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  1. Anyone try StaBall 6.5 in a 308 Win?

    I'd like to try StaBall 6.5 in my 308 but can't locate any data. I searched this site, emailed Winchester and called Hogdon's. No responses. I'm looking to load 168's up to 180's. Any help would be appreciated!

  2. Hurrah! (not) I joined the club today!

    Chargemaster users club. Apparently lots of guys have forgotten to close the drain valve on their chargemaster and then attempted to refill the hopper only to find the powder running out on the loading bench. Well, I had a routine, a system if you will, that I thought would prevent that from...

  3. Sightron at BigSupplyShop

    Tried to order an SIII 8-32X56 at bigsupplyshop shop several weeks ago but they were out of stock. Price at that point was $750. I got on a list to be notified when they were back in stock so I got an email from them recently. They are back in stock but the new price is $926! Wow! Darn near...

  4. 223 twist rate dilema

    Rebarreling my 223. Old barrel was a 24" 8t and I could do pretty well with it out to 1000 with 80gr smk's. New barrel will be 26inches and it will be chambered with the ISSF reamer with the .169 freebore. I ordered a 7.7t figuring I'd be able to go to 90smk's . I'm thinking maybe I should...

  5. Rachet Rifled barrel longevity

    Has anyone noticed a difference in the longevity of a rachet rifled barrel versus a traditional "square" cut barrel. Seems to me that the reduced mass of the triangular shaped lands in a rachet barrel would erode faster than the beefier square topped traditional lands.

  6. .223 Match reamer suggestions for bolt gun.

    Rem700 SA, Krieger 7.7 twist barrel, will be shooting mostly SMK 80gr bullets out to 1K. Probably use Lapua brass. Looking at the PTG .223 match reamer with .253 neck and .066 freebore. I don't mind turning but how big does the neck have to be for a no-turn? Also, how much freebore should I...

  7. Scope caps for Sightron 8-32X56

    Looking for a pair of rubber caps to fit a Sightron 8-32X56. Can anyone help me out here. I could get Butler Creek flip ups but I'd prefer a pair of plain caps.

  8. Bolt Handle Jumps When Sear Released

    Getting back to basics here and doing some dry fire practice. I'm noticing that the bolt handle on my REM 700SA jumps up when the firing pin falls. Sometimes the movement is enough to move the sights an inch or so off target. Is there something wrong here and if so, what needs to be done to...

  9. IMR 4451 in 260Rem

    Got zero results from a search, soooo Anyone try IMR 4451 in a 260 REM? Primarily I'll be shooting 142SMKs. Hodgdon shows good velocity with reasonable pressure and without compressing the load. Also, the powder is fine grained for better metering, is insensitive to temperature changes and...

  10. 80SMK, How Far Off Lands

    Just wondering what others have found. How far off the lands (or jammed) do you seat 80SMK's in a .223.

  11. Sightron SIII reticles

    My passion is shooting small targets at long ranges like clay birds at 1,000yds. I'm looking at getting a Sightron SIII either 6-24 or 8-32 (2nd focal plane) and I'd like to go with a mil-dot reticle but I've read reports from other shooters that the Sightron mil-dot is very coarse. In other...

  12. Leica 1600-b report

    Been playing with my new Leica 1600B Range master for about a month now. Still have more to do but so far I'm really impressed with this unit. I've ranged treelines out to 1570yds under bright conditions. After selecting the appropriate ballistic curve, the unit will automatically give you...

  13. viht N540 in .223

    Sierra lists 26.5 grs of N540 as their accuracy load for the 69SMK in the .223. How well does that much N540 fit in the case? Does this end up being a compressed load?

  14. Sierra Tipped MK's seat depth

    Finally.found some Sierra 30cal 175 TMK's. (Widener's has 500's). In the interest of jump-starting my testing, what did you guys find these bullets like.....jump or.jam. I understand they're a lot longer than MK's so magazine length is out of the question. I'd be interested to hear what...

  15. Sub-sonic accuracy

    Loaded up some sub-sonic 308 loads yesterday. I found that 9.7grs of Trailboss behind a 168gr. HPBT would give me 1054fps. Just about right I'm thinkin'. But....they print two inches at 50yds. I'm going to try some 178A-Max and 175HPBT's today but I"m not sure if they'll do any better out...

  16. Need help raising the comb on my stock...

    Currently, I don't get a cheek weld on my stocks, it's more like a chin weld..... I need something to raise the comb without widening the comb. I recently tried one of those u-shaped kydex jobs that bolt onto the stock. That unit raises the comb quite nicely but it also widens the comb so...

  17. Bushnell Elite Tactical

    Anyone have any experience, good or bad, with a Bushnell Elite Tactical Scope? I purchased one to put on my 308 long range bolt gun and I'm not too impressed. It's the 2.5-16X42 model and I can't seem to get a clear, sharp focus out of it. And when the focus is the sharpest, the parallax...

  18. Sierra Tipped Match King Bullets

    Anybody know of a place to get the new Sierra Tipped MK bullets? I just picked up my new 308 build and I'd like to start right off with the tipped Sierra's rather than working up a load with other bullets and then more than likely switching to the Tipped MK's.

  19. Necking 308 to 260Rem. procedure?

    What's the procedure for making good 260 brass out of good 308 brass. What I''m thinking about specifically is turning and/or reaming the necks. Do you neck turn first, then size then ream.....size then neck turn then ream???? I can see different sequences that may work well but what sequence...

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