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Ag,

Hold the Fluff,pass the moly and get outta the way.

In fairness,that Dick Rifle has quite a few more than 1500 pokes whistled through it,since "maintenance".

She mighta even got "hot" once.(grin)










Brett,

Which receiver are we talking,which contour and what's the application?

As a default,I like my glass as low as I can get it,on the average.










Shane,

As ambient temps go,it was 107 degrees warmer her at the house,than it were at work last week. If you count windchill...it's 135 degrees warmer. Now you wouldn't think a guy would be able to notice such things,butcha' do.(grin)

I'd LOVE to see a Gully Washer rain come crashing through,with Chinook winds,but piss flat blue skies ain't too hard to suffer.

It's rough.(grin)


















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That's some big temp changes.

We've been here now going on 10 years in May. Coldest night I recall was -42 ambient, but it was pretty much dead calm. That's still cold.....grin.

The 'typical' winter temps here have a fair amount of variability. Not uncommon to be anywhere from 40s to -20s. I like the 40s better.....grin.

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and 70 VLD


I'm shooting 70 VLD's out of a Tikka 1/8 Superlight.

COAL 2.298. Lots of jump out of the mag, but the VLD surprised me by shooting sub 4s.

RL15 is getting me 3,050 mv (26.0 gets 3,100)

2.5" high at 100, for a 250 yd zero, 32 MOA at 1000.


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Brett,

Your's is essentially a stretched barrel version of C-Note and that ain't a bad place to be.

It's wearing Leupie DD Extended Low's now and that system has long been stalwart and happily suffered abuses,that it prolly shouldn't have. Beings a #4 in what I assume to be a non-EDGE Classic ain't gonna be a Flyweight,it'd be tough to argue against DD sanctity. It's a 2oz peace of mind,as a worst case scenario. Never have puked DD's in 30yrs of tryin' to.

It'll sing and I'll be curious to hear your 6x Fixed [bleep] thoughts and I hope you hate it,so I get first crack at it.(grin)

That glass has sooooooo much available "up" in the erector,that I've zero qualm in the application going Leupold rings. They are tougher than the Burris version,because their fasteners are vastly superior and fend tough weather better too. In a Rimfire application,I'd happily go Signature,so as to eek all the ele possible. On a centerfire such as you cite,Old School is warm/fuzzy.

The reticle alone will make you famous.(grin)

You done good Glasshoppa.










Shane,

There weren't no bugs at work.(grin)

Waiting on a pard to show...so I can go stretch a few platforms out and mebbe make a recon cast or two.

Zero wind,currently.

Will try to make strides tonight,to get my Super Sleeper Tactical Lever Gun barkin',just to see how she'll do at 1K and beyond. Gonna be a hoot!(grin)










'35,

I've massaged a few TikTac 223 mags for Kisstitude and remain suplized,that someone hasn't made a good mag for them pieces of schit.

Most my throats are kissing the 75 A-Max in a 2.450"-ish realm,though I've a Linda Lovelace that kisses at 2.515"...which is no thang to arrange in a steel box.

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I've massaged a few TikTac 223 mags for Kisstitude and remain suplized,that someone hasn't made a good mag for them pieces of schit.

Most my throats are kissing the 75 A-Max in a 2.450"-ish realm,though I've a Linda Lovelace that kisses at 2.515"...which is no thang to arrange in a steel box.



Yeah, I stare at that stupid mag trying to figure out what to with the silly thing. How to modify for the 75 Amax of which I have 300.
Kissing the lands, I'm at 2.475 and that is where I pretty much load the 75 Amax and single load them. And they are accurate too, shooting the the same POI of the 70's.

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Boxer,

It's a standard fill and 21" barrel.

18.5 your new favorite? I've been thinking about cutting this one down around there, thinkin' I'd like it.


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I've massaged a few TikTac 223 mags for Kisstitude and remain suplized,that someone hasn't made a good mag for them pieces of schit.

Most my throats are kissing the 75 A-Max in a 2.450"-ish realm,though I've a Linda Lovelace that kisses at 2.515"...which is no thang to arrange in a steel box.


Yeah, I stare at that stupid mag trying to figure out what to with the silly thing. How to modify for the 75 Amax of which I have 300.
Kissing the lands, I'm at 2.475 and that is where I pretty much load the 75 Amax and single load them. And they are accurate too, shooting the the same POI of the 70's.


Link to Tikka mag modification thread...

http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/4799758


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'35,

I did a TikTac 223 Mag COAL increase Thread,here many moons ago. Cain't know where it went.

Hard to get giddy about plastic schit.

A 2.475" 75 'Max kissin' throat,is rather versatile...I've more than a few.










Brett',

21" remains my favorite. If you are gonna drive a Quietener,losing length be appealing.

I'd greedily take 18.5 over 24".(grin)










'NZ,

I beat TikTac COAL conversions about,prior to that.

Plastic guts ain't ever soothin' and here's a fresh refresher,on why the schit sucks.

Been failed for a spell.

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In finished form,she's gonna flat [bleep] shine and upset the cart.

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Noone will see 'er coming.(grin) A guy can do some nice things with a Skookum Tommyhawk,60 grit and enthusiasm.

Blued/Walnut is soooooooooo where it's at.

Laffin'!













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Looks like you were a little to aggressive with barrel break in.

I'm searching the Tikka mag alteration.



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You planning on 'walking it down' or 'riding it down' on a 4 wheeler??


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Update:

Started the 1000 yard 223 process by loading some 75 AMAX

I backed off .010 from the lands. Still a light crush fit.

25 gr Varget

Not great 100 yard results. 1.5 inch group.

Back to the reloading bench tomorrow. Loaded that long I'm not in the mag- loading single shot.

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Originally Posted by RMulhern
You planning on 'walking it down' or 'riding it down' on a 4 wheeler??
It'll get there with more aplomb than you'd ever guess with the right bullets...

Ain't nothing but a mini 308.... you can't argue with BC of well over 5 and MV well into the 2700-2800 range....


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75 amax will not be your best friend in this endeavor. At least not in a standard 223.

Beware loose tips or missing tips.

And they have had bad lot numbers of them from years ago. I had more than 5000 replaced once, that were not pointed up sufficiently and the accuracy was not there with that batch.

I like the amax for the short range stuff though, from 200 to 600 yards they do well enough, not the best, but well enough.


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Appreciate the advice. Going to try some 70 VLD tomorrow.

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Just loaded a few VLDs. Will let you know how they shoot in the morning.

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Originally Posted by rost495
Originally Posted by RMulhern
You planning on 'walking it down' or 'riding it down' on a 4 wheeler??
It'll get there with more aplomb than you'd ever guess with the right bullets...

Ain't nothing but a mini 308.... you can't argue with BC of well over 5 and MV well into the 2700-2800 range....


rost what .224 bullet are you talking about with a over .500 bc?

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90 JLK unless my memory is wrong. maybe it was high 400s...?

Its been a few years since I did all the math, seems my numbers showed that wahtever JLK decided for BC was about 40ish points low by drop figures, IIRC it was 560 and I was thinking by shooting it more like 520/530


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just googled some stuff and Clint Greenwood who tried them after I started using em says BC was from 560 to 590 depending on who you ask...

Having won more than a few matches with em they are sleek...


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Didn't know that a .224 was available with such a high BC, were they finicky to load for?

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