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    Can somebody explain the Mil-Dot System?

    It's like Stadia used in Surveying but different old Sneaky Pete here: someone above used the term milradians which is a trigonometric unit of angular measure which is 1000th of a radian( 1 radian=57.3 deg) therefore 1 milradian(1 Mil)=0.0573deg. basically this works with the WORMS formulia...
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    Best Price JP Enterprise Trigger/Fire Control Group AR15

    Old Sneaky here: I'm doing a build on an Anvil Arms multi-caliber stripped lower receiver and am Looking for the Best Price for a JP Enterprises Trigger/Fire Control Group. Thanx--SNEAKY
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    mauser broom handle

    Old Sneaky here: About 20 years ago my wife bought me one in 9mm with all matching numbers and it was and still is "Cherry". When I do shoot it the rear of the trigger guard kind of smaks me in the fingers BUT who cares!!! I use it as a demonstrator in my NRA --"Firearm Safety in the Home"...
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    AR-Lowers Milled from a billet Vs Forged???

    Old Sneaky here: I decide that it has become necessary to obtain a new lower for "F" class primarily and maybe some varmints and pigs(seldom). I can put together a lower if I choose or purchase the total finished product or partially assembled minus the trigger (which I have plans for anyway)...
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    How Accurate Can an AR Get?

    My OLD SP-1= .421 CTC 10 shot grps@100 Old Sneaky here. I'll admit that the title is a bit misleading. The Lower belongs to my '72 Colt SP-1 with a JP Enterprises adj fire control grp set @ 1-1/4>1-1/2# and the Upper is Their( JP Enterprises) Grade II upper with a 24" cryo super-match SS...
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    airgun mounts

    Spring Guns with barrel droop/rise? Old Sneaky here: I recently ran into a problem installing/zeroing a scope on a BeemanSS1000 - 3X9combo for a customer. When zeroing I had run out of Vertical adjustment and had a nice 5 shot group @ 30yds(3/4") but it was 4-1/4" high and no way to go down...
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    twist rate question

    Another "Longer" Example Sneaky Pete here: Hornady makes a .224-75gr BTHP(match) and a .224-75gr A-Max (it's longer with a smoother curv and a higher BC) . The 75gr BTHP will stabilize in a 1:9 twist BUT the 75gr A-Max won't and requires a 1:8 or faster. I tried both in a 1:9 24" match bbl...
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    HP's less accurate?

    Sneaky here: This optimum shape thing ie: boat tail is a little puzzling for don't most of the bench-rest shooters use flat bases out to 300?? The concentricity thing IS very important but how close?? +/- 0.002>0.004 THX--S/P
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    Hunting with military pattern weapons

    Nothing Like My m41/B Swed Sniper Old Sneaky Pete here: I just had to do it. Went up to Texas to a 26000 acre Free range exotic hunt especially for a curved horn ram with an 8x57 M48A Yugo Mauser( one of those "Military-New" unissued>50 years in storage) with a 2.5x8x36 Leupold Var-II- mildot...
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    Any other 6.5 x 55 Swede fans?

    Sneaky Pete here: Got 2--bought both from Samco(in Miami) after going to there warehouse and picked them out to send them to my broker #1-m96/38 CG, 1922 that was "Sportorized" with Ram-line stock, rings, sling , scope,&case=$250.00+/-. #2 gevar m-41/B Sniper-CG 1924,sniper sling, Bayo, bore #1...
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    springfield armory garand

    Sneaky Pete here: A BIG 10-4 on the Schuster adjustable Gas plug. NOT only can you use it to compensate for Heavy Bullets and/or Sloooow powder--BUT you can also use it to reduce your group size. My group size came down from 4>5" off the bench @ 100yds. 5 shot groups to 1-1/4>1-1/2" 5 shot...
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    German #4 vs post recticle and speed of target aquisition

    Sneaky pete here: My m41/B Swed Sniper has what they called "Picket-Post" which is basically the German#4( the scope is a 1941 Ajack 4X90-made in Berlin) and the problem I had with it when Target shooting was tha I lost the "Point" on the post inside the black bullseye so I had to change to a...
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    Question on some wal-mart guns...please!

    Old Sneaky here: Op sgt. Spt. Bn. 12thSFGA '75>'80. 3- Knee injurys. Couldn't jump any longer had to transfer out, went to Arm. Cav. got my Diamond and was forced to retire 11-'97 and got 60% svc-conn from the VA- 29years9months27days--Couldn't run for PT any more. TARFU. THANX--SNEAKY
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    Question on some wal-mart guns...please!

    ?Why are we still beating this dead horse? Old Sneaky Here: I personally think that the question asked was about "GUN' quality and "GUN" prices at Wal Mart and if handling the barrel without wiping it off after was a bad thing. I think that it has been established that#1# handling a barrel...
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    A target scope for my AR flat top upper

    Old Sneaky here: With Christmas over I find myself with a meager ammount of cash left over (4>500 range) so I decided to put a dedicated Target scope ( single power not variable) on the JP Enterprises 24" upper. I'm interested in the Weaver "T" series, but as I've never owned a Weaver I'd like...
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    Custom Barrels for Thompson Center Encore rifles ???

    Old Sneaky here: I'm interested in buying a custom/accuracy barrel in .223 Rem for a T/C Encore rifle for target shooting and possily Varmint also. Has anyone had any dealings/business with E. Arthur Brown and their custom barrels??? or is there any other dealers/custom bbl. makers that I...
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    Question on some wal-mart guns...please!

    My Wal Mart 30-06 Weatherby Old Sneaky here: Last year I happened to be parusing the gun counter @ my local (Florida City) Wal Mart and spied a Weatherby Vangard in '06 for $349.00 +tax which I snatched up. It was just what I had in mind, and came drilled & tapped and a nice recoil pad. Also...
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    scope MOA = x inches?

    Old Sneaky here: I just got a Brain Fart--Think about this- Are we actually talking about Arc distance or Tangent distance ??? Oh my Old M/sgt brain hurts just contemplating this dilema. I need some serious help--BUT I don't know if it's math or reality. THANX --SNEAKY
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    scope MOA = x inches?

    Sneaky here: Math 101--21600 min in a circle and 3600 inches in 100 yds therefor circumfrence=2 x pi(3.141592654) x radius =22,619.46711 inches then divide by 21600min =1.047197551 " @ 100 yds. (sorry my calculator won't give me pi with any further decimals) 1" @ 100 is cool, but @ 1000 it...
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    AR15. Fun gun or Target gun

    No Broken parts & a(don't laugh)BSA scope Old Sneaky here: Bought an SP-1 in '72, paid $225+tax still going strong--NO broken parts. Next bought a JP Entprises Grade II super match upper,put on a (don't laugh) BSA 8x32x44 platinum W/a 1/8moa dot and shoot it "F"class @ 100yds- reduced NRA 600...
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