One Clean Rifle 🙌🏼

[tonyf3]

thats some good shooting

 

[Rick Richard]

Here's a little update from some testing with bullets in the mag. These are 208 ELDM's at 3.620" COAL in a Hawkins hunter mag.

The tips get thumped pretty good in there. The BTO does not change at all though. And I only have .001 neck tension. But clearly there would be some long range consistency issues with the follow up shots. Two on the left came out of the mag. Right bullet is fresh for comparison.

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Unfortunately I did not test the smashed tips today, because it simply slipped my mind after shooting long range, single feed style.

This was a 1226 yard group with the 208's just single feeding them though.

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Maybe I'll intentionally save like 5 rounds from the mag with smashed tips and shoot side by side groups at say, 7-800 yards and see the differences in groups and impacts.

Curious about the bipod shown. What brand and etc is that. Thanks!

 

[Huntnful]

Curious about the bipod shown. What brand and etc is that. Thanks!

That's a Hatch out West bipod. 27" model. I love it! Can shoot from prone to seated.

 

[Rick Richard]

That's a Hatch out West bipod. 27" model. I love it! Can shoot from prone to seated.

Where did you purchase?

 

[Huntnful]

Where did you purchase?

Shop

Hatch Outwest adjustable bipod with automatic self locking legs sets up quickly. Bipods are tall enough for sitting behind when you shoot.

www.hatchoutwest.com

 

[PatriotHenry]

Curious about the bipod shown. What brand and etc is that. Thanks!

Rick you asked me the same thing a while back. I have the same one.

 

[Rick Richard]

Rick you asked me the same thing a while back. I have the same one.

OLDtimers. Can't remember anything. lol.

I am going to get one.

 

[PatriotHenry]

OLDtimers. Can't remember anything. lol.

I am going to get one.

I hear ya! You will like it I am sure.

 

[2buffalo]

OLDtimers. Can't remember anything. lol.

I am going to get one.

One just came up in the classifieds.

 

[Rick Richard]

One just came up in the classifieds.

I saw it. Thanks

 

[big johnson]

leave

 

[Huntnful]

Just got the barrel for the next leg of this rifle build.

7mm Brux #6 contour. 1-9 twist, spiral fluted by bugholes.

Going be chambered in 7-300 NMI, with a 26" finish length and hopefully shooting the 180 ELDM's over 3200.

 

[PatriotHenry]

Just got the barrel for the next leg of this rifle build.

7mm Brux #6 contour. 1-9 twist, spiral fluted by bugholes.

Going be chambered in 7-300 NMI, with a 26" finish length and hopefully shooting the 180 ELDM's over 3200.
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Huntnful,

Looks really nice. Question: Why did you go 1:9? Is that a typo?

 

[Huntnful]

Huntnful,

Looks really nice. Question: Why did you go 1:9? Is that a typo?

It's not a typo.

So I actually have a benchmark 1-8.5 twist on order. But it could be several months. So I found this 1-9 twist brux in stock in my desired contour, and 1-9 twist will stabilize all of the 180 class bullets, which is what I was wanting to shoot anyways.

I ordered the 8.5 twist initially so I could still test the 195 Berger's and 190 A-tips. But I'll just forgo that testing in the 1-9 twist and just focus on the 180 class bullets. Specifically the 180 ELDM and 180 VLDH & VLDT