Precision Rifle Picture Thread

[v8stang289]

I also shot the SPS Tactical at 300 yards for the first time today. It did pretty well. I made a ballistics table last week based on my chrono readings and bullet info plugged into a ballistics calculator. When I dialed in what it said at 300, it was right on. So that was pretty cool. Shooting right at 3" at 300, but judging by the groups shape it could probably do better, just user error.

 

[Dentite]

This is my best attempt to post like "dubbleA".

Just with lesser photography skills, lesser rifle, lesser pool, lesser landscaping, etc.

Savage 12LRP in .260. Sad thing is I haven't shot it yet. I have some test loads ready to go and am going to get out this weekend.

 

[coloradokevin]

This is my latest rifle. It's an Accuracy International AX-260, wearing a 3-20x S&B. Great rifle so far, but still learning it and tweaking loads at this point. It's currently at the shop getting the barrel threaded for the suppressor I've been waiting on (and will probably be continuing to wait on for quite some time):





This is my other favorite rifle, and also represents the best value I've EVER found in a precision rifle. It's a Tikka T3 Scout CTR, .308 Win. It's an $800 rifle with a $300 scope, and it just simply shoots lights-out any time I do what I'm supposed to do. It's on my "I'll never sell" list:




Some representative 5-shot groups from this rifle at 100 yards:

 

[cmb3366]

My 30BR built on a Stiller Diamondback action, 3-groove Lilja barrel, and Mcmillan Edge stock. With BIB 118's and H4198 it is an amazing rifle to shoot. Lately with the shortage I've been burning N133 and using Speer 125 TNT's, and it is still a blast.






Six shots at 200yds. first five went in the bughole, so I attempted to push it to 10 shots, the 6th flew high so I called it quits.

 

[chaser_2332]

Here is a few before they got scoped up.

 

[Plastikosmd]

I prefer the older or odder
Shultz and Larsen

A few 40x's 60's vintage with programmers

They still perform, I love the 22-250

And the 22 will shoot 10 in under .75" at 100, got pics somewhere
Blackpowder




Schutzen



Breech seat singles, got more, can't find pics, list goes on



Not to say I don't have black guns, but I prefer them set up like this, redfield x-tube/olympic


Fine, one gratuitous modern scope, Barrett 338 lapua /98b with schmidt and bender

Well one more for now, the Bmg

 

[zerobarrier]

Plastikosmd that first blackpowder rifle in the pics is awesome. What is it?

 

[zerobarrier]

I just got a new one. Not sure if you would call it a precision rifle but I am shooting 0.5" and below at 100yards, but I think 200yards is max for it. Its a marlin xt-22m 22magnum.

 

[Walkalong]

Sako .222 Mag. Varmint rig with updated scope.

6MM PPC Benchrest gun with a Rosenthal action, latest barrel smithed by Stevens Accuracy.

FN SPR .308.

Pales compared to some of the rifles here. Great pics of some awesome rigs.

 

[Daemion]

Definitely not as nice as most of the guns i have seen here, but these are my babies

 

[Plastikosmd]

.485 caliber slug gun 650 grain projectile, second is .69 caliber, 1750 grain projectile
Got a few more, round ball, flint lock, slug gun etc. didn't want to be a bore!

 

[zerobarrier]

.485 caliber slug gun 650 grain projectile, second is .69 caliber, 1750 grain projectile
Got a few more, round ball, flint lock, slug gun etc. didn't want to be a bore!

Well those are awesome, I have no experience with blackpowder or older rifles, just modern ones.

 

[Plastikosmd]

Time to buy one then! Life is too short!

 

[Cee Zee]

This is my Savage 12 LRPV in .223. It is the right bolt, left port and it does have the Target AccuTrigger and action. The one photo shows the distinctive red trigger that indicates the much superior target action. It is adjustable down to 6 oz. on the trigger pull. It also has a H-S Precision stock among other nice stuff. That stock came with the rifle. I have a Weaver T-36 scope on it.

I've mostly shot this rifle at longer distances. There's a 500 yard range at the club I belonged to before I had to move. I shot there most of the time. So I don't really have a lot of targets to post. I just know I could hit objects that were 5" or smaller on a regular basis. Sometimes I shot groups that were not more than an inch but that was rare.

I did take the rifle out shooting yesterday but I forgot my sand bags so I was shooting off of an old blanket folded up and sitting on top of a shoe box. Needless to say it wasn't exactly a stable support. I still managed to shoot pretty well most of the time. I only shot about 50 rounds because I've had some pretty serious health issues and that was all I could take. I really wan't shooting very well after about 30 rounds. I managed several 1" groups up to that point using PMC off the shelf ammo. So trust me this rifle will do better than this group that I shot. I had one flyer IMO or I would have had a group of about .34". I ended up with a .617" group, which isn't bad I guess but the rifle will do better. I'm out of practice and conditions just weren't ideal by any means.

Anyway here's a couple of photos and the one group I shot yesterday. It's the only one I took a photo of but I hope to be getting out to the range more often now that my health is improving a bit.

 

[dubbleA]

This is my best attempt to post like "dubbleA".

