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I know you only sent 5 shots downrange, but any initial data on accuracy/POI consistency?

Congrats to both parties, I'm glad that a mutually beneficial deal was made!

If something falls through with Cowboy PM me and I'll take them!

Would you sell them individually?

Reviving this thread because I am now also looking for a Merkel takedown case for a DR. If anyone has one for sale please let me know.

Hi, wondering if anyone has experience with the "Hornady New Dimension Series IV" dies vs the RCBS Safari dies for 500 NE. The Hornady is a 2-die set while the RCBS is 3, and the Hornady is priced significantly cheaper. I picked up a set of the Hornady on sale but I'm wondering if I'll regret it...

Looking for a quality set of reloading dies as well as a shellholder. LMK what you've got!

Rifle was received yesterday after some delays due to USPS. Rifle is exactly as advertised. Happy to vouch for @Mtn_Infantry - I trusted him and he didn't screw me :LOL:. Thank you sir!

Beautiful DR, GLWS

Surprised no one has grabbed it!

PM sent

Yeah tough, some of us newer members are actually not scammers but agree that a WTB post is a target. Ask for refs and as has been said here try to talk to them. IMO a scammer won't try to impersonate someone who knows what they're talking about - they're after the easy mark.

Still says paranoid :LOL:

I'll take it

I just bought one on ebay for like $340 all in... If only I had waited... And been on the forum during the 4 minutes between the price drop and the sale :ROFLMAO:

Great deal for $250!

Really nice looking DR. GLWS.

Looks awesome and very good price. GLWS.

Any chance you'll be getting some 500 NE?

Thanks, very good info to keep in mind! With that said it seems like one should just start low and work up slowly, with 2150 fps basically being the goal. Regardless of velocity, never exceed the max load indicated in reloading sources! Hopefully following those guidelines one will be able to...

Thank you everyone for your helpful advice! There are a few more things I am thinking about: That max pressure question – I see Hodgdon reloading data with pressures above 40k PSI. Is that understood to be relatively safe? On the max pressure note, are there any pressure signs to be aware of...

Great, thanks - any input on powders other than the ones above? Also still curious about how folks develop light "practice loads."

I read somewhere that QL doesn't work well for straight wall cartridges, so info from it tends to be unrealiable for these older big bores. Do you know if there's any truth to that?

When referring to Federal brass, I assume you mean reloading once-fired factory loaded brass?

I keep seeing that a new edition is going to be published "soon." Do you have any insight on the timing of that? Would love to read it but not at current market prices!

Thanks! Looks like neither have any stock or even list them right now.

Awesome, thank you for the tips! This is great info. What brass do you prefer?

Hi all, I planning to getting a Merkel 140AE in 500 NE, and I’m thinking that reloading is probably a good option to save some $$. I’ve done some reloading, but not a ton, and for much smaller cartridges. With that said I have a bunch of noobie questions that I’m hoping some of the more...

I'm working on it ;)

Wow I've been waiting for a .470 but might have to reconsider...

wanna sell it? :LOL:

Just looking for a decent deal on one now...

I'm also in the market for a double (first timer). Does it make sense to buy a "cheap" double (e.g., Sabatti) for actual safari use and sink more funds into a higher end (Kreigoff, Heym) as an "investment" that sits mostly unused? Or are Keigoff and Heym (and any others in this price tier) not...