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  1. 204 Ruger cases won't fit even after FL sizing

    Been there and done that. My thinking about this is: Using an ordinary caliper it will be noticed that when the caliper is opened up the end of the sliding bar extends beyond the end of the caliper body - this may be used to measure depths. Placing the end of the caliper against the top of the...

  2. Will we see a factory 22 Creedmoor?

    I am real happy with my 7.7 twist .22-.250's (4 of them) and use 75 ELDM's, 68 HPBT's & 70 & 75 Berger VLD's with RL 16 or H4350. Never had 53 VMax bullets blow up at 3700 fps but accuracy was not good out of a 7.7 twist (spinning like crazy). I sure would consider a 7.7 twist .22 CM for use...

  3. 22 250 loads fast twist

    I once had a 9 twist .22-.250 and used either 53 gr. VMax or 68 gr. Hornady HPBT bullets. IMR 8208 for the 53's & H4350 for the 68's. RL 16 is another possibility for 68-69 grain bullets in a 9 twist .22-.250. The 53 VMax's were incredibly flat shooting up to 400 and I shot lots of rodents with...

  4. Looking for load info on 62gr hornaday hpbt...

    Using the MId-South, 62 grain Hornady HPBT bullets in a 1-9 twist .223 bolt gun with 25 grains IMR8208 gave good results. 27 grains of Hodgdon 223CFE also worked. Drop at 300 was .5 mil with a 200 yard zero. Bullets were seated some distance out from cannelure so they almost touched lands - no...

  5. best load for 75's out of a 6mm remington

    My 10 twist 6mm Rem & 6mm AI do very well with RL-16 with lighter bullets. RL-16 has all the right stuff for zippy 75 gr. loads in the 6mm Rem - fills case well, temp change resistant, copper fouling control, and meters relatively well for an extruded powder. For my 8 twist 6mm Rem, I use RL-23...

  6. Prairie Dog Caliber for 1,000 yards and beyond

    My 6mm AI with 87 Vmax's has a combo of moderate ballistic finesse, velocity & bullet expansion/construction to effect rodent destruction ("RED POP") at extended ranges. A real speedy, high BC, proximity fused explosive projectile would be slightly more effective than the 6mm AI. As for...

  7. Am I addicted to my bore scope or cleaning my barrels?

    Yes motor oil - after looking at the insides of my p/u truck engine after 8 years of driving & 150K plus miles I saw that it was remarkedly clean. Apparently, motor oils have detergent qualities that attach to and float away impurities. After soaking the innards of my rifle bore with foam, I...

  8. Am I addicted to my bore scope or cleaning my barrels?

    Overnight soak with Gunslick foam then nylon brushing with 5W-20 synthetic motor oil seems to remove black stuff. Occasional use of JB. Carbon is almost inert and bonds with oxygen at high temps that would do a number on a nice rifle barrel. Various strong acids would not dissolve carbon but...

  9. Carbon covered cases, but getting high velocity

    Looks like the Shooter's World powder passed. Any unfired ammo of same load available to pull bullets & weigh charges? Did all same load ammo have black stuff deposits? By mechanical ejector - is this a spring loaded, blade like ejector that pops up into a slot in the bolt when the bolt is...

  10. Carbon covered cases, but getting high velocity

    Hodgdon gives pressures up to 60,000 psi with equivalent velocity loads of Varget with the 107 Si MK. Possibly the Shooters World powder charges were lower than the OP thought or Shooter World changed power lots. Did I miss seeing measurements of case mouth, an indication of obduration? My...

  11. 20 Cal guys----twist rate

    I have 11's for both .204R & .20P. Both are OK for mild temps @ 3000 ft. with 40 VMax bullets @ 3650 plus. Playing around with the Miller Sg estimator gives Sg values with the 40V max @ 3650 @ 75*: 12 twist Sg 1.31 11 twist Sg 1.56 10 twist Sg 1.89 New stuff happens all the time - possibly...

  12. Rl 16 vs h-4350

    When it is over 95* and the rodents come out to play I'm certain that Reloder 16 will help me put a dent in the rodent population. AR Comp is another powder to consider.

  13. Rl 16 vs h-4350

    I have a 10 twist 6mm Acklery and use Reloder 16 with the 87 grain Hornady V maximum bullets. I have not chronographed and messed around with Reloder 16 statistical data yet but it shoots consistently better than any loads using H4350 with the same bullet and rifle. I am able to put 5 within 1...

  14. Can you over polish the bore of a barrel.

    Seems like a start for gauging surface roughness.

  15. Can you over polish the bore of a barrel.

    Has anybody actually measured the surface roughness of rifle bores and applied values? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_roughness Or when do bad things occur? I quit using Flitz (pleasant green mixture, has aluminum oxide, moh 9) thinking it is more scratchy than JB (mucky brown/gray...

  16. Current Kimber Quality

    My old 84M is a somewhat delicate rifle compared to FN Mausers & Ruger M77 MKII's but does not weigh as much. I would accept extra weight for durability, reliability, and ability to shoot numerous time accurately. The ejector on my 84M needs constant attention and I would not like to depend on...

  17. Lee Collet Die FYI

    I use 400 grit to remove burrs (rough edges protruding out from collet fingers) & a tiny jet of Hornady One Shot

  18. Weaver scope question

    Might have problems with warranty claims - like substitution of equal value but different use scope. I have had both, the Weaver 2-8 GS & 2.5-8 Leupold. My Weaver was one of the older ones with rubber power ring; it was clear but had a noticeable curved field (fish eye) @ 2X, the elevation &...

  19. Bullets leaving range hitting houses

    Any thing is possible but actions to reduce the odds are worthy - I would imagine soft plowed ground in-line with targets, high target berms, bullet absorbing boxes to prevent high shots, continuous berms along each side of range to absorb wild side shots, limiting ammo to cup & lead core...

  20. Current Kimber Quality

    I bought a .308 W, Kimber 84M back in 2003. It had "fail to fire" issues. Upon increasing tension on the firing pin spring it reduced firing pin travel so the firing pin would not hit the primer. The solution was to fit the firing pin thru a washer that was spun fit (screwed onto Dremel mandrel...

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