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Yeah, factory firing pin and spring. Good to hear you did load development during break in. Should save some time and money. I am guessing I will have to verify after break in and initial testing.

Not me, but it is in my neck of the woods. I am off of Signal Butte and Guadalupe.

Ordered my Precision Armament recoil lug. Also ordered a set of Talley Lightweight scope rings. I pretty much have everything, now just waiting on the reamer. For barrel break in, I am going to follow the Proof Research recommended break in procedure. Is there any benefit to working up loads with different charge weights during the barrel break in? Or, should I just load some ammo at SAAMI specs for overall length and stick with a fixed powder charge with a charge weight on the lower end of the pressure scale? I appreciate any advice.

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You'll break 2800. I am at 2760 with 41.4 grains of H4350 out of a 24" barrel. I think Lancetkenyon is spot on with his guesstimate.

Nice looking rig....I love my 6.5 Creed.

I have the duvids. Words can't describe how much I love them. I have 12x swaros on the way.If you don't mind, can you give a review on the Swaro 12's for handheld glassing when you get them? This would definitely be a lighter option than the Leicas. I am probably about 4 months off from a purchase....gotta finish the rifle then buy my pack tent and sleeping bag before I upgrade glass.

I have been debating this very thing. I currently have Vortex Kaibab 15x56 for tripod and Steiner 8x30 around the neck. I don't plan to use a spotting scope at all. I would like to lighten all my gear up because my plan is to start backpack hunting. As soon as I finish building my custom rifle I plan to put my funds towards upgrading glass. If the Swaro 12x50 EL will work for free hand glassing, I think this would be a great way to go to lighten up as they would be good on a tripod too. Does anyone have any experience with the 12x50 EL free hand glassing? The other option I have considered is the Leica Douvids in 10-15x50. This would allow me to only need one bino. Also, to those that have looked through both, are the Euro 12x50 even comparable to the Swaro 12x50 EL? This could be an option to save some money. I had a chance to glass with my Kaibab alongside Swaro 15x56 and was blown away at the difference....the hype is real!

This is an accurate statement. Claim your personal property on your homeowners policy and hopefully you have $0 deductible on your auto policy for glass. Depending on your homeowners deductible it may or may not be worth filing a claim as rates may increase. Same thing happened to me, but I didn't file a claim for my hunting gear because the loss was about $1,400 and my deductible was $1,000. It wasn't worth it to me for the possibility of increased rates. I hate thieves, sorry for your loss.

Just picked up what I will probably use as my lightweight scope for this build. Cabelas had the Leopold VX6 2-12x42 on sale for $500 off retail. It wasn't my first choice for this build, but should be a good lightweight scope for a pack rifle. I couldn't pass up on th deal.

Have you looked at the Chevy Colorado with the Duramax Deisel....in particular the ZR2 that will be out in about 2 months? The I4 Duramax has been clocking about 30 mpg. It will have a factory lift, selectable lockers front and rear, wider track width and some other nice features. I am not a Chevy guy, but this truck will have me seriously reconsidering that. I currently drive a Dodge Power Wagon as my weekend vehicle and really like it.

+1 on this. I really like my Leuopold VX-6. May be using it on my lightweight build I can't afford a new scope when the rifle is done. I was also thinking about the Vortex Razor HD LH 3x15-42 or the Zeiss Conquest HD5 with same magnification.....never mind, just re-read your post, you are looking for a scope with MIL not MOA. Cabelas recently had the VX-6 for about $750....pretty dang good deal.

Tagging in. I have to get back at it. I was working out pretty hard for the 2 months leading up to my October hunt in Wyoming and it definitely helped. I haven't worked out since. My workouts consisted of swimming 1.5 miles two days of the week and 30 minutes of elliptical stairs with a 35lb pack followed by either upper body or lower body weight lifting three days per week. I dropped 20 lbs before my hunt and I have probably gained half of that back. Time to hold myself accountable again.

Heck of a deal there. This should sell fast. If I wasn't in the process of a rifle build I would snatch it up.

I went to Sportsmans Warehouse today to pick up some .224 bullets to reload for my dad's .225 Winchester. They just so happened to have all of the reloading supplies I plan to use for this build. I picked up 8lbs of Hodgdon H4831SC, 3 boxes of 162 ELDX and 2 boxes of Norma 7 mm SAUM brass.

Thanks for the info, I will check them out.

It looks by one of your posts that you already checked torque on the action screws. If you haven't, I would definitely do that. Is the stock free floated and bedded? I couldn't hold consistent groups on the first rifle I reloaded for. I had the action bedded and barrel free floated hoping that would help. I still couldn't hold consistent groups. On further inspection, I found the front action screw to be too long. It couldn't be torqued to specs without rubbing on the bolt lug, which was also causing over-pressure signs. I grinded down the front action screw and torqued the action to specs in 5 inch pound increments working front to back on the action screws. Now several loads shoot well under an inch consistently.

September and October. I usually hunt them in early October so I can combine it with deer.

Thank you both for the replies. Sounds like it will a pretty simple process.

Nice rifle! Gonna be a great deer rifle.

My 7 SAUM reamer should be at my buddy's house in a couple of weeks to start the barrel work. I am going to start working on prepping my brass. I have several hundred pieces of .300 SAUM I will be sizing down. Being pretty new to reloading, I am seeking advice on which sizing die to purchase? Any tips for sizing down the .300 SAUM brass? My reloading experience thus far is limited to my 6.5 Creedmoor, so all advice is appreciated.

Thanks for the reply. I am fine with the draw units and take my chances. Any recommendations on a decent draw unit with public access?

Nice looking rifle, congrats. Did you go with Sendero or Sendero Light contour? What action? Which muzzle brake? Good luck on your deer hunt.