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I guess that's why I've never run into this problem. I always use a 1-piece base and standard rings.

Wow. I've never run into a situation that called for specific rings for a specific model. I usually just use a Weaver or Picatinny base and then the appropriate height rings for the scope. I don't usually go cheap-cheap, but usually a Weaver 4-screw ring (or something similar, like Warne) works...

Forgive my ignorance here. But what is it about cheap rings that doesn't let you bore sight? Are they just too tall, and you can't adjust the scope to compensate? Being too tall isn't a function of being cheap, you could have expensive rings that are too tall. I'm trying to understand what...

Years ago, I got the idea to do some load development for my SKS. That never came to fruition, but in cleaning out some stuff in the garage today I found a bag of some new, factory primed Winchester brass that I had bought. I'd have to open the bag to count, but I'm guessing it's a bag of 100...

I have this constant dilemma: I like to buy and try new rifles, but then I regret that the other ones don't get enough attention when it's time to hunt. Only so many days and critters to hunt, and it's never enough. Something to look forward to doing after I retire, I suppose. This year, I'm...

I'm not sure I understand the issue here. There is nothing wrong with using the Lee rifle dies, with the expander/decapper rod left in place. The original problem is that the brass was sized without using an expander ball. You were sizing the outside of the neck, but not the inside of the neck...

Same here. I'm also using the Chargemaster 1500.

Chuck Norris just blows on the case mouth and they pop right out.

The main reason I stepped down to a 130gr bullet is to get a little more velocity in the mix. I don't need the extra stability of the 140 at the distances I'm shooting, I'd rather have a little more terminal shock and less drop instead.

I never got around to hunting with the Browning 6.5CM, but when I got the Franchi last fall I worked up a load with the 140gr Gold Dots and Ramshot Hunter. Didn't have a lot of time to fool with it before season opened, but I managed to get a load that was good enough for starters, about 1" at...

I'm not too sure about that number. I didn't measure it myself, it came from the Nosler load data for their 130gr bullets. But then I noticed that the number was different on their load data for other bullet weights, so I have no idea what to make of that. To me, case capacity is independent of...

Probably depends on where you draw the line on "cheap." Back about 2010, I bought a Marlin XS7 in .243. It was about $300-350 at the time. It wears a Boyd's stock now, but the danged thing is the most reliably accurate rifle I own. Almost always easy to find a good load for. So when I heard...

Mine is a 24", but I'll measure velocity with my Garmin anyway. Thanks for running the numbers. Just for comparison, here is what various sources list as a max load for 130gr bullets for these two powders: Big Game Nosler 43.0 Hornady 41.8 Hodgdon 40.5 QL 40.0 Staball 6.5 Hornady 45.5 Hodgdon...

Thanks, Jim. On that data, what would you consider to be the max? The row at Step 0.0? Or the row above that, which is the last "Near max"?

I hate to bother asking for it, but the data I'm seeing for these bullet/powder combos seems to vary a fair bit, depending on the source. So I guess I should see what QL has to say. Hornady case, 47.1gr water WLR primer #1 - 130gr Sierra Tipped GameKing (Gamechanger), #4330 Ramshot Big Game...

Midway had a killer sale on these back in the fall, for $179. But they seem to be no longer available. Amazon has them at the regular $299 price. https://a.co/d/4OFG2WA

It's running right about 2780 fps. Note that it's right at the max load per the Nosler data (38.5), and just slightly above the Hornady data (38.2). Sierra data for their 130gr bullets runs from 37.6 to 38.8, depending on the bullet. So I figured that it was safe enough to ease up to 38.5; I...

See my post last night in this other thread: Post in thread 'How much .005" seating depth can change patterns' https://forum.nosler.com/threads/how-much-005-seating-depth-can-change-patterns.47971/post-527876

Interesting thread, Mark. I read it the other day when you posted, and then had an even more dramatic example myself today. I'm also doing load development for this Franchi Momentum 6.5CM that I bought last fall. Several different powders and bullets in the 130gr range. In this particular case...