I’m about to start working up a load on a new custom fast twist 243 Winchester for PRS. Lapua brass, n160 powder, Berger 105’s out of a 21” Bartlein 1:7.5” heavy barrel. I have a smattering of primers kicking around but only like 120 Fed 210m left, 200 WLR. I have 1100 Federal 215’s that I’ve...
I should have got the MDT instead of the DBM I added to the stock. I probably could have sold my pillar bedded stock and bottom metal for more than the chassis or kept it to be able to switch it back later.
What did you add for butt stock and grip and what did they set you back cost wise?
I like to stay on the lower powers in case something ends up right in front me. It's happened before. 18 is plenty and it's under a pound. Appreciate the info though. As for the apps, I'm not much of a fan. I prefer something standard like mils if I'm going to do that. I went through that with...
I'm looking for the lightest scope I can get for reasonable dollars for mountain hunting and reasonably long shots out to about 600, maybe 700 yards max with a 300 win mag.
Thanks. I had to google the turret, but that looks like the way to go for me too. There's a 3.5-18 z5 on here for sale but it's got the very busy Christmas tree reticle that I'm not a fan of.
I'm thinking of getting one of the 3.5-18 Z5's for a nice light optic, (no electronics) but holy geez all the options for reticles! Can anyone clue me and just make this decision for me? This is for an ultralight 300 winmag mountain rifle and general carry, and could be used at long or short...
From the sounds of things, that’s plenty accurate compared to other factory offerings these days. I cut my teeth in the wildcat and accuracy nut days of Glen Newick, but we hunted a lot of tiny varmints at LONG range so the more accurate the better. :)
Well I guess by make it shine, I mean shoot like a laser, many model 7’s in the XP100 form factor were used as Benchrest guns, but they needed to be trued and blueprinted first. That’s what I did to mine, and added a pinned badger ordinace recoil lug so now I can swap out my two barrels without...
My stock is 1 pound, 14 oz. What would be some stock options if I wanted to shed some weight here? Mine is pillar bedded with studs and a spartan adapter. But I think the adapter is like 1.4 oz or some ridiculous little amount.
With all the other options out there now though, do you think they would capture much of the market? Pretty much anyone can make a 20” barreled rifle now that’s light and accurate.
My stock is the wood schnabel version and has been pillar bedded and cerakoted, so perhaps not as light as...
The 6 Creedmoor barrel I have is a Lilja #1 so a pencil barrel and the lightest they make. It’s fairly short. It’s 22.6” to the shoulder of the brake, so close to 23” plus the brake which makes it about 24.5” finished length. Considering the heavier barrel is only 18.5” to the shoulder or...
It had a feeding issue because it was converted from a 243/308 follower to a modified (shortened) follower with a spacer block at the rear of the internal magazine to fit the 6BR case. It might have even had a 223 length follower in there. I can’t recall. The work was done over 30 years ago. The...