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2 hours ago, baldie said:

A 1-8" will still shoot the 58 grain v-max. Its about all I ever fit to .243's as it will cover all bases .

 

That's exactly what I wanted to hear. Much appreciated! 

4 hours ago, Kevgun said:

Neil put a 1 in 8 twist on my .243, it's perfect now, copes with the 100+ grain stuff fine.

What's the lightest you've put through the 1-8?

4 hours ago, Kevgun said:

 

What's the lightest you've put through the 1-8?

Thanks chaps will try and get hold of Neil! 

I had thought about other calibres, but I have a slot for the 243 on my ticket. To be honest it should do everything I want out of it, although had considered the ackly improved 243. but that's only through things I've read etc. No hands on experience with the calibre in regards to more fps etc

Having a tikka m590 243 off a mate. Barrel is getting towards the end of its life with groups opening up a tad. Going to scratch an itch I've had for a while and have it rebarreled. Sticking with 243 as I have a slot to fill. Plan is to make it future proof in regards to copper ammunition so want use a suitable twist rate for barnes ttsx in 80grain as well as the higher bc 243 options around the 100grain mark. What speed would you All recomend? 

And while I'm at it can anyone recomend a reputable Smith to contact about it. Based just north of Southampton if that helps.

Cheers

Tom

Looking very smart and exactly what steyr should of done! 

Any idea of price? 

Just found this post. I would be very interested in one of the bottom metals if there is one available! Looks just the part!!! 

On 2/28/2020 at 11:36 PM, Re-Pete said:

There's also Highfield R &PC: http://www.highfieldrpc.co.uk/

I used to be a member before I joined the NRA........they're a good crowd with an indoor smallbore range and a full-bore section that uses Bisley and possibly an MOD range just north of Winchester.

Pete

I will look into this. I do have smallbore and full bore but more interested in the full bore side of it! 

15 hours ago, Mat said:

There's a few clubs around, depends what discipline:

Southampton Rifle Club shoot smallbore prone at the same range as Highfield, I've got a contact...

Itchen Valley Shooting Club (my club) in Winchester: we shoot in a disused railway tunnel but have trips to Moodies Down north of Winchester and to Bisley. We do gallery rifle at the tunnel, but quite a few members do CSR at Bisley, a few do F Class and others who just shoot what they fancy...

We share the tunnel with Wyke Manor (smallbore prone)

Further afield, there's Havant and another club with 100y smallbore range north of Stockbridge (I forget the name).

Hmm I work in Itchen abbas, but live down hedge end. Sounds like a promising club. Is there much of a waiting list? 

14 hours ago, Roy W said:

Whereabouts are you? I'm in SHR&PC but don't frequent it that often.

Best thing to do is go down there and speak to the committee member who is at the desk that day. 

There was a backlog last year of people wanting to join, emails can be slow.

The opening times are on the website, you'll see the cars parked around the entrance, there is a metal entrance cage with a buzzer, just go down there is my advice.

 

I live in hedge end. I will look at the dates and head down when there next open I reckon then!! 

Hopefully the back log isn't to big ha

Moved to Southampton last year and looking to join a local rifle club. 

Sent an enquiry to the club secretary concerning joining over a month ago but have yet to receive any sort of contact. Is there any members of the club on the forum. 

And if so could they point me in the rite direction for getting hold of someone at the club as email doesn't seem to work. 

Cheers

Tom

Got a steyr ssg69 308 barrel has been cut down to 19" with a ase ultra jet z compact hanging off the end. Lovely rifle to shoot, and very accurate, my main issue is excessive flex in the fore stock when using bipod. Seeing as aftermarket stocks are pretty much nonexistent I'm looking to improve the current stock. 

Anyone on here have any expetience reducing flex in synthetic stocks? 

Cheers

Tom