AusVarmint

G"Day All,
Well it's been a long process and today I was able to bolt it all together and now eagerly await the final Ammo testing and tuning at 50mtrs.
I briefly put a few shots thru it last week when I was at the gunsmiths at 25mtrs just to test function and to see if we had to modify anything, as it turned out we did need to take a bit of wood out below the ejection port as cases were falling under the drop away ramp and being a problem, all fixed now.
I got it home and gave the stock a mahogany stain and then a few coats of lacquer, as you can see im no rolph harris but its funtion that gets me happy.
The initial testing produced some small groups but the extra 25mtrs and outdoors conditions will sort it out, after firing two sighter/warmer groups it produced as follows x5 shot group in order-
Eley Match- .070
.095
.081
Rifle was not cleaned and went to Lapua X-act as follows-
.071
.080
.075
The exact chambered alot easier than the Eley which I think was due to the wax on eley rounds.
I know its a different ball game at 50 but it shows promise.
There was alot in mounting this rifle in a benchrest stock as its just not designed to do so easily.
Overall im happy so far.!!
More to follow as I get it up to speed.
Any questions im happy to answer.
Regards
Native

Native it's come up a treat, really like the stock colour show's all the shiny bits of nicely.

Enjoy.

Ryan

Thanks stink,
It was a bit of a bastard to just stain and lacquer as it was laminated stock and I didnt want to put a filler over it and sand and then paint again, I just wanna shoot it.!!
Regards
Native

bloody nice mate,well done and congrats.......

If it shoots half as good as it looks its a winner. Good luck with it

Jeeze, that thing looks sweet. Real nice.

G"day All,
If this darn wind would stop blowin a bloke could get out to do some fine tuning.!!
Oh well at least im not wasting ammo.!!
I am getting antsy though.!!
Regards
Native

Native,
I do all my fine tuning in the wind

In the past I've tried indoors at St Marys or in the tunnel at Cecil Park but when I go out and play in the wind its not right, so these days I do the fine tune in the wind.

It’s not completely wacky, when I read Tony Boyer's book I see he also dose similar things with his centerfire for the same reasons I do.

Peter

G"Day All,
Peter, yes I too have tuned in the wind and that works fine till you get a day where its dead still at a comp shoot and then its all over the place.
I see lots of shooters who do very well in the wind but fall too pieces when its still.
I like to have my guns tuned in the still and then I know they will be fine for whatever conditions.
Regards
Native

Native,
I think the biggest problem for most of us when it comes to tuning is how to get from A to B when we are not 100% sure where B is, sometimes we go past it and don’t even realise. The only repeatable method I have is to do the final tune in the wind, but I do check it again on calmer days and if it’s not right in the calm its back to the wind.

Peter

Good one mate don`t worry what it looks like long as it shoots.
I have my 2013 in a new composit stock Kermit Green and is nice to shoot.
Went out today in the wind useing one flag at 20m and shot a 247.11 at 50m
also shot 50 rnds on a hunter target all tens so was very pleased.
First to singn in at the range 1/1/2012