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adjusting coal to the lands "methods"
- Thread starter oley55
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nope CW, you just discovered how Savage shooters on a budget have been re barreling their rifles and setting headspace for a long time. A Go Gage with a couple of pieces of shim stock works perfectly well as a NO GO gage in a pinch. My last barrel was the first one that I used a real store bought NO GO gage on. I put on a half dozen or more using just a GO gage and a shim cut from a set of Harbor Freight feeler gages.
When adjusting my dies I just use the GO gage + .002, gives my case .001 wiggle room
When adjusting my dies I just use the GO gage + .002, gives my case .001 wiggle room
dawg
Great minds think alike , that village thing was really funny . Thank again
PS
I'm seeing more Savages on the firing line , they are making really accurate rifles a few of my friends are shooting the LRP's in 6.5 CM , very nice round if I didn't love shooting my 700 in 308 so much the next in line would be a 6.5CM
Chris
Great minds think alike , that village thing was really funny . Thank again
PS
I'm seeing more Savages on the firing line , they are making really accurate rifles a few of my friends are shooting the LRP's in 6.5 CM , very nice round if I didn't love shooting my 700 in 308 so much the next in line would be a 6.5CM
Chris
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I'd go for the 6CM if I were you, tack drivers and speed demons with low recoil If you want 6.5 do the 6.5 x 47 Lapua or .260 Rem AI. Nothing against the CM, I just that rate it as a close third because of case capacity. When this 30 inch Shilen .260 burns out a 6CM or a 6 x 47 Lapua is it's next barrel. Probably this time next year or the following Spring
dawg
I'm sticking with my 308 , my one an only for 10 years it's a part of me by now . My friends are shooting some nice rifles with $ 2,500. scopes , they travel an shoot longer distances but at 200 yards Im shooting on par with them with my Bushnell . Great Sport with people always willing to share what works best , in most cases . Only one time I asked a shooter shooting the same bullet , powder and caliber as me and I asked what charge and are you jumping or jamming . He said I'm not going to tell you what works best . All I said was " What " and he didn't shoot that good .
I'm sticking with my 308 , my one an only for 10 years it's a part of me by now . My friends are shooting some nice rifles with $ 2,500. scopes , they travel an shoot longer distances but at 200 yards Im shooting on par with them with my Bushnell . Great Sport with people always willing to share what works best , in most cases . Only one time I asked a shooter shooting the same bullet , powder and caliber as me and I asked what charge and are you jumping or jamming . He said I'm not going to tell you what works best . All I said was " What " and he didn't shoot that good .
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reynolds357
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Guffey, you are a master at taking very simple things and complicating the heck out of them. I load both hunting and match bench rest ammo. Over the years, I have come to the conclusion that about 90% of this crap does not matter. Different barrels like different combinations of variables. If you have a good barrel, you have a huge margin to work in and it still shoot.
Well that was downright rude of the man CW. Down here in the South if we don't want to share we will at least tell you a entertaining lie about how our brother found a small stash of powder from 2001 that is no longer made etc etc. My favorite is that my cousin works in the QA lab at Alliant and sneaks me a pound of super secret test powder on occasion.
Now if you have two brain cells to rub together you will know we are lying and we will know that you know that we are lying but everyone walks away smiling. That's called civility
Now if you have two brain cells to rub together you will know we are lying and we will know that you know that we are lying but everyone walks away smiling. That's called civility
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dawg
Now I know your pulling my chain . In the military I was stationed for awhile in the South , SC , KY , GA and AL , The back bone of this country . A fun loving , down to earth and honest group of people I ever met , and yes the got me on a snipe hunt . I couldn't list what I said after " What " Have a Happy & Healthy .
Chris
PS
Today this old fart made 72 , still think I can go a few rounds .
Now I know your pulling my chain . In the military I was stationed for awhile in the South , SC , KY , GA and AL , The back bone of this country . A fun loving , down to earth and honest group of people I ever met , and yes the got me on a snipe hunt . I couldn't list what I said after " What " Have a Happy & Healthy .
Chris
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Today this old fart made 72 , still think I can go a few rounds .
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Happy Birthday Chris, my daughter was a Christmas baby also, she turned 35 today
On the tall tales bit I am not exaggerating much, I did have one high master tell me he was using some powder from the 70's that he had inherited from his Dad. Maybe it was true and may it wasn't.
The guy has given me some coaching on prone technique and helped me with a vertical stringing problem I had one day but he isn't going to give up all of his secrets. I take it as a compliment.
On the tall tales bit I am not exaggerating much, I did have one high master tell me he was using some powder from the 70's that he had inherited from his Dad. Maybe it was true and may it wasn't.
The guy has given me some coaching on prone technique and helped me with a vertical stringing problem I had one day but he isn't going to give up all of his secrets. I take it as a compliment.