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Outdoor Life

Puha Ekapi

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7. You will need...

Reply to AlecBGreen (Reply #5)

Sun Jan 13, 2013, 06:09 PM

Jan 2013

...to sight it in with the same ammunition that you intend to shoot regularly, and also try a variety. Different loadings will shoot to different points of impact, and some will be more accurate than others in any given rifle. Good choice in gun though....308 is fairly mild in recoil and enough gun for most N. American game.

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You will need... Puha Ekapi Jan 2013 #7

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