That's a bit of a bummer. I thought and was hoping it was going to be a flush guard and mag closer to factory protrusion.
I guess it doesn't matter much for me though. My factory guards and mags work fine for my purposes
Here's the 6.5cm VV load data page. They show 140AB but no n160 load for it. There are other 140gr loads with that powder though to give you an idea of where you could start.
OP, I haven't used either of those powders in my Tikka 6.5cm, but I do use 6.5 staball with 147 eldms. It's very very accurate and seems to get good speed around Hornady's book max. N160 isn't that much slower on the chart than 6.5sb, so maybe it would work.
Are you shooting 143eldX or 140/147...
With mine, it did increase the base to shoulder datum measurement by about 0.001 on cases that had reached max size. I think if it's used every reload cycle it won't increase length much at all. Also, there's no need to account for that if using before the FL sizing step
I haven't been on a bison hunt yet and have eaten a limited amount.
However, there's a reason the people in the west 200 years ago said "fat cow" and "poor bull" when referring to what they had to eat
And if you think about it .... We've been studying it at least 50 years so it's been around at least that long. What about all of the predators and scavengers that feed off the dead infected ungulates? They're going to be spreading it around through feces, etc. The prions that cause it are going...
Winter feeding programs for elk and deer are pointed at for potential spreaders of cwd, which sucks. With all their winter ranges being gobbled up by A-hole humans, they need some way to survive the winter and get enough feed. I'm not sure if it's been definitively found that the feeding...