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  Help Support GunHive.com!
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  Primal Rights Targets
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  @mamalukino thank you!
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  Introduce Yourselves!
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  In looking around I guess I never introduced my self. My name is Dave and I have been into guns, shooting and hunting since I was 10-11yrs old (49yrs now). I am the only one in my immediate family that had this interest and desire so what I have learned I for the most part was on my own to find the answer. Out of my entire family only me and my cousin have this hardcore hobby. The first gun I got (after the BB gun) was an Marlin Golden 39A 22lr my dad bought me for my 12th Birthday. I am a grandson of Dairy farmers so as I was young the outdoors were something I knew and enjoyed. While I had no desire for the farming aspect (while helping and bailing hay you quickly realize if it's for you or not) I am very proud of that side of my family and have great respect for farmers and what they do. I am married and have no children but love my 2 dogs and those before them. So my wife and I are dog lovers, I have been around them all my life. My mom and dad even bred and showed Old English Sheepdogs for years when I was younger. While I am still learning the tech. side of shooting and reloading I really enjoy shooting and owning them. I have never sold any gun I have acquired, I just get another one when I can afford it after life's responsibilities.
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  Code of Conduct
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  Welcome to Gunhive.com!
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  @ericbc7 said: Just heard the interview on precision rife podcast and was interested in the load data & gun logging. I will be watching the forum and hope to add to discussions as appropriate ( no keyboard sniper here lol). Welcome aboard!
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  Slings
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  In general I avoid "QD" anything ... as "QD" usually adds weight for no benefit. How many people with "QD" mounts actually regularly remove those items or attach those items .. in the field ? :D Somehow I wound up with both m-lok and k-mod ... and then some guns have integral attach points ... so I use all flavors ...
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  My Latest Acquisition
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  @bigfoot Went space age this weekend. I installed digital scales on the old gal. I'm anxious to see how long these cheap things last. They measure right with the dial and with an indicator but refresh really slow. Nothing like the ones we had in the shop I worked in. Can't expect much for a little over a hundred busks for both of them. I wouldn't mind having one set up on my planer and shaper for woodworking if they could take the dust. I had one on my table saw and it died pretty fast. With the guard on Tiny readouts
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  YouTube Video Of The Day
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  Imagine how much people would freak out if this was in the US.
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  Kansas 2019 RRT
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  All the guns are mine except the 6.5CM(24) which is a buddies. The 6.5CM can’t quite reach the performance of the .300WM(24) … but the 155gr can’t quite reach the 6.5CM either … but note I’m using 20 and 22 inch barrels and the 6.55CM is a 24 inch. Comparing the 175gr to the 155gr: The 175gr seems to win on price ($1.00 per round) availability (I can get FGMM 7.62 175gr from multiple sources anytime I want) and energy (about 13% more than the 155gr at 900yds. The 155gr seems to win on droppage, windage and velocity. It is almost capable of supporting the statement “The 155gr bullet turns a .308WIN into a 6.5CM ” 😀 But price and availability are not small issues for me !!! The 13% energy difference is not significant for me. I see a hornady “mil spec” load of the 155gr for $1.20 per round, but had to search hard to get any … I see another hornady load of an “AMAX – Palma” 155gr … for $1.25 but have not been able to get any of those get. I tried a “double tap” load of the 155gr TMK .. the bullet has the higher BC .. but alas the load SD was HIGH. Black Hills has a load for the 155gr TMK, but the shown price for those is $2.00 per round, which rules them out. I have two bolt guns and the question before me is whether I should switch one of them to a 155gr bullet. I do not reload (time a.k.a. priorities) … but I seem to keep finding situations that might make me do it … and maybe this one will … I finally found a buddy who I think can walk me through the process .. if I decide I have to do it. == Right now my use case for all my RIFLEs (center fire weapons with barrel lengths 16 and above) is dots and groups - 80% of live fires wind practice (500yds, 750yds and 1,050yds on my land) - 15% of live fires hunting/critter control - 5% of live fires
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  Congratulations TS Customs
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  It's cool. :) However, in my opinion the true representation of a gunsmith has nothing to do with how competitors place in competitions. The truly important metric is the success percentage across the customer base. TS Customs customers are happier than those I've spoken with from any other smith in the country. Travis simply has a way of building rifles and treating customers that comes together to form truly memorable experiences. The number of amazing rifles coming out of TS Customs isn't even remotely represented by the numbers of people competing with them. The "Mr. Operator Pants" method of doing business just can not compete with the experience people get when dealing with TS Customs. That is why they are the ONLY smith I recommend to anyone.
