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   Edunn liked post by Spitfire On thread : Seating tests for 147gn ELDM

   A good micrometer seating die is a help. I use Redding Competition seaters which adjust to 1 thou. Also good to set your die so that the press cams over a touch, which gives consistent seating depth....

   Liked On: 11-01-2020, 12:12 AM

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   xtightg liked post by Spitfire On thread : Seating tests for 147gn ELDM

   It can make a big difference. If you load up a batch and seat 5 projectiles at 10, 20, 30, 40 etc thou off the lands you will see big differences on paper over the range of seating depths. Best...

   Liked On: 10-01-2020, 11:36 PM

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   Dead is better liked post by Spitfire On thread : Seating tests for 147gn ELDM

   It can make a big difference. If you load up a batch and seat 5 projectiles at 10, 20, 30, 40 etc thou off the lands you will see big differences on paper over the range of seating depths. Best...

   Liked On: 10-01-2020, 11:01 PM

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   Edunn liked post by Spitfire On thread : Seating tests for 147gn ELDM

   It can make a big difference. If you load up a batch and seat 5 projectiles at 10, 20, 30, 40 etc thou off the lands you will see big differences on paper over the range of seating depths. Best...

   Liked On: 10-01-2020, 02:52 PM

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   Phil_H liked post by Spitfire On thread : Knife Sharpening

   +1 There won’t be anyone to sharpen your knife half way through butchering a red in the hills.

   Liked On: 04-01-2020, 02:17 PM

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   Moa Hunter liked post by Spitfire On thread : New Mauser M18

   Nothing at all against blue (in fact I much prefer it), but most of the places I hunt are rugged and rifles get scratched no matter how careful I am. A scratch or stuff on a stainless barrel looks...

   Liked On: 30-12-2019, 02:21 PM

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   outdoorlad liked post by Spitfire On thread : New .27 calibre, .277 Fury..

   All agreed. As you say, some of the major pluses often cited for the Creedmoor is that it is shorter than a .260, better fits a short action and was designed for target shooting so is “inherently...

   Liked On: 24-12-2019, 06:24 PM

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   Moa Hunter liked post by Spitfire On thread : 708-X Bolt 16 inch is slow

   Is that really necessary? This is a forum and everyone is entitled to an opinion. He made a fair and reasonable point and wasn’t making any criticism or attempting to offend. Good luck solving...

   Liked On: 15-12-2019, 11:39 PM

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   stevodog liked post by Spitfire On thread : best 7mm projectiles...bush to 600

   I have a T3 based .284 Win similar to yours. I use 162 ELD-X and limit my shots to 400 yards (I’m an MOA bloke). The ELD-X has killed reds, tahr, chamois, pigs and goats no problem up to 350 yards...

   Liked On: 09-12-2019, 08:43 AM

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    Fisherman liked post by Spitfire On thread : best 7mm projectiles...bush to 600

    I have a T3 based .284 Win similar to yours. I use 162 ELD-X and limit my shots to 400 yards (I’m an MOA bloke). The ELD-X has killed reds, tahr, chamois, pigs and goats no problem up to 350 yards...

    Liked On: 08-12-2019, 06:58 AM

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    chainsaw liked post by Spitfire On thread : best 7mm projectiles...bush to 600

    I have a T3 based .284 Win similar to yours. I use 162 ELD-X and limit my shots to 400 yards (I’m an MOA bloke). The ELD-X has killed reds, tahr, chamois, pigs and goats no problem up to 350 yards...

    Liked On: 07-12-2019, 09:15 PM

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    Moa Hunter liked post by Spitfire On thread : Sako 75 halfcock

    That could be the case but I don’t know. Here in NZ I generally hunt with rounds in the mag but an empty chamber, chambering a round when I am in a watching position or close to an animal. In...

    Liked On: 07-12-2019, 07:46 PM

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    WallyR liked post by Spitfire On thread : Sako 75 halfcock

    Fair points, but it seems to me that there are a number of what would be called unusual safety practices going on as a result of issues with rifles from the first half of the last century. As an...

    Liked On: 06-12-2019, 09:30 PM

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    dogmatix liked post by Spitfire On thread : Sako 75 halfcock

    Oh, and does anyone think in these days of litigation that rifle manufacturers would fit unsafe safety catches to their rifles?

    Liked On: 06-12-2019, 08:12 PM

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    dogmatix liked post by Spitfire On thread : Sako 75 halfcock

    Fair points, but it seems to me that there are a number of what would be called unusual safety practices going on as a result of issues with rifles from the first half of the last century. As an...

    Liked On: 06-12-2019, 08:11 PM

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