martin_b

I'm delighted to say the dummy rounds I've made up all fit, so thats the first hurdle over.

Im less delighted to report my exhaust back box and the rest of the system parted company on the way home, so it may be a couple of days before I can commence firing!

As to pulling rounds, I do have a Frankford Arsenal pile driver puller, which in my opinion is b****dy marvelous.. and must have paid for itsself several times over.

4 hours ago, Scotch_egg said:

So what exactly happened to the first barrel? 

Well over 2000 rounds (I bought the rifle used) and a stuck cleaning rod,  which in my ham fisted efforts to remove it seems to have marked the lands. One or both of the above has seen groups opening up and the odd unexplained flyer.

Neil McKillop has fitted the barrel and diagnosed the old one.

Thanks for all the advice chaps.. 

The rifle is chambered in 6.5CM and I'm currently running 42g of RS62 with a 140g,bullet  which from my research seems to be a very conservative load (2650fps), but it worked well  so I'm hopeful this will be OK for the brake in process but I will load a few test rounds first and check the current load is safe, then after 100 or so rounds reassess the situation and see where i go from there. 

9 hours ago, No i deer said:

The chambers vary and the ammo that fitted the old chamber may not fit in the new one

That i did think of..  I made up a couple of dummy rounds and left them with the builder.

5 minutes ago, Popsbengo said:

It's a controversial subject, some say "works a treat", some say "snake oil" and then views in-between.

Barrel break-in is another subjective view, at least for a quality target barrel like Sasson or Bartlien.

😑

Thanks, lets just hope 42grains is perfect!

incidentally Old barrel was a Sasson is now a Bartlien.  

I'm picking up my rifle tomorrow after its had a new barrel fitted. 

The old barrel went south pretty quickly, ( operator error and old age it turns out), so my problem might be I have 500 rounds of identical hand made rounds ready and waiting, what if my new barrel doesn't like the load? Can you use a barrel tuner to tune a barrel to a specific load, or if the 2 aren't a match do I have to pull all the bullets  and start again?  (obviously I give the barrel a chance to break in first)

A long time ago I know but have you still got these?

Thanks, 

I've been to the a couple of ranges near Vegas, I used to go there ever year for a trade show. The ones I went to seemed to be geared towards the first time "tourist" shooter.

300PRC.. With Andrew Venables in Mid Wales, shooting at Steel pigs.

Hi, now I've shot out to one mile the UK I want to try to go further..  So I can either buy myself a Cheytec plus glass, new dies and a big press, develop a load etc.. then try and find somewhere in the UK to shoot it..  lets say £10K.

Or I fly to somewhere in US or maybe Europe, hire a gun, and shoot into sand backstops, (not heather!) scratch the itch and retire to the beach bar, ) not many of thoese in Eskdalemuir or Orion)  Has anyone done anything similar?

Thanks

Hi All, Im finding hard to get hold of Lubo, so can anyone else tell me the voltage and amperage of the PSU wall wart?  Mine seems to have gone walkies. 

Now sorted:

I'm thinking of giving this a go so can i add a couple of supplementary questions..  the first two are just to see if i get on with it..

1:  I've got a 6.5CM and a 300PRC could I use either?  

2: All my scopes as Milrad FFP..  will that be a major handicap?

3; Are they age classes for comps like clays?  I shoot geriatric/Super vets in OT, and quite often finish in the top half dozen 🙂

4: If i turn out to be crap ( Likely), will that be a handicap to anyone Im shooting with?  Like in golf where you hold up everyone behind you.

Looks lovely... but does it offer many advantages over a Forster co-ax?  ( other than looking damn sexy!)

Thanks Gents.

Thanks, I know it well, but I was rather hoping one of the more rustic club houses might also be serving, im sure my guest would appreciate the decor most of them seem to be done out it. 🙂 

Im shooting with an out of town friend on Thursday and would like to get lunch on camp.. Are any of the club houses open mid week or any recomendations?

cheers

Martin

Can I take the Cole-Tac one please?

I use 80g of N570 with 230g Berger OTM's.  However... I just picked this as a "mild" load while running in the barrel but during that process was i was getting good groups at 900 and 1000 yards, so have just decided to skip any load development and stuck with it.

As a daily commuter avoid the M25/A3 junction, the "improvements" are anything but! 

On 6/15/2023 at 4:59 PM, martin_b said:

I had the same dilemma a few years ago.  went for a 6.5 creedmoor, and don't regret my choice, shot it out to 1200 yards at Bisley, however I warn you long range shooting is addictive, i've now also got a 300PRC for 1200Y+ and I really do fancy a 375 Cheytac as well 🙂

 

Took the 300PRC out to 1500m last week.. Will be doing 1 mile+ with it shortly.

Last Friday I shot with a few other club members at WMS in Wales. Now despite felling pretty off colour. Andrew was very patient and accommodating with me, and boy does the man know his stuff.

I had my Dolphin made 300PRC and we finished off the day at 1500M. Now I can assure you that the best medicine there is, is to hear "Bang..Hit...Dong" 3 times in succession. (in perfect weather shooting 230g Bergers). I'd like to think another 109M wont be an issue and Im planning to get back to Wales soon to find out.

I know you can get foam wedges cut to order, but I think they would be a bit too soft.  I did have a  folding wooden ramp for my greatly missed old dog that might have worked with a few mods, but when he went over the rainbow bridge it followed.

So if anyone here wants to make me an inflatable shooting mat, same dimensions as the ramps on the bisley zero range  out of what ever they use for inflatable Kayaks I'll be happy to test it for you 🙂

Has anyone here used anything to take a bit of pressure off your back/neck when shooting prone? 

Im thinking of something that would look like a wedged yoga mat to lower my feet in relation to my head, 

Theres a .408Cheytec on Guntrader, with Dies, cases , bipod  etc.. That would keep you going for a while 🙂