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  Bigfoots RRT
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  Back on the .260 again. I shot some 95 grain VMax loads for a change using three different powders. I don't think the guy that developed this caliber had his mind on lighter bullets but like they say if you got em', smoke em'. None of these really were what I would call horrible maybe this cheap barrel is made for lighter stuff. I have a couple of 130 and 120 grain loads I am going to pursue and hope I hit something with Varget that I can live with. I have an excess of that stuff. I shot some Blackout also. I have a Wilson Combat barreled Spikes upper I switch out on a Colt lower with a Burris MTac 1-4 scope with a donut reticle for optics on it. Pretty much stock with a CMC trigger and I shot suppressed through a SRT Shadow can at 100 yards. I loaded 4227, 110, 296 and Lil Gun. Lil Gun took the trophy and the W 296 right behind it. With that optic the groups were inside 2" at 100 shot off of a bipod at a moderate rate of fire. Not quite up to Rambo speed just steady. The brass all landed in the same spot and no failures and no pressure signs on any of the primers. There are so many loads out there for Blackout I just go to the middle of the book charges and start there. I shoot mostly subs so I don't really give a ratsass about the rest of it. Any way, pictures. The BLC2 group one got away from me, way away and I did it twice. I had a Harris bipod that kept coming loose but that's been fixed. I mounted a short rail section on the bottom of the stock to attach a different style bipod. Blackout ( I shot V Max and Z Max both were the same )
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  How Important is LEVEL
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  I instinctively level. The level in my head is more precise than any instrument I've tried. Works just as good at night with thermal as does during the day. Firearm familiarity is a must.
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  Rhyno RRT
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  @rhyno I shoot it in my 40X bolt gun. It shoots well. Might have more flyers then Lapua but at 50 yards it is solid. At 100 yards does well but not as tight as Lapua center X.
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  Bump Stock Ban Summary
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  Anyone using a benchrest or F class style front rest?
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  Well I got bored today and chopped my broken Red Head rifle rest. Couple ugly farmer welds later, boom, makeshift bench rest. This should do until the Bald Eagle gets here. I left the front end so I can weld a plate to it for a stop. Also the rear should clear extended mags. This should actually work well in the field, maybe I'll use this one for shooting in dirty conditions.
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  TPK936 RRT
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  Went to the range today to do a ladder test with H1000 and 95 SMK for the 22 creed. This is 36,38,39 grains of powder. This is 40, 40.5,41 grains of powder. 40.5 hit dead on point of aim. 42 grains had pressure very snug bolt lift. Looks like around 40.5 has promise. Thoughts? Took 5 shots at 100 and 8 shots at 200 with 6.5 creedmoor. Took 5 shots withh 22 creed and 88gr ELDM at 100 this was to foul barrel back in after cleaning and 8 at 200 yards first 2 low but next 6 where nice. Please let me know any thoughts on H1000. Thanks
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  Public Ranges
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  People that go to public ranges and happily deal with whatever they are met with... they are some good people. People that whine about what happens at the public ranges, but then won't modify their life to get their OWN private range... they annoy the piss out of me. If shooting is that big a part of your life, then you should make life decisions accordingly. If it's not a big enough part of your life to make those decisions... then stop whining, because you aren't half as dedicated a shooter as you proclaim to be. There's my take on it. :)
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  What do you see in your bore scope and what does it mean
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  @donnie said in What do you see in your bore scope and what does it mean: Where can I find this on the PR website? Home page > Library > YouTube @donnie said in What do you see in your bore scope and what does it mean: so I don’t know why I would be seeing fire cracking due to high pressure? Just because you've never seen it before... doesn't mean it isn't 100% normal. Every single barrel with any appreciable round count with every single cartridge has that kind of geography in the throat. If the rifle is still shooting well, then ignore what you see. A bore scope is what you whip out to SOLVE PROBLEMS. You don't pull them out to look, get freaked out, and create problems. ;) The hotter the load, the worse it will be... but this will happen eventually with even the most mild cartridges and the most mild loads.
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  John, Welcome aboard. There is a wealth of experience here. I literally learn some new everyday.