Just with lesser photography skills, lesser rifle, lesser pool, lesser landscaping, etc.

Savage 12LRP in .260. Sad thing is I haven't shot it yet. I have some test loads ready to go and am going to get out this weekend.

Building/collecting precision rifles and photography are my two main hobbies. I certainly try to do my best when it comes to taking/posting decent quality pictures on the net but that's just me. It's not hard it just takes a little time and effort as I know you experienced when taking yours. BRAVO to you for those as they are are excellent! It never ceases to amaze me how many folk have their feet in the frame or of a messy area included. Ahhhhh it just erks me but then again that's just the way I am wired. I certainly don't want to shun people away from posting pics or make it a contest. It's up to the individual what they are happy and content with in the end because we are all different in many ways.

That little CZ is my latest build and its 99% done so I did some shots. I recently had some health issues that knocked me out of commission for nearly a month. Confined to my home I took some more pictures of that build yesterday, so here in one I liked. Hopefully in a few days I will be able to start another project, a Kimber 82G.

 

[Trent]

Schutzen

Scroll.. Nightforce... Scroll... more modern guns... scroll...

STOP WTH IS THAT.



(Replaying what just went through my head)

 

[Cee Zee]

That would be a Schutzen rifle used mostly in competitions where off hand shooting was the rule. These guns mostly came from the Suhl region of Germany and they were a fixture among German and Austrian shooters. There were a lot of competitions among German descendants in the US using these rifles up until the World Wars put a dent in all things connected to German culture here.

Some of these rifles are worth a whole bunch of money. The more ornate the scroll work the more they are worth as a general rule. I had a similar rifle in my safe all through the winter not this year but last year. The one I was storing for my landlord wasn't as nice as the one here but it is a very nice rifle. It's chambered in .22 Hornet and I did get to shoot it. Very accurate. Here's a photo of that rifle. This one is actually a stalking rifle I believe which was a hunting version of the same rifle for the most part. Most of these rifles shared an action along with barrels and stock designs and also trigger guard designs etc.. Some were made for royalty and others were made for common folk but all of them are pretty expensive. Some are north of $50k though.

 

[Plastikosmd]

I enjoy them. Telescopic aperture sights too, 2 different types shown. ^ beautiful hornet! would love one in a hornet

 

[Cee Zee]

I think you could buy the one in the photo if you were interested Plastikosmd. Last I heard he was wanting to sell it. I can put you in touch with him if you're interested. I have more photos too if you want to see them.

 

[MtnCreek]

Plastikosmd, impressive rifles!

 

[Dentite]

Originally Posted by dubbleA

Building/collecting precision rifles and photography are my two main hobbies. I certainly try to do my best when it comes to taking/posting decent quality pictures on the net but that's just me. It's not hard it just takes a little time and effort as I know you experienced when taking yours. BRAVO to you for those as they are are excellent! It never ceases to amaze me how many folk have their feet in the frame or of a messy area included. Ahhhhh it just erks me but then again that's just the way I am wired. I certainly don't want to shun people away from posting pics or make it a contest. It's up to the individual what they are happy and content with in the end because we are all different in many ways.

That little CZ is my latest build and its 99% done so I did some shots. I recently had some health issues that knocked me out of commission for nearly a month. Confined to my home I took some more pictures of that build yesterday, so here in one I liked. Hopefully in a few days I will be able to start another project, a Kimber 82G.

I totally agree. It takes a little work to compose a decent shot and get some decent lighting, etc but it's so worth it. You have some serious photo skills and enjoy seeing your photos and rifles, keep them coming.

 

[Cee Zee]

I like the photography of a lot of the shots posted here actually. People spend a lot more time thinking about such things now than they once did. With the advent of cheap DSLR cameras (compared to what it used to cost to take good photos) I think we see lots of good images. I admit I don't take the time to get things perfect for my shots I post here but I think I can take a decent shot when I want to. It's all about composition and light with the contrast and the exposure set right. It's so much easier than when I first learned photography back before cameras came with auto-exposure settings. We used light meters and what we remembered from the shots we took before to get things right. But we did learn composition too. But here I just like to post an image of the subject and not try to get it perfect. It's good to see people do it right though. I love good photography. I'm just too lazy to do it most of the time. I do put some time into these things once in a while. I did with this shot and this rifle definitely qualifies as accurate too. The image probably seems a little busy but I wanted it to. I see that rifle as a tool not a lot different from all the other tools I have around the house. It does a job just like the firewood and gloves do.

 

[Plastikosmd]

Thx mtn, many impressive rifles here

Cee, will check finances and get back to u. Just dumped a bunch on a stocked artillery luger

 

[Cee Zee]

I don't think he's trying hard to sell it Plastikosmd so take your time. It was for sale the whole time I had it but I kept trying to come up with the money to buy it myself. I finally decided I wanted other stuff more and I had just bought a safe at the time so I didn't have a lot of money to spend. It's a nice rifle though. Those triggers are very nice but I know you know that.

 

[Dentite]

Put some rounds down the pipe last weekend...working up a load still.