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October 27th, 2025

BargainFinder 527: AccurateShooter’s Deals of the Week

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At the request of our readers, we provide select “Deals of the Week”. Every Sunday afternoon or Monday morning we offer our Best Bargain selections. Here are some of the best deals on firearms, hardware, reloading components, optics, and shooting accessories. Be aware that sale prices are subject to change, and once clearance inventory is sold, it’s gone for good. You snooze you lose.

NOTE: All listed products are for sale to persons 18 years of age or older. No products are intended for use by minors.

1. EuroOptic — Tikka T3x Rifle Sale, Save up to 40%

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⏺️ » Fantastic savings on excellent, accurate hunting rifles

Tikka makes some of the best off the shelf rifles on the market and for a limited time you can pickup one of their many T3x rifle variants at prices up to 40% off. Prices start at just $699.99 after discount. These T3x Tikkas are great hunting rifles for large and small game. There is a wide selection of cartridge types, both standard and magnum. These T3x rifles are typically quite accurate, and they have smooth-operating actions with very good triggers.

2. Graf & Sons — Vihtavuori Powder Sale

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⏺️ » Major discounts on top-quality powders

Vhitavuori powders are favored by top shooters in many disciplines — from action pistol to F-Class and ELR. While other powder brands may be hard to find (at reasonable prices), Graf’s has a wide selection of popular Vihtavuori powders in stock at attractive prices. For example N133 powder (much favored by top short-range benchrest competitors) is IN STOCK at $54.99 per pound. And versatile N340 pistol powder is now just $47.99 per pound, a 23% savings off the standard price.

3. MidwayUSA — Sightron Optics Sale up to 51% OFF

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⏺️ » Huge 50% discounts on popular scopes for competition and varminting

Need a good, sharp, and reliable for competition or hunting? Right now MidwayUSA is running a major Sightron Scope Sale with huge discounts on quality Sightron SI and SIII Optics with superb Lifetime Warranty. You can save up to 51% on select hunting and long range optics. Items on sale include a 3-9x40mm S1 ($124.99, 50% off), 6-24x50mm SIII ($599.99, 51% off); and 8-32x56mm SIII ($689.99, 50% off). These are SFP scopes with 1/4-MOA clicks.

4. Natchez — Frankford Arsenal Essentials Reloading Kit, $384.99

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⏺️ » Very complete reloading kit with excellent F-1 press

Need a complete reloading kit with all the tools you need for precision handloading? Then check out this Frankford Arsenal F-1 Single Stage Press and Reloading Accessories Kit. On sale now for $384.99 at Natchez, this kit includes the Frankford Arsenal F-1 Single Stage Reloading Press, Benchtop Powder Measure, Hand Primer, Aluminum Powder Funnel Kit, Digital Calipers, DS-750 Powder Scale, Powder Trickler, and Universal Reloading Tray. NOTE: If you don’t need the full kit, you can also buy many of the listed items separately at great prices. For example, the F-1 Press is $129.99 by itself.

5. MidwayUSA — Midway Camouflage Hunting Clothing Sale

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⏺️ » Major discounts on good camo gear for hunting season

If you need good camouflage clothing for a fall hunt, check out the MidwayUSA Hunting Clothing Sale with discounts up to 44% on camo bibs, jackets, hoodies, vests, gloves and more. Featured Elk Fork items combine a rugged exterior camo shell with breathable PrimaLoft insulation. There are also Zip Fleece hoodies, Long Sleeve shirts, Elk Grove Camo Gloves, and insulated vests. And if you need a high-viz orange top or vest there are multiple options on sale.

6. Midsouth — Nikon Binoculars Sale + FREE Tactical Bag

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⏺️ » Good binoculars with free shipping and bonus tactical bag

Nikon binoculars are respected for durability and for clarity, especially in low light conditions. Now you can get Nikon Monarch M5, M7, and Prostaff P3 or P7 Binoculars at the lowest prices we’ve seen in a while. This is a great chance to pick up good binoculars for spotting/hunting AND get a nice, multi-pocket tactical bag for FREE. With Nikon Clearance Sale discounts of 14-16%, these binoculars start at $119.99 for the ProStaff P3 8x32mm model. The tactical bag is a free bonus with purchase of any Clearance Nikon binoculars, plus you get FREE Shipping.

7. Amazon — Bushnell Hard Sided Rifle Case, $99.99

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⏺️ » Rugged, TSA-approved waterproof case with wheels and pluckable foam

When traveling with rifles you need a high-quality hard case. The Bushnell 38″ GX3836 Large Hard Case (#ad) is made from rugged polypropylene with integrated roller wheels. This sturdy, waterproof case will hold hunting or tactical rifles, and can also carry longer competition guns with the barreled action separated from the stock. External dimensions are 38.3″ x 17.85″ x 6.25″. The case features three layers of foam padding: egg-crate foam top liner layer; customizable pull & pluck layer; and foam bottom layer. This quality rifle case is now just $99.99 on Amazon — a 47% savings off the regular price.

8. Amazon — Frankford Arsenal Quick-N-EZ Tumbler, $59.99

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⏺️ » Major discount on good tumbler that will last for years

All handloaders should have a good case tumbler to clean fired pistol and rifle brass. The Frankford Arsenal Case Tumbler (#ad) is a very effective and reliable unit with a handy transparent top cover. Right now this unit is just $59.99 on Amazon (20% Off). When used in conjunction with Walnut or Corn Cob media, this Case Tumbler removes lube, carbon, and oxidation from cases quickly and conveniently. This Quick-N-EZ tumbler holds up to 600 9mm Luger cases or 350 .223 Rem cases.

