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Have been enjoying this project for some time now. Got her down to 1/4 moa with a number of different load combinations from 110 sierras to 175 sierras. Today the inside of the .308 X-Caliber 26" SS in 1-10 got a coating of HBN as a test to see if there is any noticeable difference. Receiver is a 30+ year old Savage 110 flat top with EDW rail and JARD trigger. Scope is a Leupold MK5 HD 7-35x56mm. Action sits in an ORYX chassis with bag sliders fore and aft. Suppressor is an OSS HXQD 338 mag TI. Whatta Hobby!

Been using an AWS 5.56 suppressor quite a bit lately on a precision bolt rifle. Hadn't cleaned it is some time. Well, would not come apart using the usual adjustable pin spanner I had used in years past. Soaked in the cleaning tube for a couple days thinking that would soften carbon, no luck. Finally broke down a bought a Chinese heavy duty adjustable pin spanner. Took the end cap of right away. Removed all the baffles , which were really carboned up and they are soaking in a tub of break free. Was starting to think I might have to buy a new suppressor. Those darn Chinese really know how to make tools at a reasonable price. Whatta Hobby!

Have been using a Giraud trimmer for years and it works great. Trims, cuts outside and inside case mouth to the correct angle. Well, I have this old Lyman power universal trimmer in the shop that I use for straight walled cases and thought , Hummmm, how about bringing it into the 21 Century with a 3-1 cutter. Found the Forster 3in1 was an easy fit after turning down the OD of the Lyman cutter, it slipped over and locked down with the allen key. When I want to go back to the old setup, I just unscrew the altered cutter and pop on a new one. Can't get much easier than that. Whatta Hobby!

Opened a new 100 ct box of Lapua .223 match brass this morning. Started by trimming, de-burring flash hole, unitizing primer pocket then setting neck tension with a .2225 carbide tapered mandrel. Next will be weighing , priming and then ready to load. In the mean time I have a batch of 73 gn Berger .223s in the vibratory tumbler getting an application of boron nitride coating. Almost ready for weighing primers and projectiles for this batch. Whatta Hobby!

In the Holiday Spirit !

Goofing around in the shop yesterday I wanted to see what would happen if too small a neck sizing busing was used on a freshly annealed Lapua .223 case and the run in a mandrel. Not too surprised, but a bit of a chuckle on what came out. I normally try to use a bushing that will size to just under where I want to be and then run the mandrel. Lapua has thicker neck walls than Starline so a larger bushing needs to be used. Whatta Hobby!

Another small batch of Lapua .223 brass to prime this morning. Gosh this is getting to be fun. Whatta Hobby!

After months of comparisons and going back a forth, I have come to the conclusion that the Primal Rights CPS is the best of the best. More expensive than the rest, but design and construction are wonderful. Feels like a tool that should last a lifetime. Primed a few hundred SRs this morning and it is just a joy to operate after the many years of hand priming. Added the inline fabrication base and some large rubber feet to accomplish what works for me. Whatta Hobby!

I use one pretty much all the time for bolt rifles. Depends on the discipline you choose to shoot. During load development I tend to shoot 3 shots, draw a patch through the bore and cool before the next 3 rnd test. Goal here is to have the barrel in as close to the same condition for each string. Then one of my favorite competitions involves one one shot and it requires it to be as close as possible to aim point. Using an NRA MR-31C target , the idea of the first and only shot out of a clean cold bore is to take out or at least touch the X printed. So far it has been a real hoot. Photo shows my choice of a load ladder target shot at 100 yds. Dots are 1/4". I shoot left to right on the first horizontal plane 3 shots with a patch and cool between each dot. Then for verification I drop down and repeat on the second horizontal line of dots. Works for me. I do enjoy loading and shooting. Handy have my range 100' out the front door. Makes for simple load development. Whatta Hobby!

No fooling. Doesn't take long to get 4-5K into a 22rf if you want to do any real accurate shooting. Whatta Hobby!

My S6 is the 10-60x56mm Benchrest version. Has lighted floating dot reticle and 1/8 moa clicks. Perfect for me being able to see and hit the white X on an MR31C pretty regularly on the first shot which is my game. Clean cold bore, 1 shot match. Been into that at 100 yds for decades. With the improved, as your say, components it allows those of us that are not magicians to get in the game. The XX-high NF rings only allow for a 1/8" clearance so I couldn't go shorter. Rgr on easy on the neck. Loving it. Second focal plane. The scope I use most often is the NightForce Competition 15-55 again with 1/8 moa clicks. These Sightrons are giving my NightForce scopes a run for there money. Whatta Hobby!

