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<blockquote data-quote="jaybic" data-source="post: 998011" data-attributes="member: 17055"><p>I am trying to get the 87 vmax to shoot over H4350. It was supposed to be my 800 yard capable, coyote tournament rifle for use in Western ND/Montana and be fast, flat, and accurate. The brass is Winchester, Primers are BR2s. Brass has already been formed to the ai chamber. None of the fire forming loads seemed to do very well and it seems that this has carried over as AI brass. what I do know is that a 4000.00 plus rifle has chewed its way thru 11 or so powders, 6 or 7 bullets of various weights and brands, a few different brands of primers, seating depth tests, ladder tests, OCW tests, two different scopes(Leupy VX III 4x14 and 4x17 ffp Vortex HS T LR, different shooters, and a whole bunch of other issues that I will leave out for now, and is being outshot by a couple stock Savage rifles(a model 16WW and a model 10 predator as well as my Krieger tubed 700 in .308. In my mind, what I built was essentially a repeater bench gun with sling swivels on it and while expecting it to shoot dots might be a bit lofty, I don't think I am asking too much for 1/2 MOA rather than the 1-1.5 moa I am currently seeing waaay to much of....I have 5 shot groups from a box stock Savage 22-250 that completely embarrass this rifle...and I could have bought 5 of them for this kind money. As far as the scope and rings being tight, they are. It is a 20 MOA rail that is pinned to the action with TPS rings tightened with a torque wrench to specs.....</p><p> </p><p>I do have one question. Should the bedding job extend an inch or so in front of the recoil lug or should I be able to slide a dollar bill all the way to the lug?</p><p> </p><p>I am pretty much beside myself....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jaybic, post: 998011, member: 17055"] I am trying to get the 87 vmax to shoot over H4350. It was supposed to be my 800 yard capable, coyote tournament rifle for use in Western ND/Montana and be fast, flat, and accurate. The brass is Winchester, Primers are BR2s. Brass has already been formed to the ai chamber. None of the fire forming loads seemed to do very well and it seems that this has carried over as AI brass. what I do know is that a 4000.00 plus rifle has chewed its way thru 11 or so powders, 6 or 7 bullets of various weights and brands, a few different brands of primers, seating depth tests, ladder tests, OCW tests, two different scopes(Leupy VX III 4x14 and 4x17 ffp Vortex HS T LR, different shooters, and a whole bunch of other issues that I will leave out for now, and is being outshot by a couple stock Savage rifles(a model 16WW and a model 10 predator as well as my Krieger tubed 700 in .308. In my mind, what I built was essentially a repeater bench gun with sling swivels on it and while expecting it to shoot dots might be a bit lofty, I don't think I am asking too much for 1/2 MOA rather than the 1-1.5 moa I am currently seeing waaay to much of....I have 5 shot groups from a box stock Savage 22-250 that completely embarrass this rifle...and I could have bought 5 of them for this kind money. As far as the scope and rings being tight, they are. It is a 20 MOA rail that is pinned to the action with TPS rings tightened with a torque wrench to specs..... I do have one question. Should the bedding job extend an inch or so in front of the recoil lug or should I be able to slide a dollar bill all the way to the lug? I am pretty much beside myself.... [/QUOTE]
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