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    Hunting & Fishing Hunting in Germany

    Thanks for all of the feedback on this thread. Good info! My wife and son are already in Deutschland and I will be over there in a couple of weeks. She said she has talked to her friend again and that her friend's brother and his friends are "arranging" something for when I get there. There are...
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    Brass sorting

    I have a large stash of 223/5.56 brass of various headstamps that I have collected at the range. Of course, I keep it separate from my 223 lapua brass and consider it expendable plinking brass. It is so abundant at my local range that I frequently pick up 200-300 every time I go out there, so...
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    Varget

    Well, the good news is that you have 8 pounds of the same lot now. I have had to piece my Varget stash together one or two pounds at a time, whenever I can find it, so I now have numerous 1 pounders of various lot numbers. I haven't been loading for 308 much lately because I've been playing with...
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    Federal 223 brass

    I do the same thing. We have US Border Patrol agents using the local range and sometimes they leave 5.56 scattered all over the place. I take it home, deprime and throw it in the tumbler for a while. I now have a large bucket that is quickly filling up with this brass.
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    bullet seating depth

    After doing some research, it seems that split groups, like I've been experiencing, are a common indication that the action needs to be properly bedded, so I have made a decision to have this done. I figured there's not much sense in continuing to try working up loads until I know that there...
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    Bipod Choice

    I have the Sinclair and have been quite happy with it. It is heavy and takes a little getting used to, but it is versatile and stable. It took a little while for me to learn to deploy it without pulling the legs off. The legs are detachable, so I had to practice with it a bit to figure out how...
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    bullet seating depth

    Thanks Doc. I'm think I'm going to do a little more shooting in the next day or two and see how it goes. Then, if things are still not coming together, I intend to take your advice on this. Where would I find specs on how much in/lb torque to apply to the action screws? I suppose I could call...
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    can't connect with Firefox

    Thanks jbjh. I cleared the cache and that fixed it!
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    can't connect with Firefox

    I always use Mozilla Firefox and have never had any trouble accessing this site with it until today. Now, all of a sudden, Firefox gives me an error message when I try to access Snipershide. When I switch to Internet Explorer, I have no trouble at all. Has something changed that would be causing...
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    bullet seating depth

    Doc, Here's partial description of the rifle from CZ: The H.E.T. model is equipped with a Bell & Carlson tactical Kevlar reinforced stock with a full length aluminum bedding block, a 28" barrel and a SureFire muzzle break. I'm assuming this is what you mean about riding on an aluminum...
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    bullet seating depth

    Thanks for the reply, Doc. I have had the local range to myself the past two mornings. I guess nobody gets out of bed as early as I do. Therefore, between shots, I have been walking around and picking up 223 brass that is lying all over the ground. It gives my barrel a chance to cool, lets me...
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    bullet seating depth

    I tried again this morning with 5 shot groups. I used 89.3, 89.6 and 89.9. I'm really getting frustrated as I will get 3 rounds through the same hole and then another 2 rounds through the same hole except the 2 holes are 3/4 inch apart! I'm using the round robin method and allowing my barrel to...
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    Reloading tools: Dial vs Vernier calipers

    I have a dial caliper and a Frankfort Arsenal digital. While the dial works great, my aging eyes find the digital to be much easier to deal with. It gives me excellent results and I have no complaints. The only trouble I've ever had with it was about a week or so ago when it started giving me...
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    bullet seating depth

    I finally got a chance to shoot a little bit this morning and tried two different loads of Retumbo with 300gr Scenars. I shot a 5 round group with 89.3 grains and a 5 shot group with 92.0 grains. I alternated between targets as per round robin fashion. I was shooting off of a bipod at 100 yards...
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    Best Way/Tool To Determine Seating Depth, COAL, OAL?

    The Hornady OAL gauge and comparators are not expensive and they make this process very simple. There are videos on the web that demonstrate how it is done.
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    bullet seating depth

    Dan, My rifle is a CZ550 Magnum HET, built by the CZ custom shop on the CZ550 Safari Magnum action. I will plan to try 89.3 this weekend and I may try some at 92 as well. I will definitely report back here with results. Thanks for the help!
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    Micrometer seater die...do you recommend one?

    I agree that if you are going to use the same bullet, seated at the same depth all the time, then you will not need this die. I bought it because I wanted to experiment with different seating depths and I intend to experiment with different bullets, so being able to accurately adjust my seating...
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    Micrometer seater die...do you recommend one?

    I have an assortment of dies and I just bought a Forster Micrometer for 338 Lapua and used it for the first time this past weekend. I was experimenting with seating bullets at different depths and this die was wonderful to work with. Once I got it set up with the course adjustment, it was a very...
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    Rifle Scopes Vortex PST Travel

    Thrusty, I have the same scope, Vortex Viper PST 6-24x50 ebr-1 moa/moa ffp mounted on my CZ550 HET 338 Lapua. I have Badger standard rings and a CZ 20moa rail. I just added the 20moa rail, so I zeroed it at 100 yards this morning. With zero at 100, I still have 48.5 moa of elevation left. Just...
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    bullet seating depth

    It will be about a week before I have another chance to shoot, but I plan to try 89.3 and will certainly report back here with results. Thanks!
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