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Sigh. Rifle is zeroed at 50 yards. Or 100. Or whatever. Whether the scope is mounted on a flat rail or 50MOA rail, the zero is 50 yards and elevation is calculated from that zero. The rail angle has nothing whatsoever to do with that elevation - all it does is add its angle to the scope's upper...

If OP is only going to 200 yards, 8 mils or 25 MOA of "up" from a 50-yard zero is all that's needed - which pretty much any half-decent scope, let alone a good scope, is going to provide mounted on a flat rail. Do.Not.Shim. Unless a shim is manufactured with tight tolerance to match the contour...

As usual, @spife7980 speaks truth. It's the blanket statement "[a]ny 223. Cci made the 400s for light loads" to which I object. I did "try reading a reloading book." Multiples. Plus powder vendor web sites. My old Speer manual specifically delineates between CCI400 and 450 based on powder and...

I had a Tikka Varmint in .223 that would flatten and crater CCI 400s with the mildest loads - mild enough to get carbon soot down the case body. But they never pierced. CCI 450s would flatten with moderate loads. I can speculate why that rifle was such a pita wrt handloads but I don't know for...

I inadvertently loaded a small batch of .223s with CCI 450s instead of the usual CCI400 (75ELDM and IMR 8208XBR). No real significant change... slightly higher SD. I speculated in my earlier post that small case capacity might contribute to difficulty achieving low ES/SD. Slightly rethinking...

I appreciate your taking the time to specify "clean ethical kill." I quit hunting years ago, as have quite a few of the guys I used to hunt with (those still on the sunny side of the ground). We'd rather just watch 'em fly or mosey around. I realized 30+ years ago that it was the shooting skill...

I took a quick look at the 3.3-18 Burris XTRIII offerings at EuroOptic. Looks like they're on sale for $1000. You state that's about double your budget. Ok, you might look at the Athlon Midas Tac 6-24x50, which is just over $500. I strongly suggest you CALL @gr8fuldoug at CameralandNY about this...

My speculation is the small case volume in and of itself plays a role. I use small-kernel powders (Vihtavuori N135, IMR 8208XBR) and measure each load on an A&D FX-120i scale, which can discern one to two kernels of powder as I drop a tenth or two light and trickle to desired weight. I don't...

My first custom rifle was built on a well-used TAC-30 action (Bartlein barrel in 6.5CM Jewell trigger, MPA BA Comp chassis). Had a 2nd-gen Vortex Razor 4.5-27x56 scope on it. It ran fine and was as accurate as any rifle I've owned. I sold it to a young man I met at the range with his quite-new...

I use Matchmaster dies. My $0.02 follows. It's not hard to do once you figure it out. For safety's sake, DO NOT allow more than the powder you are using in the same room, let alone on the bench. Make F***ING SURE you have the right powder and the right load info! READ and comprehend the...

I also use the Tri-Way for .223. It gets the job done. My experience is that I have to adjust it for different brands of brass, and that's a relative pita. Yes, I am aware of the implication of varying-length case necks leading to adjustment need. Fortunately, I have 1000 pieces of brass all of...

MDT still offers their LSS Gen2 chassis for the 455. Its everyday price is $430... but you still have to put a buttstock on it, which adds to the price. I had my 455 in an earlier version of the LSS chassis and used a Magpul PRS stock I had (photo). My only question is, does it make sense to...

Not really with a $2500 budget. I'd probably agree with the advice to look at Browning. Like @Baron23, I come from a skeet background. I knew some very skilled competitors who ran Citori variants. The issue many (not all) folks encountered with Browning was that, while the shotguns felt great...

There is merit to trying before purchase, if feasible. OP shows as being from Charlotte... classes can be found at Coleman's Creek (an hour or so east of Charlotte near Ellerbe, requires student to have rifle). MDT team shooter Andy Slade offers classes through Rifleman's Path a couple hours'...

Or adjustment induced. When I got my gen-1 V22 in an MPA BA Comp chassis (complete rifle purchased directly from Vudoo), there was maybe 1/8 - 3/16 of an inch of vertical play in the fully-inserted magazine. I would experience frequent failures to feed the last round. The solution was that MPA...

To be clear for OP: The Vudoo third-generation Three-60 has a 60-degree bolt. The second-generation V22 has a 90-degree throw. Both are available.

I started "precision rimfire" in 2018 with a CZ-455, put it in an MDT LSS-22 chassis, mounted a rail, dinked with the trigger... It was ok. Purchased a first-gen Vudoo in MPA BA Comp chassis in 2019. Have been competing with it since. I built a Rim-X late in 2022... it's in an MDT ACC Premier...

I'm using Alpha brass/CCI450 with Berger 105 Hybrid Targets and 29.8 Varget (2785fps) or Barnes 105 Matchburners and 31.0 CFE223 (similar velocity). Both bullets do best at .060" off the lands. My chamber is cut to the tighter end of SAAMI spec, and knowing now that my loads work best with a...

Spoken like a true "expert" who showed up six months ago with a Tom Clancy screen name coupled, probably, with his birth year and posts all about Tikka. I'm not a Tikka "expert" beyond having owned , reloaded for, competed with, and learned how to fix the factory-f'ed-up firing pin in one of...

If you do any casual searching here on SH and elsewhere, you'll find that 6.5CM barrels reliably last 2500 rounds or so, potentially much longer with factory (mild) ammo and if the barrel is allowed to cool sufficiently (never gets too hot to hold tightly with bare hand). To my knowledge...