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New to loading this cartridge. What bullet weight are you guys loading with? 6.5mm projectiles have become silly expensive and most of them are 140gr. I think they work the best with higher volume rounds such as 6.5mm creedmore or 6.5mm swedish mauser. For Grendel it could be too heavy...

It is supposed to a fun discussion. Let's relax and enjoy the exchanges. No need to go after each other's throat here. :) Did pencil and paper doodling during lunch break. The calculation results amazed me. Caliber: .30 Barrel length: 24" Muzzle velocity: 2500fps Bullet weight: 150gr...

To be or not to be? I was told preloading (pushing rifle forward) the bipod keeps it from hopping. It took me some doing to figure out how it works, as the guy who told me this hadn't a clue. Do you preload? Does the preload force affects the POI? Does bipod hopping affect group size? I...

Ventured into "long range" shooting lately, and found everybody is having scope in mil, or MRAD, instead of MOA. It is pretty convenient in metric environment. 1 mil is 1 meter out of 1km and so on. However I don't have access to military facilities, and all ranges I shoot at have yards, not...

I'm not a big fan of muzzle brake because of the loud noise. But I can see the point for hard recoiling calibers. Or I don't see the point on an AR shooting .223. There is little recoil to talk about, and the in-line design of the rifle has minimal muzzle rise. My AR comes with a brake /...

After some fiddling my AR in 5.56 shoots 10-round groups at 100yd consistently better than 1.5". I shoot sitting at bench about 3' off ground. However when trying shooting in prone position, about 8" off ground, I notice the groups open up to 2". The degradation is mostly in windage, so the...

I don't have problem using SRP in place of spp. Don't remember I ever have had any issues. It was all on hammer fired guns though. I tried that on a Glock today. It hardly worked, no more than 2 rounds out 10 fired. I guess striker fired designs, Glock in particular, have less energy. That...

Saw a conversion barrel for my Glock 23. When all said and done I will be out $200 before I get to fire the first shot (I will need to buy other stuff to get my handloading going for this new caliber). To be or not to be? Thanks for your inputs. -TL Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk

I'm pretty new to .223 Rem. Got my first AR and a bunch of once fired brass. The brass is mostly RWS and LC. I decided to use LC for the AR. MV variation is noticeable with LC brass. Sigma is about 20fps, extreme spread is about 75fps. Group size is not too bad. Less than 2" R50 at 100yd...

Different from tradition, but seems interesting. Any experience? Your inputs are much appreciated. -TL Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk

I don't know what the proper term is. The distance the deck rises, I call that deck travel. I have the press for couple of years now. I like it so far, but have observed a few shortcomings compared to conventional designs. One of them is the deck travel seems a bit short for rifle...

Guffey, Slamfire, and the others. Haven't heard from them on this forum for a while. Without them it have been nice and quiet, but it has grown boring. I thought they were done with posting on gun fora. In a way I miss them. Well, I just found them on the other forum. Still going at each...

I did it for the 3rd time in 10 years. I shot my chrony right between the eyes. My fault and my fault alone. I test fired a cut-down Krag carbine for the first time with my handload. Aimed about 5" above the chrony. Problem was the rifle has a tall 1903 front sight. It shots way low unless...

Could you please run the following load on your software? The load on IMR's website just seems to have too high pressure for such light load. I will certainly follow their recommendation, but just want to have another point of reference. Caliber: 7mm Mauser Powder: IMR8208XBR Bullet: Sierra...

Thinking about getting replacement barrel in .40sw for my Glock 23. ELD is much less expensive than the others. Anybody has any experience with their products? Thanks in advance. -TL Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk

I don't have access to a lathe. Can I still counterbore a rifle barrel? I have been trying to locate some sort of piloted cutter, but no luck so far. Suggestions? Thanks. -TL Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk

I see the reason to anneal the neck. But why do I want to anneal the brass' shoulder? It contacts the chamber datum to counter the impact of the firing pin. Why do I want it to be soft? It is not a rhetorical question. Now your turn. Thanks. -TL Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk

Got a kinda rare c&r milsurp rifle with barrel slightly bent downward about 10" from the muzzle, so it is shooting way low and to the left. Anywhere I can send it to have it straightened? Thanks. -TL Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk

I have a Marlin 81 that shoots very well with CCI standard velocity. 0.5" at 50yd and 1.5" at 100yd. It shoots as well with American eagle, and pretty lousy with CCI quiet. Seems the speed is the key. I am going to try some other hotter ammunitions. Big 5 here carries Winchester 555 value...

I practice segregated brass for lighter rifle loads with cast bullets. Those brass are for cast bullets only, never to be used for jacketed bullet load again. The reason is headspacing. Firing pin strike bumps back the shoulder, while the light charge lags the pressure to blow it back. Are...