Thanks Rick I found out quick seeing a rough bore isn't a reason for concern, my better shooting remington barrels, although with little erosion or alligator surfaces, shoot better than visually indicated ( a lot of torn lands, material missing). I forgot you make your reamers with little or no free...

I picked up the Hornady tool a few months ago, and seem to be pushing the bullet too hard as I have had several 17 caliber bullets stick in the lands, having to push them out with a rod inserted very slowly. Any tricks besides not pressing so hard to make sure the bullet contacts the rifling properl...

I agree with your thoughts. I have only gone to the field for 3 days, probably 800+ rounds fired, but the bolt guns were used 95% of my shooting even though my contender was the least recoiling guns in 22k hornet. I have since gotten a 17 AH in both 12" and 22", the 17 has a lot less recoi...

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I am 99% sure it isn't headspace, I set the brass to crush on closing the action, even though it is fireforming new brass. I changed to rem 7 1/2's and fixed the problem.


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How did you determine the Hornady needed to be bumped more than the Nosler? I assume the Hornady had springback ( harder) than the Nosler brass.

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Nice groups. The 2 test targets my 17 rem came back with look like your test target. I am surprised your "7 of 12" fired ammo didn't use HSM as it looks like it was loads with H-335? I asked Cooper, as their and HSM's address is I believe on the same road, if they were partners ( assuming ...

Good point, I had forgotten to consider multiplying their target group size by 2 for distance, plus I am not shooting a 36x Leupold indoors. Yes, 1/2" is good enough, I just hoped to do at least one small bughole group before quitting wasting paper and use it on vermin. 32, did you clean those ...

I sent my 17 remington Cooper back for a once over, and the ammo they used after refurbishing the gun was HSM ammo, 20 Hp. I bought a box of 50, found the case necks in need of a good outside chamfer, but other than that it seems like good ammo. I haven't been able to duplicate their indoor target(s...

Very nice buck Melvin, and great story. I have to ask, the Plaque is a pretty ODD shaped chunk of wood, was it a discard from some other woodworking project, or is it modern Art? Lol Surprised I guessed Il correct, but had to scroll up to verify your profile location Dad was born in Peoria, I have b...

Thanks Rick. As I line up the guns I have for the next trip, I also am heavy on the small case / small bullet stuff. I was very interested in your take on the heat advantage, and even though the test used a thermometer, my gut says "in the field" is better than a lab test, even though I am...

I have a 204 that I picked up just before last springs Vermin slaughter that was fed a diet of 35 gn Moly coated Bergers, and came with enough ammo to use during the shooting. I also have a 223 that shoots some 55 vmax moly bullets well that I picked up 300 inexpensively and shot those all up last s...

Keep up the encouraging picts Rick. When we were in Alturas we saw a few "pull behind" elevated platforms and saw a few guys shooting out of the bed of their pickups. In Ca it is reported to be illegal if the tow rig is connected mechanically to a vehicle with an engine, IE DFG says you ne...

My 700 SPS used to shoot sub quarter inch 5 shot groups using hand loads and just over half inch for factory loads. This year my groups have gotten a bit inconsistent. Time for a new barrel I'm afraid. Don't toss the barrel with the bath water yet. How many rounds does it have pushed down it, and I...

Great post and pictures, thanks for sharing.

What caliber is your Tikka?


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OK One more with Scenery and a shooting "double' bench with sun protection that we need for our next Spring trip, and possibly long sleeve shirts. http://i572.photobucket.com/albums/ss170/hemiallen/IMG_1545.jpg Most of our shots were inside of the telephone pole seen between the shooting benche...