lancetkenyon

My daughter had a 12AE late hunt last year. Weather and snow play a major role. We saw bucks all over. Low and high.

Phoenix Custom Rifles has done my bedding/stock work in about a 2 week turnaround when they are busy, and 1 week when they are not busy.

You must drink....a lot. Been there a few times, along with Arrowhead Grill, my favorite. Usually for my wife and I, we are out about $130/140 with tip. No alcohol though. Went with my brother and SIL, and it was about $320 with a couple drinks.

We had two black dobies when my older daughter was a baby. She was about 9 months, they were 8 weeks. Put them in the playpen together. Those dogs were sloop protective of her, they would not let anyone near her but my wife and I. Not grandparents, friends, no one. They would get between her and other people and block her out form going to anyone. Had them for about 8 years, then one got lost during a big storm that blew my fence down. Had the other for about 3 more years. Loved those mutts.

3.875+/-" COAL. I know I have to back them off at least .0500" to fit in the Wyatt's box I ordered @ 3.825". But I always ladder test on the lands.

I know. I was just mess in my around since the photo is basically a silhouette.

I have a great load worked up in my ride for them. They fly fantastic. I almost had Taylor use them last year on her elk hunt. I know a guy in Montana who uses them on elk with great results.

Looks like a black Doby to me...

Went out on some other load development, and got my .300RUM some range time this morning with some very promising results. Shooting some charge weight testing loads at 200. Good speeds too. Just a hint of pressure at the top load with the bullet touching the lands. Hoping tonreduce pressure once I get better headspacing with fire formed brass and a bit of jump to lands. Speeds were between 3042 and 3070 across 5 loads. Tough to see through the spotter, but cold bore was dead on, about 1/4" high at 200. First 3 shots

Hands down, the Magnetospeed is what I would buy if I were looking. The Ohler 35 is a good unit too. And the LabRadar is awesome, but pricey. All that being said, I use a fairly cheap Chrony unit, but I just used mine to get close, and then verify drops and true my ballistics with LR confirmation.

Definitely a sign of pressure, but these are pretty minor, and the only sign it showed. I have seen far worse from factory loads. These are new brass, so headspace has not been refined to my chamber. The excessive headspace of factory new brass, in this case a .016" short shoulder, definitely causes some pressure too. I doubt I would see the same ejector mark using fire formed brass with a .002" shoulder bump and the same charge weight and seating depth. I also do all of my ladder testing with the bullet touching the lands, which also increases pressure. I do this so I know I am at the absolute max for pressure, with the possible exception of using a powder that is temp sensitive, and doing load development at low ambient temps, then going shooting with a 50 degree higher temp. Basically, stacking a lot of the possible causes of pressure, to ensure once load development is complete, this will not be an issue in the future. But I do want to work in the higher node to wring all the speed I can get out of it. I have a light load for the rifle already using a 210 HVLD @ 2960. So these will be strictly for killing stuff. There are several signs of pressure, from mild to holy crap! Excessive speed, excessive recoil, hard extraction/sticky bolt lift, case head swipes, ejector marks, bent case head rims, flattened or cratered primers, pierced primers, soot around the primer pocket, blown primers, loose primer pockets when re-priming if low round count on brass, and in extreme cases, case head separation, cracked case walls, ruptured cases, ruptured actions, etc. Here are a few examples: Bad ejector mark with brass flow Case head swipe Various severities of flattened primers Cratered primer

Tupperware is not meant to withstand high pressures. Just saying. Very lucky, and sorry to hear about your injuries.

I prefer to shoot a ladder test at 400, but a lot of times, I shoot alone. And the extra 100 yards each way walking out and back after every other shot gets tiresome.

Just a clarification. Vortex Razor Gen I 5-20×50 is a 35mm tube.

I usually meet Brown Santa at the street!!!

