Andrew

A lot of generalization here. No one is talking what bullet is used. I use 140 Game Kings and 120 Pro hunters in my 6.5's (Creed, X55, Grendel) and large deer fold like camp chairs when hit in the boiler room. Hornady Interlocks work as well. ~Andrew

Technically, you should reduce loads whenever you pop into a new LOT of powder but that said, I just looked at a relatively recent 8 pounder of S070 (last 6 months) and it also has some greenish the rest grey/black. I have been using Shooter's World Data.~Andrew

What twist barrel?~Andrew

That Aguila round, the SubSonic Sniper, was designed by a friend of mine and was specifically designed to be used in the Ruger Poseidon rifle with a 1-9" twist. It will function well enough in most 1-16" rifles to 25-30 yards, but to utilize it's true capability it needs 1:9 or faster. My old Brno #5 would shoot it very well to 75 yards if there was NO wind. This always surprised my friend. The Poseidon rifles came with a scope serial numbered to the rifle, with stadia set to zero at 25 yards, laddering up to 150 yards. They are very accurate rifles. Even at 950 fps the 60 grain bullet hits very hard.~Andrew

Dave, Did you get it sorted out??~Andrew

I use 165 grain Game King and 150 grain Pro Hunters from my Tikka T3. I seat to recommened OAL. IMR 4064 is my powder of choice but about anything will do, really. It's hard to make a 308 shoot badly.~Andrew (She just reminded me: My girlfriend is using D076.3 Lovex with 168 grain bullets. Great accuracy and good chrono numbers...)

A friend of mine uses one for PRS shooting and brought it up to Montana for prairiedog shooting two years back. The grass was so high that it obscured the dogs unless you were standing. I tried it and pulled off some 300+ yard shots on a target roughly the size of a 16 ounce bottle. I was impressed. The following fall, however, he brought it for deer season. It seemed to be a cumbersome bit of equipment to carry off to the hunting ground and something I would never consider packing along. ~Andrew

If your Ruger feeds from a rotary magazine the chances are slim that it will work with a box magazine. It lacks a bunch of clearance cuts on the underside of the bolt. ~Andrew

Since the hammer is cocked, and not following the bolt down, I would think it is the disconnector. or disconnector spring. I'm not sure if you have opened it up at the actual time of failure but often things happen on firing that can't be replicated manually. Next time it does this on it's own while firing, open it up and take a look. I tried to find a decent schematic of the trigger yesterday but couldn't. It's a puzzler.~Andrew

If you can cause it to happen without chambering a round, break it open and see what it is doing. I am not familiar with the kind of trigger arrangement the SIG has but it sounds like a bad disconnector.~Andrew

I wasn't serious.~Andrew

I use S0-65 in my Creedmoor. Works very well.~Andrew

I'd be happy to take that clunky TACA1 stock off your hands....😃~Andrew

The 3 pound pull is about standard for service rifle grade. I don't use drop in triggers but Geissele makes a fine trigger that I put in my 14" AR, and my 300 AAC AR target rifle @ $200 US each. It installs like the original and it is good enough for precise shooting. ~Andrew

I have several Vipers and are happy with them. Which model are you looking at?~Andrew

Inconsistent hold.~Andrew

I have the MagPul on a Ruger Predator 6.5 and love it. If this mag ever materializes, I will use in in my 223.~Andrew

Someone once told me that, all thing being equal (bullet construction) "Ejecta is Ejecta", or, the laws of internal ballistics will be governed by bullet weight, not make. The Hornady manual will list nine different bullets of similar or same weight for a given set of Data. Lee lists only bullet weights. I shoot 196 grain bullets in my Husqvarna 8x57. I used generic 200 grain data and worked from there with great success. It is one of my favorite rifle/load combinations. I received some prototype bullets to test last year and there was no data specifically for it. (nor is there now) There was data for similar weight bullets and I ran with that. This is how it works in reloading sometimes. ~Andrew

Just use any 180 or 196 grain data. As always use starting charges and work up.~Andrew

I wish them luck.~Andrew

That is very strange. I usually attribute that kind of behavior to ammunition. I shot some CCI Sub HP back when I got my 2nd T1X and found it to be excellent. A recent trip to Cabelas in the city scored a few hundred which promptly gave me terrible (at least by comparison) groups. They were hard to get started after shooting about any othe rkind of ammunition, and afterwards, fouled the accuracy of any other ammo I put through it. I wrote the 300 rounds off as a bad LOT. I also don't clean the bore of 22LR weapons unless I get dust or debris in them. My 50 yard groups with any decent ammo are about a 35 caliber hole for 10 shots provided I do my part. An ammo it likes will do better. A lesser degree of compatibility, worse. I can definitely tell when a round falls out with the Tikka and if my hold is good and the bullet goes someplace unexpected, the ammo is the culprit. RWS, SK, and one variety of GECO have been my best performers but some of the cheaper grades of "high" velocity rounds have worked quite well. (1200 fps/ 40 grain) I tighten the action screws to 60 in/lb per Tikka. Whatever is wrong with your accuracy is not because the rifle suddenly went bad. Keep at it.~Andrew

I understand the itch. I've scratched myself raw...~Andrew.

Is the 22 Creedmoor much of an improvement over the 22-250? or is another of those "...because I can...." cartridges? Not throwing a bucket of cold water. Just thinking of performance.~Andrew

Phil. I put the Vertical grip and beavertail foreend on my 'target' T1X before eventually swapping it out for the KRG stock. As I said, the original rT1X I purchased is now my hunting rifle wearing the factory stock. We hunt differently than you folks in the UK. Much of our 'stalking' is done walking cross-country and shots are taken from the shoulder. I love this rifle in this role. Be warned, the KRG stock will hike the weight to 10 pounds (with middle weight glass) so think it through if your hunting resembles mine. The KRG for prone shooting is wonderful. If shooting from a fixed position is your intent, you will be more than happy.~Andrew

My feelings aren't hurt. I have two T1X, with one in the KRG stock and the other in the factory stock. I actually like the factory stocked rifle better. It is my hunting rifle and much more suited to that task than the 10 pound KRG-stocked rifle that is reserved for target shooting. It just depends on what you want out of it.~Andrew