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Bangbangman

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  1. Did you have to do all the HME stuff? My 300PRC load is well over the Bisley HME limit. I haven't used it at Bisley but the HME procedure sounds a bit tedious/laborious.
  2. Yep. All the time recently.
  3. This weekend I re zero'd my Bergara B14R (MDT LSS XL chassis) as I'd put a new scope on it, ahead of a world championship qualifier match 11/12th March. In no wind it shot the best 5 shot groups it's ever done at my local 51m and 100m range. These aren't "average" groups. I shot a 10shot group at 100m but the wind had picked up and was swirling around the quarry range. On a good day, this rifle/ammo/shooter combo can achieve 1/2MOA at 100m but it is not typical/reliable performance. 1MOA is pretty reliable (centre-centre), if I read the wind right. I previously shot Team and Tenex out to 262m (they, and Match, are the same thing, only differentiated into subtype by batch testing at Eley): These groups are more typical:
  4. I really enjoyed the match, particularly day one, getting my first "clean" on PRS skills stage and a good score on the tricky trailer stage. Day 2 was fun but marred by two mag failures, a loose butt (snigger) and then a trigger failure. Awesome squad-mates lent me rifles to finish the day (Thanks Ryan C and Joe P!) but Saturday's dream of a PB result were truly dashed (PW achieved!) Wish I could make the next one in April but I'm not free so I'll have to wait until June. Great match and venue.
  5. Fantastic firearm. Mine still amazes me with its accuracy and build quality.
  6. SOLD Unopened box of 500 Sierra .20cal (204) 39gr Blitzking for sale: £190 including postage to UK mainland.
  7. Read up on statistics in shooting (or watch vids.) It may be illuminating. Not meant to be sarcastic, BTW!
  8. I'd also welcome variety, though I think the PRS format allows for this, to an extent. I've never had to design a CoF so I may be underestimating the challenges. You might enjoy the upcoming "Extreme" match at ProShoot. I think it may a three gunmatch but involves a physical element (belly crawl under wire, aerial runway etc have been mentioned.) I think the endurance element in the hike-and-shoot might put off as many people as it attracts, though I'm keen to try this type of shoot. You can't please all the people all of the time and I think the PRS matches are well attended, with new shooters turning up and enjoying themselves. Personally, I don't have the time and monet to practice and get compete with the top guns but I enjoy the challenge and it's certainly improved my field shooting for quarry. PR22/NRL22UK comps are an easy and cheap way into the sport, which will hopefully expand to include more venues, given the smaller facilities required.
  9. Different CoF for "pros" and "amateurs" could be a logistical nightmare as the stages are run at a pace to get everyone through and minimise standing around. If the stage time limit was the only difference on it could work, but a but of a headache for the RO. The small and big gong idea has been tried (shooter had to nominate size before starting, and stick with it: double points for the small gong.) However, doubling the number of targets increases cost, set up time and complexity. Possible, though. Factory class goes some way toward reducing the arms-race effect of open class. Similarly "limited" (223/308) class. I think Hunter class would be a good idea; I used to use my 308Win Stalking rifle for PRS type shooting and had great fun despite needing to do a mag change on every stage. As someone said above, Tom Rice won (I think) with a factory Tikka not that long ago, so I'd encourage anyone interested in PRS to try it with what they've got, before building a dedicated rifle. Kit like bags/tripods etc is freely lent on the firing point, so again, don't buy stuff before you've tried it. I'd certainly welcome cheaper matches and more venues.
  10. True, but they do seem to dramatically reduce the sound levels.
  11. C2Precision do a rimfire tuner mod. It's more expensive than a normal rimfire mod but well short of £600 !
  12. It’s a good price- I pointed some one from FullboreUK forum this way. I already have the GSBL (same rifle but laminate is painted green and stainless has a black ferro-nitride treatment) otherwise I’d have been tempted.
  13. You'll be fine with the 147s. Don't forget about PR22: cheap practice for full bore. ProShoot and Monmouth are probably your closest venues.
  14. Hope to see you at a Proshoot or Orion, then! As suggested above, don't buy anything more at this stage. You can always borrow stuff and work out what's right for you as different shooters have different preferences. You could spend a fortune on kit you don't use. In your kit list above I didn't see a brake or mod mentioned? Recoil management is a big part of PRS competition as you need to spot misses/trace to make corrections. Brake is definitely better (no heat/mirage, light, short, more effective, cheap, not "licensed", doesn't wear out for ages.) A hefty rifle, as you describe it, is not a disadvantage (why we add weights and have chonky barrels), preferably one that balances forward of the mag well but without too much of that weight being near the muzzle. If you add a brake and it screws your groups, you could consider a different bullet if you are going to play with a new load. Nothing wrong with the 147ELD-M but there will be a bit less kick with a lighter, faster bullet (run the numbers in your ballistic app, Strelok, for eg.) and you might be surprised how little difference in drift there is between a fast-but-lower-BC bullet and a slower, more slippery heavy one. Definitely don't change unless you have to revisit load dev for other reasons, though. I was using 140s (Berger and ELD-M) in my 6.5Creedmoor but switched to 123Scenar when the opportunity arose (cheaper and, at the time, available.) I first shot PRS style comps with my 308Win deer rifle and 5rnd mags and had a laugh, learnt lots (not enough to worry the top of the tables though) and then bought kit later. Use what you've got and enjoy it. See you on the firing point! Ben B
  15. Looks promising with the demise of Tin Star and Trail Boss.
  16. Always informative, Laurie. Speaking of which, when can we expect the next installment of your 223Rem post-REACH powder choices?!
  17. I load 77TMK, SMK and Nosler CC to an overall length of 2.260" (ie. Loads of jump!). Originally N140 (24gr), then Varget, then RS52 (dropped to 23.8.) In other words, I've found them both jump and powder tolerant. Not only this, they shoot to almost exactly the same POI at 100m. Edit: at this length there is a lot of bullet in the case: vibratory settling avoids compressed load, though.
  18. It's got my sporran twitching, aye! Hopefully more effective than those "dum-dums"! Yes, RPP forend. The multi-coloured rounds are powder-coated cast bullets. The ones for the 45-70 are the SWC "Elmer Keith" 250gr, 300gr Mihec HP (huge HP) and my own design 460gr Mjöllnir (Hammer of Thor, large meplat, gas-checked).
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