USMC89's Rifles
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Desert Fox
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Nice collection there Scotty. USMC89 I like your taste. Calibers?
DrMike
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- Nov 8, 2006
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Jeff,
Tell us what cartridges these are chambered in and what loads you've developed. They certainly look as if they could be effective.
Tell us what cartridges these are chambered in and what loads you've developed. They certainly look as if they could be effective.
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I imagine he will pop up shortly guys. He does have some really nicely built hardware for sure. He is truely a practitioner of the sport of LR shooting. Plus, he is a heckuva great guy, always willing to share his experience with ya. I just try to listen when he speaks. Scotty
- Nov 4, 2004
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Scotty,
Thanks for posting for Jeff.
Jeff,
Looking forward to you joining in and sharing with us. I am thinking the rifle on the right with the box magazine is a 338 Lapua.
JD338
Thanks for posting for Jeff.
Jeff,
Looking forward to you joining in and sharing with us. I am thinking the rifle on the right with the box magazine is a 338 Lapua.
JD338
hey guys sorry it took so long from left to right, 6.5-284 savage f class manners t-4 buddys gun. 308 win surgeon 591 mcmillan a2. 6.5-284 win lawton 7000 mcmillan a5. 300 win rem 700 mcmillan htg buddys gun. 30-338 snowy mountain "lawton clone" mcmillan htg. 6.5x47 lapua savage tactical "my turd" the platform i use for new cartridges 260 bucks and a go guage is pretty cheap to see if your going to like it. just got the lapua barrel for it so far its stomping the 308 in the ballistics department, may have to build one.
loads 6.5 284 51.5g h 4831 short cut brass lapua primer federal gold medal bullet hornady 140 amax for steel and berger 140 vld for hunting.
308 win 43.5 g re 15 "not a extreme powder velocity and pressures will change with temp" lapua brass federal gold medal primer bullet hornady 168 bthp.
30-338 70 grains h4831sc brass 338 win norma federal gm magnum bullet 190g matchking for steel and a 190 vld for hunting.
6.5x47 lapua 40g h4350 brass lapua federal gm small rifle bullet 130g berger vld so far i do have a box of 123g scenars, 120 amax to try so far the vlds are working great.
i do have a coyote rifle in the making i have all the parts now just waiting for the barrel to come back from kampfeld customs, had it sent out to be spiral fluted to match the bolt on the bat receiver. this will be a 22-243 middlestead with a mcmillam a3 sporter arctic camo and a lilja navy taper 1-8 twist barrel. will have scott post pics when i get it back. appreciate the curiosity
loads 6.5 284 51.5g h 4831 short cut brass lapua primer federal gold medal bullet hornady 140 amax for steel and berger 140 vld for hunting.
308 win 43.5 g re 15 "not a extreme powder velocity and pressures will change with temp" lapua brass federal gold medal primer bullet hornady 168 bthp.
30-338 70 grains h4831sc brass 338 win norma federal gm magnum bullet 190g matchking for steel and a 190 vld for hunting.
6.5x47 lapua 40g h4350 brass lapua federal gm small rifle bullet 130g berger vld so far i do have a box of 123g scenars, 120 amax to try so far the vlds are working great.
i do have a coyote rifle in the making i have all the parts now just waiting for the barrel to come back from kampfeld customs, had it sent out to be spiral fluted to match the bolt on the bat receiver. this will be a 22-243 middlestead with a mcmillam a3 sporter arctic camo and a lilja navy taper 1-8 twist barrel. will have scott post pics when i get it back. appreciate the curiosity
Guy Miner
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Doing any competition shooting with any of those rigs?
Long-range prone? F-class? Benchrest? Tactical comps?
They look great. You've got a tidy sum wrapped up there in steel & glass. Nice rigs.
Long-range prone? F-class? Benchrest? Tactical comps?
They look great. You've got a tidy sum wrapped up there in steel & glass. Nice rigs.
- Oct 30, 2004
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I likes! :wink:
Guy Miner":3kadmmkw said:
I have shot a few tactical comps "known distance and time limit" problem is my job. I work for the railroad with wed-thursday off. In the summer its extremely hard to get time off on weekends. I am more into the tactical matches than the group game for the fact that I like the hit or miss and move on to another target, condition and correction scenario. I think that levels the playing field a bit more for the reason a guy with a entry level rifle and great wind assessment can handily beat a guy with top shelf gear that doesn't have a clue.
