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Ok, looks like i did get lucky!. I would have still paid the $ 199 if that was the case. Cheers Shoppe

Ok cheers

My shooting pal would like to buy the bipod but is not on this forum. Could you contact him on the following number please ? Rick on 07974 913 592. He will buy it today. Many thanks George

When i got my sight back, there was a HUGE difference in the brightness. Over time I just get used to it and did not realise something was not quite right. Cheers Shoppe

I agree with the finger fatigue thing. I normally load in batchs of 100.

I have not got one of these but here is my thoughts. Maybe fine for de-priming in front of the tv. I use the lee depriming die. You can rattle through HEAPS of cases in no time at all. It must be one of the quickest steps to be carried when reloading. Keep your money unless you want to watch the tv at the same time. It looks like ,given time, bits will wear out on this tool.

Never had a problem. Correct size of mandrel ( for me) and chamfer on inside and outside. Yes, i maybe get 1 dented neck in a box. Cheers Shoppe

survey done via one of my rifle clubs. Shoppe

That's what I thought. I am no expert by any means but I would not have thought it was a way of deciding what the chamber is like? Surly if you did that to any round of ammunition the same would happen? I would not think that factory ammo would be THAT long to jam in the rifling, especially just a 55 grain bullet. I think you answered your own question saying other ammo is very good. Sounds very much like it is was the ammunition, not your rifle. Cheers Shoppe

Hi. What was he doing with the tape?

My vithavuori reloading book is the first edition from 1994 I bought new. It is the only one I have. All the loads ( 308,223 and 357) printed in it are " higher " than current printed data. I would suspect the same for other calibres but since I do not reload for other calibres I do not compare them. When developing a new load, I refer to it first but also check the current printed data. I have never had a problem with using the data from this book. My reloads reflect what is printed in this book. I would say my reloads ( apart from the 357) are near the top end. As best practice, I start that bit lower and work up if needed. Cheers. Shoppe

Alan. Your right there. I do not normally use them but with no suitable range time I had no choice. There is a competition at end of November that I needed to confirm the settings for.

Alan, My target was NOTHING like that. Your above target is the same as I have seen when using my underlever 357 at 50 yards with birchwood targets.That is the type of result I was expecting to see. I think with genuine birchwood targets I would be able to see the shots at 600 if they look like the above target. I have a march highmaster scope . My pal had his spotting scope with him but still could not make the actual "Splashs" as there was they were not there. I think his scope at a maximum magnification of about 40. The Black coating on the targets I bought is very very thin compared with birchwood targets. It is nothing like as "fragile" as the birchwood targets coating . I think the plan going forward is to buy birchwood targets for the future. Thank you both for your input Shoppe

For various reasons I needed to check the zero on my 223 rifle up to 600 yards. There was not an available range day at my local club. I was going to visit my game keeper pal to zero my rifle over the estate he works on. I would buy some shoot and c type targets. The brand I bought were spattererburst. However, they did not work for me. The black covering did not break up to reveal the yellow colour below. The shots were very very hard to see even with the scope turned up to 60 mag. The holes seemed to seal up? Is this because it being a 223 , 77 grain smk? ( small bullet going fast) or this is not a suitable brand of target for this bullet? Would the "shoot and c "brand have worked any better? Anyone had experience with these type of targets? Many thanks Shoppe

It's possible to make anything fit into anything but it may mean the end result is a compromise.