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I've gotten my best performance from mix and match Reloading Dies:

Lee Collet Dies for Neck Sizing
Redding Body Die for full length sizing of the case below the shoulder, but not size the neck at all.
In Micrometer Seating Dies, I like the RCBS Matchmaster seating die or the Forster Micrometer seating die or the Whidden Micrometer Seating Die.
I also use the Lee Factory Crimp die, Lee Universal Flaring Die, & Lee Universal Decapping Die, where applicable. These are cheap and handy tools to have around your bench when needed.

As far as powder throws I favor the manual ones like the RCBS Competition Powder Measure or the Redding BR3. They need no power. I couple this with a good battery run power scale or an older balance beam scale. I have both.

theLBC said:

disgraceful. couldn't put down your fucking coffee?

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One of these days they should not be surprised if there is an open season on Ubangis.

Bacarrat said:

benchresters throw their powder charges and they can shoot in the teens.

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Blanket statements like that are disingenuous at best.

*Short range* BR shooters *used* to throw all their charges. More and more use pre-weighed charges, or bring the scale to the range with them.

*Long range* BR shooters (600 & 1k) have never used thrown charges. The nodes they're after are way finer than any powder thrower can produce.

BipThatInstance said:

"pending regulatory approval"

So much for a high power unit for us mere plebsView attachment 8651550

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I mean none of us can ever buy a direct FP unit...but that's when it's nice to have good friends!

Just food for thought, benchresters throw their powder charges and they can shoot in the teens. To the kernel accuracy is not going to magically cut your groups or SD in half. Too many other variables in reloading and shooting would be more important then .02 of a grain accuracy.

SCGunner84 said:

Nice it’s crazy how much a difference reloads make but I was thinking 22 might be a sweet spot for running the medium to heavy grain 6.5 prc projectiles. What can do you have on yours?

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None, my state sucks, lol. Area 419 brake.
Initial load work, it's a pretty good shooter, 58.5gr was what I settled on.

Pbgt said:

im certain this is exactly the reason William Greener (probably) invented the coach shotgun...

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FIFY

Sirhr

One man's loss is another's gain
Found this nice little Kershaw on some hay I bought.
Took me a bit to figure out what the heck it was as I was backing up to grab the bale.
The ol netwrap picked his pocket pretty slick

Wife wanted me to post this. Saw it at the gym.

They will all be speaking Ubangi by fall, too!!

Sirhr

Genin said:

A fellow south paw. That’s a fantastic 22!

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Found out she’s left eye dominant the first time she shot when she was 3. Figured I might as well set her up for success with a left hand rifle.

Darryle said:

There's not enough fentanyl on the planet to make that a woman or pretty, ooof

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Who said it was a woman??

.1 grain is more than enough. I have used a standard thrower, beam scale and a trickle for years and it loads very accurate ammo.

The Hornady Match dies will work fine. I’d recommend the FL Bushing die and get a proper neck bushing to give you .002-003” of neck tension. I used them with my 7mmRM and 180 ELD-Ms and shot under a 12” three shot group at a mile so they are plenty accurate enough.

Don’t think you need the most expensive tools to get the job done. You need to learn to load.

eastexsteve said:

I can't confirm your request, but I have two Savages with the accutrigger. It was my experience that to find the "sweet spot" you don't adjust it much, and then dry fire it many times to see how it feels. Then, adjust it a little more. Rinse and repeat until you get what you are looking for.

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I think it's just the feeling of trying to find the center point on the blade and then always a weird uneven feel. guess lack of aftermarket options is what i get for buying a savage lolol

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J Max said:

...Is the DDF price tag worth it over the non DDF profile barrels or others??? Time will tell but maybe not.

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Sounds like at worst its as good, and you bought at least 27% more cool factor than a non DDF...

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I am laughing way too hard at this!!

... God forbid someone is in that situation, a rifle that starts at sub MOA and expands to 2.5 after she's good and hot isn't a worst case scenario.

I understand that we can't always expect 1 shot 1 kill but with a precision rifle and skilled operator I'd hope the ratio wasn't say 40:1 either.