Let's see your Varmint rifles !
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Hunter2678
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I took this pic before leaving for a June, 2012 PD shoot in Montana.
Left to Right
Ruger No.3
Was .223 now has No.3 Hornet barrel rechambered to .219 Wasp.
Kepplinger set trigger
Now has 5.5-16.5x 42 Nikon Monarch
Ruger No.1
.219DW PDK (30-30 case, 1.900 long, 35 degree shoulder)
Shilen #7, 14" twist, 27"
Kepplinger set trigger
8-32x40 Bushnell 4200
Ruger No.3
.219DW PDK
Shilen #7HV,8" twist, 27"
No.1 wood
Kepplinger set trigger
Leupold 6.5-20x40
Ruger No.3
.204 Wasp
Pacnor Target weight, 11"twist, 27"
Reinhart-Fagen No.1 wood
EABCO French Gray finish on action
Kepplinger set trigger
Sightron SII Big Sky 6-24x42
Ruger No.1
.204 Wasp
Kreiger #18, 11" twist, 26"
Kepplinger set trigger
Leupold 6.5-20x40
.204 Wasp, 39gr Blitzking, 4100fps
May,09, S.Dakota, first time out with the No.1 .204 Wasp, two hits at 634yds.
40gr Vmax, 4040fps fireforming brass.
.219DW PDK, case on left ready to fireform with 53gr V-Max, right case fireformed and loaded with H4350 and 75gr A-max at 3200fps.
No.3's on the Montana prairie, June,12. Next day after this pic, hit PD at 709yds and the next year June,13 had a hit at 915yds. I was up 23" from a 200yd zero on the Leupold. Had some shots at 1000+, close but no hits.
P.S. Sorry about double on first pic, couldn't figure out how to delete one of them.
Dave
pathfinder82
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Very Nice Ruger's ,,Im a big Ruger Fan myself !! gun)
H2odoctor
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Any one of these gets the job done.
The CZ 453 17HMR gives me 1 hole groups @ 50 yds.
The Rugers (223 and 22-250) both give me 3/8" groups or less at 100 yds.
The Savage has given me a 1 hole group at 100 yds and 5 in group at 500 yds.
Last week, I made the longest kill of my life with the Ruger 22-250- 556 yards.
The CZ 453 17HMR gives me 1 hole groups @ 50 yds.
The Rugers (223 and 22-250) both give me 3/8" groups or less at 100 yds.
The Savage has given me a 1 hole group at 100 yds and 5 in group at 500 yds.
Last week, I made the longest kill of my life with the Ruger 22-250- 556 yards.
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liltank
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So what bullet are you running? Powder, velocity?This is my favorite Varmint rig it's a Bartien 300 RUM 30" 17 Twist on a savage 112 action with a Swift 8X32-50 scope and a Boyds stock.
Dean
Hi I am running Barnes 110gr TTSX and they 130gr TTSX, and as far as powder I am using 110gr of one powder for the 110gr Barnes and 110gr of another powder for the 130gr, I like that 110/110 load, I will just say they are in the Relaoder series of powders, I am going to do some extensive testing and shooting Labor day weekend, and will then post a video of the numbers I am getting, the reason I am doing this Is the numbers are so astronomical, even I can't believe them, and I do not want to be called all kinds of stuff in the mean time, if I posted them without any proof of being able to verify the numbers, I have a 300 WinMag that has a slow twist, and that is built the same way as this one and it has worked out great, and now with 25gr more powder capacity with they RUM I can't wait.
Dean
Dean
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liltank
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Gotcha, looking forward to your results.
I will venture to say that my 300 WM, with a 30" barrel 85gr give or take of RL17 and those Barnes 110gr, are good for 4300 FPS with excellent groupings, I am sure someone will do the math and say that I am over pressure, hey this combo works great in my rig, and I am still here to write about it, that is good enough for me.
Dean
Dean
