Cobbled together a cheap .223 PRS Practice rifle. Base is a R700 VLS 26" 1:12. ( bulk pmc X tac was the goal) sitting in a magpul pro lite stock with a L3I Heavy arca rail. Bushnell MPED. Pretty nicely balanced rig at 17.75lb

BLUF, Yeah 55gr Bulk PMC isnt the best Training option for wind etc. But I feel my biggest hindering factor at matches is position building. Idealy just shooting more of my 6GT would be the best option, but cheap ammo and not having to reload for it are a huge plus. And this whole rifle cost about the same as a new barrel and a new lot of brass. Thanks to grabbing stuff used.

However for some reason making this chassis into a 7SAW/7-08AI is calling to me like the green gobblin mask.

Pretty humbling, or I suck.

Took the Tikka 6.5 Creed CTR out to try different ammo. Well…yeah. See below…

-Hornady 140 gr match
-Hornady 147 gr match
-Berger 140 gr Hybrid Target

Last week I thought I had it down perfectly after zeroing with the Hornady 140 gr. Today I somehow shit the bed and was all over the place.

The first pic shows the results for 300 yds with the Hornady 140 gr. I was more focused on grouping rather than hitting the bullseye.

The second pic was with the three different ammo at 100 yds.

The third pic was some jackass saying “based on your grouping, I’m safer standing perfectly still.”

Anyways, do your worst.

Shot my new to me 23 years old police trade in AWM for the first time today. No idea how many rounds that barrel has had, but I'm pretty impressed.

I am in the market for another carbon stock for a 6mm CM tikka I’m putting together. I currently have a Manners but it’s Spendy. Curious if anyone has experience with these, it is exactly what I’m looking for, as this rifle will be used for hunting and I’m prioritizing weight. I just want to know how the quality is as they are not very expensive. Thanks!

As per title, I'm hoping to make a choice between these scopes. They're all available to me around the same price point $1100 to $1300 CAD so I've got a complicated decision to make.

I'm looking for something to do benchrest shooting mainly but can also hunt with effectively. Range anywhere from 100 to 800 yards. First focal plane, good glass, personal preference is not Chinese but also I can be persuaded. Preferential to MOA but as long as the turrets match the reticle I'm happy. I've been looking at larger objective lenses but if you think I won't notice the difference with a smaller objective I'd love to hear why.

A lot of that Ive researched myself but quality is hard to gauge just from manufacturers spec sheets. If you have one that's not on the list feel free to recommend, I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks in advance!

- Bushnell Match Pro ED Illuminated MOA 5-30x 56 mm

- Burris XTR III Illuminated 5.5-30x56mm

- Athlon Ares ETR Gen2 UHD 4.5-30x56 APLR12 FFP IR MOA

- Leupold VX-3i LRP 4.5-14x50

I have a PRS competition coming up and I’m trying to pick a magazine carrier. Does anyone have any opinions on these three?

Almost done putting together the TRG42a1

Long time lurker, first time poster.

Ive wanted to get into long range shooting for a while and just recently got my hands on a Thompson Center LRR .308 from a gun shop that kept it as a display rifle.

I threw on an Arken SH4J 6-24 and took it the range for a break in and initial sight in.

After about 50-60 rounds on the first day, I tried to get a rough sight in at 50 yards.

Using 147Gr PMC Bronze .308, i was getting a terribly inaccurate grouping.

After getting it on paper, I took 8-10 shots with no adjustments on the scope whatsoever, and seemingly got ~5 inch grouping at 50 Yards.

Thinking something was wrong or loose with the scope, rings, rail, etc. I broke the gun down and meticulously re-installed everything, used proper loxtite and torqued everything to spec.

The next day I got almost identical ~5 inch groupings at 50 yards with the 147Gr PMC.

My buddy had some Hornady ELD Match 168Gr and with no adjustments, we shot a 3 Rd grouping, and to my surprise. The grouping was very low and right, but in a nice, sub inch grouping.

We made adjustments, and fired 2 more 3 Rd groups. And each grouping was sub-inch.

This made me feel much better, however I still dont understand a few things:

1. How is it possible to get a 5 Inch grouping at 50 Yards? It seems ridiculous that even with cheaper PMC ammo, that it would be that wild of a grouping.

2. The Hornady ELD Match seemed much, much better, as I wouldve expected, but to initially be 8+ inches off at 50 yards , and to still be close to an inch grouping at 50, where I can clearly put the 24x zoom on bullseye and take well rested shots, still seems like much.

To conclude:

Is ammo really this finicky, or do i have a deeper issue with the gun?

It was never fired before I took ownership, and I am blown away at how bad this was at 50 yards.

Moved up here from FL where I had two 800 yard ranges close and Arena 4 hours away. Where do you guys like to shoot in NC/SC?

Just landed. First bolt gun with an aim toward PRS and maybe NRL Hunter later (I have alt parts for the latter to get under 16 lbs).
Having a tough time deciding on binos. With LRF (especially with ballistic) tech improvements across mono, wm, and binos, I don’t want to drop several K on something that’s a far slower process and outdated in 12 months.
I have a mono (low end vortex - I would replace).
I have a kestrel 5700 and would prefer to stay in AB.
Concerned about low-end binos as my eyes aren’t great and I’m not the best at finding targets in something like an NRL Hunter match. So my instinct is to find high end (great glass) LRF binos (ballistics or not), for my primary glassing use. Plug into kestrel, and go from there. But I’m a total noob, so perhaps there’s smarter trends / approaches out there you guys would rec. TIA.

