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Most likely you are not seeing rifling marks, but instead when you open your bolt to eject the loaded casing, the bullet is being scraped along the side of the chamber and that is why you are only seeing marks on one side of the bullet.

Thanks for the responses. It sounds like H1000 is as good of a place to start as any.

Hi all, I just purchased a 7mm Rem Mag (CDL with a 26 inch barrel) and plan to buy components this weekend to start loading. I think I have settled on starting with 168 Berger VLD's but may end up using the 140 VLD's too since my primary use for this rifle will be whitetails and mule deer...

I have a Ruger .223 that is one year old that shoots fairly well. It has a Swift 4-12x40AO scope on it right now. I got a gift certificate to our sporting goods store for $300 and I am debating whether to trade up to a Remington 700 BDL or, just keep the gun and put a better scope on it. I...

Hey everyone, I am new here and not nearly as technical as you guys are, but would like some information. I have a year and a half old rifle that I have always cleaned by running a wet copper brush in and out of it and then running 3-4 wet pads through, then a couple of dry ones until it...