Merlin Orr

Nice collection JoeMKY.....

Iron sights are a young mans (or young eyes) game. Pretty hard to find anywhere with anyone shooting now.

Not to be a wiseass... Better than my 6BR with 107s and not as good as my 7-08 with 158s. Totally depends on the set of the Ram. If your match director (or setters) are old school and set the front or center rail it can be iffy. With a decent (per the book) set they fall. This is based on limited experiences as I have only a little data at his time. Figure the PF like a USPSA of IDPA shooter and you can get a good idea of knockdown. Load the 123s to about ~2400 and it beats any (sane) 6BR PF - which is a winner in a number of recent majors. For Sure - Just my opinion.

I bought an inexpensive Grendel bolt gun to see how it works for NRA HP Metallic Silhouette. I looked at the ARC and saw noting there to make me give up my 6BR. The Grendel has a lot of bullet choices, Lapua makes brass for it and a good barrel life. I don't require a hot rod to do my thing so the Grendel seems to be the logical choice.

I'm still laughing..... Yes.

Older, slower still and half blind but still find the occasional acorn.... Mainly all kinds of Metallic Silhouette the past few years but eye surgery botched makes it doubtful I'll be shooting at all in the future. I still appreciate a good joke though.

If I had only given him a chance to talk to me.....

My SDB has been busy churning out .45 ammo for the past week. The ground on filed up $200.00 Spartan is oiled and ready.... I have laid down the lever (silhouette) rifles and gird myself to go forth and do battle.... Even though you really crushed me with your insensitivity about my lovely pumkin ball slinger I have contacted Z (and hope to contact membership committee members) regarding your possibility of being allowed membership in this august group....

Now I gotta say...this photo brings a smile to my face.....

Lucky as a 3 pecker goat...... BENIN BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL LAW ATTORNEYS J. KUTA CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES, L.L.B, L.L.M LEGAL SOLICITORS AND LAWYERS OF THE SUPREME COURT OF BENIN, 404 ADOGLITTA, AKPAKPA COTONOU, BENIN REPUBLIC. Hello my friend, I am Barrister Johnson Kuta, English speaking Beninoise, Solicitor and Financial Attorney/Consultant. I was moved to contact you based on the present condition of things here. There was a foreigner who registered with my Legal firm as his personal Attorney and he was a stock broker as well as a one time secret agent for importing oil from overseas for our former Ministers and also a construction contractor. So, on June 2003 my client made a fixed deposit for US$9,500,000.00 (Nine Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only) in a Bank here in Benin with standing statement/agreement with the bank that all correspondence in respect to the fixed deposit contract must be sent to him through my humble chambers. Upon maturity, the routine notification was sent to me, which I dispatched to his forwarding address as usual without a reply. After a month, I sent a reminder which I received from the bank without any reply again. Finally, I discovered from my client's contract employee that he died with his family in the Benin Republic December 26, 2003 plane crash. He died without making any WILL and all attempts to trace his relatives were fruitless. I also discovered that he did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his fixed deposit contract with the bank. Hence I seek your consent to present you to this bank as the next of kin based on the official letter I just received from his bankers reminding me that BENINOISE LAW states that at the expiration of fourteen (14) years the money will be reverted to the ownership of the BENINOISE Government if I do not confirm the next of kin to claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to my deceased client since you share the same surname and a foreigner so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not go into the hands of some corrupt government officials. Note that this transaction is simple and risk free because I will provide expert legal services that will guarantee the successful execution of this deal. If you are interested, please contact me as soon as possible through phone, I shall provide you with more details and how we shall proceed with the claims. I expect you to observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this transaction would be profitable for both of us. Thanks as I wait for your reply. Best regards, Hon. Barrister J. Kuta (Esq)

OK.. Problem is now understood. I need to replace the Plastic Wave Bearings..... My Duh.... Still don't know how to get them in the body but I guess even I can figure it out...LOL

My SDB has shed the white plastic inserts that are on all sides of the moving center "shellplate block" that moves up and down when you pull the handle. The plastic inserts don't appear damaged but will not stay in place when I replace/reinstall them. Anyone had this happen and have a solution?

Thanks to all..... I will go back through every step and make sure I am proceeding according to Hoyle... I just checked the case length again and on the undamaged brass they are really really close to the same ..... It depends how much pressure I use on the thumb roll on the digital indicator which comes out longer or shorter... A thousandth maybe with no particular brass being the longer. I have loaded quite a few of the Precision Black Bullets over the years and really never had a problem with the crimping function. I have measured and my total crimp - even on the crumpled brass - is less than the thickness of the brass at the case mouth opening... I am starting to think that my problem is that I am simply trying to crimp the bullets to an unreasonable amount.

The Precision Black Bullets are .358 vs .357 for the Hornady bullets. I think I will try to buy or borrow a set of Dillon .357 dies and try some more....