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This morning was a tough go for me. I awoke after a very short sleepless night. A Friday night road trip for high school football...

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I love the 17s. I had a 17fb a while back that I shot 3 coyotes with. Even took 1 at about 400yds but got lucky and heart shot it. I...

I always do my testing from the bench. I can find my issues faster from the bench than my field shooting positions. After my load...

Shoot it the same way you'll be shooting it in the field most frequently. It'll recoil differently depending on the rest you're using...

"Misting" a gun barrel won't touch the metallurgy. A real hot barrel in target shooting is one you just can't hang onto bare handed. The...

Yes you can with no effect to the barrel. When PD hunting, I use a fiber towel draped over the barrel. I put the towel on wet. As...

Could you not just mist with water?

I use an IV for my barrels. The water running through also flushes out some of the carbon. After 1 IV bottle, I run a dry patch...

That looks like waaaaaaay overkill for the intended purpose. I use a small portable air mattress inflator with a rechargeable battery...

That's interesting. I'm not worried about atf showing up and checking the depth with a feeler gage though.

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Make sure you keep us posted on the issue and repair.

This would probably work good at the range. I would prefer a good pair of binoculars in the field. Adding a good spotting scope to a...

I've never seen spec's for how deep lettering has to be on a rifle barrel.