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Savage long range hunter in 6.5x284.

'Buck,

I loves Salvages too.




Laffin'!

Hahahahaha! LOL!

'lia,

I've pizzed on more than a few things and [bleep] with an open mind.

In fairness,the AccuTrigger is almost as nearly as good of a [bleep] joke,as Burris pokin' PosiLok and Turrets aboard the same scope.(grin)









Eddy,

I hates me some Browning boltguns too.

In fairness however,I do gots me a steel BLR I need to rebarrel to 8" 22-250AI though,as an under the radar Ultimate Sleeper/Giggles Rifle.

I is a Purist,of the highest brow.(grin)








Eric,

Are you bitching or bragging?!!? Do feel free to wax eloquent on a 9-Lugged Goat [bleep],as I like them ruses...'bout as good as Salvage and Jap Browning turnbolt yarns.

Cheer up,I suffer some [bleep] Weatherbys too.









Mojo,

I'm not a fan of injection handles(especially them that adjust),'06 lengthed 223's or Barbie Doll magazines...and the Sales Pitch don't get no purtier when wrapped in CM steel. Redid a pard's 223 TikTac magazine,to accept increased COAL in conjunction with it's throat and a kiss and the whole enchilada took about 1/2 gallon of bleach to get the stink offa my mitts. They really are a sorry [bleep] "effort",despite 1-8" being a nice place to be on both .378" and .473" boltfaced .224's.

As to 75A-Max RPM,the beegest fast twist case I shoot in .224" is the 22-250AI and that's where pards have all thus far drawn the line too. I know of none in the ranks spun faster than my 7.7" Krieger,as the vast majority of the herd is straight up 1-8's. I've suffered no malady in 22-250AI at 7.7" with moly 75's at 3450fps in the 23". EVERY swinging dick raves on the 8" and the 75A-Max expressly in the chambering...with it being designated as "mainstay",squarely a gross understatement. Most spouts is 3-grooved and noone is trying to slow a 75 down on the throttle.(grin)

After having suffered a brace of CHeetahs(Mach One's both),[bleep] around in Rocket and Swift AI...it's 22-250AI or bust for me in case capacity ceiling for .224" bore sizing. It's simply too excellent,to [bleep] around with and the COAL latitude do not hurt the equation. If I'm gonna drive a 243Win case,it's gonna be in 6mm bore sizing as a minimum and farrrrrrr more likely in 243AI configuration to boot.

So if you think the .224" 75A-Max at 3500fps is gonna leave sumptin' to want more of,simply cut to the chase and go 6mm outta da gate and launch better BC's. With the 243,243AI,6mmRem,6mmRemAI and 6-284's in my larder...amongst the .224's mentioned prior,the 223AI easily remains my favorite chambering of all,for Utility Pursuits. A 1-8" 21-inch 223AI will do everything and more,less breaking stride. Were there a 1-8" S/S turnbolt 223 in light done right...noone woulda mentioned it as THE Derby Winner before I. But alas,as of Today,that ain't in the mix over the OEM counter.

For adding more azz to the equation,the 243/243AI and 105's really knock schit out of the park and yet remain a hoot to gun with unbridled enthusiasm. Weighing all attributes,the over the counter S/S 700 243Win steals the show and by a goodly margin.

It'd be a more subjective call,if other Makers twisted/throated right,in conjunction with their COAL latitude and available BC's,as well as incorporated S/S spouts(as a minimum). Ruger throats/twists their 243Win's nice and their COAL increase ain't a bad thing,but they's heavy pigs and the ergo's routinely suck heavy azz. BT/DT and have all the T-shirts.

It's all about connectin' the most dots,by default.



(Shot this a few minutes ago and schit like it,always gets the Window Lickers whining.)


Dog [bleep].(grin)

(Shot this a few minutes ago and schit like it,always gets the Window Lickers whining.)


Dog [bleep].(grin)

Mojo,

I've yet to have a magbox fail,but have puked multiple follower springs. Milled followers trump all,unless a guy is focusing on weight reductions,then stamped potmetal smokes injection.

Reconfigured a 162 Flinger this afternoon,into an ADL Woodland MR,LW's and 6x42...7-08AI a 2825fps,which ain't a bad place to be. It's grants the warm/fuzzy +P.



Trapline was dry this morning,but the weather weren't and there was enough wind to appreciate Faux Ti 243AI launched 105's crowding 3200fps. Seen all (4) Seasons in 10 minutes...but that'd hardly be anything "new".





This evening I handied some schit up. Laughingly lopped off 4.5" of spout,ground the crown square ala ceramic laden SDM-4,deburred the interior and chased same with 400 wet/dry(in dry mode). Slammed LW's aboard,crunched a 12X Leupie in said saddle and rejoiced in the notion of having found 3K+ rounds of ammo I'd forgotten about. Tried for a "rugged" look and am hoping some dumbphucker will bite.

All of which will Mind [bleep] the Windowlickers.(grin)



[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/BigStick/Stuff/Rifle%20Stuff/IMG_0575.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/BigStick/Stuff/Rifle%20Stuff/IMG_0567.jpg[/img]

Have zero feel for comeups on this stash,but reckon it won't take longer than until tomorrow,to establish same.

Always was purty handy at finding a reason to shoot.(grin)

Mojo,

I've yet to have a magbox fail,but have puked multiple follower springs. Milled followers trump all,unless a guy is focusing on weight reductions,then stamped potmetal smokes injection.

Reconfigured a 162 Flinger this afternoon,into an ADL Woodland MR,LW's and 6x42...7-08AI a 2825fps,which ain't a bad place to be. It's grants the warm/fuzzy +P.



Trapline was dry this morning,but the weather weren't and there was enough wind to appreciate Faux Ti 243AI launched 105's crowding 3200fps. Seen all (4) Seasons in 10 minutes...but that'd hardly be anything "new".





This evening I handied some schit up. Laughingly lopped off 4.5" of spout,ground the crown square ala ceramic laden SDM-4,deburred the interior and chased same with 400 wet/dry(in dry mode). Slammed LW's aboard,crunched a 12X Leupie in said saddle and rejoiced in the notion of having found 3K+ rounds of ammo I'd forgotten about. Tried for a "rugged" look and am hoping some dumbphucker will bite.

All of which will Mind [bleep] the Windowlickers.(grin)



[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/BigStick/Stuff/Rifle%20Stuff/IMG_0575.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/BigStick/Stuff/Rifle%20Stuff/IMG_0567.jpg[/img]

Have zero feel for comeups on this stash,but reckon it won't take longer than until tomorrow,to establish same.

Always was purty handy at finding a reason to shoot.(grin)