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    I've written several posts in the past about fire forming correctly. Not the caveman way of some little dose of hot powder and some...
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    budlight replied to the thread Good buy on 55 gr BTHP.
    What ever they are sure pop some critters. I saw some parts flying really high in the air. I was actually online looking for something...
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    budlight replied to the thread TC Contender Gen 1 pistol.
    30+ years ago a friend said that we should try something different this year for antelope hunting season. We bought TCU's in the 14...
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    budlight reacted to blueprairiedog's post in the thread TC Contender Gen 1 pistol with Love Love.
    I have 2 frames and 4 barrels but the 7mm tcu with 120 grain bullets and H335 is deadly accurate out to 200 yards (super 14) kills on...
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    budlight replied to the thread Good buy on 55 gr BTHP.
    I couldn't find out the BC of these bullets, but with the small HP and BT design it might be ok for a 224 as a varmintor. I just loaded...
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    I went through 300 55 gr HP's in the first day at the end of may in Wyoming PD shooting. I had only taken 300 hp's and 300 SP's and...
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    I shoot the 300 hornandy sst 300's out of my 50 cal. Two 50 grain pellets (triple 7) are okay 3 for 150 grains is a shoulder pounder...
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    budlight replied to the thread 8 most common AR failures.
    This was my old 3 gun match AR dialed in for 62 and 69 gr. The flat spring feels mildly stiffer. At the time of the build the extra...
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    budlight replied to the thread 8 most common AR failures.
    It's a low round rifle and I machine dimples in the barrels for the gas block set screws. I also coat the barrel with Permitex high...
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    budlight replied to the thread 8 most common AR failures.
    So Maj. I have a new carbine spring/buffer weight that i will try. 2.9 and seems to be less tension spring.
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    budlight replied to the thread Is Big Foot real?.
    I know that this a an 11 year old post. I grew up in Oregon. I knew people that profitted off of the BF scam that they continue to...
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    On my last hunt I had some feed failures. Kind of dissappointing when you steady for a shot and the trigger doesn't break. The 20...
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    budlight replied to the thread 25-284 Powder Ideas.
    Yes and I went through 3 barrels on my 28 and then 30 inch 30-378. US869. What's your point about barrel burners? I competed in 600...
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    budlight replied to the thread 25-284 Powder Ideas.
    I'm a long time 26 inch 25-06 and 257 rob AI. Of course longer barrels are free velocity and you can down load on powder to bring in...
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    budlight replied to the thread BCA 243win.
    I've shot a lot of critters with 243 win. I've never shot anything less than 72 gr HP's. The BC really gets poor below 80 grains...
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