Recent content by st1650

Not an expert in casting but if you use hi-tek coating then you don't have to gas check correct?

Nope they’re real. Old stock at my buddies LGS

So I'm considering handloading for a 12in barrel. The 2 bullets I'm thinking are the 120 Speer GD and the 129 ABLR. I'm kind of leaning toward the 120 GD since in my experience they're usually very accurate and easy to tune and good on game when they're sent at the proper speed. I don't plan to...

Well perhaps the honorable Darkie should sail back to the advanced kingdom of Wakanda if interpreting the Bill of Rights is too demanding for its intellect.

I like a motion activated MRDS on top of a LPVO. 1- For passive NV aiming. 2- For backup if the LPVO doesn't have motion activated battery/autolive and I left the rotary dial on the wrong position. One time in low light I bumped face to face with a fucking bear and the LPVO battery died right...

Some are mediocre, especially their cheapest line but same as the Vortex Venom/Arken SH4 Some punch above their weight (Helos GenII 2-12, Midas Tac 6-24 & 5-25, ETR 1-10 and ETR 4.5-30) They are generally well built, on the heavy side, good true turrets and above average reticles. My 2017 Gen 1...

Why not just go to SAUM, it'll be way better in a short action

TB has been out of production since Covid I think 2021- 2022 but apparently it might possibly come back in 2024

Agreed but there as some powder combo that give you the perfect 100 powder burn/100 case fill in 300 BLK with quiet powders. 240 SMK with N105 175 SMK with N32c Tinstar 135 SMK with Trailboss. Same with 450 Bushmaster 300 XTP with Trailboss 395 SubX with N32C 500gr with Blue dot

N105 gave me the best accuracy, lowest SD with 190 Sub-X, 208 Amax and 240 SMK. N330 with 190 is the quietest load but it hates the freezing temperatures. Some have reported good results with HP38 as well

I am, but I’m kind of a weirdo

Yeah I'm thinking a 12in Grendel with a PLX-c 1-8 in mrad with a RH25 clip-on is a pretty close to the perfect universal do-it-all for 0-200y around the farm.

75 ELD-M loves varget and XBR. Try 23.5 XBR and 24.5 Varget +/- 0.5 gr. 15-30 thou off the lands. Guaranteed you'll find something that works ... Also I'd use 450s or Rem 7 1/2 rather than CCI 400 at those pressures ... Was getting 2900 FPS out of my 22in barrel. Now getting 3000 FPS out of my...

One more question, for deers out of the 12in barrel, would you go 123 SST or 123 ELD-M if you had to do factory ammo.

SMK 80 is my second favourite 224 bullet for a long throat 223 Rem match. The BC isn’t as sexy as the 80 ELD-M or the Berger 80.5 but they require no tuning and are very consistent. Perfect bullet for less than 600 yards. I loaded mine at 2.525in and been 1/4 moa with both XBR and Varget.