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Hunter, resurrecting this thread - especially Wilbur's appropriately timed astute comments - is terrific! The pics bring the comments to life and bolster the axiom: "picture is worth a thousand words". Thank you!!:D It appears that the linked thread is still, "HOT" - I am tempted to go back and...

Liseo, I do not believe so. My experience/opinion is that domed cores present better flow dynamics, accommodating a "tighter" punch/jacket/die fit, allowing evacuation of air, while minimizing the volume of lead flowing around the core-seat punch prior to achieving peak pressure: the lead must...

Prior to Charlie Hood (Hood Custom Products) making finished cores, I had been approached by several potential suppliers, and advised by them that they could/would supply cores within +/- 0.03 Gr., or a range of 0.06 Gr. - that, "was in their dreams", as all had the decimal misplaced by one, or...

Comparing by weight, the Hunter contour makes a lighter and stiffer (less muzzle deflection) barrel that does a traditional LV contour . . . or, for the velocity junkies, a longer barrel of the same weight. o_O One of 'the dirty little secrets' regarding the GREAT precision of Hunter Class...

Coming up on EIGHT year old thread. o_O Is AI that old already? RG

Your best bet will be to obtain (or make) both a draw die, and a pinch-trim die, then draw-down from 6mm jacket(s) & pinch to length. Should you have access to a lathe/collet attachment, you could make a collet and single-point trim to length. Good luck. RG

When it comes to, "accurizing", center-fire rifles, you'll find Mr. Nyhus difficult to best - a great source of information/knowledge, and willing to share! Too bad you're relegated to THE FORBIDDEN ZONE - besides Al, you'll have to contend with several, other "misfits", who despite the, ZONING...

Welcome aboard, Hans.:) If you have not already done so, "contact/PM Al Nyhus" - you won't be disappointed. RG

Damn, Charlie, you make that so simple . . . :DRG

Jim, condolences to you and and family. With the passing of George, a BR foundation stone, we are diminished.

Keith's calls will be greatly missed. Surely, Keith rests in paradise. Thank you, Dave.

As of today, 4/23/2024, Jeff Crose has updated and posted the NBRSA Short Range Hall of Fame ranckings for both Hunter & Varmint for Score Calsses. Thank you, Jeff!:eek: Keep 'em ON the X! RG

So long as there is no way the first 0.030" (+/- a little) of the "tip can get into the act, I agree. That said, using a few bullets, any/all [new] seater stems are for a near perfect match, and dedicated to specific point-die nose configuration. RG

The bullet "tip"/me'plat should never touch the seater stem. Bullet cores, within +/- 0.1 Gr. will vary less than 0.002" in length - very unlikely a cause of nose length:diameter variation. Back to the initial point: if the me'plat touched the stem cavity, you can/should expect relatively LARGE...

The SR Score HoF points have not been [publicly] updated for some time. Recently, yours truly assumed the HoF reins, and has been working with NBRSA web-Master, Jeff Crose, to get the all-time points standings (NBRSA only) formatted and posted on the NBRSA web-site. Mr. Crose has been extremely...

Steve, originally, the Sporter class was limited to 8X scope magnification, and the .23 Cal., or larger, was intended to develop cartridges other the .222 Remington and derivatives. As I recall, the 8X scope morphed into anything goes within four seasons. Interestingly, once the "logic" of...

OliveOil, while you make some good points (reminiscent of days gone by), in NBRSA Hunter Class tournaments, we have been coping without the caliber & case-capacity restrictions since about 2014, when both the caliber and case-capacity restriction were eliminated - there has been no appreciable...

OliveOil, while these are valid considerations, the lengthening of the jacket occurs only at the core-face : jacket-wall junction - the result of the core bleed-by initiating a "pinch". We are exceeding neither the tensile strength, nor, the elastic limit of the gilding metal. As noted by Dave...

Per Doc's statement - highlighted [above] in red, when using stitched bags, which allow the stock to ride on the stitched "flat", I tend get more vertical, as compared to using the same bag, with "old-school" round bottomed butt stocks. With stitched bags, I shoot noticeably better using the...

Were I granted, "king for a day" authority, I'd dictate the following rules for NBRSA HUNTER Class (BTW "Hunter Rifle", has always been a COMPLETE misnomer): 6X Class; weight limit 10.5 Lb.; maximum fore-end width 3.0"; maximum scope magnification 6X (or, variable magnification set and taped at...