Going old school for 2013

[plpfromnb]

I had a tight neck reamer used for this chamber.....and its tight at .245, makes for a lot of neck turning

Now in my defense, your original post stated a .250 neck

.245 makes much more sense now! looking forward to a target pic or two.

 

[yodave]

My desire was for the .250 neck......but it boiled down to what was on hand or the added wait for another custom reamer........

 

[yodave]

load developement today with Benchmark powder............22.6grains under a 52 grain bullet looks promising..........

 

[fred0000]

I don't want to play this game anymore, That last group is amazing.

 

[yodave]

if your free this weekend...................just sayin'

 

[Haagen_Dazs]

Man that barrel is hawt. How long is it and do you remember the weight? I'd love to try out a similar contour but 28" long, just wondering what kind of weight that would add up too. Based on the density of steel, my higher end estimate says only 6 lbs. As long as it comes in under 22 pounds it's still legal for F-Class right?

 

[yodave]

The barrel was hovering somewheres between 10-11 lbs uncut and uninstalled. It finished at 27.5" and the rifle itself complete is sitting somewheres between 17-18 lbs. Your math on the steel density it out somewhere. Your about 50% of actual weight.

 

[Mystic Precision]

Great job and nice shooting. A bit of tweaking and you are in the 1's in a solid way.

Try IMR8208. Recent playing has me very impressed.

Jerry

 

[yodave]

I have a couple pounds of 8208 and a lot of N133 on hand, I had good luck with the benchmark in the Tikka so old habits are hard to break.

I was going to load up in .3 incremints and luckily had second thoughts and opted for .2, going to load a few more up at that same load of 22.6 and make sure everything is repeatable.....then I have to hand it over to Tam, the deal was if she could carry it from the truck to the firing line then she could take it over.........

I shot with the usual crew today, most of which will be shooting the VISL match this Sunday......they have also seen Tam drive the 6 and 30BR's.....so they might just stay home after seeing the results today........