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As above, decided it's time to stop wearing my varied collection of green/sand and green/black softies, and get something with similar warmth and non-down, but in a 'normal colour' ... any suggestions?

Good groups in today's weather!

Just had this thread pointed out in a side-chat; with all the Johnny-come-lately precision rifle shenanigans going on today .... You wouldn't think, listening to some of the narrative, that a decade ago this sort of stuff was already happening... ego-less, expert and fun.... It's a funny old game.

😂 yup.

😂 exactly

Got that; but, who's this now?! This is getting pythonesque.. I can't switch fb on without yet another new feed telling me 'it's not them, it's me'...

Lockdown, eh? I think I'm now aware of more than 3 groups claiming in the social media space to be 'it' for UK Precision Rifle. Funny old game. 'Box!'

Something I'd never have done, but it just 100% works at all levels.

It was a bloomin good call 👍

Well, in these days of sh1te, thought I'd share something that is unexpectedly brilliant - I recently rebought a .22 I'd sold years ago. Whilst 'away' the new owner had a mini-badger bolt handle fitted (by Baldie, I think). A posh bolt handle on a .22 is something I would never have thought of doing. Yet, the effect is bloody brilliant... it transforms the feel, handling and look far beyond anything I would have imagined. That is all 😊

With three or 4 going private concerns cracking along quite happily; I'm a little bemused why an unconnected admin layer is needed at all. 🤔

Yup. Brilliant stuff. Kudos.

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I'll stay S of the M4!😂

My humour is wasted 😂😭 "I hear the Oceania Precision Rifle Confederation is much the same; one long dogfight between the team captains of the French Polynesia and Tokelau teams." it's an absurdity intended to shine light on the insanity of the published document's supposed reach... Oceania PR Confederation? Tokelau? Dislocated from reality.

Thick question: Why is BAIRS called BAIRS? 🤔 I'm sure there's an extra intended amusement/ dig hidden there, but I don't know what. Anyone? I've no dog in any of this, but it does seem an odd carry-on, especially the 'democratic' part .... not sure who they think they represent. Parallel universe? (And disappointed no one got my French Polynesia joke earlier 😂😭)

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The grudge stuff is peculiar: egos. I hear the Oceania Precision Rifle Confederation is much the same; one long dogfight between the team captains of the French Polynesia and Tokelau teams.

It's certainly got an impressive amount of wordage behind it. Impressive reach, too 🤔

As you say speed of sound at 4 degC is c333m/s So the avg vels you quote aren't far off that... ie you're teetering on the edge of supersonic 'as is' ... then, taking an average as meaning, by definition, 50% shots above and 50% below that value, you could expect half your eley shots to crack, and (depending on SD) a fair chunk of the SK and Lapua to crack. If all are cracking, my first thought would be that that's probably within tolerance, as you're right on the edge and the ammo avg estimate is just that, an estimate, and maybe your rifle routinely shoots a couple of m/s fast, for whatever reason.. But, if not, my second thought would be charge temp.. was the ammo warm?

Tel, Alan Westlake is very local - prob 25mins from you. Nice chap.

16mm ID silicone tube with 2.5mm wall thickness.... Idiot check me; if peroxide-cured tube is slipped on to a blued metal barrel with silicone grease; is a rust reaction likely?

I was visualising 5 all hard against each other - like a segmented limbsaver ..... ideally, they'd be sorbothane, but I think silicone will have the nearest properties for something easy to get and cheap?

Sort of.. but I'm seeing deresonation rather than pressure points - I think the hicks thing was a hard spot aiming to change transverse wavelength? My mind is focusing on ways of reducing the amplitude of the doughnut