Recent content by planalpha

Only as a LAST resort. If the surgeries you had fixed it before then stick with those. You can NEVER go back. I had 2 artificial discs installed in my L4-L5 and L5-S1 and it was the biggest mistake of my life. I'll spare you the details, but my advice is start swimming 3 days or more a week and...

Here's another vote for NWAW. They built my 260 and it's a one ragged hole rifle. Great guys, too.

Well I just ordered the Vortex Solo R/T. I'm not sure how well it's going to work for ranging practice but I can always send it back or sell it if it doesn't work out for me. It seems like at 8x and only 1 MIL graduations it would be pretty poor for anything really far out there but for practice...

Sorry guys, I didn't realize the extra info would be helpful. No benchrest, just LRP shooting, typically LRP/tactical matches which have 1000+ yards targets. And sorry, I don't know if it's something that'll make a difference, that is really what I was trying to find out. Thanks again everyone...

Good to know about the Vortex. I guess I'll look for a cheap scope to mount on a tripod with a decent MIL reticle or a good deal on a MIL spotter. Dang it! I was hoping I could do it on the cheap. :) Thanks for the info!

I want to practice reticle ranging and don't want to pull my scope off my rifle. I was looking at perhaps the Vortex Solo R/T for $120 or the Bushnell version for $200. But I was wondering of they work well for that at 8/10x and if the graduations are too small. From the PDF I can't tell if the...

Thanks for the info! One last question, if I'm going to measure case volume, is it better to use fired or unfired brass? Thanks again!

Hey, experts. I used to use Winchester brass when shooting 308 and noticed quite a bit of difference from different lots of brass. I just moved to a new rifle in 260 and bought 300 Lapua cases and looking to pick up more, but wondering if I need to keep the first lot of cases separate from the...

Thanks for the info! I should have rifle in hand pretty soon so I can get started. I'll report back if I notice anything different. Thanks!!

Looks like I'm going to have to try to make RE19 work for my new 24" 260 and was wondering if anyone has used it with any luck in this caliber? I have new Lapua brass and 142 SMK's. I don't see anything on starting and max charges and was curious if there was a good OCW or known load with this...

Thanks everyone for your input. It looks like 24" is going to probably going to do it so that's where I told the smith to cut it. Looking forward to see how it shoots when it comes back. Thanks for the help.

Hey experts, I'm getting my first .260 rifle built and I'm trying to decide what size to go with for my new barrel length. Would the extra FPS of a 24" be worth the extra weight and less maneuverability than going with 22"? This rifle will be used for tactical long range matches and will be...

Thanks MLC!

No, no RE17 either. There just isn't anything available. Bummed I traded my Varget. Looks like the XBR is just way too fast burning to work well in 260. *sigh*

I've been searching around and haven't found much with XBR and 142 SMK's in 260. Has anyone tried this? Any info on start/max charge weights? Muzzle velocities? OAL's? BTW, Lapua brass, 22" Bartlein barrel from 700 SA. It seems that H4350 is pretty much the defacto power, but I am not able...