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tuning this varmint rifle-wide open for suggestions
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<blockquote data-quote="wildcat westerner" data-source="post: 1731497" data-attributes="member: 21361"><p>I have a varmint rifle which should be an ideal weapon for prairie dogs and coyotes and it is not!</p><p>A single shot Model 70 action in a Mcmillan hunter benchrest stock with a Hart barrel: 3/4" muzzle, 26 inches long, fired less than 150 rounds-all from me! The twist is 1-12 and chambered in .244 with a Saami neck. Originally the neck was tight, but since I have had a variety of 6mm-.244's I have about 500 rounds of brass that should fit this rifle so I had the tight neck specs removed by a thoroughly competent gunsmith.</p><p>Despite a background of benchrest shooting and worlds' records I cannot get this rifle to shoot precisely. The barrel is a fast one. it likes lightweight bullets and velocities to 3,600 fps are relatively easy to reach with safe pressures. It does not group well despite a wide variety of bullets and powders being used.</p><p>At this point I am wide open as to bullets for this twist. I know my bullets for my 6PPC are incredibly fast in this barrel, but nowhere near as accurate as they once were in my competition rifles. I am ready to give this rifle one last try and maybe someone out there has a similar rifle and load with a wide range of tolerance that may work well in mine.</p><p>Thank you,</p><p>Gene So</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wildcat westerner, post: 1731497, member: 21361"] I have a varmint rifle which should be an ideal weapon for prairie dogs and coyotes and it is not! A single shot Model 70 action in a Mcmillan hunter benchrest stock with a Hart barrel: 3/4" muzzle, 26 inches long, fired less than 150 rounds-all from me! The twist is 1-12 and chambered in .244 with a Saami neck. Originally the neck was tight, but since I have had a variety of 6mm-.244's I have about 500 rounds of brass that should fit this rifle so I had the tight neck specs removed by a thoroughly competent gunsmith. Despite a background of benchrest shooting and worlds' records I cannot get this rifle to shoot precisely. The barrel is a fast one. it likes lightweight bullets and velocities to 3,600 fps are relatively easy to reach with safe pressures. It does not group well despite a wide variety of bullets and powders being used. At this point I am wide open as to bullets for this twist. I know my bullets for my 6PPC are incredibly fast in this barrel, but nowhere near as accurate as they once were in my competition rifles. I am ready to give this rifle one last try and maybe someone out there has a similar rifle and load with a wide range of tolerance that may work well in mine. Thank you, Gene So [/QUOTE]
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