Richiew

Tikka loves Berger 73s too , n135 22 grain ish and n540 upto 25 grains similar with n140 . 
unfortunately can’t get any . 
73/75 hornady eldms work very well . 
70 grain Berger vlds also very good but no stock. 

On 10/2/2022 at 4:48 PM, Kathir said:

Nesika Model K action, with 32” Bartlein barrel fitted with Dolphin Tuner. Plenty of life on the current barrel left (at least another 2000 rounds).

Comes with another completely new barrel (chambered and proofed) with threads for Dolphin Tuner and not a single round fired so far. 

The rifle currently has Joe West Thumb up stock and the back-up Dolphin Modular Stock comes free with it. 

The price is £2550 (which is 60% of the original cost paid for the build and additional parts).

Note: Scope and rings are not part of the sale.  Reason for sale – I got couple of actions and planning to clone one of other set-ups (matching pair), other than that there are no issues or concerns with this rifle. 
 

Doesn’t reading the original post tell you all you need to know ????? 
Best luck selling your rifle . 

Think the n160 might be more suited to the heavy 6.5s. 
Stock up / bulk buy your favourite bullets, primer s ,and powder . 
I’ve just started using cci small  magnum primers for the 223 with great results. With a top end load with 73 grain bullets I was getting a bit of a ridge around the dent made by the firing pin with standard primers, not any more with the cci450 .

 Cheers Rich 

On 8/19/2021 at 5:02 PM, Richiew said:

Sako factory 55g game heads 

av 3058 FPS , sd 28 , es61 .

berger 55g fb  match av 3017 , sd22, es 53, with 24 grain n135 .

hornady 73eldm av 2702 . Sd 13.8 , es 34 . 22 grain n135 .

berger 73 btt av 2674. Sd 11.8, es 27 . 22grain n135 . 
 

hornady 52 Amax av 3144 , sd 12.4 , es 25 . 24.5 grain n135 .

Not quite as good as expected even though the accuracy is very good . Need to go up a bit more in speed to find a better node . 
Cheers 

Here’s some info from my post of best 223 fox bullet . The 52 grain Amax were very accurate but I moved up to the heavier bullets . Going by the Bryan litz book the 52 ELDMS should be very good and easy to tune . Also the 53 grain vmax hornady are a well respected bullet and are used in federal factory ammo . N133 and 135 would be best for light bullets . I’ve gone to n540/140 for the heavies nowadays. 
Cheers Rich 

Count out the low hole and your spot on . Had some issues lately with my 308 being all over the place until I realised the scopes not quite squared up , sorted it out then  started  using the digital bubble by mdt / lra and groups came back to normal ragged holes of one calibre centre to centre  . I’d be very happy with the size of the group you shot . Cheers 

Nothing wrong with that group. What’s the speed doing . 
cheers

Hope you’ve checked the Vihtavuori app for 6 creed  as with n150 at35 grain max the fps is 2800 ish  the more exotic powders will push the 3000+ . Maybe expecting too much from your powder . Hope it don’t sound too patronising. Good luck 

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Nice and simple solution, well done fella .

Hi on my way now . Just need diesel 

cheers 

Got your details and will ring after work on Thursday . Any preferred time ?? 
cheers Rich 

Thanks very much 

I’ll take the lot and I’m only down the road at ingleby barwick . Cash ok . Let me know and can meet up Thursday night . Cheers Rich 

9 hours ago, Catch-22 said:

Thanks. Yes I myself have a MAE bushless on my AI AWM.

I wasn’t implying the rear bushing itself stops back pressure, but from moddy designs I’ve used in the past, the rear end cap bushing did incorporate a series of o rings within it - thus serving both as alignment AND effectively sealing the mod over the barrel to prevent back gassing. To me it looks like the OPs mod is missing this part.

Sorry mis understood the context . Agree that there looks to be something missing here . There’s not many web pictures of the backend of these mods.

 Cheers 

27 minutes ago, Catch-22 said:

From the photos, it suggests to me like there’s a rear bushing end cap or something which is missing from the moddy. You can see the threads at the back for it. A bushing end cap is there to ‘seal’ the moddy around your barrel. Without it, you can see a huge gap between the moddy and the barrel. I think that’s why you are getting gas blow back.