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  Son @ 950
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  Vextronic terrapin issue
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  @orkan I couldn’t agree more and can’t for the life of me figure out why an American company doesn’t do just that. I too treated mine like a china doll and was always careful to make sure it was protected. Freak deal when it got knocked off the bench but that’s all it took. I took it apart last night and found how to adjust the laser but have no way to tell where to adjust it too. If I could see the laser I think I could fix it
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  First & Second Trips Out with TT5-25
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  @tan_90 Holy cow. I'm glad you're ok. Things like that is why I never visit public ranges anymore.
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  Magpul bipod
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  I intend to check one out at some point. Haven't yet though.
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  Terrapin Case
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  Walley2960 RRT
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  11/2/18 Same rifle and range. Conditions... Very little wind. Overcast Temp low 40's Only 4 rounds fired today. No dry fire. I'm going to use this same target for a while and track zero shift. Reticle shifted consistently 1 mil up and 2 mils right for all shots. I'd really like to get this recoil sorted out.
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  Applied Ballistics Seminar
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  @flyinphill I went last year. Make a list of your questions before you go. Brian L. and his staff presenters are very approachable guys. All of the guys were available till the we hours of the evening during the seminar last year. Last year there were a lot of military and competition shooters there in the audience. I enjoyed the presentations and the discussions afterward. Enjoy..
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  Crappy factory barrels
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  @orkan I bet so and I intend to try that with the next caliber I buy. For now, flitz will have to do.
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  Horizontal stringing
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  I swapped from H4350 to varget and it’s hammering. H4350 and 140 hybrids do extremely well too. I just found it odd how it was only horizontal stringing
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  Bear9350's RRT
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  It has been a busy couple months with some shooting mixed in here and there. The last couple weeks I have been doing some regular shooting with a small group of guys to test out some PRS style stages for an event we are hoping to hold Oct 6. Been having a lot of fun doing that with that group of guys. I plan to make an official proposal to the board of directors of the club to hold the event tomorrow evening. Finally had some time to finish up some load development and get a good zero with the new load last night. It was a bit of a challenge as we currently have a thriving mosquito population due to all the rain we have gotten the last month. On the occasions where I was able to really concentrate/ forget about all the bugs I was having great results. When I was rushing myself because of all the mosquitos that were flying around/ landing on me the results were not so great, still sub 1 moa but not nearly what I know this gun/ ammo combination and myself are capable of on a good day.
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  Proof barrels
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  @bull81 Glad you got it sorted. Yes, sometimes a guy actually has to work for it. ;)
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  Bull81 RRT
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  Working up a load for my 6.5x47 with the 140 JLK’s. Think it’s likes them. Not but 3 rounds during the seating depth test but .031 is pretty impressive.
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  Can Someone Clarify Some of the ATF Laws
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  Let me try this ... my shooting buddy has a "pistol" lower with the word "pistol" engraved on it and a receipt showing it was purchased as a pistol and a copy of ATF letter #2 stating it is ok to shoulder it. And when we go hunting in this state or others, he carries that with him with the rest of his ATF paper work (for the suppressors, etc. And he finally convinced me that doing the pistol route was less hassle than doing the SBR route. I already had my 3 SBRs, but if I put a pistol brace on one of my lowers, then I wouldn't have to do the form 20 thing. So I did some research and picked out my pistol lower and brace .. but I also did some reading and talking. I asked some class 3 dealers and a class 7 manufacturer and two gun attorney's I've worked with ... and net/net after all that, I realized how murky the whole thing was and that there is no fixed law you can count on in this area ... so I decided it wasn't worth the risk ... and just stuck with my 3 SBR lowers and the form 20 process. After studying up on it, that's what I decided I was comfortable with. I'm just saying your ass is on the line ... do some studying ... and make your own decision for you.
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  Time for a RRS Tripod ...
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  Wow, great data Mr Painless !!! 01 - You can adjust the tension on the Anvil 30 with out any worry of damaging the head, it is designed to do this hence the reason for no secondary tensioning adjustment (GOOD TO KNOW !!!) 02 - The Anvil 30 is designed to be much stronger using steel in the ball and tensioning parts rather than aluminum like with the BH 40 (Interesting, though the Anvil 30 sure is smaller compared to the Manfrotto heads I'm used to) 03 - If you want to swap out the Anvil 30 for the BH40 and you bought the TFCT - 34 tripod (latest series 3) you will have to purchase a different plate to accommodate the BH 40. (I would be one of those needing a different plate) == Based on all this ... I'm gonna keep trying with the Anvil 30 ... now that I know it is designed to do what I'm doing with it ... partial locking and panning ... that seems to be solving the worst of the "floppy cant" issue. But for the next RRS, I will try to figure out how to order it with the BH40 ...
