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I killed several bears for a local bee keeper. Spot light, low power setting on your rifle scope and lots of patience. They were usually pretty consistent on coming in about the same time each night. With game cameras now days you can get a good idea when they will come in. You want to be there...

Some have great luck. spent a year trying to get a load? A nightmare. Finally just got rid of it.

I like to say I still hunt the same after 50 years. No lease, no guides, no privileges or camp sitting. Still set up our own camp and tend to our horses as always. Seems almost a thing of the past.

Any thoughts on Varget?

I run about .005 into the lands

A lot of times you will have some wind to contend with so a little heavier bullet will help. 22 cal with 65-85 gr or 6mm with 75-100 gr. Have fun.

The reliable old 7

I have dies and brass if your interested let me know

I am having a similar problem and found my brass does not seemed to be getting resized on the bottom 1/3 of the case. The brass has 8-10 firings so the case is hard. Annealing the neck does not seem to help the bottom. I have to run them threw my die 10-15 times before they fit comfortable...

I bought one rifle in 6.5 Cr. After having troubles they had me send it back. (3 times) They replaced the barrels on the same rifle. They understood the issues and took the gun back and sent me my money that I paid for it.

Sorry so slow to reply. I didn’t but the barrels. CA replaced them with their gaurente. They were supposed to be hand picked. That was 2 years ag.

I had my experience with CA. After break in and a lot of test rounds that left me with 2” groups my smith wanted to scope the barrel. When asked about his curiosity he showed me 2 CA’s on the shelf waiting for new barrels. We found a rifling that run into the chamber neck. The chamber being...

Thank you. I backed off .2 grain and at 2790. I’m using a Lapua Brass with F205m primers. Over sized whole at 100 and will get it set for 200. Thanks again

What velocities are you getting on these loads? I’m having trouble breaking 2800 without sticky chamber.