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  1. biffj

    Official (DTA) SRS, HTI, Covert, Hunter Thread

    I think its either 1/4-20 or 5/16-18. Just swapped one out and I'll have a look at the old bolt to see. Frank
  2. biffj

    Apollo 11

    It is true the Bug floats. VW did a commercial with a bug floating in New York harbor or somewhere like that....can't remember the catch phrase but it was a good ad. I recall seeing more than one Bug floating back in the dark ages too. Trying to cross a stream in the desert during a flash...
  3. biffj

    Apollo 11

    I'm in agreement too. Having worked on some of the programs following the space program I was able to see firsthand what the benefits of the money spent were. I was about 7 when they landed on the moon and remember watching the whole thing. We talked with my father stationed half a planet away...
  4. biffj

    Unique K31 type Hammerli 30-06...FINISHED PICS

    That is a very interesting piece. There are a lot of oddball actions from CH due to a lot of gunsmiths building cool stuff . I've not seen that type of bolt handle used on any of them though. Did you take a standard K31 bolt and just remove the cocking handle? Wonderful stuff and great job...
  5. biffj

    37XC build

    Yep, you got it. I know a lot of the reloader powders aren't temp friendly. There wasn't a lot of choices for the 33. I did load up some 338 Lapua with the RL33 too and it is pretty good for speed. You just have to do load development for the hot season and not shoot when its too cold. Seems...
  6. biffj

    37XC build

    I had some pressure issues with my 33XC but mostly they were related to the bolt face on my Desert tactical having too large a hole for the firing pin and the 33XC not being very temperature friendly. I swapped out the bolt and no more primer flow problems and kept the ammo in a cooler at 72...
  7. biffj

    Suppressors Form 1 suppressor, drill size

    I've got a 338 Lapua suppressor with a .402 bore through the baffles and endcap. Its a little more than .060 over the bullet diameter. We have metered this can with proper meters and procedures on a number of cals and found it to have very good suppression on all. In comparing it to a...
  8. biffj

    Compressed Loads

    As with all things your mileage may vary depending on a wide variety of things. Some powders don't mind being compressed while others will react very badly. Some powders compress readily but will slowly expand a bit and push your bullet out of the case a little or a lot. Some powders don't...
  9. biffj

    Official (DTA) SRS, HTI, Covert, Hunter Thread

    You nailed it. I've made up a couple aluminum rails for friends who broke their plastic ones with normal use. Hanging the rifle from the bipod makes more sense too. Gravity helps that way instead of needing to be fought. Frank
  10. biffj

    Suppressors Gap between shoulder and suppressor

    Geno is right. It looks like the thread relief on the barrel is fine and there is carbon in your can. Careful if you use a tap to clear the threads, its easy to knarf up the finer threads. Even if your barrel extends past the threads on the can its not a big deal unless you're machinegunning the...
  11. biffj

    Rifle Scopes Greatest Elevation Range?

    My 5-25 X 56 ATACR has 126MOA of elevation. According to Nightforce they're all guaranteed to have at least 120 but it varies a little. My buddies has 129MOA. With the Defense Solutions LLC 70MOA mount on my Desert Tactical flat rail I've got 123MOA up from a 100yd zero on 3 different cals -...
  12. biffj

    Official (DTA) SRS, HTI, Covert, Hunter Thread

    The biggest difference in the extensions is that the right hand bolt locks up clockwise and the lefty counterclockwise. This means the lead in for each lug is in opposite direction and on the opposite side. That makes it pretty much impossible to use a right for a left or vice versa. There...
  13. biffj

    Range Report 130 Hybrid vs 140 Hybrid

    It all depends on the range you're going for. Over 1K you might be better off with the 140. Inside 500 I'd go with the 130. Frank
  14. biffj

    Official (DTA) SRS, HTI, Covert, Hunter Thread

    how much is too much? I'm using a 70MOA mount and still have a 100yd zero on all the barrels for my SRS- 6.5X47, 7.5X55 Swiss, 338BR (subsonic), 338 Lapua Mag, 33XC and 510 whisper(subsonic). I'm using a 5-25X 56 Nightforce ATACR. I'm 3.5 MOA off the bottom with the 33XC and 5MOA off the bottom...
  15. biffj

    37XC vs 375 ct

    Moving the shoulder forward a little won't gain you much. The shoulder is about as flat as you can get it for any gain in capacity. So that means 40 deg won't help much. Looking at the data posted on tubbs site the XC doesn't look much slower than the Cheytac. My buddy was shooting 350gr...
  16. biffj

    Official (DTA) SRS, HTI, Covert, Hunter Thread

    Can you not add rail sections to the handguard? Isn't that why the holes are there? Frank
  17. biffj

    6.5x47 still relevant?

    I have friends running H4350 with the 142gr Matchkings and doing very well. Never tried it myself. Found a load with RL17 that my rifle likes and haven't run anything else. Been running RL15 with the little bullets (120-123gr SMK) and that works really well too. Frank
  18. biffj

    6.5x47 still relevant?

    I guess the real question is whether you're wanting to be a member of the herd or if you're actually trying to pick a cal based on requirements relative to what you're doing. If the thought that most guys are going creedmore is more important than by all means, herd up and go with them. If...
  19. biffj

    37XC vs 375 ct

    Just got back from South Dakota and I'm quite happy with the 33XC and pretty impressed with the 375 CT in the HTI. I managed hits out to 2500 with the 33XC in my SRS and my buddy made it to 2600 with my rifle. I was all around the 2700yd target but with the wind changing by the second I couldn't...
  20. biffj

    Official (DTA) SRS, HTI, Covert, Hunter Thread

    I'm using a Defense Solutions LLC mount on my SRS. Just got back from a long range shoot in South Dakota where I managed to get some hits on targets from 100 to 2500 yds using my NightForce 5--25 ATACR. The mount is a 70MOA and allowed me to use everything the scope had to get out there while...
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