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    OCW Test - 100 yds - How much wind is too much?

    I'm with Diver160651. Wait for better weather. I do agree that wind won't affect bullet at 100yds. Though I have shot in winds strong enough to move my target/stand and buffet me at the bench. So, I wait for calm day and also a temp of 70 degrees. Calm day and 70 degrees works for me for...
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    best calipers, preferably digital

    Like flyer above I own 2 sets of the Amazon models @ around 20-20+ each. And both measure consistantly with each other and hold zero. I did however buy an Igage ball micrometer and stand. So I'll leave the jury out on the less expensive calipers but add a + 1 for the Igage micrometer. FWIW...
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    6.5 CR, 147 ELD Match, Reloder 16, 17, 23 (yes, more info.)

    40.4 gn of RL-17 works best for me and MV of 2700-+/-ish. 140 gn bullets. 24" bbl. But, I post wondering about your early charge weights and velocities. I noticed in several instances your charge weights increased while your MVs decreased. Any exlanation for that? Just curious. Thanx, lg
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    TiborasaurusRex shooting a water bottle at 1072 yards with a .260

    IMVHO, best post in this and the other thread. lg
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    TRASOL vs Strelok Pro

    I'm with the other (most) Strelok Pro users here. I am totally satisfied with it. Intuitive enough for me. Works. Had a question and emailed the maker and got an immediate reply. But, I have not used the other choice. Did not care for Hornady's 4dof of whatever's user interface. SP is...
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    What is a good SD ?

    Under 10 for me. Further the better. I use the SD as a guide to how consistent I am in my reloading. A QC thing. Spife in his first post above hit a nail on the head, IMO, only I apply what he said when it comes to ESs. See what affect the upper end and lower end (MVs) in my ES have...
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    6.5CM short OAL

    Will do. My shooting days are about over up here. But, am heading for AZ the end of the month. Once I get settled in there for the winter, I will get out to the ranges there and give these loads, I've got twelve worked up now, a go in my AR-10. I'm taking that rifle.
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    6.5CM short OAL

    Not to hijack thread,honuswagner, but I have been working on loads for and using my bolt gun. But, been limiting my COAL to 2.80-2.81 and hoping they would work out in my AR-10, also due to its mag length. My AR likes Hornady factory box 140 ELD-Ms and also Hornady's 140 HPBT American Gunner...
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    Rifle Scopes Pls help a rookie finding "the best" scope to start with

    Earlier you mentioned you liked a Vortex reco but was more than your budget. Look at the Vortex Razor HD 5-20x 50. It's Gen 1. I own one and it fits most your requirements. I also own a Kahles K 624i (on my bolt gun) and kept my Razor (on my AR-10). Get the Vortex 35mm cantilever mount...
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    6.5CM short OAL

    Just a thought- if possible, next time you go to the range, take your OAL guage, modified case and a new bullet, caliper, etc, with you . Ask a range officer if there is anyone there who has used the guage and have that person, ask that person, to take a measurement for you. See what they...
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    6.5CM short OAL

    Real curious to see how this turns out. Please let us know. My guess (knowing nothing) from another particpant here: "2. It was chambered with a zero freebore reamer and they forgot to throat it. " Good luck, lg
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    143 ELD X, soft plastic?

    Thanx. I got mine a few months ago after waiting on back order for months. Figuring I have the new 'improved' version. Oh. Good to know I can order a replacement stem if I ever need to. lg
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    143 ELD X, soft plastic?

    I'm using a Forster UltraMicrometer seating die and I am not having this problem with 140 ELD-Ms, FWIW.
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    6.5CM Quickload Help

    Don't have QL ( 'yet'). Your case capacity is 0.6 gn under my 1XF Hornady brass (53 gns H20 - average). Doesn't sound like much but it is. I looked in Hornadys 10th ED loading manual and they do not list RL-16 or RL-26 for the 143 ELD-X. If they did, you could have used their numbers and...
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    6.5CM short OAL

    Hornady's Factory 140 ELD-M is 2.80" COAL, out of the box. 6.5CM. My rifle is an RPR. Loading to 2.80" puts my CBTO around .04X"s , depending on measurement using Hornady's tool. If I read you right you are touching the lands with a COAL in the 2.7X's?? 'Sumthin' don't add up.....as your...
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    Muzzle Brake Gas Dispersion and LabRadar

    My RPR brake shoots gas 90 degrees l/r and also approximately 45 l/r to the rear. I've positioned my LR in places suggested above and had mixed results. I now position my LR app 6" to the left of the muzzle and a couple inches ahead of the muzzle. There is a facebook group 'LabRadar...
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    Most valuable piece of equipment you have purchased

    Good trigger.
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    Winchester M70

    Yes you are and I am jealous! I owned a post-'64 Mod 70 in 264 WM and loved that rifle. Good shooter, and I miss it in every way except the recoil. :) Congratulations and good luck with the build.
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    Large Frame AR Purchase Recommendations

    Seems like you are looking into and at more spendee rifles than this but I've owned RRAs AR-10 in 6.5mm 20" bbl for two seasons now and I've run it with all kinds of ammo and my reloads without a hitch , gltich or bxxxx. I bought it because a friend owned a RRA and he used to shoot on one of...
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    Rifle Scopes Razor Gen2 or Kahles 624i

    I'm with kissodeath. Own both (well, actually Gen 1 Razor). Bought the Kahles after and originally intended to sell the Vortex. But, decided to keep it and glad I did. Glad to have both.
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