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    Give Away Contest - Gunwerks New Auto Reset Target

    Enter Me In The Gunwerks Auto Reset Target Contest
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    Ratchet Rifling

    Tom H, I started with H335, shot very well, good velocities, tried TAC just cuz, shoots just as well, gives me same velocities but it WAY cleaner, takes about half the effort to clean up after a day of wackin p dogs I read that AA2015 was pretty decent in the 223 AI also, I haven't had a good...
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    Ratchet Rifling

    I recently put a shilen 1/14" twist ratchet rifled barrel on in .223 AI, shoots very well, 1/2" or less, shoots right at .25" when I do my job, cleans very very easy, little to no copper fouling, velocity is right where you would expect, mine is 26" and I'm pushing 40 gr ballistic tips out at...
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    Absolutely Torn: Savage and Tikka

    I have both, I have 4 savages all "pre" accutrigger, 2 stock and 2 that I have customized. I love the savages because it lets me do all my own gunsmithing without having lots of expensive tools. I have 1 tikka, a T-3 lite stainless in 6.5x55. On all of my savages I had to spend quite a...
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    280 AI loads with 140 grain bullets

    For my rifle 63.5 gr of VV 165 with a CCI BR2 primer and 140 Accubond works very well. Average of .5" for 6-3 shot groups
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    6.5X55 Mauser

    ebd10, I built a 6.5x55 on a savage 110 action, I put a 28", 3 groove, 1 in 8" twist, heavy palma contour pacnor barrel on, I had them throat it for a 123 gr lapua scenar with the base of the bullet at the bottom of the neck. I haven't done any long range work yet but it shoots sub 1/2"...
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