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question about dies
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macguru »
Sat May 14, 2016 9:55 am
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question about dies:
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A while ago, I played around with a bushless, Redding FLS bushing die and a Redding body die to answer this question. The cartridge was .284W. These...
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Wed Jun 15, 2016 8:47 am
suggested freebore for 6mm and 7mm
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shooter mcreid »
Tue Jun 14, 2016 2:25 pm
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Hello, I just wanted to see what freebore people are running for the common 6mms and 7mms, specifically interested in the 6mm 105gr hybrid in a 6x47L...
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Thanks Keith, I thought that was the case and that's why I included the two cals I'm interested in getting reamers for.
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Tue Jun 14, 2016 10:01 pm
Seating depth query
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jasmay »
Sat Jun 11, 2016 6:21 pm
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Has anyone ever found that for a given powder charge, that a different seating depth performs better at long range?
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Jason, by varying the seating depth you can alter the ratio of vertical or horizontal movements in the barrel so your group shape alters because it...
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Sat Jun 11, 2016 6:46 pm
is there any benefit ?
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LoneRider »
Wed Jun 08, 2016 12:12 pm
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between a standard trigger,single stage or 2 stage ?
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My millennium 2 stage triggers give a wonderfully light second stage letoff with minimal disturbance to aim.
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Last post by johnk
Wed Jun 08, 2016 3:40 pm
Barrel tune and front tunnel
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scott/r »
Mon Jun 06, 2016 5:13 pm
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While on my home from Bundy yesterday I got to thinking about the new front tunnel I'm using. It's a height adjustable 30mm right site. I adjust the...
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Cool, thanks.
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Tue Jun 07, 2016 7:24 pm
Wet weather gear
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Tim N »
Tue Aug 12, 2014 1:48 pm
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Hi All,
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I am in the middle of making a wet weather cover for my scope & action.
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Last post by Julian D
Tue Jun 07, 2016 4:44 pm
Norma 280 brass
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Peterla »
Tue Jun 07, 2016 3:26 pm
Does anyone know if the Order nr. on Norma brass is the batch number
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Last post by Peterla
Tue Jun 07, 2016 3:26 pm
F Class Training Simulator for download
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pjifl »
Fri Jun 24, 2005 4:33 pm
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I posted this originally under the subject 'Russian ......'
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Love your work Dave - Thank you.
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Last post by ajvanwyk
Sun Jun 05, 2016 2:58 pm
Oz Score target system
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headspace »
Thu May 26, 2016 5:40 pm
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I recently had my first shoot using the Oz Score target system and I'm not yet competent, if that's the right word, with it's use. When it comes up...
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Many thanks to you fella's and especially yourself Plumb. This is a steep learning curve because up to now it was either hunting or benchrest for me....
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Last post by headspace
Sat Jun 04, 2016 8:02 pm
Dolphin rifle stocks availability?
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Southern700 »
Fri Jun 03, 2016 11:44 pm
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Does anyone know if Dolphin Gun Co have an Australian distributor?
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Matt Paroz can bring them in via Barnard. Be warned though, they're not cheap. I enquired into a Joe West F-open stock and thankfully I was sitting...
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Last post by willow
Sat Jun 04, 2016 7:56 pm
Flat Base Projectile Pros/Cons/Maximum Distance
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Winston »
Tue May 31, 2016 6:26 pm
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Hi Folks,
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There are some great 7mm flat base but good luck getting any out of the USA
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Last post by RAVEN
Tue May 31, 2016 11:28 pm
Sierra 2155 batch differences
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Aubrey »
Sun May 29, 2016 4:12 pm
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I'm doing some testing ahead of a trip to Bisley, so I'm loading the old sierra 2155.
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That's their ammo spec. They issue as you get on the firing line.
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Last post by Aubrey
Mon May 30, 2016 5:55 pm
Getting aggressive
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Brad Y »
Fri May 27, 2016 6:44 pm
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Haven't been able to shoot as much recently with our range closed for a while but in OPM's I have found my x count to not be as high as it should. I...
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I hear what you are saying as my x count has been not as good as what the gun could do! Last Opm I missed 2ndoverall on x's and missed day 3 1st...
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Last post by plumbs7
Fri May 27, 2016 8:50 pm
Magspeed Questions
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plumbs7 »
Fri May 27, 2016 10:00 am
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Also , because I'm a bit lax at times with setting up my magspeed chrony! My bayonet when mounted ,then checked with the square rod . Is I suppose a...