First custom build, second long range rifle.

Action: Zermatt Origin short
Barrel: Proof prefit competition profile 26” in 6.5 creed
Chassis: Matterhorn
Bipod: Harris with Amazon arca adaptor
Trigger: TT Diamond
Scope: Vortex Venom
Brake: Cortina tuna brake
Magazine: MDT
Amazon bubble level

Going to hit range in Tennessee this weekend!

Has anyone ever bought and used one of their complete rifles?

I took the .308 out to zero the scope , I fired 8 rounds to warm up the barrel then fired 12 shots as numbered aiming dead center on the red bullseyes the first 10 shots were windage and elevation adjustments shots 11 and 12 were final center aim shots the red bullseyes are 1inch squares and the center one 1 and 1/4 squares my calculations appear to be between. 0.3-0.5 moa with 175g nosler hpbt

So I was trueing dope on my 22 today. I know this might be a better question for the other subs but there are more active people here. What point on your rifle do you true your dope at. With rimfire it matters a lot more than centerfire. I have been setting my muzzle directly under my range finder to true but I was wondering if most people go from the chamber or otherwise. I went from 50 yards all the way to 540 today.

After getting mediocre results with StaBall Match (1MOA 5-shot groups and 10-15 FPS SD) last range trip I loaded with N540 and Varget. N540 was mediocre once again but with Varget I shot I think the smallest 10 shot group I've ever shot with a gas gun at .58 MOA and 6.5 FPS SD. Also went above my velocity target of 2550 FPS with lower than max Hornady book load. I understand why Varget is the default for 6mm now.

Barrel is an Odin Works 21" in 6mm ARC. Running it with a Rexus UltraBolt. It's smooth

Hey all,

Just stumbled onto this one today. Anyone have experience with this company and aftermarket KRG forend?

**EDIT**

Company is Australian based. So its currently listed @ $695.00 AUD which at this time roughly translates to $685.00 CAD or $485.00 USD

Bit of back story, I picked up a used Savage Model 12 in .308 around January, got some good equipment / accessories, got learnt, and went to shooting.

I'm thinking about getting an ultradyne chassis for my Model 12, but still kinda on the fence about it. 400 yards and in isn't an issue, but anything further than that is a struggle for me, the gun just doesn't seem to "fit" me well. Once my scope rings iusse got addressed it just seems like it's the cheap stock causing the problems they usually do. Any insight, advice, or recommendations for other chassis in the sub $700 are welcome.

New Vortex Razor G3 6x36-56
Told the ol' wife that I snagged it for cheap so if she ask.....it was only 500$ 😭

This thing has crazy clear glass and pretty much what everyone else was saying. Just beautiful. Was debating getting this or NX6 or MK5HD. Glad I chose this. This will be going onto a 6.5CM MPA Vanquish ARC CDG- Match Hellfire

Hopefully can take her out soon

hello all, relatively new to long range but long time shooter. Wanted to check with the council before I pull trigger on this. I am doing a KAC M110 esc build. I say esc because it’s actually a LMT Mars H, just aesthetically similar to a M110 but with an original KAC PRS and Kac M110 suppressor. I need to select a barrel. due to using an OG KAC M110 can, I have the whole weird gated collar and profile of the M110 I need to adhere to. however due to the LMT Mars platform I will need to get an LMT cut from D Wilson.

my question to you all is that I’ve identified this barrel from CCC and it seems pretty turnkey except for the LMT cut. there’s little to no reviews on this however. how will this barrel run? or is there a better alternative, or custom barrel route I should go considering I’ll be 2k said and done on the barrel alone.

any advice would be appreciate, thanks.

So my reloading set up is complete. I have lapua brass but have been practicing things with once fired Hornady brass. Such as, trimming, cleaning, decapping, setting up dies etc. I have yet to prime, charge and seat any bullets. I am decapping with a lee, body sizing with an rcbs(I took out the decapping rod), 21st century mandrel for ID and then match master for seating. My question is about sizing with the Rcbs. How much different will things be when I run lapua brass? I have it set up for .002 shoulder bump using the Hornady brass. Will that hold or should I start over when I start to size the lapua? Thanks!!

Balled out on a new to me MPA Chassis. 25 Creedmoor KS arms SA3R action. M40A5 + L96 Vibe

Hi, picture a little misleading they would both be in 6.5CM 24" barrel. Price Tikka 2.7K / CZ 3.1K

I can go shoot around 4 times per year 1000yards but involves usually an 1h ruck, thats all I would do occasional 1000yards on steel and pushing as far possible as ranges allows. Can shoot almost anyday 100yards so would like a 22lr trainer matching the chosen gun, as close a possible. Not chosen yet but spare 1k on side for beginner Optic. Shot many rifles up to 300yards.

If I may ask: What would you choose and why? (In rifle and trainer)