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  1. JG26_Irish

    Prepping a pair of Safari Rifles SH-style

    You are welcome. I forgot to share that when I first got the old Mauser 270 that I have hunted with for 30yr, the previous owner thought its bbl was shot out and sold it pretty cheap. The bbl was so fouled with copper that it took me two weeks of cleaning to got most of it out. This was...
  2. JG26_Irish

    Prepping a pair of Safari Rifles SH-style

    I believe in always trying to learn more all the time when it comes to shooting, hunting, bullet performance, etc. I know this is not a hunting site, so please forgive me. My PH in Africa posted the pic below this morning from a client hunt on his reserve in SA. It was a particular Cape...
  3. JG26_Irish

    Prepping a pair of Safari Rifles SH-style

    I have only limited experience with Hendershots. What I can say is that they make what is basically custom handloads for client's rifles. I had them load up one box of North Fork cup point solids for my 375HH and a box of Swift A-Frames in 375HH as well with plans to possibly use them on...
  4. JG26_Irish

    Prepping a pair of Safari Rifles SH-style

    Before assuming that your bbl is shot out, I would respectfully suggest that your spend some time with a bore scope and clean it properly. Keep in mind that many good shooting bbls will look like hell in the scope. The Shaw Barrel was about as rough as I have ever seem but it shoots like a...
  5. JG26_Irish

    Prepping a pair of Safari Rifles SH-style

    I have been on the Hide for a few years, mostly playing with rimfire precision rifles for use as trainers and smallbore competitions. But, I have always been a centerfire shooter for hunting, home defense, SHTF moments, etc. As a hunter, my world has been expanding to Africa. Having completed...
  6. JG26_Irish

    rimfire suppressor for precision rifle

    FYI - I use CLR to soak my baffles only which are stainless. The design of the DA Mask is such that the inside of the tube does not really get dirty. I just swab it out with a big shotgun swab while the baffles are in the CLR. I used a 50:50 blend with water but soaked them for a couple...
  7. JG26_Irish

    rimfire suppressor for precision rifle

    Hey JB. I hope you all are doing well at the new digs. I have been using a Dead Air Mask HD on some of my rimfires for a few years now. It is not the lightest since it uses the stainless internals with the Titanium can. But that makes it pretty forgiving at cleaning time. Being an avid...
  8. JG26_Irish

    Iran attacks Israel start of WW3?

    This latest conflagration in the middle east is disturbing but not as surprise. Ref: "Wag the Dog". Brandon was not polling well and the concerted efforts to put the political opposition in prison for a variety of "Trumped Up" charges was not going well either. What better way for Bernie...
  9. JG26_Irish

    Better .22 ammo?

    That is an innovative use of the 375, lol. Kudos to you. I just swapped the 1.5-4x Leopold for a Kahles k16i optic and took it to the range to zero after a boresight job. I had also cleaned the bore with KG #2. First shot was 2 mill low and 2 mil left measured using the 6-24x mil optic on my 22...
  10. JG26_Irish

    1/2 MOA at 100 yards, all day, every day!

    Look at the 10sh 100m groups when you go to the Lapua test center. Most are in the 25mm range and 14-11mm at 50m. I can hit a 1/2” dumdum sucker at 100y consistently but never 100% with that ammo and rifle combo. But, to do so only requires about 1 moa accuracy. I had one set of sub 1/2 moa...
  11. JG26_Irish

    Better .22 ammo?

    I shoot rimfire out to 400y but training with it at 200y is like shooting the 308 or 6mm at 1000y. I can burn thru 100 rds of 22 doing that in one session where the CF rifles limit me to 10 or 20 at a time plus our practice range is only 400y. To access the longer range I must show up on the 1st...
  12. JG26_Irish

    Better .22 ammo?

    There are some new developments in rimfire ammunition technology underway. Testing of several novel technical developments are in early development phase. But, with all new technology, it has to pass the sniff test. Is it technically feasible? Is it really superior to the current state of...
  13. JG26_Irish

    Firearms ON SALE NOW! 2020 WAYPOINT IN 6.5 CREEDMOOR (CARBON FIBER BARREL, ADJ. CHEEK COMB) @ EVERY DAY GUN GUY!!!

    Am looking for a SA mod 2020 Waypoint Adj Ridgeline CAMO steel bbl in 6mm CM. BAW9206CMDA PM with price/availability etc if available. Can ship to my local FFL for transfer. Prefer new in box. Also looking for a Hellcat Pro OSP w/manual safety and open sights.
  14. JG26_Irish

    Suppressed .22 and real effects on accuracy?

    Hoser is getting great results with his can. Some rifle bbls are so harmonically stable that not much affects them. You are lucky to have one like that sir. If your cans are not affecting your accuracy, then you are truly blessed. That is one data point. I would like to see others. Most of...
  15. JG26_Irish

    Suppressed .22 and real effects on accuracy?

    When I am hunting, plinking, shooting offhand or in odd improvised rest positions, I usually do not notice the change in accuracy other than the aforementioned change in POI, which is easy to correct and has been pretty consistent with all of my threaded rifles. These are all rimfire. The only...
  16. JG26_Irish

    2023 South Dakota PD Shoot Report

    PD's at long range is about as much fun as you can legally have with a rifle. Many fond memories of my son and I blasting PD's
  17. JG26_Irish

    PRS Rimfire Zero

    I zero at 50y with Lapua CX subsonics. This is also zeroed at 25y which is convenient. Hits 25 on the way up and 50y on the way down. At 35 it is about 1/2 mil high and due to scope/bore difference it is about 1/2 mil high at 15y also. Out past 50 I use the Strelok Pro app to figure drop and...
  18. JG26_Irish

    Suppressed .22 and real effects on accuracy?

    I cannot say that my deadair mask HD affected accuracy much but it did not help it at all. Most groups with most ammo were "slightly" larger. It did affect POI precision a lot in my view. The POI dropped 4/10 mil and shifted left 2/10 mil at 50y on my Sako Quad Lija custom by GA Precision...
  19. JG26_Irish

    HVAC tech question

    JB, Sounds like at least some of the advice offered was on point. The A-coil in the HVAC for either central air (gas heat) or heat pump will produce liquid condensate when the A/C is running. The amounts vary with the humidity. The PVC pipe in the 2nd pic is the drain for that water. It only...
  20. JG26_Irish

    Another 52 Winchester thread

    Lovely old rifle. Congrats on a solid acquisition. My local club hosts an outlaw rimfire benchrest match every Thursday night using a variety of targets but mostly the USBR green monster and the ARA unlimited cards and occasional others. We require the repeaters only (no D's or E's) and all...
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