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I was with a friend today who is doing load development on a Ruger American 6.5 CM for his son in law. These are his last 3 groups at 100 yards with Hornady 143g ELDX. The last shot is approximately shot number 20 from this gun. The trigger is still too heavy and he put on a garage sale vintage Redfied 6x with Weaver rings while the new scope comes in. He has better groups.... P.S. His break in was to clean once, then shoot..Kinda like Lance's.

They have ask, and looked at every gun and cross referenced with the ammo every time Ive crossed. Its not worth the gamble to me.

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I have 3 used Outdoorsmans Quick release adapters for sale. $35 each plus $5 shipping (or FTF in Flagstaff) or $100 for all 3. 2 are 3/8"x18 threads and the other has the 3/8"x24 to 1/4 20 thread. Mike 928.607.6327

Somebody must need this for a widow mount or a dual mount binocs/spotting scope build?

I have Pick Rails on all my guns. Some are just sling stud to pic rail adapters, others are permanently installed.I mount one of my tripod adapter plates to a quick release pic rail adapter and clamp it onto my gun. The problem with this system is it is mounted too far forward for proper balance. You need to get locked in behind the gun or have some kind of rear support. It would be nice to have it closer to the center of gravity. I've seriously considered putting a 1/4-20 insert into my stock just ahead of the front action screw. I'm pretty happy with a Little Sure Shot Gun Rest right now (you can kinda see it attached to one leg of the tripod in my picture). You can attach it anywhere you want on a tripod leg and go from prone to standing. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Thunderbolt-Customs-Little-Sure-Shot-Gun-Rest-Ultra-Big-Mouth-Green-UB-2011-G/253795146335?hash=item3b175e9a5f%3Ag%3Axp8AAOSwgRpbZHVl&_sacat=0&_nkw=little+sure+shot+gun+rest&_from=R40&rt=nc&_trksid=m570.l1313 I hope this helps.

If you have a Pic rail a whole lot of options open up. I have small ( 3 - 5 Slot) Pic rails on most of my rifles for my bipods. I just bought a Magpul 5 slot polymer to try today on an ultralight 300. It would be better to have the balance closer to the middle if you want to use it on a tripod. Here is one of the quick release Pic rail adapters I use. I just add the correct tripod plate to it. https://www.amazon.com/CVLIFE-Quick-Detach-Adapter-Weaver/dp/B06XPGKQZC/ref=sr_1_51?ie=UTF8&qid=1533779495&sr=8-51&keywords=picatinny+quick+release

Ill let you know what they say.

I wonder if it depends on where you cross. We cross at Douglass and I've never not had them check the head stamp. Quality Brass states "Next run when sufficient back-order exist". I will give them a call. Thank you.

I still have one of these

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I love this bipod. I like it better than my Atlas. It is not quite as fast to adjust the height as the Atlas but has a lot more articulation.The only reason I am willing to discount it $100 is so I can buy the taller version. In excellent condition. It shows signs of wear on the anodized feet and a few marks on the height adjustment screws. If you haven't heard of it here is a video: http://www.ruggedridgeoutdoorgear.com/videos/ $225 FTF or $240 shipped. I'm giving CWT first crack then it is going on eBay

Re- read the OP question. He is asking why buy or build a custom rifle when you can spend 400 dollars and get a rifle that shoots really well. There was lots of post why people prefer to build a custom over a factory rifle. Zeke-Be, I stand corrected. I just re-read to OP. There are lots of reasons to build an expensive custom. Mostly because you want too! In the long run it actually might be cheaper than trying to find that one amazing factory rifle (believe me I know). I got fixated on the comments that although a factory rifle might be accurate at 100 yds a custom rifle will beat it down range....which is just pure BS. Thank you.

Mike, I agree with you. From what I understand the 2 most important attributes to long ranrge acccuracy (1000yds plus ) are: accuracy (trying to get below 1/2 MOA has diminishing returns), and velocity Sanndart Deviation. Of course the bullet BC wil have an impact with wind.

