Recent content by MarshallDodge

I have been very happy with my CZ 457 MTR and Bergara B14R. The B14R feels a lot like the real thing, and is based on the Remington 700 which allows you to use the same stocks, triggers, scope mounts, etc.

The first thing I would try is a different magazine. I like the Chip McCormick Classic series. https://www.brownells.com/gun-parts/magazines/handgun-magazines-parts/1911-classic-magazine-45acp-7rd/

Sometimes a 1911 will need a little tuning to get them running right. Could be a bad magazine, low quality springs, or an extractor that could use a little adjustment.

Neck tension is a thing but turning will not take 0.5" groupings and reduce them to 0.1" My experience with reloading is that bullet quality, annealing, and using a mandrel have yielded the results I need.

Mine is a Doberman, who happens to know the difference between the people that walk in the house.

My guess would be cost because of the economy of scale. In the broad picture, the reloading industry is small, and then divide that again by how many would purchase an electronic scale. It's pretty small. Not a lot of reloaders would pay $500 for a scale, so the reloading scale manufactures...

I agree. It's sharp looking.

Anything extra can always be used for trading during a shortage. That said, I probably have more powder than primers to light it all off so I need to fix that one of these days.

Vihtavouri shows 2021FPS using 26.2 N150 behind a 130 Barnes 130 TSX. That's a monolithic bullet but you may be able to get similar results with a traditional bullet.

It looks like a 457? How is the trigger? My 455 likes SK Standard Plus. I replaced the stock spring with a pen spring, which was a big improvement.

The Chargemaster is a decent scale that pretty much does what I want it to do, so don't take the autozero thing as a serious complaint. My reloading room has LED lighting in the ceiling which doesn't seem to cause any issues. The biggest causes of drift that I see are during warm up, or when...

I'm in agreement with @jmorris on the autozero. I've done the straw mod and played with the parameters. Adjusting them has cut the dispense time in half on some powders. If only they let you save the different "tunes" in memory.

I liked the older Scheels I visited in South Dakota years ago, but ours in Utah is okay. I've seen some good deals on the used rifle rack.

I do not own either one as I don't have any interest in them. I would lean toward the 45-70 but I prefer my lever guns in pistol calibers or 30-30.

40-50 acres is a good number. I can shoot on my place, with cows on one side of me and about 800 yards to the next neighbor. With them in mind, I only shoot standard velocity 22 and pistol ammo. Rifles get taken to the shooting range.