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Your gun is poop
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Ahhhhh! That makes sense. I was starting to wonder if we had a lot of… uhh… “uniquely employed” individuals here.
I’ve shot lots of stuff, but never with a can. One of thee days.
Rockcrawlerdude
a rock crawlin’ dude
Mud and Ice champs
IYKYK
IYKYK
waveslayer
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We need to get you out! A can is the only way to go! I hate using ears now.
Poolmonkey
mr tough guy
Rockcrawlerdude
a rock crawlin’ dude
Keep the thread alive with a simple autoloader
Poolmonkey
mr tough guy
Lost it just below the Spring Mountains in 1985, it laid until 1990 whereupon in went into the evidence vault, they sent a letter 33 years later. It was poop.
Received a rear sight and grip for it yesterday, back in business 38 years later.
Received a rear sight and grip for it yesterday, back in business 38 years later.
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Did some whittling in the basement on a piece of cocobolo. Carbon fiber laminated down the centerline.
Shot an .068" five shot group @100yards with it in a registered match. 13 1/2 lbs. Heavy Varmint
Bat Action, Krieger barrel, 6PPC, Jewel trigger, Leupold 36X
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It's impressive how some R700's just shoot lights out...
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It's not even a 5R barrel. My eyes aren't that good either.
Took an Elk at 275yds on the run from standing last season too. Fuds used to snicker at my "sniper rifle" (with can) while hunting. No more.
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A gun thread! How did I miss this? I like guns. My M41B Sniper Rifle. One of my favorites.
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CA? Dumbest law ever, especially if you already own other guns... because a new gun gets the job done while the old ones don't?.....
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What Caliber and tell us about your setup, love those bench guns
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It is a 6mmPPC. That's a case that is based on a .220 Russian case and dominates short range benchrest. It is neck turned and fireformed to hold around 29-30 grains of powder. VihtaVuori 133 is the most common. We usually shoot a 65-68 grain bullet at around 33-3400 feet a second.
This is an "Unlimited Rail" gun I built and a home-made single shot action. The action is 17-4 stainless and has been "nitrided" by a buddy that runs a crankshaft shop. The bolt is 4140 Chrome Moly. It is a single shot, right bolt, left loading port with an ejector port on the right. When the bolt is pulled back, the empty case flies out the right, and a fresh round is tossed in from the left. Very quick to fire for a single shot. We can get 10 shots on record in under 20 seconds if the wind holds. The barrel blank is an 1.450" diameter Krieger with a 13.5 twist. Threaded and chambered in my old lathe in my basement. Nighteforce 42X scope with a .090"dot.
The return to battery base is two pieces and weighs about 70 llbs. The top slides back on "rails" to absorb the recoil and is pushed back to battery for the next shot. The barrel is mounted in a barrel block and the action free-floats. The trigger is a 2 ounce Jewell. There are elevation and windage adjustments to get on target and adjust point of aim as the "condition" changes while firing a group. There is a "cam" mechanism that allows you to go from the "sighter" target to the "record" target with just a flip of a lever.
It's a heavy beast but a lot of fun to shoot. Not much will beat them for just pounding bullets down range into the same hole. You really get an appreciation of what the wind will do to a bullet when shooting one of these things.