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I’m a big fan of using an ‘O’ ring under the F/L die lock nut. Set up right it’s brilliant for establishing low run out between case neck & body & that’s a great start helping getting the bullet seated straight. A Wilson seating die & arbor press does the rest.

If you have an itch .. scratch it! Frankly I wouldn't bother neck sizing if you can F/L resize to your fired case headspace dimesion. It's the case shoulder that just needs a touch in the F/L die to ensure you don't resize too much. Bump the case shoulder Max. .002/.003" usually you can set the...

I've used the Sierra Prohunter #1620 100gn on red deer hinds and fox out to around 300yds for many years. Very few deer shot inside 100yds, but the performance of the bullet has been fine, although at longer ranges it definitely doesn't provide the quickest kill on the larger deer. So I switched...

I quite agree, a traditional rifle would have matched the country also the Harris Tweed outfit (Standard everyday clothing for all employed deer stalkers in Scotland) far better. Often, guests, - also known as 'Rifles' choose to wear the traditional Harris Tweed outfits when deer stalking in...

Deer stalking estate island of Jura, West coast of Scotland Absolutely stunning. https://vimeo.com/288713380

I'm fortunate in that I don't have a 'magazine limitation' to contend with on my rifle. Also, I have what would appear to be, a long freebore. Currently though, I'm also testing Viht. N560 propellant with a COAL at 3.204" Comparator dimension with the 110gn AB is 2.688" I haven't yet settled on...

I have a 22” barrel & use 53gns IMR4831 with a cartridge OAL of 3.400” using the AB 110gn bullet. That’s a long seating, but still leaves .045” freebore to lands. MV is around 3,130 fps. Primers I use are Fed.210M & Remington brass. Given reasonable to fair range conditions, this combo will...

Spot on. Correctly done and utilising an annealing regime, Norma brass lasts through an amazing number of reloads.

F/L resizing to your fired case headspace dimension and annealing regularly will ensure extended case life. I try very hard never to move case shoulders back more than .002”, it’s pretty achievable & significantly helps case life. I’m still reloading good RP brass that’s fourteen years old and...

A number of propellants perform well with 100gn bullets in .25-06Rem. Personally I use H4350 with the Sierra #1620 Prohunter bullet giving an MV of around 3,250 fps. I use it extensively on red deer hinds in Scotland with excellent results. For the stags though, I favour the Nosler 110gn AB...

Now this, I think really has merit. After all, a Chrony while inexpensive and only used in general field testing will never provide lab. quality data, so it follows an average over a considerable number of shots would get you closer to your own barrel/ammunition performance, but still leaving a...

Yesterday With a good friend we chrono’d his ammunition - 6.5x55SE. His loads are very accurate, around 3/4” @ 100yds, so consistently pretty fair. Set chrono up & shoot five rounds with avg. MV established at 2788fps. Then another five rounds shot, and average fps similar resulting in the...

From the hunting perspective, some of the biggest names in hunting African dangerous game in the early 1900’s, Finch-Hatton, WDM ‘Karamoja’ Bell, the von Blixens et al, commonly used the Mannlicher Schoenauers of their day in 6.5x54 or 7x57/.275 Rigby. But plainly bigger stompier...

It’s interesting there are so many contradictory views on nickel cases. Personally, I’ve used the same cases (Rem.) for quite a few years and rarely encountered any issues with regard to any aspect of their use. Certainly no problems reloading them and it’s only over the last three years I’ve...

Does the die need to be screwed into the press slightly more for the collet to compress the neck further & increase case neck tension?

OK folks, what are your views on these cases? Which do you prefer? Advantages/disadvantages? Horror stories? POI differences?

Hi Yoda, I have to say copper fouling in my own barrel is very low and IMR4831 has always given better MV (3,120fps/53gns IMR4831) with the 110gn AB bullet. Metering it is a pain though & a trickler essential. I seat the 110gn AB .040” from the lands & invariably accuracy is .025” MOA @ 100yds...

So what do you guys think about the metering of IMR7977 through a RCBS Uniflo? Is it sticky like IMR4831? or smooooother ... would love that! The numbers you're getting Yoda seem interesting, e.g. if I knock off 40fps per inch from my shorter 22" barrel, that's 3 x 40=120fps less. Makes your...

I use a German roe-sack with a cushion or other stuff in it for range testing. It’s handy and pretty close to what I’d use when hunting.

I use the Sinclair guage, may not be the best, but good enough for me. I don’t much like the idea of the guages that permit bullet adjustment/movement corrections because I can’t see how moving the bullet wouldn’t affect neck tensions.