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Personally I’d contact your FEO and seek their advice. Depending on how good & helpful your local authority are, I think they should come take a look and advise you on what’s best. I really don’t think a garage is suitable (assuming easy road access) because they’re easy to open up. Unless you have an alarm fitted? But surely there should be a room inside the house with solid brick walls for you to attach your cabinet too? Even if you have to install extra long bolts through some plasterboard to get to the brick.

I’ve used an Era-Tac one piece QD mount on my .338NM switch barrel for a few years and it’s great. Build quality and repeatability, even after taking on and off dozens and dozens of times works a champ. Not cheap but would you want to buy cheap stuff if requiring ultimate repeatability? https://www.optics-trade.eu/uk/era-tac-one-piece-mount-34-mm-lever-20-moa.html

A few years ago I had an AIA No4 in 7.62x51. It was a really nice gun and really very accurate. Worked well feeding from all 3x of the M14 20 round box mags. Ive never had a go with the 7.62x39 version though. Are those the No5 Jungle Carbine version? I have no doubt the gun is well made but you’ll need to determine if it feeds those 7.62x39 rounds reliably from the mag. And if it a No5, it may not be the most accurate anyway as jungle carbines never really were imo.

I got the HH holder direct from SPHUR when I ordered a mount from them. Made it more palatable with combined shipping. The version that attaches direct to the mount is very slick.

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If it works and does the job, then that’s all that matters. Nice!

Thanks @baldie . I too agree that I’ve experienced best results when loading to the ragged edge of the 6.5x47. My plan when I’m able to get out and shoot again is to up the charge a fair bit. But I am also aware that because the 6.5x47 is at the edge, you don’t see pressure signs until very late. @palo What barrel length are you using? Mines a 26” barrel. Also the length of your throat will affect the pressure generated. A reamer that cuts a short throat means the bullet gets seated deeper in the case, reducing case capacity and rising the pressure. Longer throat (and so longer seating) gives more case capacity space and lower velocities. It could be that I’ve got a slow barrel but it’s not got enough rounds down yet. I should see it speed up a bit, and so far it looks on par with other 6.5x47 barrels I’ve had. 38.3gn-38.5gn should get me to 2930fps which has been an accurate node I’ve had before. I’ll try and push it up but obviously conscious it’s at the edge of pressure.

I’d agree with that if you don’t have an adjustable cheekpiece. If you do have an adjustable cheekpiece then this isn’t relevant.

I’ve had Tier One single mount previously and they are nice. But I personally never really liked the narrow central section - I always felt it needed more ‘beef’ there. But machining and finish wise, very nice. Ive since moved on and currently own an Era-Tac single piece QD mount for my big .338 and have had zero discernible shift. I’ve taken the mount on and off dozens of times and never seen a shift in zero, regardless of barrel/calibre used on the gun. On my more recent acquisition, I went with a SPHUR single mount. Again, machining and finish is really top notch. The main thing I like about the SPUHR over the Tier One is both the low profile (it’s narrow on the sides, thus giving a better view of the parallax and windage turrets) and the central saddle is just a bit thicker/beefier. Plus mounting screws/piccatinny ‘bars’ are located along the entire length of the mount, not just under the rings at the front and back. So there’s more engagement on the rail along the entire length of the mount. I think all are excellent quality and you can’t go wrong with any of the choices. I just happen to value the QD and no shift feature of the Era-Tac and the low profile (plus 5 mounting screws) of the SPUHR.

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I think the rule is that anything classed .338 cal is a no no. I have a .338 Norma Mag and that’s seemingly a no. If that’s the case, then I can only think anything .338cal, like a .338WM, 33Nosler, .338-06 etc are also all no no. It makes no logical sense what so ever. By their rules even a .338 Federal (308w case necked up to .338cal) is a no no due to ‘safety’ reasons.

This concern was one of the main reasons why I ditched the dry tumbling in favour of US. I would always use nitrile gloves when handling the brass afterwards to remove media stuck in flash hole (use a toothpick) and wipe cases with a cloth to remove fine dust film on outside of case. It was this fine film of dust that I hated floating around. You get it when the machine is running and when opening the lid, but definitely noticeable when wiping cases down afterwards. And it’s not just the leading, it’s all the other noxious chemicals that result from the primer and powder residue becoming fine dust too.

.224 Valk isn’t a .223 bolt face, requires a a slightly larger bolt face (6.8SPC or 6.5 Grendel). Not common in bolt action rifles. Personally id explore a .22-250 but with fast twist and long throat to handle the 90gn + bullets. You can use good Lapua brass and a common .308w bolt face that way.

Not being funny, but adding the items for sale actually within the post title would help people know what it is you’re selling. Just a thought. Good luck with the sale.

😂 You’re not wrong! I remember once on a range, that I won’t mention, witnessing at least one shooter after me doing the HME test and failing to even get it on the target backer, let alone on paper and in the required box. I think they were about 3ft above the target. 🙄

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You can dremel sand the front plastic spacer a bit to accommodate longer rounds. I’ve done this to two mags and works well in my .223ai with 80gn bullets.

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Yeah I think you’re right, it was my intention to work up some more loads in smaller increments as I’m sure I’m nearing the upper limit. Was planning on 38.3gn and 38.5gn of N140. I think that’ll push me into the 2920-2940fps bracket, which works really well in my Defiance/Eliseo (also a 26” 1.8” twist Bartlein) and worked very well in a previous 24” long, 1.8” twist Bergara barrel on a Tikka.