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  Tripod.
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  @flyinphill said in Tripod.: Last I heard there will be no more CPS lites. They will be back in stock. No projected lead time.
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  Bench source annealer
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  Toni's RRT
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  Today there were two different winds at the same time but whith little strength (10-15 Km/h), wind near target was from 2 o'clock and wind at shoting position from 4 o'clock. Dialed 2.9 Up and .4 Right, first shot went aprox. 16 inches left!! I realized that I had mistakenly dialed .4 Left, I have corrected it and shot the rest. Today's shots are circled And here comparing vertical I do not know if the level has changed something because today there was wind, but the impacts are still mostly left.
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  mamalukino's RRT
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  No range for awhile do to weather and politics.... Shot this egg stealing, chicken killing SOM (son ofa mongoose)today with my Daisy pellet rifle. About 18 yards from my window perch. Stuck a block of wood in his mouth so's I could get a picture of his teeth.Mongoose, or is it mongeese have some nasty choppers.
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  Hog saddle find.
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  @orkan Thanks fella, hard to tell just looking at it online. I only gave $250 for the whole set up and I’m not even sure I’ll use it or keep it. Don’t have much use for one where I live, for hunting purposes around here the light weight primos trigger tripod works fine with most shots being 250 yards or so. Figured at that price if I don’t keep it I could make a little cash selling it.
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  dddoo7's RRT
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  hornady brass arrived yesterday. 39gr-- 3232 fps...no pressure 40gr-- 3281 fps...no pressure 41gr-- 3355 fps...no pressure 42gr-- 3455 fps...slight ejector swipe...bolt not sticky 43gr-- 3520 fps...heavy ejector...slightly sticky 43 is not labeled below...but it is the next one in line. Hornady brass gets me almost a full 100 fps more given the same pressure signs.
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  Rhyno's RRT
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  shooting with glasses instead of contacts, and shooting in a less than ideal space (intentionally)
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  TS Customs Write Up in 605 Magazine
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  Good stuff!
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  Trouble shooting flyers
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  All three loads did extremely well today at 1000 yards, well enough to pull out a win. The H4350 held the best vertical though probably close to .5 moa of vertical in extremely bad mirage. The Varget and 8208 loads still preformed extremely well but we’re closer to .75-1 moa of vertical in the same conditions. Once the new dies come in I’ll try to sort out the concentricity issue and hopefully the flyer which did seem as evident today.
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  My thoughts on loading equipment
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  @dddoo7 said in My thoughts on loading equipment: The difference between enjoying the process and hating it are the tools one uses. +1 on this quote. We are using 2 chargemasters and still have to wait a bit, but was definately an improvement over just the one. Still priming off the top of the CoAx, CPS will be on the bench when Greg gets them in. Time consuming the way I do it now, but its still relaxing(for the first hour, then gets to be work lol) to me and keeping loads consistent is part of the key to accuracy. Truth that spending more on something such as a Prometheus, to me is money well spent. I've read forums/opinions in favor and against them, but seeing one in action and being able to load that accurate does indeed reflect on the the end result on paper/steel at distance. This is what I strive for as my end result.
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  Wounded Warrior
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  If your goal is to give to a veteran focused charity check out Folds of Honor. Last I checked them out a very good percentage of money raised went to those in need.
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  Excellent Customer Service
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  Thanks fellas! We try!
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  Big brown showed up today
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  Contacted Lapua's US distributor regarding 300 Norma Mag brass and they expect the brass to hit the street by the late October or November 2018. Dying to put some rounds through my DT barrel. Talking about indefinite back order, I thought the early 2qtr 2018 projected date was long.
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  Dry neck lube
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  @bull81 said in Dry neck lube: I have found if I don't lube the inside case necks the expander mandrel or ball depending on which caliber I’m loading for I get inconsist seating pressures. My process is much like yours. Not sure what to tell ya there. I just got done seating 270 bullets... and here are the grand total of rounds that seated soft or hard in any capacity.
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  Brittel's RRT
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  just hit 3900 rounds on this barrel. As I've done for this one in the past it's time to clean it now (250-300 rounds since last cleaned). Once cleaned I'll post up some more shots on paper.
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  I am a "X-MOA" shooter ...
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  Aim small, miss small.
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  alfmoonspace RRT
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