Rifles And More
Lil-Rokslider
The local shop had a used T3 lite in .308 so I snagged it up for about 430.00 out the door. Try as he might the attendant could not sell me the 6.5 creedmoor , even after comparing it to a 'laser beam'.
Getting the rifle home, I gave it the once over and ordered a Mountain Tactical Company long action bolt stop and a couple of 5 round LA magazines. Also, i found some Berger 180 Elite bullets and ordered as many as I could - I had a plan.
I mounted a SWFA 10x HD scope in Burris XTR low rings with a 25 moa rail and started load development.
Finding the lands, backing off and getting to work with RL17 I found a promising load:
#1 is the clean bore sighter.
#2 is a three shot group after an adjustment - of course the third shot is the flier, making a great group a MOA group. Probably me, I'm not too worried.
#3 is the adjustment after the group.
Velocity of all fired rounds averaged 2756 with no signs of pressure.
Start playing around with the Berger ballistic calculator and this puts me out to the 1K mark at sea level (home) and adds an extra 200yards in Elk country. Either of which is too far for my ability at the moment.
Going to load some more up, verify my drops and take a poke out to 1k and see if it can be done.
Normal .308 Magazine
Long Action Mag
Some thoughts:
I am very pleased with the velocity out a a 22" barrel. Based on my coal, i feel I am in a safe zone (re:http://www.bergerbullets.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/COAL.pdf) with no signs of pressure.
I also took my compact rifle out to shoot a little. The SWFA 3x9 on it had a noticeably brighter and clearer sight picture to me.
This is my first time shooting with a bubble level on the gun. It is an eye opener on how canted I am sometimes.
I read where the Tikka prices went up today, about 750.00 for a T3x. I plan on scouring the used T3s and setting a few more rifles up - I have some more Ideas!
Getting the rifle home, I gave it the once over and ordered a Mountain Tactical Company long action bolt stop and a couple of 5 round LA magazines. Also, i found some Berger 180 Elite bullets and ordered as many as I could - I had a plan.
I mounted a SWFA 10x HD scope in Burris XTR low rings with a 25 moa rail and started load development.
Finding the lands, backing off and getting to work with RL17 I found a promising load:
#1 is the clean bore sighter.
#2 is a three shot group after an adjustment - of course the third shot is the flier, making a great group a MOA group. Probably me, I'm not too worried.
#3 is the adjustment after the group.
Velocity of all fired rounds averaged 2756 with no signs of pressure.
Start playing around with the Berger ballistic calculator and this puts me out to the 1K mark at sea level (home) and adds an extra 200yards in Elk country. Either of which is too far for my ability at the moment.
Going to load some more up, verify my drops and take a poke out to 1k and see if it can be done.
Normal .308 Magazine
Long Action Mag
Some thoughts:
I am very pleased with the velocity out a a 22" barrel. Based on my coal, i feel I am in a safe zone (re:http://www.bergerbullets.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/COAL.pdf) with no signs of pressure.
I also took my compact rifle out to shoot a little. The SWFA 3x9 on it had a noticeably brighter and clearer sight picture to me.
This is my first time shooting with a bubble level on the gun. It is an eye opener on how canted I am sometimes.
I read where the Tikka prices went up today, about 750.00 for a T3x. I plan on scouring the used T3s and setting a few more rifles up - I have some more Ideas!
