I bought a RPR last year. Other guns have got in the way of this one. I replaced the barrel a with a Bartlein blank 26" bbl by Patriot Valley Arms (picked up from gunsmith last night). Hoping the extra length helps a little at longe ranges. I was torn between a 18" or 26".
18 would have been better for cast but in the end i choose the 26". It needs a longer forend now. Looking at the Midwest 18".
Rainning so no trip to the range today.
Fore end looks fine. What was wrong with the barrel it came with?
308 or 6.5.....I'm curious too, whats the story on the factory barrel....round count??
Gun was unfired. Its a gamer gun. Looking for the best accuracy I can get. Its 308
Last edited by GARD72977; 03-06-2017 at 08:38 AM.
What twist?
1/10 twist
Suggest 175 Sierra MKs, Berger 178 VLDs or Hornaday 178 ELDs over 45 gr Varget in W-W cases sparked by a WLR. Should prove awesome out to 1200 - 1400 yards.
Larry Gibson
I hope the 1/10 works out. I was thinking 180-185gr. Still doing a lot of reading
Just listen to Larry...Originally Posted by GARD72977
Looking for Ideal mold 419181 (44 Evans Long)
"Joined Dates" are deceiving if you factor-in "lurk" dates.
185 Juggernauts
What Larry said, or RL15. If the gun does not like varget, it usually will like RL15
imr4064 anyone....
Here is the load for 175gr Sierra MatchKings. This is the actual loading of the 175gr that the USA military uses for their Sniper rifles.
Berger 178 VLDs or Hornaday 178 ELDs over 45 gr Varget in W-W cases sparked by a WLR. Should prove awesome out to 1200 - 1400 yards.
Larry has given you great advice I use this load at 1000 and it does great from a 28" bolt gun. Also try benchmark it has worked great in my rifle
Goingto LGS today for a pound of Varget. I need to order some bullets. In spending money into many directions.
i got the Varget and a box of 178gr ELD's. Cant wait to get to the range!
I picked up some 178 grain ELD match bullets but don't have any Varget, RL15, or 4064. I do have BLC2, CFE223, and Benchmark.
Using the data from the Hodgdon load data site, I figured out a couple of loads that should give roughly the same velocities as the loads mentioned.
I am going to try them in my Savage 10FCP-SR the next time I go to the range when it is a bit warmer.
Last time I was out, I was getting 1 inch groups at 200 yards with BLC2 and 168 grain matchkings.
Im only going to shoot out to 200 sunday. I almost picked up some 168's
175gr SMK and 44gr IMR4064 is my 1000 yard load in .308
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What Optics are y'all using?
Just ordered mine, expecting to set this weekend.
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