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I have been shooting some prone .22 at 25 yards with my Tikka T1x in a set up basically mimicking my FTR rifles the last couple of months now and have been getting some pretty good results. However I am feeling it might be good to have some competition to it. I am aware of the NSRA's not really.22 benchrest which is too handicapped for my liking, and also the UK22BR ones. I am wondering if any of you shoot any of the UK .22 benchrest postal comps and can maybe give any input what is out there and what I could maybe enter. I am currently shooting prone at 25y indoors with the factory barreled action in an MDT Oryx chassis, Moderator (acting as a barrel dampener) and my F-Class rear bag and Joypod. I am also looking to start doing some outdoor 200y shoots at my club as a training tool for newer members and bit of fun for us all.
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I'll second @Popsbengo's comment, I use an RCBS bench primer, and while I am sure the primal rights one is amazing, I think for me it is a better value proposition, and certainly speeds up priming and offers a good amount of feel when seating, without killing your hand either.
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blackburnbuccaneer replied to Maidment78's topic in For Sale (Free Adverts for Private Secondhand Items only)
A long shot I know - but asking for a friend who may be interested - is this rifle still available? -
Using Seb joypod
blackburnbuccaneer replied to buddy.223's topic in Suppressors / Moderators, Bipods, Anything else
I can only agree with Gungrinner - If I get my front board settled well (how well depends on if the grass needs cut) and the butt settled well in the ears of my rear bag (but not actually on the stitching) and I start with the joystick (elevation) fully up I usually have enough elevation adjustment for a 20 shot string - if not at most I will need to lower one leg my one notch to compensate for things settling in - but this just tells me I did not have the butt settled quite enough to start. -
Although RE 16 is made by Nitrocheme (RS) for Alliant I don't think they have launched it in their own right yet.
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What are you going for barrel wise?
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I have been using them almost exclusively in my .223 for the last 4 years or so shooting FTR with pretty good results - as long as you are prepared to do some leg work in terms of research and load development you should be able to get them to shoot pretty well - and out to 600 yards they will give most .308 shooters a good run for their money especially those using 185gr or less bullets! I would say the most critical thing with the 90's (or any of the heavy .224 bullets in .223 really) is having a suitably long freebore to load them so as to not comprise any of the already limited case capacity! In a .223 for the 90's this means a freebore of at least .170" (COAL ~2.650") although I think about .200" is optimal for the Berger VLD (COAL ~2.680"). Also to get good performance at longer ranges the powder charge has to be very consistent as owing to the small case capacity and variation can have a much bigger effect on es and thus elevations! My current barrel is (was as it has just gone off to be replaced) a 28" Bartlein 5R 1:7 .219 x .224 bore (.150" FB) and it is going to be replaced with a 28" Benchmark cut 5C 1:7" to 1:6.8" gain twist .219 x .224 bore (.200" FB) - both are 1.15" for 5" then a straight taper to .96" at the muzzle. One final thing is that at competitive velocities (2800-2850) don't expect brass to last long, the primer pockets will last ~5 firings before becoming too slack. There is a wealth of information from a few shooters on the Accurate Shooter forum on the subject and I suggest you have a look there (where I got most of my information along with Laurie Holland) - also any questions just ask as I have just scraped the surface here!
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FTR Chassis Tikka T3 Action
blackburnbuccaneer replied to Maidment78's topic in Varmint Rifles & Heavy Plinkers
I have been using a .223 T3 in a KRG X-Ray with Spigot mount and a 1-7" 28" barrel (1.15" for 5" then down to .96" at the muzzle) for FTR for several years now and it makes weight fine with a NF Benchrest and Seb JoyPod. It is away now having a new barrel fitted as the current Bartlein was about knackered for my uses! From memory it comes in a bit under 8 Kg. On the same flavour a KRG Bravo would also work well - and again the spigot mount adds some length and stability! -
Likewise I have a 28" Bartlein at 1.15" for 5" then down to 0.96" at the muzzle and it has provided sterling accuracy for the last 3200 rounds and 4 years, and it will be going off this weekend to have the same profile of Benchmark fitted.