9. Amazon — Birchwood Casey Shoot-N-C Targets, $19.99

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⏺️ » Good Hi-Viz reactive target with inch grid and 5 diamonds

Reactive targets are great for pistol practice and rifle shooting at longer ranges. Bullet impacts show as bright yellow circles. We like these Birchwood Casey Shoot-N-C 12″ Sight-In Reactive Targets (#ad), price $19.99 for a 12-pack. There are five diamond-type targets on each sheet. Convenient 1-inch numbered grid lines simplify scope adjustments. You can use the center diamond for sighting-in and 4 smaller targets for testing loads. Shots produce high-contrast yellow spots on the black target face, which are easy to see even from long distances.

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October 27th, 2025

Slick Tricks — Big Batch Case Lube Methods from the USAMU

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In years past, the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit published weekly reloading “how-to” article on the USAMU Facebook page. Here is a very informative USAMU article the subject of case lubrication. Tasked with producing thousands of rounds of ammo for team members, the USAMU’s reloading staff has developed very efficient procedures for lubricating large quantities of cases. This article reveals the USAMU’s clever “big-batch” lube methods. For other helpful hand-loading tips, visit the USAMU Facebook page on upcoming Wednesdays.

Rapid, High-Volume Case Lubrication

Today’s topic covers methods for quickly applying spray lube to cartridge cases prior to sizing. A typical order for this shop may be 25,000 rounds, so [speeding up] the lubrication process can be a real time-saver. While your ammunition lots probably aren’t this large, the efficient methods discussed here may help save a considerable amount of time over your handloading career. Our case lubrication rates range from 1500-1600 cases per hour, to 2400-2500 cases per hour, depending on caliber.

This shop uses virgin brass, whereas most home handloaders use fired brass, which necessitates some small changes at times. These will be discussed as they arise. Begin with fired brass that has been tumbled clean.

Ensure as much tumbling media as possible is removed from the brass, as when it gets into a size die, it can dent cases significantly. This is a good time to round out dents in the case mouths using a tapered tool to prevent damage from the decapping stem.

First, dump the clean cases into a large box or reloading bin. Shake the bin back and forth so that many cases are oriented with the mouths up. Next, pick up as many cases as is convenient with the mouths “up”, from natural clusters of correctly-oriented cases. With 7.62mm-size cases, this is usually 3-4, and with 5.56mm cases, this can be up to 8-10. Place the cases into the rack slots, mouth-up. Doing this in groups rather than singly saves considerable time. Once these clusters have been depleted, it will be time to re-shake the bin to orient more cases “up.”.

This photo shows a case lubrication rack made by a USAMU staffer.
accurateshooter USAMU Handloading hump day case lube lubrication spray can cartridge brass reloading marksmanship

Naturally, adjust the spacing to best fit the calibers you reload. We have found this size … convenient for handling through the various phases of case lubrication/transfer to progressive case feeders for processing. Note that the 1/2-inch angle does not cover much of the critical case area at the base, just forward of the extractor groove, where most re-sizing force will be exerted. As the USAMU uses virgin brass, less lubrication is required for our brass than would be needed for Full Length (FL) sizing of previously-fired brass.

NOTE: The amount applied using our rack is easily enough for our purpose. If using fired brass, be sure to adequately lube this base area to avoid having cases stick in the full-length sizing die.

Using a spray lube, coat the cases adequately, but not excessively, from all sides. Be sure to get some lube into the case mouths/necks, in order to reduce expander ball drag and case stretching/headspace changes. The spray lube this shop uses does not harm primers or powder, and does not require tumbling to remove after lubing.*

accurateshooter USAMU Handloading hump day case lube lubrication spray can cartridge brass reloading marksmanship

Take a close look at the photo above. The USAMU shop uses a common kitchen turntable, which allows the rack to be rotated easily. We place this in a custom-made box which prevents over-spray on to floors and walls.

Angled Box Method for Smaller Cases to be Neck-Sized
A refinement of the above method which especially speeds processing of 5.56x45mm cases is as follows. A small cardboard box which holds about 100 cases is fitted with an angled “floor” secured by tape. With the smaller 5.56mm cases, usually about 8-10 cases per handful can be picked up, already correctly-oriented, and placed into the box together. This prevents having to place them into the rack slots, saving time.

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HOWEVER, note that this does not allow nearly as much lube access to the case bodies as does the rack. For our purposes — neck-sizing and setting neck tension on new brass, this works well. If using this procedure with fired brass, take steps to ensure adequate lube to prevent stuck cases.

As always, we hope this will help our fellow handloaders. Good luck, and good shooting!

*A two-part test performed here involved spraying primed cases heavily, while getting more lube into the case mouth/body than even a careless handloader would likely apply. The second part of the test involved literally spraying considerable quantities of the lube directly into the cases, drenching the primers. After a several-day wait to allow the lube to penetrate the primers, they were then fired in a test barrel. All fired normally; no unusual reports were noted. This bolstered confidence that normal amounts of the lube would not adversely affect our ammunition, and we have been pleased with the results over several years.

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