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Either N165 or N160 would be the way to go. I use N165 in a 31 inch barrel, so with your shorter barrel N160 might be a better place to start. Saying that, I'm sure either would work well. That's with 180 and 184 grain bullets. For primers, go for murom. They're cheap and awesome.

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Please could you post a link to this article - I've read some twaddle of late but this is one of the funniest in a while! I won't get into the whole Rolex investment debate, although I'm inclined to agree with TSG on that one (and for the same reasons as TSG, I hope we are right). Either way, yours is an awesome watch and it'll do a 4 or 5 digit man very well! Right... I'm off, the sushi is getting warm.

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Good news- Borden has just released a .338 lapua-faced action which is similar in many respects to the superb BRLXD action (with a slightly fatter bolt), and I understand there is a (much) bigger cheytac action on the way.

7 SAUM is a fantastic round - it has very similar performance to a WSM but with around 3-5 grains less powder and everything that goes with that. Notably I have experienced far less elevation and 'flyers' with the SAUM, although I switched to one of Joe West's awesome stocks at the same time, so that might well have played a part! Personally I found it quite a fussy round to load for, but once sorted it's been great. Brass life has been good too- mine has seen at least 10 reloads with annealing after every firing. If you're struggling to source 7 SAUM brass, then another option would be to neck down .300 SAUM Saying that, for your intended use, I would probably lean towards a .284. I haven't owned one myself, but you give up very little speed to a SAUM, they're famously accurate, and you'll get better barrel life. They also use a .308 bolt face so this might influence your choice too.

Yes, the Sunday shoot was great, and 95.6 or 7 was good shooting, Neil - as I understand it, most scores were around 95. Saturday, on the other hand, was a total nightmare and some of the worst conditions I can remember shooting in (actually I came very close to sacking it in and going home)! There was undoubtedly some good luck involved on Sunday. Despite how it looked from the firing point, most of us held about 3 MOA mean wind during the final detail (so about 6mph), with most of the wind coming in between around 5-7 mph (so if you held waterline you were going to come off with a good score). What made it really great was the awesome visibility and fairly obvious mirage, so the changes were generally pretty easy to spot. Most of the points lost were due to drop offs, which caused a few threes and fours across the line - there was definitely an element of luck in not squeezing the trigger (or it not being your turn to shoot) when a drop-off appeared. As to how long the record stands, I bet it won't be for long (although no shooting for a season won't hurt :-) ! As you note, Paul Sandie shot a 100.12 (which actually matched the previous record) and a lot of guys in the league are putting in consistently high scores.

... and to answer the OP. My vote goes to n165, at least for a 30-32 inch barrel. You might want a slightly faster powder for a shorter barrel, but others on here are better placed to say.

Hi Neil - that's really annoying and sorry to hear that! Good on you though for being open about the misses - there's so much hype and B.S. on the internet that it can make mere mortals feel a bit despondent (like those super long range hunts where every shot is a kill). Hope you're well mate!

Very nice!