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  1. J

    Savage 10FP Rechamber or rebarrel? Help!

    Easiest answer ever - take it to Pete Pieper in Hempstead. Precisionbarrelwork.com is his website, and he is at 1610 14th St in Hempstead. 979-826-2563. He'll fix it, and you'll be glad you let him.
  2. J

    Savage 10FP Rechamber or rebarrel? Help!

    Get a gunsmith to run a standard reamer through it, and use one with a longer throat. He can do that without changing the headspace. You'll need to repeat your break-in after that. What big city is the closest to you?
  3. J

    RELOADING PROBLEM what can I do???

    Make friends with somebody from the highpower or F-class shooters group where you live. Get him to check your setup, and make sure you do the right things. Also, check with previous owner and ask if he turned the case necks. If so, get new brass, since you will have to buy several different...
  4. J

    Max load questions.

    It is done to reduce wind drift. That's all. I guess for long shots, a person might load hot in order to retain as much energy as possible, when hunting. That has not been a concern of mine, only the issue about wind drift. Then it's only relevant if you're shooting 500-600 yards or more, such...
  5. J

    F T/R Competition F Class perfect score ?

    F/TR shooters are dealing with about 90" of wind drift/10 mph wind. Sometimes, more than 90". F/O shooters can get that wind drift down to about 60-65", depending on cartridge and barrel length. Then, due to spin drift and coriolis, those numbers are different in a left wind versus a right wind...
  6. J

    F T/R Competition Sway me...Savage FTR or build an FTR from a R700 LA

    Denys' info is all good. You might call Pete Pieper in Hempstead. He has done some work for me, and I am very impressed with the results. He has a website, something like Precision Barrels, but you can Google him by name, and the website will show up. Price, promptness, and quality of what he's...
  7. J

    need help with a name

    Metroplex Shooting Source
  8. J

    Bedding questions for my M700 5R

    J-B Weld will work fine for what you want. I have B&C stocks, and they all shoot better after they are bedded fully. I don't do skim bedding. I would only bed the front end for starters. That is, bed the recoil lug by cutting a few vertical channels on the front of the aluminum bedding block...
  9. J

    F T/R Competition New F-Class Division

    Denys, you seem to be referring to the "any-any" class for elbow shooters at high-power mid-range (300-600 yards), who shoot on the High Power target, which is much easier to score on. I shoot on it at our home range at 300 yards with my "real" F/TR set-up, and the goal is to get all X's (I...
  10. J

    Range Report Crosswind Effect on Vertical Path of Flight

    Let us also imagine that when you sighted your rifle in at the 200 YD range there was a 5MPH wind from the right.. You already went to the dog town with your elevation zero off 3/8" high to start with. Little stuff does add up.. DTubb I think you mean "a 5 MPH wind from the left". BTW, John...
  11. J

    typical 5 shot group with my home built 308 Savage.

    Again, Wow! Thanks for condescending to post another fabulous group. I really enjoy seeing groups like this posted, and I think everybody ought to enjoy it. I don't know what harm your great-shooting rifles are causing anyone else. So, anyway, thanks a lot. It's encouragement for me to see that...
  12. J

    28" barrel .308 win

    There is still lots of pressure in the barrel after the powder is burned, but while the bullet is still in the barrel. That makes it go faster. The optimal barrel length issue is not a speed issue, but long-range shooting is a speed issue. The faster the bullet gets going, the less it will get...
  13. J

    28" barrel .308 win

    Most F-class shooters (who win) shoot 29-30" barrels in .308 Win. More velocity for the same powder. Jim
  14. J

    match 308 die

    I use RCBS (Rock Chuck Blasting Society) dies, standard ones, and get plenty of accuracy. Just be sure to screw the die down onto the top of the ram, with the ram in its highest position. That "squares" the die to the ram, and your cases will be straight. Then, if you don't have a way to measure...
  15. J

    Good enough?

    Shoot it at distance, and see how you do. I'd be inclined to go with Berger 180, if your twist is at least 1:9. If twist is 1:10, you can improve by using the Berger 168. Those bullets' BC will yield much less wind drift. Yeah, the bullet drop is greater for the 180, but the vertical error in...
  16. J

    Gunsmithing 5R .308 vs. B&C tactical medalist

    Send this to the gunsmith for bedding before you file the front action screw. He can file it, if there's extra length after bedding is complete. Bedding to raise the action in the stock will also possibly float your barrel, so let the gunsmith do all of that, and you'll have a much more accurate...
  17. J

    Range Report Crosswind Effect on Vertical Path of Flight

    If your cellphone app doesn't have it, use the 1:10 ratio, and you'll be close enough. For F-class, if the wind changes from right to left wind, and you don't make a vertical correction, you'll likely think your rifle has lost it's accuracy. This is one of the least worrisome things in long...
  18. J

    Range Report Crosswind Effect on Vertical Path of Flight

    It's roughly a 1:10 ratio. If you have to hold 20 in. to the right, you would want to hold 2 in. low, and just the opposite when holding for a left wind (with right twist barrel). It isn't exact comparing left to right, even at that, due to coriolis and spin drift effects. Just plug the shot...
  19. J

    Tail wind help needed

    I doubt the tailwind did anything at 100 yards. The issue with a tailwind or headwind is, how much does the wind change your time of flight, in raw milliseconds. A full 30 mph tailwind is 44 FPS, but it isn't adding 44 fps to your bullet. The bullet simply uses its first 44 fps "catching up" to...
  20. J

    Range Report First ever long range session...lots of questions

    Seanhagerty is right; your barrel is too short to shoot 1,000 yards, first off, and that's the practical limit. OK, you could get close to 1400 yards with heavy (190-200 grain) Bergers. But it's not going to make you happy like a 6.5 or 7 mm round. A .308 needs minimum 26", and really more like...
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