MarkR

I am not an expert on this, but if you click my name "MarkR" you should see send a message button, click on that.

Les, you appear not to have PM's turned on. Can you please PM me?

Les, yes I will, I will send a PM to you.

John, could this also be used for 300NM rounds ?

Photos of 7x64 items

Item 1 RCBS Model 5.0.5 Reloading beam Scales £75.00 +P&P Item 2 Lyman No.55 Powder Measure / Dispenser £75.00 +P&P Item 3 RCBS 9440 Bullet Puller with 6mm, 7mm, and .30 Calibre Collets £60.00 +P&P Item 4 LEE Deluxe Quick Trim – Hand and Power Trimmers plus three Dies 243Win, 6.5CM, and 30-06 £55.00 +P&P (also have 7x64 Die if required) Item 5 7x64 Brenneke - Cases made ready for reloading i.e. they just need priming before receiving powder charge and then bullet seating, 150 off RWS Cases not fired since neck annealing, 106 off RWS Cases Once Fired from new or neck annealing, 39 off Winchester Cases not fired since neck annealing. Set of LEE Pacesetter Dies (three) Full Length Case Sizing (please note the end of de-priming pin has been broken off), Bullet Seating Die, and Factory Crimp. LEE Quick Trim Die. Hornady Modified 7x64 case. Empty RWS and Winchester Cartridge Boxes. £50.00 +P&P

Item 1 Harris 25C Swivel Bipod fitted with Pod-Loc £100.00 Item 2 B&T IND – BT01-QK: Standard Height Sling Stud Mount Accu-Shot Precision Monopod £45.00

John, what is the Cartridge's Overall Length with the Flatliners? Is it 120mm?

Simple and effective.... Simple A4 Target Support.pdf

Les, I am pleased that you have confirmed what the Error Message means. Could it be that you had some form of Power Cut or Surge since you last looked at the Scales? Equally Terryh's suggestion is worth considering? Please keep us informed of the source of you problem, thank you. I have the same Scale with the full Auto-Trickler setup, (*not sure which PSU I am using), but I always unplug the PSU after I have finished using it, so no power is going to the Scales. When I come to use it again, I always turn on the Scales and Zero them about an hour before I start my reloading process just to ensure all the electronics have "warmed up" and "settle down". Regards MarkR * Just checked PSU supplied with Scales = 1amp. PSU supplied by Adam = 2amp. I am using the 2amp one.

Les it is Error Message Lb not L6. Lb is for Low battery error = Voltage of the power supply drops. Confirm whether the correct AC adapter is used. Please see Page 68 of Fx-i Manual Regards MarkR

gruntus, I like your solution to the problem, but I will try the sharpie route first.

Catch-22, now you tell me...... just discovered that Wet SS Tumbling will remove sharpie colour markings even in the extraction grove. At least I now know that i will have to tumble the segment cases in their respect batches and then re-mark them. I think I need one of these...

Many thanks to Charlts, lapua, Popsbengo, TC, Tralle, gruntus and terryh for you replies and useful suggestions. In answer to terryh’s question “Out of interest why are you marking the brass, this is not being funny, just interested.” I have 300 off Lapua brass cases (same batch number) which I have already segmented (at least twice previously) into various batches prior to reloading them. Having fired them all at least three times, I now have 270 off cases ready for reloading but unfortunately as they have not been previously marked in any way, I am just about to segment them all again, but this time I wish to make sure I mark them so that they can be easily identified in the future. At this year’s Roundhouse PRL weekends, I did see several competitors with marked brass, so thought I would ask what was available before making something myself.

I wish to mark my 6.5CM brass cases with different colour Fine Point Sharpie's. I have seen a pen holder on a USA based site (which looked like it was 3D Printed) that produces coloured rings. Does anyone know of a UK based supplier/maker of such a device that would hold at least two Sharpie's to speed up the process of marking the brass cases? Thank you.

