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Sorry, I forgot to bring my chrono with me to the range that day. Have duplicated those loads with intentions of going back to the range to see if I get the same results, though life has been throwing a monkey wrench in my plans lately.

My 6.5 CM printed this group with 129gr SST and Superformance.

Since I've seen the phrase, "Did you try searching?" more times than I care to count, I tried searching the forum on some subjects I'm wanting to read up on. In some instances, I get a very limited amount of hits, while other times, I'll get a message that states "No results found." A couple...

Tech was out today and as I suspected it is the Equipment Interface Module (EIM) that was fried, what exactly failed on the EIM, I have not a clue. After replacing it everything works fine now. Honeywell warranties this model of thermostat for five years and just my luck the EIM croaked just...

My house which I acquired in late 2019 had an old Lennox furnace that was installed in the early fifties, the average monthly gas bill with that beast was almost $200 per month with budget. In late 2020, I had that replaced with a 98% AFUE system and had central A/C installed at the same time...

Got a box each of the 140gr and 145gr TGK to work up a load in my 6.5 PRC.

After twelve years at a manufacturing company that caters to the automotive industry (Supplemental Restraint System connectors & harnesses, ECM connectors and harnesses, squib connectors for airbags, etc.), I can vividly picture the SHTF moment that caused. During my last week, they had to issue...

When I built myself a new set of benches in 2016 things such as age and other unpredictable events weren’t factored in, at the time standing for extended periods of time didn’t phase me. Fast forward to 2026, I now have to live with the results of a left navicular fracture on two separate...

Do you prefer to sit or stand when reloading, if you prefer to sit what furniture do you recommend?

I know where I live hunting season is fast approaching and depending on what one hunts there's a few seasons that have already kicked off such as Archery Deer season and Prairie Grouse, plus college football is in full swing.

I went shopping for a set of hunting binoculars about six years ago and settled for a $300 pair of the Leupold BX-2 Acadia binoculars. From what I have been able to gather this model was discontinued and has been superseded by the BX-3 Alpine series. Weighing in at 28oz, for the distance I...

I've owned close to a dozen Savage rifles ranging from a pre-accutrigger model I purchased in the late 90's all the way up to the most recent 110 Storm featuring their new Accustock(2019). I've never had accuracy problems with any of them; in fact, the four-shot group I'm using as my avatar was...

The first deer I harvested was taken with Federal Premium 150gr Nosler Partition in .308 Winchester, at 125yds there was no bullet recovered, just a pair of new vent holes in each lung, ran maybe ten yards and crumbled.

I'm quite eager to try RL26 but considering the current supply situation plus I've seen a few claims that VV N565 is the best replacement and it seems to be more readily available, I've started with that instead. Will I try to get a couple pounds of RL26 if it becomes available to try out? Of...