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tons of 223's - 308's come with brake's or threaded muzzle these days, which kinda sucks, i don't trust threaded muzzles for long term accuracy particularly when they are much smaller than the barrel diameter.

Thanks for that Nathan. Actually I've posted this thread in the wrong place, I'm not after long range precision ammo, just decent hunting ammo. I am very fussy though, I can't stand the thought of maiming an animal. My normal ammo with either Sierra Pro-Hunters or Hornady SSTs is shooting great. I suppose I've always been very lucky with reloading and so far have always managed to load very accurate ammo, this is the first challenge that I've had. I'll have a rest from reloading while I have a t..

Which is probably why Nathan recommends front/rear bedding for amateurs with flat-bottom receivers. When I was researching torque, I ran across an article that said bedding the first couple inches of the barrel ahead of the receiver actually came about because Mauser and its clones located the front receiver screw in the recoil lug. Torquing that action screw caused the action to be bent downward, ahead of the bolt lug recesses, resulting in uneven contact of the bolt lugs. So Winchester relocat..

Another reason why round receivers are popular: machining multiple recesses and surfaces true to each other. Once the work piece is chucked, any machining will be relevant to the centre/bore line, resulting in true to centre threads, lug recesses, shoulders; thereby enhancing potential accuracy. But having said all that, with the new CNC processes, all this may not be applicable any longer.

This thread is of particular interest to me. On my to do list of projects is building a 195TMK load for my 308, specifically intended for longer range cross gully shots at sambar. Previous work with the 175TMK in this rifle gives me hope that I will see 2500, maybe 2550fps from the 195 which should keep impact velocity above the 1800 fps wall out to at least 500, hopefully 600 yards - more than far enough for my purposes. I will try to dual load this with a closer range load using the 165 Swift ..

To conclude this thread the following observations. The RS3 sling provides a secure cross body carry allowing freedom of movement. Both arms are available for deployment for whatever task is at hand. An example is having the rifle available while walking with a 20 gauge while shooting grouse. THe BEST feature is the ability to drop to one knee and have stability. No need to insert the support arm through a loop as the sling rides up under the left arm and secures the the rifle into the firing po..

had a look at other thread.....then at projectile choices and BCs....something I would previously never think to do.....right next to the 90 grn HP is a 90 grn blitz with much higher BC and its got the same boattail....so might just be the be the ticket. it will have the explosiveness of the TNT but much better shape to help loading and wind etc.... Mr Foster you evil man...you are slowly corrupting this bush hobbit into thinking outside the square.... funnily enough with the rifle we got half a..

Hi David, just a couple of important points to go over first. Never shoot 10 shot groups with this rifle, that is to say, do not let this barrel get hot. If you want to put 10 shots on a target, try to keep the rifle at ambient temps all the way through (up to an hour or more). If you want to test to see how the rifle holds its zero under pressure (for follow up shots on game), perform this session once, after developing your optimum load. Do not use scotchbrite on this particular chamber. This ..

Quote:Estimation is fine, do it all the time. One just has to be careful that the accuracy of the internal threads is up to the task. It's kind of the same with the digital scale discussion. When the specs say +/- .1 grains, that relates to a .2 discrepancy. The real test will be in the targets. Keep us in the loop, will be interesting to see the results. I have a theory about the cant, but it isn't widely accepted. (People actually asked if I was "challenged"). So, I'll let someone else do that..

Scott - I too read the book and was initially a bit confused. I posted a link in this thread a month ago about the Latigo sling. When I went back and watched the video link in that post - combined it with the pictures in the book it made more sense to me. As near as I can tell both designs are very similar in the loop design/loop keepers.

Quote:Hi Benn I've used a 30-06 for about 5yrs now, I've used most calibers including 308 that I still have. I love the 30-06, don't want anything that kicks harder I'm 69yrs old now, been shooting continually since 12yrs. I shoot a lot of feral animals from Fox up to Red & big Samba/rusa cross Deer. My favorite projectile is 168gn A-max, my 30-06 delivers it at 2900fps, 308 at 2700fps. Both rifles are very accurate 1/4 MOA, both have NXS nightforce 3.5-15x50 ZS scopes that I really like. My 30-..

Well, let me tell you what I am trying to do on scopes here with this plethora of rifles. Magnums: Sightron SIII SS 6-24 x 50 MOA with Mil-Dot reticles Non-Magnum Calibers: Sightron S-TAC 4-20 x 50 with MOA-2 reticles Other Non-Magnums, wood-stocked: Sightron 2-10 x 32 with Duplex Reticles All of these are 30mm diameter scopes so I can move the SIII scopes around to the non-Magnums without worrying about changing and aligning mounts. Mostly though, I don't move scopes. I like them to mate for li..