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       #Post#: 5846--------------------------------------------------
       A question of safety
       By: BenBlaker Date: March 1, 2013, 8:21 am
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       Here's a good tip for you rifle shooters with moderators. A lot
       of moderators can come loose on the barrel while you are
       shooting, and this destroys your grouping as the bullet can then
       touch the inside of the moderator (only takes 1/2-1 turn which
       happens easily) and if you don't notice it you will be missing,
       and by quite a wide margin, which will very dangerous if
       shooting flat across a field (instead of hitting the ground
       maybe 200 metres away, you might end up with upwards deflection
       resulting in a bullet coming down 800-1,000 metres away instead.
       The fix for this is simple. Get some PTFE tape (used by plumbers
       and gas fitters) and give 3-4 turn around the threads before
       fitting the moderator to the barrel.
       Do this EVERY TIME when you remove and refit the moderator,
       whether fired or not.
       Its not expensive, 10 x 10 metres rolls of the stuff only cost
       £3.99 including P&P from EBAY, so will probably last me a
       lifetime ( well, about 5-6 years i would think ) LOL.
       #Post#: 5847--------------------------------------------------
       Re: A question of safety
       By: duck caller Date: March 1, 2013, 8:24 am
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       good tip ben thanks
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       Re: A question of safety
       By: BenBlaker Date: March 1, 2013, 9:06 am
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       [quote author=duck caller link=topic=806.msg5847#msg5847
       date=1362147891]
       good tip ben thanks
       [/quote]
       No problem, had it happen twice in the last year, so decided to
       cure it LOL
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