Brillo

Still waiting for reply from my pm.

12 hours ago, PhilM said:

Anyone still using this?

I have switched exclusively to factory ammo for fox for my .223 T3, and am going to be starting reloading for my AR15 shortly, but starting from scratch I’ll pick up a tub of something available (RS52 for 69/77 TMKs?).

I have a tub and a half or so (will measure it when I’m back) of Varget if anyone in the Wiltshire/Cirencester/West Oxfordshire area is interested? (Maybe everyone has moved on by now?)

 

Price please.

And last year the green opposite the Surrey was used for The Current War.

Some bullets like a 5 thou jump, others 15 thou etc. Some even perform better jammed into the lands. 

If google Bryan Litz’s article on determinate best bullet jump for VLD bullets you will read that he advocates shooting two 3-shot group at jammed, just off the lands, 40, 80 and 120 thou jumps. There is no reason why you can’t try this with standard shaped bullets, so the only way you’ll find out if 100 thou is good or bad is to try it.

You didn’t say what weight your bullets are?

7 hours ago, Popsbengo said:

Sorry, that just doesn't work.  More than a few irresponsible fools create the need for controls on access to dangerous stuff.  To take your argument to a logical conclusion it would require wholesale social controls to prevent "undesirables" access to otherwise freely available items. How would that be done and on what basis?

Much easier to control general access and then permit persons endorsed as safe.  Like firearms.  I'd be happy to see fireworks controlled much more tightly.  If idiots just hurt themselves I wouldn't really care overly but it's the harm and distress to pets and the risks to kids that need controls by society because we can't trust the idiots.

Precisely 

2 hours ago, Mattnall said:

Swap the word 'firework' with 'rifle' and then it gets closer to home.

Banning something because you don't like it is short sighted and narrow minded. Are you saying the firework is to blame? Like saying the gun is to blame for all the gang shootings or knives are the problem when it comes to stabbings.

Now banning the person(s) being antisocial or dangerous is another kettle of fish.

That argument doesn’t hold water. Firearms are controlled and there owners licensed, and they (we) can’t shoot them anywhere we feel like it, let lone in our own gardens. But anyone can buy fireworks at any time they are available for sale and let them off anywhere regardless of consideration for anyone else.

11 hours ago, No i deer said:

I like the snow as i do the fireworks but also like it gone..

 

 

And me

Rinse in soapy water and rub a towel over them and leave in the airing cupboard over night. I used to leave them on a radiator but wifely wasn’t happy.

2 hours ago, Mark II said:

Ok sounds about right for my unit as my brass hadn't been cleaned for a long time so it should be quicker next time. 

I found seaclean about as good as a fart in a sieve. Try a tablespoonful of citric acid and the same if dishwasher liquid. Ten times better.

1 hour ago, Private Marker said:

I know this is an old thread, but I have to comment. 

I'm an NRA trained marker and recently I  started private marking. When shooters complain about the quality of the NRA markers, I have to say we're not all the same! There's a fair few of us that aren't stroppy disinterested teenagers. Unfortunately we are a minority. Many of the mature ones won't work weekends with the kids. 

I worked the  Imperial this year. The kids were a nightmare. Often staff were reduced to searching tents on the markers camp site when they didn't turnup. 

It's like this. You pay for a service. If you aren't happy complain.

You can book a private marker, of which I am one. Charges are slightly higher but you  know what you are getting. 

Any questions?   

Yes, how do I contact you if I need you?

10 hours ago, Nick 53 said:

After much searching and reading Gortex 3 in 1 jacket sealed seams and pants again sealed seams. From Mountain warehouse. RRP £350 sale £150.00 2 yr warranty. Can't wait to try them out. 

Thanks nick 

What brand is that Nick? I have two Mountain Warehouse stores near me and none of the clothing is gortex.

2 hours ago, DaveT said:

By spurious safety issues I was refering to the statement that 'suddenly' the mantlet has been declared as 300cms too low.

It has been there for a LONG time without incident as far as I know so why is it suddenly declared unsafe?

To my mind the safety aspect is with the shooters competence and I have not witnessed unsafe behaviour.

I do use Bisley but the joy of somewhere like Salisbury plain is that you have multiple distances and target variations available to keep the day interesting.

