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Wondering if everyone is taking a couple shots of cheap ammo to warm up the barrel before testing different loads for accuracy. It seems that once the barrel gets warm tot he touch, my groups tighten up and I want to test the loads for accuracy, not the barrel and not me. I was thinking of...

I just picked up a Remington 700 that was rebarreled to 338-06. I loaded a few dummy rounds to check chambering and OAL and the bolt was really hard to close and the bullets came out scarred from tip to base. Upon closer inspection, I can see quite a lot of threads in the receiver. I have...

I am a tad concerned on this load because I am not seeing any pressure signs but at half a grain higher than my most accurate load the cartridges stick a bit when fired which tells me they are starting to get too hot. half a grain less is a tack driver and good hunting load. Here are...

I am trying to find a safety system that I can strap on above the hang on stand that I can hook to at the bottom of the tree and have safety and piece of mind not only going up the tree, but more importantly when moving from the ladder sticks to the stand. Any suggestions? So far I have only...

I travel a great deal and lucked into quite a bit of the ammo this week. In fact, I had a good week finding rimfire all around. Although not much came from GA. First impression on the ammo is that it is a nice box, maybe over-engineered for rimfire. I would have preferred to see a more...

I put together an Encore 308 with a 16.25" barrel and am setting it up for hunting. While I dial in a hand load I am using soem fatory ammo in Barnes VorTX 168grain with a printed muzzle velocity of 2680fps. I believe that this number comes from a 24" barrel. I am trying to figure out an...

I just put together a nice Encore with a 16.25" barrel chambered in .308. And I am looking for recommendations for a good hunting load. Right now I am using Hornady Custom 150gr BTSP but want to work up a load for it to tighten up the groups. Just curious if anyone has information to get the...

Anyone know a good, fairly inexpensive, holster for a scoped encore pistol? It is a 15" barrel with a scope. I think I would prefer a shoulder or sling style. Drop leg holsters just wouldn't work for me being 5'6".

I am curious why most 308 hunting rounds are 150 grains and it seems like most match ammo is 165-168 grains. If 150 is the optimal weight why aren't match ammo the same? If 168 is the most accurate the why isn't huntimmo 168? Please remember that I said most, not all. Personally I shoot...

I am trying to find the optimal OAL length for my Rem 700 SPS Tactical .308 so did some research and I keep seeing to take a brass with a loose fitting bullet and chamber it. So I took a spent brass from the rifle. The bullet (165gr SST) would just fall in so I did a little crimp to close it...

In doing my research on 300 blackout, it SEEMS that all it needs is a different barrel. So what would it take to convert something like a Bushmaster Carbon 15 from 5.56 to 300 AAC Blackout? I have never had an AR platform before. Or do Ineed to get a complete new upper?

The hinge pin in my Encore is pretty tight and will need to be tapped out with a little force. How do I secure the rifle so I don't mess up my scope?

Just got an encore with a 25-07 AI barrel and the AI dies. I know I can fire standard 25-06 rounds to fore form them. But is there anywhere to buy AI brass? Can I make some from standard 25-06 brass or maybe 270? Or am I stuck with Firing store ammo until I save up some fire formed? I can only...

I cam across a Sportsman 78 today that is listed as 338-308. Is that a round I am not aware of or does it shoot both? The stainless barrel said K. Parker and a city in North GA (can't remember which one). Any input on this? I wish I had gotten pictures.

Just curious about this one. i am starting to travel a lot by air and I don't care for not being armed other than my keys and wits. Are there any defensive items that are legal to carry on a plane or in carry-on? I see on the TSA site that even Kubatons are prohibited as carry on. Don't want...

Been reading THR for a long time, finally joined a while back and decided to make my first post a fun one :) I think I finally found my "Vera". I saw this one, did some research, and had to get it. I was in the market for a semi-auto 308 and found an outstanding deal on this girl with original...