Fireforming 6 Dasher methods

[Lynn]

Alinwa
My 6BR load is 31.5 grains of Varget and 3-4 years ago or longer we would fully prep our brass and go to a match.
Today we only turn the necks until the brass has 2 firings on it.We rarely exceed 30.5 grains until 2 firings before we step on it now.If you ream the flashholes or uniform the primer pockets early on they will get bigger on you with loudenboomer loads on virgin brass.
Its the same thing with the big 300 Ackleys.If you don't use weenie loads at the start 3 shots later you toss the brass due to loose primer pockets.
I am going to use 338 Lapua brass shortened up to around 92-96 grains on my next heavygun barrel just so I get decent brass.

Alot of the chest pounding that you used to read about on here came from guys who bought there last big lots of brass about 10 years ago.I can't wait until they re-stock-up on the brand new stuff and see what they post then.

You should put the 4th weekend of April on your calendar as well as the 4th weekend in October.We will be hosting the NBRSA 600 and 1,000 Yard Nationals both in 2010.

If you live in Portland it will take you 9-11 hours to get to the range so you can leave after work on wednesday and be here for sight in practice on thursday.If you leave right after the match on sunday you will be home around midnight so you would only miss thursday and friday at work.
Waterboy
P.S. I heard a rumor Billy Copelin is building a 35 Whelen for next year.

[alinwa]

hmmmmm, my Heavy should be running by then. I had a setback yesterday, I'd bedded the big ol' BAT action and was taking it out (BAT's come out HARD!!!!) and I snapped my red-white-and-blue Billy Shehane Big Dawgy right in half! Busted the pistol grip right smack through the middle, I'm standing there with the forend and butt in either hand..........

Got 'er patched up though, looks good this morning.

scared me.

Obeche ain't very stout stuff.

al

[Lynn]

Alinwa
Al they all snap in the same spot.My first 50 bmg stock snapped at the very same place.
I figured out the best way to cure that was to send it off to Alex Sitman.
Waterboy

[alinwa]

Lynn,

LOL

This is the first stock I've actually broke..... I'd had plans to run a hunk of 5/8 allthread up through that area anyway but now I can see that it's mandatory just so's I can pick the gun up by the obvious handle.

My problem was that I couldn't install the steel until the action was bedded, from here on out she'll be stout. In the end the entire rifle will be steel supported kind of like Curt's but with a wooden stock inside it for looks.

al

[Lynn]

Alinwa
The picture below is of a wooden stock made out of little pieces all glued together in a garage.The work is very good for a homemade stock.
Waterboy

[alinwa]

Lynn,

here's the one I busted in half

LOL

al