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From my research it appears bullets do not lose stability when they slow down: Gyroscopic Stability Gyroscopic stability is the easier of the two to understand. Gyroscopic stability is usually referred to as a variable called Sg. Mathematically speaking, if Sg is greater than 1.0, the bullet can be said to be gyroscopically sable. Sg goes up if you spin the bullet faster. Sg also goes up if velocity decreases. Sg goes down if you use a longer, thinner bullet. If a bullet starts out gyroscopically stable, it tends to stay that way because velocity drops faster than the bullet's spin rate. If a bullet is gyroscopically unstable at the muzzle, it will never be stable. Factors That Increase Gyroscopic Stability Lower velocity Higher spin rate Shorter/fatter bullet geometry Lower air density While calculating Sg is not terribly complex, it's not the sort of thing you can do with a hand calculator except as an approximation. That is a topic for another article. There are several calculators available on the web that will give you an approximate value, however, such as this one by JBM Ballistics. Find it here: https://bisonballist...ullet-stability So the argument that a factory gun can shoot accurate at 100yd but not at distance seems to be a myth.

cjl 2010, The only explanation I've seen on on this post is that the bullets are not fully stabilized and loose accuracy as they slow down. I don't believe that bullets loose their RPMs very much as they slow down do they? Depending on the cartridge many of them are coming with the right twist from the factory. e.g most 6.5 CM come with a 1 in 8 twist. so that wont be a problem. You said a couple of guys gave a good explanation. I missed them....beside RPMs what are the other explanations?

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$1200 Scope not included. Here are the Specifications: 26" Shilen barrel 1 in 10" Bluprinted Remington 700 action Tuned Factory Trigger Short Throat, No neck turning Total round count approximately 225 Includes RCBS Dies and 2 boxes of Weatherby ammo. I bought this off a CWT member earlier this year. I wanted to turn in into my 1000 yard steel gun. I have tried Hornady 110 gr ELDx, Nosler Accubond 110 gr, and 100 gr Barnes TTSX out of it. The two 110gr bullets shoot over 3500 fps. The Barnes shoot over 3600 fps. According to my logs I have put around 60 of the 225 shots through this gun. I am not getting the groups I want out of the two 110 gr bullets. The Barnes 100 gr TTSX shoot 3/4 " at 100 yards but because of the cost and BC it is not the bullets I want for my intentions and I need the money for another project. Mike 928.607.6327 Flagstaff

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That was kind of a rhetorical question. You said poke holes them. You can do that with a 22 long rifle st 50 yds so that give us you minimum of about 100 foot-lbs. Now we just need to figure out how far you want to do that. Im assuming you want to stay super-sonic so that changes things. Its seems like you want to be able to shoot 1000 yards or more so that figures into the equation.....Im guessing you like a 6.5 caliber or larger starting at over 3000 fps. What are your favorite cartridges anway?

Ah come on. There has to be a minimum about of energy you believe in?

Wow. Lots of personal opinions there. A properly constructed bullet takes less energy 100% of the time? We will just have to disagree on this one. And yes, if it is outside of my velocity window I will not shoot. Not even a consideration. This is very gun dependent: e.g my 6.5x55 has a very different max range than my big 7s and 30 calibers and I wont exceed it.

I think you just made my point for me. A Barnes LRX bullet needs about 1600 fps to expand properly. This velocity represents a minimum amount of energy to work. Beger bullies have historically had problems on both extremes. Too much energy and they fragment. Too little and they dont expand at all. Again its still about the energy. We can talk about wether a heavier bullet from a larger caliber with more energy will be more lethal. (I think you would agree a bullet from a 338 Lapua at 2000 fps has a very different affect than a 22 cal bullet at the same velocity?) I guess I agree that maybe it would be more simple to talk bullet velocity windows. Which most manufacturers list. But velocity is a component of energy and it is really the energy than initiates expansion.