Recent content by Arkhangel5

Abq, In AIm's pic he has 3 Chargemasters with pans. They should be close in weight, the tip was adjust them all to the weight of the lightest(shave a little) so they all weighed the same, then zero the FX to that weight. SY

Aim, I know a few guys whom I shoot F-class with, that run the same setup you are. The one trick I might suggest, instead of pouring powder from the scale pan to the one on the FX, is why not adjust the pans, say the lightest one, to weigh the same(on the FX) and then just weigh the...

Bear24, Not 55grainers, but I did try it with 52gr A-max's. Shot in a bolt gun, charges were north of 28gr's, vel was in the 3400+ range. LC brass, CCI BR4 primers. Just shot to see what it would do, accuracy was good, but can be done with more suited powders. SY

Op, After having no luck at all with H4350 and H4832sc with the 142 SMK's, I decided to try Varget for the hell of it. Right off the bat it grouped tighter than either of the other 2 powders. I settled on 39.5gr of Varget and that gives me an easy 2750fps with .5moa or less accuracy. More...

Re: Anybody; alliant 2000mr on 155 or 168's for .308 Aimsmall, I just started trying this powder out with 155.5 Berger Fullbores. Started out 46.5gr and worked up, that yielded 2940fps, topped out near 3100fps, with over 49gr. Accuracy was there. I need to do more testing. This was...

Re: Many Shooters Using .223 for F T/R? Majohnson, Try your 1-9 with some heavy .223's. My stock Savage VLP 1-9 shoots the 75 A-max out to 600yds. I have shot the Berger 80's out to that distance with lots of success also. When I am introducing a new shooter to 600yds, I let them...

Re: CCI-400 pierced primers? Boilerup, I have a similar rifle(VLP) and it loves the A-max. Your load is similar to mine, I use H4895 though. I had the same issue with PMC primers. Switched CC BR-2's and no more pierced primers. My OAL is 2.48, 10-off in my rifle. MV is over 3k...

Re: satern powder funnel waste of money I have had probs also with Satern funnels in 6.5mm, the first one I got wasn't smooth, and powder would hang up on ridges. Ordered another that works great. First was a lemon I guess, I have them in .223 and .30cal and they work fine. SY

Re: 5 FTFIRE with reloads for 223, WHY? Headspace? Chk to see if the shoulders are pushed back too far. I have had this problem also with .223. SY

Re: terrible groups with 155gr .308 rem sps Maccrazy, I too am testing the 155 Sierras, but with IMR 8208. In a R700 26in heavy barrel. I loaded to mag length for initial tries, and the accuracy was terrible, 2MOA at 200yds. Best group was a little over 1in @ 200yds, vel was...

Re: Anyone having any luck with 8208 XBR in .223? I recently started testing this powder with 75gr A-max's. Started at 24gr in LC'09 brass, BR2 primer, COAL 2.485, 10/1000ths off the lands. Went up to 25.5grs. Best loads right at .5moa so far. Rifle is a stock Savage VLP, 26in SS bbl...

Re: Trigger pull weight On my dedicated F T/R rifle, I have a Jewell set at 10oz.

Re: Barrel length, how long on a dedicated F-TR gun? XTR, My F T/R rifle has a Brux Heavy Varmint 30in barrel on it. I have it in a B&C A2 stock with a Mcgee Precision adjustable cheekpiece on it. With bipod and scope it comes in at ~17lbs. Before, I had it in a B&C A5 adjustable stock...

Re: What's Your All-Time Favorite Western? Any John Wayne cowboy movie first, then followed by C. Eastwood cowboy flicks. SY

Re: Worst Movie you ever saw Reds. Only movie I have ever walked out on after I have paid my money. SY