But the point about the end of the barrel shoulder, where it mates to the moddy internals is well and truly corroded. This is why moddys need to be removed and the barrel cleaned after use and not stored with the moddy in place.

It is unclear if the corrosion there is as a result of gas leak (due to poor mating surfaces, poor thread alignment or just due to leaving moddy attached and stored for long periods of time. Regardless, it doesn’t look great.

Personally I’d chuck the moddy and get a new one at the same time as having the muzzle, crown and threads checked over. The barrel threads and shoulder could be the problem and not the mod, so best get them checked before investing in a new mod.

The rear bushes are mainly for alignment purposes, MAE do a bush less  design so it’s not there for sealing purposes. My wildcat predator design has a bushing but it has slots in it so no seal . A plastic bush is not going to stop thousands of psi from escaping but metal to metal or o rings will . 
cheers

Glad to help mate . Try shooting without the mod if all s good the barrel is ok . Sealing area looks good so a new mod with a brand new square edge will be sealing correctly. Good luck 

Looking at your photos down the end of the mod . There looks to be a gap between the silver thread adapter anthe edge of internal bit of the alloy over barrel part . Looking at Hardys manufacturing video  the baffle stack screws into the outer tube so there must be either an o ring or metal to metal seal in there somewhere, so if there’s a leak here this might be why your barrel threads are ok but the edge of the barrel is pitted from hot gases cutting the metal . Send it back or get something newer . 
 

The nice lady at wildcat mods asked about my rifle model and suggested a mod length that would give max sound moderation whilst not being too long to foul up on the front of the stock . 
 

Happy fault finding 

Copper slip is a grease . Halfords will have something similar. It’ll stay coppery colour for the first shot . So put it on the barrel threads and shoot once then take off the mod and if there’s copper colour grease splatted down the barrel it must be coming through the threads . If no grease but still gases blown back then you’ve got a hole in the mod ?? . What about plumbers thread tape on the threads just to rule out poor threads??

Your cases look fine . Don’t think you’ll need a bushing with a big fat thread of 18x1 . That pitting might be gases cutting the edge hinting that there’s a problem inside the mod . Any of your mates got a mod with same threads you could try to eliminate the problem?? 

Yep seen the other post and photos. Barrel edge looks well pitted . Threads don not make the seal . Sealing surfaces are the edge inside the mod and the back part of the barrel after the undercut of the threads . If any of these is a poor fit gas can pass along the threads and escape . Try coppa slip on the barrel threads and you should be able to see copper grease blown down the barrel if that’s where the problem is . 

Peter Moore did a review of this in 2016 so it’s a genuine piece of gear . 
check threads and mating surfaces to be clean and flat to each other , otherwise there’s maybe a hole in the part that comes back over the barrel. The reviews say it’s not strippable so it may have come to the end of its lifespan. Get it checked out by a gunsmith?? . Don’t want it to explode. 

£206 for a hinge . Watched the video and notice a scooped out area at top of rear butt pad is this to allow use of a cleaning rod if the cheek piece has been removed and butt pad lowered or canted??? . 

Hi all 

Has anyone bought a new AI ATX chassis and put a tikka action in it yet . Looking at the pictures do you need to remove the stock to clean the rifle if you ve bought the non folder . I’d very much like an atx chassis but if it s going to be a pita I’ll not bother . 
Thanks in advance 

Rich

Hi there 

we were just discrete and didn’t attract any undue attention. This was at the premier inn tho . A proper country hotel might have a secure storage place , but once you’ve asked they know what your up to so maybe best to keep quiet. 
Enjoy your shoot 

cheers 

58 minutes ago, JCalleja91 said:

What do you do with your firearms whilst staying overnight places? 

 take it all in a  peli case covered in guitar stickers to the room and go to the restaurant with the bolt or as many smaller parts to break the equipment down to . Locks on the case and a bike lock to a radiator etc ?? . What’s others ideas ????