Since “Free Bullets” is back at Hornady, I picked up a set of dies for a future addition to my collection. For my free bullets I chose the Hornady 100gr BTSP #2453. They shipped the bullets in a plastic bag inside of a padded envelope. During shipment the envelope was damaged, and I lost 1 bullet. I wrote to Hornady advising that they re-assess shipping a small quantity of bullets in a padded envelope. I also mentioned that it wasn’t cost effective to send a single bullet, and my email was merely to alert them if the issue.
Their immediate response was to send a new shipment of #2453 in a box.
I was trying out my scale and noticed that the funnel that came with my Lee press kit had powder stuck to the sides after filling a case. Is that normal or do you guys use an aftermarket funnel ?
Just saw this over on The Firearms Blog. MDT has just released 10-round magazines for the Howa Mini-Action in 6.5 Grendel, and I'm sure the same magazine works for 6mm ARC, just as do AR magazines — since it's pretty much the same case with the same taper and OAL.
Been inquiring with Starline regarding when they may be offering 6mm ARC brass. Opened an E-mail today & was pleasantly surprised to see the response.
"I’m sure that we will be offering 6mm ARC brass sometime this summer."
Truly has me questioning who will be supplying Black hills brass. Hornady. Starline & Peterson look to be the likely vendors, I have a fairly strong suspicion on which one, Though I am just guessing, I suppose.
Guys, our popular UltraBlok Clamp-On Gas Block is back in stock and better than ever!
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• Low-profile for installation under handguards
• Gas port location allows gas block to butt up to shoulder for secure and easy positioning
• Lightening cuts for a weight of 1.4 ounces
• Quality edge chamfering — we don't cut corners! (Well, technically, edge chamfering IS cutting corners, but you know what I mean)
• Three included 4-40 x 3/8 Torx socket head screws (use T10 bit)
• Non-adjustable K.I.S.S. no-nonsense reliability
• Black Nitrided for all-weather durability and rich black color
• 4140 ordnance steel
• Sized for use with .750" gas block journals
• Length: 1.0"
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The clamp-on design of the UltraBlok Gas Block avoids these problems. Our gas block maximizes surface area contact with the barrel and evenly distributes clamping forces around the whole of the gas block journal. Plus, there's no fussing with drilling dimples for the set screws, and it's easier to resell a barrel that hasn't been buggered up with dimpling.