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Thanks Peter , the low shot was the 12 th shot and the 1 st shot was the 2808 fps . It could be my scales or anything! I load some rounds this arvo...
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Last post by plumbs7
Fri May 27, 2016 2:14 pm
Ultrasonic Cleaning
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macguru »
Tue May 24, 2016 8:17 pm
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I just bought a Lyman Ultrasonic 1200 cleaner and yes, i admit its amazing . But the container of cleaning liquid cost quite a lot. I assume it can...
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I haven ever annealed necks or used ultra sonic cleaners. All I do is push an appropriate bronze brush in an out of the neck, size 1/2of neck. wipe...
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Last post by Old Trev-39
Thu May 26, 2016 8:48 pm
Scope selection
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Antony Cave »
Wed May 25, 2016 6:11 pm
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I have recently acquired another F open rig in 6 Dasher, and it has come time to throw a scope onto it. I have broken it down to two choices the...
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Hi everyone,
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Last post by DaveMc
Thu May 26, 2016 11:41 am
One for the 280 Ackley shooter
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Peterla »
Fri Apr 22, 2016 8:50 am
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Hi all
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Update on the Norma Brass I just received
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Last post by Peterla
Wed May 25, 2016 10:30 am
155 hybrids
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SuperV »
Mon May 23, 2016 10:35 am
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Just wondering if any of the F/Std shooters are or have had a play with these.
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My 308 loved them with .030" jump.
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Last post by RDavies
Tue May 24, 2016 8:51 pm
2 eyes open or just 1?
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DenisA »
Wed Apr 20, 2016 9:27 pm
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Although most would swear that I shoot with both eye's closed, they're actually both open. I do it that way because when I started shooting 6 years...
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Good conditions, 1 eye,
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Last post by plumbs7
Tue May 24, 2016 5:21 pm
6mm 105gr Sierra's
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6602steven »
Wed May 18, 2016 8:33 pm
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Sick of not being able to get any Berger 105gr VLD's and down to my last 40 or so I found a good supply of Sierra's and bought 1000 with an option...
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It is true about the price.Sometimes sierras are dearer than bergers.Everything is far more expensive in Aussieland as far as shooting stuff goes.
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Last post by Peter L
Tue May 24, 2016 6:23 am
Moving from Winchester to Lapua .308 Brass in F-Standard
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AlanBT »
Mon May 23, 2016 11:53 am
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Hi All,
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Thanks Jasmay,
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Last post by AlanBT
Mon May 23, 2016 1:28 pm
Effect of neck tension on MV and fall of shot.
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Rick S »
Wed May 18, 2016 11:59 pm
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I recently loaded of rounds in two groups of significantly different neck tensions and therefore differing bullet seating force. The purpose was to...
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Thanks David, I will be in touch.
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Last post by Rick S
Fri May 20, 2016 8:27 pm
Eliseo recoil pad (previously posted in 'For sale/WTB')
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Southern700 »
Sun Apr 24, 2016 12:47 pm
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Just bought an Eliseo R1 stock (Pierce action, Pac-nor barrel) and it came with the standard aluminium butt plate.
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Got the new pad today (3 weeks isn't bad from China). Had a little trouble fitting it as it was about 5mm too short. Should be better than bare...
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Last post by Southern700
Fri May 13, 2016 8:26 pm
Load development
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SuperV »
Fri May 13, 2016 10:04 am
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Hey just wondering what is the preferred load development method
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Ladder test to find a node.
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Last post by Peterla
Fri May 13, 2016 2:51 pm
Muzzle velocity 185gr 308
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Jase PTRC »
Sat Apr 30, 2016 8:30 pm
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Hello im curios as to what a maximum realistic mv would be for a 30 inch barrel 11t shooting 185gr projectiles
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I am shooting 185gn Berger Juggs from a Maddco 26inch 1:10 Barrel at 2,713ft/sec. Using 44.6gns of AR2208, Winchester Cases.
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Last post by AlanBT
Thu May 12, 2016 11:34 am
Palma versus LR brass Revisited
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pgcpty »
Tue May 10, 2016 6:06 pm
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I have recently carried out a comparative test of small rifle CCI Bench rest and CCI 450 Magnum small rifle in my 223Rem F Std rifle with the...
