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  1. ChrisGarrett

    Precision Rifles.....show em!!

    I love the rifle and camo pattern, but what’s up with that butt-plug bolt handle? Chris
  2. ChrisGarrett

    Planning your load dev.

    I’ll usually start out with a set combo and a box of 50 rounds. I’ll then vary the powder charge and load up 15, 15, 10 and 10 and just see what I see on paper. Chris
  3. ChrisGarrett

    Precision Rifles.....show em!!

    It's a bit dated, but it is what it is.
  4. ChrisGarrett

    AXSR 338LM starting point

    Unless you're shooting out past a mile, the 250s/285s should be sufficient. Also, don't always believe that 'jamming the lands' is necessarily the way to go, as it's not always a truism. This is the target that I submitted to Berger during their 250gr .338 Hybrid/OTM SH testing. I could only...
  5. ChrisGarrett

    338 Lapua Magnum

    This is the Berger target over two range visits encompassing 8 days, or so. I couldn't get to the 1000 yard range over 200 miles away, so I just played with seating depth. The longer rounds (closer to the lands) are towards the left/top. SDs for me, when I can chrono things, are in the lower...
  6. ChrisGarrett

    338 Lapua Magnum

    I've loaded for my TRG-42 1:12" since 1/06, so I have a bit of experience. I also was part of the SH/Berger 250gr Hybrid/OTM testing. We're going back to 2013, but I think that Frank was of the opinion that the then Hornady 285s and the various 250s were sufficient, absent some specialty...
  7. ChrisGarrett

    What's Your Oldest Jar of Powder??

    I've got a bunch of those, from circa '93ish. Chris
  8. ChrisGarrett

    I'm back!

    Not that I've left for all that long, but I've love the reloading forum and I've learned a lot here, even though I haven't been shooting my bolt guns all that much, as of late. Chris
  9. ChrisGarrett

    Rifle Scopes i dont see much love for USO.... anyone have an opinion as to why?

    My only experience with USO was back in '06 when I bought a PMII 5-25 from Alex and JBW3 decided on here, that he would produce a limited run (100 pcs. IIRC) of 4" ARD sunshades for a competitor's scope. I bought one and thought that was really cool of him. Still have it. Chris
  10. ChrisGarrett

    Maggie’s Cigar Thread Version.... IV or so...

    I'm an everyday smoker for ~22 years. My go to sticks are La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero D-700s and Diggers and the CAO FlatHead 770s. Morning, noon, or night, it doesn't matter. Chris
  11. ChrisGarrett

    1" group over 5 grains

    How far were you shooting at? I once was shooting at 100 yds with my new TRG-42 and clocking the rounds in 5 shot strings. 250s at 2900ish. The first four in the string were clocking close and where I thought them to be but one pegged like 3200 fps! The group size was a quarter. I still...
  12. ChrisGarrett

    Reusing Primers?

    I've popped them out in the past and reseated them with little issue. Just go slowly. Personally, two sleeves of fresh primers aren't all that expensive and I'd probably do the 200 count batch with fresh primers and not wonder about things, but that's just me. Chris
  13. ChrisGarrett

    Movie Theater Hidden Figures

    Saw it in the theatre with my GF and we both enjoyed it. It was a tough time for blacks and it's good to see the three of them be so successful in both a man's world and a white world. Surprised I never heard of any of it before. Chris
  14. ChrisGarrett

    175 SMK loadout for 20'' barrel

    Do you own, or have access to, a chronograph? What...43-44grs of Varget, looking for pressure signs? Unless you're just going to go out to the 1k line and wing it, you'll need to see what you can get the 175s up to, firing them out of your barrel. There is no magic load to give you, hence you...
  15. ChrisGarrett

    Rifle Scopes Will USO Survive???

    I didn't take the OP that way either. I started reading here in '05/'06 and bought a TRG-42 338LM and SB PMII in January of '06. When I got that combo, there weren't a lot of choices and SB, Zeiss, IOR Swarovski, USO, Leupold and NightForce were all the big players. Hensoldt wasn't readily...
  16. ChrisGarrett

    SB 308 die overworks brass?

    Thanks for the reply. As I said, I'm no expert on small base dies, but I've never seen any specs in writing, mentioning only the bottom half inch being 'squeezed in' more than the rest of the case body proper. My point was that in my one experience shooting brass out of a 'probably' generous...
  17. ChrisGarrett

    User names that are changed on new site

    Come on Greg. You need to butch up a bit. If you didn't contribute an immense amount of knowledge over on the RELOADING forum, for years, I say 'see ya later,' but you do and this isn't rocket science. GregLangeliusXYZ, GregLangelius123, GregLangelius'birthyear', GregLangeliusGoNotreDame...
  18. ChrisGarrett

    SB 308 die overworks brass?

    No, it's not because my pressure was too low, it's because I shrank the case bodies down well below their ability to expand the distance needed to seal off the chamber. I've loaded low pressure rounds before and I know the signs. This was a small base die squeezing the brass down too far for...
  19. ChrisGarrett

    User names that are changed on new site

    ChrisGarrettHPBT. Not much, but that's the best I could do. Chris
  20. ChrisGarrett

    SB 308 die overworks brass?

    I don't worry about it over working my brass in the least bit. I worry that it squeezes my case bodies in so far, that gas blows all the way towards the head of the case. That's gas that's not pushing the bullet down the bore, in my estimation. I'll be the first to say that I'm not a 'small...
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