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  1. acourvil

    Resurrecting Cutting Edge Bullets 32Grn

    I shoot the 32gn with 2.2gn Longshot, around 1400fps, around 1 MOA at 50 yds, 1.5MOA at 100 yards. I also tried VV 3n37 but got better results with Longshot. There’s probably room for improvement, but I set this rifle up for small game hunting and reached the “good enough” level so I haven’t...
  2. acourvil

    144 Berger LR hybrid vs 147 eld-m

    I think 1:8 twist is pretty marginal for the 156. But I agree, you should shoot what works best in your setup. All other things being equal, higher BC is better, but only if it shoots well.
  3. acourvil

    144 Berger LR hybrid vs 147 eld-m

    I was shooting the A-Tips ~2980 out of a 1:7 twist barrel. Hornady said they were spinning too fast, my barrel was too worn, the throat was too rough etc, lots of reasons why it was my fault. I shoot the Berger 153.5 at ~3030 and have never had a problem.
  4. acourvil

    144 Berger LR hybrid vs 147 eld-m

    The 153 A-Tips shot really well for me, but I started getting about a 10% failure rate (they would blow up before getting to the target). I never had any problems with the Bergers.
  5. acourvil

    144 Berger LR hybrid vs 147 eld-m

    I only shoot to 1000, but I have had great results with the Berger 153.5 LRH. The 144 LRH also shot well, but the extra BC from the heavier bullet is a benefit.
  6. acourvil

    NEW From Zermatt Arms - RimX Actions

    I have low sears on B&A triggers in mine and they work perfectly.
  7. acourvil

    **6 Creedmoor**

    What twist is your barrel?
  8. acourvil

    New Hornady 109gr 6mm ELD-M

    Since you quoted my post, I’ll reply. I had no stability issues with the 109ELD at 600-1000yds. But I use the A-Tips after 600 yards because they have better BC. The 109ELDs shoot fine for me out to 1000yds, but the ATips shoot better. Again, this is in a 1:7.25 twist barrel, and it is a 6...
  9. acourvil

    Beger VLD Jump?

    I think the only way to know for sure is to try it. I have shot the 6.5mm VLDs at .150 in one rifle and they hammered. I’ve also shot them at jam, .020 and .050 in different barrels with great results.
  10. acourvil

    RimX vertical stringing from Lapua test center lot testing

    It was a while ago, but when I sent my RimX with a Krieger barrel to the Lapua test center, I asked how it did relative to other rifles they were seeing. I was told it was better than average, but he also volunteered that a lot of people with RimX actions were using Proof barrels and that in...
  11. acourvil

    SOLD Sold

    I’ll take it if it’s not already sold.
  12. acourvil

    Do the pros use stainless steel pin/wet tumble or Dry Tumble?

    From my perspective, the disadvantages are that it is more work than some other methods, the brass needs to be rinsed and dried, sometimes pins get stuck in the case necks (depends on caliber) and the necks need to be lubed because they are too sticky because they are so clean. Having said...
  13. acourvil

    Do the pros use stainless steel pin/wet tumble or Dry Tumble?

    Complete BS. There are some disadvantages to wet tumbling with pins, but that’s not one of them.
  14. acourvil

    Brass Rotation

    It depends. For hunting rifles, I have maybe 100 cases from a single lot that I rotate. For competition stuff, I typically have maybe 300 of a single lot that I rotate. I mark the cases so I know how many times the cases have been fired and keep them separated by rifle/lot.
  15. acourvil

    Rifle Scopes March-FX 1-10X24 34mm

    I agree w/ Denys. I have a march scope that has double rotation markings on the windage turret. The only thing that the 2nd revolution markings does for me is make it harder to read the 1st revolution markings. I would rather have just one revolution marked with larger numbers.
  16. acourvil

    Range Report Hornady 147 ELDM blowing up

    Same here. The barrel that was blowing up the 153gn A-Tips was just fine with the 153.5gn Berger LRHT bullets. That was a 26” Bartlein 5R 1:7 barrel with maybe 1100 rounds on it, bullet speed ~2980fps. My point was that there are a lot of variables and the 147s might work, you don’t really...
  17. acourvil

    Range Report Hornady 147 ELDM blowing up

    Give them a try and see what happens. There are a lot of factors that can contribute to the problem: rotation rate (twist/fps), barrel type, number and style of lands, barrel age/condition, bullet jump to lands, how clean/dirty the barrel is, etc. Your configuration/use might be ok (or it might...
  18. acourvil

    Two groups same aim point???

    Also check the parallax setting on your scope.
  19. acourvil

    Hornady 6 Creedmoor brass...is it reloadable?

    Sell, it someone will use it, especially since Lapua has paused production of 6 CM brass.. Lapua is better brass, but the Hornady is serviceable.
  20. acourvil

    6.5 prc with 153 Atip

    That's pretty close to what I experienced, i.e., a 10% loss, albeit I was shooting about 2980fps in 1:7 twist. At that time, Hornandy's box said 1:8 twist MINIMUM, and their reloading data showed loads to 3100fps. But if you used the Miller formula it showed the 153gn A-Tip as not better than...
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