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Thsnks Guys, Anybody measured the water capacity of each? Is the Palma case slightly less volume than the LR?
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Last post by pgcpty
Wed May 11, 2016 3:48 pm
Sprinter barrels
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Kakaduthunder »
Mon May 09, 2016 6:28 pm
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Sprinter barrels. Anyone have experience with them? My gunsmith swears by them but sadly I am a sucker for things I have seen or heard about first...
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PJ he wants to shoot F-Class
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Last post by RAVEN
Tue May 10, 2016 9:40 pm
SHELL HOLDER AND PRIMING TOOL
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Jase PTRC »
Tue May 10, 2016 11:44 am
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Can anyone please tell me if i need a specific priming tool to use for palma 308 brass and also what shell holder to use?
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Small primer tool and standard 308 shell holder.
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Last post by jasmay
Tue May 10, 2016 11:51 am
Point of aim ?
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DenisA »
Mon May 09, 2016 4:14 pm
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G'day All,
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Alan your method makes a lot of sense. You would be requiring the brain to recognise the same process time and time again of splitting lines with...
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Last post by williada
Tue May 10, 2016 11:41 am
Batching Projectiles
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scott/r »
Mon May 09, 2016 3:52 pm
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So, I heard some guys batch their projectiles to weight, some batch to bearing surface and others base to ogive. What do you guys do? If you do?
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Bryan Litz advises base to ogive and his advice is sound no bs.
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Last post by ShaneG
Mon May 09, 2016 6:18 pm
Barnard bolt protection
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Tim N »
Mon May 02, 2016 6:09 pm
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Hi All,
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Do you use grease on you firing pin spring??????
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Last post by KHGS
Mon May 09, 2016 9:40 am
F CLASS 'X' RING
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Cliff Austen »
Sat Nov 21, 2015 8:47 pm
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Looking for comments on having the F Class 'X' ring in WHITE.
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Hello , I know this is a different subject , but I didn't want to start a new one just for this , my club is using ( glossy ) black stickers to cover...
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Last post by Barry T
Mon May 09, 2016 8:40 am
Need load info for 112 hpbt vld for a 243 .
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Barry T »
Thu May 05, 2016 10:56 pm
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hello , I have bought some copperhead 112 vld to try in my 243 with a 1 in 8 twist and the barrel is 28 inches long , I have ar2213sc powder , cci...
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Hello Ken and Geoff, thank you for your great info , now I can go back to my shed and start to reload them for this weekend :D .
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Last post by Barry T
Mon May 09, 2016 8:19 am
Reverse Taper Barrels
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Winston »
Wed May 04, 2016 5:35 pm
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Hi folks,
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Sounds like you are building a 30BR. I had some thoughts about this cartridge for 500 metre Fly (when conditions are good)
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Last post by bobeager
Thu May 05, 2016 2:13 pm
Sierra 2156c Projectiles
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Jase PTRC »
Wed May 04, 2016 12:31 pm
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Hello can anyone explain the decline of popularity of these projectile's for use in F STD, they have a very high advertised BC (.504 g1) compared to...
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I haven't tested anything yet as my rifle isn't ready, i have used hbc's in my current rifle and they are quite good. Just looking at what different...
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Last post by Jase PTRC
Wed May 04, 2016 1:49 pm
Question on Load Nodes
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Old Trev-39 »
Thu Apr 21, 2016 3:34 pm
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I have just built and done load development on a new rifle. Barnard action 1-1/4 parallel Krieger 5 R barrel in a 6" barrel block directly in...
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I don't have a head cold but there's inopportune swelling of my frontal lobe. [-o<
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Last post by headspace
Mon May 02, 2016 6:29 pm
260 Rem brass
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smlekid »
Wed Jun 10, 2015 8:05 pm
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Hi guys am looking at getting some more 260 brass to form into 6.5 super LR I am currently using Lapua
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Hi David. As always thanks for great post outlining important information. This is a good subject and should have it's own thread, maybe a sticky....
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Last post by DenisA
Sun May 01, 2016 10:22 am
Bullet gas seal position when seating?
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DenisA »
Wed Apr 27, 2016 7:10 pm
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Hi All,
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Thank you for the replies gents and your explanation Keith. Maybe this is a BR technique for shorter FB bullets. I realise that a lot of the authors...
