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    "Lightweight" Rim-X sporter??

    I agree. I actually abandoned the Rim-X approach a few days ago. Even with super-light components like @st1650 used, that 8.5-pound goal would be difficult and the cost vastly more than I want to pay. Even a CZ 455/457 -based build is a challenge, unless one runs a factory Tupperware stock or a...
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    "Lightweight" Rim-X sporter??

    I have this [hopefully temporary] wild hair about rebuilding my 18-pound Rim-X into a sub-9-pound (with optic) sporter. Ideally, more like 8 pounds. Have any of you rimfire gurus done this? Given the action by itself weighs just over two pounds, it seems like a tall ask. Thoughts/ experiences...
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    Curtis Rimfire

    Top-shelf precision rimfire bolt guns are a persnickety lot to get running reliably, even when dealing with a dedicated-caliber rifle. The issue is trying to feed a tiny cylindrical cartridge into a tiny chamber without shearing or denting the soft bullet. Even minuscule tolerance variations are...
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    Hello from western NC.

    What specifically are you trying to build - for what purpose? Budget? Just to be clear, you want another 457 in addition to the one you already have, right? If so, then you might consider getting on some stores' wait lists for a bare-bones 457 American in the synthetic stock (~$450) as an...
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    A&D 120 Issue

    Thanks for following up. So, to be clear - the issue was with the autotrickler and not the scale per se?
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    Weirdness with Lot-Tested Center-X

    Guys, I'm confident that I just have an unusually weird occurrence in the weird world of .22 rimfire. I found it interesting so I put it out here for others to see. To reiterate from the original post: after identifying the "bad box" of ammo, I: Chronoed five-ish rounds from other boxes in the...
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    Ring height

    The old "mount scope as low as possible" saw no longer holds true (if it ever did) in this age of adjustable combs (cheek piece on the stock) and ballistic solvers. All of my ring sets are 1.26" high; I use the adjustable comb to achieve correct vertical head placement. This has worked for...
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    good bi-pod ?

    If all OP is going to do is shoot a wood-stocked .300WM off a bench under no time constraints, I just don't see any point in buying anything more than a Harris - with one caveat, noted below. When I started precision rifle, I had a Harris S-BRM I bought used. I cut pieces of a bicycle tire...
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    Weirdness with Lot-Tested Center-X

    It's one thing to have the occasional flyer. That's .22LR. What was so weird here is that it was an entire box plus 15-20 rounds out of the adjacent box in the brick (out of 20 same-lot bricks ordered) that were ALL 50ish fps slow. Never heard of that before. I don't know much about how rounds...
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    Best ballistic calculator currently?

    Here's a little advice for you: don't use your first post to advise someone who's been shooting 6-12 matches a year since 2018 to find a beginner class.
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    Best ballistic calculator currently?

    I'm kinda "bumping" this thread as I also am at the point of needing to upgrade my iPhone. I'm a long-time, happy Strelok Pro user; I tried following the instructions for using iMazing to "force" a migration but the new iMazing version now charges far more than I'll pay for the required export...
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    Best website for good rimfire ammo

    I've been a fan of BCR since Brandon and AnnMarie started with a couple of tables at gun shows. But - as a small business - their .22LR prices are $2-3 per 50-count box higher than Good Shooting (which, again, sets the bar for everyday pricing) and the popular Lapua/SK/Eley SKUs are sold out at...
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    Best website for good rimfire ammo

    GoodShootingInc.com when they have what you want - high-demand stuff sells out fast. Graf's, Champion's Choice. Killough for Eley. The big names like Midway, Brownell's, etc. are priced on the high end, again when they have what you're looking for. I've bought rimfire from Natchez when I found...
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    Weirdness with Lot-Tested Center-X

    I'm well aware of the rimfire lottery... there has been "a lot of lots" of other ammo down the tubes (Vudoo, Rim-X) besides the Center-X. As well as my C-X lot shoots, there have been the random rounds that drop a few tenths low at extended ranges (>150 yards). I'm still finding it hard to...
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    Weirdness with Lot-Tested Center-X

    Summary: Had my 1st-gen Vudoo tested at Lapua's AZ test center early 2020. Bought 2 cases Center-X. I'm down to three (3) bricks of it. Over thousands of rounds, this ammo has averaged ~1080fps with an SD ~7-9, depending on temperature. Accuracy is a consistent 1.0 - 1.1 MOA @100, with plenty...
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    Own rare CZ 453 but want something else

    CZ 457 unless you have a LOT more budget - then it's Vudoo or Rim-X. Ruger "Precision" and Savage are steps down from what you already have.
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    So over the Contrived and Repetitive Nature of Stages today

    That's the way I was with skeet... except I had been doing it over 40 years (NSSA competition less than half that). After the debacle of my last match - culminating in a twice-repeated "jam" on the last stage caused by leaving the 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 chamber flag in (no points match so they let me...
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    Getting started in rimfire PRS - What rife?

    I'll say this right up front: this long post is about SHOTGUNS - but its tie to the thread is the service that goes with top-tier firearms. My Kolar serial is 002xx. My understanding is the initial "in the wild" production run started at 00200 or -01. I had a business trip to Dallas and met...
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    Getting started in rimfire PRS - What rife?

    While a good CZ-457 may well be as accurate as a Vudoo or Rim-X, it will never feel like a Vudoo or Rim-X in its operation no matter how much it's dressed up. I ran 100s with my Beretta 687EELL back in the day; it did fine... but it didn't feel like the Kolar that replaced it. Nor did Beretta...
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    did i made an error while mounting this scope?

    Let it go, dude. You asked a question, got a unanimous answer, one guy pokes an appearance comment into the thread, and you swallowed the hook. The fucking gap doesn't matter. Nobody is going to get close enough to see a gap anyway. Don't feed the trolls. And please don't buy a chronograph or...
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