Went out steel hunting this afternoon...

**RatMag** · 01-17-2017, 10:43 PM

Savage Predator .243 Winchester, 500 yards, 3-shots... 1.028" group!!

DK

**243LPR** · 01-17-2017, 10:56 PM

Gotta love the 243! Nice shooting.

**RatMag** · 01-17-2017, 11:25 PM

Thank you!! I just had a 6.5 Creedmoor on her, but I couldn't get it to shoot to save my life. So, I spun my trusty lil .243Win back on... GAME ON!!

DK

**jkingen** · 03-11-2017, 01:31 PM

sweet! what kind of loads are you running. Just starting to do load development for my apache 243 barrel with an 8 twist. got some hornady 108 eld pills to try first with some rl19 and rl22

**Texas10** · 03-14-2017, 11:13 AM

Sweet rifle!

For a minute there I thought I was looking at picture of the back side of the moon!

I've got a 9 1/4 twist 243. What twist are you using, and with what bullet?

**RatMag** · 03-14-2017, 01:58 PM

She is the factory tube, 9.25" twist, cut down to 20". I am running:
Hornady 105 AMax's
Pushing 2875 currently
40.5grns IMR4350
CCI250 primers
Lapua Brass
OAL 2.815"
.010 off lands.

Also, I am at 6240ftasl, so my density altitude is a bit different from most shooters. The 105's stabilize perfectly fine up here. Being in the mountains helps alot!! LOL

DK

**SSW7** · 03-17-2017, 02:04 AM

How do you like the MPA BA chassis. I've noticed you've had a variety of stocks/chassis over the years! Will the BA Lite be the last?

Out of all the chassis systems I really like the look of the BA Lite.

And good shooting.

**RatMag** · 03-17-2017, 08:10 AM

LOL... Well, while I really do like the BA Lite Chassis... it too is now gone. My Predator will be sittin in the new MDT ESS Chassis shortly. After I bought the BA Lite, I was invited on a night hog hunt back down in my home state of Texas. There isn't any sort of provisions for NV on the BA Lite. I wasn't going to sell the MPA, but other things just came up! The BA Lite is definitely an awesome chassis though!!

DK

**SSW7** · 03-20-2017, 02:09 AM

Seems MDT will have a great product with the ESS chassis, really be interested in your option of it.

I'm running the MDT long scope rail to mount a NV clip-on in a McMillian stock and that works well. I would like to have an adjustable check and side mounted rails and I think the MPA lite would be perfect.

But the ESS will be easier to get here in Australia and also slightly cheaper than the MPA Lite chassis.

**RatMag** · 03-22-2017, 08:40 AM

I will definitely be giving my opinion on the ESS! You are right, I have been through ALOT of different stocks and chassis now. I have yet to find a stock or chassis, that there isn't something that I didn't like about them. I actually got away from stocks, just to keep from having to deal with bottom metals and inletting and bedding. I have my fingers crossed though, that the ESS will live up to my expectations!! Everyone seems to be pushing me towards the Cadex chassis systems, but I am having a really hard time with the price tags for the options that I want.

Yes, I am picky, but what works works, what don't don't, and I don't want to spend a fortune finding something that works!!

DK

**RatMag** · 03-22-2017, 08:44 AM

What NV are you running?

DK

**SSW7** · 03-25-2017, 07:03 AM

Yeah, I've had a few chassis/stocks over the years too, but keep coming back to a McMillian A3 stock with CDI BM.

The NV clip-on is a gen 2+ Armasight CO MR SDi, I wish I went with the HDi version but at the time I couldn't afford the extra for the upgrade. Having NV makes a whole new shooting experience. I also have a gen 1 (CORE) Armasight Vampire 3x NV rifle scope and can't believe the resolution of this scope, it's on par with gen3+ devices. You do need to use a IR illuminator on darker nights but the sight picture looks real good.