Ive started checking everything I hear or read about hand loading against Randy's videos. The more i engage in this exercise, the more convinced I become that 2/3 of the information one can find is useless. Im not especially interested in gunsmithing, due to cost prohibitions, but I am determined to become a professional precision hand loader. The shortest and least expensive route to my goal is listening to and following his advice. The life lesson here is: find someone doing successfully what you want to do, and do what they do.

100 % right about abbreviations and sales pitching companies....l oughta know, bullets of different brands, an over abundance. The barrel quality is the heart of the rifle. I knew a guy who said anything you feed a Sako shoot crazy accurate.

You do like the word "aspect"a lot. I am a craftsman myself, though in construction. But, craft never the less. So, seeing a man so experienced in his craft, i have the utmost respect. I would bet on the beard alone, that mr. Selby has more working experience than i am alive. Majority of his audience and clients as well. Respect. P.s. there's another pearl, "homoGENIOUS". Mr. Selby, i do like you.

Another beauty of a video! Randy is the very definition of “OG”. He’s gotta be top 3, or better, still around for this craft. He built the tools for the tool in order to create the tool! So, when he reads some article written by a “highly” touted gun guru who just writes about the “candy” and doesn’t go in depth, because he doesn’t know the in depth part, it fries his Old School Ass! 😂 I find it quite entertaining listening to all the situations that become the video!! BTW, I want the 7mm-.404 Wapati Express something bad!! Keep’em coming Randy!!

I was at the range shooting my Markv working on hand loads but to Randy thank you so much, I have learned a lot and found an amazing round. next to me, a guy bought a new Vanguard Weatherby he went through five or six different Ammo boxes before he found the one would shoot well out of it. hats off to Randy Selby God bless you my friend!

Thank you for your commitment to excellence, and sharing your many years of wisdom!

I've been a fan of Hart barrels for 20 years. Just mailed Jim Hart an action yesterday to install a 7mm 8 twist 24 inch fluted barrel chambered in 7mmPRC. Personally I see nothing wrong with this new caliber and it seems some of the hype around it has ruffled feathers for some but at the end of the day, I believe it's a nice design and I want to try it. Of course I'm going to be using factory ammo just for the brass so I can handload thereafter. I suspect Lapua and Norma will be on board to make brass in the near future. I'm very interested in getting a Randy Selby rifle: 24 inch Hart #4 barrel chambered in 6.5-284 Norma, Left hand Tikka T3x action, aftermarket spring for the trigger so as to get a 1.5 to 2 pound pull, McMillan Game Scout stock. Aftermarket bottom metal is available. I'd have to research more on that

Dear friend: great to see you again. I just went through the annoying process of calling out the BS regarding the 300 PRC. Any 30 caliber magnum can achieve or exceed the published performanceof the PRC (considering rifles chambered in 300 PRC are by design, specialty items). The marketing intent was obviously to produce barreled actions specifically designed to support cartridges with an overall length, (those very long, heavy A-tips I love so much) The standard commercial chamber dimensions of other 30 caliber magnums cannot load such cartridges into the magazine, feed, chamber and extract. Unless custom guns are made, which is the point. The gentleman was addressing the hunting population, not the very small market niche paper punchers including myself fall into. I am also a hunter, and his 'quarter mile benchmark' (440 yards) in a woodland hunting environment is absurd, and by the standards of many, pushing it out your way

The power of advertising often distracts the average shooter. Yet I have had some amazing performance with a specific Match ammo, that just clicked well with the match rifle it was used in, exceeding the accuracy of my reloads, which I wasn't sure could be exceeded, significantly in any case. The difference in one or more components was more suited to extended ranges in that particular rifle. I was satisfied with .75 m.o.a. at 850 yards, perhaps not F-class material but a benchmark which can only be exceeded if all variables are considered and recorded. HART is outstanding. I prefer Douglas air gauged heavy match barrels.

You are again so right with your assessment. The difference in barrel quality is enormous and has the biggest influence on accuracy. I owned rifles with very poor barrels, that had rough spots on which the copper and powder residues just created tight spots. You could not get them to shoot on a dinner plate at 100 yards. After lapping them, equalizing the crown they became 1 to 2 MOA rifles, but a poor barrel will never become a superior one. If you know what you are looking at with a borescope, and most people do not, you can see immediately why Hart, Bartlein, Shilen and Lothar Walter barrels are shooting so well. Skinny barrels appear to me to be the most finicky. It takes some reloading and testing to find a harmonic node, varying components and seating depth. today it has become a fashion to invent hot rounds that burn enormous amounts of powder to gain a few feed per seconds more than balanced cartridges do, like the 7 x 57, 338 Win or the 30-06. I do not get it, why do we have to invent new stuff, when the old rounds do the same or even a better job. Thanks for your excellent videos.

Yep. No such thing as premium factory ammunition. Have to try and see IF any of it shoots well in the gun you bought it for. Some guns/barrels are very particular and test your patience finding a bullet and weight, powder and charge, primer and OAL. Sometimes they want FL sizing every time and others they just want the neck sized back down. Too many variables for each gun for a factory to make any ammunition that’s good across all or even a large portion of them. Some rifles will shoot absolutely anything too, from my observations. Buddy has a Winchester Model 70 from the late 60’s that doesn’t seem to care about bullet weight, what brand of cartridges or bullet for reloading, it just flat shoots. I have experienced some of He other end though, where the rifle wants what it wants and won’t just tell me to save me some money.

