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  1. dicehorn
    Would imagine you must be close to 2800 fps and a fair way back from the lands. I reload for a friend using the SST and N160 but 2 grains less than your recipe with equal accuracy but probably still further from the lands than you are (320 thou back !). Have 2 other friends and myself that shoot the 6.5 - cant rate them highly enough. Peter PS group looks good !!
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    i wouldnt douth you that they are but im talking about what's on my skin's. I've never seen lice or fleas on any deer in my neck of the woods - they are either keds or ticks. Try and kill a ked by pressing it between finger and thumb - if it does not die then it is a ked.
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    Well I wont argue - either way. But I must confess I always do the shooting in process. Local's .223 is capable of way over 1000 shots so the % of barrel life left is going to be high. I use the shooting in process to get the rifle zeroed which you would need to do anyway and also to familiarize yourself with the handling/feel of a new rifle, so why not take your time and while waiting for the barrel to cool, give it a quick clean. FWIW I shoot one then clean for 4/5 shots, then three shots then clean for 4/5 goes and finally 5 at a time then clean for 4/5 goes. If you decide that
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    I use the Spear Pro Shot jags and have used them for over 20 years. Snap's cleaning guide is good, so in the interests of variety, here is mine. Now, assuming you are using a bore guide and a quality rod (such as a Dewey)and good patches like Pro Shot - forget the Tetra ones they use inferior cloth. Normal Cleaning: 1) Soak a patch with Shooters Choice MC7 - Push it through the bore 2) Repeat above 3) Wet a Phosphor Bronze or nylon brush for your calibre with MC7 and push right through the bore, so that the brush exits the barrel at the crown, then return it through the bore
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    Hm.....This is perhaps a pretty immotive subject. I suppose fox shooters could be catagorized into three groups - ones that shoot foxes for sport because they have the tools to do it, ones that have a duty to farmers particulary at this time of the year when lambing and finally the group of people who consider that foxes have a part to play in our environment keeping rabbits, rats etc numbers down, so there is no real need to shoot them at this time of the year. Personally, I fall into the 2nd but mainly the 3rd group. I think that the more experience you gain and the more foxes you shoot
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    Another 6.5x55 ??
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    always clean my c/f's but put a fowling round through before I go start my next shooting as a clean barrel does affect point of impact.cleaning does prolong barrel life. I was once under the mistaken impression that a cleaned bore (C/F) needed a fouling shot to bring the group back. Now I disagree with that statement. I shoot 6.5, a 17 Rem and two 22.250s and can honestly say after cleaning, the second bullet goes virtually in the same hole as the first - reason? Perfecting one's cleaning regime. To the bore snake boys - dont bother reading any further as your accuracy is going to b
  8. dicehorn
    The problem with buying secondhand cases (no matter what calibre) is that often sellers will in order to get top value for them, tell you they have been 'once fired' when in reality they could have been fired many times as it can be difficult to ascertain how many times they have really been fired. This could result in safety issues for you. My advice is to buy new every time unless you know the seller well. Bear in mind with careful loading and average velocities it is easily possible to reload each case 10 times - that is 1000 shots for every 100 you buy On the web you can try people lik
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    No not at all Black Lab - hopefully this is all what a forum should be about. Peter PS - Sorry never reloaded the .270 ............now if you had a 6.5
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    Well I had an email from NH today about his latest grouping which I am sure he would rather tell you about. I believe he is back around 130 thou off the lands This actually was a first for me, trying to help someone at the other end of the country without shaking a paw and not seeing rifle/made up ammo or indeed the technique in making them. Enjoy your rifle Tam. Peter
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    Surprised no one has taken you up on your generous offer - the rest must be bore snake people !!
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    Actually the cleaning of your brass is not so important as we are led to believe (unless they have noticable stains etc) really having bright and shiny cases stood in your reloading block is only a 'feel good' factor. Having said that, yes I clean my cases every time not - so much for the shine but more to do with being able when clean to examine them for signs of a split neck or case separation which would be difficult to spot otherwise. Having tried the ultrasonic method I am once more back on the case tumbler. Brasso incidentally unless used sparingly is not recommended for your ca
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    Well Punt guns are still legal, so I suppose shooting (at least shot) from a boat is OK??
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    Not knocking any one elses choice of rifle, but had quite a few makes in the past, now have two R93 and cannot fault them especially in the accuracy stakes. The R8 looks interesting but I would not rush out to part exchange my R93 s for this new model.
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    Think you will find as far as CWD are concerned because they are not so widespread as other deer, costs for them are generally higher. Anyway back to your winge.........go sit in front of a solicitor for an hour's chat if you want an idea of what fees are......and he does not even have to get up early or leave his seat Suggest you re read John Robbo's post again - puts it into perspective
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    A friend of mine went to the Loire Valley in France last week with seven others on a 2 day shoot, shooting from blinds and they had 10 boar (my friend did not get to shoot one - p****d off as he was dying to pull the trigger on the 300 win mag the estate lent him) one guy shot a sow in the heat of battle. If anyone is interested I will get name/addy/phone no.
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    Blacking is the traditional word for what we now tend to call bluing. There are very few 'blackers' left in the UK who blacken barrels without hot baths etc. As for the commercial stuff that comes out of a bottle at £5.99 or whatever - theses are really just stains and dont really last.
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    Think you will find the difference is that the 223 costs were reduced as the cases were surplus from the range and they cast their own bullets. Casting for this calibre is mainly done for range work with down loaded powder - not usually recommended for hunting as accuracy can be an issue.
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    I copy the following from another forum on the costs for a 243. (bear in mind we have seen a dramatic rise in bullet head costs since this was put together early last year) It must be born in mind that to this figure one should add the costs of buying all the equipement required which in reality makes reloading pretty expensive - especially if you buy more than the basic gear and at the top end of the reloading market. To be honest serious reloaders forget about the costs and do it to bring out the best accuracy from their rifle Item Cost per round Notes for .243 Powder £0.2074 £
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    From what little I know of it, I understand that because the fur (pins) on a deer are hollow, they have a tendency to break off (become brittle) if constantly walked upon as in a mat. To keep them tip top best to hang them on a wall.
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    Has anyone who has one of these actually used it to spot bullet holes at say 400 yds in a paper target and if so were the holes clearly seen?
  22. dicehorn
    I would second what SS has said. The only thing I differ on is grease, as I prefer to use vaseline as it is less messy.
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    Personally, never understood this business of flat shooting, especially when it comes to stalking. Flat shooting does not always mean accuracy - take the 6mm PPC - perhaps the most loopy flight path there is, but boy is it accurate. In reality nothing shoots flat because we have this thing called gravity. To be honest, if you plan to take boiler room shots at deer what is required is a cartridge with a fps less than 3000 fps shooting a bullet that will give this speed, which on the ones you mention they are all ideal. The trouble with these fast bullets is that you are left sometimes with
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    but if you get it shipped as a present or sample there is no duties to pay I very much doubt (in fact I would guarantee) that a big firm like this would be prepared to take the risk in stating it was a present.
  25. dicehorn
    I see these people do ship worldwide, but you will have to add customs duties to your bill and based on the cost of this unit you are looking at something like another $700+ on top
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