267415 So yes this suggest you are hot. GRT Suggest 41gr of 2208 is about as hot as you should go for an estimated velocit from a 17" barrel is 2436fps. Z
Liked On: 22-01-2025, 09:16 PM
Greetings again, Just some notes on measurement of case head expansion to guess pressure. I first saw this mentioned in an article by Bob Hagel in the mid 1980's. The idea is that by measuring the...
Liked On: 22-01-2025, 07:23 PM
Greetings SPEARONZ, I have to agree with Puffin In that your loads are dangerously over pressure. You are 2.5 grains over the Hodgdon book max of 40 grains for the similar Sierra 168 grain HPTBT...
Liked On: 22-01-2025, 09:33 AM
I have been running an alpha forefend on the tikkas for match stuff a bit which are also worth looking at. I have a rem 700 model spare if anyone is in need. a billet foreend like a vision or an...
Liked On: 20-01-2025, 04:48 PM
18” way to bigger cartridge for it short mag
Liked On: 20-01-2025, 12:18 PM
The Whiskey 3 Pro and ACC Elite are both over $3000 in NZ, or atleast the W3P will be. The AT-X AICS chassis is a $3500 NZD chassis and doesn't have a connector bar. Tikka already have a bag rider...
Liked On: 20-01-2025, 10:42 AM
Daylight this morning saw me on a bit bigger exploratory mission today. I had my pack on and it it an inflatable packraft, paddle, and lifejacket. Fluer trudged along always a bit ahead of me,...
Liked On: 19-01-2025, 08:11 PM
Since moving south, Ive been concentrating on trying to sus out areas within 30 minutes of home that I can head out and go for a short morning or evening hunt on. There are not that many access...
Liked On: 19-01-2025, 08:05 PM
Got a couple wrong though 266914
Liked On: 13-01-2025, 04:10 PM
None seen- there were 2 dudes ahead of us same area- they had shot 1- 4 pairs binos and thermals going hard=nothing else seen.
Liked On: 12-01-2025, 06:38 PM
Yes i nearly bought a -5 Cocoon , only a bit more weight at around 700 grams!! which is still very light.
Liked On: 11-01-2025, 10:29 PM
The extreme spread (ES) of velocity is a metric that is often referred to by shooters, and particularly handloaders. As a measure, it is a poor choice of a tool for the purposes for which it is used,...
Liked On: 09-01-2025, 10:00 PM
This is limited by not having the correct cartridges and not knowing what propellants are being used, but the answer to "will it be harder on suppressors" might not be quite so clear cut, based on...
Liked On: 08-01-2025, 08:31 PM
I'd take another 4 inches of your old rifle. 12 inch barrel throwing those 80eldms at almost 2700fps.
Liked On: 08-01-2025, 06:42 PM
Doesnt look like a lot of meat there to give it some strength. I'd be pulling the adjustable butt off and and rebuilding the thick aluminium bit with an integral rail on the bottom and 90 degrees to...
Liked On: 08-01-2025, 05:33 PM