I have the target all made up. I am going to limit this to 40 people. It is a 3 page target, because I suck at computers. To get all of the individual targets I wanted on the paper, it has to be 3 sheets. I wanted to make it a little easier to see for those without big optics, but still be challenging. Also, more "hunting" themed. Still a 10 shot target. 8 individual targets. One being a 3 shot group, 200 points minus group size. Same rules as last time. But to be shot at 200 yards. No confidence shot this time, as some of you forgot that shot last time. Still the first shot is a cold bore shot. All targets hit get at least 5 points. Red rings add points. Stars get a 10 point bonus. Here are the individual targets that are in the shoot. Most are close to the sizes shown. The Jackalope is much smaller, and the 3 shot group outline is 6"x6", so a bit bigger. Cutoff for sign up is March 17th or until 40 people sign up. Shooting deadline and targets mailed back to me by April 17th. See here for rules: Here is the official thread to sign up for the 2nd "CWT Online Fun Shoot". Post if you are wanting a target to be mailed to you. Then PM me with your address where you want it sent. One per shooter please. 40 spaces available. First come, first served. I will give this until March 17th for signup. I will start mailing out targets by end of this week hopefully as people sign up and PM me their addresses. Shooting deadline and targets must be mailed back and received by Apr. 17th. I will not post scores w. names until all targets are back in or shortly after the deadline. But I will post up when targets start trickling back in. Also, post your rifle's specs, load specs, scope, etc. A picture of your rifle would be cool too. Please read all of the procedures below thoroughly. FIRING PROCEDURE: Targets are shot FROM THE GROUND or BENCH at 200 yards only. This means you can shoot prone, standing, kneeling or sitting if you choose. Post a photo of your setup on this thread when you are shooting. ***The target(s) will come folded in thirds with the center section (CBS*) facing out. The targets MUST STAY FOLDED as I send it until the first shot is fired at the center CBS circle. - MAKE SURE YOU POST ALL 3 TARGETS AT THE SAME TIME AND ONLY SHOOT THE CBS CIRCLE, AS THERE WILL BE SEVERAL FOLDED TOGETHER ***The first shot and ONLY THE FIRST SHOT is to be fired at the ring marked "CBS" -you will denote on the back of the target whether or not it was a true CBS* (see definition below). AFTER you shoot your CBS* you must walk out to the backstop and unfold the target. It will now have 3 holes in it from your first shot. - This will show that the second shot was not taken directly after the first because the target needed unfolded before firing the second shot. This also adds a bit of stress and makes you disturb our position ***PLEASE CIRCLE OR OTHERWISE MARK THE HOLES FROM THE CBS* SHOT NOW, the target is unfolded and still mounted at 200yds. Shoot the rest of the circles at your convenience. ***You can shoot your REQUIRED 3-SHOT GROUP* at any time, in any order after the target is opened up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REST/EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS: ALLOWED: Front Bipod/rucksack/sandbags/beanbags. Beanbags, and bunny-ear bags MAY be used in the rear no rear monopods. NOT ALLOWED: mechanical/tripod style bench rests (front or rear), including but not limited to Hart/Sinclair/Bald Eagle/Protector/Hoppe's/Caldwell etc. No "Lead Sleds" or micro-adjustable rests. - IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS PM ME ***THERE ARE NO RIFLE OR WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS*** Please no calibers over .338" ***Also an added bonus for hitting the other strategically placed stars. See target for the added star points (+10 where applicable) *** 3-SHOT GROUP SCORING Groups over 2-inch will not add to or affect your score at all. Your group size will be subtracted from 2" and multiplied by 100 to give you the value added to your score EXAMPLE: Group = 0.750" Difference from 2" = 1.250" 1.250 x 100 = 125 So a 0.5" group would add 150pts, 0.25" group would add 175pts, 1" group adds 100 pts, 1.5" group adds 50 pts, etc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Multiple ring targets get the highest point ring hit. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS: *CBS: (Cold Bore Shot) concerning your FIRST SHOT at the "CBS" circle on the target. To be an honest "true CBS" this must be the first shot from the gun THAT DAY. The gun MAY be fouled and sighted in the prior day, but if you are claiming a CBS, it must be the first shot that day. A TRUE CBS IS NOT REQUIRED, BUT IS A BETTER TEST OF PERSONAL AND EQUIPMENT ABILITIES. *3-SHOT GROUP: --fire ONLY 3 shots at the diamond aiming point at any time after the target is unfolded ​On the back of your target, please write the rifle info, and round info, along with username. Mail them back to me after you are done. I will score them and post results. ​​8.5" x 14" LEGAL size x3 (unless I can figure out how to make it fit on 2 pages) 3 shot group And the individual targets

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Nice to see someone else noticing the scripture.

It is not very pronounced. No real brass flow, just a shiny spot. No other signs of pressure. No flattened or cratered primers, no sticky bolt lift, no case head swipes, etc. Look right on the "N" in Nosler...see the ejector Mark? The circle.

These scopes have great glass. I have shot behind quite a few of them.

I will try and get a photo of the ejector mark. I already resized, cleaned, annealed and reprimed the brass.

I fed my addiction, and bought a new to me Premier 5-25x56 and it is coming with a set of rings. So I am selling my Badger Ordinance 34mm "Max 50" 6 screw 1.00" high rings I had waiting for my next fix. As seen in the photos. Rings only, no scope included. These retail for $169. Asking $125. Always torqued to spec. About 6 months old.

SPF.

Here was my ladder test. And my velocity results chart.

price drop. $1500 FTF for everything listed in first post. $1400 FTF with no rings or level. If I have to ship and insure, add $50.