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    6CM clickers

    Random question as I don't know much about gunsmithing/chambering: can a freebore reamer be used through the action without removing the barrel? Curious if extending freebore is an involved activity or simple.
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    Load Data for 135g DRT in 6.5CM

    PM sent.
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    Compilation of Formidilosus posts

    Correct, Density Altitude. DA=0 was near sea level.
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    Compilation of Formidilosus posts

    I killed an elk at 571 yards with the 130tmk started at 2770fps from a 20" 6.5cm, impact was ~1900fps, close to 0 DA. That was book max Varget. My current 6.5cm barrel is a 24" and shoots the 130tmk 2910fps with book max load of H4350. At 5k DA it hits 1800fps at 840 yards. I have loaded the...
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    Scope mounting loctite or not?

    Drinking and posting... a classic ROAL reaper activity.
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    130 Grain Class 6.5 Creedmoor Bullets

    130 TMK from a 20" 6.5cm, 571 yards.
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    The Shoot2hunt Podcast

    "There's some scopes in the works that might be a pretty good answer to a lot of this stuff. Hope that helps". 🙃
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    RokStok

    Where's all the LE Green ones?
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    Official Montana 2024 Draw Thread

    https://myfwp.mt.gov/fwpExtPortal/searchHunters_input.action
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    WTS Kifaru Mountain Warrior; Gen 1 22mag

    Up.
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    The Shoot2hunt Podcast

    Agree, it would be great for Lapua to run a bunch. My pile of lapua 223 brass has a ton of reloads through it, several thousand rounds. I'm finally getting some split necks and soft primer pockets. I picked up a bunch of the starline 556 brass to try, we'll see how that goes. [emoji2369]
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    Painless load development (mine)

    Both, but more prefits. My next 22cm barrel I'll probably try a local gunsmith recommended to me by @huntnful as I've never done a smith-chambered blank. Just to try something new. Meh. I've logged 1.5k-2k centerfire rounds annually over the past few years, mostly .223 and 6.5cm, so pretty...
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    The 22 creedmoor thread

    I don't have an exact lower limit velocity number, but impact velocities with the DRTs in the 2k fps range resulted in complete fragmentation. Thus I'd be comfortable a bit below that. With the 22cm its farther than I have any business shooting at animals.
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    Painless load development (mine)

    The worst...
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    The 22 creedmoor thread

    Its a substantial drop in recoil from 6.5cm to 22cm, and the impact speeds of the bullet at all realistic hunting distances is higher with the 88g/22cm. Wind bracket mph number is similar.
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