Wiltshire Boy Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Picked up this from Neil aka Dasherman this week. As usual it is beautifully put together but of particular note is the inletting and bedding job that Neil did from the KKC blank that I supplied him it looks particularly complex but beautifully done. Have only done barrel break in and fire formed my cases so far, load testing starts in earnest this week, hopefully some pics of the job below: For those interested the rifle was built on a Tikka 595 action ( as this will feed the Ackley case fine). It has an 8 twist Pac Nor super match varmint weight barrel. The chamber has a .270 neck so requires the cases turning (load to a .267" loaded round) and it's all sat in a KKC laminate stock. The rail is 20 MOA and made by Neil as well, mounts are Recknagel QR and the scope is a 6-24 x 50 Swaro with 1/6 moa dialling turrets. It should be a lot of fun! Cheers Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trucraft Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Is this the one I've just painted ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Boy Posted December 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 It is the one indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varminter Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Hi Richard , Lovely looking rifle mate ( shame the pictures was not clearer ).. Are you planning to run the 105 A-max?? if you can get hold of them they run great in the 243 ackley for all puposes!!! Have fun and enjoy!!! Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AckImp Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Looks good. 105 A-Max with a stout charge of N165 works well for us and is good for 3273fps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcampbellsmith Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 I don't think this die will work for Wiltshire Boy, but it might work for other 243 Ackley users. http://ukvarminting.com/forums/topic/20171-243-ackley-dies-for-sale/ Best regards JCS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varminter Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Looks good. 105 A-Max with a stout charge of N165 works well for us and is good for 3273fps. Spot on mate - cracking , accurate load.. ( had mine just touching the lands ) Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onehole Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Very nice,,,very nice indeed,,,,looks like you have done a good job on he necks,,,3 thou is probably better than my 2 thou but getting away with it at the moment,,,have some fun!!,,,,O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varminter Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Very nice,,,very nice indeed,,,,looks like you have done a good job on he necks,,,3 thou is probably better than my 2 thou but getting away with it at the moment,,,have some fun!!,,,,O It is very nice Dave!!! Do you remember mine?? plus when i tried your RPA muzzle break on it!!! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onehole Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 It is very nice Dave!!! Do you remember mine?? plus when i tried your RPA muzzle break on it!!! :lol: Yes!!very unsociable,,,,,regds,,,D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Boy Posted December 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Bullet wise I'll use a target bullet for long range plinking and corvid busting on the down land where I shoot, shot the fire formers with 105 scenar L's so will probably use them. For deer I'm having some custom 'high bc' bullets made by ssm bullets in Austria at the moment and sent over for testing. They are pure copper so will probably end up around the 95 grain mark. I'll then shoot the finalised bullet for drop and different distance velocity and work out a bc for that so ought to get a pretty accurate idea. Powder wise I shot the fire formers with N165 but am likely to use N560 on the final loads. Cheers Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggersqueezer Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 i got to see this rifle up close today,the pics don't do it justice.this is the first laminate stock ever that i have liked .anyone who knows me will tell you i have had nothing good to say about laminate till now.very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 Very nice indeed , also that stock / blank can you tell a little more on this im on the lookout for a blank ! Niels work is bl@@dy excellent , atb tim . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Boy Posted December 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 The stock is a KKC from Norway they're very light and I am a big fan of the ergonomics. I couldn't find one that was inlet for a Tikka 595 although it is available special order. Being impatient I couldn't wait and given the amount you save by buying the stock uninlet that near as dammit pays the extra for Neil to do it (which I'd prefer in any case). Neil had already inlet my F Class stock from a blank and had done an incredible job on that so this seemed the best idea. KKC website here http://www.kkc.no/egenskaper-en-GB/nytt-skjefte-eller-ny-borse-en-GB/ cheers Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJR Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 That looks to be very nice. Why such a tight neck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swagger Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Shawing!!! That is very nice! As a lover of 595's and a fan of .243 that rifle speaks to me! Gorgeous mate. I keep thinking about going the ackley route myself, haven't even got round to reloading yet! Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Boy Posted December 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 On the tight neck, I'm a fan of neck turning in terms of what I believe is another area to add to the precision of the rifle. The fact that it's a .270 chamber neck was the reamer that Neil had. Cheers R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Any joy on the fire formed loads ? Love to see some targets , are you going to do an OCW test ? Im sure itl shoot whatever tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Boy Posted January 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Ended up (as initially suggested by many on here) with N165 behind the 105 a max (15 thou off) lit by a BR2 primer. MV of 3080 FPS an a ES of between 12 and 15 for 5 shot groups. It shoots very tight with overlapping cloverleafs at 200 yards pretty consistently which I am very happy with and more to the point is the limit of my shooting ability off a harris with no back bag in a stalking weight rifle. In terms of methodology I use the OCW method but shoot over the chrono at all times then if I get a group that shows promise on all fronts I'll then mess about with seating depth and other variables. A mate of mine made me a 4" (minute of deer) gong so went out with that on sunday had 8 cold bore shots at different distances between 331 and 446 yards as a bit of practice and hit with all so I am very pleased with it, it has more than fulfilled my expectations. Next time I shoot it at 200 at paper I'll bung a target up. Cheers Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Boy Posted January 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Not at paper I'm afraid but had a go at a gong at the weekend at 490 yards. The 2 big splashes are my mate testing his rifle fairly close and the 3 other splashes are the 243 Ackley at 490 yards, the first shot was a clean barrel. Shot was across a down land valley with variable 6-10 mph wind from about 10 o'clock. The lighter is there for scale but the group is approx. 2.5" centre to centre so quite comfortable with that. cheers Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Looking good , dontcha just love that mettallic "dunk" of steel i hope to be out this weekend for zero / drop cheak ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Boy Posted January 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 The gong thing is not something I've done much of before but as you say I get a real kick out of it and it gives you the chance to practice what you want. It's pretty addictive. Cheers R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Boy Posted February 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 took a video at the weekend of some gonging if any one is interested. First go at filming so pretty poor quality but you'll get the gist of it! Managed a 4" gong at 695 yards so pretty pleased with that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU5XkM7eyMk cheers Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1971silversurfer Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 took a video at the weekend of some gonging if any one is interested. First go at filming so pretty poor quality but you'll get the gist of it! Managed a 4" gong at 695 yards so pretty pleased with that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU5XkM7eyMk cheers Rich Nice shooting...plenty more range available too you for upping the distance,,,,need a tripod tho for your camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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