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Yah Ive hunted it a bunch for coues and found mule deer during the rut hunt. Guess we wanted to try something different. Turning out to be a real challenge

Thanks! Luckily there are hunts both two weeks before and a week before my hunt, so no telling where the mule deer will be. Ive glassed up some small bucks in the hill country but havent found a good area with flats in the desert to try. Ive got two more desert spots pinned on the map to check out but after that I might be shooting a small guy.

Hey guys, what causes flat primers like this? Is flattening normal to some degree? These were not loaded hot, just loaded for fire forming Ar15 platform 6.5 grendel type 2 bolt 21” barrel rifle length gas tube cartridge 6mm AR 100gr core lokt 26gr H4895 also could not get bolt lock back with these and adjustable gas block. It was throwing brass about 3 o clock but not very far, maybe 2 feet. My 223 throws it 4-5ft out, thought this was interesting

I figured so also; I adjusted the die to where it only necks down from 6.5 to 6mm so im not sure how else I could move the shoulder forward besides fire forming

Ive done 10% below for starting loads but havent done any fire forming brass from another caliber. I was un aware h4895 could go that low

What kind of charge could I go down to, like 10gr? I dont want to squib load but dont know around what pressure that would occur

This is the information I need, Thanks! Normal primers, when trying to form the cases it looked like I had .010-015 bump on the shoulder, huge bump so im guessing this could be part of it. Ive got the die set to bump .0025 after fire formed. havent shot through a chronograph, these were the first few rounds through this build for me.

What is case swipe? Edit: I looked it up. Maybe I’ll try a different powder and load weight and see if it shows any signs

Who anneals their brass and what device do you use to do it? Looking at possibly getting an annealing machine or open to other methods

Never seen those before, looks like a mini 30-30 case

What is that lyman block? And whats its function?

Your link was broken; when I think of annealing im drawn to it for the extended brass life aspect, but the neck tension is a plus.

Luckily im no trophy hunter, Id like to fill the tag on something bigger than a spike or forky. Ive still got time and am out every weekend so we’ll see what I can turn up

I guess I should have phrased my question 22 mule deer general terrain and vegetation. I assumed desert areas would be the best place to find them. But 22 seems interesting where you’ll find them in the same areas as coues deer

Dang, I wish. Ive not turned anything up like that yet. Definitely some different terrain

Id agree with that; I busted a buck saturday and he hauled butt up some the steepest boulder covered junk ive seen. Im trying to narrow down some better flats to look into, 22 doesnt seem to have a ton of these flats type areas

Yah found the same thing. My dad drew a coues tag same unit, so hopefully I can put him on a deer. His hunt is one week before. Early hunt for the unit.

I’ll keep putting in the work. I’ll just keep an eye on them and keep checking if they are still there each month leading up to my hunt

End of october, beginning of november. It seems even if I find bucks now they move quite a bit by november, or im just over looking them. Do you find if they are there now they are still there in november?

First, I think its the only mule deer hunt in the unit. Besides youth

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I didnt even know this model existed. Pretty cool!

What is camel camel camel?

Great insight, Im definitely going to get one of the ugly annealers when im ready to spend the money