novaman64
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168 vld?
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168 vld?
7magcreedmoor
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Yes.
novaman64
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Wow, thats booking, what length barrel? My 280ai is being built rt now, Im going with a 25" finished barrel, hoping to get mid 2900's or better launching the 168's....
7magcreedmoor
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Details are in posts 37 thru 40. This rifle has exceeded my expectations big time.
Hornhunter32
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Sounds like I need to try Retumbo. My current load is 60 grains of H4831, 168 Berger hybrid, RP brass & Fed 215 at 2900 fps out of a 26 inch tube.
I am crazy happy with this gun, i still need to have the action bedded, get a bipod and a good sling but she weighs in right at 10 pounds as of now which is very huntable (for me) i love how pacnor made the barrel a solid contour, goes perfect with the boydes stock that has the bull barrel channel, looks real clean in person. Shot it a couple times the other day (shot one round and clean blah blah blah break in) i dont believe in it but with as much money as i have in it i will take every precaution i can. I am just fire forming some factory 280 and it actually shot pretty decent. Still not done with break in tho. I plan on using the fire formed brass for my hunting loads, i think i will try speer's 130 grain boat tail. I wont spend much time developing a hunting load, even a load thats only able to give 1.5 in groups at 100 would be fine for deer hunting*where i hunt. Ive kinda changed my mind on my target load tho, i will still use nosler brass but i saw the hornady 162 gr match bullets are almost half the price of bergers and have a bc of .610 vs berger 168s at .617 I figure i will give the hornadys a shot first and if i cant get them to shot then i will spend the extra coin on the bergers.
7magcreedmoor
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2tall- don't shoot that thing again until you do the bedding! I was impatient with mine and shot it just bolted into the stock and SPLIT IT at the rear action screw. Unless you were lucky enough to get a perfect fit with your inlet (I like Boyd's, but the inlets are usually not a perfect fit without some work) you could make yourself a repair project in just a few dozen shots....
If you already broke it, PM me and I'll tell you how I repaired mine as part of my bedding job.
If you already broke it, PM me and I'll tell you how I repaired mine as part of my bedding job.
Oh wow i didnt think bedding it was THAT important, my smith told me not to work up a target load until it was bedded cuz it would change how the gun shoots but i see how a gun could break the stock if it wasnt a good fit especially if there was a gap at the lug. I'll take your word for it cuz i dont feel like replacing my pretty stock already lol
