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    Best shot shell reloader

    Talked to Winchester years ago about reloading 410, about all they had to say was they had a 70% loss on progressive machines at plant and that is why 410 costs so much. They would just salvage them for the components and run them through one more time.
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    Best shot shell reloader

    Yep, 410 is a whole different animal.
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    Should I remove stock pressure pads?

    Rest rifle on top of 2 chair backs with someone holding it. Put a trigger scale in the front swivel stud and pull down till a dollar bill just starts to slide between pads and barrel. Read scale, that's your pressure on barrel. That's as close as I can get you.
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    Should I remove stock pressure pads?

    Used to use strips of match book covers to find amount of pressure barrel liked then bed in barrel.
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    Should I remove stock pressure pads?

    This would help control harmonics found on thin barrels. Makes sense to me.
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    243 or 243 AI

    Sure.
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    130 Absolute Hammer in 280AI

    In my 7X57 Mausers I always start will WW760, if that don't work then I go to one of the 4350s.
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    Should I remove stock pressure pads?

    With that light of a barrel I'd start with pads in. See how it shoots, if you don't like it then remove a little of the pads at a time. If nothing changes you might want to stop there.
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    243 or 243 AI

    Now that's what I wanted to hear. Was shootin a 95 Chilean Mauser over 40+ years ago that thought it was a target rifle. My cousin got me interested in the 7 Mauser back in the day and now he hasn't shot his in years. Always had a soft spot for the old cartridge. Shoots way flater than it should...
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    243 or 243 AI

    How do you like the 7X57AI ? Got one on Mauser action I've thought about AIing for years.
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    Bullet Choice for 1:9” 6.5x55

    He said was built on 1938 Mauser 98 action. Plenty strong. 96 Mausers are strong as a 98 action. Just bad mouthed in USA. I have several 30-30s loaded way past standard pressures, but loads are only fired in these rifles.
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    Why no talk about Shilen Barrels?

    I've used them on builds from 22 to 338 and have had no problems. If I remember right stamped end is the end that you shorten, thread, and chamber from. That's on a barrel blank of course. That's how Shilen marks them.
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