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    Left the Range George Kelbly Sr

    Mr. Kelbly was a true legend. That his legacy lives on with his family says a lot about him. 🙏
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    Who made this Rail Gun

    Yowzer...that's two 409 cranks!
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    Let's talk about bullets

    Pete, the point up die I mentioned is the die used in making the bullets. The after market dies sold for 'pointing' bullets are a different animal and can potentially open the door for what's termed in the computer world as 'undocumented features'. 😖 I just finished pointing 1,000 .30 cal...
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    Who made this Rail Gun

    Mike, that's some serious hardware! -Al
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    Let's talk about bullets

    Pete, tell me more about your testing proceedure.
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    Let's talk about bullets

    Good morning from sunny South Dakota. :) Having done blind testing with bullets having up to .015 base-to-ogive variances from the pointing process (intentionally done for testing), I never saw any 'on target' accuracy loss. My conclusion is that on the list of things that matter...
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    Redding standard seating die length

    Thread length for the seater plug?
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    Let's talk about bullets

    Some time ago, I made a simple ogive profile-to-base checker for my .30's. Rather than indicating from one thin area around the circumference of the bullet, the contact area is the entire nose of the bullet. It makes you rethink the whole base-ogive measuring thing.
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    Barrel Sight Hole Plug Screws

    Tikka's come with 6-48 plastic plugs for the base screws. ;) Can't imagine those setting off too many alerts.
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    Bullet choice strictly for 100 yards score matches.

    By all means....if you don't have flags, that's Step #1. 👌
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    Bullet choice strictly for 100 yards score matches.

    It may not be the bullet. It could be the tune (do those .150 groups have a verticle shape?), gun handling, a bag/rest issue, etc. But I would try some other bullets, too. A flat based bullet on the .790" jacket rather than the .825" jacket would be what I'd try. The BIB 67gr would be an...
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    Let's talk about bullets

    If the bullets are from the same point up die, any base-to-ogive differences only change how much bullet is in the case neck. -Al
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    Some Remembrances of Wilbur (the Original Cook and Bottle Washer)

    Not sure people remember this but Wilbur used to make and sell really nice wind flags. When I was just starting out, I bought 6 from him. He told me they came with a 'no questions asked' policy. "Once you buy 'em, I won't ask any questions".
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    Hunter Class Score Competition

    I began shooting Benchrest in the late '90's because my local range had a team in the TCL Postal Matches. My first season was with a 243 Ackley with the variable turned down to 6X. With some excellent mentors (Randy Robinett, Lynn Hansen and Jim Minnig) and a 'smith that liked the challenge...
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    Let's talk about bullets

    'S.O.P.' + Standard Operating Proceedure.
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    NBRSA related short range Score Hall of fame (Hunter and VfS classes) points update.

    Randy, that was truly a labor of love you undertook. Thanks for all you do for the sport. 👍
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    Let's talk about bullets

    For the 7-10 ogive bullets, the VLD style seater stems are a good place to start if using a Wilson style seater. Lapping as suggested by Randy should be S.O.P. for consistency. Pete...are you using Wilson style seaters?
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    Action screw torque setting question

    Tom is extremely good.
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    How's lilja these days?

    While I haven't used a .30 Lilja for a while, I shot them a lot in the past....they brought home a lot of wins and top 5 placings. Per Steve's recommendation, I'd rethink that contour and opt a HV. That leaves all your options open. A straight 1.250 won't shoot any better than a HV contour. And...
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    Action screw torque setting question

    Why not ask Tom?
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