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    (New) Ultimatum DeFacto action (Tikka T3) Barreled action+trigger deal

    Just curious, Has anyone ever gotten theirs? I had told my friend about it(first precision gun), and he preordered one and then jumped ship last June. Now I see on their insta they are running a sale, and I see they have the de facto listed on their website with no mention of details or that...
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    Is there any real difference in electronic ear protection anymore?

    I have those. Previously I had the HL Impact sports(still have them as backup/lenders). the feature I love is that they really seal around my eye pro. The gel cups mold around them. I found the Howard Leights were so still, that the glasses caused a gap and allowed sound to get in. The gel cups...
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    Help a Rookie Reloader Interpret Load Development - 6.5 CM

    Ya, I'm trying to decide what to do now. Limited time to shoot and only have 35 rounds left of factory ammo. Next match is in a week and a half, so I might take tomorrow off to reload and shoot
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    Help a Rookie Reloader Interpret Load Development - 6.5 CM

    So what I did was I bought 600 of the same lot of Berger Ammo, shot about 200, then started attempting to reload while shooting the remainder 400 in PRS comps. So all the brass I used last time and this time were all once fired, cleaned, and trimmed at the same time. So I had 200 once fired...
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    Help a Rookie Reloader Interpret Load Development - 6.5 CM

    Alright guys, I could use a little more advice. I loaded some more rounds 3 1/2 months ago, and finally got around to shooting them all. They are all seated at the same depth. What I'm wondering is why I got dramatically different results from my last test in regard to ES, SD, and velocity. Any...
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    Reloading Equipment SOLD Hornady 6.5mm 140 ELD-M Bullets

    Sorry PFG, All sold to Jetson
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    Reloading Equipment SOLD Hornady 6.5mm 140 ELD-M Bullets

    SOLD I have 4x 100 round Packs of Hornady 6.5mm 140 ELD-M Bullets. All 4 packs are unopened and from the same lot. Asking $65/box Shipped. SOLD
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    Help a Rookie Reloader Interpret Load Development - 6.5 CM

    So today I took my newly finished loads with the Berger 140 Hybrid Targets out and performed the same test as last time, but varying from 40.7-42.5. All groups were shot at 100yds, 5 shot groups, Load: Berger 140 Hybrid Target H4350 Lapua Brass Fed 205M Also note, that the ES for 42.2 would...
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    Help a Rookie Reloader Interpret Load Development - 6.5 CM

    thanks for the detailed explanation! I was able to test it using the Erik cortina method. I was able to get the wax 10 minutes before a shop closed. I work in manufacturing and definitely understand the importance of lots. I was able to snag 2500 of these bergers from the same lot to help cut...
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    Help a Rookie Reloader Interpret Load Development - 6.5 CM

    Just as an update. Tested the jam using the Erik Cortina method and I measured my jam to be at 2.265” using the 5-26 comparator. I did it several times and it was always at that same point +/- 0.002”. Loaded some rounds 0.020” deeper, so a distance of 2.245”. That yielded extremely long rounds...
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    Help a Rookie Reloader Interpret Load Development - 6.5 CM

    That’s what I’m trying to find. And of course none on Amazon. My fear is the lanolin isn’t slick enough and allows the bullets to grab slightly as it’s extracted. That would then make me think the jam point is farther than they really are and might lend me in dangerous ground as I’m seating...
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    Help a Rookie Reloader Interpret Load Development - 6.5 CM

    Do you think the 1:10 lanolin mix is okay to use to live the bullet like Erik Cortina does to find jam? It looks like he’s using some die wax, but I don’t have any and I’m having a hard time finding it locally. I would order it but I’m hoping to get loading Friday. If not, i can order and wait
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    Help a Rookie Reloader Interpret Load Development - 6.5 CM

    I’m going to try and hit the range Saturday morning. Bullets came in today and I’m going to try and load some Friday if I can after work. The nodes should be somewhere around where they were last time based on what clcustom said. Hopefully I get good results and it confirms what I saw last time
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    Help a Rookie Reloader Interpret Load Development - 6.5 CM

    That’s good to know! I’m not a big reloading guy. I see it as a chore, but if I want to shoot and not pay an arm and a leg, I do it. Which is why I have 600 Lapua brass from the same lot of ammo. That way I can knock out big lots at one time
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    H4350

    Well, that went fast
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    Help a Rookie Reloader Interpret Load Development - 6.5 CM

    I’m thinking that maybe I’ll just shift it down to 40.5-42.5 and see what happens, and expect a node around 41.0 and 42.2. Since I’m changing bullets, the bearing surfaces between 140 Berger hybrids and the 140ELD-Ms are probably different and might shift those nodes around. And who knows, both...
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    Help a Rookie Reloader Interpret Load Development - 6.5 CM

    This honestly helped so much. My new Bergers come in tomorrow, and I’m going to just find my jam this weekend and go from there. I just got to do new load development to figure out powder charges first
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    Help a Rookie Reloader Interpret Load Development - 6.5 CM

    Thank you to all that contributed. It's been a tremendous help. Last weekend I pulled the bullet on the round that had slight pressure chambering. It was tight due to the brass. I increased the bump slightly and the issue went away. So that was the mystery piece. I checked again how far I...
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    Help a Rookie Reloader Interpret Load Development - 6.5 CM

    Don’t think it’s a carbon ring because the barrel has about 350ish rounds through it(300 factory and 50 reloads) Do you think a carbon ring could form that quickly? unfortunately no way to measure runout. If it makes a difference, using Forster full sized die, Forster ultra micrometer die...
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    Help a Rookie Reloader Interpret Load Development - 6.5 CM

    So update: I shot a match yesterday and one of the more experienced shooters there took a look at it and helped me out. Determined that it’s slightly pushing on the lands. Today I pulled the ejector and firing pin and kept seating a bullet deeper and deeper until the bolt fell without any...
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