Right, Benchmark. Believe it or not, I've never used Benchmark ever but is a powder I've always wanted to. Go figure. Good thing there isn't a powder shortage so I can just hit WSS and buy up a pound or two.  Thanks for the tip.

I'm just getting started with playing with my Sako Vixen 22 ppc. One thing I discovered with Lapua brass is that I HAD to neck turn to fit the factory chamber. If I remember correctly an unturned loaded round measured .254" +or- and my fired Sako factory brass measure around .252 or .253. I turned the necks so a loaded round measured .250". One more important detail that can be a show stopper is the ID of a typical bullet seater. Redding's seater for example measures a hair over .250 where the neck slides in. At least my die does. If you don't turn your necks to at least .250" you could be asking for trouble down the road when it comes time to seat your bullets. You'll end up crimping the entire neck into the bullet during the seating process. That's all I've learned so far.

Hi Bill.

Send your form to imports@atf.gov.

So this morning I sent in my 6NIA but wasn't too concerned about the usual delay in receiving the application back because my current form 6 doesn't expire until April 13. I sent 2015's application in at 09:44 and received my approved copy back at.....wait for it.......13:40 today! Whoa. If I wasn't so surprised by the outcome I'd be bitching about losing 33% of value from my 2014 form 6. Hopefully the rest of you who haven't submitted your application yet, have the same luck as me. Dan H

Very exciting! Thanks for the updates Rick. Good shooting guys. Way to go Hugh!!
Please buy Clayton a rum and coke for me  and say hi to the rest of the Easterners for me.

It was 35 deg and 90% humidity here today. I wish I was there. 

You guys are hard core.

I use both and I have no complaints. However, I have not used anything else in it's class so I have nothing to compare it to.

Unfortunately I can't make it Rick. I'm shipping out this Saturday. Hopefully will see you all at the BRSC SuperShoot.

Sounds good. Even though I don't have a rail, I'll come anyway. It will be good practice. May even shoot the Sako one day for the heck of it.

I sent mine in Jan 2/14. I called early Feb and again early March and was told it still hadn't been processed. When I returned home April 15th, I called again and was told mine was one of several that was "lost". After emailing my form in, it was returned, approved, within 10 mins. The ATF did inform me that the average wait was now 2 months. Mine took 4 months. That's two years in a row I've had to chase it down.