Recent content by NZer

Ok, will get that trigger guard flush and try again. Yes I am reloading, I am just using up the A-maxs while I get it sorted. Once I think the rifle is mechanically sound, I will switch to the SSTs and do some load development. Thanks

I got my rifle back from gunsmiths following a recrown and 1" removed from barrel. I have a box of 168gr A-max projos, which I loaded with 42gr of 2208 (varget). Here are the initial results. That is 4 rounds that went high, disregarding the flyer it is a borderline 1MOA group. I adjusted the...

I agree that it seems cheap, I was expecting at least twice the price, would it be approx 45 min to 1 hour to complete that job? $900 for the barrel includes fitting, chambering, oxiblasting (whatever that is). Also, I am dealing in NZ$ not US$.

I considered this, so I priced it up. $40 for a recrown, + maybe $40 for ammo to develop another load. $900 for a new barrel. I would love a new barrel a couple of inches longer, but can't justify the cost.

Update on the update; according to gunsmith, bulged barrel. The last 10mm has a bulge, he recommends cutting off 1/2" of barrel and recrowning. Stand by for a third update as to how that works.

Thought you may like an update.... I went up to 75"lbs on the front, following the instructions, and this is the final result (firing at centre, then bottom right). I give up, I am taking it to a gunsmith and I may buy another rifle as this is my only decent centre fire hunting rifle. Maybe I...

I left a few nicks and scratches, this rifle gets knocked around quite a bit, I use it for thar and chamois (well, i TRY to use it for chamois but they are wily little buggers) so it gets taken to some rough country. Obviously not the original barrel, and I would like to get a decent grind to...

Yes, if I were to disregard that shot, and bring the 2 20lb groups together, taking adjustments into account, it would have been a 4 shot group just over MOA. Funny you say that about leupold scopes, this rifle is wearing a VX3!

So, numbers indicate in/lbs on rear screw, front screw at 45 in/lbs, middle screw is only just touching the trigger guard. At 20in/lbs I thought I might be getting somewhere. I adjusted my scope and fired three more shots on the bottom right target. Another 5 in/lbs and it opened up again. I am...

Yes, barrel is free floating with a bedded chamber area.

Would it be a silly idea just to leave the middle screw out? Seems to me like it is just there for decoration if it has no torque. On a side note, while turning out the middle screw last night I had a glimmer of a memory of the gun smith who bedded this rifle telling me not to over torque that...

Ok, so I got the gun on the workbench tonight. I undid the middle screw an sure enough, there was plenty of tension on there. Front screw now torqued to 45 in/lb. unfortunately my torque wrench only goes down to 40 in/lb so I will have to figure something out for the back screw (me to wife "but...

Will look in my makeup bag and see what I have. Thanks

Thanks, will do