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I took a Pronghorn last fall using a 150gr BT out of a 7mm RM at 153yrds. First time I have used BT in that gun for game. Shot went in slightly right of the brisket center and exited left side right in front of the diaphragm. It went straight down DRT. Exit hole was only about half an inch...

I think the kits are the way to start as well. The RCBS Universal Hand Priming tool is great and will save you a lot of frustration at the beginning. I went crazy at first trying to prime cases using the press-mounted primer that came with the press. As mentioned Calipers are a must. If the kit...

RCBS Universal Priming Tool.

стрелок -> STRELOK Just the free version so far...

Thank You Dr.Mike. Very appreciated! Very Close to what I am seeing. 70.0grs chrono'd average of 5 shots = 2986 fps at 28 degs F. Thank You again.

7mm Rem Mag 24" Barrel 160 gr Partition New Hornady Brass Fed 215 AA MagPro Chrono data for charge weights are tracking with Nosler published values but starting to see primers flattened a bit although not excessive. Thanks

The people at Cabala's are good to talk to after you have some ideas and input on where you would like to go. It costs nothing extra and the Company has an interest in it's reputation. Atchison's I think is another respected outfitter although I haven't dealt with them. Talking even over the...

I would never Buy used brass ever. That being said, I do scavenge pistol brass at the range for plinking. For carry purposes in the event of a need for serious "Social Work" purchased new brass only. I never scavenge any rifle brass from the range.

I agree with DrMike's opinion... 1. Bullet selection 2. Powder choice 3. Seating depth (which addresses the accuracy node) 4. Brass selection

A.) Tumble in Lyman corn-cob media with Flitz Brass polish added. B.) Lube case body only with Hornady Unique Lube. Dip necks in Imperial Graphite. C.) Partial full-Length resize. D.) Wipe case off with paper towel. E.) Clean primer pockets with brush. D.) Trim if necessary.

I had 2 shooting Chronys and they were Ok. You have to be careful to get the unit fully unfolded. Even with it unfolded flat, the 2 I had seemed to read high. I ended up shooting both of them. Finally went to a CED ProChrono, a much better and consistent unit than the Shooting Chrony for not...

Thanks for the reply. This is my first Mark V and the rest of the rifle is finished so well that I was very surprised at how gritty feeding a cartridge was and thought I should double check in case there was some reason I didn't know.

I got a very good deal on a Weatherby Mark V at auction last month. Per the serial number gun was made by Howa in 1973. Beautiful gun and appears to been either unfired or nearly so. Bolt is silky but when feeding a cartridge the 2 spring loaded magazine retainers are very sharp edged and grate...

A little slow to post to this but I have found the Western Powder Burn Rate Chart to do a better job of illustrating relative burn rates than the simple numbered lists. All of the charts seem to vary somewhat between similar powders of course. Link below...

6.0-7.0 grains Unique. If you can find some or have it on hand, 5.0-6.0grains of CLAYS is way better and way, way cleaner.

The older Weatherby Owners manuals had a specific caution against using a "fixed" bench rest for firing and a warranty disclaimer for any resulting damage.

In Magnums I normally shoot 3 rds then let the barrel cool back to ambient temperature. 5rds max on standard calibers. It's the hot spots on the rifling in the throats where erosion starts. I purchased a cheap battery-powered minnow bucket aerator a while ago and use that to speed up the cool...

I would think that it's a combination of weak-spring in rifle (you mentioned previous miss-fires) and a bit harder primers. Winchester Primers have a slightly harder cup than other brands. That would account for the Federal cartridges still functioning (for now). I store my bolt rifles by...

I don't like FedEx. At all. I am lucky if I can get packages. 2 day shipping usually amounts to 5 days. Maybe the local bunch but I avoid FedEx if at all possible. I just cringe when I order anything and it turns out it was sent FedEx, just cringe. I have dropped ordering from some online...

Here are some OAL measurements to touching the lands for my 7mm Rem. These were using Hornady's OAL tool. The measurement for the 160 & 175 partitions are an average of 3 bullets to allow for variance in the soft lead tips. 154gr SST 3.380 150gr E-Tip 3.335 150gr. B-tip 3.400 160gr Part...