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    Barrel advice

    I would go with SS heavy palma. Go heavy.
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    Tikkas are better than....

    I was once invited to Sako's factory in Rihimaki along with some other visitors from other EU countries- mostly dealers and journalists. It was in pre-Beretta times. We were really impressed with the manfacturing process and quality control. However, it was 20 years ago. During that time the...
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    How important is rifle's balance?

    What did you use? Steel spacers? Bag rider?
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    How important is rifle's balance?

    I plan to add 2 stainless steel bars to the buttstock. I think it can make up to 2lbs. My rifle is now 19 lbs. The barrel itself is about 6.5lbs.
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    How important is rifle's balance?

    I shoot f open. I run straight profile mostly. I was thinking about a taper like heavy varmint profile. But in a chassis like mdt I don't really see significant potential to add weight to the rear.
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    How important is rifle's balance?

    I would like to go beyond discussion on muzzle deflection and weight/length ratio. Well respected gunsmiths (like A.Wheeler) as well as top f-class shooters say that balance is crucial for the rifle to properly slide in the rest and rear bag. I find it difficul to balance a competition rifle...
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    Thinking about cutting down my 27" 6BR barrel

    what contour are you running? what groups are you getting out of 26" at 300m?
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    Thinking about cutting down my 27" 6BR barrel

    My shooting practice evolved in recent years from F-class to 100-300m benchrest. I currently run 6BR 27" 1-8 Krieger. I am thinking all the time about what Dan Lilja posted on his website: https://riflebarrels.com/a-look-at-the-rigidity-of-benchrest-barrels/ Considering increase of velocity...
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    Inconsistent shoulder bump after sizing and ogive after seating

    I was asking myself the same question as OP. I follow pretty much the same process and frankly speaking I get 0.0005-0.001 variance in shoulder bump across 50 cases of Lapua brass on average. There are many reasons for this: -variance in case wall thickness -variance in case hardness (even...
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    Is your seating die micrometer accurate

    die manufacturers are wrong? Which one are you referring to in particular? or maybye all of them?
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    6.5 Creedmoor Vihtavuori N150 bullet 130 help

    Hallo Thomas, First off VV 150 does not seem like optimal choice IMO in this particular case. In your case I would do 2 things: Simulate the burning curve in QL with as much exact data as possible (case volume etc.). If you determine the max charge I would go back 4% and start going back from...
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    Is your seating die micrometer accurate

    it's not the die, it's the brass. I use Redding, Wilson and Forster all with micrometer screws. All are extremely accurate. The reason I can get unconsistent seating depth (I mean by that more than one thau variation) is brass. If there is deifferent hardness in the brass you will see it while...
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    Oryx Bag rider

    I would like to report to you guys that my complaint about lack of bag rider for the oryx chassis has a happy ending. pfl338 and I engaged offline in the discussion on the bag rider design and pfl338 being a skilled engineer machined a beautiful prototype of the oryx chassis bag rider. It is a...
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    "Sniper" competition=no rear bag?

    Many local clubs in continental Europe organize "sniper" matches. There has to be always the word "sniper" in the name of the match (sniper challenge, sniper marathon, you name it). In many cases they specify in the rules that you cannot use any rear bag while shooting prone. I never served in...
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    Oryx Bag rider

    @Ldecker81 very nice:). The problem with this kind of guage is sliding through a proper F-class/benchrest rear bag. for sliding we need an angled bag rider or a round one like in the dolphin stock
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    Rechambering?

    I am also wondering whether it makes sense. How much more life will it give a barrel that has 2000 rounds through it.
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    Weird accuracy issues

    1. check the stock bedding, 2. check free floating of the barrel, 3. check the scope mount. mount the scope again in quality mount, 4. adjust the trigger, 5. properly install the muzzle brake, 6. shoot test groups using front rest (Lenzi/SEB or comparable) and a solid rear bag. not a harris...
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    Oryx Bag rider

    mine is flat. probably earlier generation.
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    Oryx Bag rider

    I live in continental Europe, but they do not offer an oryx bag rider. You cannot mount a picatinny rail under the buttstock.
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    Oryx Bag rider

    it does not in my case. It makes me make my own diy bag rider or switch to a more expensive chassis. plain and simple.
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