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  1. DIYguy

    NRL22 Base Class optics, reticles and zero stop

    Yup. In USPSA I'm "Super Senior" and at 70 you become "Distinguished Gentleman". Wife does not like firearms so for many years I never shot and started again at 60 and became really serious at 61. Made it to a C+ for my USPSA classification and now for the last couple years doing good to come...
  2. DIYguy

    NRL22 Base Class optics, reticles and zero stop

    68 years old so definitely qualify for Old. Gave up looking for crappy optics and last night ordered the Strike Eagle 5-25x56 FFP MRAD. 34mm tube and 47 mill of elevation with zero stop. Like the reticle. Couple different reviews complained the magnification and paralax were really stiff, hope...
  3. DIYguy

    20 MOA Pic rail on Savage B22 with Diamondback Tact?

    I went ahead and ordered the 20MOA pic for my Savage B22 from EGW. Still waiting to receive the rail and test it. Now that I'm waiting on the rail probably a moot point as I shot another match with the Diamondback Tact and don't like the optic. Decided to give up on Base Class and just go Old...
  4. DIYguy

    NRL22 Base Class optics, reticles and zero stop

    When signing up for the matches on Practiscore, have the option of selecting Adaptive, Base, Ladies, Old Guns, and Open (think there is a Young Gun but not relevant here). From what I understand, Old Gun is same as Open, just we're old. Based on the crappy optic options to stay in Base it's...
  5. DIYguy

    NRL22 Base Class optics, reticles and zero stop

    Curious at what level matches they actually check price cap for Base? Yesterday at the end of our match was chatting about needing to replace my optic and the Match Director overheard. He took me over to show one of his Strike Eagles and how much he liked it. Cranking elevation up and down...
  6. DIYguy

    NRL22 Base Class optics, reticles and zero stop

    I have several thoughts regarding making the jump to Open Class. One would be the obvious for the cost. Voodo barreled chassis, MPA chassis, add trigger, add optic. Pretty typical to be in the $5k range. The other is competition level. I've shot four or five PRS matches complete with travel and...
  7. DIYguy

    NRL22 Base Class optics, reticles and zero stop

    Looks like I was being dyslexic, I meant $1,150. Everything I've been able to find for this year upped the max to $1,200. I thought I heard a rumor that the max had been increased but couldn't find it in writing.
  8. DIYguy

    NRL22 Base Class optics, reticles and zero stop

    Just finished my the June CoF which is now my 2nd NRL22 match. Time for some equipment changes. Picked up a Savage B22 Precision last fall and based on what I understood was the $ cap of $1,500 for Base Class picked up an Athlon Talos BTR 4-14x44 FFP Mil optic. Really like the APLR2 reticle but...
  9. DIYguy

    22LR ammo for NRL22?

    Emerson I think you're missing the point of the discussion. Not all guns like all ammo. First challenge is the find the ammo that works best in your own rifle. If one brand of ammo shoots a 2-1/2" to 3" pattern and another brand shoots a 1" group obviously you don't want to be trying to attempt...
  10. DIYguy

    22LR ammo for NRL22?

    I totally agree with what Jayhop said.
  11. DIYguy

    22LR ammo for NRL22?

    Haven't returned to this post for a bit, thought I would share. Went through all the different ammo's listed above to narrow the list of what the rifle likes at 100 yards. Some it didn't like at all, few where OK. Had the best, most consistent results with Eley Target (yellow box). While at the...
  12. DIYguy

    20 MOA Pic rail on Savage B22 with Diamondback Tact?

    Put together a Savage B22 with a Diamondback Tactical 4-16 optic in MOA to shoot NRL22 Base Class. Shot my first NRL22 match a couple weeks ago and made a discovery about my optic and my pic rail. Optic is zeroed at 50 yards and hard stop down is 4-1/2 full revolutions. One of the stages was out...
  13. DIYguy

    22LR ammo for NRL22?

    Just made the 130 mile Rd trip to DST Precision last night and left a LOT of my money behind. Also picked up: (2) Norma TAC-22 (2) Norma Match 22 (2) Eley Target (2) Eley Club (2) SK Match (1) SK Biathelon Sport (just to try) Also have the JLK Precision Gen2 kinetic trigger...
  14. DIYguy

    22LR ammo for NRL22?

    Wow....lots of great info. I reached out Troy of DST Precision located in S MN on the off chance he had 22LR match ammo since he's a regular at all our PRS matches. Good news is he does. Lot of stuff he doesn't advertise but keeps for local shooters. Plan is to make the 75 mile road trip down to...
  15. DIYguy

    22LR ammo for NRL22?

    Picked up a Savage B22 last fall, mainly because I like MDT chassis, have two others for my PRS rifles. Looked at the Ruger but couldn't find one in stock anywhere, did find a deal on the Savage. Have over 7,000 of 22LR in the safe, mostly CCI Mini-Mag and wanted to put in some range trigger...
  16. DIYguy

    308 loads for PRS

    Wow....This was a blast from the past when I saw a notice pop of for a thread I was following. As a follow up to what I ended up with for load I'm attaching a couple of my test targets. I do a full work up with my Labradar data along with the target to show SD, velocity, load data and group. I...
  17. DIYguy

    223 semi-precision reloading frustration.

    Regarding different scope, no. Vortex Diamond Back Tactical at the moment since I don't take this rifle beyond 200m. Mounts are tight. I have a good size shop and use a Caldwell DFT2 lead sled as part of scope mounting. Lock the rifle in and confirm plumb chassis. After all the eye relief...
  18. DIYguy

    223 semi-precision reloading frustration.

    Regarding factory ammo, yup. With every new firearm I always start with factory ammo and chrono the good stuff to get a benchmark of performance and velocity. I'm attaching a copy of my log which documents most of the results from the trips to the range with the Labradar including the factory...
  19. DIYguy

    223 semi-precision reloading frustration.

    Finally received my M-die and .245 bushing after eight days from order time. All the way from Iowa to MN. Set up my Forster to resize and the Hornaday single stage for the M-die. Removed the expanded, lubed up batches of brass and did the resize on one press, throat size on the other. Before...
  20. DIYguy

    223 semi-precision reloading frustration.

    Back to the original subject... Picked up a set of Redding dies, S full length match die and Competition seating. The only neck bushing I could find anywhere was .247 so thought I would start there. Now for the math. A loaded Hornady Match round with 75g BTHP has an OD of .2495 New Hornady...
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