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TTechnologist reacted to Coyote Shadow Tracker's post in the thread Is a Kestrel 2500 enough? with
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Good morning! Getting a Kestrel for shooting depends on what kind of shooting you are doing for distance. Are you shooting long distance... -
TTechnologist replied to the thread Is a Kestrel 2500 enough?.I'm doing hunting well within 1000 yards. I'm a numbers guy and I'd love to be able to put a number on the wind, instead of just looking...
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TI don't own a weather meter other than the thermometers nailed to the walls of my house. Is a Kestrel 2500 enough of a tool to keep me...
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TTechnologist reacted to ntsqd's post in the thread How is any sporterized rifle with a 2 piece scope base accurate? with Like.
Average aluminum (aluminium?) can is about .003" thick and likely getting thinner as mass production technology allows. We've used them...
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TTechnologist reacted to 6fatrat's post in the thread How is any sporterized rifle with a 2 piece scope base accurate? with Like.
Bed your bases, lap your rings. Not rocket science
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TTechnologist reacted to pavementends's post in the thread How is any sporterized rifle with a 2 piece scope base accurate? with Like.
Once you have decided to us a pic rail you are half way there. Most rails are quite "true" you should be able to mount the rail...
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TTechnologist reacted to Lenny Foffa's post in the thread How is any sporterized rifle with a 2 piece scope base accurate? with Like.
!. The Wheler Scope Alignment kit would be useful to you. It comes with TWO alignment bars, 1 inch and 30mm 2. Yeras ago the...
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TTechnologist reacted to cabelasken's post in the thread How is any sporterized rifle with a 2 piece scope base accurate? with Like.
My gunsmith laps the rings and then put a small dab of permatex on the rings before putting the scope in place and aligning it. He also...
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TTechnologist replied to the thread How is any sporterized rifle with a 2 piece scope base accurate?.It cost me an insane (for a set of screws) amount of money to get the spare screws that I have. I love to measure my bullets in inches...
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TTechnologist replied to the thread How is any sporterized rifle with a 2 piece scope base accurate?.I want to set up one of the family heirloom rifles as a proper, ready to go hunting rifle that will be accurate and reliable. If there...
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TTechnologist reacted to pavementends's post in the thread How is any sporterized rifle with a 2 piece scope base accurate? with Like.
Help me understand your purpose. You have a rifle designed 130 some years ago, made in 30 some countries. I see you are from Sweden...
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TTechnologist reacted to ntsqd's post in the thread How is any sporterized rifle with a 2 piece scope base accurate? with Like.
I left out the most important part. I used J-B Weld epoxy to set the rail square. It took some thinking to figure out how to clamp a 20...
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TTechnologist reacted to PopNFresh's post in the thread How is any sporterized rifle with a 2 piece scope base accurate? with Like.
plenty of those sporters had their bridges ground free hand as well and are in no way even with each other. Now if you were a classy...
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TTechnologist replied to the thread How is any sporterized rifle with a 2 piece scope base accurate?.I like that the 2 piece base preserves access to the ejection port. A picatinny rail across the action is not an option for me, on this...
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TTechnologist reacted to MagnumManiac's post in the thread How is any sporterized rifle with a 2 piece scope base accurate? with Like.
I have plenty of experience milling and setting up bases on Mauser ‘98 actions. Why you use a 2 base set-up is for the sole reason to...