In case anyone cares.

Conclusion: Atomic's "match" ammo isn't match-worthy. Federal's 175 variety is this rifle's favorite. Federal's 168 is a very close second.
Rifle: Savage 12FV (factory 26" barrel) in MDT XRS with Nikon FX1000 6-24x50
Caliber: .308 Win (all of this factory ammo has Sierra MatchKing bullets)
Distance: 100 Yards (outdoor range)

All 5 shots...

Loser: Atomic 168 gr .308 Match
I fired a total of 20 rounds of this ammo. Or tried to. 4 of them had dud primers. Another guy at the range with a .308 hunting rifle couldn't get the duds to fire, either. Anyway, this was the best group I could get. No perceived pulls despite the one off to the left. Perhaps this is intended somehow for a AR-10?



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2nd Place: Federal 168 gr .308 Match
The one "flyer" doesn't have a shooter excuse that I remember. I have had better groups from 168s. (The hole above is from my 22LR during its sight-in.)



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1st Place: Federal 175 gr .308 Match
I'm calling these as the winner (barely) because the one off to the right was for sure a pull (I flinched thanks to a 450 Bushmaster with a break right next to me) and this wasn't my best grouping of the session (just the one I took home). Versus the 168s, I do consistently get slightly smaller groupings from the 175s. It's almost a toss up. In this case, it only looks like 4 shots when it was actually 5; middle hole is actually 2 "impacts".



Didn't really notice recoil differences between the 168 vs. 175 ammo. Heavy gun, though.

Can anyone explain to me why the NRA needs 76 elected members on the Board? How can they get anything done? It has to be grossly inefficient.

Hey all, just upgraded my ccw to a p320 X compact and was looking for a new holster. I’ve run cheap alien gear in the past but I wasn’t happy with them. Also had a Mtac for my glock 19 that I liked a fair amount. What do you guys run?

I carry on my right side about 3:30-4 O’ clock

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I've read that all Tikka actions are long actions with bolt stops to accommodate the certain caliber. Is that true?
If so, would a smith be able to easily convert it from SA caliber to LA caliber?
If also true, can it be easily converted to a caliber with a bigger bolt face diameter or would it require a different bolt face?

I'm tripping, keeping it for now.

About 3 months ago I bought top of the line scope. (I don’t want to use the manufactures name because they’ve been great). I mounted it on my 6.5 creedmoor with ARC m-brave mount, torqued to 49inch pounds. (It’s the fixit sticks limiter I had). I took it out to shoot for the second time and after I took a shot the lens cracked. I’ve never dropped it or hit it on anything. I couldn’t figure out how it happened. Luckily the company fixed it no questions asked. I walked about wondering if it was because I went from warm to cold and that’s what caused the crack (who really knows)… but here’s where things have done south…it happened again today. Same situation. Going from hot to cold and shooting for prone. It cracked on the 3rd shot. I’m speechless. The mag ring, parallax ring all move freely. There’s not a scratch or ding on the scope. No ring marks. Has anyone seen something like this or have any good ideas? This scope is one of the top 3 brands..

This dude is comedy gold
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No need for a shot timer when an hourglass will do
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Pixelated face.....of course.
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What the fuck is this?
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No longer for sale

I have got to figure out a way to keep static from killing my production with my V3. I have it on an antistatic Matt, and have the little ground wire. I can't get through charging 25 cases without static making me stop and messing up the scale. There's got to be a way to do this???

Asking for a friend… what type of “technical assistance” does the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provide to State Police on an accident involving lab monkeys… that they urge people to not have contact with?

“The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the agency was providing “technical assistance” to state police.”

What are some of the things that go through your head before a stage ?

Had a great conversation about the mental game side of competitions and what causes people to miss?

What gets into your head before a stage, do some stages give you more anxiety than other stages ?

Is there a method you use to get out of your own head ?

Look at his eyes. Nothing human in there. Maybe a demon?

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I have a pretty cool project going on. Approximately 2-3yrs in length. That’s finally getting close to completion. I think you guys may find interesting.

It started with a Claro Walnut blank that was gifted to me by a good friend of mine. I previously built a wood gun on another walnut blank that turned out excellent. I built that first rifle for my oldest son. So I decided to build another classic hunting rifle from this blank as well.

