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I have been seating a bullet inside a pinched, once fired case into the rifle 3 times and taking an average COAL, then seating down 0.01" from there. I just got my comparator so I'm looking forward to using CBTO from here on out. Thank you for the offer! I will check out the Sinclair tool and let you know if I want to try yours first.

Thanks for replies, Lee. Not the bullet. As to the powder, it is from the same 8 lb jug that was running the 168 LRAB, and I haven't used another powder since. I'm confident it is not contaminated. I also have the same issues with the RL23 that was just purchased for this load. Neither of these 2 things explain the pressure sign on the factory round, but I should mention - The reload bullet that just pulled from the case has some scraping on the jacket. Is that enough increase in neck tension to cause problems? Or what about my primer pockets getting larger. Some cases were seating primers easier than others, I trashed anything that I could pop out.

Looking into my reloads further, it seemed as though I wasn't as far off the lands as I thought. I had actually jammed a bullet while loading and when it didn't feel right, I extracted the case (with some effort) and the bullet remained. I figured this could explain the pressure spike so I decided to shoot some factory rounds after work this week that I had laying around. The results are interesting. Last week, and shown above, I shot Hornady 140 BTSP and Nosler 168 LRAB, with no pressure. This week, Remington Corelokt 150 grains, shot great, no pressure. Remington Corelokt 175 grains, shot great, no pressure. Winchester Super X 175, no pressure. Winchester Super X 150, no pressure, and a bonus 1.25" group at 200. Then, the kicker. I shot one 160 Nosler Accubond FACTORY round that was nowhere near the lands and it shot 4" higher than anything else at 200. Similar pressure signs as the 160 AB reloads at MIN (again both RL23 and H1000) with a very sticky bolt. My previous reload, a 168 LRAB with no pressure, loaded to 68 gr of H1000, only shot MOA with an occasional flier so I moved on. Now I can't get 64 gr of H1000 to not give pressure on the 160 AB, and a once fired factory case looks like this? No way can a bullet itself have that impact? Is it gunsmith time? Thanks. I have a comparator on the way.

Congratulations on the bull and experience, sounds like your hunt had it all!

Same here, in a not easy to get to place on an OTC hunt. Volunteer Deputies, no thanks.

Thanks 300RUM, I calibrate it often and check known random objects on the scale throughout each loading session. I understand my Hornady scale is not the best, but when it gives me the numbers I'm expecting..

How do you check yours? Thank you for the feedback Lance.

Not that I watch much anyway, but I took a knee on the NFL today with no plan on standing back up anytime soon. Definitely annoying to see that.

FWIW, the gun has 700 rounds down the pipe and this is the first set of pressure signs I've seen other than a bit of sticky bolt on my prior load.

Great work Trevor and team!

Awesome!! Well done Heat and WHO! Cool bull, great story.

Super, unique bull. Congratulations.

Love it, go out with a clear head in the second half and take it to 'em. Good luck.

Congratulations on the catches bud! A couple archery bucks in a row to boot. Well done.

I'll take the 2 small bipods, pm sent. Thanks.

Good job as always Patrick. Well done. Great buck.

If it is a place I plan on revisiting in the near future, I may kill them. Otherwise, I typically let them be. Like coyotes and most other predatory animals, another will fill its place in short order.

WOW summed it up. Thanks for sharing.

The skipper knows what's best! Get home safe, mate!

Glad to see the weather cooperated for you and you could get some great fish in the boat!! Well done! Pictures are funny from cell phones sometimes, I've rotated them over and over and it takes someone with a desktop to save and rotate.

Congratulations on the accomplishment. Beautiful buck.

I use my phone exclusively. I use SD cards with micro adapters that I used to mount into the phone but lately, I found an even easier way. My Samsung came with one of these, https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-OTG-USB-Connector-White/dp/B01G00TWRK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1504128099&sr=8-3&keywords=samsung+micro+USB+adapter. Then, I recently bought another that doesn't leave my pack. 95% of trail cameras have either a mini or micro USB port. Plug in the appropriate cord with the adapter above, a "new SD detected" notification pops up, and you can quickly move or copy the pictures onto your Phone's internal memory, or onto your Phone's mounted SD card. Some cameras take longer than others, in my experience from 100-500 pictures/minute. Pretty darn quick and it keeps the SD cards clean. To add to what was said earlier, loading and viewing is extremely slow until they are copied over to the phone, then they are instantaneous.

Great job, story and buck! Well deserved too from the sounds of it!

nice, x2, just in a tree for me.

First one is the hardest, post and deer. Congrats, welcome!