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  1. Skigolfmike

    IDB Sniper wrist cards are available

    Any chance of making just the cards with the Velcro backing available on it's own without the wristband. Would be nice to have more than the 2 cards that come with the wrist band.
  2. Skigolfmike

    Hey everyone

    Where in VA?
  3. Skigolfmike

    As 2014 Approaches does this need to be addressed ?

    Very interesting and good ideas. Speed is an answer, but I'm not sure it's the whole answer. A 708 shooting 180s at 2700 has the same ballistics to 1K that a 6.5 at 2900 has and is still way better than a 308 with about the same recoil. It's not a 6mm at 3100 or a 6.5 at 3050, but it's pretty...
  4. Skigolfmike

    6.5 Creedmoor help please.

    Is that a 26 cal comparitor? That would explain the difference if you guys didn't use the same insert. It's still valid for the measurement though.
  5. Skigolfmike

    6.5 Creedmoor

    The middle ones caught the flash. It's actually harder to tell than when they are in hand. It was .4 increments from 39.0 to 42.6. Should have went higher until I saw an ejector swipe, but I think I got all the info I need for now.
  6. Skigolfmike

    6.5 Creedmoor

    Load progression is from right to left, hottest on the left.
  7. Skigolfmike

    6.5 Creedmoor

    Here's a question for you guys. This is the brass from load testing last night. Which end is the high pressure end.
  8. Skigolfmike

    6.5 Creedmoor

    This is new brass, first firing with the new lot of powder. It has signs of head separation. I included the primer to show it is mushroomed also. The primers in my other brass don't look like that. I'm not discounting the oversizing as a possibility, but it may have played a part. I think...
  9. Skigolfmike

    6.5 Creedmoor

    Seeing how you were mad me at because you left a lot of your stuff in my truck after PTS, I don't think your opinion carries much weight with me. You knew I was going to Hawaii for 2 weeks after the match, plus I went out of my way to get the stuff to you at TVP on my way back to Virginia after...
  10. Skigolfmike

    6.5 Creedmoor

    I read that it's pretty good. One thing to note is the German Salazar has experienced this and had his own example cases to show. I particularly liked this at the end of the article. The following note came from a friend who read the article. German, A good reminder of a loading...
  11. Skigolfmike

    6.5 Creedmoor

    Redding 6.5 CM bushing die with the 288 bushing, no expander ball.
  12. Skigolfmike

    6.5 Creedmoor

    bartizzle I will get it figured out. You are correct - too nice a rig to screw it up and safety is always number 1. Congrats on the good shooting Saturday.
  13. Skigolfmike

    6.5 Creedmoor

    FWIW, when that happened, I figured I was done. If the other RO had not been able to remove the rest of the case from the chamber, it would not have mattered at that point and I would have been done for sure. I was truly embarrassed that it happened and frankly I'm not about to porposely put...
  14. Skigolfmike

    6.5 Creedmoor

    I understand what you are saying and that makes sense. I'm just not sure that is happening. After 1500 rounds without problem 1 until now, with 7 - 8 reloads on some of the brass, the only thing that shanged is the powder. I even saw signs of head separation on brand new brass - first firing...
  15. Skigolfmike

    6.5 Creedmoor

    Probably because it's about 6.5 CM brass and loads.
  16. Skigolfmike

    6.5 Creedmoor

    These are the primers from ammo I've had no issue with. These are the primers from the problem rounds I think what I'm going to do at this point is start over with new brass and do load development and see where it ends up. If I have to I will cull all the brass in question. Checking the...
  17. Skigolfmike

    6.5 Creedmoor

    Well, I got some thinning to do. 1. I'm sizing the brass just as I have for 1500 rounds with no problems until now. I size it by removing the firing pin and ejector and turning the die down until the bolt falls free. 2. The brass from the lot that separated passes the paperclip test. 3. The...
  18. Skigolfmike

    6.5 Creedmoor

    You got me confused with Aimsmall. He deserves the credit for that story.
  19. Skigolfmike

    6.5 Creedmoor

    That's not it. it's the different powder lot. Had the same issue with brand new brass. Pics to follow.
  20. Skigolfmike

    6.5 Creedmoor

    This happened at the match this weekend. Not sure why yet. May be a different powder lot, may be the brass was shot. It was in the middle of a match and I went to a new box of ammo, recently loaded, and the 6th shot on the stage did the above. The other cases were partially split at the...
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