Barrelsniffer, I only purchased the v3 electronics, which is just a replacement board in the back of the A&D Scales. Unscrewed the old v2 electronics, inserted the new v3 board, re connected up the Auto Trickler and Auto Throw, and switched on - everything worked as before, but the only difference is that you can use Bluetooth to control both the Trickler and Throw motors independently of each other, but more importantly, you can set your target weight with a few clicks on the related App on your Mobile Phone or Tablet. At present I have no need to change the old v2 "Lee Powder Meter" Auto Throw mechanism like John MH is doing because of an RS80 powder problem.

Barrelsniffer, in answer to your question, as I already had Adam's full v2 setup on a set of A&D Scales, with Area 419 Upgrades (like your photo above), all I purchased was the v3 electronics which cost USD $60 plus postage, plus small Customs Charge here in the UK, making a total of £92.57.

Just fitted the v3 Electronics which arrived today - what a difference - money well spent - extremely pleased with the Bluetooth control, it makes setting up the A&D so much simpler with the additional ability to operate the Trickler and Throw independently of each other. https://www.autotrickler.com/v3-upgrade-for-ad.html https://www.autotrickler.com/autotrickler.html

Terry, I maybe able to answer this, the ASE Muzzle Brake is made up of two parts, the part that secures to the barrel on to which the Moderator attaches and locks, and a front ported section which is threaded into the static part attached to the barrel. You can rotate the front ported part to "time" it, which is then secured by a very small grub screw in the static part. 171030 ASE SL7-i cal 30 Adaptor.pdf

The long term plan is to also purchase a 300 Norm Mag Switch Barrel Rifle, so the Magnum Version would have been more cost effective. I will bring my SL7i along for you to see on the 16th, regards MarkR

Terry, I have a SL7i-BL .30 on my 6.5CM Ruger Precision Rifle using a AU761 Muzzle Brake Mount ( 5/8-24 UNEF thread ) and I am very pleased with it. The only regret I have is not buying the .300/.338 version. If you are at The Roundhouse on the 16th/17th March you welcome to view it. I also own two SL5's in .25 and .30 Stalking Rifle barrels, regards MarkR https://www.aseutra.fi/s-series-sl7i-bl-suppressor.html

Using the Lapua 139gr I am using 2.804"which is based upon 0.005" Load Off Lands (please see attached PDF). Perhaps this should be moved to your other thread? 6.5CM 139gr Lapua Bullet and Cartridge Measurements.pdf

VarmLR, with a more knowledgeable friend we also conducted a OCW test when first starting to use RS62 and data from Quickload. I prepared 300 off new Lapua SR Cases (all the same batch number) ensuring that they were all the same COL. We then weighed all 300 off (without primers) and found that there was quite a wide (but small) range difference in their weight, selecting to use cases from the middle weight group for the OCW loading. Using Hornady ELD Match 140gr we then loaded up 3 off of 44.1gr, 44.4gr, 44.7gr, 45.0gr, 45.3gr, 45.62gr, with 4 off 44.5gr as sighter's. Comparing the resultant groups, and with the knowledge I was intending to use it the rifle for long range target shooting, we decided to go with 44.9gr. On another day, I then carried out MV testing and found that the 44.9gr loads gave an average of 852mps with SD 3.6 ES 8. I also tried 44.0gr loads that gave average of 832mps with SD 4.6 ES 10. I then moved to the 139gr Lapua and found similar MV, and decided to drop down to 44.0gr for my go for load. Interestingly, I have now loaded up all 300 off Lapua cases and found that the unfired heaver ones when seating the bullet, felt like slightly compressed loads even when using 44.0gr of RS62. My next job is weigh the cases again, and just concentrate my reloading on the lighter ones.

VarmLR, thank you for the above test results using RS62 in 6.5CM and also all your other postings on this subject. I have personally settled on using 44.0gr behind 139gr Lapua Scenar in Lapua SP cases. Regards MarkR