BTW basing a SD off of 3 shots is statistically insignificant. You should run that over at least 20 shots to start getting any kind of data that is slightly of relevance. You do you to make you feel good about your product.

Randy in the time I've become aquinted with your content there isn't a point, or practical concept that I can disagree with. The actual # 1,2,3 importance of components in hand is useless if at first you don't consistency. Such as uniform flash holes, primer pocket, and precise powder charge of the like. Something factory ammunition has never strives to achieve. Production #s is the lead to their bottom line. The only point of contention between us is that you give more credit to shooting writers than I. It is true writers have a great talent for pretty word's and Grammar, yet lacking in critical thinking of such matters. The hours of the debate of said arbiters of the industry, and me, hashed out at Virginian Hotel of Medicine Bow. The conversation always starts, and ends with what the definition of a long range cartridge is, with little data at hand. The argument being always the latest and greatest a manufacturer has tasked them with, along with the the company's twist of greatness. Writing articles of there bliss. All in the name of the bottom line of both company, and writers. After all this isn't it as puzzling to you, as it is to me this odd trend for the ultimate RUM, or PRC, with large slow burn capacities? Only lighten, shorten, and add brutality, only to fall of efficiency, wasting potential of capacity. Ok Randy i,m done ranting now. I always ♥️ your content. Especially when you your outside. Though I'm now far from home, your videos help recall the glacier breeze in the valley floor, with hint of juniper, n sage in the air. Hope this finds you good health. Mountain man Oh bye the way I have uploaded my first test run learning curb to KZfaq, getting a start in my own little nitch.

Yet another lecture that helps a lot for people who really like to learn ❤❤❤❤❤thanks

Great Video Randy. I would love for you to do a video on these heavier 25 cal bullets vs the older tried and true 100-120grs for the 25-06? For instance a 110gr going over 3000 fps vs the newer 130gr + at 2800fps or so? Seems like people are trying to turn the 25-06 into something it is not! And that is in my opinion is a over 500 yard cartridge. If you keep the 25-06 in the ranges its designed for (500 yards or less) there is no advantage to these 130+ gr bullets as far as BC is concerned! In my opinion BC don't mean crap inside of 500 yards on game! Thoughts!?

New drinking game-Take a drink every time Randy says “aspect(s)”.

You are the Best.

My tika with 20” barrel, 13oz 3x9 Leupold, 10oz over barrel suppressor comes in at 7.5lb ready to go. Great for climbing those New Zealand ridges with.

So true

I haven’t seen hornady’s adds for the 7 prc but I have seen a lot of KZfaqrs testing factory ammo out of $1200 rifles that shoot under 1/2” with 6.5 prc it was enough evidence to get my interest and I think I am capable of hand loading to at least get that result. I have been shooting and loading for.270 and 300 winmag for many years. Sometimes we get an itch for something new and different to master, for me that is the 6.5 prc.

As usual, you make some great points here concerning what goes into creating quality ammunition, which is absolutely necessary for accuracy. Wouldn’t it be great if things were as simple as buying an off-the-shelf rifle and factory ammunition and getting half MOA groups the first time one sits down at the bench? I suspect the segment of the shooting public that is swayed by the so-called “PRC” or “Creedmoor” cartridge advertising are those that hope their experience will be just that easy. For some, maybe it is, but I’ve never been that lucky. More than a few shooters approach the search for accuracy like a wannabe golfer seeks to lower their score, by buying the next special club or super ball, when the problem is usually not the equipment, but the skill of the guy using it. As with many elements in life, it usually takes some hard earned experience to begin to really understand and appreciate the things you try to help educate folks about. When I started out years ago, I was unaware that it was time spent developing hand loading skill that would pay the biggest dividends in printing small groups on the target. Your tips on the importance of using a chronograph and measuring for case head expansion made a huge difference in finding the most accurate load for a given rifle for me. Having powder and primers in short supply the last few years sure made testing a wide variety of load possibilities difficult for a while, but availability seems to be improving lately, which will help the testing process. Thank you for continuing to share your knowledge and experience on what you know works in the real world for improving accuracy. Few of us have access to a friend or relative with the level of knowledge you possess, so your videos are tremendously helpful for those of us with an interest in doing the best we can with our shooting. It’s been rewarding to apply the lessons and see tangible results. Thank you.

A rifle is much like a racecar in many ways. People don't understand that it costs gobs of money and effort to go fast and consistently. Change one variable and the rifle or racecar will act differently. Many marksman can't shoot up to what the rifle is capable of and blame the equipment. I consistently take what some say is junk or flawed and shoot better groups than they ever have. Skill outperforms equipment 99% of the time

Thank you for your videos always something new to learn always enjoy i would live to know your opinion being out in the country not hunting just carrying a hand gun thinking about bears what caliber and bullet you would suggest Thank you

Great video imparting very useful and easily digested advice. I wish it was straightforward to get one of Randy's rifles here in the UK.

