Recent content by Infidel

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    Do you remember your first handgun? What was it, when was it & where is it today?

    Yes, I remember it, a Smith & Wesson 1006, about 1993, and it's inside a GunVault on my bedside nightstand.
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    Smith & Wesson 1911 Magazine problem

    I have only one S&W 1911, a 1911sc, and a dozen or so additional magazines, all of which have worked perfectly, and all of which were made by Metalform, although about half were sold as Brownell's.
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    Calibration convention question

    I would mark it "reads 9mph low".
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    Decent CHEAP calipers

    My experience with precision tools started about that same time. I don't remember when I first heard of Mitutoyo, but for at least the past 25 years or so, Starrett, Mitutoyo, and Brown & Sharpe have been the big three. Most of mine are Starrett, and worth it.
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    micrometers

    All of my precision measuring tools are Starrett, Mitutoyo, or Brown & Sharpe which I have purchased at ridiculous prices from machinists' tool vendors. (sigh)
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    One bullet wieght per caliber and gun?

    That seems excessive, as if maybe there's something more than bullet weight going on there.
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    Help with rangefinders

    For that price, it it would be just about impossible to beat a Leica 2000B, currently available from Eurooptic for $400.
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    Vietnam era Remington 700?

    A 1917 might have been used in WWII and/or Korea, but not likely in Vietnam, unless maybe very early in that "war", like late 1950s. "Before and during World War II, stored rifles were reconditioned for use as reserve, training and Lend-Lease weapons; these rifles are identified by having...
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    Mass of powder charge generates more recoil than bullet mass?

    I have seen the number 7000 fps used as the "muzzle velocity" of the gas. I think that most of the experts just pick a number out of some convenient receptacle and plug it in to calculate recoil, but thousands of fps sounds right to me. ... for the gas.
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    Vietnam era Remington 700?

    McGowan Barrels claims to have been founded in 2007. Remington made a model 798, based on a Zastava Mauser 98 action, 2006-2008. The story sounds entirely bogus to me.
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    Split case hall of fame.

    I am not he, but it reminds me of "Combat".
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    Time to sell all your 6.5 creedmoors

    Yet.
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    223 Sako 85 Varmint Ejection Issues

    I can make that happen by moving the bolt very slowly all the way to the rear. Remember, this is a fixed (+/-) mechanical ejector that does not use a spring to fling the case, it uses the speed of the case traveling rearward and meeting the ejector to throw the case out. I just tried it with...
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    223 Sako 85 Varmint Ejection Issues

    I haven't noticed the last round thing. When shooting from a bench, I often feed each round into the ejection port, and one of my rifles is a single-shot, but it's a 75; same ejector system, though. I would still suggest playing around with finessing the bolt. No need to use live rounds, snap...
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    223 Sako 85 Varmint Ejection Issues

    I don't have a .223, but on mine the ejector is a little lever which only protrudes from the bolt face an itty bitty bit when the bolt is at its most rearward travel. When the bolt goes forward, it pushes the ejector down into its slot against a spring, which spring pops the ejector up when the...
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