I'm reloading some of these Hornady 105gn BTHP 6mm Creedmoor bullets in brand new Aphpa Brass. All brass was prepped. Using the L.E. Micrometer seating die with a K&M arbor press. Also using the L.E. Wilson expanding mandrel. Neck tension at .001. When seating these bullets I am getting an indent around the tip of the bullet. Called Wilson and the recommended I use the VLD stem. So I ordered one and swapped out the standard stem for the VLD stem. Same thing is happening putting a deep ring around the tip of the bullet when seating. Called Wilson back and they told me to send in the stem with a couple bullets and they are going to mod the stem to the bullet under warranty. The tech I spoke with says he does this quite often with the VLD stem. It's funny because I had also reloaded some with the Barnes Match Burner 105gn BTHP with the standard stem and I'm not having this issue with the Barnes bullets. I thought that it might just be the powder charge of 39.6gn of H4350 being compressed but I'm at the low end of the scale.

Has anyone ever had any issues like this and what was the result?

This is a copy of the British M85 sniper rifle. Caliber is .308/7.62x51. Excellent, consistent accuracy, see pics below. Action is a Parker Hale 1200, with a Douglas Air Gauged match barrel, chambered and installed by LRI (Long Rifles Incorporated). Action has been blue-printed. The trigger is a Single Set trigger set at 1.5 pounds as a single stage and 8 ounces when set. To set the trigger, after closing the bolt, you push the trigger forward. To fire as a single stage, you just pull the trigger as normal after closing the bolt. The action has standard Picatinny rail mount. The stock is the uncommon molded in Desert Camo model and was made by McMillan for Parker Hale. There is an adjustable cheek piece. Some British Sniper's added this cheek piece to their weapons as seen in the picture below. The gun accepts AICS magazines and comes with one metal 10 round "Accurate Mag" brand magazine. The full length accessory rail accepts standard Anschutz and UIT accessories. This model does not have the spigot assembly for the Parker Hale bipod. The weapon is designed to have the bipod attached to the accessory rail. YHM suppressor ready brake is attached but can be removed. 5/8x24 threaded muzzle. Round count is less than 100, weapon is in like-new, custom built condition. Some small handling marks as can be expected from a gun that has been thoroughly tested. $3,500 shipped to your FFL. No trades please.

The Parker Hale M85 is a British bolt-action .308 sniper rifle, with an effective range around 900 meters. It fires from a 10-round detachable magazine, and weighs 12 pounds, telescopic sight included. The rifle was created after the Falklands War by Parker Hale Ltd in response to shortcomings in the contemporary Lee–Enfield L42A1. Although the Parker Hale M85 manufacturing license was sold to Gibbs Rifle Co., it has not yet resumed production. History. The M85 took part in a British Army trial to see if it could be used as a potential sniper rifle, along with the Accuracy International PM, Heckler & Koch PSG1, SIG Sauer SSG 2000, and Remington 700. The rifle lost by a slight margin to the Accuracy International (adopted by the British Army as the L96).
The M85's range is about 600 meters and has an 85% first round hit capabilities from 600 – 900 meters. The weapon also has a silent safety catch, a threaded muzzle for a flash suppressor, and an integral dovetail rail that accepts a variety of sights. d. The fiberglass stock is made by McMillan.
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Barrel is 1:10. Yes, the action is pillar bedded with acra-glas with hex head action screws so you can set the bedding tension with a torque wrench. Barrel is 24.5", same as the original m85. Match chambered, and action blueprinted by LRI (long rifles, inc.), none better. Groups will tighten up with a better shooter than myself.

British sniper with an adjustable cheek piece added to his M85.

Zeiss dropped the 12x50 SFL binos today.
I have been messing with them for about a month or so.
Here are my impressions.
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