Durham Shooter

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Me to, very therapeutic.

I was there in March, GGG I believe is being kept for competition use for ammo supplied events. Picked up some Hornady A Max black 155 grain for club use, people who used it rate it highly, not cheap at £125 per 100.

Is it 1cm increments as in the description or is it 1/4 MOA.

Can you PM me your mates email address, if the price is right I may be interested.

I can confirm Durham have a unique way of interpreting the latest guidance which I understand is November 2022. They have allegedly told colleagues that the Law, not the guidance requires cameras for renewals to take place. As far as I can see the guidance does not mention cameras anywhere in there list of security requirements.

Price list was for Large Rifle, no manufacturers names, Gold Medal Match was on the shelves and well as standard Federal.

Second that.

At Northern Shooting Show in Harrogate today, Federal large rifle primers £200 per 1000

It is my understanding Alliant RL series of rifle powders are made in Europe and are compliant with latest H&S requirements, Lovex is also made in Europe. I have used RL15 in 308 Win for bullets up to 175 grains. This is priced in one pound containers, Vhit comes in one kilo containers and works out cheaper per cartridge, I now use Vhit N140 for this reason.

I used to load various birdshot and slug, now only reload three and a half inch cartridges, regular sizes are at a reasonable price, a RFD near me is selling 70mm seven and a half’s, fibre for £253 per thousand, can’t remember name as never seen this make before.

I would suggest finding which powders are available near you, lots of shortages everywhere, consult a reloading manual, I prefer Hornady although others are available. It may be prudent to attend a reloading course (NRA or other) these courses are subject to much discussion on this forum.

I was shooting a comp on Short Siberia at 200 yards, ten rounds in ten minutes was the course of fire then, I was use a 22 semi auto for a small bore comp, on the same firing point was a full bore rifle with a muzzle brake, I was asked by the ROs if I wanted to wait, I declined and fired my rounds off in between his with no problems.

They will be fine, Fed Match or CCI BR4 primers are preferred for 1000 yards or longer as this gets the best out of the small primer cases (usually involves higher pressures) see recent post about N150 powder and Laurie Hollands reply. His views are always worth listening to.

Welcome, I like you are a newcomer here, been shooting for 40 years and are interested in all aspects of handloading ammunition.

Go for the heaviest barrel in stainless, I have 22mm barrel, screw cut M18 with a standard synthetic stock, 10 round mags are available to fit the SV, not cheap at around £125.

Not sure if this helps but B&H firearms in Tyne & Wear had some in last week.

I use Chrony Master, display is on a 5 metre cable so it can be viewed from your shooting position, it will save data that can be downloaded later. Needs setting up 2 or 3 metres from the shooter, not as easy as a barrel mounted chronograph but gets the job done. Suitable indoors and outdoors.

I use a Mossberg 5.56mm, 16.5 inch barrel with a 1 in 7 twist, good for 600 yard’s with 80 grain A Max. Also have Tikka Tac A1 with M Lok attachments, doesn’t interfere with view though scope.

Bore guide essential, also use a cleaning cradle, I use Bore Tech bore cleaner as Hoppies No 9 solvent no longer available.

Absolutely, buyer beware.

I use a 870 with an extended mag, also replaced wood furniture with Uncle Mikes stock and forend that has a soft rubber on the places you grip, this remains a good grip even when wet.

If I’m travelling a long way which will involve a stop at services I have a plastic covered metal security cord fastened one end to the vehicle, the other end through the trigger guards (more than one firearm) with a padlock fastened on it to stop it being pulled back through the trigger guard. This will slow down any attempts to remove the firearms from the vehicle.

No problem, very nice scope.

I understand you are in Northumberland, if you wish I could collect it.