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    Weight of your rifles. (need to gather data)

    Re: Weight of your rifles. (need to gather data) Rem 700 SPS-T 20" heavy barrel .308 B&C medalist stock Bushnell 3200 10x EGE base, Burris XTR rings Harris 9-13" BRM swivel 12.5 pounds empty.
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    Sniper Central set ups.

    Re: Sniper Central set ups. Also, I just bought a bare bone 700 SPS Tactical for the barreled action. Oh BTW, it shoots .364" at 100 yards!
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    Sniper Central set ups.

    Re: Sniper Central set ups. I just finished a build based on / inspired by SniperCentral's Remington package a few months ago. This was my first foray into bolt guns and took a few weeks. Pros: Education/Knowledge - I spent a ton of time reading and researching just about...
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    Humidity affect powder volume?

    Re: Humidity affect powder volume? Thanks a lot for the helpful replies. Turns out humidity is also a factor for internal ballistics. That said, I will now leave the jug of powder in out for a few days with the dehumidifier running and load up a few rounds well within the safe ranges and see...
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    New Rem 5r 308 wont eject brass. What is fix?

    Re: New Rem 5r 308 wont eject brass. What is fix? I think RCW got it- My SPS did the same thing, perfect extraction but 4 out of 5 times it would fail to eject. Plunger was working fine, in fact I could take the bolt out and just place a piece of brass under the extractor and brass would fly...
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    Humidity affect powder volume?

    Re: Humidity affect powder volume? So once I get my dehumidifier up running, I should leave the jar open and check if it has returned to it's usual volume (42.3 grains per 3.1cc's)? Ck_32 - Thanks for the warning, my first thought was to chuck it but it wasn't damp, just humid and I...
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    Humidity affect powder volume?

    Two weeks ago I opened a new jar of Varget, one dip with the Lee 3.1cc powder dip measured about 42.3 grains. I left the jar open by accident in my basement which is humid. Then tonight, with the SAME dipping and leveling off method as before and same dipper, one dip yielded around 43.8 grains...