Recent content by Idaho Lefty

The .270 WSM with, 140 grain Berger's / 145 gr. ELD-X's, clocking,.. 3,200 FPS is STILL, a Popular, Deer / Elk, Round. 130's at, 3,300 are even Better, ( Tradject. wise to, 400 yds ) BUT, "Messy" on Meat,.. up close !

IMO ,. Cold Bore, "Fliers" usually come from, 1) a POORLY Stress relieved Barrel or, 2) the IMPROPER Bedding of, the Bbl'd action in the Stock. And,.. 3) Mis-Matched,.. Bullet to,.. Twist

My son has, the Heavy Contour Proof, 24 inch, in 7 MM PRC, Tikka Action, Stocky's Carbon stock and with, Near Max Loads of, StaBall HD, W/ 180 ELD-M's @ 2,985 FPS, can obtain, groups from, 1/2 MOA down to, .314 ( Ctr to Ctr ) with,.. 5 Shots. He slowly shoots, 3 shots,.. WAITS, a few minutes...

YUP,. THIS ^^^ I use BoreTech Eliminator with, an Hour's,.. "Soak". I "Break-in" ( Polish my Tikka Throats / Rifling Land edges ) on ALL of, My New Tikka's with, 10-12 Stokes of JB's on, a Patch, over, a Bronze Brush, Pushed,.. ONE Way ! Then, Clean thoroughly,.. TWICE ! I Do THIS, on ALL...

The year IS now, 2024 Minus, 1964 ( when, 7MM Rem Mag., New ) = 60 Year OLD Cart. Design and NOBODY in My Family, IS, Buying / Building ANY,.. Old design, Belted, Cartridge Rifles when, the 6.5 and 7 PRC's, Exist ! Better Tolerances on, Chambers / Brass / Dies and, the barrels are, Twisted and...

IF, I had to Shoot 20 Round's thru My Tikka Hunting Rifles to FOUL and get GOOD, POI "Cold Bore", shots,.. I'd,.. Wrap them, around a Tree ! Clean,.. then, 2 TWO, Three Max, Fouling shots, "Get it Done" in My, carefully, "Broke in",.. Tikka, Rifles. I ALWAYS Hunt with, a Fouled, Dirty Barrel ...

Oregon GAVE Colorado their very BEST,.. Stock killing,.. Wolves ! WHAT did, the Woke aszz, Colorado libby's , expect to,.. Happen,.. duh,.. LOL !

My son will Be using, the TOUGHER, 175 grain, Factory, ELD-X's for any, "Close Range" Elk, shots and out Past, 400 yds,. he will use and "Dial" for his, 180 grain ELD-M Hand loads ( he will carry them in, 2 seperate, Magazines ) the One in Rifle for any "Surprise" CLOSE in Shots being, the X...

NO "Bolt Click" with, my Son's, 7 PRC Proof, 24" barrel, running 180 ELD-M's at, 2,985 FPS with StaBall HD, in ADG Brass. He's getting, group's, in the Low 3's to 4's,.. consistently and with, the PVA Jet Blast, 3 Port Brake, very little,.. Recoil / Muzzle Jump.

Read the above 2 Posts , ^^^ You can alleviate your "Problem" of, possibly having,.. "Tight Headspace" by, Surface grinding about, .004 / .005 Off, the Top of, your, Shell Holder. You "May" have, a "Short Chamber" OR, MAYBE,. your Shell Holder Dimension or, Internal Die Dim.,.. could Be,.. too...

Patriot Valley Arms ( PVA ) did my "Sporter" barreled, Tikka, T-3 with, 9/16" X 24 tpi and Recrowned the Muzzle for $135.00 and I put their, Back Country 3 Port, Jet Blast Brake ( $125.00 ) on it to AVOID,.. the Concussion / BLAST to, the Shooter ! We now have 4 of them, in My Family ...

There IS, NOTHING, on this Planet that, CAN'T be Killed with, a 6.5 Creedmoor, USING, the RIGHT Bullet at, a "Reasonable Range" IF you can properly,.. Stalk / HUNT, the Animal and KNOW exactly,.. "Where" to, PUT, the Bullet ! The Swede's have been using, the 6.5x55 for,.. MANY Decades,.. ON...

After owning, an UN- Braked, .338 Win Mag Rifle for about, 15 Years, the Short Answer is,.. Fug,.. YES ! I Now ENJOY shooting, my, 8 pound, .22-250 Rem., a 10.5 Pound, 6 XC and, a sweet Tikka in, 6.5 Creedmoor ( Mostly shoot, 130 gr's Now ). ALL 3 Rifles,.. ARE,.. "Braked". So Yeah,.. I...

Yup,. the 6.5 Creed is, NOW,.. My Favorite Rifle, also ! A Tikka T-3 lefty, 24 inch SS, Elay Precision Spring in Trigger set at, 1.25 Pounds, 6x-24x-50 Scope, Braked,.. shooting 130 ELD-M's at 2,800+ FPS into,.. SUB 1/2 MOA group's ! AND,.. Only, 8.5 Pounds, "All Up" ! LOW, pleasant Recoil /...

You guys, would BE, very surprised to see what, Hornady 130 Grain, ELD-M's, Hand Loaded, out of an accurate, 6.5 Creedmoor, Rifle.. CAN,. Do ! 10 years ago, I too was, a Creedmoor "Basher",.. THEN,.. I Bought, One ! I've learned to, shut my Mouth about, bashing,.. 6.5 Creed's,.. SINCE ! Watch...