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  1. memilanuk

    Pre-fit barrel alignment

    Well, I did get it through EuroOptic... I'm guessing 9-10 months is kind of pushing the return window a bit though. Worth an ask, I guess.
  2. memilanuk

    Ordered an Aero Precision Solas long action a month ago..

    Where was he fucking off to for the last two months? Or is he a new hire now that they realized that they'd shot themselves in the crotch with the complete lack of CS?
  3. memilanuk

    New Lapua Brass - Neck Tension

    Besides the usual case prep, tumble the new/virgin brass in some used/dirty media (rice, corn cob, whatever). The bare metal + the residue from the final 'wash' stage during manufacturing leaves the neck IDs almost 'sticky' when it comes to sliding resistance. A little bit of tumbler dust will...
  4. memilanuk

    Pre-fit barrel alignment

    Well... nuts. Scope (the Burris) showed up today, while I was at the range playing with a NSS/Criterion 6CM barrel-nut barrel on the Origin. Put the gun up on the tripod, zeroed the turrets on the DNT 7-35x (I'd been messing with loads and then holding off with the tree, so I hadn't bothered...
  5. memilanuk

    6gt

    I had 6x47 years ago... technically I guess it was a 6-6.5x47L... shot great, never had a problem with that cartridge. I was watching one of the Hornady podcasts where they had George & Tom on talking about the 6GT; I think George mentioned that the 6x47L was sorta fussy to get to shoot. Not...
  6. memilanuk

    6mm Arc Build Questions

    I'm very interested in this as well. The last couple AGB I've used I torqued them down to what I thought was pretty damn snug, but I had gas leakage all over the place. To the point I'm seriously considering that AGC that PVA offers with the matched bolt.
  7. memilanuk

    6mm Arc Build Questions

    I'm in a similar spot... you might add the following to the list: 20" Precision Firearms (formerly Samurai)
  8. memilanuk

    **6 Creedmoor**

    Using up some old components while I waited for the 'good' brass to show up... S107MK @ 2.050" BTO (~40 thou jump), 2x Hornady brass, BR2 primers, 42.0 gn H4350 running @ ~3050 fps. Bullets and primers are probably 18-20 yrs old. Barrel is a Criterion 26" med Palma "variable headspace" aka Sav...
  9. memilanuk

    Help deciding on chassis for Tikka T3x

    I think MDT is sunsetting the LSS-XL, ESS, and Tac-21 in favor of the new LSS gen 3. Not sure if they'll have all the same inlets available right away.
  10. memilanuk

    Solus bolt issues

    Good luck with that! 🤣
  11. memilanuk

    custom dies

    Hornady does them... reamer print helps, though I think they prefer to have some cases that have been fired a couple times already as well. I think *maybe* places like Neil Jones or Cortina Precision *might* do one-off custom dies as well... but with both of those, you get into using custom...
  12. memilanuk

    Pre-fit barrel alignment

    So... more follow up. Took the gun to the range on the 11th (January), in the Bravo chassis with the Bushnell XRSii 4.5-30x mounted up. Zeroed the scope, shooting nice tight little knots. Then proceeded to box test it - up and right 1.2 mil (about how far it is from the center diamond to the...
  13. memilanuk

    Proper Headspacing - resistance

    You were the one who suggested removing the extractor, not me. As I understand it (don't have one in hand, personally) the feature you're referring to only really comes into play when opening the bolt and needing primary extraction ie if a case is sticking in the chamber. *Usually* that's more...
  14. memilanuk

    Fix belling of lip

    Except that it isn't, in this case. 0.268 seems like it'd be about what you'd normally get after sizing down, minus a little for spring back. 0.271 before seating would give almost zero neck tension, depending on the neck thickness. I've ran into this myself a few times... but I never had it...
  15. memilanuk

    Proper Headspacing - resistance

    You shouldn't have to take the extractor out for this operation. But, I would normally recommend taking the firing pin assembly (cocking piece, etc.) out so that you don't have that spring pressure masking the feel. I realize that the bolt on the Archimedes is a little bit different and that...
  16. memilanuk

    Fix belling of lip

    Believe what you want 🤷‍♂️
  17. memilanuk

    Fix belling of lip

    Some of mine curled back like that .
  18. memilanuk

    Fix belling of lip

    If they aren't belled when they go in the die, then they're hitting something *inside* the die. There's a pretty limited number of options for what they could be contacting. And since it's only *some* of the cases, not all, you need to figure out what's different about those particular cases...
  19. memilanuk

    Fix belling of lip

    Case OAL? Are the ones that are 'belled' measurably longer than the ones that aren't?
  20. memilanuk

    Coup De Grâce, New Action from American Rifle Company, $899 WOW!

    The folks I've spoken with said that 99% of the time they don't even notice it. Probably that 1% is when they need a little extra primary extraction, and feel the handle pivot rather than having to smack it up.
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