Smaller guns at closer range with tiny targets is my choice. Really enjoy 22rf at 50 and 100 yds. Problem with that, my CZ457 likes ammo that costs almost as much a loading for centerfire. Lapua X-ACT is great stuff if one can afford it. Whatta Hobby!

Thanks for the input. You are right of course. My discipline is 1st shot out of the barrel on target. I have been pretty successful over the years using this method. Didn't mention that clean patches get pulled through the barrel after each 3 rnd grp and then run the cooler. After 60 plus years at the game I kinda set goals for myself but am always willing to listen to others. Also use a chronograph, Garmin now, have used Prochrone and LabRadar over the years but that is only one factor to reference in the game. I have myself convinced that proper brass prep and loading procedures will keep my SDs in the mid single digits without constant monitoring. I think, too many rely on the chronograph where bullet strikes are much more important. My goal from the old 40x days it to touch or hopefully take the X out of an MR-31C with the first and only shot for the day. Most finals are in the .1 to .2 range. Whatta Hobby!

Making some adjustments on my load for the Uintah bolt AR. Sort of different than most. Target poa is 1/4" dots at 100 yds. I like to run powder at .2 gn intervals initially for my load ladder. What I do with my set up is , fire 3 shots at each dot horizontally with the listed charges and cool barrel between. Then I drop down to line 2 horizontal and repeat for verification. After that I will go do another target set for the .1 divisions. After powder charge has been established I repeat the procedure with different seating depth. Yep, you got it, I enjoy burning up powder, barrels and loading. Whatta Hobby!

Both the PS-90 and the P-90 can use a zippered cloth bag that attaches to the bottom of the pdw and does a great job of catching spent casings.

Sightron 66011 S6 10-60x56 FTD came in today. Mounted in on an AR Uintah Precision bolt action using ultra high Night force 34mm rings. Ready for some nice weather . Whatta Hobby!

This fellow was checking out the prairie dogs at 150 yds at 7am this morning. Whatta Hobby!

Found a couple of 500 cnt boxes of these back on a shelf in the shop. Decided that while I am waiting for a new supply of Berger 115 fb target to get here I would load up a bunch of the TMKs over 46.2 gn of Varget in Starline and Lapua Palma brass with 205M primers and a COL of 2.800. These are mainly for my bolt rifles, but do work very well in the M14s and AR10 too. Whatta Hobby!

Weather is clearing and nice comfortable for prone shooting off a bipod. Getting ready for a Veteran's Day/USMC birthday shoot this weekend. I am thinking of using a Bula Defense Systems M14 with a Bula ultra heavy barrel , most parts are Winchester USGI in a Mac stock. Accu-Trac bipod and a Leupold MK 4 fixed 16x scope mounted on a Basset picatiny rail. Practice will be at 100 and 200 today with the shoot at 300 and 500. Loving every minute of it. So much fun grabbing a rifle and then deciding which scope and other components are needed for a particular purpose. Whatta Hobby!

Primed a hundred each SR and LR this morning using the Primal Rights tool. Have to admit it's very nice. Most expensive and it runs flawlessly. Primer tube feed is perfect. Whatta Hobby!

Bought this little toy years ago and like the caliber 5.7x28 so much I had to add an FN Five Seven and an upper for an AR in the same 5.7x28. Fun to shoot and makes a great coyote rifle out to 300 yds. Whatta Hobby!

Most don't and what I have seen from LE on my range and in my AOO, I wouldn't want them trying to use a rifle in my neighborhood. Today's conventional houses are not even bullet resistant to a pistol bullet so a rifle in the wrong hands spells big problems. Nice of you to offer, but training should come first, you could easily become a victim of your good intentions. Personally I like the bug in philosophy. Whatta Hobby!

That's pretty neat. I haven't shot an regular AR long enough for one to warm up in almost 60 years. Whatta Hobby!

For those of you that shoot a lot, how many are using barrel coolers? Been using the RIFLEKUHL, red unit in photo, for some time and recently picked up another option that works way faster as a result of listening to guys that use them. After buying the blower and finding the necessary tubing and fittings, I think a test is in order. Trying to help a few of my rifle's barrels last a bit longer, the use of a cooler between strings should help. Whatta Hobby!

Really liking the least expensive of the priming tool test so far. The Lyman Accu-Prime on the 5" InlineFabrication base is just what the Dr ordered for my precision loading application. No problem, for me, placing the primers individually in the tool. I seldom prime over a couple of hundred cases at a time and It make me feel like more a part of things. Only takes a few seconds to change tools on the base. Whatta Hobby!