Stay out of cook county (Chicago area) and you should be fine. Having any paperwork you’ve got with you would be a good idea as well. Treat is as a firearm, and put it in its own case away from gun/ammo. You won’t be able to buy ammo there either without a (f.o.i.d.) card. I grew up in Illinois...
Wct (worlds cheapest trimmer) works well too. Similar design to wft. Figured I try one for the price. Ended up liking it much more than the lathe style trimmers. They sell em on eBay.
In my limited experience, pay for the quality brass. You can spend countless hours sorting, neck turning, trimming, lesser quality cases. I highly recommend ADG after running it. Reloading is a constant “what if” do yourself a favor and don’t let yourself worry about one more variable, by...
View from a fixed 23 opticron mm3 60. Not top tier glass, but I have both fixed and variable lenses. The fixed is significantly better for my type of hunting. Don’t know the exact distance to the peak, but over a mile for sure.
I have their bottom metal on a sako a7. No modification required, except for having to trim the rear action screw so it wouldn’t contact the bolt when tightened. Overall I’m happy with the product. It did take awhile to get shipped to the states if I remember correctly.
Just had a barrel replaced on my 300wm sendero. I went with Bartlein, I also had the action blueprinted, and bedded. First time to the range with it and i shot a .75” 4 shot group at 200 with factory ammo. Before I had the work done, that rifle destroyed my confidence. I couldn’t be more happy...