Well you guys know I love to shoot.

 

I'll really shoot anything, I can shoot virtually anything, Not always well but anything.

 

So I was sponsored this rifle, scope, dies and brass is coming and I'm expected

 

to compete and do well of course shooting bench rest...LOL

I'd say you're gonna shoot it.

I'd say you're gonna shoot it.

 

Just have to shoot it well, Chris

It's a Savage bolt. What caliber?

so head up to CR to the 300 yard range and practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice

It's a Savage bolt. What caliber?

 

series 12 repeater on BR action I think out of production. .223 1:12 so it's a 100yd gun

Frank, you already know this, but for the benefit of anyone interested in what you are doing...

Keep your bolt AR brass separate from AR brass so you can just size on the neck (since they are already fire formed to the chamber). Did they give you collet dies to just size on the neck? You can experiment with loading them long, although that always scared me. I worried about leaving too little room for the bullet to jump, and getting pressure spikes. I am not sure how to get to the optimum length except trial and error.

It should be interesting. I have never tried loading for maximum precision. I always laughed when I saw the dies with built-in micrometer for sizing, but I guess it will come in handy when you are trying to put 5 shots in a dime at 100 yards.

Frank, you already know this, but for the benefit of anyone interested in what you are doing...

Keep your bolt AR brass separate from AR brass so you can just size on the neck (since they are already fire formed to the chamber). Did they give you collet dies to just size on the neck? You can experiment with loading them long, although that always scared me. I worried about leaving too little room for the bullet to jump, and getting pressure spikes. I am not sure how to get to the optimum length except trial and error.

It should be interesting. I have never tried loading for maximum precision. I always laughed when I saw the dies with built-in micrometer for sizing, but I guess it will come in handy when you are trying to put 5 shots in a dime at 100 yards.

 

I will take a look and see if I can find the recipes (I think it was Hornady) but back when I was reloading for precision accuracy when I loaded long I would decrease the charge a bit. This would enable me to achieve similar pressures with less charge since there was little to no free-bore for the bullet before the land.

Assuming this is Hunter Class BR? If you pull out all the reloading stops, you should be inside and outside neck turning your brass. Segregate the brass by weight. Uniform the flash holes and trim the bullet meplats. Collet dies are a must. What scope are they sending you? Not sure what is hot in hunter BR. That's where my Sightron came from - they didn't sell for their intended purpose because they were too heavy. Weaver used to make a T-6 that was popular, but, as I said, have no idea what the hot set-up is now.

 

Hope your mouth didn't write a check your ass can't cash j/k. Have fun with it and good luck.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

Does sponsored mean free stuff to keep???

 

If so, I need a sponsor!

Assuming this is Hunter Class BR? If you pull out all the reloading stops, you should be inside and outside neck turning your brass. Segregate the brass by weight. Uniform the flash holes and trim the bullet meplats. Collet dies are a must. What scope are they sending you? Not sure what is hot in hunter BR. That's where my Sightron came from - they didn't sell for their intended purpose because they were too heavy. Weaver used to make a T-6 that was popular, but, as I said, have no idea what the hot set-up is now.

 

Hope your mouth didn't write a check your ass can't cash j/k. Have fun with it and good luck.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

 

Chris - Eatablishing OAL - Load a dummy til it hits the lands. Use a comparator to measure from Ogive to case head and start making the OAl smaller till you get max accuracy.

 

Bob - Yes Hunter class and this Hope your mouth didn't write a check your ass can't cash j/k. I have NO idea what you're talking about

 

Yes collet dies.

 

CE - No I don't get to keep the stuff.

 

My objective is NOT to do all the crazy stuff like case neck turning.

 

I shoot a ragged hole w/ a 24" bull AR. This should not be to difficult.

 

Yes Bob a Sightron and everything has been assembled to meet the weight limits but, I must read the rules.

I shoot a ragged hole w/ a 24" bull AR. This should not be to difficult.

 

Frank:

 

You do know that HBR is not about shooting multiple rounds through the same hole, don't you? What scope is Sightron making for HBR now? And I love your confidence.

 

Where do they contest Bench Rest in NJ? I used to shoot at Wally Hart's range (it was then, now owned by Palmisano & Pindel of .22PPC and 6mmPPC fame) back in the day - but never in any formal competitions.

 

Sounds like you're going to have fun.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

I think CR does benchrest matches.

Frank:

 

You do know that HBR is not about shooting multiple rounds through the same hole, don't you? What scope is Sightron making for HBR now? And I love your confidence.

 

Where do they contest Bench Rest in NJ? I used to shoot at Wally Hart's range (it was then, now owned by Palmisano & Pindel of .22PPC and 6mmPPC fame) back in the day - but never in any formal competitions.

 

Sounds like you're going to have fun.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

 

I'll be shooting w/ Bob White up at CR. It is my understanding they score two ways. For group and for score. I'm a proponent of the start of winning begins in the rule book. So my homework needs to be done. I'll get back to you on the scope as you can tell I'm just to lazy now.

Frank:

 

If they are shooting for group, then this is something different than IBS Hunter BR - maybe an amalgam of HBR and another BR discipline. HBR is one shot each on five individual targets...

 

 

...and you are limited to a 6X scope and a total weight of 10#

 

Being as you're lazy today, I'll save you the trouble...

 

http://internationalbenchrest.com/about/whatis/disciplines.php

 

Good luck and have fun.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

Frank:

 

If they are shooting for group, then this is something different than IBS Hunter BR - maybe an amalgam of HBR and another BR discipline. HBR is one shot each on five individual targets...

 

 

...and you are limited to a 6X scope and a total weight of 10#

 

Being as you're lazy today, I'll save you the trouble...

 

http://international...disciplines.php

 

Good luck and have fun.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

 

Bob - Give it a break. The gun will be legal for whatever class I shoot. I have a mentor. I'm going to load some decent ammo and go out there and do whatever they ask me to do. The target they use is the one with the big black square at the top of each bull. Wind doping is probably the most difficult thing. Having talked to Pete, the sponsor, they may shoot some variant classes as hunter didn't seem to work for them up at CR.

 

I'll keep you in the loop. Lower left may be a fluke. Hope not! This was last summer.