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  1. Reloading for .308 - powders

    in Handloading

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Catch-22 said:

    I think you mean the former has higher velocity and is theoretically harder on barrels as RS52 is a double based powder, whereas N140 is a single base.

    To the OP, both of those powders are very good. I’d also consider adding N150 and RS62 in the options too. Both single base, both readily available and both work well with heavier bullets as they’re slightly slower burning.

    That's right- got my former and latter the wrong way round.

     

    I'll edit my post to save any future reader from confusion.

  4. Hunter Specialties "Butt Out" tool: Worth £18?

    in Game Shooting & all Subjects Shotgun related

    Posted

    On 8/29/2018 at 9:05 PM, dashed said:

    Just had a look at the Jelen video - yep, very similar to that but without need to go poking around in there with your fingers or change gloves etc.

    Style of forceps below...

     

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    Those look like a Lane  1 into 2 tissue forceps/clamp with box joint.

     

    Not to be confused with Lane’s dissecting forceps nor Lane’s bone-holding forceps.

  9. 1/2 in UNF barrel thread

    in Suppressors / Moderators, Bipods, Anything else

    Posted

    I had this problem with a new rifle. I carefully ran a die over the threads, which removed a tiny amount of metal, and my 1/2UNF Ase Utra fitted fine thereafter. 

    I'm certainly no engineer/gunsmith (the tap and die set were from Aldi, bought on a whim years ago!) so I suspect someone more experienced would have no problem. 

    If things went wrong, you're looking at shorten and recutting anyway. 

  12. 77gn SMK, 80gn SMK, 77gn TMK or 75 ELD-M

    in Handloading

    Posted

    I only have a lowly “AR” straight-pull in .223Rem, Wylde chamber, so loaded to “AR mag” length. It has 1:8 twist barrel and I’ve been impressed with 77gr SMK, TMK, Scenar and Nosler Custom Comp. 73gr ELD-M not so good. 75gr A-max etc off the cards as can’t be loaded deep enough to mag-feed in an AR.

     

    23.8-24.2gr N140, Varget, RS52 all worked well, with velocity and accuracy increasing in that order. 77SMK and Nosler CC virtually identical drop/drift. 77TMK marginally better on both counts  and accuracy. Best groups of 5 are 0.2-0.3MOA (NB straight-pull!), typically/normally sub 0.5MOA. In my rifle, all three bullets shoot to same POI at 100m, so long as N140/Varget/RS52 are used in the charge range above. So easy!

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    8766-C209-74-D4-4-A7-A-9-FC6-4111-A6-C44

     

    The only downside is the diminutive “splash”  of missed shots when shooting steels.

     

    Since you are unconstrained by mag length (to an extent, so wider bullet choice) and have an AI version and longer barrel, you should have greater flexibility to tune a better long-range load; 900m is possible, ask Laurie!

     

  15. Bullets: .308, 7mm/.284, 6mm/.243, .224

    in For Sale (Free Adverts for Private Secondhand Items only)

    Posted

    Bullets for sale.  (Some old style packaging, some tatty boxes, those labelled "pulled" were not crimped and neck tension less than 2thou)

     

    Prices include UK postage. Advertised elsewhere.

     

    .308

     

    48x Sierra No.2160 180gr Spitzer Boat tail. V old style packaging £15

    100x Sierra No.2123 135gr Matchking HPBT (box open but none used or pulled) £30

    56x Sierra No.2124 135gr Varminter HP £17

    100x Hornady No.3033 150gr BT Soft-point  Interlock (box open, none used or pulled) £30 SOLD 

    70x Hornady No.3031 150gr Soft-point Interlock £22 SOLD

    80x Hornady No.3075 180gr RN (Soft-point, round-nose, flat-base) £30 SOLD 

    300x Hornady No. 23010 V-Max (3 unopened boxes of 100) £30 per box of 100

    100x Lapua Scenar 167gr MOLY-coated (box open but none used or pulled) £25 SOLD

     

     

    7mm/.284

     

    100x Hornady No.22810 Vmax 120gr (box open but none used or pulled) £30

    191+21 pulled (Total 212) Hornady No. 28202 SST 139gr (Open boxes and sorted by base to Ogive) £60 for the lot

    113x +17 pulled (Total 130) Hornady No. 28402 162gr A-Max (Open boxes) £35 SOLD

    50x Nosler 160gr Partition (box open but none used or pulled) £40

    74x Nosler 160gr Accubond No. 54932 (in two open boxes, none pulled) £35 for 50, £50 for all 74, £17 for 24 SOLD

    40x Swift Scirocco 150gr £15 SOLD 

     

     

    6mm/.243

     

    100x Hornady No. 2453 BTSP 100gr £20 SOLD 

    32x Hornady No. 2440 Soft-point 87gr £10 SOLD

    60x Hornady No. 22440 V-Max 87gr £18 SOLD 

    84x Lapua Scenar 105gr £32

    170x +18 pulled (Total 188) Sierra No. 4100 Gamechanger/TGK 90gr (one box open, one of 100x sealed) £40 per unopened box of 100, £63 for all, £30 for 88 ALL SOLD

    53x Barnes No.24372 Varmint Grenade 62gr HP £15 SOLD 

     

     

    .224

     

    100x Hornady No. 22792 A-Max 75gr £32 SOLD

     

     

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  17. Pigs and 45/70

    in Varminting

    Posted

    I use my Marlin GSBL 45-70 for deer and range.

     

    It can be downloaded for range use, if needed. 

     

    Homeloading is the way to go with 45-70; loads of info online about pinking loads.

     

    I have a scope on mine (long eye relief) with QR mounts so I can switch to the peep/ghost ring if needed/fancied.

     

    Incidentally, there is a Marlin 45-70 for sale on Stalking Directory at the mo- short and threaded with a muzzle brake. If I didn't have mine, I'd be tempted.

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