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I will third or fourth that Black Bear do attack and the need to be bear aware. I've been stalked by Black Bears twice and charged on a third occasion. I froze when charged even though I was armed, another hunter about 5 yards ahead of me charged the bear to give me time to react. Very...

A flashlight positioned behind the scope eyepiece with a wall 3-10 feet away usually shows if the cross-hairs are moving when the dials are turned. I've done this with the gun lying on its side on the carpeted floor of an SUV, so the gun wouldn't move around while I twisted the dials...

CL, From what you and NoslerPartition added, I would really check the scope and make sure that the reticle is moving. I'm getting about 1.8" as what your POI should have changed at 20 yards, so if you were didn't see any change than the scope isn't tracking... If the reticle is tracking and...

CloverLeaf, Before shimming / changing scope rings, I would suggest making sure that the scope is tracking correctly and make sure that their isn't any divots or other issues with the barrel; I returned a Mossberg 835 barrel due to the drill used to port the barrel going too far and into the...

I would try seating deeper. SOP as provided to me: "If the groups is a large equilateral triangle, seat the bullets out a 1/4 turn on the die and repeat until the group shrinks. If the group is 2 together with the 3rd out there, seat the bullet deeper in the same manner, a 1/4 turn at a time...

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TD, I agree with your suspicion. But given the title of this thread, I will add that in my humble opinion bullet design (and rifle twist rate) limitations are just as big if not bigger than the the limitations in a given cartridge case. Small imperfections or design weaknesses in bullets...

TD, I haven't used SIG brass, but general rumblings indicate that it is generally pretty decent; but bad batches do get out. It supposedly tends to be tougher than Hornady... I think ADG made some batches for SIG; I think what I've heard / read is for current SIG production rather than ADG but...

Dwh7271, I'll let you know if I do anymore testing with IMR 4955 this year; I have enough powder for about 10 more rounds. Bow season starts Oct. 1st so I'm probably going to be in the woods rather than at the range. I suspect that I could get the Scirocco's to work IMR 4955, given my first...

Dwh7271, I have a quick update; fired off the 56, 56.5 and 57 grain workups using IMR 4955 (3 rounds at 56-56.5 and 4 rounds at 57 grains) and 150 grain Sciroccos. Nothing grouped well (3-6 inches) and the ES was pretty high. I had some shade move in on the chronograph which might have played...

It normally takes a few firings for brass to fully form / expand to a chamber; and jimbires's procedures are what I use for expensive brass, other than I haven't started annealing. Tackdriver284 is also correct, setting your FL die off of once fired brass is usually good enough and I do that for...

Blkram, Thank you and please provide some feedback on how you like your reticle. Feel free to PM me, I'm not sure how much we should derail from Europe's original question... Just FYI, when I looked at the Swaro's in 2013, my impression was that their plex and ballistic reticles (BRX?) were a...

Europe, Thank you for looking out for me. Jamila did get me some good info... I'm planning on taking a hard look at the Z5 3.5-18 and gaze through some Z6 (V6's if available) Swaro's in January when I am blessed to go to a big hunting show. I picked up a 280 AI this year that is looking like...

No problem, have a blessed flight.

Africa Huntress, Do you or your mother have an impression on the Swaro 1" tubes, like the Z5 series? Given the demands of your hunting and possible encounters with dangerous game, I imagine the family favors 30mm tubes or larger. But if you have an opinion on the Z5 or Z3 series, I would love...

I have a sneaking suspicion that the reticle image is mostly correct. When I subtract 4" from your hold overs to account for your zeroed height; I get the following scope subtensions: 3 MOA for the first dot and 10 MOA for the first hash. Which I think puts the first dot at around 450-480 yd and...

I might be way off base, but it sounds like your cases aren't square to start with due to repeated neck sizing or the neck die isn't aligned properly. I suspect your brass reached the point where FL / body sizing was needed to get everything back into square / round. After 3-4 neck sizing's I...

Thank you.

JD338, That was a pretty nice setup. I know a few guys who, through about 2007 or 2008, were of the opinion that the MQ1 was the best hunting bow that Matthews produced. 69gto, You are a blessed man! Hitting the ball joint would have resulted in a lost Elk. I'm glad things worked out so well.

jspickar, Thank you for the feedback, a pound of RL-26 is on my list to acquire. Do you mind supplying the COAL of your load?