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I just bought a random Savage Mark2 plinker the other day and don't want to throw a NF on it. Unfortunately, I don't know much about cheap scopes since I normally pay the big bucks. I was wondering if anyone can recommend something in the $150 or below range that is the best bang for the buck. I...

I'm surprised by people constantly talking about the lot to lot variation in powder. What I have been doing myself for quite a while is buying a few 8lb jugs of powder of the same brand and then mixing it in a 5 gallon bucket then seperating it back into the jugs. This assures me that I have...

I found that new .308 brass out of the box had run out from .005"-.007". Anyone else found this to be true for them as well?

I'm looking to get a bullet feeder for my LNL AP. Can anyone tell me which they think is better? I did some reading and it appears that the Hornady does not have automatic shutoff when it's full? Any help is appreciated!

So I've been using this Lee .308 collet die for awhile now. I notice that anytime I anneal my brass and then use the collet, it will collapse the case. However, on cases that have not been annealed, it works like a charm. The cases are definately not over annealed. I can run them through the...

I'm working up some loads from 42grn to 46grn varget for a new 175SMK load. They are loaded to 2.820 OAL in Winchester brass with CCI 200. Has anyone tried 46grn of Varget yet? Any pressure signs? I just did a 10 rounds so far.

I've adjusted parallax countless times but it always bug me that I'm afraid that I'm moving the rifle itself when I do my "nodding" causing me to adjust the parallax incorrectly. Then I will redo it several times until I think it's right. What a waste of time. Does anyone have any tips on...

I'm trying to load for .223 in my hornady lnl ap. The first station is the full sizing die. This requires lube to do a fl sizing. After sizing it will go through the rest of the stations to form a complete cartridge. The complete cartridge is full of lube and in the process spread that lube...

So last night I was making some handloads and accidentally got a few granules of powder into the scale itself. If you look straight into the scale, you can see the hole where the black scale tray fits into. That is the hole that I got a few grains into. I double checked everything and it still...

Has anyone else ever got a Amax bullet without the red ballistic tip on it? I just found one last one while loading some .308 up. Looks like a super large hollow point.

I've been looking on Sinclair for the past 4 months waiting for their .30 cal case gage length to be back in stock but they are still out. Where else can I get one? I'm looking for something similar to the below picture. The picture was taken off of another post here about case prep for reloading.

I just measured some of my sized Win brass and they measured .331 at the neck. That would mean that the neck is .0115 thick. This sounds pretty thin to me compared to what I have read around the forums.

This past weekend I was working up some loads to verify my previous results. I was loading for a Rem 700 26" barrel in 1/12 twist. I loaded from a range of 41grn to 45.5 grn IMR 4895 pushing a 155grn AMAX. I moved up in .5 grn increments and shot 9 rounds per increment. The results show that...

Is the only difference between the two is that the Competition has a micrometer and the Type S which is A LOT cheaper does not? Is it worth it to get the Competition with micrometer? Thanks for the help!

So I bought one of those Harbor Freight digital calipers that people rave about. I got the old one 2 years ago. The price was right and the quality of the caliper actually exceeded my expectations. It is very accurate and repeatable. Today I decided to get another one since they had it on sale...

I just got 2 bags of Winchester brass. They don't seem to come annealed. Has this been your experience?

Is bumping the shoulder back approx 0.002 really necessary? I mean, if you have no problems loading or extracting, it just sounds like another step that slows down the loading process. Also wouldn't setting the shoulder back work the brass more than just neck sizing and calling it quits? The...

I loaded some .308 155grn A-Max with IMR 4895 in the past and at 40grn, I was getting less than half MOA at 100. Quite surprised at the results. I loaded some Varget and started the load at 40grains and worked up to 43grans. At 40grains, the grouping was COMPLETE CRAP. I noticed as I worked up...

I recently checked my OAL in my Remington 700 and I got different figures using brass that are full sized and brass that are firm formed with only neck sizing. I have the Stoney Point OAL gauge with the modified case. I assume that this modified case is a full sized case. When I do the...

If I am setting the focus on the eye piece, which setting should the parralax be at? Should it be set to infinity before I start to adjust the eyepiece? Thanks!