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  1. farmerbrown

    Blaser Tactical 2 VS TRG-42

    Good question, I have a TRG-42 and Rem 700 PSS and my spotter/team mate has a Tac-2 in .308 and .338. I'll write more later from a PC but I'm sure he has bigger mags (here in Europe) at least for the .308. The .308 shot rings around the "tuned" PSS (new chamber in original barrel). Now I...
  2. farmerbrown

    243. Win compared to 260. Rem

    The big question is what twist you have in the present barrel? To beat a new fast twist for 6.5, you're going to need a fast twist in .243. Traditionally .243W was in the 1-10" range. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
  3. farmerbrown

    Range Report Applied Ballistics Kestrel; Pro staff support thread

    Hi, I've had mine for a couple of weeks. I really like it. Used it out to 1151 meters last week. I have noticed a couple of issues - which I've reported before to support. One is the profile loader doesn't allow you to have a different click value for each gun defined. I have one in SMOA...
  4. farmerbrown

    A long action Rem 700. What Caliber?

    Hmm, Isn't the swedes bolt face a bit bigger? Might be something to consider. I'd really be looking at the 280 if it was me. And maybe you don't want the hassle of the AI first up. For 700-800 yards, the 280 should have more than enough poke. My 7mm-08 even doesn't have too much trouble...
  5. farmerbrown

    Puttting powder in other containers, what kind and who sells

    I'd add one thing with labeling. I put some (fast) shotgun powder in another powder container many years ago and relabeled it very well. I knew all the advise not to do that, but what could possibly go wrong, right? Quite some years later, I came upon this (slow) rifle powder just right for my...
  6. farmerbrown

    My story of fitness, which I hope can be an inspiration to someone...

    Good posts... I can solidly recommend Weight Watchers as well. Got me from 120 kg/265 lbs down to 83 kg/180 lbs about 14 years ago. Man, life had so much more going for it when you aren't stressing out your whole system with acres of blubber. I always moved and exercised, but you cannot...
  7. farmerbrown

    Q for those who use quickload

    Gi'day... Depends on what 'optimization' you asked Quickload for. Usually it's Nominal Maximum Pressure and Case capacity utilised (up to some value like 102%). It's probably eliminated because it cannot approach nominal pressure with the available load utilization. There is also a range of...
  8. farmerbrown

    Double Check my OCW results

    Gi'day, Depends on temp and barrel length - for 25-26" barrel I get about 820 m/S = 2,690 fps with SD = 3 m/S or less (10 fps). With colder temps (10C/50F) = 815/2675 and warmer (25C/78F) = 825/2710. I used to use 44 gn with my 'tuned' Rem 700 PSS. After putting a new custom barrel on it, it...
  9. farmerbrown

    338 Lapua Nightmares

    Great, Enjoy!! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
  10. farmerbrown

    338 Lapua Nightmares

    Gi'day... Besides the poor understanding of metric designation, there's a lot of speculation about SAAMI specs. I'd appreciate it somebody can find one for the .338LM. Up until I see it, I assume that CIP and SAAMI are the same length. This is 3.681 or 93.5mm (I just finished loading 100 to...
  11. farmerbrown

    338 Lapua Nightmares

    Huh? That CIP drawing looks wrong. CIP OAL is 93.5, not 94.5 - actually the supposed 'CIP 338' shows the bullet diameter as .308 calibre. Sorry - badshot beat me to it... I still have never seen a SAAMI .338 LM drawing - anybody got one?
  12. farmerbrown

    338 Lapua Nightmares

    Gi'day... What bushing did you use with the competition dies? Thanks to the AI rep for the clarification on the (presumably older) non-CIP AI platforms...
  13. farmerbrown

    338 Lapua Nightmares

    Gi'day... I'm a bit confused. Originally you said "...ammo is dead nuts to specs. 3.680. I then measure the length of the AI AX 338 magazine and it measures 3.650" but now you are saying it fits in the mag? I'm no expert on AI - just trying to understand, but isn't there only a CIP length...
  14. farmerbrown

    TRG Rifles picture thread.....??

    TRG lovliness... Gi'day... Better late than never... TRG-42 with 1-10" twist ('13 model with dual ejectors) Spuhr ST-4701 direct mount with 24 MOA Sinclair tactical bipod Schmidt and Bender 5-25 x56 PMII with P4L fine illuminated reticle B&T Suppressor on the way.
  15. farmerbrown

    Rifle Scopes Zeroed for the first time - Problems

    Gi'day... The old trick (used many times) is to bore sight at 22 yds and it will be very close at 100.
  16. farmerbrown

    I really screwed up

    Yeah, It should subside if it was only 1-2 shots. BUT wear very good hearing protection people, or you will have it forever. You wouldn't believe the tinnitus I have. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
  17. farmerbrown

    Over-thinking barometric pressure...

    Gi'day... The bigger influence on humidity is temperature. The warmer the air, the amount of water it can hold increases dramatically, so the RH for that volume of water sinks very quickly... Air at 0°C (32°F) has 6,088 PPM (volume) of water in it at 100% RH, and at 20°C (68°F) that...
  18. farmerbrown

    Kestrel, valuable tool or waste of money?

    Gi'day... Yes, I've used all these techniques... Started with maps, GPS and (corrected) barometric pressure (and thermometer) and JBM call ups written on range cards (good if you know where you are going to be). Also used Swiss army range cards, which are pretty nifty if you are using GP11...
  19. farmerbrown

    Need input on the new Leica Geovid hd bino/rangefinder

    Ok then it means 10 mm = 1cm = 0.1. Mil Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
  20. farmerbrown

    Rifle Scopes Nightforce new product development

    Gi'day... Second the 1-6 and 1-8 FFP. Just bought one of each from your competitors. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
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