What a find. I won a bid on a new Rem 700 SPS Tactical in 308 for $368. It came on Thursday, I mounted a Mk 4 4.5-14x50 LRT M1 TMR in TPS rings on a Farrel 20 MOA base; 10 lbs even or at least 10 on my bathroom scales.
After 20 break-in rounds accompanied by a judicious Hoppes #9 and Barnes copper cleaning between rounds 1-5 and every 5 after it was ready to go.
I then took some once fire FC brass I had laying around for such an occasion and loaded up 4 round snacks of Varget going 42-46 gr in .5 gr increments fired by F210M primers. Bullets used were 168 and 175 SMK and Berger 168 VLD's (max of 45 gr). Simply neck sized via Lee Collet neck die. Beautiful Utah day yesterday with a slight 3 mph wind in my face.
168 SMK
42=2350 AV/54 ES/.59"
42.5=2409 AV/59 ES/1.22"
43=2455 AV/66 ES/.58"
43.5=2502 AV/47 ES/.54"
44=2529 AV/57 ES/1.31"
44.5=2571 AV/63 ES/1.03"
45=2610 AV/36 ES/.72"
45.5=2631 AV/24 ES/.9"
46=2655 AV/11 ES/.82"
Agg average .88"
168 Berger VLD
42=2413 AV/41 ES/1.09"
42.5=2473 AV/89 ES/1.04"
43=2523 AV/113 ES/.675"
43.5=2525 AV/53 ES/.8"
44=2545 AV/29 ES/.94"
44.5=2551 AV/18 ES/.59"
45=2560 AV/25 ES/.555"
45.5=2601 AV/45 ES/.445"
46=2634 AV/25 ES/.86"
Agg AV= .77"
175 SMK
42=2413 AV/155 ES/.77"
42.5=2430 AV/22 ES/.83"
43=2460 AV/28 ES/.48"
43.5=2487 AV/22 ES/.72"
44=2524 AV/18 ES/.92"
44.5=chrono problems/.9"
45=2561 AV/25 ES/.585"
Agg Av = .745"
My CED won't give SD's for 4 or less shots.
168 SMK FGMM=two 5-shot groups
2505 AV for 10 shots, 34 ES/12 SD/.425" and .7"
175 SMK FGMM=two 5-shot groups
2519 AV for 10 shots, 42 ES/10.5 SD/1.13" and 1.16"
So, willl either of the 168's get me to 1000 with the 1:12 twist. I live at 4500' elev where the baro rarely get above 25.5
Or, will the 175 SMK be needed for 1000?
Also, before I did anything to the rifle, I tore into it and the X-Mark trigger pulls at 3lbs. I'll leave it alone for now. I don't mind the Hogue rubber stock. It's free floated all the way to the receiver but I noticed during the shooting and range cleaning that the barrel sits very close to the left edge of the barrel channel. Also, when I'm moving the rifle around to it's final shooting posiiton I can see the barrel moving within the barrel channel. Actually, I should say the "rubber" stock was moving "around" the steel barrel. I was shooting off the Harris 6-9" BR-SM bipod with a rear bag. The more I shot this thing the more I learned how to hold it to get it to perform for me.
Even if this rifle had turned out to be a dud, I'd still have an inexpensive and new 700 action for a project gun but I think I'll keep it.
Comments?
Alan
After 20 break-in rounds accompanied by a judicious Hoppes #9 and Barnes copper cleaning between rounds 1-5 and every 5 after it was ready to go.
I then took some once fire FC brass I had laying around for such an occasion and loaded up 4 round snacks of Varget going 42-46 gr in .5 gr increments fired by F210M primers. Bullets used were 168 and 175 SMK and Berger 168 VLD's (max of 45 gr). Simply neck sized via Lee Collet neck die. Beautiful Utah day yesterday with a slight 3 mph wind in my face.
168 SMK
42=2350 AV/54 ES/.59"
42.5=2409 AV/59 ES/1.22"
43=2455 AV/66 ES/.58"
43.5=2502 AV/47 ES/.54"
44=2529 AV/57 ES/1.31"
44.5=2571 AV/63 ES/1.03"
45=2610 AV/36 ES/.72"
45.5=2631 AV/24 ES/.9"
46=2655 AV/11 ES/.82"
Agg average .88"
168 Berger VLD
42=2413 AV/41 ES/1.09"
42.5=2473 AV/89 ES/1.04"
43=2523 AV/113 ES/.675"
43.5=2525 AV/53 ES/.8"
44=2545 AV/29 ES/.94"
44.5=2551 AV/18 ES/.59"
45=2560 AV/25 ES/.555"
45.5=2601 AV/45 ES/.445"
46=2634 AV/25 ES/.86"
Agg AV= .77"
175 SMK
42=2413 AV/155 ES/.77"
42.5=2430 AV/22 ES/.83"
43=2460 AV/28 ES/.48"
43.5=2487 AV/22 ES/.72"
44=2524 AV/18 ES/.92"
44.5=chrono problems/.9"
45=2561 AV/25 ES/.585"
Agg Av = .745"
My CED won't give SD's for 4 or less shots.
168 SMK FGMM=two 5-shot groups
2505 AV for 10 shots, 34 ES/12 SD/.425" and .7"
175 SMK FGMM=two 5-shot groups
2519 AV for 10 shots, 42 ES/10.5 SD/1.13" and 1.16"
So, willl either of the 168's get me to 1000 with the 1:12 twist. I live at 4500' elev where the baro rarely get above 25.5
Or, will the 175 SMK be needed for 1000?
Also, before I did anything to the rifle, I tore into it and the X-Mark trigger pulls at 3lbs. I'll leave it alone for now. I don't mind the Hogue rubber stock. It's free floated all the way to the receiver but I noticed during the shooting and range cleaning that the barrel sits very close to the left edge of the barrel channel. Also, when I'm moving the rifle around to it's final shooting posiiton I can see the barrel moving within the barrel channel. Actually, I should say the "rubber" stock was moving "around" the steel barrel. I was shooting off the Harris 6-9" BR-SM bipod with a rear bag. The more I shot this thing the more I learned how to hold it to get it to perform for me.
Even if this rifle had turned out to be a dud, I'd still have an inexpensive and new 700 action for a project gun but I think I'll keep it.
Comments?
Alan
