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As observed if the primed brass is stored sensibly what technical issues are there? - but re. PbG's comment re. being classed as live rounds, I'd heard of this but never seen it in print so to speak. Is this listed on HO recommendations or yet another local plod decision? T ....and sort of follows into the current consultation process re. possessing components in qtys larger than listed on your certificate 'with the intent' etc? Never did get to the bottom of this/see an outcome.

I'm only 2 weeks into it and want to give it back 😁 Let us hope things settle down and come back to some form or normality. T

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Bob, If you are looking at bullet trimming the Hoover is a very nicely made tool. As to 'is it of benefit to tip' - I did it as a preparation to pointing so cannot comment on its benefits T

As Per PbG, politely ask 'why' and then be prepared to give sensible and reasonable answers. Sort of think 600 rounds of CF ammunition for stalking is a bit hard to defend, when expanding bullets were listed separately yes, now not so much. T

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Dave, C-21 stopped making the the tool that uses the Lee tray, it kept breaking ( which others have seen with the standard Lee tool) so they backed out of using it.

As per PbG, ’just enough’ FL resizing is IMHO the way to go. ie size to suit your chamber in your rifle. No need to smash back the brass to SAAMI/CIP minimum specs. I body size as a separate operation, just pushing the shoulder back a few thou. Cannot see any advantage or reason to size any more than this or to ‘not’ do this. T

...motor cycle parts, local sub post office now states this before I can say anything 😎

PbG, Surely that 'is' the idea of controlled seating of primer, to apply the same amount of 'crush'/preload on the primers anvil (or whatever that bit is called?), analogous to timing of a cars ignition, you set off the charge at the same point in time vs firing pin travel = same point when all the various vibrations start. NB, avoiding not applying any crush. Also I've now contradicted myself as my current shooting abilities are not the this level on ammunition consistency worries.

PbG, Yup, the primers themselves can be manufactured within a large tolerance - this you can do nothing about. By unfirming the pockets you are at least removing one set of tolerances , by seating to a consistent depth you are removing another. so from my perspective, and to steal a songs title '2 out of 3 ain't bad' ☺️ - or put it another way, better than not bothering? I also concur with Andrews comment, most of the efforts put in by folks to 'pick the fly sh*t out of the pepper' re. reloading is negated by the fact that misreading the wind at a couple of mph negates a reduction in group size from 1/2" to 3/8" i.e feels good but not real in practical terms (bit like masturbation if I'm being crude! 😲) T

Colin, The combination of the C-21 adjustable pocket uniformer and adjustable primer seater is a good setup IMHO, not found similar products that work as well. Pretty pointless seating the primer to the same depth if the pockets are all different!! 😉 T

Colin, Oh, bag of worms in asking this (after 'how do you clean your rifles and when?' 😉). Think neck tension's got be up there in the mix? If you do some digging into history there was a bunch of BR shooters in the Texas that had an indoor range and did a slew of experiments/testing and it came out tops (from memory). Case prep perhaps, annealing, primer 'fit' ?? T

John, Cheers for posting - although bit of a downer as this is an interesting show, but in the current environment hardly surprising? T

Have owned and used the Ivey and it is a very well made and engineered bit of kit. Not a small item to add to a rifles setup. Found I used it as whole number steps then the fine adjust was in the scope so the fractional adjustment capability is ‘nice’ it is just not needed in reality. Have just purchased and Eratac for a 22rf ( fancy trying the 22rf LR where you need 90 moa) and it is also a quality item but as pointed out requires loose tools to utilise the additional elevation where as the Ivey is all built in - but a few more ££ for the Ivey Looked at the Charlie Tarac when originally thinking on the Ivey. They work, but *uck me thought the Ivey added a bit of bulk , the Tarac is just fugly and bulky. Caveat: as Tubb uses it it must be good -eh 😉 You just need, as always, to work out what you want from your rifle? T

Always like the Lee kit, some folks poo-poo it because it's not expensive - more fool them 😉 I've never used or owned a bench mounted primer system, have always gone for hand primers, the first being the Lee Autoprime, some of which I still use. I do like though the C21 tools combined with their primer pocket uniformer. Just feels 'right' to get everything the same, no practical evidence for this, but some times that does not matter. Their multi primer tool uses a holder off a Lee tool but allows seating depth to be adjusted. Think they have stopped making this one last time I asked. T

