similar one happened here 10+ years ago. Guy posts pictures of very unique buck claiming it came from this other area.....well, many people recognized this deer, and some of them knew he didnt have a tag for this limited draw unit. Fng shows up to his house and finds all kinds of...
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    Recoil, . 243 vs ARC or Grendel

    As to your concerns of blood trails with bears, have used the 223 snd 243 on many deer, with basically the same lack of blood/ minimal hard to follow blood with both. Have not killed any bears with 223, but many with 243.....same deal, minimal to no blood. As to sticking with the 243, have you...
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    Recoil, . 243 vs ARC or Grendel

    No experience with the kids shooting a grendel, but some with the 6arc, and with 243. The arc recoil for them is for sure softer, and this is with the 243 being too much for them. What are you hunting, and what distances. We have been using the 223 for a couple years now for deer. Them being...
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