[QUOTE=bruce drake;4390316]I just picked up a set of 308x1.5" RCBS dies on E-bay for $35 with shipping. I'm starting to gravitate towards small 30 caliber cartridges for most of my range shooting to...
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Forum: Special Projects
[QUOTE=bruce drake;4390316]I just picked up a set of 308x1.5" RCBS dies on E-bay for $35 with shipping. I'm starting to gravitate towards small 30 caliber cartridges for most of my range shooting to...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Get a bolt gun, Savage has the most accurate bolt gun out and with floating bolt head it is trued, and the accutrigger is nice.
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I was told by savage all the same but call them
Forum: Special Projects
your right , I am still working on some 125 gr speer TNT bullets , they do just as good at 100 yrds but just a bit larger at 200 but still good and they cost half of what Berger or the custom bullets...
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.001 with loaded round .329 i measured the only one I have in the house my empty for jamming everything is loaded and in the car for a match tommorow leaving at 6:30 am
Forum: Special Projects
I use a redding neck bushing die at.324 that is common and 34.5 gr of H4198 can only fit about .3 gr more in case, the case is full to top, all common loads, I shoot it at the lands just about...
Forum: Special Projects
I have a 30BR and its hard to believe how it shoots it is a Krieger barrel 25 inch the contour is 1.250 to .947 and it has a 1/17 twist at the moment I am shooting 118 gr bullets at 3050 I practice...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
on the small stuff take some saw dust from that walnut mix a little glue in it fill it in let dry and sand it down, you can also just put some glue in that spot and start sanding the wood dust will...
Forum: Factory Rifles
go to shilen barrel, they might have a drop in like they do for savage then all you need in a GO gauge or you can have them do it they make a nice barrel.
If you do put a big barrel on you will...
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the 5R is a great gun, I bought mine 2 years ago the throat is really long with 150 gr sierrea MK can just barely touch the lands and not enuff bullet left to seat in case, but testing many bullets...
ok, I see just messing around, I wasnt sure what you were trying to accomplish, long as your having a good time thats what counts , have fun!
I guess I dont get it the Savage F Class gun with 30 inch barrel will shoot 2 inch group to 3 at 600 yards, at 200 cant hardly measure group so small tents of inch, I dont understand you shooting 50...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I don't know where your getting 3.6 or whatever you said with a hornady headspace gage headspace for a .308 is 1.630 min and max 1.640 according to Saami specs
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good reading , who's barrel did you buy
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the AR is a 204??? good shooting with semi auto
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hunting yeh but competition you shoot 15 or 20 in one string in 10 minutes or 15 that is why we use a barrel with heavy contour .830 at muzzle and 1 inch at muzzle to not heat as much small contour...
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sounds great, i do 5 shot groups usually a 3 shot wont tell the whole story if it going to mess up usually on 4th and 5th if theres a problem it will happen then 10 is really best to challenge...
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Last year I started shooting rifle competition, 200 yard varmit and 600 yard F Class, I had a Savage model 10 in .223 that shot well at 200 around 1/2 moa and placed 3rd and got a plaque, I wanted a...
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I have a Savage 16FHSS in a 243 Win I would sell I recently found a load that I was able to shoot 1/2 inch group at 100 yards I have pictures I have had it for 3 months shot about 100 rounds only, I...
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Larry, Thanks! long as they are all grey haired as I am I'm not intimidated patches can't shoot, it's them dam young guys shooting 295 I am after, there was 6 of them last match 2 of them in low...
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Doc Highwall,
Oh Yes, wind is a big factor my first F-Class match was windy about 3 to 5mph I had ran different wind values on Hornadys web site they have a ext. ballistics software free I used it...
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no_!,
yes I sure do along with USPSA and Steel Challenge, I did'nt have the time before I retired to do anything. When I retired I found I had to have a challenge or I would go nuts, getting into...
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I do reload 308 a bunch, mini 30 being a semi auto sometimes you can have feeding problems with some brass if you do just buy a small base die by RCBS that will solve the problem, I use Varget,...
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Around the end of Febuary I wanted to start shooting in rifle competition, I had been shooting pistol USPSA for 5 years or better and do to just getting older (63 years) I am slowing down USPSA is...
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BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |