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To be honest I'm amazed that anyone on n open forum would admit to reloading and supplying ammunition to a friend. Isn't that illegal? John
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Okay, for what it's worth I'll try to be constructive in my reply (yes I was going to be sarcastic). When I started out reloading, I did as most still do and that was to read books and try to work out what the best bullet would be for my rifle. IIRC it was a Ruger M77 in .223. I still have my range book here. My first attempt was with 21 grains of H322 and a 55 grain V-max. I had no idea about twist rates or powders, I was just reading and honestly thinking what I was reading was right. I couldn't even come close to the groups others claimed to achieve. So I tried other 55 grain bullets ag
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Yes, that's bang on the money Jamie. I have read posts from people who swore to god almighty their rifles are "such and such" a twist when even the manufactures data contradicts them. In one case I had the exact same rifle sat next to me. The poster argued with another poster for days, claiming it was a 1in8, when in fact it was a 1in12 twist. There are a lot of things to consider when reloading, for example people get so hung up on BC's, yet they don't understand BC's change at different velocities. The first thing that needs to be understood is that bullet weight has nothing to do wi
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And that's the point. You aways know better. I took a brand new Remington 700 SPS tactical in .308 up the range this morning. The rifle is new, never had a round shot through it. I have never reloaded for the rifle or any other 700's. I bore sighted the rifle before going up the range. First three shots, .8MOA 6" low. Next three shots bang on the bull, .7MOA. Reloading isn't full of arcane myth and magic as you would have people believe and it's not full of guess work either. Your inexperience and ignorance will lead you to where ever you go and that's fine. I and many others will choose
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If shit was brains he could fertilise Ethiopia! On the other hand, he can fill his cases with more powder than will fit, bit like Jesus sharing fish and bread I'll not bother with the knob any more, it's folly to be wise where ignorance it bliss. Off to bed for me, I've a brand new Remington SPS tactical to test up the range tomorrow! John
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You're like the dopey half of the chuckle brothers What was the COAL? What was the velocity? Was the actual twist 1in10? Which 100 grain bullet was used? Which powder was used? Was the reloader capable of producing accurate rounds? I can trawl through a 1000 posts all made by inexperienced reloaders such as yourself and not really understand what on earth is happening to my reloads. I'll tell you what, YOU tell me what the most suitable bullet length is for a 1in10 twist barrel? CAN YOU DO THAT? AND IF SO, SHOW ME HOW YOU CAME TO THAT CONCLUTION. John
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Please support this with factual data.
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Exactly! there is no debate or banter about it.
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I can understand that you have issues comprehending basic rifle physics, that's more an educational issue as apposed to a theoretical issue. A 85 grain Triple-Shock X Boat-tail would work just as well in a 1in10 due to being 1.06" long, the same length as the 100 grain. The bullet weight has nothing to do with stability. The toss up between 100 or 85 grains is so ridiculously minor that for the easy of obtaining the bullet tips, I would not go for the 85 grain bullets. Experience over the years has taught me that it's best to work up and accurate load, use the most suited but most available c
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So that will be a 1in10 twist rate. Working out the optimum bullet length isn't hard. Bullet length = (180 x (bullet diameter x bullet diameter) )/ twist rate so that's 1.06" for the optimum bullet length. So the rifle is more suited to deer than vermin (if I am correct on the 1in10 twist). The lightest bullet of that length would be 85 grain inter-bonds but 100 grain Hornady SP are bang on the money. If your reloading H4350 is a good powder in the .243" and I'd guess 39 to 42 grains would produce some good results. John John
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IMHO there are better calibres for long range vermin shooting, that said the great thing with the .243" is that it's a universal calibre for both vermin and deer. I have two main loads for my .243", 58 grain & 75 grain both driven by H380. Mine has a 1in12 twist barrel and will shoot 58 to 75 grain V-max accurately. "Hot loads" will cause more throat erosion but as already stated under normal conditions barrel life will be okay. I can remember reading that a rifle barrel only has a life span of 1000 rounds, not sure how true that is as I don't normally keep rifles for that long unless I re
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I couldn't find any on there last week either. John
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Great guy. If he tells you he will or has done something, listen to him because he will or he has!! Not many of them left these days, Gentlemen I mean!! Thanks Clint, your a star buddy!
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Thanks for that buddy! Money received and rifle sent special delivery (extra cost paid by me as way of a thank you). You will have the rifle before 1pm tomorrow. John
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Hi Lewis, as per PM. Honestly thanks for the interest but the rifle will be on hold until tomorrows close of play for Clint. Obviously if there are any problems I will PM you directly and the complete set up will again be for sale. Many thanks John
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Clint, after a week of "no shows" you can see my concerns, but after our telephone conversation tonight, I will hold the rifle and keep rechecking my account as per our conversation. The rifle is now on hold for you as per original agreement. John
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On hold
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Mount for a lamp. Just out side of Cardiff John
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Yes
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GUN NOW SOLD, THANKS TO THE MAN WHO KNOWS WHO HE IS!! John
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Provisonally sold. john
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Seems like there is a lot of this going on I just spent a week negotiating the sale of a Rapid 7, the chap in question (a member of this forum) said he would deposit the money today, and told me to send the rifle Monday. No money, no reply to two emails or a PM Not as bad as traveling to a no show but why on earth do people have to fu*k people around. I'll give him till tomorrow then advertise the rifle, a load of wank if you ask me. John
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It all depends on the throat of the rifle, in older rifles the throat is so long that the jump to the lands would mean that the OAL of the round would leave the bullet tottering on the edge of the case. In which case, it is far better to spend your time making cases concentric and each round as close a clone as possible. Fact is a 1945 Mauser will never be as accurate as a 2010 target rifle. Enjoy the rifle for what it is, match the bullet length to the rifling twist, make each round as close to each other as you can and be happy. John
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Just my tuppence worth. Don't bother, the OAL would be far too long. John
