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I am a 39 year old male, six foot tall and 250lbs. I got a Polar FT4 watch for xmas. I walked 3 miles on my treadmill and my average heart rate was 120, i believe. The watch says i burned approximately 800 calories. Could this be correct?

I dont have my Hornady brass on hand to measure, but i am wanting to order a redding die and bushing today. Can anyone tell me what size bushing they are using for their hornady 6.5 cm brass? Thanks, avd

I received a custom barrel for a new rifle i am having built. About an inch from the muzzle it appears they were going to chop an inch off and then stopped. Is there a reason for this? Thanks in advance, avd

Soon i will be shooting a 6.5 creedmoor. I have ordered and received 6.5 cm brass from Hornady. However, is there other brass that can be formed into the 6.5 creedmoor? If so what is the process? Will a FL resizing die take care of it or is there more to it? I have been reloading for some time...

I want to order a new barrel for my Howa. However, I am uncertain what to ask for. What will i need to specify to the barrel maker and what will the barrel maker provide? What will the gunsmith have to do to install the barrel? Thanks in advance, avd

i have a harrel's 90 powder measure. i have had it around six months and have loaded ~1200 rounds with it. i have tried going slow, going fast, bumping it on the bottom, bumping it on the top, bumping top and bottom and so on. being accurate within a tenth of a grain is very optimistic. it may...

I have a heavy barreled howa in a Bell and Carlson stock. Right now i have a mark 4 on the gun. I am sending the mark 4 off for a new reticle. In the mean time i am putting a scope with a one inch tube on the gun. What height of rings should i get? The cheek piece on the B and C stock is pretty...

Lapua brass. The thickness of the necks are .013. So .013 times two is .026 and then i add .308. This comes out to .334. I am using a .332 bushing. The wilson neck die only sizes a third to half of the neck. This is my first time using the wilson neck die. The part of the neck, closest to the...

Looking at their site, you can "add female shapes to stencil" for an additional charge. However, there are no examples on their website. Does anyone have any pics? Thanks, avd

I recently switched to wilson dies. The bullet seating die comes with the base it sits on; the little disc with a hole in the center. Why is that necessary? I am using a Sinclair arbor press. I am sure this has been discussed but i couldnt find it. Thanks for the help. avd

Can someone give me a link or a lesson on how to remove the firing pin from the bolt on my howa 1500? I am working on seating depths and i want to try something. Thanks, avd

I have a TC Encore with a 24", standard taper barrel that i want cut down to 20" and recrowned. The breech end of the barrel needs facing off. Material needs to be removed from the breech end of the barrel via filing, lathe turning, milling??????? I am having a hard time finding anyone that...

In the past i have used rcbs dies, sometime i fl resize and the rest of the time i neck size only. But this time i am going to reload using wilson neck dies and and i am also going to bump the shoulders with a redding body die. The question is do i bump the shoulders before i neck size or vise...

I have a howa 1500 in a b&c stock that has already been skim bedded. i bought new bottom metal so i can use the removable magazines. i was told there will need to be "some inletting" to make it fit. What exactly does that mean? dremel, file, sand paper? i am trying to figure out if i can do it...

i am going to order a neck sizing die with the bushings. what size bushing(s) will i need? it is for a .308. thanks again, avd

i used a sinclair chamber length gage insert to measure my chamber length. I did it three times and got the same number each time which is 2.043". So what length should i trim my cases at? Thanks again, avd

I have a new RCBS neck sizing die and used it for the first time today. I tried to picture it the best i could but the neck die scratched/grooved the neck. Is this normal? And will it hurt anything? Thanks for the help. avd

I tried annealing for the first time. I only did a couple scrap pieces of brass. I painted the inside of the neck with 650 degree tempilaq. I let it dry good. I used a propane torch and slowly rotated the case until the tempilaq turned black, which was just a matter of seconds. The case...

I bought new lapua brass to load. It appears the necks have been annealed? Should i fl size, debur, chamfer, uniform pockets and flash holes.....? Or do i considered the new brass ready to go? Thanks for the help, avd

Recently Mark did some work on my Howa. He did great work in a more than reasonalble amount of time. Bolt Knob Conversion Crowning Lapping Lugs Cerakote Mil Spec Green APA Brake Scope, base and rings He is also patient with all my stupid questions. Great work, great comunication and excellent...