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    ducky replied to the thread Experimenting with the .30-30?.
    Well since we're of similar age, my mind isn't blown. I got my first summer job 1987 for $5 an hour, MW was something like $3.50 an...
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    Any plans for a big bore suppressor? I'm wanting something that can handle .375 Ruger/H&H up to .458 Win/Lott.
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    ducky replied to the thread Leica CRF 2400-R review.
    The best rangefinders I've used have all been Leica. They are the best at ranging pronhorn I've ever found. I've owned several...
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    ducky reacted to bamban's post in the thread Experimenting with the .30-30? with Like Like.
    MTurner is a highly skilled tool and die maker. He machined his own receiver and bolt from Titanium bar stock for his 30-30. Before he...
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    ducky reacted to ntsqd's post in the thread Experimenting with the .30-30? with Like Like.
    That was an exceptional read, thank you! Although, I started to develop a dislike for that "jim 1k" guy.....
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    ducky reacted to eshell's post in the thread Experimenting with the .30-30? with Like Like.
    Just be careful about approaching max pressures and creating sticky extraction. The 788s have had the bolt handle welds break loose as a...
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    ducky replied to the thread Experimenting with the .30-30?.
    I've been down it before, just managed to stay away for a few years. I had a bad itch to play with wildcats back when I got my first...
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    ducky replied to the thread Experimenting with the .30-30?.
    I've never used the collet dies from Lee, but it was $24 at Midway so I said why not. The Redding body die wasn't $24, but I'll only...
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    ducky reacted to highfinblue's post in the thread Experimenting with the .30-30? with Like Like.
    The neck collet dies have worked great for me in several cartridges. The 22-250 is notorious for stretch, but it’s minimized with the...
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    ducky replied to the thread Experimenting with the .30-30?.
    Well maybe I'm going off the deep end with this. I ordered a Lee collet neck die and Redding body die for the .30-30 today. I have...
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    I'd vote .22 ARC or Creedmoor unless your state requires 6mm or larger for big game like mine. Then I'd go 6mm Creedmoor. When/if you...
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    I don't disagree with your opinions. However, since the Obama induced shortages I've gravitated toward short action cartridges. So I...
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    ducky reacted to bamban's post in the thread Experimenting with the .30-30? with Like Like.
    Y'all might want to read this. Mike Turner built a 30-30 for me as well on a custom action and 10T barrel to shoot in prone mid range...
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    ducky replied to the thread Experimenting with the .30-30?.
    6 shots from zeroing the scope with 150 gr Fed Power Shok ammunition. The first mag produced the two touching and the low left and the...
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    ducky replied to the thread Experimenting with the .30-30?.
    Believe me, that's a quandry I deal with all the time. I've thought about a new barrel duplicate the contour, 1:8 or faster twist, AI...
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