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How much for just the eyepiece? If you separate of course.

If the above doesn't work you can find the right size tap and start a few threads in the brass then use a rod from the bore.

If the above doesn't work you can find the right size tap and start a few threads in the brass then use a rod from the bore.

And a few Hornady's:

A couple of Barnes:

I've been wanting to do this for some time now. Remember Nosler Partition are designed to work between 1800 fps and unlimited and retain between 60 & 70% of their weight. Some were DRT. Some Traveled a ways. The WT went almost 100yds (the furthest).

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I am not sure of the vintage but the serial number is 250797P. There are some light ring marks and a couple of minor scratches on the bell that I didn't even know were there until I started to list this. Otherwise this scope is excellent as used very seldom. I live in Flagstaff, Mike

Perfect! If lucky 'll get to try it this week.

For back ground a few years ago I bought a 1990'ish Remington KS Mountain Rifle in 7mm STW. This Rifle has been very finicky to load for. I've found a load of Nosler 168gr ABLR over a heavy charge of IMR 7797 with F215s and RP brass that gives 3125 fps and a legit 1/2 MOA. It will also shoot Nosler 160 AB with a couple more grains of the same powder at 3200 fps to nearly the same group, A friend gave me a nearly full box of Berger 168gr VLD hunting bullets. I figured I'd load some up, sight in, and ring steel the other day. I am constricted by the magazine length so I just used the same load as the Nosler 168gr ABLR at 3.65" OACL (max for my box). I shot one 3 shot group at 100 yards and it was a little over 5"? I've always heard good things about how Berger's shoot so I expected better. I shot a verification round of my 168gr Nosler ABLR then used them for the steel. My bore probably had 35-40 (still within its accuracy range) of the Nosler's through it before I tried the Berger's. Does anybody have any suggestions. The easy thing is to shoot the Noslers! BTW it wont shoot 162gr ELD-X's worth a crap either. Mike

Zeke, I tend to agree with you. A 1/2 MOA gun at those velocities is good enough! But I like to tinker. And I have a box of Bergers. You gave me a good idea. For shooting steel I am OK with a single shot. I will try my current load jammed into the lands and turn in the seating depth up to Lance's .120" and give it a try. I won't do a new ladder test with the Bergers but I am likely to follow Lances protocol with the ELD-X's. Mike

Thank you Lance, I want to make sure what you said or at least what I heard. Since my gun has shown itself capable of good accuracy and even though the single group I shot was over 5" that you would expect the Bergers to shoot well. You are suggesting that I start all over with a ladder test, then go to OACL testing to dial it in? Like I said in my OP the easy thing to do is shoot the Noslers. I obviously don't have any attachment to Bergers. But I'd really like to shoot the 162 gr ELD-X. Would you expect the same to work for the Horndy's? Mike

Do you still these for sale?

Help, I am considering purchasing a pair of Kowa Highlanders. Has anyone looked through both the flourite and non-flourite versions to judge whether its worth the extra $1400? I've only played with the flourite version. Also, in reality would I need other eyepieces other than the 32x? Thanks, Mike

I forgot the cool factor! And I completely understand.

Just curious, but what is the advantage to a 6.5x270 AI over a 6.5x06 AI or 6.5x280AI? The only thing I can think of might be a little extra neck length.

Six of us got behind Swaro's and Leica's and compared them. Our conclusion is the Swaro HD is number one. Close behind is the Leica. And a distant third is the Swaro neu. If you buy the Swarovski make sure you get the HD version.

I've hear the lead on the Forbes 6.5 is too long for any of the long range bullets. Did you ever try to reload to Bergers to just touching the lands?

All good advice so far. There is an outside chance that you have a maximum dimension sizing die and a minimum dimension chamber. If you have access to other dies try them and see if that solves the problem. Removing about 25 thousand from the base of your dies will help with the dimensions but exasperate the shoulder set back. You can buy "small base" dies if you need to.

My son and I were in 35A the last 5 days of the year. Nearly every buck we saw was traveling and trolling. The does weren't having any of it. When the bucks would start nosing around they would sprint off and the buck would put it nose down and go find other does.

I had soo much fun in my last post "Is Sectional Density by itself worthless" that I just have to give it one more try. I've always been attracted to non main stream cartridges like the 257 Roberst, 6.5x55 swede, the 280 Remington, etc. Often these cartridges are not loaded to their full potential because of older actions (or Remington's screw up!) I will use the 30-06 as am example parent case: Cartridge SAAMI PSI 25-06 63,000 6.5-06 A Square 65,000 270 Win 65,000 280 Rem 60,000 30-06 60,000 338-06 A Square 63,000 35 Whelen 63,000 It makes sense to me that If Everything IS Held Constant (file, bullets construction, brass, etc.) than the chamber pressure should be the same. So for many years I have made the assumption that if you are shooting within a "Parent" case that all calibers should shoot a bullets with the same SD at the same velocity (Again this is assuming that everything but the diameter is the same across the bullets!) Part of my assumption is that sense SD is a mathematical representation of the bullets weight and diameter it will partly account for things like bearing surface and expansion ratio. So far this has worked out very well for me..or maybe I've just got lucky. I would like to hear constructive challenge of this theorem. And I'd like to thank 308nut for his healthy input into my last post. Mike

Please, please tell me how to end it? I want a redo!

"Definitely Hi-Jacked now"....N.S. But it was dead before it ever started. I'm kinda new here. Do all bad posts lead to the same place over time (sex, bowel movements, gun control, etc)? And I'm not quite sure how having sex twice and 2 kids is lucky...seems very unlucky to me.

Bob Hagel printed a book in 1978 called "Game Loads and Practical Ballistics for the American Hunter". You can still pick up copies on eBay cheap if you want a little reloading history. For many of us, at least for me, It was the bible of reloading. Bob was was ahead of his time. In Bob's book the 264WM is pushing 140's at 3180+. Lark is also right that when the 264 was announced the 140's were going around 3200 fps. Litigation/Liability and technology has sure impacted all of us. We (some of the old fogies on this forum) used to be obsessed with velocity, and 450 yards was a freaking long ways. Range Finders have really changed the game and velocity is not nearly as important. And our accuracy expectations have changed also. We use to want to shoot as fast as we could and sight our rifles in for a "maximum point blank range". MOA was good enough. On deer you could hold dead on to about 350 yards or so and just pull the trigger. The faster you went the longer the point blank range. This explains why I am still enamored with velocity! Mike