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Mandrel as last step?
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<blockquote data-quote="Window" data-source="post: 2721096" data-attributes="member: 88485"><p>I've been using mandrels the past two years and have seen improvements in most of the rifles I load for. For my personal rifles that I hunt with, I'm using mandrels for each of them. As for as the debate on cold bore vs tight groups, I'd prefer round two and three to be stacking on top of one and two. If that's not the case, there's something amiss going on with the rifle and my confidence would be low. I get smaller contour and the for whatever reason some rifles are like that, but not for me and to each his own. I usually will only load 12 to 15 rounds per rifle for hunting season and when season is over shoot what's remaining. This year in Colorado I passed on a what would have been my largest bull in 25 years at 950yds. I had him ranged with literally 0 wind and dope dialed in but for whatever reason, I couldn't make myself break the trigger. This past weekend I took my daughter out to replicate the shot with nearly identical conditions using a milk jug and now I'm scratching my head wondering what could've been. I guess hind sight is always 20/20.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Window, post: 2721096, member: 88485"] I’ve been using mandrels the past two years and have seen improvements in most of the rifles I load for. For my personal rifles that I hunt with, I’m using mandrels for each of them. As for as the debate on cold bore vs tight groups, I’d prefer round two and three to be stacking on top of one and two. If that’s not the case, there’s something amiss going on with the rifle and my confidence would be low. I get smaller contour and the for whatever reason some rifles are like that, but not for me and to each his own. I usually will only load 12 to 15 rounds per rifle for hunting season and when season is over shoot what’s remaining. This year in Colorado I passed on a what would have been my largest bull in 25 years at 950yds. I had him ranged with literally 0 wind and dope dialed in but for whatever reason, I couldn’t make myself break the trigger. This past weekend I took my daughter out to replicate the shot with nearly identical conditions using a milk jug and now I’m scratching my head wondering what could’ve been. I guess hind sight is always 20/20. [/QUOTE]
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