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How many rounds down the bore? 350? You could have carbon build up in the throat. What's your cleaning regimen and what products do you use? I'm in Tucson and I have a bore scope. I would be glad to inspect for you. PM me.

I've got an 8 lb. I'm in Tucson. $180

I doubt that RCBS will consider your warranty void, give them a call. If you go out to buy new, the Frankford Intellidropper is a good unit on the less expensive side.. The A&D FX120i with the Auto trickler and Auto Drop is an awesome combo. With that said whatever you buy make sure you have it hooked up to clean power source. No fluorescent lights nearby is best. Plug your digital powder scale/dispenser into a good power surge suppressor like the Tripp-Lite Isobar with a Tripp-Lite line conditioner. I've never had a problem with any of my digital scales since I started using the Tripp-Lite products. I have a Chargemaster and check weigh my charges with a tuned Ohaus beam scale. I use a Dandy Trickler for finishing up my powder charges. Many great options out there that will last a lifetime of reloading.

Looking for Leupold 8.5X25X50 scope with fine duplex or varmint hunter's reticle. VariXlll or VX3 30mm tube with target turrets. PM me with details.

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Can you post a closer picture of butt plate? It looks odd.

I don't see a bolt release. Does it have one?

If you made no powder change the amount of unburned powder particles would radically increase in the 18 inch barrel to the point your chronograph would be reading the ejecta and not the actual bullet. The ejecta is moving much faster than the bullet. This is quite common and misinterpreted.

Wow! that has ouch written all over it! smokin deal!

Yavapai county and Mojave have declared themselves "second amendment sanctuaries". Maybe this should be a statewide effort to keep people like "Mini Mike" Bloomberg out! He wants a box to stand on during the debates, LOL!! He's a runt that will never go anywhere in the next election!!

Brunos has it stock.

Midway USA has them on sale at 33% off the 4.5X14 model.

The most copied action is the Remington 700. The are numerous companies making clones. Then you have companies like Pacific Tool & Gauge selling blue printed Remington action for $600. Bottom line when you finish blue printing a Remington it's still just a Remington action. If it's yours to keep then yeah it's worth keeping over a plain factory action. Don't get me wrong, I love Remington actions! But I also love my Stiller actions(Remington clone) my Stolle Panda actions(Remington clones with a sleeve), my Borden actions(Remington clones) . Great after market stuff too! All these are reasons why they won't be cheap to find in any condition.

Tikka has long throat so the Berger classics are going to shoot best from magazine length or less. RL 16 works very well in my 260 with the Berger 135. The 260 case is over a tenth of an inch longer than the 6.5 Creedmoor case so use that extra case capacity wisely. It can easily generate 100-150 fps over the Creed with the right powder. You're going to like the way that Tikka shoots! Enjoy

Yep. 7 twist should work.

Nice job that Lance did on exterior ballistics! A 20 MOA base will definitely work. I don't think your barrel length will work! Way too short to burn slow burning powders effectively and I will disagree with Lance on velocity. But if you do go with that barrel length of 20 inches watch out for the crack of the Sonic Boom! LoL!!The government may be calling to see what you're testing!! Especially now that we have a 6th Military force!! Also make sure you get the freebore worked out to accept the 131's. I did the 250 AI with 115g bullet many years ago and the minimum barrel length was 26". I did one with a 30 inch barrel and that worked very well. Not a hunting rifle of course. The only difference between 250AI and 25 Creedmoor is shoulder angle and body taper! I love the quarter bore! Let us know how it works out. I'm curious!

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You will need a phosphor brush with a bronze core in 6.5 or .264" diameter and you will twirl the brush in the neck area. You're cleaning the area where the chamber neck ends and the freebore of the rifling starts, so a 257 brush won't do you any good. You want to use Bore Tec carbon solvent but if it has been a while or never since you cleaned the chamber you may need to use Iosso or JB bore paste. I clean the chamber ring every 20 rounds on my match rifles and my hunting rifles. Frankly I don't know of any match shooter that doesn't clean the carbon out of the chamber every 10 rounds. When you bore scope it you should see the carbon ring.

Wow what a difference in headspace! And Layne Simpson designed the Shooting Times Westerner! I think even he thinks belted cartridges are a pain 🙄! Lots of experts out there!! This proves that poor reloading techniques cause problems!

Belted magnums headspace on the belt. When you neck size only or you don't push the shoulder back (shoulder bump) you wind up with partial headspace on the shoulder. This is great until the unsupported cartridge head expands. The "head" is the part of the cartridge case that holds the primer and includes the belt and rim. Shoulder bump is not the complete remedy as the diameter of the head and the diameter of brass at the shoulder junction is not completely restored. That's why you have that bright area right there before the shoulder. There are dies that will size the head but frankly it's not going to completely recover original dimensions due to brass springback. That's why I say buy new brass. Belted cartridges are nothing but a pain! That's why I stopped shooting them over 30 years ago. All of my magnums are unbelted!!

If it's a belted magnum the head diameter has expanded past chamber dimension. Toss the brass or buy a custom die that will restore the head size. Easier to buy new Norma brass.

You may want to try: Brownells.com. They have Monday cyber sale today. Brand new Remington actions long or short, repeater or single shot.

the 300 Norma would be the best option if you reload. It will be a long time before quality brass for reloading becomes available for the PRC.

I think you may be misinterpreting this. Seating bullets with more jam or more into the rifleing will increase pressure. It's rare getting more pressure off the rifleing but it's possible with certain powders. In my 45 years of reloading this has always been the case. This is why I feel it's important to find bullet touch first and then work on seating depth.