Congrats on a dream hunt and awesome old ram!
As others have said, you deserve serious kudos for sticking to your limits on the first shot. The pressure of these hunts seems to have a way of changing a person’s max range. You earned that 166 yard shot. Patience often wins, as you proved several...
Thanks - I should add a little clarification on my measurements above. When measured with a blade mic at .250 (where my pressure ring forms) new brass is .5450-.5454, not the .546 I stated above.
I get .546 when measuring lengthwise along the case with calipers. Maybe down in weeds a bit for...
Well I wanted to update this with my results thus far in case it helps others.
I went with the Cortina FL Bushing Die. It’s well made - took a little bit to get the shoulder bump set correctly, but overall pretty standard and simple stuff. It definitely takes a bit more force and it’s easy to...
Thanks all for the replies. @Mike D Texas , what are your SAUM brass measurements before and after sizing?
Here’s a quick rundown on what I’m seeing for an average measurements just below the pressure ring, around .250 up from the bottom. Measured with a blade mic:
New brass: .5453
1x Fired...
@HighUintas,
Thanks for all the information posted here. This was a very helpful post. I am getting clickers in my 7SAUM with ADG and will probably try combining the EC mandrel and my Redding FL bushing die.
If you’ve used the FL after the mandrel, did it seem like the FL provided an...