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    Caliber choice between 6.5 creedmoor and 6 creedmoor?

    Got more than that on current 6.5CM barrel.... but yeah 6BR has been my go-to match caliber for awhile. My biggest weakness is reading wind, not setting elevation. Very little difference in 1000-yard wind deflection of 6mm/105gr vs 6.5mm/140gr Berger Hybrids at 2775fps, and I'll take the 1.0-mil...
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    Caliber choice between 6.5 creedmoor and 6 creedmoor?

    OP doesn't say what the calibers will be used for, but he mentions price. So I'll say that the first thing I think of in a 6.5CM vs 6CM discussion isn't trajectory or recoil. It's the fact that a 6CM barrel will be toast in under 2000 rounds. With mild factory ammo, it's likely a 6.5CM would...
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    Cartridges for plinking suggestions

    If OP likes/wants to reload for this plinking endeavor, I would second buying (Tikka Varmint / Super Varmint) or building (Zermatt Origin) a good .223 bolt gun. As mentioned, reloading gear already on hand. Otherwise, a good .22LR. CZ 457 Varmint or MTR is easy button. If I had to give up all...
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    Vudoo Left Hand 360 availability UPDATE

    Sigh. I had my doubts that Vudoo could maintain the level of customer support they provided in those early first years. When I got my first-gen rifle in early 2019, I told one of the then-principals of the company that I hoped they wouldn't choke on their own growth. They quit offering left-hand...
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    New Brass too short?

    I bought 1000 new same-lot Starline .223 cases several years ago. They do run short. A buddy of mine experienced the same thing with his Starline .223 brass. --- I second the previous suggestion to fireform cases using CCI 400 primers instead of your BR-4 (or CCI 450 magnum) primers. I'd do this...
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    6.5 Creedmoor Brass NOT CHAMBERING

    While most people think of a case gauge as being like the Wilson product on the left, the Whidden gauge on the right makes measuring from SAAMI and observed offset easy. I usually find virgin brass to measure under spec (0.00 on the gauge; e.g., new brass will come in at -0.003 or somesuch)...
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    Are precision .22 rimfires ammo picky or

    Agree - I've seen this with my lot-tested (Lapua west facility in AZ) Center-X. Shoots well in every rifle in which it's been used. Unfortunately: I'm down to the last two bricks of the two cases I ordered. Ryan at the test center reported to me last week that wait time for a test slot is...
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    6.5 Creedmoor Brass NOT CHAMBERING

    That.Is.For.Sure.
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    Are precision .22 rimfires ammo picky or

    For me, sample sizes for accuracy and velocity for a given rifle/barrel are decided with a minimum of 25 rounds, preferably double that. Accuracy: consistent 3/8" at 50, one-MOA at 100 in optimal conditions, with a fair number of 5-shot groups 2/3 or even half that size. I am fortunate to have...
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    Are precision .22 rimfires ammo picky or

    "It depends." My first-gen Vudoo (Bartlein barrel cut & installed at Vudoo) does quite well with a variety of Lapua, SK, Eley, and RWS SKUs. The labels it doesn't like - it definitely doesn't like and lots seem to have relatively little influence. My Rim-X with Shilen barrel is far pickier. It...
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    Why do you like rimfire?

    I too remember that first shot. I was maybe 6 years old, visiting one of a zillion aunts/uncles/cousins on my mother's side - no memory at all of which one - "out in the country" in rural NC. An older guy (may have been a teenager) comes out of the house with a .22 rifle. I had no idea what it...
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    MDT Field Stock for the 10/22

    I got one for my son's CZ-455. I agree it's a very nice piece for $200 (BF sale). One thing I haven't found (looked for about 10 minutes on the MDT web site) is the stock screw tightening torque.... ?
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    Bergara Ballistic Calculations / Error

    With a 50-yard zero and goal of truing your calculator at 100 yards, adjust your velocity. With a BC of .35, you will get elevation solutions far too low at longer ranges. And yes, you should have an accurate velocity from the Garmin - but the bullet speaks. You have to adjust ("true") your...
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    Bergara Ballistic Calculations / Error

    I'll be curious as to what you learn. I have a couple of predictions... With CCI SV in your Bergara, I would expect your Extreme Spread / Standard Deviation (ES/SD) values to be in the 45+/15+ range for 10 or more shots (lower is better, of course; any long-string ES below 30 is good for a .22...
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    243 vs 6mm Dasher trying to understand....

    The .243 was developed as a hunting cartridge with 80-100 grain bullets out of a 1:10 twist barrel at 3000-3200 fps. The 6BR was designed from the outset as a benchrest cartridge with slightly lower velocities. As Spife said, the 6BR is more efficient, getting a 90-grain bullet to ~3000 fps...
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    Bergara Ballistic Calculations / Error

    Lots of good information above. Condensing some main points, maybe adding a couple: Velocities printed on ammo boxes may as well be pulled out of your backside. While they're fine for getting started in absence of a chronograph, they are essentially useless as input for a ballistic calculator...
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    Is there a consensus re: thread locker on breaks? In what scenarios should it be used on a bolt gun? I don’t have a silencer (live in CA)

    Nope, you really didn't. You asked a question, and people answered according to their own frames of experience/knowledge. That's what I did... and got respectfully schooled by @Supersubes . I learned something, and hopefully you got your question answered.
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    Is there a consensus re: thread locker on breaks? In what scenarios should it be used on a bolt gun? I don’t have a silencer (live in CA)

    I've learned something new. Thanks for this!
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    Is there a consensus re: thread locker on breaks? In what scenarios should it be used on a bolt gun? I don’t have a silencer (live in CA)

    I've been playing with precision rifle for eight years and five different centerfire rifles, and I've had a brake come loose exactly once... and it was my fault for getting distracted while cleaning the rifle and not tightening down the lock nut correctly. I cannot imagine gunking up my muzzle...
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    What is the next step to go from reloading to precision reloading?

    OP, you say you want to get 5-shot groups in the .4" range at 100. Ok, that's not a terribly unreasonable thing to ask of a good rifle. A worthwhile question is, though - are you as a shooter capable of it? In days past when I've had problems, I get one of my known-good-shooter buddies to have a...
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