Andrew

Trigger problems are well publicized. At one time the extractors broke so regularly that I had a jug for installing them. Likewise the bolt brazing would let go and they would need to be MiG welded back on.**This was in the 80's and comnpoetition rifles. So yes. I have seen all of these maladies with the 700's, but not so much in recent years.~Andrew (** The shop i worked at in 1981 bought the last of the 788 Remington bolt guns to sell. Of 50 rifles, 19 had the bolt handle come off on the first firing. THey were returned to Remington. Exactly one year to the day of shipping, they returned to the shop: exactly as they were sent. No work had been done to them, and of course, we took a horrible loss on the whole deal. It jaundiced Remington in my eye...)

Sweet. It will shoot.~Andrew

Save the money on a concentricity gauge. I have one that I have alway said I would give to anyone who knocked on my door and asked for it. I used it once. What a waste of time and money. You may not be able to pick up mine, but just put the money into good dies. Then use them well. JMHO~Andrew

Loved it. Thanks.~Andrew

If the OP's eye relief is good now the reversing of the rings wouldn't help. Swap the 20MOA rail for a 40 MOA. i ran out of elevatrion on my TACA1 last week going from 1220 to 1440 yards. Swapping rails is my only option. ~Andrew

I guess I forget that many of your ranges are on a lock down. That sucks.~Andrew

I load cast bullets to chamber pressure. When I use heat treated cast bullets with a Bhn of 31, I can loiad them to about 44,000 psi before they got "plastic" meaning that they will not return to orignal shape after peak pressure compression. This leads to leading (to varying degrees dependant on pressure excess) and inaccuracy. (likewise) Velocity is not the culprit in leading. Pressure is. Next to that it's bullet fit and bore condition. You want the bore clean of copper fouling before cast bullet usage. Anyhow, keep the pressure thing in mind. I load cast for a 9.3x57. Very enoyable.~Andrew

I agree. Accuracy of any load can be vastly improved my simply shooting it....as much as possible. ~Andrew.

I was in a shop this past weekend and the 140 Game Kings were $60US /100. That is almost double last year's price. When I bought a stick of GK's last spring they had the $33/100 price tag on them and the man gave them to me for $30/100 because i bought them all. No. I won't shoot them all in a year, but I tend to follow rule of "By cheap. Stack deep" when it comes to components. This is a practice I have followed since the Clinton administration back in the 90's. I buy 2000 primers, use 1000, and buy another 2000. I know that my UK shooting friends can't do this to any great extent, but I would get into that frame of mind if you arent there already.~Andrew

Grab your socks. The price of Sierra bulleta has gone nutz here in the US. Almost $55/100 for MK 6.5's. $50 for GK's in 140. Last year I bought two sticks of 120 PH and 140 GK (1000 ea) so I have only had to watch the prices rise. But rising they are.~Andrew PS: I agree about the 120 Pro Hunters. Large mule deer cave when I send them from my 6.5 Grendel.

What's to fettle? (if that means what I think that means) I have fired half MOA, 5-shot groups at 775 yards, prone, with my handloads. Accuracy with the CM is almost effortless. Good shooting by the way. Here in Montana, 'sporty' winds are a common thing.~Andrew

There is a lot to be said for the brass used, when all else is equal. I have a Smith and Wesson revolver -a very old and worn re import from Sweden- that will refuse to eject empties smoothly unless it is Federal ammo. They just didn't expand as much as others that bloated into the worn chambers. Additionally, not all subs or standard velocity rounds are "low pressure". They are just low velocity. I have run a pressure gun and seen that some eley primed standard velocity generated higher pressures than "high velocity" loadings. This will aid in cycling. I have a 1-18" twist Green Mountain Rifle Company barrel on a 10/22 with a Volquartsen trigger group. It is my ammo-testing 'mule' and it functions with most subs.~Andrew

I would agree to an extent. There are some rifles that I FL resize for a clean fit in the chamber, but not with the die screwed all the way down. For some rifles, however, I size them to spec. I have, for example, five 6.5 Creedmoor bolt actions and one autoloader. Sizing down to factory spec (Small Base FL die) and loading with my H4350 target loads -which shoot exceptionally well in all of these rifles.- simplifies my loading immensely. My hunting loads will get a different bullet of the same weight loaded to the same OAL. I do much the same for 308 and 30-06. 223 / 5.56 is another. I know. Some are you are thinking, "What a bottom feeder this guy is!" I can see that, but I load very good ammunition so it works for me.~Andrew

Even Lyman -who has been selling reloading equipment since the 1800's- no longer says there is any benefit to neck sizing with regard to accuracy nor case life. I only neck size for a few cartridges, under very circumstances. I FL resize everything else. ~Andrew

Ruger just for the ability to 'trinketize" it. ~Andrew

How can a shooter be without a 22LR??~Andrew

Reduced ES ? Uniform pull weight.~Andrew

ES from only three shots?? 😕~Andrew

About any powder that gets the bullet out the end of the barrel. I've used IMR, Hodgdon, and Lovex powders. All gave great results. ~Andrew

I like the Lee Ram Prime units, myself.~Andrew

Night force for the caps, Tier One for the mount.~Andrew.

Like trying to explain ice hockey to some of my friends.~Andrew

Yup. When do I get the Tee Shirt?~Andrew

I made a 38 Super bolt action from a Spanish Destroyer Carbine in 9mm LARGO. Interesting project but, in the end, too little of anything performance wise to warrant the effort. ~Andrew

PopsB: Technically speaking, you're correct! I grew up shooting slugs in my bird guns for deer and hated them. In my teens I bought a shotgun with rifle sights and sprung for Brenneke slugs. Accuracy was quite good and I killed deer with it. Fast forward 40 years and I am again shooting slugs but in my Benelli Nova Tactical shotgun. I am amazed at the performance of modern 'rifled' slugs. Off hand at 20 yards I can punch Fiocchi slugs into a ragged hole. 100 yard groups seem to be as good as I can hold with open sights. I had thought of getting an after market rifled barrel for this gun but with this kind of smooth bore performance I decided not to bother. I guess what I'm getting at is to say that slug ammo has come a long way in 40 years...~Andrew