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    McGowen vs X-Caliber for Budget Build

    I've got it set to where the bolt just barely starts to fall on the no-go gauge and it's still fairly tight on the go-gauge. I mainly handload for the rifle, so it's not too big a deal, but I thought it noteworthy at least.
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    McGowen vs X-Caliber for Budget Build

    I got the barrel on in November and am still breaking it in I think. It seems to have a fairly tight chamber, as factory Hornady 145 gr. 270 Win requires a bit of pressure to close the bolt, but no pressure signs after shooting. Groups seem to be getting tighter as well. I can't say the actual...
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    McGowen vs X-Caliber for Budget Build

    Thanks for the suggestions all. I ended up ordering an X-Caliber, as it was the cheaper one and lead time was almost 4 weeks faster than the McGowen. I'll keep y'all updated on how the rebarrel turns out.
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    McGowen vs X-Caliber for Budget Build

    I'm rebarreling my rifle after I accidentally damaged the rifling substantially. It's a Mossberg Patriot. Since it's a budget rifle and my first rebarrel, I'm going with a budget barrel brand. I'm looking at X-Caliber and McGowen right now. Which would you choose? They're within $30 of each...
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    Are any "waterproof" boots/hikers truly waterproof?

    I ran into the same problem with my Lowa Renegade GTXs last week in the CO muzzy elk season. I had even treated them with Crispi cream (that's what I had), and while they held up just fine for crossing streams, they got soaked when I was going through wet brush. A hard day of hiking the next day...
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    Long Range Rangefinders

    Understood (I didn't relay that very clearly in my comment), and it's that 800 yard limitation that I would want to overcome with the Kestrel/Sig combo or going with the more expensive BR4.
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    Long Range Rangefinders

    Is there any benefit to using a Sig 5K in conjunction with a Kestrel (neither of which I currently own) instead of getting something like the BR4 that has the onboard environmentals?
  8. J

    Long Range Rangefinders

    Sounds like I need to look into the Sig 5K. Or save up a bit more for that Revic.
  9. J

    Long Range Rangefinders

    I'm using the Strelok app right now and essentially guessing at wind speeds. Temperature I'm just getting from my car thermometer. Very rudimentary right now, I know.
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    Long Range Rangefinders

    I'm looking at getting into a long range rangefinder. My current Vortex Impact 850 just doesn't cut it for the shooting I want to do. I want to have reliable ranging on reflective targets out to 2000 yards and on soft targets out to 1000 yards. I hunt and shoot almost exclusively in the West...
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    Custom Barreled 325 WSM Browning BLR

    I've been looking into Browning BLR rifles for several years now and somehow just discovered that they used to make the BLR in .325 WSM. I think that cartridge would be perfect for the BLR. Unfortunately, Browning no longer makes the BLR in that cartridge, and it seems that the ones they did...
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