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I prefer Lapua brass for my 223 bolt gun setups. I don’t have direct experience with Norma, but I did have good luck with Starline in 223. I believe it’s cheaper than Norma and could be a good bridge until Lapua 223 becomes available. I don’t have any 22-250 rifles, so no opinions to add there.

I vote for straight 1.2" or 1.25" or MTU, although quite a few profiles can be similar. I use each of those and a Proof Research Competiton profile without issues in an MPA BA Comp and MPA BA Hybrid chassis without issues.

Another vote for “it’s not hard”. I wish I would have started it sooner than I did. I’ve had good luck with prefit barrels, and you can use one action for a variety of barrels if you want. I buy stocks with internal chassis or just a regular chassis that is swappable between different actions...

When this new rule was announced, I was originally planning on using a 300 Blackout AR upper. Based on my interpretation of the rules, I could have used a “0” round magazine sled and single loaded a round. Since then, the AR ban made it illegal to use those firearms (even if “registered”) on...

I would add another vote for the Trijicon Tennile. I haven’t had issues with mine, and I like the glass. I will have to admit that I’ve always had problems really differentiating between upper mid-tier (say $2k range) and top tier glass (say $3k range). When comparing side by side, it’s just...

Same sentiment expressed by many others: start collecting points and planning for good mountain hunts when I was younger. There were affordable DIY options I didn’t realize existed, and that would have been the time to take advantage.

I bought my son a S&W M&P 15-22, and it’s worked well. He started with it around 7 years old, and the collapsible butt stock makes it really easy for the LOP to “grow” with him. As a side bonus, I find it fun to shoot, too.

I have also come to appreciate the Berger COAL testing procedure that was outlined above. It’s certainly not the only way, but it has worked for me.

I enjoying loading for 223 and have tried a very wide array of powders and bullets. Most of my bullets are between 69 and 75 grains for both bolt and AR guns. I typically find myself grabbing VV N-140 for extruded powder uses, which is when I’m trying to get a more accurate and consistent load...