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Nice work.Does that stock have purple in it.If you could please tell me bout how much it weighs all up...ScottyO.
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Info is on Boyd web site . I never weight it. It is the Classic . It is supposed to be Black they call it Pepper. https://www.boydsgunstocks.com/
A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
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bea, that looks like the perfect rifle for Springbok.
Looks really good.
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The first three powder i tried shot two touching and one out to open the groups to 3/4 inch which may have been me. H4350 and Rel 15 with the Hornady 75 gr A-Max, other groups were three shots just under 3/4 inch. The IMR 4895 load shot the same but was just to hot and i will pull the bullet on the last six and drop the charge one gr. I'm going to try the same loads with a different seating depth and the H4350 i am dropping the powder charge 1/2 to 1 gr on the next loading the bolt opening was a little stiff with the loads i tried. I just purchased three boxes of Sierra 80 gr MK HP , two pounds of IMR 4831 to try. I'm hoping for groups under 1/2 inch with heavy bullets. These were the first loads down the barrel. I fired one fouling shot and two three shot groups and then cleaned, barrel cleaning up with just four or five patches with Butch Bore Shine with no copper fouling starting with the third cleaning .
A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
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Bea175: I am sooo jealous! Beautiful rig. Well done! When do you plan to raffle it off...?
I belong on eroding granite, among the pines.
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Very nice looking rifle !
Wish I knew how to build my own too.
I've got a 1/8 22-250 with a Kreiger #5 on it built on a 700 LA.
The only powder I have used is H4831SC.
It shoots pretty much all the 75-80 gr bullets very well on top of it.
77 gr SMKs are black magic though.
Your mind is your primary weapon. Never let it get rusty.
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I also use 4831sc in my 8 twist 22-250. I get right around 3350 with 80 Sierras and a bit more with 75 Bergers but my barrel is 28 inches. I have been intending to try some A-max's but haven't gotten around to it. GD
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I just loaded up some Sierra 80 gr MKHP's with IMR 4831
A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
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Really nice rifle. I bet she'll be a tack driver with that load!!!
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