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My excellent condition Leupold Mark 6 1-6x (CMR-W 7.62 illuminated reticle) w/ ADM Recon QD mount is up for sale. Sold my SR-25 so i'm looking to sell the scope and mount now. It is in absolutely mint condition and includes everything it originally came with (box, manuals, etc). It's only been mounted for 120 rounds and always been stored in a Pelican case when not in use. Works equally as well on a 5.56 platform. Go ahead and read some reviews. One of the best 1-6x scopes out there. $1,795 shipped in the lower 48 states for scope/mount/box. Tracking and insurance included as well. Paypal or USPS Money Orders accepted. I'll knock $100 off if a local pickup in Connecticut.

My Lilja is a 1 in 11 twist. At the normal ranges I can shoot (max of 400 yards) I don't think i'm going to see much of a difference. It shoots 168gr fine. Haven't tested anything heavier yet, but do plan to shoot 175 and 178s.

It's perfect for CQB. I don't know what you're talking about....

$7,450 with mags <thumbsup>

So I just decided to toss my Surefire M600u on to the SR. Mounted on a Haley Strategic Dropwing mount with a Surefire rail pressure switch.

Friday night I made up a couple different loads. I made 10 rounds of each group. The extras shown are the same as one of the groups, but the COAL varies, due to me adjusting the seating die when I changed bullets. I'm going to use those as just practice rounds. I started low on the Hornady bullets according to the manual. The Sierra manual specified a greater charge for the 175gr so I went a little higher on those. Hit the range Saturday and shot some factory GMM as well as my hand loads. Since i'm just beginning testing, I ran them through my bolt gun for now to confirm quality and function. When starting testing I found the bottom two loads to group OK, but they just weren't fast enough. FPS was between 1,800 and 2,000 on those two. The top two were much better with the top right group shooting around 2,250-2,300 FPS. The 100 yard group below is 5 rounds of my top right Sierra load. It measured .584". I'm definitely on the right track and looking forward to checking out them with the SR-25 after I test a few more options out. Don't mind the other target, it was another shooter sighting his .308 Rem 700 in.. On another note I thought this was bad ass! I ordered a couple inert 375 and 408 Cheytac rounds to add to my inert rifle collection. Holy crap they are huge. That's a lowly 308 between the two. The 375 uses a 350gr bullet while the 408 uses a 419gr Jamison International bullet.

I am using a DPMS BCG in my build and it's been flawless. I just noticed yesterday that my firing pin retaining pin is loose and if I remove the BCG from the upper the pin slides right out and allows the firing pin to be removed. It still works, but for piece of mind i'm going to pick up a spare pin or two.

Well I hit them again with the tool and the chamfer is better now. As to the crimp, I need to play around with the bullet seating. Even a slight taper crimp, you won't notice it by just looking at the round from what i've read. There is no cannelure on the bullets i'm using. A slight taper crimp should be all I need if the bullet isn't tight enough without one.

The cases I shown were chamfered and debarred already. Hard to pick up on the eye phone.

That way the primer pockets get cleaned some when tumbling. Got through some last night. Tumbled, deprimed, resized, primer pocket cleaned/reamed, flash hole reamed, case trimmed, and primer seated. Tomorrow ill do powder and bullet on some to bring to the range and test.

My trimmer arrived so i'm in the process of tumbling some brass. I also ordered a Lee depriming die so I can deprime before I tumble without resizing. Hoping to make up a few loads this weekend.

After some thought, and with how expensive match 308 ammo is i've decided to give reloading a shot. I plan to mostly reload for the bolt gun, but after some testing with the SR, plan to do that as well. I've don'e research and have received most of what I ordered. RCBS Rock Chucker RCBS Case Lube kit Redding Deluxe Die Set .308 RCBS Shell Holder Sinclair Ultimate Case Trimmer (only thing i'm waiting to arrive) RCBS Chargemaster 1500 RCBS 505 scale Flash hole Deburring Tool Flash hole reamer Primer Pocket Reamer Primer Pocket Cleaner Case Chamfer and Deburring tool Large Rifle Primer Pocket Uniformer Neck brush Frankford Arsenal Case Tumbler/Separator RCBS Stuck case remover RCBS Hand primer Powder Trickler 2 Funnel Wilson Case Length Headspace gauge Also ordered a pair of calipers as well as the Sierra and Hornady Reloading Manuals. I grabbed some Varget and Federal 210M primers. Plus, I've already scored 400 Hornady 178gr A-max bullets. I also scored a Chrono to have even more data when testing loads. Wasn't sure what I was going to do for a bench, but I found a gem at Harbor Freight. It's about 100lbs empty and looks like it will be perfect for a first bench! Rock solid with no movement! The press is going to mount on the right side where the vise is. I've seen others make a wood adaptor so the press is removable and out of the way. Got my press in and started playing around with full length resizing/depriming as well as bullet seating. Marked the OAL of these on the case. The cases are not trimmed (still waiting on my trimmer). Just cleaned, deprimed, resized, and bullet seated. I found some of the cases were getting small dimples when resizing so I'm experimenting with how much lube. Going for a less is more thing. Also plan to try a few different OAL. Something close to what I have now, the guide sugested OAL, and slightly longer than the guide specified 2.810" Now just waiting on my case trimmer from Sinclair. Unfortunately, the case trimmer is on backorder so i'm not sure when i'll get the full process started. Here is where i'm at right now. It's all coming together.

Like Edge, my tastes are a bit more expensive out of a .308, but seeing a list of parts may help you understand what items you need to acquire to build your own. I suggest getting the best barrel you can afford. The barrel and carrier group are the heart of the rifle.

Yep. Make sure you're running the gun correctly. I made the same mistake.

Haha...yep! So true...after the 5th person or so between threads said it could be me I got to wondering. Glad it was me and not the tool.