Hi Todd....thank you for the load info....that tells us to try several powders and charges,each bbl is unique to its self.....OBTW,,CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! on your performance at White Horse,,good consistant shooting,a well deserved win!!!....Roger
to those who were luky enuff to get som of these new bullets.....How do they jam vs. any of the commonly used target bullets (Sierra or Berger) ...I am curious if my FB will work with this new configuration .....do they seat deeper or shallower when jammed than a 210 berger or Sierra or any...
yea...boo hoooo!!....IM in their current catalog ,set National record with their bullets,,,and didnt get any to test..wink,,,not 6mm or even 30's for my new 30 cal bbl,,hint,hint..hahaha....Roger
HI Jim....I just lookd in my sinclair catalog at their front rests....I dont see any of them that are NOT legal for competion.....there is one model that they say culd be used if you not shooting NBRSA/IBS matches....its legal but just not "optimum" for "B"enchrest rifles.....I hope this helps...
yep,,,nuthin like being civilized and having som runnin water ....other than that mother nature is pourin down your back.....people dont like to travel clear across the nation and then sit in the woods.....I have been some places that were ill equiped and didnt care....it takes time to get a...
Steve...the ND of the chamber doesnt determine the bushing size...the loaded round neck dia is what counts...use a bushing .003" smaller than this dim.....of course the ND of the chamber determins the correct ND of the loaded round...ahhahah....you know!!!.....check and measure everything....the...
seb....good looking work....you are being very inovative with your desighns.....most of the "shooters" cant even mount their own scopes , recoil pads or tighten action screws !!!....and here you are out in the jungle doing this art work with a hammer and chizel....hahahah.....dont forget to try...
Boyd ...he is wanting to do tissue damage analysis....it is hard to hit a specimen in exactly the right spot at 1200 yds....we did all sorts of cadaver testing bak in the 60's with reduced vel. ( to mimic down range hits) ammo.....Roger
HI Al...call us from the hospital and tell us how it WENT.....hahahah....Roger
PS dont go toooo low...tht is more dangerous than a HOT load....uuuu knowwww...every generation thinks they have invented welding/shooting/women...its an old process that takes time and effort....there was an ole'guy...
Seb....you got the same advice from Eric on BR central...he and Ron both are competitors and know what is simple and ez and reliable.....(and the Redding dies work in concert with Kiff reamers!!!) the bushings can be changed if you use win or lapua brass....or would turn em....that way any brass...
Thank you Jay....good tip...iv seen people use evrythng from sweat to axle grease....I use ATF (Dexron lot-3481) with good results also....thanks again...Roger
Hi Al....try this....37 gr of either 2400 or 4759.......40 gr lil gun.....28 gr or either Universal Clays--Unique--Long Shot....these shuld give the vel you seek...I like the 2400 best of all...it gives good case fill vs. the others (which work good)...I like to have the case aprox 1/2 full or...
Go with the 1.250 Krieger bbl,, and over there you can get Norma 203 (which is the same as Rx-15) and Vita-vori 540 ....either of these will make it shoot!!!..and you can get Lapua bullets at your local grocery store ....Roger
Al...did I get it rite...you have a .338 based on a 300 WSM.?? and getting lots of vel....wonderful.....tell us more....what freebore,powder, and neck dia...Roger
Well ther you hav it...from a man that has shot em a bunch....they are teriffic but short lived.....under 1000rds usually.....its a choice you gottta make....the 243 is about the same (as you and everybody else knows!!)....I am a titewad and would stik it out with the BR and its wildcat...
Lynn...just to add a lil' info....it is prolly a Shilen action with floating bbl....the load window looks short....so it may not eject the mag. length ctgs. and he is pulling bolt and all out the back and tossin a fresh round in then following with the bolt...he is very smooth at...