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    Lightweight Tikka t3x stock (peak 44, stockysstock, wildcat)

    Once painted and bedded the wildcat is about 4.5oz lighter than the factory stock. Mine finished about 23oz with a limbsaver airtech using 2 screws and glue to install. The stock has been fine but it is just a replica of the factory geometry so the only benefit is the 4.5oz. I haven’t tried the...
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    J A Outdoors “custom” Tikka!?

    The proof prefit will be heavier than a factory lite barrel and even more so compared to a factory superlite barrel. Likely won’t be any more accurate. I guess if he must have a 7prc and must have it now it’s an ok option. If he is a grip it and rip it kind of guy he probably won’t be able to...
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    Tikka t3 factory stock weights

    T3x lite stock = 28oz with recoil lug and butt pad, 27oz if you remove the foam from inside the butt.
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    Tikka vs Seekins 7 PRC - build help

    I’d just have Unknown Munitions chamber an ACE barrel in the factory Tikka lite contour at whatever length you want. It will be lighter than the proof and better attention to detail. Stiffer too if going less than 22”.
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    Any reason for TO84 over UM Tikka rings? (Apart from cost)

    I have both. The SM rings are a little lighter and slightly lower (about 1.5mm) then UM lows. The part that clamps to the dovetail is a little thicker on the SM which makes me feel a little better. I’m not sure why UM made the clamp so thin, apparently it hasn’t been an issue for anyone, but it...
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    RokStok

    I am also interested in the reasoning behind the comb angle being what it is. It is possible to design the buttstock with the height of the pad above bore line, the height of the comb in the area the face rides and the comb angle all as independent variables, though it would need to look a...
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    Anyone removed the foam and block from a Tikka Stock?

    The T3’s didn’t have any foam. Can’t say the lack of foam on the T3 has ever bothered me or even crossed my mind during use compared to my T3x’s.
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    Sold Zeiss Conquest V6 3-18x50 ZMOA-2

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    Sold Zeiss Conquest V6 3-18x50 ZMOA-2

    Zeiss Conquest V6 3-18x50 with ZMOA-2 Second Focal Plane Reticle (Reticle 94) Great shape, glass is perfect. Everything functions as it should. It has faint ring marks if you look real close and a couple real small scratches on the windage knob which I tried to capture in the pictures...
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    147 eldm vs 156 EOL terminal and external ballistics

    Thanks for the very thorough response!
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    147 eldm vs 156 EOL terminal and external ballistics

    I'm looking for some info on the effective velocity window and real world bc of the 147 eldm and 156 EOL specifically. I'm not really interested in what ELDMs or bergers of different calibers and/or weights do. Just interested in these two. What have people seen for real world minimum velocity...
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    Best midsize Pickup?

    Regarding child seats in a midsized pickup, it’s certainly doable for up to 2 kids if you only have 1 in a rear facing seat but not ideal. We got through the baby stage with our 2 daughters (2 years apart) with a crew cab Frontier. We always ran the rear facing seat in the middle if I recall and...
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    Best midsize Pickup?

    I’m no expert on the matter but from what I’ve heard and seen it’s a major issue with the GM v8s, not so much with the 5.7 Hemi. My BIL is a wrench and he sees a lot of GM v8s come in with valve train issues related to the mds. Says it’s pretty much a guarantee to have an issue on those at some...
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    Hunting Video Editor and Producer

    Agree. I started to edit my videos from last year, and I think I'm doing a great job. This skill helped me to create videos for my e-commerce shot. I've personally had great success using Movavi's video editing software for Mac. It's incredibly intuitive and allowed me to compile a memorable...
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    Seating Depth Change Due to Recoil

    ^Yep, what wapitibob said. In my case, I am loading the bullets at .0024" interference but if I pull the bullet back out of the brass the neck only springs back about .0015". The additional .0009" is the material yielding (what bob called "flow") and doesn't contribute appreciably to the...
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    Seating Depth Change Due to Recoil

    Well the .0024" interference is already enough to cause the necks to take a permanent set (i.e. the material is already plastically deforming from .0024 inch "neck tension"). Therefore, increasing the interference wont actually increase the clamping pressure on the bullet. I'm already at max...
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    Sold SWFA 3-9x42 SS HD 30mm Mil Quad w/ Talley MSR rings

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    Anyone ever had a cooler seize closed from altitude pressure change?

    So... the surface area of the lid inside the seal on a 45qt cooler is going to be about 200 sq. in. Air pressure at 11k ft is about 9.71PSI and air pressure at sea level is about 14.7PSI (difference of 4.99PSI). From the natural gas law, the change in pressure in a sealed container is...
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    True sleeper optics

    Vanguard Endeavor ED 8x42 first gen. Maybe I just have an exceptional example but I also bought a pair of Swarovski SLC HD 8x42s and spent time comparing them to the Endeavors off a tripod in lots of conditions. Ended up selling the Swaros. The Endeavors were a better bono straight up, and they...
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    Seating Depth Change Due to Recoil

    Rifle is a Tikka 6.5cm I have noticed the CBTO change on ammo that is in the magazine when the rifle is fired. I am seeing approximately .010" reduction in CTBO due to recoil. New Lapua brass, 124g Hammer Hunters, .0024" neck tension. Has anyone else experienced this? Mitigations? Are there...

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