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Perhaps some of you can help me with my issue. I get good accuracy at 100 - 300 yards shooting slow with the following load. - 115 DTAC HbN coated - Defiance action - single shot - Alliant RL 26 46.6 gr - Lapua brass - Federal primers - Bartlien 32" 1:7 twist Heavy Varmint profile - 3170 fps...

Perhaps some of my fellow shooters can help me with my issue. I get good accuracy at 100 - 300 yards shooting slow with the following load. - 115 DTAC HbN coated - Defiance action - single shot - Alliant RL 26 46.6 gr - Lapua brass - Federal primers - Bartlien 32" 1:7 twist Heavy Varmint...

I have a friend who may have access to some land were we could set up steel targets out to 8-900 yards. There are cattle off to one side and a highway off the other side though some few hundred yards away. We can build an impact berm for missed shots. The concern that we have is what if the...

I have a question on brass. I have been shooting some long range steel this summer with two rifles set up for 260 Remington. I started with Remington brass and after only three and in some cases two firings the primer pockets are large enough that I can push a primer in with finger pressure in...

I am considering a Savage Long Range Precision in 243 Win with a 1/9.25 twist barrel. I like the Sierra 107 match king bullets. Is this twist rate okay for this bullet? I have a Savage in 6BR with a 1/8 and it is a dynamite gun. Thanks

I have about 2,500 rounds in my stock Savage in 308. While shooting a match last weekend I was shooting some of my better scores. Then it went to hell. Shot a 98, 97, 98, and a 99. Then two 91s back to back. The problem was verticle stringing that did not begin until after about 8 rounds...

When competing in F Class matches registered with the NRA, I think that it is 120 shots at a certain level to make a classification. If you have 20 shot relays and 60 shot matches, does the NRA look at the entire 60 shot aggregate or at the 20 shot individual matches that make up the aggregate...

I have been primarily a paper puncher for the past few years and once you get your elevation it is primarily a game of windage and fundamentals. Moving to steel out to 1,100 yards plus has put a new challenge into my shooting and I am having some problems. I know the velocity of my rounds and...

I have recently installed the Strelok ballistics program on my Android phone. One of the questions asked in the set up is - "How many percent bullet speed will change at change temperature on 15 degrees" Are there some rules of thumb on this issue considering most shooting done in 40- 90...

I missed out on the CMP sale of the Kimber target rifles. I assume that there will be some of these guns hitting the market in the future. What has been your experience with this rifle. I am interested mostly in scoped groups at 100 yards, but any information will be apprecited.

I am seriously considering a build of a Remington 700 action into a 6.5x55 long range steel rifle. I understand that the reloading books are concerned about 100 year old rifles shooting modern ammo, so what have you folks experienced with a reasonable hot load which can go beyond the reloading...

I seems pretty clear that some muzzle brakes may change the POI significantly. I can test this easily enough at the range. What about velocity - I would prefer not to have to purchase a chrono at this time. It is in the future as I load more. If enough of you report no apprecible change...

Is there a general rule of thumb about whether muzzle brakes move the point of impact relative to no brake. I ask, because I would like to use the same rifle for tactical / steel plate shooting where I could use a brake and mid range or long range NRA shooting where brakes are not allowed. I...

I am taking my first elk hunt this October and have a 300 Win Mag as my rifle. I dug a mostly unused Leupold VX 1 out of the gun safe to go on this rifle. I have been working up some loads and now I want to mark the zero placement on the elevation. On my tactical and long range scopes I can...

I have a model 52 D that I have had in the gun safe for about 40 years. It has more years on it than that though. I bought it in the 70s and it was an old CMP rifle. It shot well enough for me when I shot small bore in the 70s. I would like to put a scope on this rifle and I am wondering if...

I live in Ohio and heard about a gunsmith by the name of Jim Caudill AKA Mauser Man in Sunbury, Ohio. Are any of you familiar with his work and would you recommend him for a tactical rifle build? Thanks

A few weeks ago I posted that there was a new range under construction in Pennsylvania. It is very near Koppel, Pa. The zoning etc is not complete yet so I was asked not to release the name of the range. Keep on the lookout though. A friend of mine was invited to shoot there and was able to...

I have been shooting a Savege F class rifle in 6 BR and I have been pleased with the results (850 rounds). I was using Winchester Primers and was occassionally piercing a primer while using 30 grains of Varget. There were no other signs of excess pressure and I was getting 100 yard groups...

I happened to get to Camp Perry (CMP) today and there was a whole rack of nice Garand's with the scope mount. Decent wood and finish with most rifles speced at 1 @ muzzle and 1-2 @ throat.

I am somewhat comfortable selecting bullets relative to barrel twist rates for 6.5 and 308 bullets. I came upon a Savage bolt gun with a 1 in 9" twist rate. I know that it should shoot 55 to perhaps 69 grain (maybe 75s) bullets quite well, but I am looking for actual experience with different...