Timbo1963

There are loads of great scopes out there but At the moment this seems like very good value for what you get, https://www.opticswarehouse.co.uk/athlon-ares-etr-4-5-30x56-ffp-mil-ir-rifle-scope

Yes the competition trigger is a direct replacement on the AT/AX/AXMC. The AXSR and AT-X US versions comes with the competition trigger as standard I believe.

The factory have despatched some (optics warehouse release a video on one they must have ordered), but I haven’t heard anything yet.

great work there Bruce 👍👌

I think Colin packed it in due to getting fed up with some aspect of customer interaction. It’s a shame as his moderators were very good.

Yes Pops, I can’t see it happening, more just throwing ideas out there. there does seem to be a lot of expensive very low return gadgets always coming along and some definite blind alleys guys running up. For most shooters, they would do better to just practice more (I know I’m the weakest link in my accuracy).

Zero neck tension, so is he crimping ? Or superglue? while the Zero is a very well made press, I think you are missing the point of the AMP Press. the AMP press really only gives you the advantage of seeing what neck tension you have so you can adjust your case prep. It uses the Wilson style dies so you have to ask yourself if this method gives better bullet runout to that of a conventional press (like the Zero). The thing for me is that both AMP and 419 are very expensive. As previously stated; would very accurate powder measurement give you better bang for buck? (Autotrickler). Are you going, money no object all out to win f’class? it would be great to seeing a much more detailed scientific investigation into annealing and neck turning using this press. It feels like, if it was done properly it could set the standard for all reloading?

Do you mean something like this? https://www.brownells.co.uk/BENCHREST-ADAPTERS-Sinclair-Benchrest-Forend-Rail-Adapter-SINCLAIR-INTERNATIONAL-Rest-Accessories-749011468 or https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/162498713173?hash=item25d5ad9655:g:Te4AAOSwlndZBzWf

There is a little on YouTube I would assume based on there military background that they know what they are doing. There is a guy at my club with a TPG-1 who rates it. Also the TPG-3 seems to be sold at the FN Ballista in the states.

AXMC mK111, Rather different

Hi Alice looking at the Mk111 the reach adjustment is completely different. Hopefully we will see first hand soon.

From 2014 AI short action went to 1.6mm firing pin, however 6.5CM is fine with the older 2mm pins. 6.5x47 is however a bit marginal. (Higher pressures seem to be more common although if your careful you should get away with it). Apparently the mk111 MC is now 1.6 for all bolt faces.

Yes maybe, it seems like it might be more suited to big 30cal cartridges like 300NM. At the moment there isn’t a lot of information out there. I read this article and thought I’d ask the question. http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2017/03/consider-alliant-reloder-26-for-magnum-cartridges/

Has anybody tried or looked at Reloader 26? It looks like it might be very good, and the temperature stability characteristics and copper fouling properties would be key?

Even within the specialist gallery guys there are different ideas. Some of the top guys now go for high magnification. However they spent a lot of time practicing coming up on target developing the muscle memory to do it in one move. I don’t think I would recommend this approach for a beginner though. As stated above a 1-6 type mag will get you on the correct target quickly. If you cross shoot your just be giving the guy next to you points. I use a Falcon 1-8 on my underlever and it is ideal for T&P 1 for me. For small cal I use a 5-20 MTC but I would like to be able to come down to x3 for the closer stuff. If money is no object I think the March 2.5-25 is the ultimate gallery scope (not a cheap option though), but I think you should look around for something that comes down to x3 and as high is you can afford (x15?). SFP is best for gallery and the cheaper optics probably won’t be a massive issue for gallery. Finally find a reticle that suits you and is nice and simple. Maybe something like the Sightron S-Tac 3-16 with duplex reticle? There is a gallery rifle Facebook group that you could join and ask for opinions. Try and have a look through all the scopes at your club if you can as what one guy likeS won’t necessarily suit you. Hope this helps and don’t forget these are just my ideas, your always have to form your Own opinions in the end.

Hi Guys I have long wantedto try the Fluxeon Annie, https://fluxeon.com/ as It’s a lot cheaper than the AMP and it’s not constrained by having to feed the case neck down. This in my view is an odd thing to do; as if you feed neck up you can locate equally as well but make automating much easier (gravity is working with you) Yes I have seen the AMP auto feeder but feel it’s just silly.

The one observation I have regarding Richards affiliation with OpticsWarehouse is that OW don’t only retail IOR and in fact do SB, NF and Vortex. It will be interesting to see what his latest test results show. I run the Crusader and it has its plus’s and minus’s but on the whole, Mine is a good scope.

Definitely contact RS, as this will cost you nothing and the more informations you have the better. If your going for heavier bullets you might be better off with RS62. I assume you’re going out for distance with the fast twist rate and heavy bullets? If so, you can trawl though this site , there has been lots of guys giving there load data. Laurie Holland has a massive knowledge on FTR. You might also find it’s worth trying RS52 with 155/155.5 bullets?

Both work well in my AT. I use Varget/N140/RS52 for 155gr SMK/Scenar. N150/RS62 for 167/8

You need the BT57-QK – Accu-Shot Accuracy International AT (ASAIAT) Monopod