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Old 08-29-2024, 09:06 AM
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Just puttering about in the garage this morning, making sure my gear is all together for Saturday's match.
Maybe load some .222 today.
Big question of the day is Monday- partridge with the dogs, or take a trip up the river for another go at walleye and deer!
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Old 08-29-2024, 10:19 AM
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Sized and primed 50 - 270wtby. Going to shoot the last of the 17 I have loaded up to ensure it's still doing what I left it at. Then load them all and have it ready for the season.

Deep clean scrubbed 270/270wtby/7mm rem and newly acquired 280AI!!! . Patch out soaked the barrels for 2 hours, considered leaving over night, but wouldn't get to them till the following day after. Dumped a lot of carbon build up out of the barrels. Cleaning schedule needs to be revisited.

Studied some load development and searched the interweb for brass and components. Stayed up passed my bedtime and well enjoyed the solitude of the shop and loading bench!


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Old 08-29-2024, 10:27 AM
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I did the longest rifle cleaning in my life.

Three times I foamed the barrel with Outers foam cleaner. The patches came out deep blue and finally came out clear. Then I used Hoppes benchmaster cleaner and ran about 15 patches thru until there was zero gunk.

The rifle was new. Fired 40 rds of 300 win mag nosler partitions burning imr4350 powder. The filth in the barrel was wild. But so was the accuracy.....
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Old 08-30-2024, 10:57 PM
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Just received my 30 BR rifle and neck turned some brass so it will chamber rounds in the tight chamber. Made up a couple dummy rounds for testing bullet jump etc. and will hopefully fire form some brass tomorrow. Hope she shoots.
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Old 08-31-2024, 06:43 AM
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Got a smoking deal on a Tikka LH T3X in 6.5 creedmoor and been working up a.load ..shoots like a dream and no recoil . Going to be fun on some long distance dogs this winter.

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Old 09-01-2024, 08:23 AM
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Just received my 30 BR rifle and neck turned some brass so it will chamber rounds in the tight chamber. Made up a couple dummy rounds for testing bullet jump etc. and will hopefully fire form some brass tomorrow. Hope she shoots.
The 30 BR is a caliber that really has my interest. Read lots of articles claiming it dominates 100,200 and 300 yd score competition. I've shot alongside guys running them and they shoot..... bigger .308 bullet cutting line edges and X's always helps and barrel life (6000 +) is impressive.
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Old 09-01-2024, 10:28 AM
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The 30 BR is a caliber that really has my interest. Read lots of articles claiming it dominates 100,200 and 300 yd score competition. I've shot alongside guys running them and they shoot..... bigger .308 bullet cutting line edges and X's always helps and barrel life (6000 +) is impressive.
Good luck with new rifle.
Its almost cheating. Guy can shoot better with a .22 or .243 bullets and lose to the guy who shoots worse with the .308. Hmmm, maybe a 45 BR...case wouldn't have much of a shoulder though. lol.
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Old 09-01-2024, 05:29 PM
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i got 338 br dies......
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Old 09-01-2024, 05:51 PM
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Patterned about inspecting a Ruger#3 in 30/30Ackley IMP that I just may buy
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i got 338 br dies......
Did you build one?
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Old 09-01-2024, 06:08 PM
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Loaded and tested some rounds in my 280 Rem using 139gr Barnes LRX over H4831SC. Velocity is where I wanted but, accuracy wasn’t stellar. Certainly good enough to hunt with but, will prob try some 140gr Accubonds and see if it likes them a touch better.

Also loaded up and fired some 28 Nosler meds in my Ridgeline. 150gr TTSX & 160gr Partitions are certainly off the list. Hand loaded 160gr Accubonds shot better than the factory Nosler stuff. Just under an inch. The 140gr Accubonds though - oh my. Just at minimum book loads, Retumbo produced a 0.244” group at 3300fps avg & H1000 printed 0.291” at 3390fps. It obviously likes the bullet and both powders. I mean, I could but, don’t think I’ll push velocity any more as they are already cooking. Maybe 20 rounds of each, pick the lowest ES/SD and call that done. I suspect both will prob produce some pretty low numbers though. Good to have options at the very least.
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Old 09-01-2024, 08:50 PM
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Finished my 270wtby. 3 shot group at 400 yards was 3 inches, 150gr accubonds with imr7828, just my hunting gun. Was super happy. Loaded 50, so as Cat says, "i can feel engaged with my load" lol or something like that.



Shot some factory nosler 140gr out of the 280ai, still looking for dies and brass to get that combo going. Satisfied with the group though... Hand loads should bring that together nicely.




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Old 09-06-2024, 11:05 PM
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Its almost cheating. Guy can shoot better with a .22 or .243 bullets and lose to the guy who shoots worse with the .308. Hmmm, maybe a 45 BR...case wouldn't have much of a shoulder though. lol.
I don't disagree the .30 Br does feel like cheating. I am not going to use it for matches, it is going to be a gopher gun. I know crazy right, but it will be fun. Got a Sightron 6x24 Big Sky mounted on it today and hoping my seating dies and bushings for my Wilson dies, hurry up and get here. Unless some one wishes to part with some
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Old 09-07-2024, 06:28 AM
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Its almost cheating. Guy can shoot better with a .22 or .243 bullets and lose to the guy who shoots worse with the .308. Hmmm, maybe a 45 BR...case wouldn't have much of a shoulder though. lol.
They say a 30br is right up their with a 6ppc for inherent accuracy, but that it has a broader window of powder charges that works. Translation you don't need to load at the match like the bench rest crowd does. The downside is more recoil which in a weekend match shooting 3 classes matters.
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Old 09-07-2024, 01:34 PM
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Cleaned my to me, new Winchester 94-22
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Old 09-08-2024, 07:42 AM
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Prepped and primed 30 pieces of 7-08 brass for my moose hunt 10/1. Tomorrow I'll charge them and seat 139 LRXs.
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Old 09-08-2024, 11:06 AM
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Has nice wood! On the stock anyway! Will take her out to see how it shoot's!





