Recent content by Wylie1

I do have some Devcon 10110 but it has thickened up considerably, is there a way to thin this stuff out a bit? If not I'll just go with some JB Weld I have. As well I've looked into a few things, the chamber could be a bit tighter, I'm without pin gauges so... I'll have to see which cartridges...

Anyhow, I have the fancy little bugger torn down and cleaned for the receiver bedding now, I still have yet to look at the bedding materials I have. I have dug a few scopes out from under the reloading desk. There's a cheap Barska I don't even remember buying, it's a Varmint 6.5-20x50 AO and...

I just pulled it out of the safe and I couldn't go much lower with the scope just for reasons of the cheek weld. I'm not understanding the advantage as far as poor scope mounting but okay. Edit: Looks like I'll be dressing up the end of the muzzle brake on the lathe, has a few scratches. From...

It's looking that way as far as the objective lens goes anyway. I'm thinking open turrets, ballistic compensating reticle, 50mm objective, 12X, something like a Hawke Vantage with the 80 clicks for stretching out a ways although I'll have to see how this little bugger shots before I get too...

I have honestly been questioning my VX-3L but I haven't had a chance to get it out for quite a while in order to try and dial squares with it. It sure doesn't sound as though you folks hold any merit in lowering the optical center of a scope as close to the bores center as possible. I had...

Can you elaborate on that?

Been a while! I was handed down a 10/22 target rifle that really wasn't put together properly and I'm looking into what I can do for it. I'm familiar with accurizing and plan to bed the receiver and float the barrel, tinker with torque settings.... What I would like to do is find a scope...

Here's some Tikka love for you. My Tikka T3 chambered in .308 is better than I am when fed correctly. I have put it in a Bell and Carlson Medalist stock and bedded the receiver as well as replaced the bolt shroud with a metal one. 165 grain Nosler hunters, Sierra Game Kings #2145 and #2140...

Glad to see you signed up here Candy! :) From what the folks here said and what we've seen that looks to be the direction to take. Candy would be the owner of the rifle this thread is about.

Thanks again folks! I guess mention of my Tikka threw things off a bit although it seems to like 48.5 grains of Alliant Power Pro 2000 MR with either SGK 2145s or 2140s. I'm just about to try my first run of Lapua brass. Reloads and a receiver bedded Bell and Carlson Medalist stock have shown...

Thanks! We've tried Corelokts of two different grain weights so far with no luck. A few Noslers and SGKs are now loaded but we still have some ladder loads to get made up. I played press hog for a little while loading for my Tikka. :evil:

My bad with the Noslers, they are a Ballistic Tip Hunting 165 grain. The expansion pictures on the box stating 3200 fps threw me off a bit, I've had them sitting around for years just because it had been so long since I took another look at them. The rifle made another step forward today but a...

Yeah, what he said!

I did some Googling on the subject and it seems some have floated the barrels in the Tang Safety M77s only to have to turn around and full length bed afterward. I'm leaving this for a later option if I go there. One thing I did find in Googlandia was a post about the angled screw entering the...

Thank you for your replies! I have read reports on the net of these rifles being shooters and in more cases not so much, now confirmed. Minute of dinner plate is where the rifle is sitting at this point and I didn't mention the scope is in question, Simmons Pro Hunter. We've been looking at...