Recent content by john_1182

The biggest thing i have found with my .308 and 1100>1250m ranges are transonic/ subsonic BC and Ammo temp i went and chroned my ammo at differnt temps and when useing the balistic software i save the ammo in as diferent MV and temps. the best investment for those ranges with my .308...

Re: Bullet trajectory help-Remington 150gr Core Lokt I have shot thousands of these projectiles as i got them real cheap (4c each)in my tikka T3 1/11 twist, 24 inch, 2880 fps. but what you will want to know is the BC. G7 0.160 i have worked out the BC of the thousands of rounds and...

Re: Tikka T3 Build Complete! Very nice stick. I have been looking at the whisky 3 for my .308 super varmint. Apologies for the hijacking, but how much better would the whisky 3 or the XLR be then the stock on the super varmint (same stock as the tika tactical i think). I do find the...

Re: What are you drinking right now!? Stanley Cask Port in a very large glass with ice, and actually tastes quite good after a shitty day at work

Re: Tikka T3 varmint i love my 308 super varmint, they are like hens teeth here in the land of OZ as well Edit. Ive seen a few lite rifles but none of the varmints/ supervarmints

Re: Prometheus discussion SPOLIER /Start Rant When i saw this on Saturday i was eeing all of the alien prequal hints and thinking how great it was, after coming home i did broke out google and found a interview with one of the writers and turned the the movie on its head for me. 1: i didnt...

Re: MOJO Peep Sights ive used them on a 303-270 worked great for us.

Re: Entry Level Range Finder i love my bushnell elite 1600 i use it mostly at 700 > 800 meters on bushes in sand dunes, my best range was 1047 meters and just happens to be the typical range i now shoot at.

Re: Your farthest hits ever? into sand dunes 40 gr V-Max/ .223/ 676 meters 150 gr winchester power point/ .308/ 1070 meters 165 Sierra Game King/ .308/ 1210 meters 208 A-Max/ .308/ 1210 meters (1324 yards) Rabbit 150 win PP/ .308/ 340 meters (1 shot) 165 sierra Game King/ .308/ 700...

Re: Choate Ultimate Sniper i have one on a .223 with a little extra buckshot / .224 projectiles in the stock, they are quite heavy, good for prone/ bench, well made but a bitch to drag around. My savage model 16 weighs 19 lb with this stock and a Bushnell yardage pro. I have a friend who has...

Re: Best 1,000 yard rifle in .260 Rem for $1,000ish? im all for the Tikka T3 Super Varmit I have one in .308 and all i use it for is 750 meters to 1250 meters. the factory stock is quite good and comes with adjustable length of pull and cheek riser, it just takes a slightly different grip...

im looking for a borescope more for curiosity more then for detailed inspection of a bore/ chamber. (.308) what im asking is what are you honist opinions of the $200 > $300 ebay borescopes. I under stand they will be nothing like the real deal but are they good enough to check a chamber / etc...

Re: Horizontal distance argument i have shown people buy laying a ruler on a table and then raising the ruler up to say 45 deg, and marking where the end of the ruler is then doing the same for a 80 deg rise, they soon see how the angle effects horizontal distance.

Re: .308 brass cleaning i just use a vib tumbler and crushed wallnut with .177 BB's thwown in with a good ammount of cut n polish car polish. after 30> 45 min the brass is very clean and no lube is needed for neck sizing. another 2 hours in the tumbler and the brass is as good as new, even...

Re: Tikka T3 .223 load data? Any suggestions? 40 grain V-max ADI brass 24 grains of ADI 2207H, 24.5 grain with winchester brass OAL 2.225 CCI primer this is a hot load, can go hotter for me but i was happy with 3500 fps on the chrony and gave my 7 shots 11mm group at 100 meters and no...