There is a recipe for every rifle just got to find it

I find the ELD type "Hype" bullets need to be seated out longer. I have been playing with .308 a lot. Funny thing is a 110 grain flat based low BC bullet can be shot at and over 3,000 FPS, extremely flat trajectories, precise inside of 6-700 yards. The only place high bc shines is wind deflection and extreme long range paper punching, outside of any real ethical hunting distance with a .308.

🧐 FYI: Early This Morning Nosler Released Their First Load Data On The 7mm prc! 😁

Not everyone reloads an not everyone can afford a custom rifle and many rifles under a 1000 dollars are very capable of sub moa.

As always, love your videos. I have a question on powders for 300WinMag if you don't mind. I'm running a Nosler 210 LR Accubond with a Fed 215 primer. My go to powder is always H1000 but, they are just the beginning of compressed loads. Was thinking about maybe H4831sc or maybe another powder. You work a lot with Nosler bullets. If anyone has the right answer it is you Sir. Thank you, Jeffrey Dohl

Thank you for the video yall.always enjoy your videos and all the information you share.ive really learned alot from the videos yall share thanks again and God bless

It's always raining when I get a load to test, or the winds howling. The wind changes from one day to the next. It ain't easy testing for accuracy.

One word - "Concentricity" That's where accuracy comes from. From the muzzle to the bolt face, if all things are concentric accuracy is very likely to obtain.

This what le rant could have been about the 7 STW at one time. You be surprised the standard deviation of bench rest rifles shooting sub inch at 1000 yards, none are single digit!!

It’s called marketing. An not everything that is new is the devil there Bobby Bouchee’.

Mr Selby, what is your opinion on Douglas barrels, I have one in 260 Remington, on a Winchester model 70, rebarrreled from 308, shoots 3/4 moa, was a second hand purchase.

I don't know if Hornady is designing better cartridges or not. What I do know is 1. Hornady marketing is second to none in the ammo business 2. Hornady is a privately owned company and I suspect they are focus right now on building generational wealth, not short term profits 3. 6.5 creedmoor number 1 selling cartridge last few year 4. They followed up the successful selling creedmoor with 6.5 prc, 300prc, 7 prc. I firmly believe they will come out with a 300 creedmoor and 7 creedmoor. This goal is for 300 prc to outsell 300 win mag sale. The 300 creedmoor will be designed to eventually outsell 308 and 30 06. 7prc outsell 7 rem mag. 6.5 prc is magnum for 6.5 creedmoor success. 7 creedmoor more will be lighter recoiling 7 prc. My opinion is Hornady is a great business but I don't know if there good for the industry, I don't know if they built a better cartridge. What I do know is there kicking the competition ass right now. So I decided to build a 7prc over rem mag because I think in 5 years you will 7 prc on every shelf and 7 rem mag will over time disappear from the self. I hope I'm wrong

Unrelated to video, but I’m curious Randy. Have you ever had any experience with the .285 OKH or .333 OKH? Specifically how Elmer Keith development an ignition system with an extended primer tube for those rounds, I believe he called it a “duplex load” is there any advantage to this? Thank you so much for your content

Sir what is your thought on Bartlien barrels

How many rounds are you using to calculate your standard deviations of your ammunition?

Randy innovation happens . I think you need to be respectful to hornaday . I don't see them cutting you down .I am not going to go over technical specs I am sure you have read them. Isn't gunwerks close to you they would be able to help you understand the CONCEPT OF THE 7 PRC. just because the 7 prc is not a good fit for you doesn't mean it is not a good fit for other people. It also seems like every mayor rifle company is chambering the 7 prc . I am pretty sure most people are aware that a good rifle needs good ammo to shoot . Also people who buy a 7 prc are NOT BUYING a bench rifle . THEY ARE BUYING A LONG RANGE HUNTING RIFLE . also I think alot of people will not be able to shoot the 7 prc to its full potential. For those people who only shoot 400 to 450 yards max they should stick with a 7 rem mag. I own 2 or a 280 or 280 ai . I would really like to see you hit a target at 2000 yards with one of your builds not that I would shoot at a game animal at that distance or anything close to it. But I think you would have a lot better understanding of the cartridge. And why it will follow in the the footsteps of the 6.5 creedmoor ,6.5 prc,300 prc I think the 7 prc will be the most popular cartridge ever. My favorite is the 300 prc

hI, em very interesting. Do you do all these videos as taped to time? I t looks like you do. Specifically, your wife starts taping when you start talking. She stops taping when you stop talking. Aside from producing excellent content, it looks like you do it- pardon the pun in a 1 shot fashion.

So you just spent 30 minutes to say you can build a custom rifle at 6 times the price of a mass produced factory rifle and hand load ammo that’s more accurate than a factory rifle with mass produced factory ammo? Did anybody ever doubt that?

Great vdo. You must have a great wife. Ty

Not everything is about hunting wild game with some holier than thou humanity rule set. Sometimes bad people need to be put down, and suffering is a must

@realgunsmith What are your thoughts on Krieger barrels?