Recent content by Rob_W

why no knife To me the problem is applicability in a legal sense. There are so many situations that do not justify lethal force, but scare the bejeezus out of you anyway. In the relatively rare remaining instances where lethal force is justified, so few lend themselves to what people think of...

The rifleman's journal did some testing, I believe his conclusion was that current Wolf primers are his top choice even over CCI benchrest. http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/

Is that a 1" or 30mm ring? Looks like a medium, but you can eliminate guessing by using the Midway reference. Measure the ring you have, then pick one that matches from here: http://www.midwayusa.com/midwayusa/staticpages/charts/ring_height_comparisons.htm --RobW

scratches Must be something in the die, or just a bad sizing ring. I'd eyeball it under a bright light and see what is up.

You mentioned barrel life, so I would say .223 all the way. The .243 or 25-06 eat barrels. Cost of components also .223 all the way. Less powder, cheaper bullets and brass, good selection of varmint and target bullets. --RobW