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Recent content by Afy

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    Advanced Marksmanship Rapid fire field target shooting in Norway

    Re: Rapid fire field target shooting in Norway I think I am going to try and get something simillar going in France... At least at my shooting club...
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    Advanced Marksmanship Help improve my groups

    Re: Help improve my groups Well went shooting again. Unfortunately ahvent been to the range in over a month. Had some Moly Scenar's lying around ... so loaded them up. Rainy weather... barrel squeaky clean... winds gusting upto 30 mph...so I just shot groups... BTW the barrel is 2700+ at...
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    Rifle Scopes Serious Leupold vs Nightforce question**UPDATE**

    Re: Serious Leupold vs Nightforce question Cant think of a down side to the NF scopes.
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    Gunsmithing I want to invent a new cartridge!!

    Re: I want to invent a new cartridge!! How about a 6.5 mm BR?
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    Never ending copper fouling

    Re: Never ending copper fouling +1 on the KG 1/12 combination.... amazing stuff
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    Gunsmithing Question about cleaning the bore of a rifle.

    Re: Question about cleaning the bore of a rifle. Forget all popular solvents, and just go with KG-12 ... Will clean the barrel perfectly. From this very section a Solvent Test
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    help barrel will not clean

    Re: help barrel will not clean KG1 for carbon with the brush... and then patch out. KG-12 with patches only, or a nylon brush. Else soak barrel in KG 12 overnight. What is KG 12? Only the best copper solvent on the market today.
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    Advanced Marksmanship Help improve my groups

    Re: Help improve my groups Actually am shooting off bags, bipod, sling only... seated or standing. Cant do prone due to medical reasons. (Bad ulcers and hernia etc). and with my Vz... irons and sling only.(Not really good at it... but can hit a target). Also doing the target from...
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    Advanced Marksmanship Help improve my groups

    Re: Help improve my groups Combination of poor trigger control and too hard a fore bag. I had my fore bag filled with #7 Lead shot... have switched to play sand and the results are a lot better. Also am using the coin trick to improve my trigger control.. using dry fire routines. Thank...
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    Rifle Scopes IOR or Zeiis (maybe NightForce)

    Re: IOR or Zeiis (maybe NightForce) Sharac, I am in France, and have the opportunity to use all three. Personally I prefer the NF largely due to the reticle choices and the 1/8 MoA knobs. For hunting I would lean towards Zeiss or even Sarvowski. As far as support goes... it is about the...
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    Gunsmithing Barrels who do you think is the best for 6.5

    Re: Barrels who do you think is the best for 6.5 I currently have a 27 inch Lothar Walther 1:8 .260 that is about @1500 down range. Average sub .5 in at 100 meters (5 shot) and am thinking about the next barrell. Will probably go with a Krieger (finally have availability in France) or a...
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    Gunsmithing Our own Copper/Carbon Solvent Test

    Re: Our own Copper Solvent Test I have recently stiched from Robala Solo Mil to KG 12 and KG1. Was using Hoppes and a local brand of carbon remover ealier. The KG stuff is wonderful... and certainly quicker than Robala Solo Mil. Robala is mostly ammonia and stinks to high heaven... but...
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    Advanced Marksmanship Help improve my groups

    Re: Help improve my groups I guess I will go shoot more and report back. Thank you everyone.
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    Advanced Marksmanship Help improve my groups

    Off late I seem to be having incosistent groups, where I seem to be pulling shot number 2 or shot number 3 consistently. The rifle I am using is a .260 remington, built on a Savage, using a 1:8 27 Lothar Walther barrel. Am shooting off a rest and rear bag, and do not allow the barrel to heat up...
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    Loads for .260 /.243/ 6.5x47/6.5 Creedmoor

    Re: Loads for .260 I am seeing sub 1/2 MoA goups with the following @100 Meters with my .260 41.7 Gr of N550 and 139 gr Lapua Scenars 40.5 Gr of N 550 and 123 gr Lapua Scenars 38.7 Gr of N 150 and 123 gr Lapua Scenars CCI Br2 Primers Neck Sized RP Brass trimmed to 2.015 in The rifle is a...