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"Enter Me In Greybull Precision Hunting Stock Contest"

Enter Me In The Vortex/Cameraland Contest

I have a Sako 85 finnlite (25/06) that had similar issues with factory ammo.....1.5-2 inches......got one of those hornady tools to work out OAL and found that the rifle liked .10 off the lands yet factory stuff was running .40 off. Groups tightened to 1/4 inch at 100m. Another mate who has...

"Enter Me In The Swarovski/Cameraland Contest"

I have the same rifle and am getting clover leaf groups @200m with the 39gn Blitzkings. OAL 2.285 Win Brass WinLR primer 27.6gns 2206H ADI powder Had to muck around with seating depth before it tightened up.

"Enter Me In The Olympus/Cameraland Contest"

Interesting about the CRF grabbing from the mag....the reason I was considering CRF was that if there was an issue loading the 280ai with a 40 degree shoulder that a CRF would do this more effectively. This is my 1st rifle build and normally I just use the factory rifles and not think about...

Guys, I posted this in equipment and not sure if it was in the wrong spot so put it here....sorry if you have read it already but got no replies. Putting together a lightweight mountain rifle using 140-160gn bullets (preferably barnes & accubonds). Any pros/cons of going controlled round...

any of the 280ai guys out there??

Putting together a lightweight mountain rifle using 140-160gn bullets (preferably barnes & accubonds). Any pros/cons of going controlled round feed vs push/feed or vice versa for the 280ai?? What in crf or push/feed would you guys recommend? Believe Mcmillan crf is a good bit of gear but...

andy, the build for the 280ai I was reading in Ultimate Sheep rifle sounds very good...any pics???