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May 22, 2017, 03:25 PM
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Location: England, U.K
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Hello
Hello just to say I'm Gerry and I live in England and want to introduce my self, I shoot 6.5 Creedmoor RPR,.303 No4 MK 2 longbranch hope to get good advice from you guys....cheers
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May 22, 2017, 03:36 PM
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Welcome Gerry. You are going to love that 6.5C. There's a lot of very good affordable factory ammunition available for it. I don't want to politicize the thread, but typing that out got me wondering about reloading over there is it legal and commonly practiced?
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May 22, 2017, 04:01 PM
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I that's for the hello, yes reloading is legal I have a Lee reloading press and a set of foster dies, the only things that are " illegal are to own a pistol unless it's 24" long , so we have to suffer a fake suppressor on the front with a piece of metal protruding from the rear like a coat hanger to make it 24" long ,,,madness I know, we can only have bolt action or straight pull rifles ..no semi or full auto,only semi is in .22 , I have a smith and Weston mp15/22, I also have a Rossi underlever 38/357 and a pietta .44 blackpowder 1858 new model army, the police here are not to bad but with cuts the take a long time to issue variations on your licence I can have 5 weapons on my licence and when I apply for a variation as long as I can justified it I will get it....thanks I'm looking for what you guys are doing in regard to reloading , I use a full size die at the moment but is neck sizing better and cheaper...6.5 Creedmoor cost me £190.00 per 100... That's pounds not dollars ..hence the need to reload...
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May 22, 2017, 04:21 PM
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Hello
Forgot to say reloading is very popular as the cost of ammo here is very high, but the shooting industry is very good here , look up Bisley shooting ground , it's where most of us shoot from 100 out to 1200 yards , we have to have a shooting certificate to shoot on most military ranges, there are a few private ranges but not many, costs is usually about £30 per day , how does that compare with you...if we want a proper pistol no extensions we have to have a Section five certificate , very difficult to get...we can have .22 like a GSG 1911, but with a stupid fake suppressor and piece of metal sticking out the back ...24" long, same with a 38 & 44 revolvers....wish we had you second amendment ..cheers
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May 22, 2017, 04:52 PM
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Welcome, Gerry! Hope you have a nice time here.
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May 22, 2017, 04:59 PM
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Hello mosinnougant
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May 22, 2017, 07:40 PM
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For decades in reloading for bolt-action cartridges, I only neck-size my own fired brass. Just back off the full length sizing die so that about 3/4 of the neck is resized. Occasionally do a full-length resize to set the shoulder back where it's at the proper length. Cases can stretch a bit with use; I've noticed it most with my .243 after three or four reloads.
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May 22, 2017, 08:31 PM
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Welcome Gerry!
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May 22, 2017, 08:52 PM
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Welcome.
Fight the power, Gerry. 
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May 22, 2017, 08:58 PM
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Welcome from Louisiana!
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May 22, 2017, 09:43 PM
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welcome to the forum. both are great rifles in great cartridges.
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May 22, 2017, 09:55 PM
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Welcome to the group.
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Welcome!
Are people in England allowed to talk about guns? Isn't that punishable by, oh I don't know, exile to America?  Quote:
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May 24, 2017, 05:22 AM
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Hello
If only....If we where sent to American for talking about Guns, you wouldn't be able to shut me up...the industry here is worth about 3 million to the government in tax ...
 So they say)...At this time of year Bisley gets extremely busy , it's hard to find somewhere to sleep for a night.there are about 500,000 FAC 1 holders according to some stats. There are a lot more Shotgun certificate holders...
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