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Yea, need to do the same for the wife's Blazer.
What barrel and stock are you getting? Must have more details.
This forum completly dies off every year about this time.
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Yea, need to do the same for the wife's Blazer.
What barrel and stock are you getting? Must have more details.
Factory stock from Savage for the precision carbine. Looks sweet and is an AccuStock
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So similar to my 6mmBR on Page 1 then.
I am also looking at that Remmy tactical trigger. I would like to try one out that is for sure.
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Rookie to this forum!!
Here is my bone-stalk 700 milspec....she is still a virgin, I have had it for a week now, and can't wait to get it out to the range!!
Here is my bone-stalk 700 milspec....she is still a virgin, I have had it for a week now, and can't wait to get it out to the range!!
Mp
I see what you mean by it gets lame this time of year.
Speaking for myself I find it easier to sometimes not contribute to the forums.
This time I just have to speak up. I know that money ends up being a big reason we make our decisions. Why choose anything but a Jewell?
I always read that I cannot tell the diffference between the triggers on so many threads.
I find people always try to reinvent the wheel.
Should I be shooting benchrest? Probably not when I am in the throws of a seperation. Will I ever let it stop me? Never. Even if I have to drop some money to shoot one of my buddies spare guns at a shoot I would?
Work that little extra if you have to pay for it. That is how I have what I have and how I can have another build on the go.
Sorry man but that is just my opinion.
Calvin
I see what you mean by it gets lame this time of year.
Speaking for myself I find it easier to sometimes not contribute to the forums.
This time I just have to speak up. I know that money ends up being a big reason we make our decisions. Why choose anything but a Jewell?
I always read that I cannot tell the diffference between the triggers on so many threads.
I find people always try to reinvent the wheel.
Should I be shooting benchrest? Probably not when I am in the throws of a seperation. Will I ever let it stop me? Never. Even if I have to drop some money to shoot one of my buddies spare guns at a shoot I would?
Work that little extra if you have to pay for it. That is how I have what I have and how I can have another build on the go.
Sorry man but that is just my opinion.
Calvin
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I have tried both your Jewel triggers and you are right, why cut corners now, eh? Sometimes it is just hard to justify the $300 plus when the other can be had for $180.
Oh the agony.
Oh the agony.
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On a seperate note, my wife is the awesomest.
She sewed my Caldwell bag rest. The sand was starting to settle and I like it stiff so I packed it really full and the seam broke. She spoils me. Sews my buttons and sand bags.
She sewed my Caldwell bag rest. The sand was starting to settle and I like it stiff so I packed it really full and the seam broke. She spoils me. Sews my buttons and sand bags.
To keep the forum active for Magnum Peanut
My 204 is just a varmint rifle not a precision rig but here is a weekend report to keep this forum alive and well
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I got out this past saturday to try some longer shots to see how the rifle would perform at extended distances. The range I normally shoot at for load developement and such is limited to 200 meters but I really wanted to get some experience reaching further out there so a buddy and I headed out to the ranchland that I spend my summer weekends at thinning the ground squirrel population.
Since using up all the loaded rounds developed for my previous barrel I have spent some time on a new load. Fortunately this barrel also loves the 39 Grain SBK and I was surprised to see how noticeably the groups shrank as I loaded the bullet further and further out. I settled on 2.45" OAL which doesn't leave much to be held by the case neck but the results speak for themselves when 5 shots average in the .3"s and .4"s (Its a measure of how much I have progressed when I am disappointed with any group over 1/2 MOA).
Here is one of my targets shot at 100 meters
Anyways I knew I was good for shots out to 200 meters but was not sure how it performed beyond that so had to give it a try.
I used my favorite iPhone app to get on paper at 500 yards. iSnipe is a super cool app that I definitely recommend to anyone who has an iPhone, if nothing else it is just fun to compare various cartridge ballistics while sitting on the toilet bowl.
I gotta give a big thumbs up to the fellow Canadian who made it.
We were set up and shooting as the sun came up at 8:30 and it was dead calm. With the known B.C. of the bullet and the velocity of my load, iSnipe had me right on target with my fouling shot. The next 3 rounds were inside 3" but a bit low and right on the 6" disk so I adjusted 2 clicks left and one up and fired the next 3 shots. Those ended up inside of 3-3/8" but a little to much to the left, (I had forgotten that at 500 yards 1/4 MOA is about 1-3/8") so I went one back and switched places with my buddy who was behind a brush pile near the target marking and calling the shots via radio. There was a forecast for strong winds by noon and wanted to give him a chance to get some rounds downrange before that happened.
He was using a 6mm Rem and quickly got dialed in but by 10:30 we had 70 km/h winds and had to call it a day. It was a real bummer because I only fired 7 rounds that day and I knew that there was some real potential but wanted a 5 shot group to confirm it. I noticed some mirage on my 6th shot as the sun began heating up the hillside so I had real hopes that if I could successfully deal with that I could get a 5 shot group under 3" but not that day.
Our original plan was that once we knew the wind currents in the little valley we were shooting in that we would be able to set up so we would be shooting into (or with) the wind but it was just to strong (it was ruining shooting by shaking my shooting table let alone causing wind drift )
So that was the results of my first paper punching beyond 200 meters. Definitely very happy with what 7 rounds told me about my set up and can hardly wait to get out and do some more long range paper punching.
I really think gophers will be in trouble this coming spring.
