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Recs for 8 yr old first hunting rifle????.

So, the boy wants to hunt with me this year and I shoot lefty, he's right handed. (Though I'm questioning his eye dominance)

The only RH hunting rifle I have left is a .270 feather weight Win mod 70. Love the rifle but not a gun I really want him shooting just yet, it kicks pretty hard.

Id like to get him his own rifle but I really don't know how much he's going to be into it, so I'm not forking out custom action money just yet. He'd rather play ball than anything else and has always been that way. He's 8 years old and about 55 lbs., so I'd really like it to be a 6cm (I already load and shoot a lot of this), but I suppose a 6.5cm would work too (I load this too a lot).

Any recs for a solid rifle that will be good for hunting but could also reach out there when he goes to the range with me? I'm guessing Tikka will be a common rec but is there anything I could get that wouldn't suck for say $500-$700?? I havent bought a factory rifle in quite a while, so I am pretty apprehensive about it, and would love some info. Used is also on the table very much but its hard to find a hunting type (not super heavy) 6cm. I have a scope I can put on it. I'd hate to get him a rifle that has a crappy trigger and isn't accurate but I also don't want to fork out big bucks for this.

Thanks

FN SPR questions

Hello all. I recently purchased an FN SPR and I have a few questions I hope can get answered. My gun seems to be an early A5M but I’m not sure. It was the A5 McMillan stock along with the sling mounting points and bipod. It has a 24” fluted barrel with a 1:12 twist. BUT it doesn’t have a shroud around the magazine well like most pictures of the A5M do.
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Secondly, I shot it for the first time today and I’m experiencing some odd resistance in the action. After I fire, I go to rotate the bolt before pulling back but at the top of the rotational range of motion it requires a lot more effort. A few times it required a slight ‘slam’. I wanted to see if anyone else had this issue. There is something on the action that looks out of place, I included a picture of it. Any help/info would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
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Optics Burris XTR III 3.3-18x50 illuminated SCR MOA

I have a like new Burris XTR iii 3.3-18x50 illuminated SCR MOA model 201203 up for sale. I mounted the scope in a pair of ARC m brace rings but the scope has never seen the field or been on a rifle that has been fired. No scratches or dings. It’s just a little heavy for my application.

Will come in original box, with original documentation and included extra turret.

I don’t have any previous posts or sales but I’m willing to verify I’m legit however you see fit.

$750 shipped.

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Barrel Break In

Breaking in a new barrel. How important is it to get every bit of carbon out?

The manufacturer recommends cleaning after every round for the first 5 shots, then every 5 rounds for the next 15. That’s 8 cleanings.

I can get the copper out with solvent and patches, a nylon brush if need be. Getting 100 percent of the carbon out requires an abrasive cleaner like iosso. Not a fan of doing that 8 times in one day on a new barrel.

Barrel came lapped from the manufacturer. They test fired 4 shots for a .35moa group. Photos below show cleaning after those 4 shots. Method was 2 rounds of soak and clean with wipe-out.

2/3 down the barrel (8 inches from the muzzle) Shiny clean - no copper
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1/3 down (8 inches from the chamber) no copper, but a thin layer of carbon.

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If I want the whole barrel shiny, I’ll need iosso, which I’d normally use every 50-100 rounds, not 8 times for 20 rounds. Seems like a lot.

Optics Vortex Viper HS 1-4x24 w/mount

Vortex Viper HS 1-4x24 MRAD with TMCQ illuminated reticle. Comes with mount and Vortex lens caps.
Rattlecan camo job, but well done. Glass is clear and bright with no marks and illumination works as it should.
$400 shipped to CONUS, Paypal F&F or Venmo and you pay the fees.

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AEM5K - anyone have one yet?

Not clone correct but has anyone gotten their hands on the AEM5K yet? I think it might fit the RECCE a little better. Would be 2” shorter with the K can. I kicked around doing the AEM2 or 3 for the RECCe build but I didn’t want another 14.5” so I kept the 2.5” spacing. This can seems to fill the niche I was looking for.

Curious how it performs. I expect a little louder but with less baffles, I wonder how gassy it is compared to the full size can and what the time is like.

Rifle Scopes Question regarding NF beast 5-25

I was offered a trade for a rifle I’ve been searching for for awhile. This packing includes a NF beast MOAR 5-25 with Sphur Mount like new. Are these still desired scopes? What is the value of them?
I don’t shoot moa and not sure of desirability/value of moa stuff these days.

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Reloading Help Needed

I'm new to reloading and I've found it can be loads (pun intended) of fun and the most frustrating thing ever. I'm trying to work up loads for my Seekins PH2 6.5 Creedmoor for NRL Hunter matches. I'm using 3 times fired Hornady brass (140 ELDM Match boxes originally). Using Hornady FL Custom Grade dies, sizing the cases first, and then installing the expander mandrel to open the necks. I have Federal Match LRP primers and I'm using H4350.

First I worked up 50 rounds, 5 rounds each from 40.1 to 41.0. At 40.2 (8.2 ES and 3.3 SD) and 40.3 (11.4 ES and 3.9 SD) I had very good ES and SD, and the groups were not bad, about 1 MOA. For the 40.2 I had an average of 2673.7 FPS and a min/max of 2669.5/2677.7 and for the 40.3 I had an average of 2682.6 FPS and Min/Max of 2677.6/2689.0

All rounds are chrono'd using a Garmin Xero by the way

So I went back and worked up 50 more rounds, 10 with the exact same seating and 40.2 gn, and then played with the seating .020" front and back of the original seating depth (COAL was 2.800 on my first load rounds) to dial in some accuracy. What I got was an absolute mess and makes me want to go back to buying boxes lol.

The first 5 rounds, which were supposed to be identical to the rounds that shot an ES and SD of 8.2 and 3.3, now gave me a ES of 39.0 and SD of 14.0! Okay I thought that was a fluke of some sort, so I did the next 5 rounds which were also identical charge and seating depth to the 8.2/3.3 rounds and this time I got SD of 26.7, ES of 10.2. This continued to through the entire 50 rounds of 40.2 and 40.3, ES's in the high 20's or 30's, SD's in the teens. And then, all of a sudden, I got a load of 40.3, CBTO of 2.172 at ES of 9.2 and SD of 3.2. Every other load with the exact same powder charge was all over the map.

Any suggestions here, I'm at my wits end. Do I go back and do another ladder with the powder? The only thing that I can think that changed was it was about 10 degrees colder on the second day, and the brass had been shot one more time obviously.

Kestrel 5700 firmware update

Hello all,

I have had my kestrel for 2 years and haven’t done an update in a while. It’s a 5700 kestrel with Link running firmware rev 1.15. I am trying to update from an iPhone 11 through the “Kestrel LiNK Ballistics”. The app wants to update to rev 1.27 which is a big jump. I am hoping I’m not too far out of date to get this done. Below are two screen shots of the messages I receive. The first is to acknowledge the update need, and the second is the error I get. When I watch the kestrel I see the Bluetooth sign or watch on setting and see it has a connected status. Until about 5% and retrieving gun profiles, it loses connection.
I haven’t seen any discussions around this. Please send help!

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Savage 110 - 6.5 Creedmore

First time post.

Been thinking of a bolt action in 6.5 Creedmore. Looking for something to have fun with and not take super precision too serious. I Have hog hunted with my AR-10 a few times and it works okay, been thinking of selling my AR-10 for a bolt action 6.5 Creedmore to use for hunting as well. I also have membership to a range with a 1000 yards.

Any insight with the Savage 110's? Also been thinking of a Aero Solus , but I'm a little hesitant given there is not much feed back on these rifles.

Thanks