Recent content by Barrelnut

The perfect do it all build and looks good too. Congratulations!

Wishing you a speedy recovery. We'll keep a chair open for you. ;)

What's the barrel twist and what elevation are you shooting from?

Kinda sounds like the advertised BC of the bullet is off. The imprint of the barrels lands can even affect the actual BC. This seems to be why most rifle, bullet and, ballistic solutions need some tuning. I've had a lot of luck with a Creedmoor by shooting at 700 yards, adjusting the velocity in...

I've shot quite a bit of Hornady 6.5 CM brass and always get about 8 firings from it before the primer pockets are getting pretty loose and the case heads are about to seperate. It was so predictable that I started tossing it after 8 firings. I think the brass is a little soft and thin. But 8...

What, the old adage "3 shots test the rifle and 5 shots test the shooter" no longer applies? Listened to this Hornady podcast while back. Liked the idea of determining your final zero with a 10+ round sample size. Putting the rifles zero in the center of that dispersion (whatever size that is)...

I always wonder about the durability of sensitive electronics under the force of heavy recoil. Cold solder joints and circuit card delamination, etc after time. I've had a few illuminated reticles go wonky.

April Fools day was early this year. Sorry you missed it.

Nothing like being so close to the Rosies you can smell em... Welcome!

I'm loading up some ELD-VT 6mm 80 gr. right now to try out in a 6BR Norma. This is what one looks like beside a 87 Gr. V-Max. Kinda amazing. ELD-VT is on the right.

Who made them? And type rifling?

What type trigger?

Here's another to look at. CVA Rifles.They have been getting some rave reviews. They are made in the USA (Georgia) with Bergara barrels. They are owned by the same parent company as Bergara. They are beautiful rifles and in the $600~$700 range. https://bpioutdoors.com/cascade/ Sportsmans...

H1000 is excellent too.

They're purdy too!