My Summer Project-

[WhelanLad]

Tis Summer down under now and I haaaaate it!

Hayfever as soon as the wind blows the Grass whilst everyone around is Cutting hay and Lucerne.

Yuck!

So in the mean time I tinker with Rifles, This summer it is the Ruger 303 which is getting the attention.

ive been toying with ideas for a few weeks but this makes most sense and carries minimal cost in setting up

So here she now is, ready to get a Sightin'in.


Got onto a #4 scope ring, dusted off the 2-7 off the Kimber, which I changed out for the Burris 3x-9x

Cant wait!

WL

 

[WhelanLad]

Got the midday blues and went shootin

once I sighted roughly at 50 somewhere, I went to 100m an just spent the rest of my Handloaded Sierras aiming at Various "spots" with 2 and 3 shot groups, I put it down to my handloads being sub par, I have some corelokt 180s ill resight proper and buy One other box of 180 Corelokts for a good go at Hunting with it as is, then reload proper with Dies etc and the 150gr Sierras which 'into dirt look grouse for sambar'

looks like two groups, I kind of aimed at one spot, bottom 4 would be about 3 inch, total is almost 5 inch - again few variables. loads, barrel heat up, last few were dead cold an all printed lower , first shot esp went lower when doing 2 shot after another.

I'm happy though, my prevous groups , open sighted at 100m were like 8 inches apart LOL

Stoked!
WL

 

[hoytcanon]

So... your "summer project" is shooting a rifle?

 

[WhelanLad]

So... your "summer project" is shooting a rifle?

that will be the thing I use to kill sambars over summer, yeah I spose you're on the right track
some preperations, some load developments an some more killen deers, with that same "summer project" .
cheers mate
WL

 

[skoal]

So... your "summer project" is shooting a rifle?

Sometimes finding time to shoot is a project on it's own.

 

[anglia2]

Sometimes finding time to shoot is a project on it's own.

Ain't that the truth

 

[hoytcanon]

Sometimes finding time to shoot is a project on it's own.

True enough, I am unlucky (maybe fortunate?) to be laid-up right now... so spending alot of time at the loading bench and range... I have been putting a thousand rounds a week down range... but that is not the norm.

 

[anglia2]

By the way WL , that's a nice rifle .

 

[Slamfire]

Cool rifle! .303 British standard load is a 174gr or 180gr at about 2400 fps. Super strong action, I wonder if it could be handloaded to .300 Win. Mag. speeds?

 

[WhelanLad]

Cool rifle! .303 British standard load is a 174gr or 180gr at about 2400 fps. Super strong action, I wonder if it could be handloaded to .300 Win. Mag. speeds?

Of course, its a Ruger Number 1............ I dunno if its true or not though.

 

[kamlooky]

Hayya Laddie..............have yew dizzcuvver'd them folk wid girlie parts yet?..........................