Thread: An accuracy challenge

Got a new stainless .223 barrel for the blaser and it shot very well with the first load tried.
Had sort of a go at this challange as well but only fired 5 rounds at 5 marks (not enough ammo) and managed .75 with one bad shot bringing it out to that. Due to having to change position between shots I found I had, as usual, a small vertical influence.
I did rush it and was having a play but I would be seriously happy if I could manage .75 over 10 rounds. I will give it another go with once I settle on a load and hopefully with a member as a witness.

Originally Posted by R93

Got a new stainless .223 barrel for the blaser

Pictures please. Who did the work? I see there is another German outfit selling R93 barrels now too. Did you get the rings you were after?

I wanted to try the challenge with my 6BR but the weather was crap and I did not have enough time before I pulled it apart and flogged it off.

I managed to get a new saddle mount and 30mm rings for $390.00 Australian. The barrel is a Tiffen (trueflight) special. Yesterday I had to endure a period of ridicule about my liniage and other frailties and he still managed to squander more money out of me.
No I did not know about the other barrels James.
I will post ya a pic when I get tui mans can fitted in the next day or so.

That would be hard to beat Mike. Well done.

From left field, best backing material or perhaps none to get nice round un ripped holes as above ?

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Took a member out from the FNH forum who wanted to check out his rifle before heading out for the roar. Couldn't help but shoot a couple more groups

Very nice Mike Rifle details?

where is the target that was goint to be the standard? ddnt some one put up a target that was to be shot at for the challange?

I have a wee 7mm that was test friered tonight, rem700 S/A as a base an can push the 180gr bergers at 3200 accuratly real accurate................i cant find the target to print out but will an will shoot if with witness, this thing blows me away want it to be mine now

Good shooting there mike h

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Very nice Mike Rifle details?

Its a rifle called a Tikka T3. They're not very common but if you look around you can find them

This one is the .308 which I wrote about in the firearms section which has just been shortened and fitted with a Hardy suppressor.
Load is 165gn Sierra Gameking HPBT, once fired Winchester brass that was trimmed, primer hole deburred, chamfered, primer pockets cleaned, neck sized with a Lee Collet die etc, 46gns of AR 2206H powder(above max), Federal GM210M primers for 2660fps(at 6ft) and OAL of 2.67" which is well below the typical 2.801" length that most .308 ammo is loaded to. At this length though the projectile is touching the lands due to the long short distance back from the tip that the ogive is.

I had a rushed attempt at the challenge last night, barrel got hot so was dealing with a lot of mirage. This rifle will shoot .1" if you take your time and use a finer aiming point. The bottom 2 groups are actually 4 shots with the bottom shot of each being adjustment checks, The biggest group was .47"



I have been playing with my 7mm mag floating the barrel and stiffening the stock. I wanted to see what difference the bipod made in point of impact so shot a couple of groups. Not 5 because it would take me all night to do that and let the barrel cool down between groups.

Fired one sighter then a group of three off the bags



then this off the bipod



no shift in POI when going from bags to bipod, I have found that to shoot groups like this with the 7mm mag it is best to allow your cheek to rest heavily on the cheek weld (although you probably want a soft one) I have shot a few groups like this with this rifle now.

Sorry about the pic quality, it seems i over compressed them

I personally like this one as a challenge

Originally Posted by Spanners

I personally like this one as a challenge

Sweet.......100m or 100yds?

15shots an sighter at bottom so 16shots ill be up there for while........round 80mins to shoot that, but thats all good have other bits to do an test to