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Old 09-09-2024, 11:49 AM
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Its almost cheating. Guy can shoot better with a .22 or .243 bullets and lose to the guy who shoots worse with the .308. Hmmm, maybe a 45 BR...case wouldn't have much of a shoulder though. lol.
Comes down to the nut behind the bolt. Triple Duece's , 6mm variants , whatever Vs 30 BR. Shoot more X's you win.
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Old 09-09-2024, 12:38 PM
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Years ago I put a 54 Anschutz action unto a 64 match rifle stock, and it took a lot of work and epoxy bedding compound.
Recently, one of my shooting buddies picked up a C.I.L. 180 (Anschutz 64) and wanted a rarget stock for it.
Soon, I an taking the same stock and reinstalling tge q80 into it
BIG job as the 64 is smaller in duster than tbe 64 and action screws need relocating once more !
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Just finished 3D printing of the bullet and the case feeders for the Dillon 750 they was great!!!!
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Gouged out a bunch of "mechanic" bedding from a Rem 700 BDL stock. Wish people without a clue would not screw up totally good firearms. Got the barreled action to fit plumb in the stock, removed material so the magazine would once again feed ammo. Action screws are now not twisting the action. Reinstall the scope and bases so the scope was no longer egg shaped.

Next I have to rip up the recoil lug bedding, because the "mechanic" bedded the front of the lug instead of the rear. Not sure if I will remove just enough material in front so I can skim bed the rear and front of the lug or just take it all out? and redo the whole thing. Will do a bit of bedding on the tang and repair the wood that was chipped out when the trigger group was forced into the stock. Good news is when I test fired the rifle in a SPS stock I had kicking around the rifle grouped quite well.

Maybe I should just buy a new MDT stock and be done? but I am cheap ...LOL
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Old 09-09-2024, 03:27 PM
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Gouged out a bunch of "mechanic" bedding from a Rem 700 BDL stock. Wish people without a clue would not screw up totally good firearms. Got the barreled action to fit plumb in the stock, removed material so the magazine would once again feed ammo. Action screws are now not twisting the action. Reinstall the scope and bases so the scope was no longer egg shaped.

Next I have to rip up the recoil lug bedding, because the "mechanic" bedded the front of the lug instead of the rear. Not sure if I will remove just enough material in front so I can skim bed the rear and front of the lug or just take it all out? and redo the whole thing.
Heavens, the mind boggles! LOL
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Heavens, the mind boggles! LOL
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Did get the factory trigger down to 32 OZ. with no creep or backlash and breaks pretty cleanly for a "lawyer trigger" so not a total lose.
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Old 09-11-2024, 04:52 AM
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Did get the factory trigger down to 32 OZ. with no creep or backlash and breaks pretty cleanly for a "lawyer trigger" so not a total lose.
Took that 64 action Annie down to just under 32 ounces .
someone previously had tried to adjust it without backing off the lock nut first and broke the sear adjustment screw. I need to dig through my spare Anschutz parts and find one.
When the lock nut i backed off however they turn easily!
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Finally did some shooting today. The result… 250 cases to be cleaned and prepped.
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Old 09-11-2024, 11:29 PM
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Took that 64 action Annie down to just under 32 ounces .
someone previously had tried to adjust it without backing off the lock nut first and broke the sear adjustment screw. I need to dig through my spare Anschutz parts and find one.
When the lock nut i backed off however they turn easily!
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I FL sized and neck flared 100 cases of .357mag and .45 Colt. And finished by FL sizing and neck flaring 50 cases of .38spl.

That gives me 2000 cases of each of those three calibers ready for primers, powder, and bullets. Come winter, the brass is ready to load.
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Friend let me try his AMP annealer. Did 165 6mm Dasher Lapua brass pretty quick. Beautiful job. Doesn't get much easier.
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Gouged out a bunch of "mechanic" bedding from a Rem 700 BDL stock. Wish people without a clue would not screw up totally good firearms. Got the barreled action to fit plumb in the stock, removed material so the magazine would once again feed ammo. Action screws are now not twisting the action. Reinstall the scope and bases so the scope was no longer egg shaped.

Next I have to rip up the recoil lug bedding, because the "mechanic" bedded the front of the lug instead of the rear. Not sure if I will remove just enough material in front so I can skim bed the rear and front of the lug or just take it all out? and redo the whole thing. Will do a bit of bedding on the tang and repair the wood that was chipped out when the trigger group was forced into the stock. Good news is when I test fired the rifle in a SPS stock I had kicking around the rifle grouped quite well.

Maybe I should just buy a new MDT stock and be done? but I am cheap ...LOL
If you use a heat gun to soften the bedding it comes out REALLY easy. Most bedding softens at around 220 to 250 F, so far below anything that would harm wood or most stocks. A lot less work than gouging it out.
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Has nice wood! On the stock anyway! Will take her out to see how it shoot's!


Nice! The one I had shot extremely well. Im sure yours will too
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