zeroz said:

Whole pile of critters on this thread gave way to the 175 SMK. That said I think the 155 TMK would be a monster especially on deer sized critters. The 77 TMK whacks the hell out of em. Id love to see you use the 155 TMK and report back what the extra speed and bigger cavity yields.

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I have not loaded any but will try very soon. I ended up buying 180 gold dots so I will probably favor those. However, it doesn't hurt to try so I'll see if I can get a good load here soon.

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beetroot said:

You don't run bushing dies, to avoid overworking the neck?

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So I'm fairly new to reloading. Less than 2 years. I don't recall what I had read and researched back then. However, something had led me to believe that bushing dies "might" impose some potential issues, maybe donuts. I don't recall.

Another theory, a bushing will make the OD uniform, thus leaving any inconsistencies on the neck thickness to be transferred to the ID. This is what's in direct contact with your bullet so I would prefer the ID inconsistencies be ironed out and pushed out to the OD.

Even though I'm not very experienced, my results have been pretty good. I have also not proved or disproved the things I read online. I think even if you use a bushing die, considering your process is good and components are good, you should be able to get adequate results.

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Here is another good one for ya....

Back when we did a ton of R&D barrels for Remington for the MSR rifles I get a phone call out of the blue from one of the engineers. They were down in TX doing testing. Also had military guys there from what I remember. Caliber was 338 Lapua if I remember correctly. Might have been 300wm. Anyways both guns are just being hammers with box ammo. Then he tells me... the next day one of the guns just quite shooting. I forget the distance but it was at long range. He said the day before the gun was shooting .7moa or better with box ammo and the next day rounds wouldn't even hit paper. Wild shots going every where! Low round count on the barrel as well. I said, The gun just doesn't quit shooting like that. Some body did something somewhere. I asked the normal questions... same lot of ammo, scope issues, was it cleaned and what and how etc... he said the gun wasn't in they're control/possession the whole time. I said... better start asking questions and digging into it. The other rifle was still pounding nice small groups.

Turned out someone ended up fire lapping the barrel on that one gun! Here's your sign!

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stello1001 said:

I personally like forster FL dies with ball removed and then run a mandrel. But yes, forster dies are generally really good.

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You don't run bushing dies, to avoid overworking the neck?

MikeMiller said:

I found your barrels in 308 shoot that long between cleanings before accuracy starts to suffer. The cleaning regiment depends on rds to be shot the next day plus when shooting team sometimes we would double up on the “hot rifle “ if another rifle failed or quit shooting well. Heck TSA broke more than one of our team rifles over the years

Now when we were shooting Savage barrels I found I needed twenty rds to settle in if completely clean. Can’t always shoot twenty rds before going for record

I prefer to go 100-150 between cleanings but sometimes just get stuck going longer. They are always cleaned and oiled before stored

Hope that explains it

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I'm with ya bud and understand!

Yes I've been at matches and loaned my rifle when a guy had issues with his. Mechanical issues or scope going sour etc...

Worth the 15 minutes.

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DarnYankeeUSMC said:

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Reminds of of Chevy chase in fletch lives. Demons out!

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MO Fugga said:

Me too. Can't decide on 6 or grendel.

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6.5G is the truth.
90% of 6ARC at 1000yds and hits way harder up close.

Anyone using or know of an external charger or battery pack for these and would it use the provided charging cable? I apparently forgot to charge mine the other day. Something cheap but reliable, please be specific as I'm ignorant on tech items.

Maurygold said:

My long action lite comp with impact and trigger tech fit without any modification. I just have to open he bolt to fold.

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I'm guessing that there's no difference between the LA and SA other than the action size?

BurtG said:

Mind boggling to me why to Fudds and twig pigs , some animals it’s wanton waste to not consume. And it’s “unethical” to shoot them from far away.

But other animals it’s a ok to leave rotting on the ground , gut shoot , shoot from too far away etc.




Also retarted when any bow hunter starts talking about it being unethical to shoot something from far away. Those guys maim and wound more animals than anyone

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I know several people who will just gut shoot pigs and let them run off. I can't do it myself. Letting them lay is one thing. Letting them suffer their final moments is something totally different.

I did find this kind of humorous though. I used to work for a local rancher that favored a 220 swift, and was quite deadly with it. If ever he saw a big boar hog he didn't feel like harvesting, he'd wait for a good broadside shot where you could see the pigs nuts and he'd send a 50gr speer soft point right through both balls. I've never seen a pig run so fast.