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    Barnes Varmintor 58gr

    Hey all just wondering if anyone has the B.C of the 58gr Barnes Varmintor i've been on the Barnes website and they only list the Grenade's. any help would be great
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    Looking for a pig rifle

    7600rem in 308win will do it good not a pig on earth that you can't drop with combination. plus if he dont stop you can always chuck it at him and climb a tree but if that big you ain't safe in the tree either.lol
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    Own any guns that have "a history"?

    My small collection of old stuff as alot of family history win 92 25\20 was used to get dinner for about twenty years year model 1900 H&R 16gauge single shot browning pump 22 that is the most awesome 22 i own have no idea how old it is though
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    Intro and question on Tikka T3.

    It's about time I have wondered if they would ever get to guys in the U.S we in Australia have had them for about three years. And i have one in a standard Varmint 243win and now 6 of my mates have them in everything from 222R to 270wsm.The one you want is the super varmint it has and...
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    Dumbest thing you heard/saw in a Gun Store or at the range.

    Where to start=on the range A pistol club 35mile from my home had a old member that was doing some load testing with a 358 win rifle but was unhappy with the 50m range so he thought "like so many people do" that he would move his bench out to the carpark and shoot through the club house. lucky...
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    Have you ever left a gun at the shooting range?

    Never forgot a gun or guns but have left behind a couple of small things. Worst i have done is leave the bolt at home "here in australia we can't travel with our bolts in the gun" get to the range and what do you know no bang bang for this little black duck.next best was drive 4 hrs up state to...
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    Long Range Semi-Auto vs. Bolt Action Rifles

    Quote My next big purchase is coming up and I am trying to decide if I want a semi-auto .308 or a bolt action for targets at 600 yards. What I like about the semi auto is multiple target aquisition without delay to cycle. What I like about the bolt is accuracy. I would love to hear opinions...
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    Lever gun, .30-30 vs. .44M

    Have owned both 30-30 trails end was a great pig gun little bit more range but little weighty but with this new Hornady ammo things might change will have buy another 30-30 to find out what it's like. 44 mag trapper A.E short lite fat little cartridge that hits like a mack truck shoot...
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    Are Bolt actions and Pumps, Prone To Breaking iF you Rapid Fire

    ive got a number of bolt guns rangeing from mausers,lee enfields,tikka,sakos no way you could break any of them. As for pump guns when i give somebody a go of my 7600 that has never used one before i say "when reloading this gun treat it like your mother inlaw"so you can imagine what it go's...
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    Lever Action Options

    The Marlin is a very good rifle, accuracy is good functions nice and you can remove the bolt assembley just one thing i dont like is the big thick forend. The 94 win is a very tough and reliable rifle strong as anything else out there light weight probley doesn't function as smooth as the...
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    New Member? Introduce yourself here (just intros, questions get answered elsewhere)

    G'day Iam and aussie been in the firearms thing for twenty years have a love for long range varmint shooting used to be a pro shooter Roo's and pigs not any more got sick of the long cold night spotlighting now have an office job that makes me more money. I am a AA grade trap shooter A grade...
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    Which WAS better army rifle of its time?

    if carrying a rifle thats 9.5 M1 or 8 SMLE i no what i want SMLE all the way.
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    Which WAS better army rifle of its time?

    As i have said before the japs in WWII thought that the aussie's had auto's because they could and keep up a constant rate of fire 10 rounds 10 seconds 5 seconds to load and when you finished your mag with the enfield it didn't go ping iam sure the enermy loved that sound. M1 was good as...
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    mauser actions

    As for Mauser action i doubt that there would be a gun maker in europe or the states that at some point or another hasn't use a mauser action ,just some i can think of winchester,ruger,parker hale,H&H, not mention all the custom jobs that have been produced over the last 50 years. the SMLE...
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    What do you use your .243 for?

    In my Parker Hale sporter rifle with 95 gr nosler BT's @3050 fps will take roo's,goat,dogs,fox,pigs up to 152 kg or 335 pounds with a single shot & 1 fallow deer 231 douglas point stag. varmint gun Tikka T3 varmint i run three different loads 1, 60gr taipan hp 39gr Bm2 approx 38/3900 fps...
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