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I think pressure from the ejector is enough to keep the round from rotating. And there is a fudge factor as far as bullet jam is concerned. .002” of base to ogive can have a big impact when you are approaching jam. Old Highpower shooters used to seat the Sierra 168 so soft that they found...

Get a small base sizer for the used brass and it should be fine.

A buddy has a double case for sale that he used for his benchrest guns. Its the big Pelican. $150 pls shipping and its yours....

In 30 BR, we stopped counting after 40.

48.48 gr H4350 always shot well for me, using Sierra 142’s. Just could not get H4831SC to work in my gun. Reloder 26 showed promise, but I never followed up on it. Warning-hot load for Lapua brass only.

Take a look at the NightForce scope; we just switched to it from the big boosted Kowa for its sharpness. I could be wrong, but I think its made by Meopta, and relabeled. But you should try to compare all candidates at the same time. Hard to do, but worth it.

Check local auction houses; sometimes all kinds of gear shows up as estate liquidations.

Done. The ejector pin was a bi***. But I get a neat pile next to the gun now instead of chasing brass 15 feet away. I live with the lighter marks, and will deal with it next time the barrel comes off.

I was going to ask if its a Winchester, because my 22-250 brass gets the same marks.

I added a strip of plywood to the top of 1 wall in my garage and used 15 screw-in hooks like you might use for xmas lights in a row 2” apart. All my soft cases have eyelets at the barrel end and are stiff enough that I can put them up or take them down just by grabbing the stock end. I also...

Over time do you find the SB sizer overworks that area? Do your primer cups loosen up? Asking because I am considering a SB sizer for a competition gun…

Search for Jack Neary videos. He did a series of them for shooting benchrest, but one of them details how to determine if your die is right for your chamber. Just can’t remember which one it was. View them all and you’ll have a masters degree in precision shooting. But the die determination...

IMHO, a raffle should be for a high end item that most would love to own but could never afford. So I don’t think ammo should be part of it. Likewise, no scopes. Too personal a choice. Any high quality rifle would generate interest so I would consider having a Varmint gun, a lever gun, a...

A used Gold Eagle from Vortex would not be a bad choice and would fit your budget.

Ran BR2's in a 6.5-284 BR gun for years. Last year, one lot of primers started having ignition issues. Switched to Federals, and no more ignition problems. Bolt is fine, brass was fine. just a bad lot.