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Bits are coming together.

BAT SV action and Jewel trigger a matter of weeks away.

Lilja 1 in 9 30b palma profile 20 cal barrel a month or two away.

Just ordered a McMillan Hunter class br stock 40% moulded in blue, 35% red and 25% white.

I'm gonna sing the national anthem and salute every time I pull the trigger 8)
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ive had a red white and blue stock before and they can take a little while to get use to.
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that sounds like a nice rifle trev, always wanted a bat .... 8)
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Sounds good Trev.
What sorta optics you planning to put on top.??
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Sounds like the Guns gunna be a cracker Trev!
Keep us up to date with the build
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big G wrote:Sounds good Trev.
What sorta optics you planning to put on top.??
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Good question, I'm open to ideas.............. and then I'll do what the impulse drives me to :D

The cartridge is 20 dasher. I have 1000 55 gn bergers. I want this rifle to be capable of 500m fly or 1000yd br. The interwebs say the 55gn berger can do it.

The truth of the matter is I have just gained access to another property in Jerilderie that I dont have time to go to this year. I most likely will never compete BUT the hunter class stock fits a bipod and making a varminter to BR quality should give me a highly accurate rifle.

So I was thinking of an NF br 12-42 x56. It will be equipped to compete but the scope will let me spot distant rabbits too
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Sounds great Trevort. I have that same stock and love it. Mine is mid blue and black, with an Anschutz rail in the fore-end, so I can use the Sinclair bipod adapter with a (short) bipod in varmint mode or run it on the bags with nothing in the way in target mode. Mine is a 6br on a single shot Pierce with a Rem Varmint profile Lilja. I am saving my pennies for a Nightforce Competition to replace the Weaver T36 on top.

Keep us informed as the build progresses... :D
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There isnt a lot of adjustment in that scope. 40moa wont take you too far without a canted rail.
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Total elevation on the Competition is 55moa and I have a 10moa rail. My load runs at 30moa @1000m from a 200m zero. Then there is 10moa in the FCR reticle. Provided it mounts up in the centre of its adjustment, it should be all good.
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Seddo wrote:There isnt a lot of adjustment in that scope. 40moa wont take you too far without a canted rail.
you could see 6.5mm bullet holes at 500m on 42 with a br nightforce, Unless there was mirage, you see no holes in the mirage.

20 cal holes will be bloody hard to see but then if I cant hit a bunny at 150m cos the scope wont dial down far enough.....

What would you suggest Seddo
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red white and blue before


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its hard to have a scope that will do both well. The guys i've spoken to say that 8-32 is the min power for Fly. How do you think 8x will go on bunnies?
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I spotlight on 12 with all my other scopes so as long as I can adjust from 1 inch high at 100 to on at at 500 (1000yd am I dreaming?)
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8-80 march? :D :twisted:
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Is that your suggestion for my birthday present?
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