Tripledeuce

^6.5 creedmore uses 6.5 creedmore headspace guages. They are specific to that cartridge. Not like 308, which can be used for .243, 260 rem, 338 federal, etc. Also, cases, or live ctgs do not work well as headspace guages. New cases are all a little short,so as to fit in all chambers. ,in. or max. respectfully, Terry

Head space is measured from the base of the case to the "datam line" That is a specific dia. on the slope of the shoulder. So, the gages might be the same overall length but the head space is based on the shoulder. Respectfull Terry

Good ending !

If you have a 24X scope, Why shoot groups at 6X?? Honest question Respectfully Terry

Interesting.

Just use a trigger from an XP-100. Respectfull Terry

Well...The wife and I ALMOST made it. WE were about a half hour from Flagstaff when our house =sitter called and said that The water pump was dead! Had to turn back and take care of things. New water pumps for a house on a well aint cheap! Respectfully Terry

I hope you keep your powder and primers indoors! Anything less than freezing will eventually de-grade the chemicals. The lower the temp, the faster the chemicals de-grade. Respectully Terry

There is always something sweet about doing it all yourself! Haven't killed anything, except 22's, with a factory round, EVER! LOL! Since I got into gunsmithing because nothing from the factorys was ever quite right. All my guns have SOME kind of work done on them. Many built from scratch. Get an action, fit a bbl, stock, etc, and have at it. Respectflly Terry

Thanks, Shepp! Terry

Wife and I are going to try to make it! Where re we meeting? M phone# 970 three85-41one six. Respectully Terry

Nice job! One and done is always good!

Just my dos centoves, but personally 1,000 for SHTF is not much. That said, I have quite a bit of Federal, and ZQI, and somewhere between 8,000-10,000 rounds of reloads. Respectfully Terry

eagerly awating the next instalment!

From the numbers I guess both my wife and I are super owners. Even if you just counted the pistols and divided by two.LOL! Respectfully Terry