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OK I will buy, PM on the way.

I have just had a very good experience with this company. I bought a used Vari X 111 6.5 x 20 a few years ago and recently the tracking went awry. Considering the scope is now over 20 years old, I was not too unhappy but sent the scope off to Leupold in Oregon for fixing. The web site process for registering a return under warranty was simple and quick and included printing an address label for the parcel and a packing slip to explain the problem. A week later I had an acknowledgment. Two weeks after I had a message saying it was repaired and would be posted back inside two weeks as they batched foreign shipments. Two weeks later the scope arrived back with a full explanation of the work done. The icing on the cake was that the documentation sent with the scope clearly explained that it was being returned after warranty repairs so that it came straight to my door without a row with Customs about import charges. Well done to Leupold!

No great hurry. I will buy the bag for £100 plus postage in the UK. Tell me when it is available to post and I will pay by Paypal, Bank transfer or Revolut.

Thank you. You could measure the width of the bag rider shown in the photo if that is to hand?

What is the ear spread please?,i.e. the stitched distance between the ears at the bottom. Thanks for your help.

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The key difference between Forums and "Social Media" is that Forums last forever(I hope), whereas FB etc., is ephemeral. It is nearly impossible to search social media for past wisdom, whereas, a Google search will always return links to Forums regarding your search arguments. How many times have you searched for an answer on "how to fix this" on a car or "accuracy issues" to see that the answers are frequently forum based, or You tube, which is searchable?

This is a 22/250 single shot with a SAKO L579 action. Twist rate is 1/9. Stock is by GRS which replaced the original stock a few years ago.. It was built by Trevor Proctor in Wilmslow, starting with a new Sako Varmint L579. The original 1/14 barrel was replaced with a short, stout. Lothar Walter barrel and a single set trigger from a Geman maker was installed. Very accurate.

Please explain for us simpletons.

The smallest is 1/2 the size of the largest. Any idea why?

I see this often, Very good groups but they move around. Why? Are you adjusting the point of aim?

http://www.geoffrey-kolbe.com/articles/rimfire_accuracy/tuning_a_barrel.htm Excellent link. Finally some numbers to support the empirical evidence that some tuners do work. Having resisted the temptation to invest so far, can any one on here recommend one for a short barrelled(18 inch) Anschutz 1408EDS(Running Boar Rifle repurposed).

I am really looking forward to the answers here. Would anyone with experience at these ranges illustrate their answers with target photos please? Also a description or photos of the rifles used would be great for sharing the knowledge.

I agree with you but there is nothing new about this issue. The 80/20 or 90/10 rules always apply in this case. I run the social media and web site of our club so I am the first contact point for potential new members. When I first meet them , I always point out that we are a "members" club, not a business, and that lays certain obligations on them when they join. One of these is that all members are expected to contribute to ongoing maintenance, etc., and they should play a part. I make sure they understand this point which they always agree to. This gives me some leverage when it comes to work groups and similar exhortations to help. The rate of new membership applications has quadrupled since COVID and show no signs of slowing down. For the first time in our existence, > 50 years, we have to think about how many members we can handle?

What is the weight of the bare rifle?

Are 35mm rings included?

The 54. 18 has the same action screw placements as the 54.30, 1913/1907 shown above. It looks like the Fortner action screws are also the same from the photos above(1727F, 1827F),but I have not handled these so I can not confirm.

The MDT chassis is currently only available for the Sporter action 1710 and 1712 actions, The "match 54" action is totally different, see below, the attachment screws for the sporter are either side of the trigger guard. The" match action" screws are both in front of the trigger guard. ANSCHUTZ barrell attachment methods(photos).pdf

I had reason to check out he prices of a few shooting items in the last few days and noticed that every one was on back order, in the UK, the USA and anywhere else I tried. Are the settled times we have grown up in coming to an end, for all of the things we have taken for granted? Shooting and everything else.

Leupold does one.

That is what I would expect. Minimise the variables, minimise the group sizes. You did forget to mention the wind though.

I wrote the following paragraphs on my club's web site and FB page in an essay entitled "A beginner's guide to buying a Rifle. This was because I had noted that many of the people who asked to join our club has already committed to purchase a semi auto .22, often in a military looking configuration. Most of these were going to be target shooters, not hunters. "The essence of accuracy is consistency. You can improve consistency of equipment by spending money up to a point, then the usual law of diminishing returns set in. The bigger variable is you and that takes a lot longer to get consistent. .22 Semi autos can have superb barrels, superb triggers, superb stocks and bedding, but what you can not change is the action. The bolt is held in place by a spring, recoils after firing and returns to battery. Any variation in when the bolt starts to recoil, or how quickly, will affect barrel pressure which in consequence affects accuracy. Springs wear in time. The temperature affects the viscosity of the lubricant which changes as the gun warms up. Some center fire semi autos have rotating bolt heads with lugs which go some way to address the problem, but not .22s. In contrast, a bolt action is locked in position throughout the firing cycle. A little digression here concerning M4/M16/military looking semi autos. They look attractive, look like fun to use and are relatively cheap. Avoid like the plague. Any I have examined are cheaply put together with as much plastic as possible. The trigger pulls are extremely heavy, the barrels lightweight and a lot of the weight is cosmetic and serves no purpose. I weighed the trigger pull on one recently and it was over 12 lb in comparison to a very cheap bolt action which would generally be about 3 lb. This particular gun was branded with a well known name of a producer of accurate target type firearms. On examining the construction, the airsoft type construction origin was clearly seen, even down to using a thin barrel. Held inside an alloy outer tube which looked like a heavy barrel. Thin barrels do not lead to accuracy. In summary, at any given price point, a bolt action rifle will be more accurate than a semi auto rifle. I suspect that some will not agree with these sentiments.

Age has it's compensations as regards shooting. The nervous system decay may cause you to wobble more in the aim but then the arthritis kicks in and freezes you in place. You just need some one to point you in the right direction then.