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Before I spent much time and components chasing seating depth I would change powder to some of the ones suggested above. I know he wants to use the powder he had but it may be a case of mediocre accuracy or a different powder. Todd

I use the 125 gr partitions in my 6.5-06 handgun at about 2450 fps and they are excellent on deer and antelope.

I think I would fire 10 of each of them before I ruled anything out. Starting with your barrel in the current condition, cleaning wise. Todd

Also make sure your homeowners insurance knows you have a range on the property. The time to find out you are not covered is not after there has been some type of incident. Todd

I had both eyes done in 2021. Dr. gave me the choice far or near vision or one of each. I went with far and wear readers. I talked to a guy whose son did the one of each and he said his son hated it, the eyes were constantly battling each other. I was able to get shooting glasses with the...

Welcome to the addiction. Be careful with GRT from what I read it is an excellent program but not without quirks, as a new reloader verifying any data it produces with current reloading manuals would make for an extra measure of safety. Todd

That is a great book, I have read it several times. He was able to explain in a way that I was able to understand much better than the reloading manuals of that era.

I follow a similar process to @PJGunner, I typically pick a medium load and work from there, often times it ends up being the load as accuracy trumps velocity for my purposes.

I use the RCBS Chargemaster and I love it. After I dump the powder in the case I set the little cup back on it has another charge ready before I can get the bullet seated.

I use the RCBS version of the collet puller, pretty much the same concept as the Hornady except you screw it down to capture the bullet instead of the cam. I don't notice any marks on the bullets other than those from the neck of the brass occasionally.

I think it goes without saying but when using any of the strategies detailed above, verification at the range with your gun and ammo is paramount. You can short cut some of the range time with a chronograph and good ballistics program telling you what the drop at different distances should be.

I probably have the craziest RCBS free replacement story. I had a cat that liked to chew electrical cords, I kept all the important cords in the plastic conduit so it couldn't get them. I forgot one night with my brass tumbler on the counter, got up to a chewed up mess. Called RCBS just to...

I shoot the 6.5-06 in a 15" TC Encore, 125 gr partitions are deadly on deer and antelope, I haven't used it on elk. I neck up 25-06 brass with no issues, I went with necking up since I also have a 30-06 barrel and it makes keeping the brass separate easier.

I developed a couple different pages in excel that I print out and put in 3 ring binders. I have more in depth sheets for the bottleneck cartridges and less for the semi auto and revolver cartridges. I keep a different binder for rifles, single shot pistols and one for revolvers and semi auto...

I had excellent results from the 160 gr Barnes TTSX on elk this year with a 15" 338-06 TC Encore, I was getting 2575 at the muzzle and with a 180 yard shot the recovered bullet was magazine picture perfect for mushrooming and weighed over 150 gr. I would have to track down the exact weight again.

I have a 338-06 in a 15" TC Encore, I put this barrel together for elk hunting. Without a ton of load workup after picking the best powder from 5, I am getting 2571 with Barnes 160 TTSX bullets. I shot an elk at 180 yards with one and it weighed right at 159 gr when we found it under the hide...

Blkram, I am getting 2575 out of 15" barrel, the performance was a picture perfect mushroom with the petals peeled back. Last year I worked up a load with the Nosler 210 gr partition and was getting 2200 with it, I didn't get a chance to use it on anything. I went to the lighter bullet hoping...

I had a great Saturday morning(9/16/2023). My wonderful wife asked one of clients where she works if he allowed any elk hunting and he said sure. Turned into a great hunt, he and a couple young guys took me out and we spotted elk from the first area we stopped to glass. There was a big bull...

All went well, ordered Friday and package arrived this morning with everything I ordered, now to get some shooting and testing in. @Darkhorse you are 100% right, if they were to spoof a website any phone number on it would take you to the scammer. I felt ok ordering when I got to check out...

Yes, I have an older Pro Chronograph but I decided to upgrade to one that I don't have to go down range to set up and I can check velocity and accuracy at the same time.