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Who made the barrels?

I have one. I rechambered to 243 ai, got an M+ magazine. I’m running 108 eldm at 3060 with no pressure and COAL long with room in the mag. I only went AI to prevent trimming.

I've recently changed my thinking on seating depth. I used to think that how the bullet engaged the lands and that distance was the same regardless of powder charge. Now I think it it just a way to fine tune pressure with powder charge providing the greatest effect. However, I did just shoot...

I would load at 44.5, 45, 45.5, 46, 46.5. D shows the least vertical, but I'd want to know what I'm leaving on the table. Do you have any velocity data?

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I've spent the last decade primarily hunting with a recurve, but do have a few rifle kills scattered in. I shot a cow elk at 140ish yards with a 300 WBY 180 Nosler AB. Split the scapula from top to bottom and blew right through her, had to put another in her head because I don't like to see...

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It’s a standard .243 die

I just started load dev for my 243 imp. I rechambered a Tikka 243, 8 twist, 22”, throated for 108 eldm, H1000, Peterson brass. Fire formed with H4831SC and 108 eldms, 44 grns, on the lands. Velocity was 2815. Shot six today to test for pressure 49, 49.5, and 50 grains of H1000. I loaded 2 ea at...

I just started load dev for my 243 imp. I rechambered a Tikka 243, 8 twist, 22”, throated for 108 eldm, H1000, Peterson brass. Fire formed with H4831SC and 108 eldms, 44 grns, on the lands. Velocity was 2815. Shot six today to test for pressure 49, 49.5, and 50 grains of H1000. I loaded 2 ea at...

M77 .270 stainless with the skeletonized stock, kicked so bad I started archery hunting

Me too

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