You did all that to chop the front end only to show a photo with that much barrel still left exposed?
I thought it looked sweet lol. But it isn't like its gonna be hard to get a tad bit shorter pipe for that thing..
Short answer: Yes. Although, I'm not sure what all I had to endure other than call Fritz and ship him a package.
Long answer: I never keep anything for very long, and ordering a 16" carbon barrel in 25 creedmoor just didn't seem like a great move for resale purposes, so I went 18" that way it can be run on any ATX or AT. I can easily pick up a 16" barrel on the used market in a more common caliber if I feel the need to go shorter.
My average MV from the Hornady is 2829 fps. I think the issue is soft brass leading to expansion directly forward of the case head groove. The cases expand to the high side of a SAAMI spec and my chamber is probably on the low side of the psecification which causes the hard bolt lift.
Just a guess
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Less reading and more listeningsomeone’s been reading
Smile it’s a AI in 37 XC 
, My Bugholes barrel is shooting Bugholes.. CEB 400 Lasers, 5 shot in .508. One of the easiest cartridge bullet combos I have worked w. I’m sure it would do better but I’m rusty, it’s been over a year since I shot any of my big calibers. ES/SD is great, next step is taking my 2 best loads for validation at distance..
, My Bugholes barrel is shooting Bugholes.. CEB 400 Lasers, 5 shot in .508. One of the easiest cartridge bullet combos I have worked w. I’m sure it would do better but I’m rusty, it’s been over a year since I shot any of my big calibers. ES/SD is great, next step is taking my 2 best loads for validation at distance..
What freebore did you go with on that 37xc?Smile it’s a AI in 37 XC
Mine is a .225 and I have a feeling the lead core bullets are going to work better. To keep the bullet even halfway in the neck of the case with CEB 400’s I’m going to be jumping quite a bit. And if everything I’ve read and heard is true, these bullets aren’t nearly as forgiving and want to be closer to the lands.
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I had JGS make me a custom reamer w my specs specifically for the CEB 400 Laser. . My freebore is .125. .
I have had great luck w solids over the years but it usually takes a specific FB and fast twist to get them to shoot.. I agree 100% .225 FB isn’t ideal for solids and wouldn’t waste my time shooting them in a .225 or the newer .250 FB version.
Roadrace33 basically all I did was make a dummy round after speaking w CEB on their recommendation for FB. I grabbed my caliper and SAC modular comparator to do some measuring , everything looked great so than i cked it against the reamer prints JGS sent.. I settled on the most current Tubb 5 revision and changed only the fb. My reamer print is called 37 XC CEB. It doesn’t get any easier than that!
If you can find someone w an old stash of Badlands SBD2 they should work in longer FB chambers as they like .060-.090 jump I’m my experience.
Zeroed my scope and plinked a bit at 100 today. I’m definitely a novice at this point compared to most of y’all, but man, this thing is an absolute joy to shoot.
168 eld / amax don’t count in the below 600 category. They are as good as 175s etc
Is that factory ammo? You might have better results with GGG 175gr, even 155gr, but not 168gr as the Sierra bullet in GGG 168gr is optimised for 300m.
Are there many places to shoot long range in Scotland?
I know the GBPRA somewhat struggles with centrefire shoots, but they mostly shoot in England (as far as I'm aware).
Frank said it's the design of the 168 SMK's boattail that creates the issue when you hit transonic. As you said the Hornady rounds have a different design and don't suffer the same issues.
@beetroot Yeah there's at least three 1 mile+ public ranges within driving distance of Edinburgh (West Atholl, Cairn Farm, and Gardeners guns-eskdalemuir) where you don't need membership. Lots of full bore clubs that are by invitation only that use military ranges that tend to be out to 600m but it's as easy as popping them an email if you have a firearms certificate. Unfortunately none of them meet very often and almost none have an online presence so you need to ask around.
@IK6243 yup, cheap factory ammunition made by Prvi Partizan. Hollowpoint Boat tail made by them - surprisingly good SD though for the price point and I've had consecutive hits on the 1000m and 1100m targets with it when the wind wasn't all over the place. One of the bigger issues on that target in particular is that you can't see your misses as they disappear into a soft hillside without a trace. Also I suck more than the ammunition.
