Recent content by cdherman

Hey it's clear there are lots of methods that work. I will add a different twist/tip. I too tumble with lemishine and detergent, and a bit of armor-all car wash(has some wax). Separate out the pins and gunk under running warm water (happens to be softened water). If you dry that directly...

Thank you all for your input. I will try to find out where its hitting and start whittling away with my dremel tool and a burr. I have stones as well. Will see what happens. Sounds like some of you are suggesting that the carbon fiber is not though and though -- so there is core of ??? I...

I have a Stockys carbon fiber stock for my LA Savage. Nice light stock -- but due to Savage endless changes in bottom metal, bolt release etc, I am going to need to do some mods. I am a pretty proficient woodworker. I have sharp chisels and a couple small gouges down to 1/4" I also have a...

I did NOT read all 15 pages. But I can say this, which perhaps has already been said, but here goes. Ever notice that BC seems worse and worse the smaller diameter the projectile is? Even though we have some crazy long 6.5 (.264) heavy projectiles, they trail the .284 heaviest offerings in...

Since the rings often cover up the screws, that approach usually won't work in my experience. Once you have put the scope on the bases/rings, you cannot screw the bases down. And I would not trust just epoxy bedding to hold the bases.

I have heard of people putting a skim layer of JB weld and then screwing the bases on. Doing this will stop any rocking or movement that could ever occur. What I would then do, is get a set of Burris Signature rings. These have the nylon ring inserts that you can play around with for...

Had a M77 in 243 WIN many years ago. Heavy barrel. Shot bug holes in my late teens, early 20's reloading days. Let it go to a step nephew in need of a beginner gun. Was the right thing to do I suppose.... Except I miss it rather often. Moral: Never sell/gift an accurate rifle. Corollary...

This is more or less a dead thread and issue. Stabal 6.5 is too fast for most projectiles that a 6.5x284 is interesting for. Now that more appropriate powders are more available, I'd look for one of them. Perhaps if you decide to load your 6.5x284 for varmint work with a light bullet it...

Yeah, 44.2 Staball 6.5 got an ES of around 12, fps ave of 2825 over 15 or so shots. My buddy (his gun, shot a 100 yard group of 4 at 0.6, my group in his gun was 0.38) This was virgin SRP Lapua brass. Necks were chamfered. Nothing else. Then mandreled with Sinclair .263 steel (not the fancy...

Installed QL data update, dated 2/5/2024. Wasted $18.95! Oh well. That's cheap compared to the other stuff I spend money on with reloading and guns. Still no support for Staball HD. There is a text file included with the download that tells you when various stuff has been added. Goes...

I ordered the latest data set for QL tonight. Some hope that Stabal HD is in there. Will post back if it is. (its listed as new from 2/4/2014, but last I was on Neconos, I did not see any such update, and that was a couple weeks ago, max) In my 7 RM 175 ELD-X, N570 is showing the best...

Tagging in. I have a jug that I bought after seeing nice performance in a 6.5 CM with the Stabal 6.5. No data in Quickload. (for HD, for 6.5 its there) Maybe there is some at Hodgdon by now. Have not checked recently......

You should try the accutrigger before you make changes. I like mine. And I have a timney on one other gun, and a couple other aftermarket. Jewel IIRC as well. So I do have comparisons. I have a 280 AI as well. It was done with a SAAMI spec reamer per the smith but has a rather short...

I have not went this far, but considered it. I will also add -- some guns and loads do not fully blow out a case with the first firing. I would try and use a 2x or 3x fired case.

I played with it in Quickload using my known 7RM parameters. Its slower than N570, which yields the best velocity per QL for 175g. But with heavies in the STW, I would think it might be fine. The N570 is very coarse. Not sure I can get it into 7RM. Dunno about the 24n41 in terms of stick size.