Recent content by Mc Fraser

Update: I measured the distance to lands, and I only lost 7 thou. Safe to say it's not that erosion? I'm waiting for the Xero C1 to go on sale in December to buy one. That should be a good indication if one of the labradar was off. The other suspect might be the abrasive paste, I'll take the...

To answer a few questions: I don't care about barrel life. 500 rds vs 3000 rds is the same for me—just a few more barrels. The purpose of this thread is to find the culprit so I can take appropriate measures. Increase powder or order a new barrel. With mono bullets, it is pretty...

I'll do that, thanks for the idea. I never had issues with temp stable powders and different lots. I don't mind burning a barrel, I just didn't know what was wrong with it.

I'll get back with more details once I play with powder weight.

Yes. I live in Canada; the rifle was shot from -13 to 95F and anything in between. I keep the ammo in my chest pocket to avoid big temperature swings. I recorded the MV in different temperatures from -10 to about 90F; the MV variance was so small that I didn't include it in my ballistic...

Hello, I have a carbon barrel that lost about 100 fps after less than 600 rounds. I looked at my order history, I have 400 bullets ordered, 100 that a buddy bought for me and 80 factory loads. I would appreciate some thoughts on the matter. I went to the gun range two weeks ago and noticed that...

What do you do with the scope? Switch zeros to follow the barrels?

Hello, I want to move to pre-fit barrels between my two rifles: 300 PRC, Defiance action, carbon wrap barrel chambered by a smith Tikka T3x 300WM all factory. I have a few questions that I can't seem to wrap my head around: For my Tikka rifle, if I want to buy two pre-fit barrels, one in 7...

Good point. You made everyone curious about your barrel now haha What barrel is that? How many grooves?

Very much. Did you try other powders? RL26 is not temp stable for my needs.

My next build will be a 7 SAUM around the 143g Hammer Hunter bullet. If you are shooting a 7 SAUM with a 21-22in barrel please share your velocity, powder and bullet weight.

I see a few people on youtube using CLR and Free All to clean their barrels. I have 2 rifles with heavy carbon deposits. I tried a few things but it takes so much time. Any thoughts on Free All and CLR?

I am a fan of trial and error, therefore I own both Sitka and KUIU. I have nothing against first lite they are not really available to me. I prefer KUIU because they have a rep here, I can actually see the clothes feel them and try them on. I don’t think you can go wrong with any of the big...

What about NX8?

26 in HCA carbon barrel on anti action. Chambered for 214 hammer hunter at 3.8in this is my load that shoots 2in groups at 800 yds. 78.9 gr N570 COAL 3.7680" CBTO 2.9920" 2,976 FPS, ES 3, SD 1.4