@IK6243 yup, cheap factory ammunition made by Prvi Partizan. Hollowpoint Boat tail made by them - surprisingly good SD though for the price point and I've had consecutive hits on the 1000m and 1100m targets with it when the wind wasn't all over the place. One of the bigger issues on that target in particular is that you can't see your misses as they disappear into a soft hillside without a trace. Also I suck more than the ammunition.
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Is that a Fire 4000 I see? What are your opinions on it's use? Is the lack of weather an issue? TIA.
Yes, tango 4000... I haven't used it much yet, but, I can say it's awesome. Weather conditions aren't a problem as long as I pair it with a Kestrel 5700.
I noticed that it's super fast in measuring and ranged every target (from 200 to 1,880 meters) without any problems.
The only weakness I noticed...the connector for the remote control seems a bit delicate.
I noticed that it's super fast in measuring and ranged every target (from 200 to 1,880 meters) without any problems.
The only weakness I noticed...the connector for the remote control seems a bit delicate.
I used to and did exactly that, Harris with the 419 adaptor. I never really liked it that much since it would come loose after a while and I hated the slop.
I went with the RRS spigot replacement rail section and put a rail adaptor on the 419 mount.
If you aren't locked in yet then I have and really like the Anarchy outdoors spigot mount which i have in Picatinny
(https://www.anarchyoutdoors.com/accuracy-international-spigot-mount/)
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Was it the Atlas BT19 adaptor that would come loose?
I would buy an arca spigot but the shipping cost is outrageous from the US (I'm in New Zealand) whereas I can get the BT19 spigot from the UK, for not too much money.
Yes, it comes loose.
And it also scuffs up the front of your rifle where it attaches.
The Anarchy Outdoors spigot mount is rigid, and preferable.
Cheers, maybe I'll avoid it then.
I liked the idea of it being removable, but don't really want it rattling around.
I have a vision forend for my AT that I should just install, but I wanted to use the rifle as is for a while.
Currently using a piece of picatinny rail on the forend, which I don't like very much.
I second this. I’ve used both. It’s annoying constantly coming loose. Hands down get the anarchy one. You won’t remove it as it’s held in by roll pins. But QD clamps for bipods and what not now days you don’t need the rail to be QD and it will be more annoying than it’s worth.
Weird. I've never had my Atlas BT19 adapter come loose. It needs to be plugged in properly, then the knob tightened properly. I never knew folks had any problems with them.
The knob looks like it's under spring tension, so yeah I would've thought it'd stay reasonably secure.
It’s a mil range. Can’t say which one (restricted area).That’s why I blur out the background. We have random targets all the way out to 1700. Then jumps out to little over 3000. Which was the latest I found and ranged.
That’s weird.
My 20” LW factory AT barrel doesn’t keyhole and I’ve taken them out to 950yds.
It's probably the Marine Corps range in Hawaii. Puuloa I think it was called.
It's not secret or a place that needs to be blurred.
Well you’re right about one thing.. Puuloa is definitely not a secret place.. matter of fact it has a gallery open to the public. And that range is really nice but only goes up to 600.. the range in the picture I posted is not Puuloa.. obviously.. https://puuloa.org/gallery
Here’s more pictures with a little more clear site of the range. I don’t really take pictures of the range. Only my rifles for the purpose of this thread. Though it is a nice background..
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Elite Iron makes an excellent spigot mount. Much more stable than the ATLAS BT19 version. It goes on and comes off easily and snugs tight. It provides a pic rail attachment surface.
Here is a pic
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Cheers, I’ll send them an email and see how much international shipping will be.
The Anarchy Outdoors Arca spigot is 260USD (140 for shipping and handling) which is ridiculous, the BT19 + BT20B (pic rail) is about 160USD shipped from the UK, which is still a lot of money for something I don’t really need (as I should just use the vision chassis I’ve already bought).
