Recent content by Bluebear

Not unexpected difference between the 178 eldx and the 130ttsx @ 450 into soft dirt. I was suprised how frangible the eldx was though.

Did a ladder test @450 with the 130ttsx and varget(2208). As I went up in charge weight the pattern went from climbing slowly vertically to large horizontal dispersion then to scattergun till max load. I loaded 5 selected from in between vertical then 5 in horizontal. Suprised how clearly the...

A new barrel on an xbolt I don’t think would be worth it. Add on the price of a new barrel, and if trying to match the hells canyon barrel ‘look’ then add on fluting, muzzle threading and brake….and cerekote. Easily 1000-1500 aud, whereas a rechamwr/setback on the existing barrel(if it can be...

Ideally I wanted to build a 7rsaum but there’s a a couple of xbolt 26 nosler rifles for sale fairly cheap(wonder why 🙄)here in Australia. Having played with the 7mm rum I’ve no desire to burn that much powder and 26 nosler brass is over $200 AUD for 25pcs! Besides the 6.5 saum /gap4s? Or wsm...

Some history, I have owned two Rem mohawk rifles. First in .308, which I regretfully sold. The next was a rough looking 243 that i swapped a Brno .22 for. I screwed a rem 700 7mm08 barrel onto it and bedded it into a rem 7 stock and epoxied over for a blind magazine. It shot beautifully! On a...