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    Just saw that PSA is introing a 6 ARC Sabre with increased bolt and barrel extension lug size and a lower sized to fit the new Magpul...
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    Gtscotty reacted to Tex68w's post in the thread New 6mm Advanced Rifle Cartridge with Like Like.
    Closed out deer season with three more pig kills to the 6 ARC tally. Pigs, whitetail, and aoudad, it gets it done.
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    Gtscotty replied to the thread New Sig CROSS.
    You'd only have to get ~2,585 fps with 147gr though right? That's pretty easily doable with Staball 6.5 or RL-16, even in my 18" Cross...
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    Gtscotty reacted to chase723's post in the thread 16-18 inch shorty rifles with Like Like.
    Little different. Finally jumped into the Blaser R8 arena. @DetroitRearView ‘s opinion about them got me thinking about getting one...
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    Gtscotty reacted to AleksanderSuave's post in the thread Federal does it again 😅 with Like Like.
    I should have phrased that better… Maybe the idea is being realistic about how likely those hypothetical scenarios are. Best example I...
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    Gtscotty reacted to secondofangle2's post in the thread 7mm PRC with Like Like.
    Yeah, I spent a lot of money to shave weight off of my rig and couldn’t stomach adding 7 ounces for a magazine
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    Gtscotty reacted to secondofangle2's post in the thread 7mm PRC with Like Like.
    By the way guys, these are the magazines that you want for your 7 mm PRC if your chassis accepts them. The XLR chassis and the MDT...
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    Gtscotty reacted to BravoSector1's post in the thread New 6mm Advanced Rifle Cartridge with Like Like.
    Late season antlerless whitetail Nebraska hunt was a success. Tagged out and the 6ARC performed well. Very cold temps the first two...
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    Gtscotty reacted to LRRPF52's post in the thread Federal does it again 😅 with Like Like.
    In the firearms industry, we generally follow a Factor of Safety of 2. So if the SAAMI MAP is 58,000psi, the action needs to handle...
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    Gtscotty reacted to Slides's post in the thread Federal does it again 😅 with Like Like.
    Nearly all typical production actions have the same outside bolt diameter and lugs as their magnum variants, it's literally less load...
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    Gtscotty replied to the thread Federal does it again 😅.
    I'm not following, are you saying there shouldn't be high pressure cartridges because Bubba is going to monkey-see monkey-do similar...
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    Gtscotty reacted to Ledzep's post in the thread Federal does it again 😅 with Like Like.
    Certainly could. As can excessive headspace where you create an "impact" with the case head and bolt face as the head blows backwards...
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    Gtscotty reacted to Slides's post in the thread Federal does it again 😅 with Like Like.
    Sure but 99% of even "classic" actions like Win mod 70 can take magnum pressures on a magnum boltface. Work out the bolt thrust on a wet...
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    Gtscotty replied to the thread Federal does it again 😅.
    Right? The reloading section is a constant parade of Bubba's extra-pissin'-hot loads and Snipers Hide 75ksi specials in tortured brass...
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    Gtscotty reacted to st1650's post in the thread Federal does it again 😅 with Like Like.
    With todays high quality brass and modern actions, I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of handloaders are shooting in the 65K -70Kpsi range...