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  1. Gtscotty

    Seeking Low Back Pressure .30cal Can (so many choices)

    Those are the two I'm mainly considering for a dedicated AR can. I've had an ODB on order for a month and a half or so, and no sign of when the TI hub version might ship. I'd lean towards the 762 Hux, but I don't buy anything that isn't hub compatible anymore. If the 36 is somewhat decent and...
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    Blast Overpressure .... a concern

    That's a big part of why I don't have much interest in shooting .50s anymore, and why I suppress everything I can, especially SBRs.
  3. Gtscotty

    7mm PRC

    I said a load that "gave you top velocity, good accuracy and SD" , not ignoring consistency. My point is you're going around your ass to get to your elbow focusing on a model's prediction of % powder burn to guess at consistency (questionable assumption at best) when you can actually shoot and...
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    7mm PRC

    If a certain powder/load gave you top velocity, good accuracy and SD, I'm having a hard time fathoming why anyone would care what a computer model says the % powder burn is? Seems like a meaningless metric. I've done load development or velocity testing with Staball HD, H1000, H4841SC, RL-26...
  5. Gtscotty

    MRGG-A (6.5 CM) vs 6 ARC?

    You're still spreading your Hornady conspiracy nonsense, you've got commitment to your delusion, I'll give you that. It's rich that you try to draw a parallel between Hornady and your rough Quickload estimates as both... estimates, while holding Hodgdon as some other higher standard and...
  6. Gtscotty

    Looking for data 300grn 44 slow slow slow

    My goal is keeping the ~300gr bullets just comfortably under the transonic zone. Don't really see any benefit to going super slow, if you're trying to use HPs, they may not open very well, and if you're using jacketed you need to be careful about sticking one in a long barrel. The 305gr below...
  7. Gtscotty

    Surefire ICAR

    I don't see it on their site, but I hope Magpul is planning on producing 10 or 12 rd ICAR mags in addition to the 25rd version. My 6 ARCs aren't set up or used for berm hosing duties, when shooting from a bench or mat, or hunting I almost always use a shorter more compact mag (maybe why I've had...
  8. Gtscotty

    Surefire ICAR

    It might mean I'm a poor, but the ICAR/Six8 developments weren't that interesting to me as long as it was just expensive or boutique manufacturers because they won't really generate a spread of the standard. When PSA jumped in, things got a lot more interesting, if anyone can create a defacto...
  9. Gtscotty

    Seeking Low Back Pressure .30cal Can (so many choices)

    Inconel is a nickel based alloy that maintains decent strength at high temperatures. It isn't a steel, stainless or otherwise.
  10. Gtscotty

    New 6mm Advanced Rifle Cartridge

    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 ICAR 6 ARC mags. Looks like their starting off with a 14.5" P/W upper with more to come. Hopefully this means their AAC 6 ARC ammo is getting close to hitting the...
  11. Gtscotty

    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, unless you're stuck with factory loads or something like that.
  12. Gtscotty

    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 loads in his mushy federal brass at home?
  13. Gtscotty

    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 cases. But when discussion is on something actually designed for 80ksi with high strength steel in the right spots there seems to be a lot of "Oh lawdy, 80...
  14. Gtscotty

    Federal does it again 😅

    https://www.federalpremium.com/backcountry.html Lots of common cartridges with ~1k barrel life, quite possibly not a problem for a hunting rifle, but TNSTAAFL.
  15. Gtscotty

    Federal does it again 😅

    The comparison to 7mm PRC seems reasonable since it's popular that's what Federal compares it to in their ad copy, along with 280 AI and 7mm RM, but not 28 Nos. I do appreciate the drop diagram depicting a perfect 1,000 yd ass shot on the elk, that's truth in advertising for how I reckon the...
  16. Gtscotty

    Federal does it again 😅

    Those velocities sure do look spicy for turnt up .280 ai, 170gr - 175gr @ ~3k fps out of a 20" barrel. What's that, maybe 2,800 fps out of a 16"? If so that's about what I'm running 180gr in a 19" 7 PRC. Might be fun to play with for a hunting rifle... On the other hand I killed all my deer this...
  17. Gtscotty

    18" 6.5 PRC and 135 A tips

    As others have mentioned for rifle length barrels, the powders that give the best velocities in longer barrels usually give the best velocities in shorter barrels too. In your case, you might try Ramshot Grand, it's been giving me the best velocities with good accuracy in my 19" 7 PRC, and from...
  18. Gtscotty

    16” 6.5 creedmoor?

    A single pass though a .308 die is about the same effort as a single pass through a 7mm-08 die. The 6.5 is more work because I run the .277 cases through a .308 die with the expander removed (helps move the shoulder back some and keep from getting wrinkles), then rough trim, then through a Creed...
  19. Gtscotty

    16” 6.5 creedmoor?

    The hybrid cases in the creed are definitely fun to play with. .308 hybrid cases are a lot easier, no neck turning, I have some worked up to use for normal high end .308 loads because my mid gas SFAR (like all mid-gas .308s I've had in the past) unlocks early and tears up cases at relatively...
  20. Gtscotty

    6mm ARC vs 6mm Max

    Thanks for the info, out of curiosity do you remember the approximate round counts for your bolts when they broke? Also, if you were running reloads, were they something like LVR/CFE223/AA2520, or something like Varget/H4895/AR-Comp? Reason for the curiosity is I've heard a few folks who broke...
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