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Likely the other way round. Nikon saw the writing on the wall: Drastic competition increase caused by mfring capacity, China & elsewhere), Licenseable CAD optical formulas providing improved quality / function at more price points. Company focus is now on industrial prodcts for IC &...

Absolutely. I've had a Teslong several years. Paid more attention to the bore than chamber til this rifle told me "Look at the chamber, dummy." This one has a tight chamber (for a factory rifle). Don't know abt other 788's; maybe it's part of why they have a reputation for accuracy. It's...

Not so. My Rem 788 in .308 was punishing my shoulder and flattening primers on Federal factory 150gr spire points. Only a few hundred shots through it since new & I had cleaned the bore meticulously - using my Teslong to check the bore but ignoring the carbon ring at the end of the chamber...

You're correct. Most of 'em seem to be franchises and their interpretation of 'The Rulez' is very much up to them. And even to the individual counter person. As a society, we've gone to H*ll in a handbasket.

Shipped a desktop computer from Dallas to the Tax Office in a deep West Texas county (more cows than people) in the 1990's. UPS put a forklift blade completely through the computer. Filed an insurance claim. After hemming & hawing, UPS returned the machine to us & denied the claim. Our...

My understanding as well but YMMV. OP might not have a UPS Center (depot at which Big Brown Trucks are loaded / dispatched; belongs to UPS corporate) within driving distance. I've always found the folks at mine (<10 min drive) cooperative & helpful. I bring in a boxed, sealed & labeled...

Straight terrier or a cross? Regardless, great pair!

(TMI) First thing I have to do is pee. Then I see about getting the undies straight...

As long as she doesn't have to undergo labor & delivery.... 😂

'but' is really 'and.' Situational Awareness is opposite of obliviousness. Comes natural to a man with a lifetime of paying attention to his surroundings. Even / especially when in unfamiliar places. Oblivious urban dwellers exist in the late Col. Jeff Cooper's 'Condition White;' they're...

Urban-raised humans are about as in touch with their surroundings as an old woman's minature poodle.

You'll get lots of answers; the short of it is, they work. Expand / shed petals down to 1800 fps (or less but this is their stated minimum velocity). Shedding the nose as multiple petals at higher impact velocities damages additional tissue (more blood loss) while the remaining blunt-faced...

I had keratotomy (astigmatism correction) at the same time as cataract surgery in 2008. Pre-surgery I was 20/400 - extremely nearsighted - and terribly astigmatic. Post surgery, somewhere there was a ticked off 25-year-old cos I had his vision: 20/25 in my near eye and 20/15 for distance...

Ultimate test is to shoot it. We can tell you how our firearms might perform; I doubt anyone can say for sure how your rifle will perform. My WAG is with some copper still showing, it may be more accurate than before but not for long. Copper deposits tend to collect more copper as bullets...

It's the mileage, not the years. Will be 75 this Summer; gettin' over prostate surgery last week & can guarantee the truth of that old saw.