Range Report On My First Build...

[RanchhandTCR]

Good Evening Everyone..

I just wanted to gloat about my first rifle I have had built. Today was the first day of load development, I had shot 40 rounds of Remington Corelocks to sight it in a play with it some, but today I had used 140g SMKs, and IMR 4350 with Remington brass, and CCI LR primers #200 The Rifle has a Loather Walther Barrel, and was fitted by my local smith. Has a Choate Tactical Rifle Stock, Timney 510 Trigger with EGW 20 MOA Base, Burris 30mm Rings and a Vortex Viper 6.5-20X44.

This Load was 40.5g of IMR 4350, seated at 2.755" which is about .002 of the lands. But I loaded anything from 39.5 to 43. And shot sub moa until 42.5 g



HERE IS THE RIFLE..

 

[58blackflag]

Good lookin' camo and a good shooter! Nice work!

 

[RanchhandTCR]

Thanks im thrilled with it! I now have a gun that out shoots me..

 

[JGorski]

Take her out to 300 and see what she does.

 

[JesseSB]

.612 is certainly a good group. Good on ya.

 

[RanchhandTCR]

Shes gonna be seeing 500-800-1000 yards next weekend..

Jesse its .592, I have to correct ya, the smaller the better lol!!!

 

[OKbow87]

^ that's not what she said... Sorry had to.

 

[JGorski]

That target is screaming to put 2 more holes in it! 5 shot always, please.

 

[RanchhandTCR]

You got me.. Okbow! lol

 

[RanchhandTCR]

I wanted to but limited to bullets, but will continue at longer distances.

 

[Aimsmall55]

I wanted to but limited to bullets, but will continue at longer distances.

3 shots is fine. I don't know which one of the Snipers Hide gods made the 5 shot "or it doesn't count" rule... But if it will shoot 3 like that it will most certainly shoot 5. Congrats on your new rifle. She's a beaut.

 

[ShtrRdy]

Very nice - gun and group! I have trouble keeping myself together for 5 shots, so I figure 3 shots is a good compromise.

Where do you go to shoot longer distances?

 

[RanchhandTCR]

On my family ranch, we have 1950 acres. I need to buy more steel targets, been using broken plow discs, but we did not break any this year and they can only take so much. But as for five shots, this group was cold bore I kinda fiqured if it held to together id be happy. I know the action was capable of keeping shots together with the 22-250 cartridge, and I shot 5 shot groups with crappy 260 remington ammo and its has stayed consistent. Ill get to it once I have a couple hundred berger or SMKS on the shelf.. I just found the powder a couple weeks ago lol!