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Great looking rifle! The bolt's even on the correct side!
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They make rifles with the bolts on the other side?
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Look fwd to future reports, nice stick, enjoy
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Need to teach her how to reload so she can have you some ammo ready when you get home Great looking rifle! Mike
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They make rifles with the bolts on the other side? Yes...but I have no idea why!
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Need to teach her how to reload so she can have you some ammo ready when you get home Great looking rifle! Mike Thanks. I think if I asked her to she would take up reloading and load for me while I'm gone. I really scored on that one. I asked her to marry me 24 years ago when she offered to help me skin coyotes.
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I made it to the range today with the 6mmx222. Suffered the excruciating process of breaking in the barrel. Shoot one, Clean. Shoot one, clean. Shoot three, clean. Man that gets old. I finally got it done and had just enough time to try a few loads. Speer 80 grain spitzer over AA2495. It didn't like 20.5 or 21.5 but it liked 21 and 22 grains. It is showing some promise. Not bad for a whippy, 24 inch barrel and a rifle that only weighs 6 pounds.
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Nice group !
What kind of speed are you getting out of the 80 grain ?
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Thanks. It doesn't look that small but it's actually right about 5/8"x5/8". Those small grid lines are 1/4" for reference. I think the rifle has some real potential. I was getting pretty tired after a long afternoon of doing the break in. I think if I do my part this little rifle will really shoot. I'm looking forward to trying several other powder and bullet combinations.
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I've got some test loads with BL-C2. Haven't seen any 2015BR or H335 around in a very long time. Also testing H4895, 3031, Benchmark, and TAC as I have those on hand.
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Lookin' pretty uber Mart.
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What's the COAL with the 80 grainers?
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Travis,
I use 2.270 for a COAL because that's as long as the magazine will allow. I haven't checked it yet to see were that COAL is in relation to the lands. I'll have to check that tonight.
Mart
PS. Travis, I checked the distance to the lands. With the Speer 80 grain it touches the lands at 2.378, a quite a bit longer than the magazine will allow.
Last edited by mart; 10/09/14. Reason: checked length to lands
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Why would one not specify the throat length when having it screwed together? That makes no sense.
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To be honest, when I had my 1-8 twist 243 built I totally forgot to specify its throat with 105s. I've yet to shoot the 105s because the 95NBT shoot so well and kill oh so good. One day I'll play with the slipperies.
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Travis,
I use 2.270 for a COAL because that's as long as the magazine will allow. I haven't checked it yet to see were that COAL is in relation to the lands. I'll have to check that tonight.
Mart
PS. Travis, I checked the distance to the lands. With the Speer 80 grain it touches the lands at 2.378, a quite a bit longer than the magazine will allow. Thanks. Travis
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Mart,
Do you know how fast those 80's are going?
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Travis, No, I haven't run them over a chronograph yet. Next range session I will. Steelhead, As to why I didn't specify the throat length, just like woodson, I completely spaced that aspect when I sent it off. What can I say? I'm a bonehead sometimes, (depending on whom you talk to, more than sometimes). Mart
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