F-CLASS 243 ACKLEY

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I've just kicked off a custom build with Short Action Customs and I've kept the wife in the loop throughout the process, with one exception: she doesn't know about the Kahles 624i I've purchased to go with it.

If a period of time goes by and you don't see a post from me you'll know I've met an early demise
 
Well she needs to see it as I do... I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't do drugs, and I hold down full time + job... but shooting and guns are my vice...
 
I just gave up trying when i get caught. Now i make a nice dinner, take the scolding, and make sure she sees me using it so she doesn't think its money "wasted".....course most of my ..uh..."expenditures" arnt more than 6-800 bucks at a shot.
 
Shot this rifle out to 800yds yesterday. The wind was good out to 600 and horrible out further. I was amazed at how flat it shoots @ distance. Can't wait til I get to try it out in a shoot.
 
Will 115's work in a 1-8? From what I have seen a 1-7 is recommended for 115's. I have a 6mm AI and the throat is showing much wear at 800 rounds but it still shoots good. I get about 3100 fps with 105 Amax's using H1000. I FF ammo using the COW method. Should I get another 6mm it will be a 6mm Creedmore.
 
RugerBassMan said:
Will 115's work in a 1-8? From what I have seen a 1-7 is recommended for 115's. I have a 6mm AI and the throat is showing much wear at 800 rounds but it still shoots good. I get about 3100 fps with 105 Amax's using H1000. I FF ammo using the COW method. Should I get another 6mm it will be a 6mm Creedmore.
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Yes the 115 DTAC will work in an 8twist rifle... it is in mine!
 
This gets into what actually works and what should work.

At one time I had a 10 twist .22-.250 and knowing nothing about twist rate and bullet length I bought 3 boxes of 68 grain Hornady .224 match bullets and loaded them with H4350. They shot just great, even up to targets 1/2 section distance or 880 yards. Later, upon reading about the Miller twist rate program I measured 68's lengths and learned/informed that the 68's would not work in a 10 twist because the SG value was 1.12. I continued to shoot 68's in the 10 twist then I re-barreled to a 1-9 twist and was able to shoot one hole groups at 100 with the 68's despite having a SG value or 1.38 for the 10 twist, some what less than the 1.40 recommended. I also have a 9 twist 6.5-.308 that should be marginal with 140 VLD's but shoots well at 1000. Saying this, upon buying up 500, 600 or 1000 bullets I would actually measure the twist rate of my rifle and only buy one box of 100 for testing. Going off from the subject, I like 9 twist .22-.250's because they shoot 68, 69, & 70's but also do very well with the 53 Hornady VMax.

The Berger twist program gives a SG of 1.28 - 1.29 for the 6mm VLD 115 @ 3000 and calls that marginal but if they group well at long range.... Other 115 bullets might be somewhat shorter.
 
RugerBassMan said:
This gets into what actually works and what should work.

At one time I had a 10 twist .22-.250 and knowing nothing about twist rate and bullet length I bought 3 boxes of 68 grain Hornady .224 match bullets and loaded them with H4350. They shot just great, even up to targets 1/2 section distance or 880 yards. Later, upon reading about the Miller twist rate program I measured 68's lengths and learned/informed that the 68's would not work in a 10 twist because the SG value was 1.12. I continued to shoot 68's in the 10 twist then I re-barreled to a 1-9 twist and was able to shoot one hole groups at 100 with the 68's despite having a SG value or 1.38 for the 10 twist, some what less than the 1.40 recommended. I also have a 9 twist 6.5-.308 that should be marginal with 140 VLD's but shoots well at 1000. Saying this, upon buying up 500, 600 or 1000 bullets I would actually measure the twist rate of my rifle and only buy one box of 100 for testing. Going off from the subject, I like 9 twist .22-.250's because they shoot 68, 69, & 70's but also do very well with the 53 Hornady VMax.

The Berger twist program gives a SG of 1.28 - 1.29 for the 6mm VLD 115 @ 3000 and calls that marginal but if they group well at long range.... Other 115 bullets might be somewhat shorter.
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I shoot 75gr berger vlds in a 22 middlestead with a 9twist barrel. Shoots amazing at distance... and it's below the recommendation for twist rate.
 
UPDATE:

shot today at camp Robinson and had a good time with this girl. I shot a 574 out of 600 @ 1000yds and felt good about it considering how retarded the wind was. 25 minutes took me from my 100 yd zero out to the 1000 yd mark!
 
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