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I'm doing hunting well within 1000 yards. I'm a numbers guy and I'd love to be able to put a number on the wind, instead of just looking at the leaves and brush.

I don't own a weather meter other than the thermometers nailed to the walls of my house. Is a Kestrel 2500 enough of a tool to keep me going for a good while or are the more sophisticated versions worth it? i am not really interested in entering my ballistics into the weather meter, I'd rather...

It cost me an insane (for a set of screws) amount of money to get the spare screws that I have. I love to measure my bullets in inches and my powder in grains, but you guys are really missing out when it comes to screws. If I ever have to re-tap those holes it's going to be in M4. But the advice...

I want to set up one of the family heirloom rifles as a proper, ready to go hunting rifle that will be accurate and reliable. If there is a lot of misaligned tension in the scope mount, I'll worry the scope base screws will break again. Some fine people have suggested various ambitious courses...

I like that the 2 piece base preserves access to the ejection port. A picatinny rail across the action is not an option for me, on this rifle. What I don't like is that this rifle has three plugged holes on the side, from a previous owner (my grandfather) who used a side mount to put some...

I have an old Sako M98 built on a civilian production FN reveiver. The screws for the two piece bases broke (I think it was the forward ones but I don't remember) a long time ago. I've finally received the replacements in the mail but I wonder, how was this ever a good setup? The two scope...

morgkj, what cartridge do you have powering your 6.5? If I had a 6.5 PRC I might skip the 7 PRC and go for a heavy .30 cal. Or just stick to the 6.5 PRC and spend the money on ammo and optics. Sorry for being a square ;). If your 6.5 is a Creedmoor then I'd get excited over the 7 PRC.

Tell us more about your truck gun, please.

This has been an exciting "what gun do I need?". Ten pages of suggestions and even at least one new member to advice against the whole purpose of the rifle. A lot of awesome rifle/cartridge combinations. What are you leaning towards? Will there be a purchase or are you on the fence?

What do you Savage shooters think of the safety? I've only handled a few examples of the 110, and I felt like the tang safety was somewhat too well protected where it sat.

You'll enjoy that barrel a lot longer if you leave it in the gun.

Solid info! Very clear! Thank you!

Hi there, Is there a proud X-Bolt owner out there who could help me find the outside dimensions of the X-Bolt magazine, specifically for short action cartridges? Width and length along the length of the cartridge. Cheers

I'm not selling the Sako! But it's getting really worn and for a general use rifle, I might want to complement it with something a little newer. I like the general specs of the Sako, basically: - .308 Winchester (preferrably in an 18-22" barrel that is neither varmint nor pencil) - Hinged...

So I found these. https://www.arktisoutdoor.co.uk/collections/b110-combat-smock?page=1 Beautiful, lots of different camouflage patterns. Decent price. They're not really "sharp looking" for civvie use, but a tan, grey or blue one wouldn't stand out too badly as a military garment. They're...