Hi All,
This morning before going to the club I thought I would ultrasonic clean some cases then dry them in the oven 160 deg fan forced for 10 min...
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Hi All,
I purchased a stainless steel tumbler earlier this year and have been very happy with the results, but the tumbler uses wet media and I have...
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Over winter we have been playing with different ways to loose weight in FTR. It doesn't take long to creep up to the magical 8.25kg. A...
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Well we gave it a good workout today. I say we mainly my son. We had coached shoots so just had to pull good shots. Like everyone I was interested in...
Another option for you guys with a action that takes a Remington type trigger. Cadex is making a single stage and a two stage. I just got a two stage...
Has anyone else tried or considered 6.5mm Magnums for F Class ? There seems to be the 6.5mm-300 SAUM, 6.5 mm Rem Mag and 264 Win Mag ..... As I have...
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maybe i will stick with the 7 saum, its probably the ideal calibre for that case size, ie 7mm, and i already have the dies, brass etc. apparently its...
I'm currently saving for a hawkeye however with the price and the aussie dollar its getting very expensive.
through a club mate I have noticed James...
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Brent,
I only use for the first 100mm of barrel, yes your head may contact the stock but I don't have any issues with it even looking further down...
What variance are you guys deeming as acceptable. At the moment my scales have a + - .2 of grain of fluctuation. Zeroing the weight of the pan on my...
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.2 gr variation in load will give approx 20 fps velocity spread with 06H and 155 gr pills in my experience.
Run a program on what that ES will give...
Can anyone recommend a barrel tuner I could try on my krieger #17 HV saum ? I measured it and its 23mm at the muzzle and 23.4mm about an inch back......
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Macguru,
My tuner stem was made from an old barrel stub turned thinly and the thimble is brass. I cut an internal taper on the lathe and slipped it...
Had an interesting fire forming shoot recently. Done 200 cases and another 100 to go. $$$$ worth of ammo just to fire form cases. This is not a poor...
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After reading some of the comments here about positioning the Bayo. I did some more testing with my Magneto today and got some interesting results....
Hi All,
I have volunteered to help gather info for this list for the benefit of all.
Some may perceive this as being lazy but I prefer to think of it...
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Hi Alan,
You are right about plans changing, might stick with the idea of a standard list of questions and a few people at the queens to go around...
Rod or Shane, PM me please with regard reamer suitable reamer dimensions and availability of hybrids. Thanks David. Happy to hear from others...
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Thanks Barry, I will have to check it out. I had an old one for testing in 2002 but I may have modified it. I'll have to run the ruler over it. Have...
Had a forum member ask me my opinion on moly coating bullets. I figured I would post my response here so everyone can see it. I know it's probably...
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Hi Frank
Very insightful info there, thanks!
I have similar previous experience in using moly attempting to get longer intervals of barrel clean and...
Hi All,
One for the bush lawyers
I'm interested in a shock absorbing system for an f open rifle.
Brownells stock one and I wanted to know if they are...
Okay, just for your amusement over the coming colder months, I will be running some polls for our F-Open shooters. This will hopefully be of use to...
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This thread has gone a little off the rails. All comments are welcome, but the reason for this thread was just to ask for more calibres to put in the...
Does anyone glue thier scope bases or rail to the action to ensure extra solidity especially with heavy scopes and larger caliber rifles? If so what...
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this is on a barnard with a barnard rail so the fit is pretty good, just my sightron 10-50 is a big heavy scope adn have read about people doing it...
Hopefully someone here can shed some light on a problem I seem to be having with my loads .
New to this form of shooting ( was a trap shooter , and...
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I totally understand what you are saying , and it makes a lot of sense .
Thank you all for your input . I have learnt more in the last 24 hours than...
Have a bit of a Doozy here so was wondering if anyone else has found the following?
Keen to give the Bergers a go I bought 5 boxes of 6.5 X 140 grn....
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Interesting that you don't like a longer tip but are happy to have a misshapen tip. That sure isn't a family trait! :lol:
Just wondering if anyone has done any serious F-Class shooting with a .30-06AI.
The .280AI seems to do a reasonable job so don't see why the .30 cal...
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Got some 9.3x62 cases on their way. Looking at necking them down to 30 cal or necking them down and shortening a whisker for 7mm. Either try to make...
Hi All,
If one were to consider a 7mm wildcat cartridge with no restriction to neck length, what would be the ideal length?
I'm guessing to have the...
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yep totally agree! what's out there can do the job for what we require BUT it doesn't mean it's the BEST it can be.
Questions for those of you that have two or three barrels for the one caliber that they swap around on the one action. I am assuming that all were...
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Most land heights are about .004”, and quality manufacturers try to hold these within +- .0005”. So there is usually not a problem with barrels with...
Working on a new stock now and Im thinking about the pillars that will be used to help bed the action. The action itself is stainless. Normally, ally...
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...or a very reliable bilge pump :lol:
Be paranoid Brad, just don't think too hard about the material used for your action screws. :wink:
Well just cracked my second 4kg of 2209 in about 5yrs (6.5x47 doesn't eat much!)
The new batch is MEM5273 and just curious whether people think...
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Im onto 5331 as my next lot but still have a few kg's of an older lot. A few people here have apparently had pierced primers with this lot. My small...
What are you guys using? An ultrasonic or a tumbler to clean your cases. And do you clean every time or not? If you use an ultrasonic, do you use the...
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Just a normal tumbler with walnut or corn cob. If there is a carbon buildup on the necks I will give them a very light rub with fine steel wool. Most...
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