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Thank you, I appreciate that very much. I may re-address the polish of the receiver. Not sure I want to break it down again.

I showed these to Dan a while back but never got around to posting them. I had McGowen build a 4140 26” 1:10 barrel in the white for my 308 Win. I kept the factory Magnum Sporter profile. I didn’t like the matte finish of the factory 783 action so I refinished it to a gloss finish and hot blued...

Believe it or not I’ve never used Accubonds. I’ve used everything else, BT’s, PT’s, E-Tips, ELD-X, Hot Cor’s, Gold Dots, Pro Hunters, CX’s, Interlocks, and even bulk Federal Power Shok’s. I have them all. More than I’ll ever use actually. The bulk Power Shok bullets hold together surprisingly...

Now that I said that the next round I size will probably stick. Lol

I use the thick liquid Hornady case lube on an ink pad. Roll the cases on the ink pad, case lube lasts forever, and I haven’t had a stuck case since switching to the ink pad 10-12 years ago. You can get dry ink pads on Amazon for near nothing. I roll 5-6 cases at a time. Spray lube works with...

I think I’m still going to sit back and observe this one for the time being. There is sooooooo much room for Darwin and natural selection to work a little overtime on this one. Guaranteed that someone will try and run it full power with ‘06 family brass. Probably wouldn’t be an issue if it were...

LOL, I was kidding to begin with about using the bottle jack to size cases, but it’s looking more and more viable. Sooooooo, I may as well have fun with it 🤣🤣🤣 Putting in my order now. I want a hydraulic progressive press, with an electric pump so my arms don’t get tired pumping the jack. Pure...

For camshafts there was a lot of things that went in the mix. We used in different quantities, red pig iron, grey iron, chromium, copper, magnesium, and carbon to get the right alloy. I’m sure the cartridge case is more complicated.

It could be.

Iron and steel alloys definitely are an endeavor in chemistry and physical science. I used to pour camshafts and crankshafts in a foundry. We would mix and melt the alloys to 1530 degrees Celsius and deslag it. Pour it into the molds at 1430 Celsius. Then heat treat them at somewhere over 900...

Lazzeroni still builds their rifles and brass I think. I may be wrong there. It’s a specialty boutique builder. They have carved out their own niche and build the rifle around the cartridge for the most part. Beefing actions where needed. I think the Seekins rifles will really be a work of art...

Ok, all this trying to be fair to a new product is physically making me nauseous. Don’t tell me that Federal doesn’t have a seat at the SAAMI table, and couldn’t get a cartridge approved BEFORE it drops if it were possible. I call BS and SAAMI has too. They know it’s not reloadable they are...

Here’s the other side of the argument, especially addressing security issues with the CSG acquisition.

Also, steel doesn’t work harden like brass. Brass work hardens, steel gets softer and weaker when worked and flexed. Brass is heated to soften it, steel strengthens and hardens when heat treated. A lot of this doesn’t add up. Maybe it’s the alloy used in the case. A lot of people will love it...

I swear the hardest recoiling firearm I’ve ever shot was my Remington 870 with a 20” rifled slug barrel. I still have and use it with the field barrel………….the issue was the load. That’s before it was scoped and I used it for deer before my 45-70 in Ohio. It was years ago and was shooting 3”...

The concerns mentioned below are not small concerns. I’ll let others beta test an experimental cartridge with the rifle bolt 3 inches from their face. Keep stuffing 10 lbs of sh@t in a 5 lb bag and the bag will split. Not can, will. I sincerely hope I’m wrong and just being negative. I don’t...

Before it’s all said and done there will be brass cases for it. Then it will be a 280 Remington operating at 65K psi. Also if they invest enough in advertising people will buy them. People enjoy being led by the media. Saves a lot of energy thinking for yourself.

I didn’t think about it but I suppose it’s possible. I don’t know it may take off like wildfire but I can’t imagine steel cases would be easier to load than brass. I understand the standard length, the commonality, and convenience of a .473 case head, if that’s in fact the head dimension. Seams...

Wasn’t Federal recently sold? Maybe they are trying to be relevant in the midst of opinions on the sale and scorn of the parent company. That said, I have two 7mm Remington Magnums that with the newer powders available, I can push most bullets past the point of failure (maybe excluding mono’s...

It’s strong stuff. I’ll give you that. I’d get a sick feeling if I left it in a bore overnight too.