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Re: Muzzle breaks

Post by juststarting » 19 Dec 2017, 10:43 pm

heh, I kinda thought that but then it changed...

I need a screw driver because I am a Marlin owner (yes, Supaduke, yes...)
And then maybe a set of allen wrenches for scopes and stock because you are hour at least away from home and that could salvage the trip
And then maybe a handful of chamber flags if you're at the range
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Leatherman (this needs no explanation)
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Snaks?
...it grows, especially when you are a long way away from home.

You f*** something up and learn what you need, to avoid a wasted shooting trip.

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Re: Muzzle breaks

Post by Bushie » 20 Dec 2017, 9:00 am

No amount of preparation justifies bringing 1000+ cleaning patches to the range for ya 17hmr
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Re: Muzzle breaks

Post by juststarting » 20 Dec 2017, 9:05 am

If you buy precut patches, they come in a bag of 500 or 1000. So rather than messing around, maybe the person just took the original packaging... See, logical and justified LOL
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Re: Muzzle breaks

Post by juststarting » 20 Dec 2017, 9:10 am

I did however see a dude with three large toolboxes stacked on-top of eachother, well over 1m tall, strapped to a trolley. Had all his stuff in it, said it's easier to grab everything, then not. Made sense.
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Re: Muzzle breaks

Post by TheDude » 20 Dec 2017, 12:24 pm

I take a toolbox, ammo box, pelican case with my spotting scope and an esky. I’m 45min from the range and It’s always the tool you leave at home that you need the most.
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Re: Muzzle breaks

Post by Bushie » 20 Dec 2017, 5:00 pm

I feel ya but they make range bags for this sort of thing

Take a cleaning kit not a cleaning kiosk :lol:
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Re: Muzzle breaks

Post by TheDude » 20 Dec 2017, 5:27 pm

Why buy a range bag when a toolbox will do
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Re: Muzzle breaks

Post by bigrich » 20 Dec 2017, 8:51 pm

better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it
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Re: Muzzle breaks

Post by juststarting » 20 Dec 2017, 8:54 pm

I have a range bag. Love it.
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Re: Muzzle breaks

Post by bigrich » 21 Dec 2017, 8:07 am

i pack all my range gear into a large sports/travel bag. i bring in cleaning rod and tool kit if im running in a new barrel, but i always have it in the car in case i need it anyway. if a shooter on the bench next to me wants to go really serious about it, well that's his bussiness. never know, ya might learn something from a fella like that. just saying.....
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Re: Muzzle breaks

Post by bladeracer » 21 Dec 2017, 12:36 pm

juststarting wrote:And then maybe a handful of chamber flags if you're at the range


Are chamber flags required at ranges?
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Re: Muzzle breaks

Post by bladeracer » 21 Dec 2017, 1:31 pm

sungazer wrote:Depends on the range and the rules you are shooting under, type of rifle ect. So Gamerancher can give you the more correct answer. For Full Boar shooting it is required that bolts are removed before removing the rifle from the firing line. Also bolts must not be paced in the rifle until the rifle has been set up and is facing towards the target.
The flip side is that rifles can be handled away from the firing line as it must not have a bolt in it.


Cool, but what does full bore shooting entail? "Full bore" just means thirty-caliber and bigger to me.
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Re: Muzzle breaks

Post by juststarting » 21 Dec 2017, 1:59 pm

bladeracer wrote:
juststarting wrote:And then maybe a handful of chamber flags if you're at the range


Are chamber flags required at ranges?


For ssaa ranges, yes.
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Re: Muzzle breaks

Post by juststarting » 21 Dec 2017, 2:03 pm

Errr those sound like some crazy private club rules.

At a SSAA range, you need a chamber flag, during cease fire, in all rifles; and magazine out or floor plate dropped. If it's something like your marlin, lever open and flag in. You do not need to remove bolts and you do not need to do anything crazy. The end. There is no 'depends'.


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That's for commoners like me.
Competition rules may be very different, but I don't know about those.
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Re: Muzzle breaks

Post by juststarting » 21 Dec 2017, 2:07 pm

sungazer, what about lever action rifles?
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Re: Muzzle breaks

Post by bladeracer » 21 Dec 2017, 2:26 pm

juststarting wrote:At a SSAA range, you need a chamber flag, during cease fire, in all rifles; and magazine out or floor plate dropped.


And I assume I can buy these flags at the range?
My brother has shot at SSAA Majura and hasn't seen any chamber flags before.
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Re: Muzzle breaks

Post by juststarting » 21 Dec 2017, 2:35 pm

Yes, they sell them there... 50c a pop, at least at Little River and Springvale. The catch is that all your rifles need to have them. So if I have 4 bags with rifles and 1 on the bench, bags need to be open so RO can see the flags and bolts open or lever out; and 1 in the rifle on the bench.

You could easily make your own, bit I just purchased them there.

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Re: Muzzle breaks

Post by bladeracer » 21 Dec 2017, 3:05 pm

juststarting wrote:So if I have 4 bags with rifles and 1 on the bench, bags need to be open so RO can see the flags and bolts open or lever out


I hope they sell bulk packs!
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Re: Muzzle breaks

Post by juststarting » 21 Dec 2017, 3:16 pm

Second row from left. Second from the top. Is that a bullpup chassis for Mosin?
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Re: Muzzle breaks

Post by bladeracer » 21 Dec 2017, 3:23 pm

juststarting wrote:Second row from left. Second from the top. Is that a bullpup chassis for Mosin?


Nope, still working on that one.
This is the RAR bullpup chassis with the .204 Predator in it. It fits all the RAR short-actions though.
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Re: Muzzle breaks

Post by juststarting » 21 Dec 2017, 3:29 pm

I got excited for nothing!
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Re: Muzzle breaks

Post by bladeracer » 21 Dec 2017, 3:55 pm

juststarting wrote:I got excited for nothing!


I'll try to pull my finger out and get the Mosin sorted, then show how I did it :-)
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Re: Muzzle breaks

Post by bladeracer » 21 Dec 2017, 4:15 pm

If you look at the new .223 Ruger you'll see I've put a muzzle brake on it, just to show my brother why we don't like muzzle brakes :-)
I prefer simple birdcage flash hiders so I can rest the muzzle on the ground without worrying about it getting plugged.
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Re: Muzzle breaks

Post by juststarting » 21 Dec 2017, 7:18 pm

I love my brake. You're all just a bunch of haters.
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Re: Muzzle breaks

Post by brett1868 » 21 Dec 2017, 7:56 pm

sungazer wrote:I'm going to try and make my own for a 6.5 creedmoor that has a threaded barrel am getting for Christmas. Will update results when its all sorted.
When I shot Bretts Flinchmaster the brake filled my eyes and mouth with dirt. I thought it was meant to fills others peoples faces with stuff not the shooter. :D


Sorry mate but that was funny as f*&k :lol:
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