Reply With QuoteReally nice!
My stock finally arrived yesterday and I got busy putting it together. It started life as a 7mm mag that I bought on Gunbroker for 200 bucks and shot 3" groups at 50 yards. Oh well, I bought it for a donor anyway.
Savage 110 action
PT&G bolt head
Criterion 24" varmint contour 1-8 twist
NSS precision barrel nut and .250 lug
McMillan A3 in coffee camo
Vortex Viper PST 6-24x50
EGW practical rings and 20 MOA base
YHM 7.62 QD Ti Phantom
A big thanks to Tim at N.O.S. and Jim at Northland. Both super nice guys and a pleasure to do business with.
Took it to the range for a shakedown. Starting load of 39gr of IMR 4350, 140gr SMK's in necked up 243 brass. After I got it sighted in I did a 6 shot group(lost track) and a 3 shot group with the suppressor.
Six shot......yanked the 4th one.
3 shot suppressed.
Next is load development, confirm drops and stretch her out.
Really nice!
Fine rig.
Nice
nice, i like how you have the scope close to the bore. Nice.
Looks good. Give the 142 SMK and the 140 Amax a try too. I have had great luck with both of those.
Not too shabby, wait till you break it in.
Nice rifle
That's pretty. Have you been shooting at Ben Avery?
Thanks. I have not been to Ben Avery.Originally Posted by shooterbill
How long was your wait on the Mickey stock from N.O.S.?
Ordered on 2-21-13
Delivered on 8-27-13
A little over 6 months. Tim is a great guy to deal with.
nice build.....
what,s your total investment?
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Congrats, Nice build. I really like that coffee Mac.
A little over 2400 + 1000 for the suppressor.
yikes.....
Do you happen to know your fps on your load?
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They were just starting loads to break in the barrel. I will do some actual load development this weekend and check velocity when I settle on one. Can't wait to stretch her out.
roger that:
curious to see how the 140,s fly out to distance.
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Very nice! I've been playing with my creedmoor for a wile now and I can tell ya the lil 6.5s are bad to the bone.
I was able to do some load testing yesterday and the results flat out sucked, it only liked the lowest charges of IMR4350 with anything over 40 grains printing around 2 MOA. Time to try a different powder.
sometimes you hit pay dirt early on load development...sometimes you dont.
4350 is a slow burn as it is.
which powder do you think you,ll go to next?
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Not sure. I see the majority of people shooting the 260 are using H4350. I have some Winchester 760 but the velocity numbers aren't that great.
kingzero, I know all rifles are different and like different things, but my 260 loves 43grns of IMR4350, 140grn PSP,CCI BR Pri. Hodgedon lists only a max load for this at 43grns, 2715fps, and only 57,000psi, so I went with it right off. No pressure signs. This combo shoots bug holes at 100yds and 1/2 Moa out to 300yds for me. I could easily be wrong, but I doubt your issues are coming from the IMR4350. Off hand, I suspect your not using enough of it. O yes, the 140grn PSP is a "bore ryder" bullet, and this makes it easy for me to start it "touching" the lands, which I think helps this combo. Good Luck-Good Shooting........Jim
I am shooting 140 SMK's and worked my way up to 42.8 grns where I saw slight flattening of the primers. I feel I could take it to ~43.2 grns but nothing above 40 grns printed worth a ****. I was running .002" off the lands.
King have you ever used a suppressor before? Could it subtract accuracy? Dunno just asking.
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