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  1. Harvey_NW

    Reloading advice: bullets? Vary for target/hunting?

    They are similar, with the ELD-X having a thicker jacket and an interlock ring for more controlled expansion and penetration. "Hunting bullets" still have a little bit of Fudd design in them, gotta punch through and have that perfect mushroom. But it is well known that tipped match bullets upset...
  2. Harvey_NW

    Pressure: when is too much and why?

    I'd be willing to bet that the first "slow" shot would fall within the ES of a large sample size. Shooters are obsessed with theorizing about the dynamics of ballistics and why something did what, the problem is they don't understand statistics and put merit into small data sets. If you repeat a...
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    Reloading advice: bullets? Vary for target/hunting?

    I would love to shoot mono's but the difference in performance and tissue damage is worth the trade off for me, but I also live out west and a lot of the shot opportunities are longer ranges. Shoot them in the vitals and you will mitigate the issues of lead touching good usable meat. Even with...
  4. Harvey_NW

    Montana (and other state) hunter orange laws out dated?

    The majority of the time, yes. I don't chamber one until I'm either set up in position to shoot, making a stalk, or have reason to believe I might bump something in cover. Even then, I would never use my scope to identify my target. If it happens so fast my eyes can't see it and my brain can't...
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    Montana (and other state) hunter orange laws out dated?

    If you can't confidently identify your target, you have no business pointing a loaded firearm at it, regardless of how quick the opportunities are. That's insanely negligent. Please never hunt outside of VA.
  6. Harvey_NW

    6CM clickers

    A precise .2" spacer, or whatever offset needed for the contact points of the measuring tool to be at .2". I was just noting this measurement because it can help diagnose an issue, like if your sizing die is sizing it down far enough for proper clearance, or if the tail end of your chamber is...
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    6CM clickers

    Should have said micrometer because yeah blade mic would probably work better. Yes they do, but like I said they're not perfectly accurate and can make it harder to diagnose an issue based on dimensions and specs. Most comparisons I've seen calipers can be .001/2" off of what an actual mic will...
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    Reloading advice: bullets? Vary for target/hunting?

    The Barnes lovers are proud so they have no problem telling you they're the best, the conflict arises when you start trying to define the metrics they do better than cup and core bullets. They produce drastically smaller wound channels, have lower BC, have much higher velocity requirement for...
  9. Harvey_NW

    6CM clickers

    That measurement can only be accurately take with a ball mic, at exactly .2" above the case head, so it's a little harder to diagnose based on dimensions and specs. I'll bet it does.
  10. Harvey_NW

    RokStok

    Right at or under a pound for the pair depending on size. Well worth strapping to the pack for camp and crossing shoes.
  11. Harvey_NW

    Joseph von Benedikt vs Formidilosus

    Outside of his writings I would agree, he writes a lot of click-baity article titles too though. Every time I see them it's like "Does the 6.8 Western really outperform the tradtional .270?", and then the redundant comparison in ballistics, modern projectile design, faster twist, blah, blah...
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    Joseph von Benedikt vs Formidilosus

    Maybe to you, but it would obviously entertain a lot of other people. To see a popular pedestal Fudd get absolutely mutilated by a real shooter with in depth knowledge on a public platform would be comical and probably beneficial. Sure, half the audience will side with their guy because 30-06...
  13. Harvey_NW

    RokStok

    11/10 would rok these. I'm convinced Croc haters don't backpack hunt or cross rivers while hunting, because 4x4 Crocs are THE way.
  14. Harvey_NW

    Odd speed increase?

    Couple things here that I think could be contributing, the 1x-2x fired brass might not be getting sized down far enough for proper tolerance for your chamber if the chamber it was fired in was slightly larger. It could be hardening and sizing down even less on subsequent firings. Also, I have...
  15. Harvey_NW

    Cold Bore Shots, POI Shifts, and Canted Scopes

    Shoot I go at least 30-35 on rail or base screws lol. That's pushing it with a 6-48, but I like to party.
  16. Harvey_NW

    Cold Bore Shots, POI Shifts, and Canted Scopes

    Skip chrono. Confirm zero at 100 with large sample, true calculator at 800 yards. If 2850 got you impacts last outing, start with that in the calculator.
  17. Harvey_NW

    Solve this mystery

    I understand that. If the mandrel is .003" below bullet diameter it should come out around .004" undersized after spring back. This is what doesn't make sense, in your initial measurements "after using the mandrel the new brass measures .312 with calipers and .313 with mic". If the neck...
  18. Harvey_NW

    Solve this mystery

    .314 before or after seating a bullet? I have never lubed a mandrel. Still curious what the mandrel diameter is, and why you had .009" interference based on the dimensions posted earlier, because I'm betting that's what bulged shoulders and wouldn't allow them to chamber.
  19. Harvey_NW

    Cold Bore Shots, POI Shifts, and Canted Scopes

    Different lots of ammo can account for zero shift and notable difference in velocities as well, something to keep in mind.
  20. Harvey_NW

    Cold Bore Shots, POI Shifts, and Canted Scopes

    Not trying to dog on your equipment but Vortex is known for having wandering zero and erector/tracking issues when dialing. Those issues get amplified at longer distance, and it wouldn't surprise me if that was contributing.

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