Recent content by ehryk

I use the ABLR in my .338 LM, .300 WM, .260 Rem, 6.5x5, and .308 Win. I called and spoke to a bulletsmith from Nosler and he told me to start load development at 0.070” off the lands then fine tune from there. It has worked for me on all of my rifles except the Garand which is no big deal as I...

Like... a hunter of men? I mean, it was ok as a profession when I was younger, but being in my 50s now, that's best left to the "kids". Oh, you didn't mean people? Huh. Well, I buy a tag, I kill an animal, I eat it.

I got the Matchmaster. Link it to my phone, call up what I am loading and press go. Done. I like it so much I gave my Chargemaster to my uncle.

Oh, I neither love nor hate the 6.5 CM, I just don't have a use for it. My DT SRS a1 .260 Rem barrel allows me to seat the bullets ridiculously long such that I get all the case capacity back and then some even with 142 grain VLDs. Then there are the 6 6.5x55 rifles as well as the .300 WM...

I am in the WSM camp, 6.5 or 7mm, either way. I had a 300 WSM and it was very good, especially considering the case capacity vs. performance. If you are handloading, you can adjust powders to improve short barrel efficiency if it really bothers you, or just leave it as is. Either way, you will...

The best thing you can do is to actively and aggressively prosecute trespassers. The word will get out and it will end.

Na. I did a solo elk hunt in the mountains of Colorado with my SRS A1. Only 14 1/2 pounds. The rifle was the easy part. Hehehehe

Agreed, the lifting of the flakes is the key here. In my experience, eroded throats don't have flakes that appear to lift as these do. I would just use a good non corrosive / eroding carbon solvent and leave it at that.

oh, like the DigiTrigger? https://digitrigger.com/

yeah, the electric ignition isn't a new thing, it's just super uncommon is all. However, Remington still sells electric primers, so it's possible. As for OAL, going out on the speculative limb here, I assume it will be 2.810 to fit existing magazines. 25 round MagPul mags will probably become...

This article has more info as well: https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2019/08/08/vk-integrated-systems-and-bachstein-consulting-submit-xr-68-to-us-armys-ngsw-programme/

I load my .260 Rem very long with the 142 ABLR at 2770 fps in my 26" DT SRS A1. I was hunting a bean field expecting long shots when a nice doe walks out at 30 yards. Entrance was a pinprick with a trickle of blood and exit was 3/4" or so with both lungs badly damaged and the bottom inch of the...

I had a 300 WSM and cracked a Redding body die. The press I use is a Forster co-ax press and by design has no support for the die beyond the collar. I think in a conventional press, this may not have been an issue. I haven't had the problem with the rest of the calibers I shoot.

Yeah, I saw those, all four of em. Ok then, experimentation it is lol Fortunately, the gas system will allow for more powder range than one would get otherwise. I think mounting a strain gauge on the underside of the barrel about an inch ahead of the gas adjustment should give me a fairly...

Hey all, I just ordered a Wildey for hunting medium and large game and noticed something. Load data is very limited for it. So, before I fire up Quickload, glue a strain gauge to the barrel and go through all my leftover test powders plus buy more, I figured I would ask here if anyone loads...