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Yeah, I agree with you , we're in the limits of the precision of the device.

It's been a long road, but I am happy with my match ammunition. Finally.

Shot the 1000-yard match today, with the Garmin monitoring all the shots. With necks turned on all my brass, sorted primers and bullets and powder measured to the kernel, the SD on the last match was 5.2fps for 24 rounds. The results on the target was a flat waterline holding inside 1 MOA of total e...

Yeah, I get that. You have to be a little nuts to be sorting primers, but that's what it takes to be anywhere near competitive in F-class these days, even at club level. You would be shocked to hear about the level of preparation the top shooters engage in. I'm getting too old to go that far down th...

After a week at SHOT Show 2024, I came back home and loaded ammo for the match tomorrow. I weighed some spent primers and the weight was between. 208 and .211. I weighed quie a bunch. So this means that the primer compound is about .016 and .028 grams. This means the weight variation is much more si...

Just returned from SHOT. I had a great time in the booth. Lots of people stopped by and chatted.

This barrel twist issue is where I've run into a particular wall with cast projectiles- pretty much everything in the .30-cal inventory is for jacketed bullets, whether it be stuff from my Highpower competition past, or the more recent deer hunting activities. There's folks who have been pushing th...

I attended the match yesterday and shot it. It was interesting to see the progression in the precision of the barrel as the match unfolded. I was able to chrono all three matches and the Xero never missed a shot and never picked up a shot from someone else's rifle. This device is simply amazing. Aft...

From the depths of my slowly failing memory, I dredged up an anecdote I once read ex planning the difference between regular and benchrest primers. It was trivial, they said the person making the primers, actually applying the explosive paste was a more experienced employee who was more careful. Tha...

I have already considered weighing clean and burnt primers. I will capture both values. My thinking is that clean weight would provide the complete compound load, but that burnt (with residue) would represent the actual amount used in the explosion. I think clean with the anvil will probably be most...

With regards to your sorting of the bullets by length: Are you working on notions of front-to-back overall length or meplat crimp (aerodynamic shape), ogive location (consistent seating depth off the lands), or length of bearing surface (probably effecting barrel time)? Potentially a lot going on t...

Interesting on sorting the primers. Do you think it reduces variability because it creates a more uniform primer flash and powder burn? The term used to describe the effect of a primer (and other explosives) is brisance. Yes, it comes from the French word "briser", which means to break. A...

Here is a picture of the sorted primers at the end of the current batch. The next batch of 5000 primers will be sorted when I start getting low here. I do not mix batches. You can see the pill caddy at the top, or the edge of it, with some numbers written on the lids. The seven boxes in the middle a...

Yeah, I was very happy with the results. I started weighing primers last summer and noticed a definite improvement on the target. For example, at 1000 yards, my 20 shots would usually be waterline inside of 1 MOA (, in other words, all 10-ring level), with a majority clustering closer to the 1/2 MOA...

We join our story in progress after I realized the barrel in my match rifle was overdue for a change. That barrel had performed well, but it started throwing some WTF shots during matches; it would blast away with Xs and 10s and then throw out an 8 after 12-14 rounds and then just go shotgun from th...

I took my Garmin Xero to the range today. I was starting a new barrel and then ran a ladder test to tune the initial load. The Xero recorded every shoot with aplomb and I recorded 7 sessions, one for each load in the ladder and the first series of shots. The device is excellent, and so simple to use...

Mrs. Pegasus gifted me a Xero C1 yesterday and since I can't just step out into my backyard and rest it out with a firearm, I read the included documentation and downloaded the full manual, and installed the app. It does not measure muzzle velocity, it looks like it measures at about 20 yards downra...

I use Lapua Palma brass with the small primer in.308 Winchester. I use 5hus tool to uniform the primer pockets.
https://www.pmatool.com/pma-lapua-small ... r-adapter/

The main feature that I wanted from a modern primer tool is a seating depth adjustment mechanism. The Frankford Platinum device has that mechanism. For my match ammo, I used another tool to set the primer pockets to the same depth and then I used the Platinum to seat the primers in my prepped cases,...

I currently have the Lee priming tool and it has set too many primers cockeyed. I thought it was my inexperience but reading online, it is a well known issue. I have 3 three replacements in mind 1. Lyman e-zee universal 2. RCBS universal 3. Frankford Arsenal platinum I have very little experience r...

GrapeApe wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 12:32 am I've been seriously thinking about a LabRadar. This may have me rethinking that purchase.

You'll be able to pick up previously-owned Labradar on AccurateShooter.com and snipershide in a few weeks. Be patient and save money.

I've been reading about it on other forums. I've been using a Magnetospeed V3 for many years during load development. I've not bothered to get a Labradar because I don't need such an expensive device for the amount that would need it. Plus it's big and finicky. The Xero interests me quite a bit and ...

I like that last one you show, Jayhawker. I'm partial to wood for the classics, but that's an interesting chassis and probably help when using the scope.

Looking forward to reading about how it performs.

Another important aspect of LR rifle systems is the ammunition used. Below, you see two of my handloads. On top is my 1000-yard match load, consisting of a processed Berger 200gr bullet in a lovingly prepared Lapua Palma case. This one is on its fifth load. On the bottom is one of my test cartridges...

I like it! 1000 yards without a scope, impressive. What model is it and have you modified to fit you? From what I read, the rear sight is not a peep but, a diopter? Tell us more. Diopter sight: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diopter_sight Let me take this thread on a slight tangent for a little bit ...

My Ruger American Predator in 6.6 Creedmore in a MagPull stock with a Redfield 4-14 scope, running at 800 yards The 6.5 Creedmoor has gained quite the following since its inception. Can't use it in F-TR however, so I stick with the .308 Winchester lovingly handloaded, shooting heavy bullets.