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Bianchi

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    Target shooting, service rifle, F-Class, cycling, skiing & family.

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  1. My experience with a barrel tuner has been limited to .22 lr rimfire out to 300m. Each ammo type/lot number can be optimized to one of the rifle’s accuracy nodes. The optimal setting is uncannily consistent for each type, so I can reset the tuner with confidence when switching over ammunition. Some tweaking may be required due to factors such as temperature, conditioning of the barrel etc. With .22 lr, the low energy levels probably result in barrels being relatively more sensitive to minor shifts in their weight and weight distribution from a barrel tuner than centerfire rifles running at 3000+J or even HME. With centerfire cartridges, hand loaded ammo can first be matched to the rifle and an optional barrel tuner provides the final touch should shooting conditions change. Could observe that at the Europeans in Bisley last year with the unexpectedly high temperatures.
  2. Great scope at a realistic price. Have a weekend bump on me.
  3. Besides this error for new content, does anyone else also. receive the EX0 error message when trying to open their profile with an iPhone as well? Mine runs with IOS 16.5.
  4. Same issue here now. Where can I find the boxes in the new version? TIA
  5. Which part of Europe are you from, I.e. EU or outside? Within the EU, there are quite a few actions manufactured locally und many are REM 700 clones. The US Kelblys Atlas (rebranded as SMH here) is quite popular and seems to be available in a number of EU countries as well.
  6. Looking at older Sig Sauer catalogues, the 5 shot mags for both models have the same parts number. Couldn’t find any used original ones for sale here. There’s someone offering steel aftermarket magazines built to order in both 7 or 10 shot versions for approx. 400 £ 😬.
  7. It’s not the Bullseye system that’s the performance bottleneck but the lousy antenna in one’s tablet or smart phone that needs to receive a signal over the distance being shot. I shared a Gen 1 system with a mate for a few years and the staple diet was 1k yards. As the battery’s performance started to wane, we began experiencing reception issues and had to start repositioning our tablets to reconnect. The problem was solved by replacing the rubber duck antenna with a 2.4 GHz Yagi, i.e. still using the antenna’s base which is actually an amplifier as well. After my mate stopped LR, I no longer had access to the Bullseye system and had to find an alternative solution. The current set-up comprises a Reolink Eco Webcam with USB power connection and an external antenna (SMA) One Yagi antenna is connected to the camera which has built in batteries so one doesn’t even need a power bank. Reception is another Yagi antenna to a USB powered mini router with a power bank (also useful for supplementary power to the tablets during a day’s worth of shooting) at the shooting point which makes life far easier for the tablets, since they only need to connect to the local WiFi network. Excellent reception and optical performance out to 950m (max range tested so far) without an amplifier, thanks to the directional Yagis. The camera is out of the line of fire with adequate resolution when using the digital zoom. The downside: No software that shows where the last shot went, so I have to take a screen shot after every shot (easy with the Reolink software which includes the date and time) , record the time in my reloading log book, and analyze the target for groups later. Total cost: Approx. 150€/130£ incl. three tripods for the camera and the Yagis.
  8. I also have the 90mm version but only use it for neck sizing and seating. Cases up to 60mm in length are seated with long VLD bullets without little fumbling, so no probs for 6.5x55 Swedes. The bullets are first lightly inserted into the neck and fed into the seating die before sliding the base into the shell holder. A 40 year old Rockchucker takes care of the rest. It’s more robust and provides more leverage for bumping and full length sizing tasks.
  9. You didn’t mention the intended purpose but found this at a reasonable price: https://www.egun.de/market/item.php?id=12819082 States that they are drop-in replacements for the Off-road, Timber or Professional actions. Available in brown or black with max. barrel diameter of up to 22mm. Other options (at probably twice the price) are GRS or KKC.
  10. Nice to see that some others share both hobbies. Enjoyed QRP, CW and achieved DXCC in ZS back then. The greatest thrill was a DX-expedition with a mate and we were the only two with the highly prized prefix. Had to fill out a few thousand QSL cards after a few days of CQ DX-ing . Also contemplating a revival as an OM but an HF Yagi probably won’t be appreciated by the neighbors. 73’s, DJ0BM
  11. I know Henke fairly well. Pricey but a reliable supplier of quality components and complete rifles. With the SMH series, take a model based on the Kelblys Atlas action. The Shilen barrels are fitted at Kelblys, not by Henke AFAIK but are all C.I.P. proofed. I have heard that the actions are not bedded in the (mostly) McMillan stocks so that may have to be done afterwards. Note that Henke offers sale prices on the SMH rifles at regular intervals so you may want to track that. Also, VAT is 16% until the end of the year here, so 3% discount Is already built in. Atb
  12. Thanks @Scrumbag. Something has changed. Now no calibre limits for HME but .338s remain prohibited.
  13. The calibre is the first KO factor since it’s game over above 8mm. Thought about getting one built for Bisley but the bullet selection for LR is limited.
  14. Bianchi

    Bore Scopes

    Over here, a number of folk have ordered Teslong rifle bore scopes directly from the manufacturer and are extremely pleased with them (usually the Windows/ Android version). However, they are often disgusted with the results ...
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