My oldest son is over there at Clydehurst Christian Ranch this week. The camp emailed us last night and said everything was fine so far and the water level seemed to be dropping.
My dad just got the reloading room set up at his new house. We’ll start working on a 69gr Hammer for my son’s 243, either a 131gr or 136gr Hammer for my 7 RM (haven’t decided yet), and a 143 eldx & 129gr Hammer for my new 6.5-284. Got a little RL23 and RL26, and various amounts of 6.5 Staball...
It wasn’t worth it to me. I saved the money and went with a #3 contour Benchmark for my build. Scoped and suppressed my rifle weighs just under 9lbs.
If it is worth it for you though, I say go for it.
So long story short, I haven’t done a proper load development or chronyed anything yet, we just chucked in some of my friend’s ammo that he developed for his own rifle…and it worked beautifully. Based on an educated guess and some long range shooting results(at 500 yards), it’s shooting about...
I do hunt with a radial muzzle break on my 7 mag, but I ALWAYS shoot with hearing protection. I’ve never missed a chance because of it.
That said, I am waiting on a suppressor. I had a 6.5-284 built on a Tikka action, with a 21” Benchmark #3 with a 7.5 twist. The suppressor is still in jail(9...