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  2. Leupold Scope Warranty

    in Riflescopes & NV

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    I have just had a very good experience with this company. I bought a used Vari X 111 6.5 x 20 a few years ago and recently the tracking went awry. Considering the scope is now over 20 years old, I was not too unhappy but sent the scope off to Leupold in Oregon for fixing. The web site process for registering a return under warranty was simple and quick  and included printing an address label for the parcel and  a packing slip to explain the problem. A week later I had an acknowledgment. Two weeks after  I had a message saying it was repaired and would be posted back inside two weeks as they batched foreign shipments. Two weeks later the scope arrived back with a full explanation of the work done. The icing on the cake was that the documentation sent with the scope clearly explained that it was being returned after warranty repairs so that it came straight to my door without a row with Customs about import charges. Well done to Leupold!

  4. Edgewood rear bag & bipod plate suitable for FTR

    in For Sale (Free Adverts for Private Secondhand Items only)

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    1 hour ago, JSC said:

    The stock is actually stuck in customs in Sweden, but that's another long story I can't go into right now!

    That rider is approx. 1/2" wide from memory. I may be able to dig out the email with the details of the original order for the bag and that might say which version it is. I'm pretty sure it was the most common 3/8" spread but I can't be 100% certain.

    How urgently do you need a bag? We move all the stuff out of storage around April 24th so I can get to it again then.

     

  8. Are Forums Dead?

    in General Discussion

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    The key difference between Forums and "Social Media" is that Forums last forever(I hope), whereas FB etc., is ephemeral. It is nearly impossible to search social media for past wisdom, whereas, a Google search will always return links to Forums regarding your search arguments. How many times have you searched for an answer on "how to fix this" on a car or "accuracy issues" to see that the answers are frequently forum based, or You tube, which is searchable?

  9. Short & heavy-barrelled 22 centrefire?

    in Varmint Rifles & Heavy Plinkers

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    This is a 22/250 single shot with a SAKO L579 action. Twist rate is 1/9. Stock is by GRS which replaced the original stock a few years ago.. It was built by Trevor Proctor in Wilmslow, starting with  a  new Sako Varmint L579. The original 1/14 barrel was replaced with a short, stout.  Lothar Walter  barrel and a single set trigger  from  a Geman maker was installed. Very accurate.

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  15. Staffordshire Phoenix rifle club

    in Target Shooting & Informal Long Range Shooting Practice

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    I agree with you but there is nothing new about this issue. The 80/20 or 90/10 rules always apply in this case. I run the social media and web site of our club so I am the first contact point for potential new members. When I first meet them , I always point out that we are a "members" club, not a business, and that lays certain obligations on them when they join. One of these is that all members are expected to contribute to ongoing maintenance, etc., and they should play a part. I make sure they understand this point which they always agree to. This gives me some leverage when it comes to work groups and similar exhortations to help. The  rate of new membership applications has quadrupled since COVID and show no signs of slowing down. For the first time in our existence, > 50 years, we have to think about how many members we can  handle?

  20. Supply Chain

    in General Discussion

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    I had reason to check out he prices of a few shooting items in the last few days and noticed that every one was on back order, in the UK, the USA and anywhere else I tried. Are the settled times we have grown up in coming to an end, for all of the things we have taken for granted? Shooting and everything else.

  23. Precision semi auto .22

    in General Discussion

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    I wrote the following paragraphs on my club's web site and FB page in an essay entitled "A beginner's guide to buying a Rifle. This was because I had noted that many of the people who asked to join our club has already committed to purchase a semi auto .22, often in a military looking configuration. Most of these were going to be target shooters, not hunters.
     
    "The essence of accuracy is consistency. You can improve consistency of equipment by spending money up to a point, then the usual law of diminishing returns set in. The bigger variable is you and that takes a lot longer to get consistent.
    .22 Semi autos can have superb barrels, superb triggers, superb stocks and bedding, but what you can not change is the action. The bolt is held in place by a spring, recoils after firing and returns to battery. Any variation in when the bolt starts to recoil, or how quickly, will affect barrel pressure which in consequence affects accuracy. Springs wear in time. The temperature affects the viscosity of the lubricant which changes as the gun warms up. Some center fire semi autos have rotating bolt heads with lugs which go some way to address the problem, but not .22s.
    In contrast, a bolt action is locked in position throughout the firing cycle.
     
    A little digression here concerning M4/M16/military looking semi autos. They look attractive, look like fun to use and are relatively cheap. Avoid like the plague. Any I have examined are cheaply put together with as much plastic as possible. The trigger pulls are extremely heavy, the barrels lightweight and a lot of the weight is cosmetic and serves no purpose. I weighed the trigger pull on one recently and it was over 12 lb in comparison to a very cheap bolt action which would generally be about 3 lb. This particular gun was branded with a well known name of a producer of accurate target type firearms. On examining the construction, the airsoft type construction origin was clearly seen, even down to using a thin barrel. Held inside an alloy outer tube which looked like a heavy barrel. Thin barrels do not lead to accuracy.
    In summary, at any given price point, a bolt action rifle will be more accurate than a semi auto rifle.
     
    I suspect that some will not agree with these sentiments.
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