I started with all the metal work with the following components:

BAT Machine long action
Bartlein 24in 1:10 twist barrel # 4 contour
Sunny Hill BDL bottom metal
Jewell trigger
Custom Vias style muzzle brake
300 win mag

Next came carving the blank. I’m fortunate enough to be close friends with two very talented local gunsmiths…Dave Bruno from Bruno Precision Rifles…and Brian Swintowsky. Dave did all the metal work. Brian is one of the few guys left in the US that will hand carve a blank. So he got to work on it about 2 weeks ago.



Started with some rough shaping the blank into a Monte Carlo style stock.



I decided to have Brian put in 1/4in of cast off into the stock. I had this done on my first wood gun and it makes the rifle incredibly easy and comfortable to get behind quickly. You can see the cast off here.



Next Brian rubbed the stock a bit with some oil to see what kind of color and grain was popping out.



Here’s a little better picture of the rough shaping and the color potential.



Here Brian put in the comb and a dark walnut 45* end cap. As well as a dark walnut cap on the bottom of the grip.



Rifle was glass and pillar bedded. Then had the first coat sprayed on.



Can really see the grain and color coming out now.



Another coat of spray.



Final coat of spray is on. And the stock is polished now.





Next Brian will do all of the hand checkering, install the sling studs, and decelerator pad.

Once the rifle is completed the plan is to put a few shots down the pipe. Then send all the metal out for Melonite treatment.

More updates to follow as the checkering is being done. Hope you guys can appreciate a carved stock. Not many guys left doing it all by hand like this. It’s a dying art.

Hey y'all,

I'm starting to get into long range shooting and realizing there are more tools needed for this trade than any. I'm used to eotechs and lasers with the farthest shot is 50 yards not 1000 . I'm about to get a 6.5 cm built by Alamo Precision, but in the mean time while it gets built I will try to gather more gear to make me worth a damn with that rifle. From my understanding I need a solid range finder, wind meter and some good math skills.

The range finder I have been looking into is the Sig Sauer Kilo 5k and a Kestrel Elite 5700 elite wind meter.

What do y'all think, I'm open to all suggestions and sorry if this is the wrong thread to start because Im sure there are similar ones out there.

Thanks for the help!

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Interesting. It’s like a sig cross had an affair with a slutty blaser straight pull rifle.

Wonder how it will shoot.

I love innovation but I think their butt stock needed to be more like the Cross or Fix. Or let you use ar15 butt stocks easily.

I have pretty much convinced myself that my next scope purchase will be the ZCO840. Mainly used for finally getting into to PRS but also interested in shooting the local 600 yard F-Class matches at my club. Prairie dog shooting also when possible.

Had a guy on another forum asking why in the world I’d choose the 840 when the March beats it in so many categories (on paper) in terms of size,weight, FOV, close focus, zoom range etc.

To be honest, until then, I had never looked at this March nor knew they even had PRS style FFP scopes.


I know this may not even a fair question since the 840 isn’t even released but I don’t think anyone here has any doubt that ZCO will knock it out of the park with this new release. And that MPCT3x reticle sure looks sweet.

So do I ignore what that guy says and stick with what I want or should I at least be considering the March as a possibility??

When the 3-12 LRHS came out I think there were a lot less people willing to drop 1k on a scope, and most of the market for FFP "tactical" scopes were long range shooters, primarily. I think the crowd here has changed a lot over the years. With the constant drone, of that reticle is too thin, that scope is too heavy, and I can't see the reticle in the dark woods. The 3-12 LRHS/LRTS is exactly what many people are looking for. I think it was just 6 years too early.

Hey all, here’s a look at a really interesting rifle tucked away. This was the Accurate Mag ASR submission. Finished 2nd to the MRAD for what it’s worth. But the price point is what’s really attractive. They’re AIMING for $4000 with 2 barrels, potentially 2 calibers.

ETA: the target price with multiple barrels is what they’re hoping to get too. Just keep that in mind guys. Don’t want anyone biting anyone’s head off if that doesn’t come to fruition. I do believe they can hit $4k with 1 barrel, but 2 would be amazing. If they hit 2 calibers that would be NUTS.

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