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    What gun did you want that was never made ?

    sound like a great bear gun
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    6.5-7mm prc

    Eric shoots a 284 Cheheyne and a 7 PRCW
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    6.5-7mm prc

    Eric Cortina shoots a & 7PRCW which is a 6.5 Prc necked up to a 7mm and the W stands for Alex Wheeler who built the reamer for him
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    What is the most hated deer rifle you owned ?

    Westernfield 30-06 with a metal but plate, killed on both ends, T be fair I was young and 145 lbs, It was a gift.
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    What bullet for 300wsm?

    no the hole party went empty, the years harvest for the season in the area we hunt in northern Colorado was only 1 third of the previous year due to winter kill and drought.
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    What bullet for 300wsm?

    My 300WSM is a Tikka with a 1;11 twist it love 168 Berger classic hunters and Winchester 150 silver tip factory, I tried 212 ELDxs grouped fine a 100 after that they spread like buck shot, tried 175 LRXs great at 100, 200, at 300 couldn't keep them on paper, figured it was the twist rate for...
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    SD and extreme spread?

    move your seating depth in and out (preferred) buy .001 steps and see if it tightens up. if so run your chrony tests with a larger test # of rounds. see what ES and SD looks like then but believe the target!
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    Critique my Setup

    looks fine other then for $20 I'd buy a stand for the powder thrower; I use very similar equipment, my turret press and most everything else Lyman probably 40 years old and all work fine. I got into Benchrest shooting last years. I won third match in my first shoot with a .176 5 shot group at...
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    Is 325wsm too much gun for Northern Whitetails & Black Bear

    I have hunted the Adirondacks and upstate new york all my life, we have a Hunting camp up north and know many locals, they carry 30-06s with 180 s a few 165. and so does most of us. its plenty.
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    My son's buck

    congratulations , good job
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    How is StaBall 6.5 working out?

    I'v used both Staball 6.5 and Staball HD in 30-06 ,308 .243 and 300WSM and have had real good small 5 shot groups, I have test loads made for my 6PPC with staball match. I've not yet tested. but I bet I can shoot .125 pr better groups with it. most bench guys use LT 32. I do well using Tac .but...
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    Looking for a new press

    i have a Lyman turret press thats more then 40 years old and its still tyte with no play. My Harrels turret had play from the time I bougth it 1 1/2 years ago. both are very accurate. I use them both for short range Bench rest. dies are where I would spend my money. Not cheap ones.
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    Lone Ranger bullets Question

    Nice gun beautiful wood, why chance it. you have no way of knowing what type of round it is or what pressure they might cause. cut one in half to see what they are made of, if not worth anything, can them or bury them in a stout plastic container and let someone 1,000 years from now try to...
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    What’s the farthest you have taken a big game animal with a rifle?

    98 YRDS wood chuk with a recurve, it took three shots though. lol 383 yards doe with a 300WSM with 150 Combined technology's box ammo.
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