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Adi2208 start at 44 grains for 155 grain projectile and work up to a maximum of 47. For 175 grain start around 42 grains work up until you find the most accurate load.

In response to the question of the marlin I am led to believe it is a better choice than the axis or the ruger american as an entry level rifle, as far as dollars go for what you get. However I do not own either, I have had a play with an axis and really was not impressed with it much at all...

The Axis has a few issues the trigger being one of them as I have found out recently as I was looking at the options myself the marlin has a better trigger and by what I have read is more accurate generally. If you want to go the savage route save a few more dollars and buy the model 11/111 long...

hey mate was talking to the bloke I built the 50/30bmg with the other day and he confirmed my memory the barrel length was almost 38 3/4 after we crowned it. I no longer have any photos but it was sort of a bull pup configuration which kept the immense length of the barrel reasonable. The other...

thanks shortgrass you have answered the questions I have posed. Max the aforementioned rifle was built by myself and another bloke I worked with at the time, as an experiment and cause we could. We no longer have it as we couldn't find 1500 metre ranges within easy travelling distances that...

guess not then maybe you are just shooting an old SMLE and like all the guys who own them consider them the best invention since the 22lr ...lol just joking and trying to keep the thread alive. but seriously jinx what do you shoot?

as I said in my original post I was just asking if the difference was that big, as lets face it a 22-250 launches a projectile very fast and will stabilise the large weight projectiles quite well provided you have ample twist in your barrel. honestly I have used a 22-250 to varmint to 400 metres...

NO PICS, DIDN"T HAPPEN! show us the pics!:D

Not sure about in the states what kind of size your deer reach but down here in Oz I would not recommend a 243 for effectively taking more than a fallow deer. I have personally used both 87 and 95 grain bullets on these, goats, kangaroos and wild sheep and pigs. In saying this however I have...

Correct. Sako used to make the Tikka as their general pop range. The only real differences in the past were just fit and finish and cosmetic details. Not too sure nowdays what differences there are as I haven't dealt with either for a long time. in the past the sakos tended to have a better...

agreed a 25-06 is necessary and as an in between for the 308 and 300 wm you would have to get a 30-06 wouldn't ya?:D

hey Jinx are there any rifles you haven't got issues with? I seem to recall you have bagged remington, savage, and howa in the few threads I have read. What do you shoot and how good is it? let us know cause if you do not have an issue with it it must be good and I think it must be the rifle I...

Nice link as I would look at a 26inchbarrel for it but it is a shame The export cost would make the barrel cost as much or more than the original rifle! roughly $535 for a marlin here, and around $500 U.S. by the time they get the permit to send the barrel (roughly the price of the rifle at our...

knowing how bad a 243 stretches cases and burns barrels, let me guess the 22/243 is fireform, load your round, fire your round and throw the case away and start again! seriously does it really give much more than a 22-250? by the time you download it to make the barrel last more than a hundred...

if you are after a reasonable stock try boyds or richards, or stockys they all have suitable laminate stocks but as said above if you want something full custom try russos. most of the above can also supply you with blanks so that you can fashion your own if it takes you. For hunting and a...