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    Alpha brass base not flat

    Guys, I really screwed the pooch re measurements in my post above. I corrected it. Fwiw.
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    Alpha brass base not flat

    OP, there's a fair amount of info missing here. Over the years, I've had a couple of dud cases appear in a new batch of top-tier brass, but it's highly unusual. First, you said you have heavy bolt lift, ostensibly with mild load - what does that mean? What caliber? Bullet? Powder charge...
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    Odd Velocity Variance

    I concur with the suggestion to NOT clean after the next trip. And I NEVER use oil in a cleaned bore unless I'm removing the barrel from the action for storage. After cleaning, my rifles usually take 3 rounds to "settle." I primarily use Bore Tech C4 for cleaning; according to Bore Tech a final...
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    Question on Lapua performance differences

    tldr: If you're shooting at extended ranges (200+ yards) - try one of the long-range variants - Lapua Long Range or Super Long Range, or SK Long Range Match. A lesser-known and not-easily-found option that did well for me was RWS R100. I've tried three different lots of Lapua Long Range and all...
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    Red dot or reflex for rapid target acquisition during a PRS match

    If you can't quickly find your target - especially an up-close rimfire target - without a red dot, your magnification is too high. Use binoculars prior to your turn to shoot to note terrain features around targets to aid in acquisition. Seems to me that moving one's head around going from one...
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    Dumb question - stock compatibility Defiance Deviant

    Short answer is Defiance Deviant is an R700 clone so any R700-footprint stock/chassis SHOULD fit. I have a Deviant which has moved between an MDT ACC chassis and a Manners TCS stock with no issues at all. Wrt having an adjustable comb added to you existing Manners stock: I would contact Manners...
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    DeLane Development Group Rimfire Ventures

    It might be to your benefit to go all the way back to post 10,884 which marks the first post about the demise of "Vudoo" as we knew it. Over the next 35ish pages, you find @RAVAGE88 stepping up - not only to start a new company to provide parts and new "stuff" but also to go deeper into the...
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    Seating question

    Bottom line is, if you want to run compressed loads, you put up with inconsistent CBTO length. You wanna add crimp to try to keep bullet from moving, go ahead - and introduce another variable unless your case lengths are identical and even then... I tried compressed loads ONE time. Never again...
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    DeLane Development Group Rimfire Ventures

    Mike, a spring question and a trigger question related to this ^^^ post: Firing pin spring: After maybe 12-14k rounds on my 2019-vintage V22 (serial 20xx), is a new firing pin spring advisable? As far as what the rifle is telling me re accuracy, all is copacetic. I very seldom disassemble the...
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    Manners gone dark

    I received my stock this morning. While overnighting it to me is very much appreciated, it was unnecessary. I have communicated my thanks directly to Jim, who took my cc info yesterday and expedited shipping, and to @tmanners for his direct involvement. Looking forward to trying out the stock...
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    6mm BR

    I've used CFE223. It meters as well as one would expect with "ball" powder (actually it is very tiny flakes). While it's temperature-sensitive and not known for tight ES/SD values, it's relatively inexpensive and available.
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    Who wants to boycott 3 shot group reviews & reviewers?

    So if you think so much of the crap you're looking at is crap, whyinhell are you still looking at it? Boycott? The people to whom you object are living rent free in your head. Just put the f'ing phone down and live life more unplugged. I'm pretty confident that a significant percentage of the...
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    Manners gone dark

    It certainly appears that the logjam is breaking as I got a call this morning. My transaction has been completed and my stock should ship today. I did send Mr. Manners a timeline (with time stamps where appropriate) of my contacts with MCS. Any company can have a process/comms breakdown or make...
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    Manners gone dark

    @tmanners thank you for your DM. I will respond to it with my contact info and then touch base with you tomorrow (Wednesday) morning via text so we can figure out what happened. I've been fortunate for several years to have @Rob01 as a match buddy and mentor (and fellow cat daddy). It's his...
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    Manners gone dark

    I gave up after leaving multiple voicemails and emails last week. I placed an online order for a ready-to-ship stock the previous week. I didn't get an email confirmation so after a day or two I called. No answer, as usual. Then I realized I had created an account as part of placing the order...
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    DeLane Development Group Rimfire Ventures

    For people who may have come in late to this thread - there was commentary/question about the fast-twist project while Old Vudoo debris was still rising in the [fecal]storm back in April. Free, free at last, Mike wrote about it at some length back on page 223 of this forum. I was one of the...
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    DeLane Development Group Rimfire Ventures

    Somewhere way, way back in this thread (or maybe others) I recall @RAVAGE88 saying that his research shows an advantage to twist rates faster than standard 1:16 but realizing that advantage can take more than just swapping barrels. Certainly there are anecdotes in this forum of people screwing...
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    DeLane Development Group Rimfire Ventures

    I just sold my Rim-X in anticipation of a new Mike Bush no-compromise creation which takes correct advantage of a fast-twist barrel. It will need to go some to keep up with my 1st-gen V22 with 22" MTU / 1:16 Bartlein machined and installed at Old Vudoo (replaced original 20" Ace kukri)! Here...
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    1st group after bore sight/zeroing scope

    Yeah, get a GOOD bipod and bag. Not a $29.95 Caldwell pos. There are plenty of threads here on SH to confuse you about bipods, but it's hard to go wrong with Atlas, MDT, or Accu-TAC. There are plenty of other good ones. Despite what haters say, Harris bipods are fine - if - IF - they are...
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    Vudoo closed the doors…

    Standard black rat snake...? Mike, if you live where I think you live, that's pretty far north for them... Story time, circa early oughts. Neighbor hates snakes. Any snake. But rat snakes eat moles/voles/yard vermin. So when the kids reported a snake on (not-home) Mr. Dave's deck, I went to...
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