When I go to Bisley I have my drops, calculate windage, get on target...then what?

Unless the wind is varying significantly there is not much more to keep my interest after a few shots.

Just my view.

Try F Class and compete against the best of the best and that will keep your interest up - guaranteed 

At the end of the day it’s all relative. What ever method you use , it makes no real world difference if your measurement is a few thou different between methods as long as you always use the same method every time.

When you find the jump that works for you, what difference does the measurement make. Once I’ve got my particular load tuned I record my a Redding Competition seating die setting and that’s it done.

Take a case, that’s been fired a couple of times in that’s been fired a couple of times in that chamber, to a gunsmith or anyone with a lathe, and get it modified for the tool you use. You could send the case to HPS. They do it regularly. Because that case is fully headspaced against the shoulder all your measurements will be spot on from then on.

I suggest the best and only really accurate way to measure your COAL and BTCO fir any bullet is to use the empty bolt method.

Remove the firing pin, roughly seat the bullet too long and try to close the bolt. Keep doing this in 2 thou intervals until eventually the bolt handle drops without assistance. That’s your dead accurate measurement.

There’s a YouTube video showing how it’s done if you care to search for it.

4 hours ago, martin_b said:

 

So that didnt take very long! As  was predicted I need to go further..

What happened is I've managed to pick up and old Tikka M55 target rifle in .233 with Scope Moderator and Bipod for what I think was a good price. Its a good practice gun but ts not going to work over 600m, so time to fill the 6.5 creedmoor slot i have.

Now for he controversial bit, the more time i spend at Bilsey the colder I'm feeling towards all the tactical  rifle options , Im sure they are all incredibly accurate but they are hardly elegent.. so is there such a thing as a resonably  priced target rifle, ( single shot is fine) , must have an adjustable comb ( neck issues) a nice walnut stock, or wood laminate, but not lego or plastic !   If im going to miss, lets miss with a bit of style.

As I mentioned in my previous post, if you think you might venture in to F Class, FTR you need to be thinking of 308. Again, if you are going to shoot on Stickledown you need to be thinking of a 30” barrel.

You mentioned a preference for a wood laminate stock. I know of something that might shake your rocks. If you’re interested PM me you email address and I’ll send you further details.

8 hours ago, No i deer said:

Some use dry lube in the neck for neck tension mandrels and seat the bullet on this dry lube that's still in the neck.

I won't mention any names but I know someone who does this who recently chronied some ammo and had an ES of 0 fps and I seen the chrony reading

I’ve been using dry lube and a neck mandrel for years, although I doubt if there’s any lube left after the mandrel has been in and out of the neck.

Cleaning cases? What’s that?😇

A their current market price load development would be painful 😳

I shoot several 3-round groups, going up in 0.2 grain intervals, starting with one that give pMax of 56,000 psi, up to maximum pressure predicted by Quickload.

Before I hear a lot if sucking of breath and “ tut, tut you can’t trust Quickload,” let me confirm that I have successfully tweeted the parameters of all the powders I’ve used, for barrel twists from 1:8 to 1:12 based on observations and measurements over a lot of rounds shot, and I mean a lot.

Using my calculations and Optimum Barrel Times I can generally get to a node quite quickly and I’ve found, again through experience, that 56,000 psi is a known good starting point.

Just by way of experiment I tried ladder testing but the POIs are too close at 200 yards to give good results (200 yds is my home range max distance).

2 minutes ago, 1sakonut said:

Hi ,

if it’s still for sale I’ll have it please

regards 

steve

You beat me by one minute 😳

49 minutes ago, Paul Huntingdon said:

Thank you, is the Bipod available as well or just the rifle.  Ideally I'm looking at an all inclusive cost if possible please as this'll be my first .308.

Paul,

You can get a bipod for  it from Sporting Services. Also, there’s a nice Fortmier bipod on here that will fit the rifle.

Mark

4 hours ago, Pat Allen said:

Sorry I thought I had ! Will revise post when back at home over weekend 

You have Pat. It says £1850 in the write up.

Take it to HPS. They will ship to an RFD in Latvia. They do that on a regular basis.

Bugger. I need a bushing die.