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Damn missed em! Any spare bergers I'll take them please.

Its fine, more adjustability than I need, I think there is a used Dolphin L/A for sale on SD?

Thats interesting.. On the RCO course I did ( Oct 22) the first thing we were told was to relax, you're all RSO's so you've done the hard bit. (given the option I would take a classroom test over on-line any day!)

I've just done the RCO course at Bisley having previously done the RSO course and there was no overlap in sylabus between them. RSO 2 days classroom and practical, obviously all about how to be safe. RCO 1 day. all classroom primarily about how to fill in forms and keep the MOD happy with a bit of HME stuff included, So to a newbie having to do the RSO renewal makes sense.

So Ive picked up a Riton 5-25 X5 for my 300PRC, and so far very impressed. I took it to Bisley for the first time this this morning, and Im delighted to say it fixes the 2 main issues I had with my rather early vortex viper. It focuses close enough so I can see the HME target clearly, and on a 30MOA rail its got enough travel down to set a 100 yard zero, and then elevation to reach out to a mile.

I shot Electronics for an hour at 1000 yards on Thursday 9:30 to 10:30 for £19.50. No one on before me or after me so a full hour was enjoyed, ( infact I was the only person shooting on Stix at that time)

Im all in favour of training, Ive done a club course myself, but from what i understand most of the incidents are caused by a putting by acidentally loading the wrong powder in the case. Pistol powder in a magnum rifle case isnt going to end well. My own "rule" is a different powder mauufacturer for each calibre I load.

Just got this from my club... As you may be aware by now, the NRA are working on issues surrounding 6 breech explosions over the last 5 years. They are clear that in almost all cases it involves hand loaded ammunition and that they intend to add re-loading as a skill to the Shooters certification card from January 2024. No more info than that Im afraid.

I'll have the CCI BR4's please..

Got a set on my Mik made 300PRC with no complaints.

I have a laminated copy of this, very useful when you cant get RS. https://www.reload-swiss.com/en/media/editor_media/reload_swiss/pdf/Burnrate_Chart_dt.pdf

Gents I've got an old loadmaster for spares or repair if anyone wants it? Its missing lots of bits but on the plus side its free if can you collect from Reigate or Bisley

What I did was, buy a set of calibration weights. 1 to 10 grams say should cover most common loads. Ask someone with an A&D FX xxxx to check them. Then buy 2 or 3 drug dealer/jewelry models off Amazon. Check them with the weights to see if they are accurate at a known temp and use them. This is what I do, I have a Lyman gen 6 powder measure (as Im lazy) but once it done its stuff I'll double check every 5th load on the other scale just to be sure.

Hi Gents, Hopefully I'll soon be getting my first semi auto shotgun. Now If I travel with my rifle I remove the bolt and keep it seperate, My O/U or S/S the fore-end, but what do you do with a semi?

How long am I waiting? I'll be an OAP in a couple of months 🙂

Thanks..

Ive got a CZ457 I'd only use for Long range, and I'm not a competitive person, so with hold over I guess the idea is to work out the minimum range I need to shoot, (100y) and find a sloped rail that allows me to do that and hope the scope can cope with 500y.

I quite fancy giving this a go, but is it possible with just an 20/30MOA scope rail or do you need an expensive adjustable one?

>The electronic targets kept breaking. It was just me and the tech guys who spent a great deal of my session rebooting servers, tablets etc It was pretty frustrating to say the least. Thats a shame I was going to take a day off next week for a couple of hours at 1000Y. Did they get sorted or were you offered a refund?

From the US so i guess 99% of the ammo is unavailable here but an interesting read. https://precisionrifleblog.com/2021/10/30/6-5-creedmoor-ammo-test-summary-hit-probability-at-long-range/

I shoot my 6.5CM out to 1200 at Bisley no issues, However I guess it depends how far you intend to go? I have a major itch to ring steel at 1 mile, so Ive also got a 300PRC. If I had of had a .223 that would get out to 800 I might have skipped the 6.5cm and gone straight to magnum. Other thing is I hand load everthing so Im afraid I have no idea on the avialability of rounds.

Bisley Update: The electronics are back on Stix. Yipee.. A few available now and more to follow and .22LR ammo is in really short supply. The NSRA only have Lapau X, and Fultons have no high velocity .22 rounds,

Mik is not as expensive as you might think. A reckon an HMR pro plus ACC will run you £3400 ish.. I paid less than £1K more, for mine which includes 20moa rail, moderator, rings, and most importantly for me a 32inch barrel. (it is single shot though)

Sorry cant help you with the origonal question, but I was thinking of doing exactly the same swap, however in the end I just thought fudge it and got Mik@Dolphin to build me a one. Mines about 21lb's with scope.

Ive had one for about a year, so much better than the Lee precision it replaced. a couple of points to watch out for. It does over-throw every so often, 0.1g usually, but its accurate enough for me as a fun shooter. Its fine with RS62 but powders with bigger kernels like N570 can get stuck in the despensing tube. (a toothpick will fix!) I have an anti static wrist wrist strap round the hopper to stop the powder sticking. Cleaning is a bit of a faf, but a small price to pay, Always check the cleaning hatch is closed before you start your next session