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    Jambing a bullet into the lands, using Hornady OAL to find base to Ogive, Help me?

    OK, I cannot really quite figure out what I am seeing today. I have Hornady's OAL Gauge, their bullet comparator, and headspace gauges as well. I am trying to work up a load in a Savage 7mm SAUM that I screwed together. Has a custom throated Shilen Select Match barrel. Bullet is Berger 180...
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    Needing advice with a 7mm Saum shooting 180 Berger VLD Hunting bullets.... Which powder?

    Built up this gun on a Savage short action with a Shilen Select match stainless 26" barrel in heavy sporter. The max COAL in the Savage SA is about 2.990", so I had Shilen throat to a dummy cartridge with that length. (quite short throat) Stock is a laminate Boyds, which I pillar bedded with...
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    Shooting rests, versus bags. Need a better setup.

    I have limped by for years with a half empty bag of shot and a couple old ankle weights for jogging from when ran track (long ago).. I realizse I am spending $1000s in guns and optics and have not upgraded some basic stuff. I am shooting off a table at the range. They supply one of those...
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    Bummin... Need some experienced condolance/advice

    Built my own 7mm SAUM using Savage SA action. Shilen barrel, match grade stainless in 26" heavy sporter, custom throated to allow me to seat 180 VLD Berger to lands, assuming magazine max of 2.990 COAL. Was very pleased that Shilen seems to have truely gotten the throat EXACTLY to what I...
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    Excessive headspace? Safe approach??

    I have reloaded for years but I'm no pro. I never crossed the current situation and would like some advice. Could not quite find the answers searching here and yonder... Old sporterized Carl Gustov 6.5x55 Swede that I picked up for a spare. Turns out to be a shooter -- all groups under 1.5"...
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