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Zeiss Conquest 3x9 – Rapid Z 600 Reticle. Excellent condition with no scratches on the housing or the glass. The glass is second to none in its price class. The light gathering ability is the best of all my scopes. The reviews on this scope say it all. Best in class. Scope has bikini scope...

I shoot long range (1000 Yd.) competition and projectiles (Berger 200gr 20x) have become unobtainable. So I decided to load some 180 grain Nosler Silvertip bullets with 42 grains of H-4895 on LC once fired military brass as fouling shots. That would spare some of the unobtainable bullets...

I shoot F-Class and I shoot with several National Record holders. I have by the grace of God held a record at 1000 yards and three at 600 yards. The majority of these afore mentioned shooters no longer trim the meplat but they do point the bullets using a pointer such as the Hoover. This being...

I have made a mistake loading a 223 in a 6.8 spc chambering. Not a catastrophic result but a learning experience to keep the two very strictly segregated. The 6.8 mags are now taped with neon orange masking tape as well as the ammo which I hand load.

Just observations - My break-in is about 40 rounds and I use the break-in to get some info on velocity and grouping. Every chamber is different but is you throat does not allow you to seat the bullet to a length you desire, you could take it back to the gunsmith and ask him to lengthen the...

Amen

I agree with Jake on this.

I have been shooting for over 50 years and one thing I have learned is that there is more than one way to skin a cat.

I am going to disagree with you on the color not being a good indication of correct annealing. This past weekend i asked three other shooters and they agree they anneal off color. They turn the lights off and watch they process. When the neck reaches a bright cherry they dump the case. If it...

The cases look good. I also shoot NRA F-class and I clean in a de-prime then wet tumble then anneal. At that point my cases look much like your - the neck is blacked-ed and the annealing shows down about a third of the case. Then I dry tumble the cases. I don't use tempilaq, I just judge the...

When I was setting up I asked for pics of others setups under the title of Show me Your Loading Bench Setup. The ideas I got from these pictures were very helpful. Rp

I do this on a regular basis with Varget which varies from lot to lot. I buy Varget in 8 lb jugs.