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    Thanks Mooseman i'll try and chase some up i take...

    Thanks Mooseman i'll try and chase some up i take it your barrel is a 1/9.5
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    Thanks Southernman for that info mate.

    Thanks Southernman for that info mate.
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    Thanks fellas, some good info there but the...

    Thanks fellas, some good info there but the problem with going heavy like 175gr or over 162gr with the good projectiles is my twist rate is 1-9.5 and stabilizing heavier would be somewhat of a...
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    Looks like the Partitions and the Accubonds are...

    Looks like the Partitions and the Accubonds are fairly popular so might start with a few of them, thanks very much fellas and again many thanks
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    Thanks for the info fella's i'll look into it and...

    Thanks for the info fella's i'll look into it and try a few , thanks again
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    G'day HNTMAD yes i'm hearin you mate but i've had...

    G'day HNTMAD yes i'm hearin you mate but i've had a few bad experiences with them, I wouldn't judge them unless i was absolutely sure they were not the projectile for this job i've used them on...
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    Yeah Micky Duck mate i have a standard 7 mag and...

    Yeah Micky Duck mate i have a standard 7 mag and use it for scrub cattle, shots can be from 50m to 450m i don't shoot them any further out , too risky for bad shots, i was thinking that a large deer...
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    Best 7mm projectile for shooting large deer

    I was wondering what would be the ideal projectile for a 9.5 twist 7mm for hunting large deer, normally the heaviest around 160gr is recommended for that twist , i've tried the 168gr Berger but i...
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    Yes GWH I think too much faith is put into these...

    Yes GWH I think too much faith is put into these plastic tipped projectiles I don't shoot any now I've gone back to the older style they seem to do the job better than most of the rest at least they...
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    G'day Fisherman mate I now use 154gr interlocks...

    G'day Fisherman mate I now use 154gr interlocks flat base sp I tried eld-m 162gr and they were unpredictable for me some blew up on impact some just penciled through then I tried 162gr eld-x couldn't...
  11. Thread: Who crimps?

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    G'day Bomb mate I never used to crimp but when I...

    G'day Bomb mate I never used to crimp but when I got the 7mm rem mag I was fiddling one day and decided to lightly crimp 5 reloads that were grouping 1'' @ 100m when I fired them I was amazed to see...
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    Yes Micky Duck there's probably a few projectiles...

    Yes Micky Duck there's probably a few projectiles out there that would do the job but Geez I don't want to mess with them now with so many rounds through the rifle but if and when I rebarrel i'll be...
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    Well Seventenths it can differ from dry to wet...

    Well Seventenths it can differ from dry to wet normally in try times it's best for dogs they get on the move with a fixed number it would be 90 -110 per yr continuously but can be more or less in wet...
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    Yeah Seventenths I do like the 22-250 but it...

    Yeah Seventenths I do like the 22-250 but it suits me for the size animal I cull 243 is a little over kill for what I do 223 is a little under powered for me but on saying that both the 243 and 223...
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    G'day Seventenths mate I contract shoot...

    G'day Seventenths mate I contract shoot feral/wild dogs for the farmers and council they do a lot of damage over here killing domestic dogs and anything worth eating to them yes I've used the Vmax I...
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    Hornady Vmax 224 55gr problem

    G'day all i'm just wondering if any of you blokes with 22-250 shoot Vmax 55gr lately the reason I ask is I've just gone to a new batch and instead of them exploding inside the feral i'm getting...
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    Yes chainsaw that's what i noticed to i have...

    Yes chainsaw that's what i noticed to i have never annealed any brass prior to now and when i done a few i loaded them and found that the tension was more consistent than the unannealed ones which...
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    Thanks Dicko that sounds like a fair statement as...

    Thanks Dicko that sounds like a fair statement as crimping would put a fairly even tension on brass with uneven tensions by several firings sounds good thanks mate I do intend to anneal from now on...
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    Thanks fellas for the info and mimms2 no I don't...

    Thanks fellas for the info and mimms2 no I don't neck turn never even thought about it maybe I should look into it a bit further I annealed my first lot of 7mm brass today and they come up good I...
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    Crimping 7mag brass

    G'day all i'm just wondering how many of you boys/gals with 7mm rem mag crimp their brass when loading and if so how do you find it affects accuracy ( good or bad ) there's so many different opinions...
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    Ryan_Songhurst mate i'm not on here to take the...

    Ryan_Songhurst mate i'm not on here to take the piss but to appeal to your common sense as to every person has an opinion and a right to it and you are right you didn't say everybody but that...
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    G'day Ryan_Songhurst mate lets take a step back...

    G'day Ryan_Songhurst mate lets take a step back and cool mate I don't know what you do or any of your thoughts on any matter except the Quote by '' gsp follower'' mate that to me puts all piggers in...
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    I've been reading this post and don't really know...

    I've been reading this post and don't really know much about this fellow but if you have a dog in the state of the one with the snout wound then you definitely need pointing in the right direction...
  24. G'day all I have a sako 85 22-250 with 1-14 twist...

    G'day all I have a sako 85 22-250 with 1-14 twist standard barrel I run 55gr Vmax @3415fps on 31.6gr bench mark 2 '' totally lethal ''also I have a 22-250 Ackley ''AI'' improved I-10 twist I run 60gr...
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    As Gibo said use live ammo if you are not sure of...

    As Gibo said use live ammo if you are not sure of things get your mate to come over and sort the do's and don'ts out nothing better than a ''Bang , Thump'' to keep the mind clear safety is the main...
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