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So I'm going to be 'woods stocking' here in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. Public ground. Shots won't be over 100 yards. I had originally thought this would be a good reason to buy myself a...

True. It feeds the 238gr WFN, and the 253gr WFN has the same dimension to the crimp groove. So I assume it should feed since the OAL will be the same, just a fatter nose is all.

The reviews on...

Hey yall.

I have decided that I am going to put forth the effort to hunt me down a black bear this fall with my 41 mag Henry (I've got a RBH in the same that I will have on my hip).

My mind...

Thanks guys. I did not even think about looking at seating depth relative to the other loads I had shot, but that does make good sense especially with it having a bevel base.

On the powder...

I made some loads for my 642 using IMR Target and the Lee 158 RF powder coated. Weight comes out to be 161 grains.

Seated to the crimp groove. Heavy roll crimp. OAL comes out about 1.433"

I...

To add to this, I wonder if the PC is actually coming off, or does it just look like it?

I've sized some PC boolits and it kinda looks like the PC has come off when in fact its just slicked...

I had an interesting experience the other day.

Had some old 9mm boolits I had cast up and coated with LLA years ago. The dummy in me thought hey I'll just soak these in some acetone to clean the...

Tried cast in her yet?

My best load is the Hornady 105gr with Superformance. Your right though, nothing I tried when working up a load was over MOA.

I got one. 6mm CM. 24" barrel, literal tack driver. I have only had it out to 1000 yards a few times, but the last time I was shooting sub-moa at that distance. I am not a competitive shooter or a...

I got me a RAR with the 16" barrel the other day and it shoots superb with the Hornady Black ammo.

I gotta try some cast now and after some consideration, I decided to go with the NOE mold that...

Not to be picky.....but recoil control is the name of the game. :)

I once tried to "manage" recoil in my 26" CVA shooting ~500+ grain boolits. They were from a Lee mold that was meant for a...

I see. Thanks.

I was wondering if you were attributing what you said to the idea of "free recoil". But the way you describe it does not sound like the free recoil idea I think of when I hear...

This would be a good example. So how did you sight it in and the outcome? Did you use the same method as you would in the field? I guess what I am asking is what was your final sight in method?

You shouldn’t get hung up on the little stuff.

It’s the math that anyone can look up. Just google “recoil calculator” and pick the one you want to use. Input the data for your given firearm and...

I just thought of something. Maybe the word “recoil” for some doesn’t mean what I am taliking about.

I am talking about actual recoil as calculated using math. I am not talking about felt recoil....

I think it may be an assumption on your part that hand on the scope technique is a problem. I read about it elsewhere before I tried it, so I know that I’m not the only one who has expirenced its...

I agree. Inconsistency is what needs to be controlled.

The issue I was having, and why I started this topic, was I thought I was being “consistent” by letting the rifle recoil naturally each time...

There in lies the issue. I am not talking about shooter induced error because of heavy recoil. I am also not saying that a rifles recoil makes it more or less accurate of a rifle. A 50bmg has every...

I suppose you probably didn’t read through the whole thing. :). I understand.

This is what I was lead to believe when I first started shooting. However, it’s been proven many times over that...

What do you mean by “letting the gun recoil the exact same”?

Have you ever had a rifle like to jump at the shot? If so, how did you deal with that aspect?

Really, when I think about it, it is only my 7lb and under rifles that jump. Of course, those are the...

I suppose I am just an incompetent newbie to the world of shooting then.

I have no issues with flinching(with the guns I shoot), I take my time setting up behind the gun and control my breathing,...

Bingo!

I think you might be starting to see the point. Yes, I was doing something inconsistently. I was not consistently controlling recoil. :)

Recoil is the main thing that decreases accuracy. It’s the recoils effect on rifle movement. Yes, the human factor is what determines how that recoil effects accuracy. I have never discounted that....

I was just focused on just the bullet in the barrel dwell time until the topic of muzzle brakes came up and it made me think some more.

The whole premise does revolve around the barrels influence...