Originally Posted by blindshooter
Originally Posted by bsa1917hunter
Originally Posted by Just a Hunter
I have used Lapua brass in 6.5x55 and recently loaded some .308 brass with 168g Sierra's. The 6.5x55 brass doesn't fit my Barrett Fieldcraft but does work in my wife's Ruger. Rim size is too big for the Barrett The .308/Sierra combo is the only loads that didn't need straightening. Almost no runout for 50 rounds. All I did to the brass was make sure the necks were round and chamfer.


Maybe that Lapua brass is just meant for sloppy military rifle chambers. Send it to me, I'll use it. This is how mine works. Testing some loads last weekend in prep for a military rifle shoot coming up next month:

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Please tell me about that spot scope mount, it looks like a mix of homemade and freeland mount?

Good shooting and good luck in the match.


Yes, you are correct. It is an old Freeland from the 50's. I found it in a pawn shop a few years ago. The spotter is an old Bausch and Lomb 20x-60x, I believe it may be original to the freeland stand. I had to make the counter balance/rod and had that aluminum gear laying around that I use for the tensioner. That was a project I had in a machine tool tech course I took back in 2000, but it works great for a knob to tighten the spotter to the rod...
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I think I paid $60.00 for the Freeland base and spotter. Its been a great set up. You know how they work, slide the spotter up and down that rod and you can shoot in any position, from prone to offhand. I'll be using it this Saturday at my clubs rimfire match, which consists of offhand and bench shooting with iron sights.. Thanks for the luck. I'll need it..





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