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    Help me decide which 22LR bolt action

    Browning T bolt with aftermarket Jard trigger.
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    Do I really need a Labradar?

    I have never, ever seen a post where someone wrote that he regretted buying a LabRadar and wished he had bought something less expensive. I love my LabRadar and would never get a magnetospeed or Chrony type device. Do I "need" it? Of course not. I reloaded for 10 years without a...
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    Update from Hodgdon Powder Company - Jan 12th

    I don't get the point of all the hate and vinegar going on here. Somehow, Hodgdon announcing that they think they can get caught up and have reasonable availability is just a cynical ploy to steal money from innocent reloaders. I just don't get you people.
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    Question for Lefties

    There are really two issues with shooting a bolt rifle. There is the issue of which hand one uses for cycling the bolt. But there is also a safety issue. The chamber and receiver of bolt-action rifles are designed to channel gases out and away from the shooter if there is a case rupture. A case...
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    compass use

    I am going to back off a little bit on what I said above. Turns out that the Garmin GPSMAP 66i device with built in InReach features only has a single receiver for GPS and does NOT include the other (Russian, European, Japanese) systems. That forces the buyer to make a compromise to get the...
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    compass use

    Our forefathers, the trappers, the pioneers, the exporers, did not use GPS units. Not because they thoguht GPS units to be inferior, but because they did not have them, obviously. They also did not ride in trucks or fly in planes or have air-conditioned homes. Again, not because it would have...
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    Arm & Hammer Baking Soda Added to Media?

    Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate. The loaded brass goes into your firearms. You like getting salt on your firearms?
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    Time for a boot upgrade, need some help

    Kenetreks mountain guide ultra. Work great for me. All day comfort and fantastic ankle support. Mile after rocky mile, they are just very comfortable, very supportive. Great company, good customer service. Owned and operated by real hunters.
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