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  1. acourvil

    Rifle Scopes March 1-10 Shorty Mount

    Has anyone tried a wide single ring (e.g., the Nightforce 6 screw rings)?
  2. acourvil

    Accessories Bartlein 6mm MOD400BB Blank Gap #6 Contour

    I like the GAP #6 profile, I think of it as a hybrid of the heavy palma and varmint. It starts 1.250" x 3", has a heavy taper and finishes to .900" @ 26""
  3. acourvil

    6 Creedmoor - 115 DTAC HBN with H4350/Alpha LRP?

    With the disclaimer that I have never used Alpha brass, I would say that is a moderately hot load but not so hot I would worry about it unless you will be shooting in noticeably warmer temperatures later. But I would also re-check your speeds up to around 250 rounds through the barrel. While I...
  4. acourvil

    New Hornady 109gr 6mm ELD-M

    I have not tried to measure the bearing surface, but the profile of the 109ELDs is pretty close to the ATip profile, and in my 6 Creedmoor I get the same average velocity for the same load, so if you can shoot ATips in your 6BRA the 109ELDs should work as well.
  5. acourvil

    New Hornady 109gr 6mm ELD-M

    I got a chance to shoot these at longer ranges yesterday. Out to 500yds, it was pretty hard to tell the difference between the 109ELDs and 110ATips. At 600, there was maybe one click difference in elevation. When I true the drops out to 1000, I get a BC of .285-.290 for the 109ELDs and...
  6. acourvil

    Tripod rest: vise style or free rest craddle for medium range hunting

    I mostly agree with what Feniks said, but for me the solid connection works better. If you are clamped to the tripod, you need to practice and get comfortable with how you are bracing the tripod, and you need to make sure that your tension for adjustments is set just right, so that nothing...
  7. acourvil

    The effects of the transition from super to sub sonic on the 22lr

    I’m not aware of any studies for this. I know from experience that in pellet guns diablo style pellets lose stability in the transonic zone, but that some slugs (closer to .22LR shape bullets) seem to do better. And while not a direct correlation with accuracy, wind drift increases in the...
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    Tripod rest: vise style or free rest craddle for medium range hunting

    I would say (1) arca plate on rifle with a quick release tripod head, (2) sandbag on a plate, and then (3) vise saddle. For (1) and (3) you need a leveling base or ball head with the tension adjusted so that it doesn't slip easily but can be moved with reasonable pressure. All can be used...
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    WTB WTB- Found!!

    PM sent
  10. acourvil

    New Hornady 109gr 6mm ELD-M

    I saw a post on Facebook by George saying that they will be selling more online in normal quantity lots after they get pre-orders done. Not sure if that means they will be selling them long term or not, but if they are popular it seems likely.
  11. acourvil

    New Hornady 109gr 6mm ELD-M

    I loaded a handful of the 109 ELDs with the same load as my load for the 110 ATIPs and made a quick trip to the range. I shot a couple of groups with each, and based on that, I would say that there was no observable difference in how they shot at 100 yards. Speeds and results were close enough...
  12. acourvil

    New Hornady 109gr 6mm ELD-M

    Got mine. Some quick measurements on a dozen picked out of the box show excellant consistency. BTO ES is .001, OAL ES also .001, weights was a little more variable but ES was still only .24gn (108.90-109.14, and the 108.90 looked like an outlier). The BTO looks to be about .01 longer than the...
  13. acourvil

    I would like ideas for recovering a .22LR fired slug undamaged.

    Shoot into a pool, (obviously lots of caution factors)
  14. acourvil

    Cutting Edge CuRx loading tray

    Nice! PM sent
  15. acourvil

    New Hornady 109gr 6mm ELD-M

    44lb box by FedEx, hope they packed it well.
  16. acourvil

    New Hornady 109gr 6mm ELD-M

    Looks like they started shipping
  17. acourvil

    11mm Dovetail scope rings

    You can also use a low profile 11m to picatinny adapter and use standard pic rings.
  18. acourvil

    Primer pickup tube question

    You could set it off by striking it hard, or by a static spark. Neither is likely, with static maybe being more of a risk if the conditions are wrong. I push mine in with the plastic indicator rod that rides on top of the primers when they are loaded into the feeder (on a Dillon 550)
  19. acourvil

    Rimfire Cutting Edge 22lr

    3N37 worked well, but I get better results with Longshot
  20. acourvil

    Excessive bullet seating force despite using mandrel expander

    Are you lubing the necks? Wet tumbling gets the brass very clean, you need lube.
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