Richie, Why not use the Teri 1 recommended torque values set out in their instructions? https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1646/8501/files/Monomount_Installation_Guide.pdf?8541808180864771190 4Nm for mount, 2Nm for caps? T

Folks It is fine and dandy to say it does not really matter 'but' if the same requirements are applied to bullets and brass etc. as existing for primers then this will limit how you can purchase those components. Believe (as I cannot be arsed to dig it out exact wording ) that in the 2003 crime reduction bill it is a requirement to show your FAC to purchase primers and also the type of primer you are buying is applicable for the ammunition listed on your FAC. Both my useful local(ish) RFD's will only sell primers to you if you have your FAC with you, not a copy which is sensible as they are doing there job/removing potential issues to their business and our past time. If we are honest the whole thing is really smoke and mirrors to 'look good' , can we obtain the details of how much of the munitions used in crime is hand loaded?? doubtful and what evidence that will be presented will be from a Gov. agency, (Caveat that's not any conspiracy theory just me not being naïve 😉 ) T

Nick, That seems (to me) to be good MV with the 6BR. I'm using a 6mm Dasher at present with 105g Berger's and they are doing 2950+/- and seem to be quite happy doing so. I'm using 4166 powder, do feel there might be a bit more MV to be gained but the current load is very accurate, again by my standards, so will not be chasing the next sweat spot. T

PbG you are correct, a lot of the ‘gospel’ is now being challenged- especially in the 22rf world ( but you’d be called a heretic in some circles 😂) 22rf twist has always been around the 1:16 mark and the ‘no point in having barrels longer than 16” as the bullet’s slowing down’ statement when considering performance- as if velocity was ‘it’ With more focus on 22rf past the 50 (100) yard mark then this dogma appears to be faulty. Interesting times. Your observation that what you ( or anyone) does is what ‘they’ do. If it works for them then what’s wrong in that? This is why I’ll always caveat with ‘this is what I do but I’m not saying It’s right’ 😉 but I’m always open to suggestions, you can put your own filter on anything new. T

Think this whole subject is very interesting 🤔. There is a bit of info out there if you dig. As PbG notesthis sort of thing (‘vibrations’) are taken into consideration and engineered out ( eg Helmholtz resonator, spiral flutes on top of chimneys etc) when it’s missed then bad things can happen - the classic Tacoma bridge failure. What is actually going on in a rifle thought? We all focus on the ‘snake’ and moving this up and down the barrels length, but there is (I believe) a bulge wave, torquing ( where the barrel is barley twisting). How do we tweak these? But as per Al’s comment , does the theory really matter at our level ( it’s only a game after all) so long as we see some results from our efforts. Caveat - it is nice to play though 😎. T

Mark2 lots of different things out there, I’ve seen the Limbsave put in barrels and moved about, and groups of O seal at different locations on barrels while trying to play with harmonics. With BPCR,s you can put talc along the top of the barrel and ‘ring it’ to determine where to rest on your cross sticks. Do not think you can categorically say one thing is better than another as a lot of stuff out there is anecdotal. As Al points out sometimes what can be tried is limited by a class restriction. Believe when folks went over to heavy adjustable ladders on TR foresight’s they saw a difference - but that was rumoured 🤔. Have a play, nothing to loose. I can say that a 22rf does benefit by putting ‘something on its nose’ that can be adjusted Joe Myers gun with Limbsaver and heavy adjustable tuner, think he is current 22rf. Record holder

Mr Huevos Re.' It’s too lightweight for PRS' could you not just bolt on a pile of weights to bring it up to the 'a La Mode' F Class levels ? Seems like a really nice rifle not to use? 😎 T

Gunner, It is not so much a ‘shortage’ more the fact that KMW akaTerry Cross, is a single person, so between building rifles for LEO & FED plus training of same and military he just does not have a lot of time to just put stocks together. The basic stock ‘blanks’ are made by McM for him, but finishing is carried out bu him. So if he gets dragged off to do instruction then it all goes on pause. once you have used one for a while you’ll see why they are though in demand 😎 Terry

Richie Skateboard grip pad is very rough and pretty permanent having experienced putting on and taking this off my son’s skateboards 😥. Only time I’ve used grip tape on a firearm was on the top of a pistols slide, on a rifles grip think I’d find it a bit too rough 😕. As per BD’s post, 100 mph tape’s probably you best bet , think it is the tape issued to repair NBC suits ? Terry