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 7mm-08 A.I. fire forming loads don't shoot worth poop.
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09/05/17 06:19 PM
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Friend of mine gave me Carte Blanche with a short action rifle build. Rifle will shoot for fun, as well as hunt. Once I got all the parts from the gunsmith, and made it a whole rifle, it was time to build some fuel for it. Virgin Lapua CCI BR-2 H-Varget 162 gr Hornady ELD-X  . . .  90°F, wind 2 o'clock 2-7 mph. Prone, Harris bipod, rear bag.
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 Re: 7mm-08 A.I. fire forming loads don't shoot worth poop.
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09/05/17 06:55 PM
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Re: 7mm-08 A.I. fire forming loads don't shoot worth poop.
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09/05/17 07:07 PM
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Looks like all the Tikkas I've owned.
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Re: 7mm-08 A.I. fire forming loads don't shoot worth poop.
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09/06/17 01:02 PM
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scrap it carte blanche should be a .25 MOA shooter surely Carte Blanche wouldn't start with a tikka!!! you need a manicure too 
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Re: 7mm-08 A.I. fire forming loads don't shoot worth poop.
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09/06/17 01:24 PM
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J.G.
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Tikka action.
It is sub 1/4 MOA, vertical.
Working men use a sharp pocket knife, and a Nicholson file for manicures.
Yesterday evening I ran it down the range. Working the MV backwards into the calculator, it's making 2690 fps MV. It even managed a center hit on the 8" at 800 yards before I packed up and went home.
Really anxious to see the velocity increase, once all 200 pieces of brass are fire formed, and I redo load development.
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Re: 7mm-08 A.I. fire forming loads don't shoot worth poop.
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09/06/17 08:58 PM
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Looks promising, good job. 
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Re: 7mm-08 A.I. fire forming loads don't shoot worth poop.
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09/08/17 02:12 AM
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Re: 7mm-08 A.I. fire forming loads don't shoot worth poop.
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09/08/17 04:25 AM
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Buzz i will guarantee. 25 moa on anything i build, but it will be with me shooting it, with a load worked up for the rifle. I get you dont like tikkas, though im not sure why and it's clear you have had some bad experiences with rifle builds, but you are welcome to shoot anything ive built. Or ill just run ya for pinks, and ill even shoot off a bench;)
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Re: 7mm-08 A.I. fire forming loads don't shoot worth poop.
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09/08/17 11:07 AM
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Yesterday evening I ran it down the range. Working the MV backwards into the calculator, it's making 2690 fps MV.
Should pick up almost 100fps over that with fully formed brass. I suggest neck sizing if possible for one more firing before setting up the bump on the fl die. It might not be needed but it helps ensure you get a fully formed case.
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Re: 7mm-08 A.I. fire forming loads don't shoot worth poop.
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09/08/17 11:17 AM
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Yesterday evening I ran it down the range. Working the MV backwards into the calculator, it's making 2690 fps MV.
Should pick up almost 100fps over that with fully formed brass. I suggest neck sizing if possible for one more firing before setting up the bump on the fl die. It might not be needed but it helps ensure you get a fully formed case. I remember you telling me that. And that is what I will do.
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Re: 7mm-08 A.I. fire forming loads don't shoot worth poop.
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09/08/17 11:22 AM
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There ya go Buzz. All the trash talk about Tikkas, gunsmiths, guartees, and the other crap I ignore, Tony done called you out on.
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Re: 7mm-08 A.I. fire forming loads don't shoot worth poop.
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09/08/17 05:43 PM
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looking forward to the finals to determine if next will be the 7mm08.
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