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Rem UML stock replacement options?
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<blockquote data-quote="ENCORE" data-source="post: 1564520" data-attributes="member: 33046"><p>Arrowhead Sporting Goods, ASG. <a href="http://arrowheadsporting.com/asggen2_uml.html" target="_blank">http://arrowheadsporting.com/asggen2_uml.html</a></p><p></p><p>The factory plug can have head space issues, but making it worse is the PP brass that is used. The brass case fits on the nipple and must fit tight for a good seal. Problem with the Remington brass is, that the brass case head thickness can be up to .020" in difference. Example only...…….. if a case with a head thickness of say .200" creates the perfect seal between the case and the nipple, what happens when the next case is .180"? The overall length of the brass case means nothing. Only the thickness of the brass head or web matters. Then some of the cases are known to have the inside flash hole up to .010" off center.</p><p>Then you have Remington, who even though they know about the brass and head space issues, have yet to step up and fix the issues. With everyone wanting to shoot Blackhorn 209 (BH209), they started shooting it in the RUM and gas cut to many breech plug nipples, so, Remington stopped warranting breech plugs that were known to have used BH209.</p><p>So Luke decided to help out both the RUM and UF owners by creating a breech plug that would not leak, was much stronger than the OEM plug and the best, it doesn't gas cut when shooting BH 209. It without question, is the best investment that any RUM or UF owner can make for their rifle.</p><p>Great bullets are expensive. No way around that. The Ballistic Extreme when sent fast, can do exactly as you explained. The Match Hunter, is designed more for the velocities obtained when shooting smokeless propellants. As I understand it, the new Parker Black Max is an outstanding hunting bullet for non-smokeless velocities.</p><p></p><p>The rifles will shoot no doubt. I have one 5-shot group at 400yds which measures 1.5". My first attempt at 500yds, was a 3-shot group that measured 1.873", witnessed and signed target. Both targets shot with 180grs of T7 and a 300gr SST!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ENCORE, post: 1564520, member: 33046"] Arrowhead Sporting Goods, ASG. [URL]http://arrowheadsporting.com/asggen2_uml.html[/URL] The factory plug can have head space issues, but making it worse is the PP brass that is used. The brass case fits on the nipple and must fit tight for a good seal. Problem with the Remington brass is, that the brass case head thickness can be up to .020" in difference. Example only...…….. if a case with a head thickness of say .200" creates the perfect seal between the case and the nipple, what happens when the next case is .180"? The overall length of the brass case means nothing. Only the thickness of the brass head or web matters. Then some of the cases are known to have the inside flash hole up to .010" off center. Then you have Remington, who even though they know about the brass and head space issues, have yet to step up and fix the issues. With everyone wanting to shoot Blackhorn 209 (BH209), they started shooting it in the RUM and gas cut to many breech plug nipples, so, Remington stopped warranting breech plugs that were known to have used BH209. So Luke decided to help out both the RUM and UF owners by creating a breech plug that would not leak, was much stronger than the OEM plug and the best, it doesn't gas cut when shooting BH 209. It without question, is the best investment that any RUM or UF owner can make for their rifle. Great bullets are expensive. No way around that. The Ballistic Extreme when sent fast, can do exactly as you explained. The Match Hunter, is designed more for the velocities obtained when shooting smokeless propellants. As I understand it, the new Parker Black Max is an outstanding hunting bullet for non-smokeless velocities. The rifles will shoot no doubt. I have one 5-shot group at 400yds which measures 1.5". My first attempt at 500yds, was a 3-shot group that measured 1.873", witnessed and signed target. Both targets shot with 180grs of T7 and a 300gr SST! [/QUOTE]
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