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    Thinking 6.5 Creedmoor

    Maybe if it was held only for the long shots, otherwise, you'll torch a barrel in a day. I'd actually rather have a .243 for varmints. Cheaper bullets, cheaper brass, more forgiving on range estimation essentially identical wind drift out to around 1k.
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    600yard 223rem loads

    Which 75gn? Hornady makes two. The Amax will not stabilize in a 1:9 the BTHP is a great deal shorter and usually will. The Berger 70gn VLD should also shoot well from a 1:9 barrel. It has a higher BC than the 69gn SMK and the Hornady 75gn HPBT. Its not quite as high as the Amax but that's...
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    Thinking 6.5 Creedmoor

    In theory, the sharper shoulder on the Creedmoor will result in a more consistent powder burn. Also you can more easily load close to the lands in a short action rifle with the Creedmoor and you don't give up powder capacity by having to load long bullets way into the case to get the loaded...
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    considering selling an AK or two, but..

    If you and the buyer reach an agreeable price, you're not gouging. He's more that welcome to go somewhere else and buy at a price he thinks is fair. No one is twisting his arm. Just because the market is ridiculous doesn't mean that you have to sell below market price and not get what your...
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    What do you do with ibex?

    Yeah, I'm really hoping to pull oryx this year, even just a cull hunt.
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    Plastic AR Lower Receivers?

    Couple of flaws in that thinking. First injection molds are far from cheap from a tooling perspective. Second the polymer used isn't exactly cheap either. Third an aluminum lower worth owning isn't cast, it's finish machined from a rough forging. Cast lowers were tried in the past and found...
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    Thoughts on magazines.

    Since using a gun in the commission of a crime is already a crime, in and of itself, what does adding additional stipulations about the specifics of the gun gain? That's right up there with "hate crime".
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    Personal defense weapons if the government has them

    Sure have. And it explains the purchase request very well. Who else is going to supply the cartels with more guns?
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    Obama suggests Republicans unwilling to compromise in gun control debate

    How do you figure? "Buy it and ****!" is compromise? The man doesn't know the meaning of the word in any sense. Every issue that has come up has proven this over and again.
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    trimming neck too short: implications?

    You should still be above SAAMI min case length.
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    reloading smaller bullets than usual

    Never seen a minimum OAL listed for a rifle. Seat them so the ogive is not in the case mouth and call it good. The little bullets are really fun in the .243. Disgustingly fast and flat out to 400yds or so and explosive terminal performance.
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    What do you do with ibex?

    Not a trophy hunt so I'm not dropping the coin on anything more than a Euro mount. I'll probably still skin it out nice and send the hide off to get finished.
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    Can I mount a scope like this?

    Do it right
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    .223/.308 lever

    Not quite. More like the .300 Savage. Basically it's a healthy step up from the .30-30 and is designed around a spitzer type bullet so it vastly outshines the .30-30 at all ranges. It's down a couple hundred FPS from the .308. The deer I shot this year with mine didn't notice the difference...
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    Lightweight AR-15 Upper

    The Midwest Industries SS Gen 2 is the new lightweight king of the hill. I have a Troy/VTAC Alpha rail to compare it to and it is a good deal lighter. I'm a fan of fluted stainless barrels when I'm looking to save weight. Avoid a full quad rail. It weighs more and tempts you to use the rail...
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    Hornady 50gr Z-Max in 1-7 Twist 223 Rem

    Theoretically. Might be an issue with a .22-250. Won't lower it into the .223 velocity range though. Remember that they 50+ gn VMax were designed to be driven hard.
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    The Role of the Hunter in the Debate about Firearm Control

    Any person who actually enjoys doing anything of their own choosing should be an ardent supporter of the 2A. Unfortunately they don't teach real history in schools anymore so way too many don't understand that relationship.
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    Stupid Ammo Question

    ^^^My point exactly. Panics are not the time to realize that you didn't learn anything during the last panic. By the time you realize that you should have prepared, it's too late, thus the idea of being prepared. You never know when the next round of "stupid" will come along, though...
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    Trimming Other Cases to Make 223 Brass?

    .204 Ruger brass hasn't been common for the 5 years I've been loading for it.
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    Hornady 50gr Z-Max in 1-7 Twist 223 Rem

    No. Big difference between "can shoot" and "favor". Until you have the barrel in question installed on a rifle and are shooting various bullets through it, you really don't know what it will favor.
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