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    Is it safe to dry fire weapon?

    If you read any of the shooting "how to" articles on this site, these experts are recommending 30+ dry fires a day. Do the math on how many dry fires that is per week, month, year. So we're talking more than a few dry fires--and definitely more than your standard pencil eraser will take. They're...
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    Is it safe to dry fire weapon?

    I picked up a pair for exactly that amount Fri at Cabela's on the way home from work. Thanks.
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    Is it safe to dry fire weapon?

    I'm reading a lot about dry firing your weapon for practice. Is this hard on the firing pin as you always hear? Should one use snap caps? What's the real story here?
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    Nikon Omega and Coyote Special Rifle Scopes Give Away Contest

    Enter Me In The Nikon Rifle Scope Contest
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    Visiting Utah, like to do some shooting

    I'm a tad late on the reply, but you can find all the solitude and distance you want for long-range shooting in the west desert. From Salt Lake, just go west until you find something you like. And don't count on finding any prairie dog dogs--this is desert, not prairie.
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    What do you use for rear support?

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    What's the longest you stayed out ?

    14 weeks?? What did you walk in from Talkeetna? I traversed it in 24 days; flew in from Talkeetna to Kahiltna glacier, climbed the west buttress, then descended the north side and walked out to Wonder Lake and caught the bus back to the park entrance.
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    Do you use an Angle Cosine Indicator (ACI) for uphill/downhill shots?

    I bought a Leupold rangefinder with TBR (True Ballistic Range). We'll see how it works!
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    Nube questions surrounding purchase of Leupold CDS scope

    Thanks for sharing your expertise.
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    Nube questions surrounding purchase of Leupold CDS scope

    I'm planning on buying a Leupold VX-3 4.5-14x40mm CDS and will be installing it on my Browning A-Bolt II Medallion 270. The primary application is hunting. Being a nube to all this, I have a few questions and would appreciate any direction you can provide: Q1: I noticed that Leupold now has a...
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    Cameraland Give Away - $700 Olympus E-P1 Camera

    Enter Me In The Olympus/Cameraland Contest
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    Cameraland Give Away - $700 Olympus E-P1 Camera

    Enter Me In The Olympus/Cameraland Contest
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    US Optics $2500 Rifle Scope Give Away Contest

    Enter Me In US Optics Rifle Scope Contest
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    Nikon Monarch Binocular Give Away From Cameraland

    Enter Me In The Nikon/Cameraland Contest
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