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    Knee surgery

    everybody is different. had two meniscus and a tolal knee replacement the best exercise is bike of some kind . half squats etc. go slow and steady and by November you'll be find. you will know in a couple months after the surgery . if its a good one but even just ok you can go a long ways on...
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    How far can you connect?

    I've been in Idaho for three years now we're I got room to shoot to a mile. usually practice to 600yds. and hear all the guys a the range talking deer at long distance prone off the bench. but when it time me shoot I had to shoot at 380yds. no bench .grass was 3 feet high no bipod no rocks to...
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    # of Shots per Group and MOA - Results

    while back I had a 270 wsm I tried all kinds of different loads. the thing would shoot half way decent was 110 gr. barnes . but I noticed that usually the first two shoots were snake eyes . I had months before the deer season. I thought would shoot a shot or two a week. and see if the gun would...
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    Best 7mm cartridge?

    been shooting 7mm for 40 years all kinds of 7mm .7x57 708 7rm 280"s haven't shot the really big 7's but that you don't need velocity like we did when we didn't have dial up scopes .my 7rm has about 600 rounds though it and it's about wore out. it still shoots ok 9/16 or so .with rl 26 and 180gr...
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    Rifle for Older Guy with a Bad Neck....

    this is a other way looking at problem most people say light recoil is the way to go but that's the obvious. I a bad neck two surgeries and left arm that works at 40 0/0 recoil doesn't hurt me as much as weight any moderate weight and caliber he will find . the cortisone shot for was brutal for...
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    Ballistic calculators off real life drop. why?

    had this problem yesterday it was that I left the scope height in from first rifle and I was half a minute low from 340 to 600 change it when got home. haven't shot yet but when I recalculated it came up a half a minute. maybe check it
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    SOLD/EXPIRED FS-Leica CRF 1600 Range Finder

    i'll take the range finder. it is still available let me know rich hirsch at [email protected]
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    SOLD/EXPIRED 22 Hornet & 22K Hornet brass & bullets for sale.

    if the brass isn"t sold I"ll take it let me know. thanks rick
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    SOLD/EXPIRED Fs: Leupold vx-iii lr

    Is the scope still for sale. If so i'll take it let me know .rich
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