My 204 is just a varmint rifle not a precision rig but here is a weekend report to keep this forum alive and well
.I got out this past saturday to try some longer shots to see how the rifle would perform at extended distances. The range I normally shoot at for load developement and such is limited to 200 meters but I really wanted to get some experience reaching further out there so a buddy and I headed out to the ranchland that I spend my summer weekends at thinning the ground squirrel population.
Since using up all the loaded rounds developed for my previous barrel I have spent some time on a new load. Fortunately this barrel also loves the 39 Grain SBK and I was surprised to see how noticeably the groups shrank as I loaded the bullet further and further out. I settled on 2.45" OAL which doesn't leave much to be held by the case neck but the results speak for themselves when 5 shots average in the .3"s and .4"s (Its a measure of how much I have progressed when I am disappointed with any group over 1/2 MOA).
Here is one of my targets shot at 100 meters
Anyways I knew I was good for shots out to 200 meters but was not sure how it performed beyond that so had to give it a try.
I used my favorite iPhone app to get on paper at 500 yards. iSnipe is a super cool app that I definitely recommend to anyone who has an iPhone, if nothing else it is just fun to compare various cartridge ballistics while sitting on the toilet bowl.
I gotta give a big thumbs up to the fellow Canadian who made it.
We were set up and shooting as the sun came up at 8:30 and it was dead calm. With the known B.C. of the bullet and the velocity of my load, iSnipe had me right on target with my fouling shot. The next 3 rounds were inside 3" but a bit low and right on the 6" disk so I adjusted 2 clicks left and one up and fired the next 3 shots. Those ended up inside of 3-3/8" but a little to much to the left, (I had forgotten that at 500 yards 1/4 MOA is about 1-3/8") so I went one back and switched places with my buddy who was behind a brush pile near the target marking and calling the shots via radio. There was a forecast for strong winds by noon and wanted to give him a chance to get some rounds downrange before that happened.
He was using a 6mm Rem and quickly got dialed in but by 10:30 we had 70 km/h winds and had to call it a day. It was a real bummer because I only fired 7 rounds that day and I knew that there was some real potential but wanted a 5 shot group to confirm it. I noticed some mirage on my 6th shot as the sun began heating up the hillside so I had real hopes that if I could successfully deal with that I could get a 5 shot group under 3" but not that day.
Our original plan was that once we knew the wind currents in the little valley we were shooting in that we would be able to set up so we would be shooting into (or with) the wind but it was just to strong (it was ruining shooting by shaking my shooting table let alone causing wind drift
)So that was the results of my first paper punching beyond 200 meters. Definitely very happy with what 7 rounds told me about my set up and can hardly wait to get out and do some more long range paper punching.
I really think gophers will be in trouble this coming spring.
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Wow, nice shooting. 204 out to 500 yards is impressive.
2 cartridges make me sport instant wood: 6mm BR Norma and the 204 Ruger. My ultimate erotic dream is to be "Chaired" for winning the Lt. Governor's prize with a 204 Ruger. (Sad, I know, in fact VERY sad, but since there are no brunette librarians with English accents in this forum, this is the best I can come up with).
Having said that, the definition of "Precision Rifle" in CGN is a very loose one indeed, and sorting through the reams of half-truth is often tedious, but I was lucky enough to discover that there are those that DO, and those that simply write about doing.
It doesn't matter if you hop on board with a 30-30, a Mossberg Night train or a Stevens 200. Anyone that actually SHOOTS with the aim of seeking true "precision" will discover that the path to true shooting enlightenment winds past many seemingly sage sources of B.S.
While this forum may falter in its entertainment value for serious or accomplished precision shooters, the true Mountain to climb exists in almost every Provincial Rifle Association: Those seeking the best advice and the best examples of precision shooting should not lurk in forums, but actually attend an organized shooting event. The "cream" of that crop will become readily apparent.
If you want the answer to legitimate precision shooting question, speak to the guy who is capable of winning a match and lives for that goal, otherwise, cast your bread upon the forum waters, but criticize not the answers ye recieve.
Having said that, the definition of "Precision Rifle" in CGN is a very loose one indeed, and sorting through the reams of half-truth is often tedious, but I was lucky enough to discover that there are those that DO, and those that simply write about doing.
It doesn't matter if you hop on board with a 30-30, a Mossberg Night train or a Stevens 200. Anyone that actually SHOOTS with the aim of seeking true "precision" will discover that the path to true shooting enlightenment winds past many seemingly sage sources of B.S.
While this forum may falter in its entertainment value for serious or accomplished precision shooters, the true Mountain to climb exists in almost every Provincial Rifle Association: Those seeking the best advice and the best examples of precision shooting should not lurk in forums, but actually attend an organized shooting event. The "cream" of that crop will become readily apparent.
If you want the answer to legitimate precision shooting question, speak to the guy who is capable of winning a match and lives for that goal, otherwise, cast your bread upon the forum waters, but criticize not the answers ye recieve.
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But why 204 Ruger?
Damn bro....were goin' deep now huh?
Cuz it makes gophers go:
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I had a Remmy SPS V in 204 which I sold. It shot ok on paper, far, far from precision mind you. It made a glorious mess of the gophers. only problem was the gun was so barrel heavy that it was way to big of a pain to carry around the gopher fields. I sold it to a fellow CGNer. Here is some more #### of her.
knockturnal
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How long of a tube is that??
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knockturnal
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It looks way longer then that. I know how you feel though. Rita is like the Kool-aid man as well. Very top heavy. Doesn't help much when you have a bipod up there as well. When I'm walking around the bush with her, I carry her upside down. More comfortable that way.
