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As mentioned earlier, I ordered the reamer with .200" freebore, as I wasn't concerned with overall length building on a long action. I knew Hornady's specs were .188", and luckily my 6.5-284 reamer was the same, so I seated bullets in the 6.5-284 chamber & extrapolated seating depth around .020" in the lands in the PRC case.
So then I made a couple of dummy rounds with 140 VLD's and 147 ELD's to compare. Knowing the hazards of specing to the longest bullet could pose a problem if I couldn't get it to shoot, I set the reamer up for the Bergers, and resigned to the fact the Hornadys would seat quite a bit deeper.
I called up JGS, specified the .200" freebore and narrowed the neck up a couple thou, and ordered the reamer.
This is the results......L to R......140 VLD - 147 ELD - 150 SMK:![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/TOE96s4.jpg)
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Boy that 150 is a slick lookin sumbitch.
Ping pong balls for the win.
Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable
I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
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Boy that 150 is a slick lookin sumbitch.
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This action started life as a 25-06, turned first into my 7x300WM, and now the PRC, so anything fatter in diameter was off the table, as I didn't want to open up the feed rails as would be needed with SAUM/WSM hulls.
I have a spare magun 700 action in my safe which I what I would probably use to build the PRC and I would spec it damn near exactly like you did. Of course that new John Hancock action appears to have a lot going for it with a nice price as well. And now having a tempest I am definitely a fan, love my buddies defiance as well.
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love my buddies defiance as well. That medium length Defiance would be the cat's ass for the PRC.
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Boy that 150 is a slick lookin sumbitch. Might have to do a 6.5 badger for these new heavy 6.5 boolits....
Ping pong balls for the win.
Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable
I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
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Boy that 150 is a slick lookin sumbitch. Might have to do a 6.5 badger for these new heavy 6.5 boolits.... Good luck with that...... One guy has blown up the 150 SMK's at a lot less velocity than the Badger is capable of, although a 7.5 twist, but only 2930.
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Smack on here has a reamer, think he was runnin 160 matrix at 3450.150’s at 3600 wouldn’t suck, if you can hold em together.. grin
Ping pong balls for the win.
Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable
I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
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A nine twist might let you play at 3500-3600....I don't know.
We all realize barrels are a consumable product, but I want more than 500 rounds of barrel life.
I already have 400 down this tube......
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love my buddies defiance as well. That medium length Defiance would be the cat's ass for the PRC. aalf you mean like this.......... . ![[Linked Image]](https://s17.postimg.org/6in6z9yb3/IMG_0947.jpg)
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aalf you mean like this..........
That’s the one sir. I am really liking this Tempest more every time I shoot it. The big round bolt knob took a bit to get used to but man is it smooth as butter and feeds like it has eyes ![[Linked Image]](http://i.imgur.com/pqTjYbk.jpg)
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How ya like that kahles Matt?
Ping pong balls for the win.
Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable
I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
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I could get a lot a killin in....
Ping pong balls for the win.
Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable
I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
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Maybe the 156 bergers will hold up betta
Ping pong balls for the win.
Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable
I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
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aalf you mean like this..........
That’s the one sir. I am really liking this Tempest more every time I shoot it. The big round bolt knob took a bit to get used to but man is it smooth as butter and feeds like it has eyes 243wssm brass is on its way the model seven is boxed up and kiff sent me a reamer print for Scott. Going to put a 8.4 t Boots on it as it’s probably the last one that I will ever have the chance to obtain. It’s really looking like 260 AI speed with tons of box to use on the long stuff. Going to eat creeds.
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I had a pint of whiskey in the freezer for you and you could have ask in person.
I’m going to crash your range really soon.
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Eating creeds ain’t hard, your scared to come to the hollar.... Matt will never be the same if he follows suit. Hell gtf outta king county for sure.... grin
Ping pong balls for the win.
Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable
I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
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PS where’s steelhead and and the lying fuucking bushelor????? Grin
Ping pong balls for the win.
Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable
I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
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love my buddies defiance as well. That medium length Defiance would be the cat's ass for the PRC. aalf you mean like this.......... . Hell ya....... What's max OAL?
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Defiance says 3.2 I like having the extra room but not really needed with the .081 freebore, but if I ever decide to go with a longer freebore this action will be nice to have!
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