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With the specs you gave, you MIGHT not hit the sweet spot. But then again, you could easily do so. I am just re-stating what Berger suggested with the .0400" jump between seating depth differences. It gives you a big jump to see where the sweet spot will be, and then fine tune from there. But like Stomp, I have usually found the sweet spot closer to the lands. As for jam vs. jump, I ALWAYS start my load development at jammed into the lands. This will give you the highest pressure you would ever see. And when you finally get pressure signs from powder charge, you know where your absolute max will be. Then, when you start seating off the lands to fine tune, you know the pressure will never go up. I only ever had one rifle that likes jammed bullets the best. But it really likes them, so I stuck with it. Just barely touching, so not really hard jammed. The rest have been between .005 and .025" off the lands. As for the Wyatt box, I think it is a very good idea since you are starting new anyway. I have never felt I needed a second round in the mag, as I can single load pretty fast. And when I am getting ready to take a shot on game, I have a second round in my hand ready to go just in case.

Dining room table centerpiece. Antique copper bowl, filled with pine cones and sheds. (there are more in there now) Coat/hat rack. Sheds on an old piece of barn wood. This pile has really grown over the last few years, but just sitting on an end table. I have a few nice pick-up racks hanging on the wall or on a gun cabinet too.

VLDs are touchy with jam/jump. Try loading 3 of each at different COAL. One group will far outshoot the rest. Berger says there is a .040" area where they shoot best. Try: Jammed into the lands (you will get higher pressure here, so be wary). .0300" off .0700" off .1100" off One of those should be hands down better than the rest. Then you can fine tune if you want.

Dan already mounted up his new scope.

I like them out of my .300RUM with a factory 26" barrel. 210 VLD and 215 Hybrids. You should have a 1 in 10" twist, so they should stabilize fine. They hit like a sledgehammer. I still have the factory LA box, I just load mine single feed. Are you looking for a recipe? Or just opinions on the combo? To me, the .300RUM was built to shoot the big heavies out to the horizon....and beyond. Otherwise, you might as well have bought a .30-06.

I dial elevation too, but hold windage. With that, you need a reticle that has hold off marks. I like them at least .2MIL spacing for myself. Going from .6 to .8MIL hold off at 1000 yards is a big jump. And when you only have .5MIL marks, it is hard to know if you are holding .7 or .8 off. And that could easily be a miss. It would really suck to have to keep dialing L or R a click or three as winds shifted. With .2MIL windage holds, usually comes .2 or .5MIL elevation marks. Not too busy for my liking, as I am not engaging targets from 600-1200 rapidly where you do not have time to dial like a military scenario. So no need for an H59 type reticle with a Christmas tree. But on a prairie dog town from 300-600 yards, it might be really nice if your spotter is calling your holds and yardages. And if you miss elevation by .3MIL (or 1.25MOA), wouldn't it be nice to just hold the extra correction for a quick second shot rather than having to reach up and dial (or guesstimate your extra hold)? There is a reason those reticles are so coveted by the LR guys, and especially the guys who go in harm's way.

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All of the things people are posting to do to the dog, try with the owner first. I bet it will go a long way in getting him to be responsible. 1. Spray with water. 2. Paintball gun/slingshot. 3. Electric stimuli. 4. Baseball bat. 5. Well, you get the picture.

I have a matching set, left and right hand.

After that all dried, I hit it with four coats of flat clear, and let it dry. Did my final assembly on Monday, and was extremely happy with the results.

Well, I got my real stock finished up this weekend. I am pleased with the final results. Here was the practice stock laid on top of the action to see what it might look like. I liked it, so went with the scheme, but decided to go wider with the stripes on the real stock. First stage was go over the Coyote Tan with some Dark Khaki and a couple of the darker greens. After letting it dry for a couple days, I masked off the stripes, and hit it in a similar pattern with a light khaki/sand and a Sage green, then stripped off the stencils and hit a few shadows of olive on the stripes. Let that all dry for a couple days, then taped off the stars and the edge of the dark background using dark olive with a few light sage highlights.

Would the two I have left go faster if I stripped the paint off? I figured for less than half price for the Vortex Diamondback, it would have been the first to go.

Yep. Seen plenty of those guys.

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Usually SA Rem 700 magazine box is around 2.900". Your COAL should still fit the mag and remain .030" off the lands if you measured correctly. Book show SAAMI lengths, what manufacturers use to fit in all types of stock firearms. If your guns likes longer than SAAMI, then go with it.

I had one just like it. Amazing scope, and this is about $300-400 off. Great price.

So, you can do that with any scope then right?? For some reason, I thought that you needed a fancy shmancy scope to be able to do that, haha. Sort of. The inexpensive scopes, Leupold included, have a smooth dial system, not clicks. Plus, you need a coin or screwdriver to adjust. This makes it very problematic. Also, cheap scopes are not "repeatable". Meaning they do not return to zero perfectly every time you dial up or down. This is a bad thing. You might as well just hold over or under, because after the first time you dial in and try to go back to zero, you will be off.

My comments were not aimed at anyone in particular, so I am sorry if you took it personally.

You need to shoot, shoot, shoot at long range to learn your drops at distances. You record how many clicks, or MOA, you dial into your elevation turret. That would be "dialing to 600". I have "dialed" out past 1500 while shooting.

Muley. But without a reference to size, that one is a little trickier.

Let me clarify just a bit. Say your boss gives everyone in the entire company a 10 minute assignment in December, and everyone who finished it would be put in a drawing for $1000. He says I need it completed before I leave the office on February 10th, and if you do not complete it before I leave on Feb. 10th, you are fired. Then, on February 10th, he leaves an hour early, just as you start the assignment you had months to prepare. Now, you no longer have a job when you come into work on January 11th because you did not complete a task that was given to you months before with one specific request. Is it fair to whine and bitch and throw a temper tantrum when all of the other employees completed their task and turned it in before the boss departed for the day, meeting the deadline, most of them not waiting until the last minute? Is it fair if you, just you, get an extension on the deadline because YOU waited until the last minute? It sure is not fair to the other people who did complete the task on time and are now entered into the drawing. People need to be responsible for their own procrastination. If it bites you in the butt, I bet you don't do it again...

So you don't want anyone to infringe on your percentage chance of getting a tag. And are willing to screw someone that really did nothing wrong, out of their opportunity to draw one. And fish and game wants all the thirteen dollars they can get. Seems like two of the same to me. It appears birds of a feather do flock together. Take care, Willie Apparently you have never read the websites disclaimer on the front page. They extend the draw to not piss people off and make more money. The Department makes no representation or warranties in relation to this website, the operation of the web-based application process or the information or materials provided on the website. By using this website and the web-based application process, you assume all risks associated with the use of the website, and the Department disclaims any liability for damages resulting from use or misuse of the website, including failure to complete or transmit an application prior to the deadline date or any errors in the application or transmission. This disclaimer means the deadline date should be 100% a hard deadline. You have plenty of time to get your online app done or take it to G&F directly. I make sure to give myself at least 1 full day incase there is an online issue so I have time to take the app to g&f in person if I need too. It's not my fault you waited to long and can't read the rules. If you read the rules and still gambled on the worst odds on how to submit your app and lost why is that everyone else's problem? Let's stop changing rules to make everything "fair". Life isn't fair.

That....was....awesome. Thanks for the musical interlude.