Thanks for the compliment on the guns and glass guy.
Guy Miner
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"I am more into the tactical matches than the group game for the fact that I like the hit or miss and move on to another target, condition and correction scenario."
Understand. You might like conventional NRA prone matches then, or F-class prone. The shooters get 20 minutes to shoot 20 rounds for score, but the target is pulled and scored between each shot, so wind and mirage change, and change, and change... Conventional prone is shot with sling-support only, yes there's a class for rifles with scopes although many competitors use sights. F-Class shoots a more demanding target, but bipods or rests are used. The F-class format is the the same; the target is pulled between shots, for twenty rounds. Both are shot for score, not for group size - although obviously if a shooter keeps pounding the bullets into the X ring, he's going to score well and have one heck of an impressive "group."
Each competitor gets three strings of fire, twenty shots each. It's actually pretty demanding. Ranges vary, I've seen those matches held at 300, 500, 600 and 1,000 yards.
The "tactical" matches are usually more fun - although I've a few bones to pick with the way some of them are run.
Believe me, I understand about working weekends - do a lot of that myself - and it does make competition very tough to do. For a number of years I was pretty serious about my NRA competitions and somewhat about the tactical comps, but now if I've got a weekend off I'd rather spend it fishing, hunting, hiking or skiing with my family, so it's been a while since I shot a match.
Regards, Guy
Understand. You might like conventional NRA prone matches then, or F-class prone. The shooters get 20 minutes to shoot 20 rounds for score, but the target is pulled and scored between each shot, so wind and mirage change, and change, and change... Conventional prone is shot with sling-support only, yes there's a class for rifles with scopes although many competitors use sights. F-Class shoots a more demanding target, but bipods or rests are used. The F-class format is the the same; the target is pulled between shots, for twenty rounds. Both are shot for score, not for group size - although obviously if a shooter keeps pounding the bullets into the X ring, he's going to score well and have one heck of an impressive "group."
Each competitor gets three strings of fire, twenty shots each. It's actually pretty demanding. Ranges vary, I've seen those matches held at 300, 500, 600 and 1,000 yards.
The "tactical" matches are usually more fun - although I've a few bones to pick with the way some of them are run.
Believe me, I understand about working weekends - do a lot of that myself - and it does make competition very tough to do. For a number of years I was pretty serious about my NRA competitions and somewhat about the tactical comps, but now if I've got a weekend off I'd rather spend it fishing, hunting, hiking or skiing with my family, so it's been a while since I shot a match.
Regards, Guy
f class sounds like fun but like you i am a hunter first and pursue that foremost, both archery and rifle hunting. the matches i have been to have been informal but fun. ive raced motards motocross roadraced and love to compete but time is limited living and working on a ranch and working for the railroad so i do make my time off conducive to hunting or fishing. `plus i dont get hurt quite as often as i use to either. if any of you guys are in billings anytime feel free to look me up and come shoot.
usmc89
I have found that the middle of the week is much better for hunting. Many hunters seem to disappear (they have jobs) around that time. When I also worked full time and had to use leave to hunt I would typically work on Fridays and mondays and hunt the rest of the week. Now I can go any time but still push to be out more in mid week than weekends.
I have found that the middle of the week is much better for hunting. Many hunters seem to disappear (they have jobs) around that time. When I also worked full time and had to use leave to hunt I would typically work on Fridays and mondays and hunt the rest of the week. Now I can go any time but still push to be out more in mid week than weekends.
usmc 89":3498l1ns said:
What I love most about shooting, is the competition. Not so much against other shooters anymore, as I done that in the past as well. But rather, anytime time out regardless of the firearm used, is the competition to better myself or at least stay in tune, and then one is always shooting against mother nature so it seems.
I have a few people out in that region I want to meet up with someday. Some SW of you a bit, some W. and then NW of you. It certainly would be fun to get together with you as well Jeff. If not for just a cup of coffee, but some time shooting digger's or rock chucks would be great!!
257 Ackley
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Jeff -
Aren't there any muskies in Montana? My buddy in Glendive catches a ton of walleyes every year in the Fort Peck area.
I will be contacting you next time I am out there as well. First thing will be some shooting lessons from you from what I have seen! :lol:
Aren't there any muskies in Montana? My buddy in Glendive catches a ton of walleyes every year in the Fort Peck area.
I will be contacting you next time I am out there as well. First thing will be some shooting lessons from you from what I have seen! :lol:
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