An egg 2 out of 3 times at 500 yards is pretty good shooting in anybody's book. Congrats on some fine shooting. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Sounds like Kirby built another shooter. Seems like that happens quite often. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
It's probably a good thing that one of Rick's cows wasn't looking a little sick or there might have been another video in the making. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Looking forward to the pics and gun review when you get them posted.
Sounds like a fun time with good people and good shooting.
One question for Bill, did you notice any bounce from your rifle using that bipod on the contrete bench top? I have always found a bipod supported rifle to bounce inconsistantly when shot off a hard surface. Do not notice it with a semi soft or soft surface like the ground but I hate shooting bipods off a hard surface.
Just curious if you noticed any of this when you shot your 6mm. Also seems to effect the tracking of the rifles recoil although this is not a major concern with that rifle but it can make some difference when your trying to cut a little group of hit a small target consistantly at long range.
Appearently if did not effect things much with the egg shoot!!
You boys should know by now that my rifles are hunting rifles, there has to be an organic target before they really get excited about shooting, thats why the eggs were in trouble and the balloons not so much [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]!!!!!
Good shooting, looks like a good time!!
Kirby Allen(50)
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I haven't had a problem w/the 6-250 or my 270 AM or my 300 RUM. All have shot very consistanly off of these benches. The guy that owns the place as well as some of the local folks shoot the bipods as well and as far as I know, don't have any trouble. 6-06 shoots a 25-06 12BVSS Savage unbreaked off of it all the time.
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You boys should know by now that my rifles are hunting rifles, there has to be an organic target before they really get excited about shooting, thats why the eggs were in trouble and the balloons not so much !!!!!
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So that's what the problem was!! It really wasn't the rifles fault though. I had a mental lapse that cost me a spot in the shoot-off. Oh well, if it was too easy it wouldn't be any fun!!
I actually had a conversation with a guy about these hunting rifles. I took a loaded, fireformed, shined up, damn sexy looking 270AM round to a budy of mine to show him what they looked like. While he was staring in awe at the bad ass little round another guy walked up and began looking at it.
First thing he says to me is "You better be good friends with your bbl maker" Now automatically I am pissed off. I know that rounds this big are not for everyone and that is fine, but you didnt see me walking up to him and making some smart ass comment about his gun.
Well I respectfully replied with " Yea I know bbl life is short but it is not a bench gun and it aint a varmint rifle, its a big game gun and if shot like that it should last a long time"
He began mumbling some crap about how stupid it is for people to shoot guns this big and how you can burn out a bbl before you find a load and how with 400 rounds down my pipe he figured it was just a smooth tube!!
I told him to stick around and watch me beat the hell out of the 760yd gong with fireforming loads and then he can comment.
And oh by the way, in the actual shoot he was beat severly by me and BJ, HA HA HA HA jerk
Just wanted to let ya know we are defending your honor in oklahoma Kirby
take it easy
steve
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Thanks for the support and fine shooting. You will get alot of that crap about burning your barrels out before you find a good round. Problem is that most shooters using conventional chamberings are "tinkerers".
Ya know the grass is always greener types. Always something better with the next brand of bullets or next type of powder.
Load the freakin thing up to the velocity you want, play with seating depth to tighten up extreme spread and start hammering chucks at +1K!!!
After a barrel is broke in, you should be able to find a good load in under 30 rounds down the bore with a quality rifle and componants.
Just tell those guys that they better stick to their PPCs and BRs and leave the barrel burners to us [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]!!!
They bitch and moan about barrel life until they witness the power of those things hammering steel or game at long range, then they seem to change their minds or simply get real quiet!!!
Thanks for the plugs. They will simply pass out when they see your new 7mm AM!!!
Kirby Allen(50)
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I think I might pass out when I see it, or try to carry it from my truck to the bench!!!!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
When I first got my 270AM I treated it like a varmint gun and I know that is not what she was designed for. When I have you re bbl it to a lighter contour she will be a long range big game gun that comes out everyonce in awhile to flip pdogs!!!
Too bad the pecker didnt stick around long enough to see the big girl work her magic at 760yds. The thump on their 12wide x 12 thick gong is deafening!!!!!
All the rest of those guys down their are impressed by it. Even this one old guy who I figured would be on the "its just a bbl burner" crowd was amazed by it. Actually I think his response was "Holy $h!t, the case is longer than my ----!!!!!!"
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Take it easy
steve
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