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Hello I have 12.5 in barrel from Lilja with a matching bolt. Shooting Hornady 123 gr sst factory ammo. Any idea what happened? Too much gas or do I need a stiffer spring? I am thinking it ejected too early.
I like my .280 as well but to get the same BC as a 140gr 6.5 you have to shoot a big .284 bullet. Recoil increases a lot when you got up to a full size long action round like a .280 compared to the smaller 6.5x55 round. I didn't see where the gains in drop/recoil and barrel life justified the...
I would vote 6.5x55 It has the mildest recoil of the calibers you listed. Has the same drop with 140 gr vld's as the 300 win mag at 1,000 yards. It can be a great long range weapon. It has plenty of knockdown for any north american animal, swedes shot plenty of moose with it. Has great barrel...
I have just finished a mauser build. Well almost, it still needs a finish. Mauser 98 vz-24 action Timney trigger Aluminum firing pin Shilen match grade #7 contour 6.5x55 swede Boyds walnut praire stock EGW bases Tps rings Still waiting on a decision for the scope, right now there is a cheap...
I want a scope for a new mauser project. I am not a competitive shooter just a new paper puncher that hunts. The scope is going on a custom trued mauser with a shilen 6.5x55 barrel. I know this a rather long list but I am leaning toward the leupold or the weaver. I have read a lot of positive...
I am rebuilding a mauser and was curious as what to expect in terms of accuracy. I know mauser's arent typically benchrest rifles for a reason. What have you'll seen a rebuilt mauser do? I was hoping for moa, is this realistic? I will post pics when I am done. Details are: Vz24 action...
The cheapest 700 you can find. I bought a 700 adl for $350. Buy a barrel for 300 and have it installed. If you want to just drop it into the stock then buy the acc, I would imagine an adl action with a krieger 5r barrel would outshoot a factory gun and you would be about the same in the end...
Barreled action is the way to go, especially for your budget. If you had a limited budget and took your time buying a 700 adl and building as you go wouldn't be so bad but i would get the barreled action and drop it in a chasis so you dont have to spend the $300 for bedding, $300 for blue...
Hello I am wanting to put a barrel on a VZ24 action I found. I want to do a 6.5x55 swede, but I can't find a barrel. Midway sells 6.5x55 shilen barrels but they only have the light #4 contour. I would like to get a #5.5-#6 minimum. I want .7 at the muzzel at least. Does anyone know where to...
It would depend on how far you want to shoot it. I dont think you can get much for $400. Just the kit to bed the action is going to cut way into that budget. You can probably do some trigger work if you are very mechanically inclined. Any pencil barrl will start to walk after you fire a couple...
What is a good mauser 98 to use as a project gun. I am not looking for bench rest accuracy but a quality gun to build on. I will probably build a 6.5x55 swede. I heard the argentine 1909 are good but are hard to find now. Are the turkish or czech rifles any good. How much am i looking to...
Hello guys. I was looking for recommendations on a new long range rifle. I hope to take this rifle out to 1,000 yards. But my local range only goes out to 600. I would also use this rifle for deer hunting. Under perfect conditions I would like to shoot a pig or deer at 500-600. I hear the...