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    The newbie and the friggin flyer!

    LOL! Yeah, the primate behind the trigger is probably the limiting factor here for the time being. Or the rifle. Two 0.8 MOA groups in one day from an inexperienced shooter and a 1984 department store rifle package? Don't kill my stoke!
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    How rough is this load going to be long term on my barrel?

    Thanks guys. Two non-successive 0.8 MOA groups today:
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    How rough is this load going to be long term on my barrel?

    .30-06 SPRG 50.3 gr IMR 4065 150 gr SMK 3.320" COAL No pressure signs, no hard bolt lift, nada. And it has given me a few groups so far I really really like in the deer rifle Rem. Manufacturer says 51 gr at 3.300" COAL is the max, gives 2,928 fps @ 58,600 PSI. Am I going to chew...
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    The newbie and the friggin flyer!

    Both 0.80 moa The second group was after 12 rounds of shooting within a half hour, so the barrel was plenty warm. I have to admit, I'm pretty damn stoked!
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    The newbie and the friggin flyer!

    A few from today, one inch squares and 1 MOA diamonds: Ignore the cold bore shot in the last pic. These were all shot with a big fat crescent in the left side of my sight picture. So I'm still doin' something wrong. The scope is all the way back in the front ring. The back of the...
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    Caldwell bipod?

    Any good?
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    The newbie and the friggin flyer!

    It is bedded and floated. That's the only thing that's been done to it. It's not a great bedding job, it's clear there were some bubbles/it looks like compound wasn't put on the action before seating during the cure.
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    The newbie and the friggin flyer!

    I just made a batch with slightly longer COAL, 3.3200". I'm also working more on my cheek weld for consistency. I shoot very well with open irons, but I am still getting used to optics/eye relief. Keeping in mind this is a cheap old Bushnell, my comfortable and repeatable cheek weld so far...
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    22" barrel too short to make the .30-06 the "poor man's .300 Win Mag"

    Thank you sir! That's one of the exact threads I'm remembering.
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    22" barrel too short to make the .30-06 the "poor man's .300 Win Mag"

    This, sir, hits the nail on the head. The question is more a hypothetical posed for the purpose of self-edification. I'm a bit of a .30-06 fetishist, it's no secret. I love the poetic fact that one of the greatest all around rifle cartridges to be made even yet, was the first to even use...
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    The newbie and the friggin flyer!

    Thanks! this were seated at recommended depth to give COAL of 3.300". I'll bring them out a bit. The throat/freebore of this rifle is so long I couldn't get the 150 gr bullets to touch the lands and still have the bullet at a suitable depth in the neck.
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    The newbie and the friggin flyer!

    Flyer was second shot. Here is the whole string of five groups. Barrel heating left to right. Almost every group has one flyer.
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    The newbie and the friggin flyer!

    I'm a huge novice/newb to any sort of precision rifle shooting. working on prone fundamentals for the 100 yard challenge on the ol' bone 1984 stock R700 deer rifle. Shot this 5 shot group today at 100 yards with 150 gr SMK, 50.3 gr IMR4064, .30-06 Rem brass trimmed and chamfered. Neck resized...
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    22" barrel too short to make the .30-06 the "poor man's .300 Win Mag"

    I remember reading, I believe it was here, that some folks once developed .30-06 loads that nipped the heels of .300 Win Mag external ballistics using heavy (200 gr plus) .308 bullets over RL-22. Mule's leg recoil aside, is a 22" barrel long enough to get the job done using the RL-22 powder, or...
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    Your anecdotal observations. Factory pencil/sporter barrels: jumped or jammed?

    For me it's just about making a pretty 1980's R700 hunting rifle (.30-06) shoot well without changes like re-barreling.
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    Who makes good inexpensive plated pistol bullets?

    Plus one to the letter.
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    1903A1 and Daisy Red Ryder Still Life Studies

    LOVE the pics, pmclaine!!! Thank you for sharing. :)
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    Your anecdotal observations. Factory pencil/sporter barrels: jumped or jammed?

    I'm curious what people have found or seen. What is the voodoo behind why some rifles need a jump to produce the tightest group? You guys rule!
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    OCW question: switching bullets but using same weight bullet?

    Quick question, say I switch from AMAX to HPBT, both 178 gr, would i need to re-perform the OCW test again for the HPBT, or are the principles of the initial OCW still applicable?
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    Fieldcraft 72 hour loadout

    72 hours firm? Water and fire. A blade. A book. The stuff between your ears. This is one thing on this forum I do have real experience in, and in my experience, KraigWY pretty much nailed it.
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