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    Barnes MZ Expander

    Not bought by Sierra. Sister companies with Sierra. Both owned by Clarus Corp of Salt Lake City, Utah.
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    Remington Ultimate scope?

    Can you play with the rifles zero at different distances to line up the reticle/impacts?
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    How is your muzzle loader groupings for upcoming seasons?

    Sad to say my Utah elk season ended Thursday. Busted our butts, 8 of 9 days getting into the elk several times/day with no joy; spike season. First outing with one of Levi Reed's 45 cal bore riding conversions shooting a Parker Black Max 300 gr over 122 gr, by weight, of BH209 and Fed 215 mag...
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    Velocity change with temperature change; BH209

    I talked to our Ballistics Engineer at work today. He had two possible opinions. 1. Changing lot # might be a definite cause; different hardness in the core lead or a different thickness in the Black Max jacket. 2. The first lot had been sized via the Swinglock sizing die in warmer (60-70 F)...
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    Velocity change with temperature change; BH209

    Dilema..... Heading out on a cow/spike elk hunt Wednesday. Morning temps will be freezing or lower increasing into the low 60's, depending on the elevation i'm at. Last week I was checking my dope out to 600 yds. It's spot on! Temp was around 60 F. Average mz velocity was 2525 fps. I...
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    Spin Drift

    This morning, I was doing some testing at 478 yds. The bullet is the Parker 300 gr Black Max using .320 BC (suggested to me by Levi Reed of LR Customs) @ 2530 fps. The elevation was spot on. I didn't hold for wind, more concerned with the vertical and making sure the BC was where it needed to...
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    "Throwing" BH209?

    Thank you. Just spent the past hour filling BH209 tubes with 3-increments of .5 gr and marking then top of each with dry erase markers. Tomorrow, I go to the range. Glad it's only 1.25 miles away.
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    "Throwing" BH209?

    Mostly concerned about "SAFE"! I'll weigh all my charges.
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    "Throwing" BH209?

    Using a Harrell's Culver powder meter. Is it safe to throw my initial charges so I can weigh them? Thank you, Big Al
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