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I’ve been getting some very inconsistent ejection and groupings with my mini 14. My chronograph is broken but I suspect my velocities are varying substantially. Confident it is not an ammo issue. Was thinking it might be an ignition issue. I noticed that if I pull the charging handle to the...

Guys I could use some help on this. Been reloading for over 30 years and recently made 3 changes to my load for 308. Rifle is an M1A. All loads are dispensed via a hornady autocharge pro and then dble checked on an rcbs beam scale. The autocharge is very accurate and consistent. My previous load...

I load Sierra 168SMK for both 06 and 308. Been using these bullets for decades. My loaded cartridge, using my comparator, has a length of 2.694. With the new bullets they were .020 (2.714) longer. I have seen some minor variations from lot to lot but never anything I have really had to adjust...

I have a spare set of 308 dies, specifically a redding body die and an rcbs seating die. Any reason i cant use the body die for 260 rem and replace the seating stem in the seating die w a .264 stem?

Curious how you guys adjust for case volume differences between brass manufacturers. I have a load that works well in x brand brass and would like to try y brand brass. Y brand brass has 5% more volume. Do you guys add 5% more powder and keep everything else the same? Assuming still below max charge

I was searching for receivers and pricing out blue printed Remingtons against Sturgon etc.. and came across Pacific Tool and Gsuge receivers. They are priced a bit more then Remingtons but significantly less then the high end name brands.. I haven't found any reviews on them. Anyone ever use...

I have 2 discount coupon codes from Sig. They are for 25% off the purchase of anything from the sig store. Online purchase ok. 1 per person, first come first serve. I cant use them, they wont sell me magazines, pistols or xchange kits because i live in CT. None of the grip modules i want are in...

Besides Savage, is anyone familiar with these systems? Seems to work like the savage with a nut that locks the barrel in place at the appropriate head spacing. Looking for info on: Is there a loss in accuracy Are they field replaceable - can anyone do it, what tools do you need Are they really...

An article in “The complete book of reloading” 2019, discusses precision reloading for king of 2 miles with 3-4 competitors, specifically Tubb, Powell, Smitchko. In this article I found a couple of things interesting: 1. The author (eduardo abril de Fontcuberto) measures concentricity with a...

For bolt action rifles i use the lee collet die for neck sizing and a redding body die. But for semi autos i use the standard sizing die with a plug. Question is, do you get enough neck tension w the am die that you can use it in a semi auto and not need to crimp? Also how does the runout...

Im looking for an air rifle that will serve 2 purposes. Occasionally target shooting in my backyard ideally to distances of 50 yds with accuracy = to 1” and to dispatch chipmunks destroying my yard. I dont want to spend more than $300 total for rifle and scope. Im thinking a magnum springer in...

Havent had a chance to shoot either of these or handle them. 7.5” seems like it may have some poor balance. The 5” is hard to come by they sell out quick so assuming they may be more popular. Looking to purchase a taylors and co in 45colt. Any thoughts on these revolvers? Leaning towards the 5”...

Do adjustments to the ocular lens affect parallax? Ive not been able to find anything on this so assuming the answer is no.

The sequence I have been using for Sizing with these 2 dies has been Redding Body die and then Lee Neck Sizer die. The reason I chose this order was concern over the body die pulling down on the neck and potentially distorting/effecting the neck concentricity. I noticed in some posts, others are...

Just a quick note on another favorable experience w dillon. Ive had a 550b for 25 years. I was having some issues with the press, it was very sluggish so I followed there instructions and cleaned the press, several times, but never got the smoothness i was looking for. So i called dillon to have...

Any tips on pulling this pin back so I can release the trigger group? I have used the mainspring lever and a small pair of vise grips but can't seem to get the leverage needed to pull this back. Firearm is new, 400rds. Tried a little oil too Thanks

Finally picked up a ruger redhawk in 45colt/acp. Had hear about a number of issues including poor ignition, poor accuracy and poor overall quality. But I really liked this revolver and the versatility. When chambering the 45 colt I was unable to get a cartridge into one of the cylinders. A...

I didn't find much info on this rifle before I made my purchase, perhaps because it's not significantly different the other savage 10s but I thought I would give a short review. 223 cal Stock: Best way I can describe it is serviceable. It's not pretty, feels cheap but seems to work well. It...

I have a Ruger MKII that I put Picatinny rail on top of it. It wasnt designed to be a 20 MOA rail but I figure it is sitting on top of the integral base so it must be adding something. Is there a way to calculate how much MOA lift I would get from the rail? Height of the rail from the top of the...

A few years ago I purchased a cmp special in 308. Out of the box it was an excellent shooter, just about 1 moa for 5 shots. Over the past year + it had opened up to 1.5-1.7 moa. Still pretty good but I knew it could do better. I did some research on what sort of work and who to send it to and...