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Last post by DenisA
Thu Apr 28, 2016 6:21 pm
Simple but effective
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johnk »
Mon Apr 25, 2016 8:28 am
A year or so back, the less patronized of our hardware businesses went belly up, selling out stock at up to 60% off.
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Mon Apr 25, 2016 8:28 am
Interesting Equipment Stats
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AlanF »
Fri Apr 22, 2016 11:14 pm
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Bartlein still the barrel of choice, Stolle the action, 284 Win the chambering.
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The Barnard is simply a tough action, it gets a bit of bad feed back due to poor primary extraction, but apart from that it is a precise and...
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Last post by jasmay
Sun Apr 24, 2016 10:04 am
MOA Differences
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scott/r »
Sat Apr 23, 2016 6:46 am
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Can anyone tell me the difference between the british, american and australian minutes. All I know is that the british and american minutes are...
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I was referring to t/r sights and not scope minutes. Sorry guys I should have mentioned that. I was aware of different manufacturers of scopes having...
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Last post by scott/r
Sun Apr 24, 2016 7:15 am
New kid
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headspace »
Thu Apr 21, 2016 8:30 pm
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I've been a shooter most of my adult life and in the beginning there was a heavy barrelled 303 out at the ANZAC Range at Liverpool. I moved on to...
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Thanks for your responses gentlemen, I'm looking forward to some interesting times trying get my head around moa scope adjustments, ballistics and...
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Sat Apr 23, 2016 1:25 am
Sierra 175 TMK & 2206h for 308
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SunnyCoast 5r »
Tue Oct 27, 2015 11:28 pm
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Has anyone had any success with the new 175gr TMKs (bc545) and 2206h in their 308?
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Nope. Everyone is waiting to see how you go. :D
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Last post by scott/r
Fri Apr 22, 2016 4:49 pm
Scope Rail, How many minutes?
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Jase PTRC »
Thu Apr 21, 2016 2:41 pm
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Hello, im embarking on building a new rifle and hadnt given the scope rail much thought until now.
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I reckon you want to have your shooting range be around the optical centre of your scope. For 300-800m ranges for a .308 this requires around 20 MOA...
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Last post by AlanBT
Thu Apr 21, 2016 6:06 pm
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Last post by Old Trev-39
Thu Apr 21, 2016 4:03 pm
Tuning an Omark
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tentman »
Sun Apr 17, 2016 8:03 pm
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Hello Folks
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Tentman, I think the advice to remove the firing pin and spring to test there is no interference with the bolt and a sized case is is good advice. If...
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Last post by trxdick
Thu Apr 21, 2016 12:45 pm
Is the Nightforce comp scope the 'best' pick at the moment?
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SunnyCoast 5r »
Mon Apr 18, 2016 8:46 pm
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Looking at new F class scopes...any options I should consider?
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If it gets to the point where a sightron costs as much as an NF 'Benchrest' model (1500-1600) I would pick the NF anyday. With the 12-42 model you...
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Last post by macguru
Wed Apr 20, 2016 7:18 pm
My 243 load for winchester m70
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Barry T »
Sun Apr 17, 2016 3:56 pm
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13015489_1127781807245627_5317983796933773832_n.jpg so far I have only used nosler 107 comp projectiles , my rifle likes the ar2213sc the best , cci...
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Where's the like button ! Very nice ! Regards Graham.
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Last post by plumbs7
Sun Apr 17, 2016 8:13 pm
6.5 x 55 load.
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Barry T »
Sun Jan 17, 2016 10:56 am
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well I finely took the savage m12 fvss custom out too the range , of cause it was windy and raining off and on . the load I found was 47.3 of...
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well I have tried the 140 hpbt sierra , hornady amax , and copperheads with 46.0 grains of ar2213sc , standard cci primers and s/b cases .very happy...
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Last post by Barry T
Sun Apr 17, 2016 4:59 pm
Horizontal Stringing
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Barossa_222 »
Tue Apr 12, 2016 4:32 pm
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I know there is a few clever guys on here and I'm asking on behalf of a mate who had some odd results on the weekend. Will certain barrels show very...
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I believe this nodes a trough Graham and proper testing will reveal whether 64.2 is positively compensating as I think it might be. If it is I'll try...
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Sun Apr 17, 2016 3:16 pm
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