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  1. turbo54

    Gunsmithing Sanity check, please: .223 bolt gun build

    KSU: A Palma or Remington Varmint contour is what you want. 22-24" makes for a very reasonably-handling rifle. 26" starts to get a little unruly, and 223 doesn't pick up much velocity from it anyway. Still, 26" is reasonable. Consider choosing a 223AI though. Your factory 223 ammo will shoot...
  2. turbo54

    Gunsmithing Machine shop education

    You'll appreciate what the gunsmith is doing a lot more if you get your feet wet first. Gun smithing is really just an application of general precision machining, I think a general machine shop class would be a fine intro. I doubt a Smith will take you on as an apprentice/helper, because he'll...
  3. turbo54

    Gunsmithing Mod 70 Question

    Should work fine, considering both 270 and 6Rem are very close in diameter along their length. Good call using a long action for 6 Rem.
  4. turbo54

    options for measuring chamber?

    I make a slice down the neck of an easy chambering, FLS'd case. Then I cut most of the neck off. Seat a bullet backwards into what's left of the neck. Slip the bit of cutoff neck onto bullet. Chamber the dummy round, the cutoff neck will be pushed down along the bullet. Measure...
  5. turbo54

    Sidearms & Scatterguns Glock 20 10mm......Woods and Carry Comapanion.

    Spoken for truth! Can't imagine a better cartridge for a subgun.
  6. turbo54

    Range Report 7mm Accubond LR BCs

    While that *would* be awesome, it's also exceedingly unlikely. The form factor required for that kind of real-world BC would make it the most aerodynamically efficient bullet ever created (certainly for 50cal or smaller). Consider the 162amax G1 BC is .599 (per Litz) yet has an excellent form...
  7. turbo54

    2013 GAP Grind video. (I spent many, many hours on this, you should check it out!)

    Target distances were given for all targets/stages - except for the UKD stage, which was a single target. Target was pointed out to you during stage briefing, then on the clock, you had 30 seconds (maybe it was a minute, can't remember exactly) to run up a short hill, mil/range/swag the target...
  8. turbo54

    .223 Savage bolt rifle question

    Don't forget the 75 and 80gr .224" amax's have been "suspended".
  9. turbo54

    Virgin Competitor Needs Advice!!

    Respectfully disagree. Reinforcement of the fundamentals of marksmanship and comradery aren't really prerequisites to shooting tactical matches. NRA/CMP shooting is fun in it's own right, but provided this fellow has safe equipment and knows how to safely use it, there is no reason he shouldn't...
  10. turbo54

    Rifle Scopes Steiner Military or Premier Heritage 3-15 ?

    I love Premier, but when I had my 3-15 on my 20" medium weight barrel 260AR, I felt it really upset the weight/balance factor of the rifle. It went from a fairly handy (though not light) AR into a "heavy gun" kinda thing. Switching to a NF 3-15 helped a lot. If you're dead set on either a...
  11. turbo54

    Rifle Scopes Premier tactical 3-15

    Premier is the best glass I've used, which includes SB, March, Kahles and others. I didn't spend much time with the Hensoldt, but the Henny wasn't noticeably better. As mentioned though, glass is subjective. I had a PRH 3-15 with the mildot. While I liked the scope, it was big and bulky for a...
  12. turbo54

    Sidearms & Scatterguns Glock 20 10mm......Woods and Carry Comapanion.

    I've played with 460 Rowland - but it's not really the same concept as 10mm. 460 Rowland is, in its essence, a super-duty 45acp case, loaded to "modern" pressure levels of ~40ksi, which is more than double the traditional 45acp pressure. 10mm is a 40S&W "long", or should I say... 40S&W is a...
  13. turbo54

    Shooting bullets backwards in subsonic ammo?

    What!?!?
  14. turbo54

    My build from Short Action Customs

    Mark Gordon builds a helluva rifle, and it's beginning to seem like the M2008/M2013 build market is HIS! He did a beyond-superb job on mine. Nice rig, hope you enjoy the hell out of it.
  15. turbo54

    Need help deciding new bolt gun caliber

    Considering the badassery of a 338 really begins to show at ~1000 yards, and the badassery of a 308 ends at ~600, you'll wind up with a ~400 yard zone between 600 and 1000 that you don't have a well matched rifle for, if you choose 308. Not to say a 308 won't go 1000, of course it will...but...
  16. turbo54

    2013 GAP Grind video. (I spent many, many hours on this, you should check it out!)

    Well done! I suspect there is an issue with audio associated with watching on a mobile device (android)? Music and gunshots comes through, but stage descriptions and competitor interviews don't. Very cool my buddy/shooting partner psmith is featured cleaning the steel safari stage.
  17. turbo54

    Michigan 1st annual Precision Rifle Steel Challenge UPDATE FULL ROSTER

    A member of our gun club is a Canuck, and he seems to have no trouble getting his TRG22 in/out of Canadaland on a regular basis. I'm sure it's fine.
  18. turbo54

    20" .260 Muzzle Velocity Question.

    My 21.5" 260 was getting ~2775 from a hornady 140hpbt with 43-43.5gr H4350.
  19. turbo54

    6.5mm rifle,bolt action.Need suggestions.

    Agreed. It would be foolish to spend 10k+ on a first rifle arrangement. A nice little 223 with a solid scope can be had for under 2k. Ammo is inexpensive and readily available. Once this guy gets fully "bit" by the bug, he can go drop the 10k on high end premium stuff. He'll still be happy he...
  20. turbo54

    Norma mrp

    I've read various places around the interwebz that MRP and RE22 are the same powder.
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