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I picked up this 1976 700 BDL that have been restocked with a 700 Classic stock and also found a second stock that has a 1/2-5/8" shorter LOP for hunting with my winter gear on. The second stock is bedded and evidently the recoil lug was about .010" inch thinner than the present one. The...

There was more on my opinion but the site was CRASHING again so I posted what I had God Bless Steve

I'm a little lost on the PRC and just exactly HOW that is a sensible short action round with a COAL with such a wide range. Yes, it's shorter than the 6.5-284, granted, but with 140 grain bullets in the subject matter, the 140 grain PT seated to a 2.82" COAL...removes right at 8 grains of...

Good catch on the neck wall thickness, Dwh. Not ever working with 06 brass, that one blew right over my head. No clue what the thickness runs on the 06 and family. That case has been so worked over and adapted........I give it a general "pass" on my wildcat planning. HATE turning necks with...

You don't have a set of 30-06 dies you could borrow by chance do you? Since the length of the 25-06 case from bottom to neck bottom is 0.0772" longer (by what I could find) than the 30-06 I have to wonder if you ran it through a 30-06 die now if it wouldn't push that down. Being larger in...

Either would work just fine IMO as long as the full length dies dont change your end headspace. I try to buy RCBS dies all the way through simply because they have worked for me. I've picked up like new dies off GB auctions for 25-26 bucks shipped. Picked up a set of RCBS 270 Win just today...

Just my opinion and an educated guess but I neck down brass regularly for schitz and giggles. If going from 30 cal to 25 cal in one swoop, I'd expect issues myself. About 20 thou is the max I'll downsize in a single step. IF ME I'd be going 308 to 284 to 277 OR 264 (a BETTER step but both...

The 180gr Speer FP was my go to bullet in my 350Jr wildcat (350mag shortened to give me 358 Win capacity) Velocities around 2600 fps from the muzzle hitting deer under 100 yards was impressive, IMO. I shot four before selling the rifle and my buddy has over 20 now with his. Broadside ribcage...

This is somewhat out of my wheel house so ......HELP? I keep reading about "over annealing" your case's neck and the shoulder area. Just what exactly happens to the brass's integrity (and how/why if possible) if it's actually OVER annealed. I can see where heating the neck TOO LONG will heat...

Yish. and here I am in N. IN. tickled to death to find ONE store locally (20 miles one way) that carries ANY powder. I call foul! LOL. All mine carries is Hodgdon/IMR and not even a third of those........but that's better than zip. I hate hazmat fees! When I order several lbs at once to...

I keep eyeballing the MEC Marksman. I'd really like to try that "self centering shell holder technology" but I always seem to have too many other "needs" in front of it on my "gotta have" list. :grin: Several things I like about the press but I'd sure like to SEE one first hand before...

To make things perhaps clearer, my original question about comparing same weight version is only to find experiences in how they compare........velocity wise. If so, then lighter gilding metal bullets, of similar BC of the heavier lead core bullets should be able to share similar velocities of...

No real "advantage" other than when compared, gilding metal bullets of the same weight have a higher BC. Most perceive BC strictly in how much change in trajectory there MAY be. That is NOT a huge concern to me. I look almost totally at impact velocity differences. Trajectory can be...

Worth trying for sure.........but being "old school" solid copper bullets still makes my cleaning rod nervous. As I said, ignorant.......but kinda bullheaded too? Not much I hate worse than copper fouling but many report having little problems in good barrels too. God Bless Steve

A point I understand as well. A 115-120 grain E-tip in .277 is on my "watch for" list but I'm not holding my breath. In .277 they jump from 85 gr to 130 and, IMO, there is a gap that needs to be filled. On the GMX they do have a 100 gr and 130 grain but, for some reason, the 100 grain...

True. Thanks. I think the E-Tips and Hornady GMX both use gilding metal (copper and zinc mix but mostly copper) and are said to have less fouling. The bulk are longer than the lead core versions of similar weight and some consider them "capacity thieves" but without some in hand to compare I...

Probably a re-run of some previous thread but I didn't find much with a fast search. Comparing the same weight and caliber E-tip and Accubond bullets, are there "normally" load options one can find to duplicate velocities in the two (or close) without undue pressure or copper fouling? I'm...

I believe you are correct ShadeTree, at least this article seems to agree with the 06 "standard" for the long action. Seems a little antiquated to me and odd for us to adhere to it.........but here we are. Thank you. God Bless https://ronspomeroutdoors.com/blog/shor ... ng-action/

This statistic isn't limited to only the 30-06 family. The magnum bolt face rounds are too in a lot of cases. The 300 Win Mag, 338 Mag and 33 Nosler all are as well. I understand the desire to be able to feed from the magazine reliably but I have no problem doing so in a 700 with a COAL of...

Thanks, Guy. I had to wonder. What is the magazine length of any others? Is there a "standard"? Like in the M70......Do the push feed and CRF versions have the same magazine length? And how long, please? God Bless